Always had to make sure you have the big stories this is all to International Thanks for choosing us this new about the. Well because it is november 3rd ballots are now being cost all across the u. S. And the most divisive president ial battle in the countrys malton history its certainly the most expensive election of all time and its actually happening in the midst of a pandemic thats claimed almost a quarter of a 1000000 american lives well what youre seeing now the latest pictures from polling stations in 2 of the key swing states thats wisconsin and North Carolina 4 years ago donald trump took both son taking wisconsin whats considered a Tipping Point for the president giving him a crucial lead in the Editorial College count front things could be very different this time around some polls pointing to narrow victory is for joe feiten impose those tuesday. And a sign of growing anxiety Business Owners are boarding up their windows and preparing for the wost there are widespread fears of a disputed result with some Security Experts predicting street riots in washington d. C. Many offices and stores have ramped up security while teams bence one is called boots on the ground tells us whats happening in fact. 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 plywood it is a patient of what go in then to subpoena should of violent protest as a result of selection are going to do a couple of these businesses and asked 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 a us president ial election that washington d. C. Would literally be boarded up in anticipation of possible violence but of course the other question thats coming up here does this become the new normal the new normal 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 and he said your guess is as good as mine over at the white house there is another set of our 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 and 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. Meanwhile gun sales have such to record numbers in the u. S. In the spring following protests for Racial Justice in california customers will see 90 not a gun stolen is city of los angeles and the shop and says the demand is just so were going up. To the store our 1st time purchasing is probably 50 percent about how some 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 you do you like and you have it people are going to do you know riots and stuff like dad after the election i think its going to get probably the worse you know and people once they start breaking down houses in the mobs get bigger you got to be able to protect yourself theres a lot of people getting whatever they can in their hands. When lets go live now to use a new york. Now polls saw just placing in a few hour was how has the vote gone today so far whats the picture. Well here in new york weve got just a few more hours of the polls being open voting has been in full d swing no major problems reported were not seeing the long lines that other states are experiencing because of the early voting procedures that were in place here in new york now there was a report of people voting under the names of the deceased people who had died and were still on the voter rolls had individuals showing up and trying to vote in their names thats according to the New York Post however a fraud of that made nature probably wont have a big effect on the results because new york is considered to be a stronghold of the Democratic Party the electoral votes here are expected to go to joe biden so it probably wont change the results very much if this kind of fraud is taking place and its not clear how widespread it was this is only one report according to the New York Post now a federal judge however recently ordered the u. S. Postal service to inspect several processing facilities in swing states and one of them is in the state of pennsylvania and as a result postal ballots could take several days before to count even after the voting has ended so as a result of that in the state of pennsylvania a key swing state we may see a delay a very significant delay of several days in results this is the Supreme Court ruling and now during his election day visit to the Republican NationalConvention Annex donald trump commented on this recent development and he said that this undermines the transparency of the election this is donald trump. Winning is easy losing is never easy enough for me its not you have to have a date and the date happens to be november 3rd and we should be entitled to know who won on november 30th and if somebody comes along and puts a ballot in wally which a very dangerous decision for this country what they did with pennsylvania. Now pennsylvania is the state where joe biden recently ended his campaign now as tension is rising across the country weve got police on standby people boarding up their businesses in anticipation of protests it was quite interesting to ask people if they could name the policy differences between the 2 major candidates we took to the streets here in new york and we got some interesting answers take a listen. Carnival. From from the other here in your dream job government experience. For them for housing near 0. 0 so you destroy them from the work says we want most is your heart and let me see as opposed to you. From the truth is you. Really. Should sit back. And im going to say don trump but it could be provided. Now the new York City Police department is quite visible on the streets tonight as there is anticipation of protests that have already been called if the results go one way or the other now a number of stores have boarded up their windows just quite a bit of glass covered up if you look outside furthermore weve got a report that apparently one high end luxury and Apartment Building has hired Armed Security guards so many people very very nervous about what could happen as as there have been indications that neither candidate may concede the results that the result could be contested you know many people worrying that these Election Results could turn into a potential explosion here in the United States. Well certainly its one of the most interesting if not exciting elections that we can remember in malton history that was caleb maupin reporting from new york. Theres been an Online Campaign urging voters to vote against trump even if theyre not particularly keen on the alternative and its got a very catchy slogan subtle for byington arties going underground spoke to us comedian jimmy door who explains why the left isnt sold on that 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 is record is he moved 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 that 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 neil liberal whos going to workers and take care of the billionaire class at least 100000000 americans have already made that choice hes saying and pos not and and ballot as you can see twice as high as and the last election now as they take longer to count its likely to mean significant delays and there are different rules so in some states cannot be opened until election day and to the pennsylvania North Carolina they can even be excepted several days off defecting has officially ended and donald trump has claimed the system is vulnerable to fraud and suggested he might not recognize the result and the democrats well the hinting saying thing. The only way were going to lose this election is if the election is rigged remember the only way were going to lose and so look for 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. While teams dont call to has more on the complexity and the potential pitfalls of americas out of toral process. 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 and 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 and 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 me 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. 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. Well were lucky to be joined now by bruce marks hes former republican state senator from pennsylvania bruce welcome to the Program Thanks for taking the time to speak to us now we know that the Supreme Court allowed to state starts pennsylvania and North Carolina to count ballots cost before the election but received days later why did they allow it and why specifically those 2 states. Well thats not exactly what happened is to pennsylvania in pennsylvania despite our law which clearly states that the ballots cannot be counted if they got received by 8 pm on election day our Supreme Court changed the role of the republicans challenge that it went to the u. S. Supreme court and the u. S. Supreme court voted 4 to 4 is before amy. Barrett became a justice not to change that ruling but they have indicated that theyre willing to reconsider that ruling after the election and they have ordered or that its been ordered that the ballots that are received after 8 pm today the segregated so that if the Supreme Court rules that it was unconstitutional for the pennsylvania courts to change the law in those ballots will not be counted and so were waiting on pins and needles here in pennsylvania to see what happens no im generally i think its going to be a pretty successful night for your state but on. These prolonged deadlines why is it that trying if you cant. Well theres no reason for the long deadlines you know elections have rules its always been the case of the United States with the exception of military ballots from you know Armed Service people who are overseas we have a deadline in life we have deadline so if i want to vote at the polling place i have to vote by 8 pm on election day if i want to open mail theres no reason that i cant either drop my ballot off or mail it in time for it to be received by 8 pm people who vote by mail shouldnt get special rights and allow their ballots to be counted if theyre received late its up to the voter get your ballot in by 8 pm and thats it the other problem is that in pennsylvania our Supreme Court said that you could still count the ballots even if its not postmarked so how do you know that somebody hasnt put a ballot in the manual after 8 pm on election day which is received the next day or 2 days later thats wrong too because those people were then being allowed to vote after the deadline. How do you think the extended vote count could effect specifically the results in pennsylvania i understand its purely a speculative question but anyway also last y