The polls have just opened in hawaii meaning voters in all 50 states are making their voices heard. We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and Around The World. Im wolf blitzer. And im erin burnett and this is cnns continuing coverage of election day in america. Take a look. Weve got live pictures. This is a Polling Location were showing you just outside the philadelphia. So far only minor glitches with officials reporting no major Voting Issues so far, wolf. Heres whats at stake today, erin. All 435 seats are up for grabs, republicans need to turn five seats red to take it back. Over in the democratic controlled senate, 35 of the 100 seats are also in play today. All republicans need there is a net gain of one seat to change the Balance Of Power in the u. S. Congress and here in washington. As always we have our correspondents all over the map covering all the key races along with our entire cnn election team. Lets get straight to pennsylvania where there is an issue
. remember, the power in america lies where it always does, in your hands, the hands of the people. it s election day in america. the only thing that could get you singing at 5 a.m. i am a little delirious. it s 5 a.m. good morning, everybody. how are you doing? i m excited to see what happens today. me, too. we talk so much about the speculation, the day before the mid-terms is the worse and now we find out what s decided. this is a marathon. we re going to be here for a long time so get used to our faces, everybody. thanks for joining us. polls begin to open in less than 2 hours. 435 house seats and 35 senate seats are on the line. so, too, is democracy. with election deniers poised to win key races or refuse to accept losses. cnn reporters are on the ground in the key battleground states this morning and here in the studio, our team has our eyes all over these critical races as well. americans are not just choosing candidates today. they re also weighin
the polls have just opened in hawaii meaning voters in all 50 states are making their voices heard. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. and i m erin burnett and this is cnn s continuing coverage of election day in america. take a look. we ve got live pictures. this is a polling location we re showing you just outside the philadelphia. so far only minor glitches with officials reporting no major voting issues so far, wolf. here s what s at stake today, erin. all 435 seats are up for grabs, republicans need to turn five seats red to take it back. over in the democratic controlled senate, 35 of the 100 seats are also in play today. all republicans need there is a net gain of one seat to change the balance of power in the u.s. congress and here in washington. as always we have our correspondents all over the map covering all the key races along with our entire cnn election team. let s get straight to pennsylvani
And one of them claims the life and leaves several others in the hospital. The ongoing search for the shooters right now. Mary j says no more drama there was plenty of drama look at that drama out on the parkway, weather drama the rain could not stop this party though from going on with a big bang. Boyz ii men were there, but then there was the torrential downpour after boyz ii men, but mary j eventually hit the stage. And the fireworks went off. It was cool after it rained. Good morning, it is july the fifth, 2017. Back to work for a lot of people. She and i were out on the parkway very, very late because of the rain, the concert was delayed. The rain. The fireworks. Too bad, scott, they didnt schedule mary js performance right now. 6 01 a. M. , wednesday. That would have been the time. Yes, we need encore performance, i mean, about that isolated thunderstorm that really just pop up yesterday, and we had it. Take a look at ultimate doppler t developed late yesterday evening, moving fr
North philadelphia set of traffic lights misfunctions. Watch for traffic lights and Police Activity as well. Vine street expressway. Its open to traffic. We didnt have that construction project this morning. Cameras right around 18th street. No problems moving through center city. More updates for you on the northeast extension. Well see you then. Breaking news from overnight. Deadly Home Invasion in philadelphias frankford section. A monoshan shot back when tw armed intruders burst into his home. Reporter while that man was defending his house, his wife putting his four Young Children to bed. All children under the age of 4. This is where it happened. Just within the last 30 minutes, we saw police take down the tape and leave the scene. Take a look at video from earlier. Nbc 10 fist on the scene. Family came out of the house and got into a waiting car. This is exclusive video in Philadelphia Police say that just before 11 00. Thats when this all happened. The family had just come home