state of alabama stands accused of molesting a child. we re going to go through the allegation and it s going to be graphic, but it s important that we report to you the details. a woman named leigh korfman told the washington post roy moore approached her outside a courtroom when he was 32 working in that courtroom, she was just 14. he told her mother he would look after her while her mother went inside for a child custody hearing. that s what they were at the courtroom for. he said, oh, you don t want to go in there and hear all that, i ll stay out here with you, her mother told the post. after getting the 14-year-old s phone number, moore picked korfman up days later, drove her to his house she says, where he told her how pretty she was and kissed her. on a second visit she remembers that moore kissed her, took off her pants and shirt, touched her through her bra and underpants. she says he guided her hand to his underwear and she yanked her hand back. i wasn t ready
keep a crucial senate seat in republican hands, but his candidacy has been clouded by multiple allegations of past sexual abuse and assault involving teenage girls, including one woman who says he molested her when she was only 14. the president has raised the stakes and added to the controversy by embracing moore and his denials of wrongdoing, endorsing him in these the final days of the campaign. if moore wins, he could face a bitter backlash in the u.s. senate where some republicans say they believe moore s accusers and have called for an ethics investigation. if doug jones wins, he ll be the first democrat elected to the u.s. senate from alabama in a quarter century. that s an uphill climb in a ruby red state, even with a scandal surrounding his opponent. the decision alabama voters will make tonight will have national consequences, setting the stage for next year s crucial midterm election. we have our correspondents standing by at the headquarters for both the republica
after polls closing, that s the time when there is no reason to speculate on the ultimate outcome of this election. we are going to know soon enough. we are going to know tonight and all likelihood and we will let you know as soon as we know anything. throughout the broadcast this evening until we get a call in the race, you ll be seeing the same raw numbers we got. the most up to date count inb l alabama. with 8% in, leading doug jones and full screen images or the bottom of the screen as you see it there. the lower third of the screen as we get exit poll data or raw vote. when it comes to interpreting the numbers and figuring out who they look good for, we have steve on deck. he s been crunching the numbers all day since we got the first exit poll data in. steve is better than anybody else on tv network or cable or otherwise. at explaining what the numbers mean as they come in and what to watch for and where to watch for relevant data so steve will be here in just a minute.