the supervisor of elections there, saying it is going to be impossible for her to finish the recount on time to meet that thursday deadline. and then the republicans, fueling the fire by alleging fraud. saying that the democrats are trying to steal this race. now, we have asked the secretary of state and the florida department of law enforcement, and they say they have found no fraud. they have found no criminal activity, but of course, we are monitoring all of that. and kate, the deadline here is thursday at 3:00 p.m. all 67 counties in florida are counting these ballots, and there's more than 8 million of them. kate. >> great to see you, rosa. thank you so much. see what happens minute by minute, i guess. how is this all going to shake out? joining me are two men who know a little bit about florida politics. adam smith is here, a political editor for the tampa bay times and florida based democratic