Win the election. Now, specifically, lets go to georgia where the race is getting closer by the hour. Donald trump only leads there now by 23,000 votes. A democrat hasnt carried georgia since bill clinton back in 1992. This afternoon, Election Officials said they had about 200,000 votes left to count. Theyre expected to announce more results tomorrow morning. Georgia has 16 electoral votes. 20 electoral votes are at stake in pennsylvania. Election Officials Say it could be days until we have a final count there. There is a mustwin for President Trump, but his lead has been shrinking throughout the day. In the upper midwest, it was Mission Accomplished for joe biden. He won two of the crystal states today including michigan with its 16 electoral votes. The other blue wall state biden picked up, wisconsin. President trump a lead in that state disappeared overnight as votes from milwaukee turned the numbers. Today, the Trump Campaign laid the ground work for contesting the election launch
270 is needed to win the presidency. Our political reporter greg lee here now with where things stand as of tonight. Good evening. The outcome of this election hinging on just a few remaining states that are steadily counting thousands of ballots. Nevada could give joe biden the votes he needs to win, but it is very close and we wont have any new numbers until tomorrow morning. But another state were watching closely and maybe surprisingly so is georgia. A democrat hasnt carried this state since 92. Election officials said they had about 200,000 votes left to count this afternoon. Heres where we stand. Just the narrowest of margins between President Trump and joe biden. President Trump Holding that very small lead. That state and its 16 Electoral College votes, just too close to call. Pennsylvania is often at the center of the election universe. 20 electoral votes at stake. Election officials said it could be days before we had a final count. This is a mustwin for President Trump and r
Growing numberoflawsuits from the trump administrations. Well start with the new lawsuits today, greg. Reporter gasia, good afternoon. We saw new vote counts released from states to determine who wins the president ial elect and the lawsuits you mentioned. Were starting to see rulings on those. The margins are razor thin when it comes to the vote counts and thousands of ballots remain to be counted. Lets go to the numbers. In georgia, a state that has not gone for a democrat since 1992, remains incredibly close. The secretary of state said despite the graphic there, that approximately 50,000 ballots remain to be counted, mostly from areas around atlanta and savannah. President Trump Holding a small lead over joe biden, 50 to 49 , less than 15,000 votes. Lets take to you nevada. Its six electoral votes could get biden to 270 and remains incredibly close. A big focus on clark county, home to las vegas and 70 of the population. 77 reporting. Biden holding a small 49 to 48 lead. In critica
And fox news called wisconsin and joe biden wins the state President Trump won four years ago and with it its ten key electoral volts. Looking at the electoral vote total at this point and with that wisconsin win, joe biden leads 248 to 213. You need 270. The key number here to win the white house. At this point, some swing states, were talking about michigan and pennsylvania and when it comes to the popular vote, joe biden won the popular vote over President Trump by a good 2 to 3 million votes. Four years ago, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 3 million votes. Biden in this turn around has broken president obamas record for the most votes ever cast for a u. S. President ial candidate. Late last night out west or early this morning, back on the east coast, President Trump was declaring victory after getting some big wins in the state of texas, the state of florida as well as ohio. But joe biden was also ensuring the nation that every vote would be counted and in the overnight ho
Lets bring in nbc bay areas melissa colorado at city hall where a demonstration is about to begin. Reporter raj, a lot has changed since we last spoke. Weve got a crowd, well over a hundred people, gathering outside oakland city hall. They have speakers including that person, known as uncle bobby, you heard him yesterday during a live interview with our own janelle wang. The speakers are saying that what happened in louisville brings up memories of what happened to their relatives at the hands of police. There are portraits of people who died at the hands of police. In the sea of portraits, the picture of Breonna Taylor. Say her name. Breonna taylor. Breonna taylor. Reporter activists in oakland are not letting the bay area forget about Breonna Taylor. Today, more than a hundred people showed up to this mural of taylor wearing a crown of flowers. No. No. No tears. No tears. Reporter to vent their frustration after a grand jury in kentucky decided to not charge any officer in the killin