Special edition of nbc bay area news. Im janelle wang. Im raj mathai. Democracy is in action and were documenting it every step of the way. This begins our nonstop coverage on this Election Night and were prepared to be here into the wee hours. Here is what is happening right now. The polls remain open until 8 00 p. M. Here in california, but across the country the polls will start closing in about an hour. We dont know which direction things will go tonight, but we do know it could be the highest voter turnout in the history of u. S. President ial elections. Here is a live look now at the white house. The president is inside. Tonight he is watching the results with his family and aides in the residence and oval office. Hes also hosting a party for his closest supporters at the white house, about 250 people on the guest list. Now, earlier today the president stopped by his Campaign Headquarters in virginia. He thanked staffers and reflected on this race. He also said he had not thought
[inaudible conversations] finally, i have heard admiringly to your 47 year tenure. it may come as a relief to colleagues to know that i have no intentions to seek to serve anything like that. [laughter] either as a parliamentarian or in the chair as speaker. that said, we appear to be destined for testing times i offer myself to the upper house as the speaker. think you for those kind remarks and referring to my longevity which is not controversial. i beg to move the right honorable john do take the chair of the house and speaker in my belated congratulations to the right honorable member. so when we sadly lost another member the leader of the opposition said to politics sandoval the of the departments of state drought yearlong and distinguished career with his to your resiliency preside over the openings today over the al election of a new speaker. of those were naturally familiar we re pleased to welcome new members. whether they may not realize is under his name the sp
stevenson in 1956 winning the popular vote 5 7-42%. this is just under an hour.7-42. this is just under an hour. tonight the presidential campaign of 1956 comes to its dramatic climax. the campaign would have turned president eisenhower to four more years in the white house. you re looking at the white house on this evening of november 5, 1956. just there in front of the executive mansion, is lafayette park. and on the four corner stand the giant strat us of two frenchman, laughat and row sham bow, impression, and great polish general, four who helped win america her freedom. now perhaps in the distance behind the white house, you can see the towering washington monument. those on the very spot, washington had originally selected as a site for a memorial to all those who had fought and died in the revolutionary war. now it s a world landmark to honor him. tonight, citizens for eisenhower/nixon, democrats, independents and republicans re-electing eisenhower and richard m. ni
rouchamboux who helped america win freedom. perhaps in the distance behind the white house you can see the towering washington monument that washington had selected as a site for a memorial for those who fought and died in the review lou revolutionary war. now it s a memorial to honor him. now, united to reelect dwight d. eisenhower and richard m. nixon, the final hour of the presidential campaign. we re here in the library of the white house. washington himself laid the cornerstone of this house. its first resident, john adams, wrote a pair carved in the mantle of the state dining room. i pray heaven to bestow the best of blessings on this house, he wrote, and on all that shall here after inhabit it. may none but honest and wise men ever rule under this rule. this is john cameron swayze. the president and mrs. eisenhower and the vice president and mrs. nixon are watching from another room in the white house. they ll be down later on to join us. throughout america tonight the
executive mansion, is lafayette park. and on the four corner stand the giant strat us of two frenchman, laughat and row sham bow, impression, and great polish general, four who helped win america her freedom. now perhaps in the distance behind the white house, you can see the towering washington monument. those on the very spot, washington had originally selected as a site for a memorial to all those who had fought and died in the revolutionary war. now it s a world landmark to honor him. tonight, citizens for eisenhower/nixon, democrats, independents and republicans re-electing eisenhower and richard m. nixon for the final salute in the final hour of the presidential campaign. we re here if the library of the white house. washington himself laid the corner stone of this house. and its first resident, john adams, wrote a prayer that s carved in the mantle of the state dining room. a prayer that moved all the presidentes who followed him. i pray heaven to bestow the best of bl