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Stories, its absolutely stunning. were so grateful to the firefighters, you mentioned the boys and girls club of malibu. tracy thank you very much. >> you got it. >> moments from now, senator bill nelson of florida is about to hold a news conference, as he calls on his opponent, the governor of rick scott, to recuse himself from this entire recount process. this is all unfolding as the embattled county administrator suggests she may be stepping down. and the golden retriever er are very differen...

Really important as youve been discussing this, to point out there is voting -- there are vote calculations being done all around the country. and in every other location theyre being carried out pursuant to law without the interference from the candidates. in this case our governor who happens to be a candidate, which is an enormous problem, has gone out of his way to raise the specter of fraud that doesnt exist rather than making sure that every valid vote counts. today he got a stinging rebuk...

Remains very interested in this race. tweeting about it for the second day in a row. calling on nelson to concede and still hinting that the recount process could be tainted. to be clear, theres been no direct evidence of any attempt to purposely corrupt the counting process. but republicans continue to hammer at the nelson teams legal approach to the issue, calling it desperate, and calling for nelson to accept his loss gracefully. >> and he wants to shine a light on the noncompliance with flor...

>> reporter: dave and christine, here in leon county, where the state capital resides, they expect to have the counting wrapped up on tuesday. each county operates differently. most counties are confident they will have all ballots recounted in the senate race. that senate race is getting the most attention. the margin between rick scott and bill nelson is tight. 12,500 votes separate the two. thats why there are so many people focused on it. democrats believe they have the chance to flip the ra...

State capital resides, they expect to have the counting wrapped up on tuesday. each county operates differently. most counties are confident they will have all ballots recounted in the senate race. the margin between rick scott and bill nelson is tight. 12,500 votes separate the two. thats why there are so many people focused on it. democrats believe they have the chance to flip the race from one hand to another. while there is a lot of focus on the vote counting, there is another battle playing...

Tallahassee. >> reporter: dave and christine, here in leon county, where the state capital resides, they expect to have the counting wrapped up on tuesday. each county operates differently. most counties are confident they will have all ballots recounted in the senate race. that senate race is getting the most attention. the margin between rick scott and bill nelson is tight. 12,500 votes separate the two. thats why there are so many people focused on it. democrats believe they have the chance t...

Hand to another. while there is a lot of focus on the vote counting, there is another battle playing out in the courtroom. lawsuits filed by both sides in the past couple days. including the lawsuit by the league of women voters. it will attempt to compel rick scott to step away from the recount process. recuse himself. scott has been aggressive on that front. he has instructed the attorney general pam bondi to get involved and law enforcement to investigate any potential claims of fraud or crim...

Of how this wacky florida election system work, specifically as they relate to broward and palm beach county. republican elizabeth been a quick stow is the rules chair for the florida state senate. let me start with you. what should the viewers at home need to understand tonight about these persistent problems all these years later in broward county ! >> hi, laura. i can tell you that the tens and thousands of ballots being run through machines, weve yet to begin the recount process here. >> lau...

Time this office or i have been on the subject. if you make mistakes we own mistakes. >> reporter: the shocking tweet from jeb bush, the man who put snipes in office in 2003, no question broward county supervisor of elections brenda snipes failed to comply with florida law on multiple counts undermining floridians confidence in the electoral process. snipes should be removed from office following the recount. the rhetoric in senator nelson and governor scott continue to play out. and to attack g...

But we begin with the news of the day, florida election officials in the sunshine state trying to meet a hard deadline this thursday for a machine recount. you are watching it, they are counting ballots in the senate and governor races, broward county which has been at the century of much of the recount, all the drama began a machine recount a short time ago. a controversial election supervisor brenda snipes says they will finish on time. as you know, there have been lawsuits, accusations, and f...