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Now in your hands as polls open across the country for voting in this historic election. Our Powerhouse Political Team is here live in times square and all across the key battleground states on this special edition of good morning america. And good morning, america. Day, 2016. The polls are already open. Voting is under way. Lets take a look at the lines right now. There they are in florida and virginia this morning. Theres miami, florida. Lines in virginia, as welch the polls are open. Well see what the turnout is, 130 million americans video to vote. Hillary clinton and donald trump are both voting right here in new york city. Donald trump casting his ballot of our election headquarters. Michael in good morning, robin. Yes, i am. This is the spot where its all going to go down tonight, both campaigns a few blocks away but our abc election headquarters are right here in the middle of it all. Robin and george, well be h ....
Ben simmoneau starts off. Hes live in new york city with the clinton campaign. Ben . Ben good evening. The First Time Since 1944 that both major Party President ial candidates have been from new york, one of the largest spaces in new york city here. They are putting the finishing touches on the stage, the outline they are certainly hoping this is a celebration tonight, not a concession speech. Hillary clinton has had a long couple days. She got back here at 3 00, didnt have a long night. She got up early to go vote in her hometown in westchester county. 45 minutes north of the city, greeted by a lot of supporters and cheers. She was a senator for new york for eight years. States out of the gate. Virginia most of it closes at 7 00, and most of florida closes at 7 00. They will also be watching north carolina, in a close fought race. That closes at 7 30. I asked one of her t ....
Lastly, selfrestraint, which checks the wellintentioned urge to shortcircuit government by the people, the kind of restraint that jefferson spoke of when he warned of the unbridled third branch. I want to quote jefferson, our peculiar security is in the possession of a written constitution. Let us not make it a blank paper by construction. Or the kind of restraint hamilton spoke of when he said in 1978 that the judiciary was beyond comparison, the weakest of three departments, having Neither Force nor will, but merely judgment. Because he meets this principled standard for confirmation, robert bork has earned my vote. He is a person of unquestioned integrity. His credentials are, as one of our witnesses per day, solid gold. His legal scholarship, together with his record on the bench, make him, in the chief justices view, not mine, as qualified as any candidate who has served the S ....
Announcing the nomination of Merrick Garland. President barack obama good morning. Verybody please have a seat. Of the many powers and responsibilities that the constitution vests in the few are more consequential than appointing a Supreme Court justice particularly one that succeeds Justice Scalia one of the most influential jurrists of our time. The men and women who sit on the Supreme Court are the final arbiters of american law. They safeguard our rights. They ensure that our system is one of laws and not men. Theyre charged with the essential task of applying principles put to paper more than two centuries ago to some of the most challenging questions of our time. So this is not a responsibility that i take lightly. The decision that requires me to set aside sho ....
Gene im julie grauert. Zakim bridge looking at the lift . Sarah improvement over the last several hours and visibility greater than a mile, at least in most locations, great visibility down across the southeast and fog starting to lift north and west of 495 in parts of New Hampshire right now and we are also dealing with some showers out in parts of southwestern New Hampshire, temperature in the 50s, closer to boston 58, 60s down across the southeast, 62 on nantucket and warmer weather arriving ahead of a cold front that will be pushing more showers into the region later on today and future cast actually showing that we will be tapping into some sunshine, breaks in the clouds during the lunch hour as temperatures will be jumping into the 60s for most of us and afternoon our best shot at hitting 70 or higher with a mix of sun and clouds. The clouds will thicken up once again, li ....