Wisconsins 10, and three of maines four. Trump won the other one. Were still awaiting results from several battleground states. Right now, georgia, pennsylvania, nevada, and North Carolina all too close to call. Arizona too early to call. Good morning and welcome to way too early. Im kasie hunt on this thursday, november 5th. That was the state of the race. Lets dig in a bit deeper on this thursday morning. First, lets go to pennsylvania, where joe biden has cut into Donald Trumps lead significantly. Around this time yesterday, trump led by some 700,000 votes. Now with 89 of the expected vote in, trump now leads by just over 164,000 votes with a lot of mailin ballots still being counted. Lets look at Philadelphia County, home to quite a few joe biden voters. He currently leads by 60 , and were still waiting for more than 244,000 votes out of there. Biden currently at 79 . Hillary clinton won Philadelphia County with 82 in 2016. Hmm. We are also waiting for about 80,000 votes from allegheny county, where pittsburgh is located. Biden currently leads by 19 Percentage Points there. Arizona still too early to call this morning. Right now, joe biden leads President Trump by about 68,000 votes. The Election Department for Maricopa County thats arizonas most populous county, one weve been focused on all night they tweeted overnight that there is still about 275,000 ballots still to be counted, plus provisionals, and they added that more results are going to come at 7 00 p. M. Local time. So, pretty late here on the east coast. Its not clear when other counties in arizona will report their latest figures. Lets go now to nevada, where the president ial race is still too close to call this morning. Right now joe biden is ahead by 7,600 votes. Thousands of ballots were still uncounted as of yesterday. Nevadas secretary of state said yesterday morning that no new results are going to be reported until 9 00 a. M. Pacific time this morning. I guess well all get a nap early in the morning here on the east coast. Election officials in clark county, the states largest county, dont expect to have a tally of how many ballots are left to count until today. And according to the reno gazette journal, Elections Officials in Washoe County estimate that 9,000 mailin and dropoff ballots received on tuesday still need to be counted. Lets go now to georgia. I have been watching this for the last week, and especially the last two days. Too close to call in georgia this morning. President trump is ahead by about 23,000 votes. As of midnight, there were still at least 17,000 ballots left to be counted in fulton county. Thats, of course, home to atlanta. At 10 15 p. M. Last night, georgias secretary of state said several counties were still counting ballots and there were about 90,000 ballots still outstanding. Meanwhile, in North Carolina, still too close to call this morning. Its going to be like that for a while, as President Trump maintains a narrow lead of just under 77,000 votes over joe biden. 95 of the vote has been recorded. The North Carolina board of elections announced yesterday that its begun the tenday process of counting the outstanding ballots as well as conducting audits to verify the Election Results. The board noted on its website that as of wednesday afternoon, approximately 116,000 absentee and mailin ballots had yet to be counted. Yikes. Most county boards of election across the state will hold meetings next thursday and friday, so a week from today and tomorrow, to count the remaining provisional and absentee ballots, but some of those meetings will be held this week or early next. Yesterday, President Trump attempted to call the race for himself in that state, along with pennsylvania, georgia, and michigan, something he simply cant do. Joining us now, nbc news political reporter ali vitali. Ali, good morning to you. It is great to see you. I know you are running on just as little sleep as the rest of us here. Lets talk about how the Biden Campaign is feeling this morning about where this stands, how the day is going to play out. The former Vice President has obviously been very careful in the tone that he has been using, and it has been very different from President Trumps. Reporter purposefully very careful about the tone that hes been using, because in the beginning, even before votes were cast on election day, this campaign was prepared for the fact that donald trump could come out, as hely did on Election Night, saying he won the election. Again, as you pointed out, thats not how any of this works. But they have tried to be very careful about the way that joe biden has been a consistent voice throughout these last two days of Election Results, saying that hes optimistic about where things are heading, yesterday going further to say that he thinks that he is going to win. Again, that going is the key phrase there, because hes not saying im the winner, this is over, but hes saying that, once this is over, once the votes are counted, he thinks that hes going to be the next president of the United States. I will say, some of his staffers have gone further. We heard senior advisers on a call yesterday saying that this thing is effectively won. Thats because theyre really leaning into the math and the data here. Theyre looking at what they see on the ground and theyre looking at most of those big democratic populous centers in places like philadelphia and pittsburgh and pennsylvania, for example, that still are counting votes. You and i both know this because weve covered elections before. Those are typically places that take longer to tally their votes anyway. You then factor in the pandemic and all of the new votebymail options that those county boards of elections are dealing with now, and we knew that this was going to be a lengthy process. I would say, though, the biden team is also preparing for the legal realities here that the Trump Campaign has long telegraphed and is now bringing to fruition in places like michigan and georgia, where theyre basically saying, lets just stop counting the votes, and then in wisconsin, where theyre saying that theyre going to demand a recount. The thing is, though, lawsuits tend to be done to rectify mistakes or errors. We havent exactly seen that there are mistakes or errors here. Votes have been cast and now theyre being counted. Thats something that the biden team has long said that theyre going to push for. Theyve been really bullish on this idea that when the Trump Campaign pushes forward on all of these different legal fronts, bob bauer, the lawyer leading this effort for the Biden Campaign says theyre ready and thinks they are going to win if it comes to that, kasie. And bob bauer has been working on issues around this for many decades. Its a good point. So, ali, lets just think about how this day is going to play out. I mean, were still waiting for a call in arizona. We have not called arizona yet here at nbc news. We had been anticipating maybe we would get more vote last night than we actually did, so thats still outstanding. Theres also nevada, which has been counting more slowly than we anticipate. But certainly, a lot of people im talking to are hopeful that there will at least be a call in nevada today, that theyll be able to bank on. That, of course, is one significant path for joe biden to put those two states together that would potentially save them some of those legal headaches in pennsylvania. How are they looking at how the day is going to play out, planning for it . Are we going to see the former Vice President , et cetera . Reporter yeah, i think those states, nevada and arizona, are ones they are really banking on. I think our bigboard tally has joe biden at nine different paths to victory versus Donald Trumps three. Thats always sort of been the reality. Trump had a tighter needle to thread here always on the Electoral College map. But i think its safe to say that if you see joe biden hit 270 today, were probably going to see him here in wilmington, delaware, again, kasie. For sure. All right, nbcs ali vitali, thank you so much for being up early with us, my friend. Hope you guys are all hanging in there. For the first time now, we have to go to coronavirus, and things are rough, because for the first time, new u. S. Infections surpassed 100,000 cases in a single day with no signs that this is slowing down. Hospitalization numbers are surging across the midwest and the southwest as a growing number of states are reaching record highs. And it comes after a day that the deeply divided nation went to the polls, of course, to choose between President Trump and joe biden. Trump has frequently claimed that democrats will stop talking about coronavirus restrictions on the day after the election. Were two days after the election. And instead, we hit this milestone. Dr. Anthony fauci, the nations top Infectious Disease expert, warned that the nation would reach 100,000 cases a day. He made this warning five months ago. If proper measures werent taken. So, id have to say, the numbers speak for themselves. Im very concerned and im not satisfied with whats going on, because were going in the wrong direction. Clearly, we are not in total control right now. We cant just focus on those areas that are having the surge. It puts the entire country at risk. We are now having 40,000plus new cases a day. I would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 a day if this does not turn around. And so, i am very concerned. And now, here we are. Meanwhile, a federal judge criticized the u. S. Postal service, saying the agency failed to comply with his order to sweep postal facilities for leftover mailin ballots in battleground states where Election Officials are continuing to count votes. According to the l. A. Times, judge emmit g. Sullivan of washington, d. C. , instructed officials to have postal facilities in texas to search and deliver votes to local election offices by 5 00 p. M. The texas order comes a day after sullivan instructed a series of sweeps for mail ballots in a dozen postal facilities, including central pennsylvania, philadelphia, atlanta, arizona, and michigan. The Postal Service said in Court Filings that it did search for ballots in the ordered locations tuesday but that the 3 00 p. M. Deadline was not, quote unquote, operationally possible. The sweep eventually turned up 13 delayed mail ballots in pennsylvania and all of them were referred to Postal Service management for expedited delivery, the agency said. Still ahead here, were going to take a look at where the Senate Stands this morning with results still being counted in a handful of states. Plus, the Pittsburgh Steelers pay it forward on election day with a little surprise for poll workers. Those stories and much more when we come right back. brad apartmentsdotcom makes getting into a new home easier than ever. brokenhearted guy i thought you loved me. [brokenhearted guy sobs] brad apartmentsdotcom. The most popular place to find a place. burke stomer happy anniversary. customer for what . burke every year youre with us, you get fifty dollars toward your home deductible. Its a policy perk for being a farmers customer. customer do i have to do anything . burke nothing. customer nothing . burke nothing. customer nothing . burke nothing. customer hmm, that is really something. burke you get a whole lot of something with farmers policy perks. See ya. kid may i have a balloon, too . burke sure. Your parents have maintained a farmers home policy for twelve consecutive months, right . We are farmers. Bumpadum, bumbumbumbum burke start with a quote at 1800farmers. Welcome back. A quick break from the election. Time now for sports. The lions might need a new quarterback for sundays game against the vikings after the Team Announced yesterday that Matthew Staffords been placed on the reserve covid19 list. Espn reports staffords considered a highrisk close contact of a non team member who tested positive for coronavirus. According to the network, staffords last contact with the individuals was on monday, meaning he could still be eligible to play against minnesota, pending five Straight Days of negative tests. Stafford was already on the list for a day over the summer after what was called a false positive test. Meanwhile, the injuryplagued 49ers are going to be even more shorthanded for tonights matchup against the packers with four players added to the reserve covid19 list. The team shut down its facility yesterday after a positive test result for receiver kendrick warren, placing him on a list and later added left tackle Trent Williams and wideouts brandon aye yook and samuel, all deemed close contacts of warren. Tonights game against green bay still expected to be played as scheduled. As election workers in allegheny county, pennsylvania, meanwhile, worked through the night to process mailin ballots, the Pittsburgh Steelers reportedly sent dinners for poll staffers there, which is just a short drive from heinz field. According to the pittsburgh postgazette, a catering arrived around 7 00 p. M. With pies, rigatoni, pasta, vegetables and dinner rolls. The steelers are facing the cowboys sunday in dallas. A really nice gesture. And i just want to say again, thank you to every person who is doing the very hard, thankless, and now in the middle of a pandemic, pretty dangerous job counting our ballots late into the night, starting early in the morning. Our democracy would not function without you. So, thank you. Still ahead here, the latest reporting from inside the white house as the results of the president ial race remain unclear this morning. Were back in just a moment. Were back in just a moment. [announcer] meet the ninja foodi air fry oven. Make familysized meals fast. And because its a ninja foodi, it can do things no other oven can, like flip away. The ninja foodi air fry oven, the oven that crisps and flips away. My husband would have been on the sidelines. But not anymore an alternative to pills voltaren is the first full prescription strength nonsteroidal antiinflammatory gel to target pain directly at the source for powerful arthritis pain relief. Voltaren. The joy of movement. Voltaren. Is now a good time enough, crohns. For adults with moderate to severe crohns or ulcerative colitis, stelara® can provide relief, and is the only approved medication to reduce inflammation on and below the surface of the intestine in uc. You, getting on that flight . Back off, uc. Stelara® may increase your risk of infections, some serious, and cancer. Before treatment, get tested for tb. Tell your doctor if you have an infection, flulike symptoms, sores, new skin growths, have had cancer, or if you need a vaccine. Rpls, a rare, potentially fatal brain condition, may be possible. Some serious allergic reactions and lung inflammation can occur. Lasting remission can start with stelara®. If youve been financially impacted by covid19, janssen may be able to help. Did you try it yet . Comparing plans . Oh yeah. They sure can change year to year. I found lower premiums and lower prescription costs. And those new insulin savings hundreds of plans, 35 a month. Thatll save you money. So uh, mark . On medicare. Gov now. Open enrollment ends dec 7th. Comparing plans. Really pays. Paid for by the u. S. Department of health human services. Welcome back to way too early lets take a look at whats driving the day in washington. Republicans on capitol hill are increasingly confident about ho their Chance Holding a slim majority in the senate. Right now the gop has 48 seats compared to democrats 47. Still five races that have not been called. North carolina too close to call this morning. Republicans feeling good about it. In georgia, one race is too close to call, and the other definitely heading to a runoff. Arizonas senate race too early to call, although mark kelly did declare victory last night. Alaska still too early to call. Some of those votes have to come in literally by dog sled. Yesterday, democratic senator gary peters was able to hold onto his seat in michigan, one where republicans had some hopes to come from behind. And in maine, republican senator Susan Collins declared the aapparently winner of her race, getting a lot of props from republicans this morning for hanging on in maine. Since prematurely declaring victory from the white house, meanwhile, President Trump has remained hold up inside his residence watching the results. The New York Times reports that trump made calls to supporters and friends yesterday while watching fox news coverage, sounding subdued and sm somewhat dispirited to some of the people who talked to him. He also spoke to the republican governors in texas and florida about the possibility that fraud was being committed, according to people briefed on the call. Remember, he won those states. The president s advisers tried to persuade trump to speak in the east room lfer joe biden made his remarks in the Morning Hours on wednesday but couldnt convince him. Instead, they sat and watched as biden set the tone for the day. As arizona, meanwhile, edges towards a biden win, some trump aides have begun pointing fingers at each other. This did not take long. They told the times that trump has often resisted requests from his top advisers to spend more time in arizona, probably because he didnt li