Witnesses described what they saw. I saw. Running into various passengers from my neighbors. Shes very scary she was in the. Shooting pool people running and screaming. Just gone 9 pm here in the russian capital youre watching ought to international which you probably knew you picked us today. While that is november 3rd which means voting is now underway in u. S. States and whats expected to be the most divisive president ial election in the countrys walton history why what youre seeing now the latest pictures from texas why its just off the 12 day its today. A republican stronghold and the last democrat to win the Lone Star State was jimmy carter back in 1976 donald trump won that by a comfortable 10 point margin for his ago but this time around its a close watch ground the democratic nominee is trading by just one percentage point according to an opinion polls on joe biden is expected to receive a boost from hundreds of thousands of you to notice in texas who are voting for the fust time. On the other side of this in a sign of growing anxiety Business Owners are boarding up their windows preparing for the was just there are widespread fears ofay disputed result with some Security Experts predicting street riots and washington d. C. Many offices and schools have ramped up their security from that has a fence one saying whats happening on the ground this is the scene all across Downtown Washington d. C. From the white house fanning out for miles if you have a shop or a business its getting boarded up that is what is happening across the city and its basically every business this is a Wells Fargo Bank but were talking basics were talking restaurants were talking Office Buildings if it has glass windows or glass doors it seems like there is plywood going up over it there are dozens of these crews all around Downtown Washington d. C. Putting up why would you know it is a patient of what will in the anticipation of violent protest as a result of election now going into a couple of these businesses and ask the store owners and the shopkeepers what are you guys expecting why are you boarding up now keep in mind most of these folks dont own these buildings are owned by landlords but theyre telling me theyre boarding up in anticipation of in their words quote whatever happens in anticipation of whatever happens now keep in mind we have in this country 200 years plus of peaceful transition of power that takes place so this is a very unusual sight to see that during the u. S. President ial election that washington d. C. Would literally be boarded up in anticipation of possible. Silence but of course the other question thats coming up here does this become the new normal the new normal of when there is a president ial election buildings board up in anticipation of protests against whatever the outcome might ultimately be i did talk to one store owner who is a Liquor Store Owner he told me that during the George Floyd Protests his business was broken into his windows were smashed so hes putting up the boards himself most of this work is being done by professional crews but i did ask him what do you think any of this has to do with the election he said your guess is as good as mine over at the white house there is another set of her cautions being put up so aside from the plywood being designed to stop protestors and unscalable fits thats what its being called unscalable fence has been set up here at the white house to protect the president and the white house from any protesters who may try to get over this initial fencing and the multiple layers of security what makes this fence different than these others is actually made of mesh and so theres no room for fingers or toes to be able to climb up it by the way some media organizations have been mislabeled in it claiming its a white fence on the other side of the white house made of wood it is not it is this mesh fence that has been confirmed for us by the secret Service Today the big question surrounding all this really comes down to the question of is this is the new normal for elections hard to believe but with more than 200 years of peaceful transitions of power were now talking about possible massive protests on the night of Election Night and again new layers of security at the white house its also about what happens in the next 4 years 8 years and into the future. What has cost lives kind of more open heres a new york canuck we now know that all states of everyone is having a say bring us up to date. Well polls have already been opened for a number of hours here in new york city now around the country were seeing the along lines outside of the polling places here in new york were not seeing that as much because early voting has taken place a number of people were able to cast their ballots early so were not seeing the big long lines now were already getting some initial reports of fraud there are some individuals according to the New York Post who have been caught voting under the names of deceased people now new york state is you know a stronghold for the Democratic Party so its unlikely that the results are going to be affected very much by any potential fraud here but regardless that initial fraud is being reported furthermore are the police of new york city are on standby anticipating protests from a number of different groups if the Election Results do not go their way here in new york weve also got store owners putting up boards over their windows in addition to that at least one luxury Apartment Building has hired Armed Security guards to prepare for any possible confrontations or clashes in the streets protests that set or that might take place in light of the results now across the United States gun sales are at record high and actually in los angeles the day before the election there was a big line outside of the gun store a gun store just outside of los angeles we were actually able to speak to the owner of that gun shop this is what he had to say. So our 1st time purchasing is probably 50 percent about half of the people that come into our shop are 1st time buyers and thats a big deal you know they fear the worst to come after media lichens and the way that people are going to have to you know riots and stuff like died after the election i think its going to get probably the worse you know in people once they start breaking down houses and the mobs get bigger you got to be able to protect yourself theres a lot of people getting whatever they can in their hands. Their heads the country is on edge because it seems like there hasnt been a clear indication from either camp that they would concede defeat if the results were to come in against their favor and theres been talk among among supporters of joe biden that he should concede donald trump has not said that he would concede defeat so theres a lot of fears of what might happen now here in new york city we actually took to the streets because while there is big division over the election it wasnt clear if people really understood the differences between the 2 major candidates we decided to ask new yorkers if they could tell us what the difference between joe biden and donald trump really is in terms of policy this is what they told us. Carnival was like. From from the other here and no government experience. For them for comfort has an air force oh so you just lied to them and the word says we want most is your heart and let me see has a policy. Problem the truth is a very. Young thing really. I would sit by and im going to say don trump but it could be biden. So at this point weve got to supply a should have widespread protests weve got gun sales at record levels a lot of nervousness a lot of anticipation here in the United States as the country goes to vote many fearing that this election could turn into a big explosion was sucking tensions running very high its going to be a long day and night ahead many thanks that was caleb maupin reporting from new york. While theres been an Online Campaign voters to vote against trump even if theyre not particularly targeted of and its got a very catchy slogan its subtle for biden going underground spoke to us comedian jimmy door who explains why the left isnt sold on the democratic contender. Joe biden is going to move to the right hes already said but promised hes bought out hes going to veto medicare for all even if it passes the congress and 80 to 90 percent of the people in the country are for it is already vowed to do that and why did he vote to do that because hes in the pocket of wall street and the Health Insurance companies his record is not ever being able to be moved to the left his record is he moves to the right and then farther to the right hes not moving to the left before he has your vote the idea that hes going to move to the left after you voted for him is as just nuts its him it sure its ridiculous and weve got to snap americans out of this idea because once joe biden gets elected we just have another problem to fight you know what theyre saying is its the equivalent does im going to go buy a car after i give the car dealer all my money then im going to negotiate the price and hes going to give me some of my money back that never happens this is which is why joe biden is never going to move to the left which is why these people have trump derangement syndrome to think that joe biden is anything what an exact warmongering fascist neal liberal whos going to workers and take care of the billionaire class. Door while and has all considered a cool part of Donald Trumps base and in the state of minnesota ninus have expressed that misgivings i if i can say genda is a local man who told us why many in the industry on meaning to want trouble. Well its mostly about the economy and what the elites of minnesota are going to be best served by hers or trump at this time we have a parser here called 20 Metals Minnesota which is a proposed Copper Nickel mine your bum administration has sold 33 new wells on the project that project is moving forward their current good paying jobs numbers really give a boost to the local ringback economy and here we also have some other imports from around the state where their economy is doing better with this coronavirus issue thats going on because of the season the trumpet. While at least 100000000 americans have already made that choice using and pos and. Madam ballots now that figure out is twice as high as the last election now as those votes take longer to count thats unlikely to mean significant delays so in some states men and products cannot be opened until election day and into thats pennsylvania and North Carolina they can even be accepted to several days off to the voting has officially ended dont trump has claimed the system is vulnerable to fraud and suggested he might not recognize the result and the democrats are hinting they say. The only way were going to lose this election is if the election is rigged remember the the only way were going to lose a select from joe biden should not concede under any circumstances because i think this is going to drag out and eventually i do believe he will win whatever the end count is but on the election that occurs on tuesday he will be elected on january 20th he will be inaugurated president of the United States. If they had the election count today of the votes down in person today shows that trump is in the lead just quite possible that hed be very tempted to declare the premise victory we have to remember that democrats in general have been voting by post and in advance voting their 100000000. 00 have done south mainly democrats whereas republicans seem to be voting on the day to hide and night he would have to be in the meet that he will be challenged to marry not only by some people in the administration who would worry if the president tries to interrupt the democratic process with a result but also if it does of course going to the Supreme Court and even that despite its new conservative majority and hans consent of the majority i think there were a great resistance that want to believe the Mainstream Media its spying very important to know which candidate is preferred here in moscow what is it up to trying to take the tongue in cheek. Big bucks being splashed on campaigns the Electoral College swing states none of this matters as long as the american vote is being decided. Right there by the fox she says. Youll never be able to find out how exactly it works behind these red walls plus the fact that its russia thats deciding who can easily be felt outside the kremlin says. So i start walking down the are about street in the heart of moscow and the 1st thing i see for you much. Stealing the u. S. Alike ship deciding instead of the americans you want to see what it looks like this is what it looks like. The famous photo office i can see from. Here too but i dont see biden. By the us yet. But theyre full of the most sophisticated now about something thats makes a difference right. I mean teeth still dont measure things when you see this joe bidens wife showing up in the same dress as the one our teas editor in chief was wearing while interviewing surrogate. Go on the fear from the right total bullshit given. The 1st thing i knew it would be just pull the. Pin gosh look at them but actually theyre done with the what if we can see you in the bush. To keep records are you jason staying. When the night for. Is the scheming put on hold and can now. Go to church every. Once in the store and you didnt feel ok about it when you were the. Boys are going to feel like theyre going to flip it over for a. Night or day rushes taking all down the road. But let me be serious for a 2nd ill tell you what most russians barely know when the american vote is happening and to be honest with you most people dont care at all i would like to get over the fence. But this is the libertarian Central Banks of the companies in the south. But 1st place are you seriously believe that make you love these are live in the moment. But ill still listen to that maybe 4 but i. Think im going to tell you. While the electoral process in the us can be allowed to figure out for the rest of the world cool to has more on its complexity and potential pitfalls. For as long as anyone can remember washingtons been helping people around the world fight wars change regimes influence elections all in the name of democracy but in 2020 america itself seems to have a crisis of democracy on its hands this is going to be a fraud like youve never seen our Democratic Institutions threatened like never before i think the choice in this election is whether america remains america is our democracy and dangerous this is a democratic emergency talk of democracy being in danger has become normal for both democrats and republicans and theres more than just one reason as to why we could start with the fact that the actual popular vote doesnt even determine Election Outcomes were the only democracy in the world that doesnt kill the popular vote and the bitter irony of americas winner takes all system in which the outcome could literally be the opposite of what most people voted for is that its called the Electoral College. And. So no matter who you vote for its unlikely to make much of a difference unless of course you live in a swing state in these states the popular vote is usually up in the air meaning they almost always determine the election outcome to give you an example no republican has ever become president without the critical swing state of ohio iowa michigan minnesota North Carolina are among those no less important swing states its created a political situation where candidates will go to any length to please these specific voters i will be calling on the Florida Attorney general to launch an investigation into mike bloomberg. Potentially engaging in bribery and vote buying in the state of florida bloomberg raised over 16000000. 02 pay the legal fees of nearly 32000. 00 black and hispanic felons in florida the democrats know how important a swing state is but so did the republicans at a recent florida rally trump demanded votes from the residents of the nearby island of puerto rico im not going to say the best but im just about the best thing that ever happened to puerto rico you better vote for what are you going to unfortunately for trump he clearly didnt know they cant vote the caribbean island still has the Political Rights of what many consider to be a 1900 centuries calling puerto ricos 3200000 u. S. Citizens arent the only ones who can vote for the countrys president American Samoa the northern Mariana Islands and u. S. Virgin islands are also vote lists u. S. Territories even many people who live on the mainland have the right to vote but faced serious obstacles something human Rights Groups are calling a mockery it is. Now we are and will to exercise it because theyre all these barriers not enough centers missing from voter guides that are complicated to say you dont live in a territory and voting booths are accessible to you its not like theres much of a choice everyone knows 2 parties run the show in american politics and even if a 3rd one does end up on the ballot its not like it would have much of a chance to compete the polls show that about 2 thirds of the American People would like to see another major already an alternative to the 2 major parties that we have now and despite all these problems with americas electoral system washington still claims the country is the worlds beacon of democracy. What i want to bring in now but its going to