Area watching people vote and tracking count and checking on possible protests and so many important races that affect you in many ways from sales tax to members of city council and changes in california law. We will start with the big race for the white house. Scott mcgrew is joining us now. I know a lot of people are voting even the first lady. Even the first lady. Doing it in florida. Good morning to you. Doing it in person in florida. The president previously voted about a week ago in florida in person. Here is some video of the First Lady Melania Trump as she leaves the polling station in west palm beach. The trumps official residence is maralago so they are florida voters. The first lady said it was important to her to vote on election day. The president did not campaign today. He had no Campaign Stops on his calendar for this afternoon. Stead he is visiting his Campaign Headquarters across the river from the white house in arlington, virginia. He didnt get back to the white hous
Ethiopian egypt are expected to restart talks on the controversial nile dam project the President Donald Trump warns could lead to military. So with exactly a week to go now before the u. S. Election theres been a surge in early voting in part due to end in spite of the coronavirus pandemic more than 63000000 americans have voted by monday night already 4000000 more than all the early votes cast in 2016 the National Polls are giving democratic contender joe biden a solid lead although its a lot tighter in some battleground states the coronavirus pandemic continues to cast this shadow over proceedings infections is surging with some states concerned about the lack of hospital beds nearly half a 1000000 cases have been confirmed in the past week alone with more than 225000 deaths since the pandemic began stop. Markets in the u. S. Saw their biggest day one day drop in a month as concern grows that failure to contain the outbreak will hurt the economic recovery a rescue package remains he
Eventually secured more than enough Electoral College votes to clear his path to the white house or biden supporters are gathering a rallies across the u. S. Celebrating the democrats victory one of the biggest celebrations is just in front of the white house thousands of people have poured on to black lives matter plaza in the capital chanting cheering and singing. Lets speak to a White House Correspondent kimberly how kid who is in washington d. C. For us says so kimberly it is being contested by the Trump Campaign but it does seem that joe biden after 4 days of painstaking counting and wafer thin majorities in some places is now the president elect of the United States. Yes in his cell or his his supporters are celebrating on black lives matter plaza outside the white house as the president returned from one of his weekend golf games he had to weave his motorcade through these crowds to get back to the white house were watching carefully to see if well hear from the president but ju
President trump leading 51 to 47 and here are some numbers that miami dade already reporting 97 percent broward at 100 percent and Palm Beach County 95 percent and that especially broward is where youre looking at that democratic stronghold and you were hoping to get that turnout and that could actually if you were on the left thats where youre hoping to see that number pulled up lets go to michigan and see where theyre reporting now were not seeing huge numbers yet 35 percent reporting and its give you this 55 percent to President Trump 42 percent to Vice President biden and remember when we talk about michigan they had they were going to be a little bit slower they were seeing day of voting reporting now and its about mail in voting is going to come a little bit later and wayne county and Oakland County in the detroit area were not seeing big numbers reported yet so this could be very wide open 43 percent in wayne 28 percent in Oakland County as of now and then lets move to ohio wher
Talks on ending election violence in ivory coast underway as president Alassane Ouattara meets his main rival in armenia over a deal with azerbaijan, to end the fighting in a going to power about the Prime Minister says it was about preserving whats left. I dont pee, just improve the sport with less than a day. The delayed, most is goals tournament. Tiger woods is on the pro, as he looks to defend his green jacket. Well hear from him later this hour. Now the vast majority of hong kongs opposition politicians have now resigned after beijing passed a resolution disqualifying 4 of their fellow legislators. The government accuses them of being a threat to national security. But critics say that china is stepping up its efforts to silence dissent. Devika pollin reports from hong kong. They say the fight is far from over. Their resignations are a show of solidarity. We cannot simply afford to stay on because minus our full colleagues who are ousted the union of the 15 of us simply dont have