That. Need while Trump Supporters protested the vote count as his campaign mounts legal challenges in several crucial swing states. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program votes are still being counted in several key swing states in a tense u. S. Election at this hour democratic challenger joe biden is leading the quest to secure 270 Electoral College votes that would take him to the white house now the Associated Press agency says that biden has taken arizona it puts him had 264 votes although other News Agencies have yet to call it as Donald Trumps potential path to get back to the white house narrows his thinking fraud and has launched legal action in 3 states to have the vote count stopped. Frustration spilling out onto the streets in new york and t. Trump protesters demanding every vote be counted. In other cities like here in seattle a similar story. In portland a sign that many here have had enough of u. S. Politics all together. But in phoenix arizona pro Trump Supporters make their voices heard outside an election center. This is a country divided. I believe personally as a republican that trump won in a landslide but because of culbut and the ballots that 300000 ballots overnight were found in every city in the swing states for biden im just overwhelmed im so stressed out yesterday it was like you know insanity but this morning i broke down and cried because of the possibility that trent might be in office again. Across several states votes are still being counted the majority of them have been sent in by post and in this election costing a vote by mail has been favored by Many Democrats every vote must be counted i know its going to take our democracy away from us not now not ever. America has come too far there is far too many battles americans endure to march ever let that happen. But republicans claim these parties to votes amount to electoral fraud with donald trump accusing democrats of trying to steal the election from trumps top lawyer is promising legal action we think were stupid if people are moved because the democrats do think its good they do think youre fools thats why you get called the poor both jobs. Go were going to stick with this were going to win this election with actually one just a matter of counting the votes where. It may come down to the courts to decide who wins this election the closest fought battle for the white house in 20 years. And heres a look at the results so far with some closer attention to states that have yet to declare a winner as we said earlier our figures show biden currently on 264. 00 and President Trump on 214 Electoral College votes wisconsin has become the latest state to fall into the biden column its 10 electoral votes which won in the last election now go to his democratic challenger and according to the Associated Press news agency which is our main source for election data here at the news biden has taken arizona please keep in mind other major outlets have yet to call that state and its 11 electoral votes now going to nevada which has exactly 6 votes on offer that is what joe biden needs in order to get to the white house he currently has a slim edge in that state and in georgia 16 electoral votes are on the table there with trump leading the way but his margin has narrowed in that state the top campaign has filed a lawsuit alleging that in alice. Late absentee ballots may have been added to the count and pennsylvania is the biggest prize still up for grabs with 20 electoral votes the president currently holding a narrow lead there but again remaining mail in ballots are expected to favor the democrats so with votes still being counted the paths of victory for donald trump appears to have narrowed states in red or blue have either declared winners or either trump or biden are leading in that those States States in lighter blue shading or pink shading are leading toward biden or trump respectively lets get more of the view from washington where d. W. Is carla alike are is standing by so we just saw the latest on the state of the race just walk us through what is going on in these individual battleground states right now while if we start looking at georgia President Trump was or still is in the lead here but as you mentioned his lead is shrinking this is a states that he won 4 years ago a republican state but joe biden is catching up here. 16 electoral votes at play and while biden could win the election and make it to the white house without georgia see it once a couple of other States Donald trump needs the states to really cross over 270 electoral votes and win the election meantime in arizona some outlets have been calling the state for biden but it is still looking like it might be pretty tight here. It is a very close race and other outlets like c. N. N. For example have not called it yet. We have 11 electoral votes here and bidens lead is shrinking so if we look at Maricopa County for example thats the most populous county in the states where phoenix is and here his lyf his his lead has shrunk by about 11000 votes from last night until this morning but votes are also still being counted in a lot of counties that usually lean democrat so that is better news for biden and not so good news for trump pennsylvania the largest states still at play theres a lot of votes left to count there are 20 electoral votes also at stake yes pennsylvania is proving to be really interesting as as many experts experts have said before the election so here trump is in the lead as well with the biggest margin of all of the states still a place. But here again it is it is shrinking steadily and has done so ever since the polls closed it is likely that we wont know which way pennsylvania will go for quite some time because theyre still counting a lot of mail and ballots and they in fact accept mail and ballots they were postmarked by election day until tomorrow until friday republicans have to challenge that but that right now is how it stands and mail in ballots of course as we have heard more likely to favor biden so were going to have to be patient for a little bit longer to find out how pennsylvania voted carla bleicher thank you. Throw now into the 2nd day without a conclusive results in the u. S. Election states have until december 8th to deliver certified results that is supposed to help guarantee that all votes have indeed been counted that day is called safe harbor day because any state result after that which is delivered can be challenged at a less time this all came into play was 20 years ago an election that was ultimately decided by the Supreme Court. November 2000 republican president ial candidate george w. Bush seems to win florida but the results are so close that the rules demand a recount the whole election hangs in the balance democratic candidate al gore request a manual recount in certain counties. Recounting by hand took a long time a legal battle slowed vote counting down and the state overshot the safe harbor date december 8th this allowed the Bush Campaign to ask the Supreme Court to stop a new statewide recount which it did bush was declared the winner by a margin of just a few 100 votes. Fast forward to this november another election without an immediate result the established law in some states is that counting early and mail in ballots can only start on the election day and this year the corona pandemic meant millions of people voted that way counting all these ballots takes guess what a long time. We dont know how long yet but that december 8th safe harbor deadline is starting to become visible on the horizon. President trump has already said he intends to use lawsuits to slow down or stop state counts which could push them past the safe harbor date and make them vulnerable to challenges his 1st comments after polls close pointed towards this he falsely said counting votes after election day was illegal. We were getting ready to win this election frankly we did win this election. Is a major fraud in our nation we want the load to be used in a proper manner so well be going to the u. S. Supreme court his democratic opponent joe biden had been expecting this and tried to take the wind out of trumps sails we knew because of the on precedent early vote in a maryland vote is going to take a while were going to have to be patient until the hard work of talent votes is finished if under cleared states miss the safe harbor date while theres still no overall result the u. S. Congress and Supreme Court could get involved bringing back memories of the bitterly divided 2000 contest. And lets get more on that we are joined now by list shelter in berlin she has worked for several democratic campaigns in the u. S. Shes a policy analyst welcome to the Program Thanks for joining us compare what we are seeing right now in 2020 to what happened back in 2000. I think the main difference here is the mail in Vote Buying Campaign had a very strategic push leading up to the election stay say mailing your vote so this is less about a razor thin margin and more its just taking time this is no longer an election day this is an election week and as these votes get counted the margin grows so i just dont see that same 500 votes actually coming into play i see the margins in pennsylvania tipping to where its by growing in arizona and growing in nevada to such an extent that you just cant have an argument with the Supreme Court i mean that assumes though that the votes continue to be counted the campaign we know taking action against counting ballots in several states what is the legal basis for that is there any legal basis for that. Theres not a great legal basis for that just sent to the lawyers that have been really instrumental in for example leading up to the election getting votes counted in Harris County in texas theyve been tweeting that these these lawsuits just dont have a legal leg to stand on this is about how many votes that were already delivered or postmarked by the election day depending on the states rules and thats democratic and these are finding votes that are based on it these are fraud this is just about counting every single vote and i dont think that there is any legal basis really for what hes trying to do to stop that count liz take it to the big picture for us because biden we know right now has the most popular votes of any u. S. President in history a record here but the u. S. Calculates based of course on the Electoral College still how high are the calls for reform of that system could we see it if biden potentially wins this presidency. Were already seeing it i think after 2016 there was rumblings because at that point we had in 2000 we had 2060 and now im seeing it really high level figures talking about reforming this system i believe colorado signed on to as a state that would vote for getting rid of the Electoral College they need just like the election 270 electoral to reform this and that puts them somewhere in the 1000 970. 00 rage i think and so as state legislators themselves are starting to say this is dissent british izing millions of americans and its putting us into this chaos where instead of looking at popular vote that would have decided the election on election eve were talking about these this this tension is just rising in just very few very specific states so i think this is gaining real traction and becoming a real possibility tell us a little bit about the demographics the these trends that were seeing emerging you know as as the votes are tallied because trump appears to have lost some ground with white men who have until now been his principal base but there were more minorities voting for him and many expected were you surprised by that why is that. I mean taxes and so a little bit surprised but quite actually no Minority Group is monolithic and most especially not the latino and hispanic vote they come from around the world and so were seeing that reflected in cubans in venezuelans in florida voting for a trump in mexicans in colorado overwhelmingly voting for by so were going to see that grow as population gains a stronger and stronger voice in the american elections as far as white men i remember hearing in our interview with folks from restaurant states West Virginia texas michigan not texas pencil. They were saying we voted for change we voted for our jobs and he didnt see that and so i think were seeing that reflected in folks that gaze trump his chance and 4 years later their lives arent any better elka thank you so much policy analyst has also worked for several democratic campaigns we appreciate your few thoughts thank you its so the election outcome hanging on just a few final states with pennsylvania a must win for donald trump it is feared his um says unsubstantiated claims of fraud could potentially stare civil unrest now despite the painstaking work ahead of them electoral officials in the state of pennsylvania are determined to ensure that the democratic process prevails for enormous pressure is falling on the shoulders of this man the republican Election Officials responsible for overseeing the vote count in philadelphia in the key state of pennsylvania he and democratic colleagues have vowed to Work Together to ensure an accurate count. We have really no choice but to get it right right our the foundation of our republic is based on our electoral system much like yours and much like many others and its important to maintain the integrity of that process and to count every vote and to make sure every one of those vote counts philadelphia was and still is prepared for any reaction the National Guard has been watching over government buildings and stands ready in case in green voters should take to the streets. I feel a little nervous but i trust the process frame for by the way i dont like trump declaring victory already i think this. Truck like to do and then i just pray that everything works out we nobody today im so optimistic that this country is bigger than trump we can whatever happens in the long run will be fine while election teams on the inside are busy counting outside its business as usual these workmen disagree politically the 3 have been working together harmoniously for years. Ever since it started it was going to be a neck to neck race and whoever lost going to fight it its going to happen. We have nothing we can do we do know we did our job we voted. Yes absolutely voted you know we all voted 1st no i look i do that sort of for mr his colleague who comes from puerto rico and is a convinced biden voter you know no thought at all so who are really good friends here we dont care which party anyone votes for its just about voting because. We know what most pennsylvanians are taking the delay in stride meanwhile the governor and secretary of state say accusations of fraud are unfounded. It is never been so transparent after youve got counties Live Streaming youve got party and candidate representatives watching every step of that process its just not happening theres no evidence of any anything like this alleged. These workers continue to patiently tell you the votes terms campaign has demanded county be stopped but the local republican election commissioner vows not to bow to pressure. Its important for us no matter what we hear on the outside to stay focused on our goal to count every vote thats cast by an eligible voter in philadelphia we cant really spend day and night combating all sorts of nonsense that we hear on the outside we have to focus on counting the votes like many Election Officials he hasnt slept a wink and he suspects long days and nights could still be ahead. Of get a check of some other stories making news around the world the president of kosovo hushing toci is stepping down to face war crimes charges at the International Court toci was a commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army joining the kosovo war in the late ninetys hes accused of committing atrocities against civilians he told a News Conference he is traveling to the hague to face trial. 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