Counting votes and the potential path for victory for both candidates as we wait to see what happens next, today, wednesday, november 4th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi, everyone. Good morning. Welcome to this special edition of today. We are glad youre with us on wednesday morning. We really never left. Weve been on the air all night. Lots of news to cover. I do think a lot of folks at home were up all night. Today comes with something were not exactly used to in the wake of a president ial election. And still a lot of uncertainty. And a lots of votes uncounted, millions of them. Were going to walk you through all of it, do it slowly and take it one step at a time. Heres the count at this hour. According to nbc news, the electoral count is 224 for biden, 213 for the president. Theyre trying to reach 270. Thats the magic number. Now nine states are this morning either t
Ongoing trump threatens to go to the Supremes Court to try to stop the counting biden has threatened to counter legal action. And with both candidates aged over 70 we take a look at how their running mates are now more important than ever. While the race to the white house has become incredibly tight hours after the polls closed no candidate has secured enough Electoral College votes to win but that hasnt stopped both candidates being confident of victory despite millions of votes still uncounted donald trump has threatened to go to the Supremes Court something that bidens team have said they are ready to challenge the total vote count could take days while we have a team of reporters for you on the ground at this hour rob reynolds is monitoring developments from Los Angeles Mike hanna is in bidens home state delaware and our white house. Correspondent candy how it is in washington d. C. That fast. Takes a look at just how these last few hours have unfold. Shortly after 2 am on wednesd
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You all are impressive sight, thanks for being out on a rainy night. It is great to be in the Sunshine State. But even when it is raining, you can tell the paint the panhandle is trump country. [applause] just 10 days away from a great victory all across the panhandle, all across florida, all across america. But it is great to be with all of you today. Thanks for sticking it out in the rain. Cannot be more grateful. A is great to be here with man who became an Army Sergeant before practicing medicine here the panhandle. He is one of the most principled conservatives, a champion for Strong National defense and a strong economy. You have doneall for the cause of the country. What a Great American. Glad youree is here, but we are all here for one reason and one reason only. And that is that florida and America Needs four more years of american of President Donald Trump in the white house. [applause] four more years four more years thats what it is all about. Four years ago, a movement was
I have never been more excited to vote than i am right now. Are you . Applause]d anybody know where central is that . My dad owned a liquor store and a bar. I have met a lot of you people. I grew up in central South Carolina, and i get to introduce the Vice President. Isnt that great . Hey, jeff, go, tigers. I will talk about our governor, hardworking man. South carolina is the best place on the planet to raise a family and start a business. And we are going to keep it that way. Thank you, henry. What you allknow have been doing the last couple of days, but i know what i have been weighing. I have been working hard what i have been doing. I have been working hard to get the most qualified women on the Supreme Court in the history of this country. [tears and applause] cheers and applause] people ask me, what happened with you and the president . Well, we got off to a rocky start. He beat me pretty bad, i accepted my defeat. But i went to the white house after he was elected and he said,