of the elections. it's one of the most contentious and has become one of the most dramatic elections dominated by abuse of power and allegations of hacking. nick valencia is joining me from atlanta with a look at this. what are you seeing on the ground today? >> we're seeing an incredible amount of enthusiasm from the voters. when we got here, just after 8:00 a.m., the line stretched around the corner. then the rain settled in. it poured on us for a good ten minutes and fizzled out the line, cutting the line in half. now it seems that voters, perhaps because it's lunch time or maybe some of the voters who left early are starting to come back. about an hour wait at this mourningside location. it was earlier i talked to the polling manager inside. she said she worked here for 20 years and has never seen this kind of turnout, not even in presidential elections. perhaps some of that is attributed to first-time voters. i spoke to one earlier, and she says she's not alone. >> i have never voted before. this is my first time. and i just felt like it was my