The next 30 minutes donald trump demands a recount and files lawsuits in key states as his path to victory narrows also the outcome of the election hinges on 4 states where mainly postal votes are now being tallied. And in other news the u. N. Calls for an immediate deescalation of tensions as ethiopias Prime Minister calls in troops into tikrit province following an attack on a military base. Welcome to the program democratic candidate joe biden is now just 6 Electoral College votes away from the u. S. Presidency after flipping michigan and wisconsin which donald trump now really won 4 years ago by now has a total of 264 Electoral College votes while donald trump has 214 now remember the magic number to become president is 270 here in yellow you can see the state still in play nevada in the west and georgia North Carolina in the south and theyre up in the north pennsylvania donald trump has launched legal action in several states over the votes being counted well lets look at georgia
Should be prepared. The shut offs are being ordered by the state of california so pg and he wants everyone to know this is not the Public Safety shutoff switch happened during high fire threat conditions. The outages are due to a combination of the extreme heat that were experiencing and high energy usage. Chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow joins us now to tell us the records that were broken today and how long this hot weather is going to stick around for years, you can imagine all the people trying to turn up their abc today. These temperatures easily, the hottest of the summer so far and records all around the bay area, not just in a few spots we smashed into many places in the San Francisco 95 degrees that is very hot. Downtown San Francisco. Look at oakland, a 101 degrees a 103 in san jose that was a record in san jose, Half Moon Bay right out there on the waters edge 82 a record a 106 scorching heat in napa one 05 in santa rosa. We were done there more records falling redwood ci
To you. Beaches to inland, tracking the temperatures. Today in the bay starts right little clearing there. A car over 100 miles. Watch the speeds and roads are clearing now. Now. Good wednesday morning to you. Back to you, marcus. Were bringing the of thank you, mike. Now to decision 2020 and just a few hours Kamala Harris joins joe biden in person to kick off their campaign one day after biden announcing harris as his vp pick. This morning the front package of the daily news reads yes we kam. However, many are asking if senator harris transformed the ticket and gives biden a boost to beat donald trump. Today in the bays Scott Mcfarland is covering the story from washington. Reporter the historic announcement was made electronically. The former Vice President tweeted harris is a fearless fighter for the little guy and one of the countrys finest public servants. Fellow democrats say harris record and experience in debates will boost a Biden Campaign thats consistently leading in the poo
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America. In florida with cases surging a new crackdown on businesses and citizens flouting social distancing. The mayor of miami joins us live. Russia bounty outrage. The new report overnight now saying Top White House officials were aware early last year and President Trump got a written briefing in february about intelligence that russia was paying the taliban to target u. S. Troops. The white house still denying the president had any knowledge of the plot. The parents of Fallen Soldiers responding this morning. An abc news exclusive. The Golden State Killer, after terrorizing california for decades, admitting to his crimes in a room packed with his victims and survivors. His former brotherinlaw speaking out only on gma this morning. Wicked weather. New wildfires in the west, evacuations under way in colorado. Hundreds of families fleeing their homes. Flash flooding in the east. Dramatic water rescues in kentucky and severe storms striking new york city. This morning, ginger is track