With us on election day weve got the white house behind us and in front of us. The decision on this election day when millions of americans have already made up their minds. Yeah, weve got lots to talk about this morning lot of questions too about whats going to happen as the ballots. Our county tonight and into the days that follows and joining us to discuss more about that is Washington Post political reporter philip above phillip. Thank you so much for joining us today. So i read your article counting votes isnt cheating. It was a really nice breakdown of the entire process, what motivated you to write this in the first place. One of these were hearing particular from President Trump and his allies is this that by allowing both county and go on past today and wednesday, potentially isnt for week or so that theyre somehow something nefarious or or or or wrong about that when in fact it simply is the case that votes always take allow Council Members were able predict whos going to win
A shooting in the austrian capital vienna the government calls it a terrorist attack ugandan politician bobby wine is arrested again shortly after he was nominated for next years president ial elections. And the sports news argentine football legend Diego Maradona has been admitted to hospital although hes done to says its not related to code 19 all of the details coming up this hour. Its 1500 g. M. T. And 10 am in the eastern United States where polls are open for one of the most controversial and highly anticipated elections in recent years donald trump and joe biden have campaigned for months its now up to the American Public people in all but 5 states are now voting with 3 of those california idaho and oregon opening their. Polls this hour the man battling for the presidency havent stopped campaigning with biden in scranton pennsylvania and trump in arlington virginia. Lets speak to our coverage good begin our coverage by speaking to alan fischer in washington d. C. Allan where int
In pennsylvania a state that will be vital to victory. I money in fade this is al jazeera life and also coming up. Nearly a 1000000 people are displaced and at least 10 dead after typhoon goni rips through the philippines. Opposition parties in georgia have refused to recognize the results of this weekends parliamentary election. And celebrating a milestone 200 miles above us marking 2 decades of travels to the International Space station. Its all down to the battleground states ahead of tuesdays u. S. President ial election donald trump is about to hold a rally in georgia hes been on a well when blitz of 5 different states. Iowa he painted more gloomy pictures of what a biden presidency could look like the terrorist plan would outlaw American Energy would at least economic bizzare for iowa wisconsin pennsylvania michigan and every other state in america your energy costs would go up at a level that youve never seen he wants to raise your taxes and you know him he has no clue hes shot
Side and thats the side thatans good for you know better how to spend your money and you know best what your family needs than that of politicians and of my main issues are health care, bringing it to the truth, and theen environment. Host tell us about your experiences running for president. You are on the show back in july. Tell us about how the campaign and how this process running for president has been for you from then until now. Guest we have a tour bus with my name painted a little too big on the side and together we have spent 47 states Something Like that between me and my running mate and we see huge crowds everywhere we go. I have a couple hundred people with as many as over 400 of the 500 people and a lot of people are from the party and thats whats so amazing. Some of our earlier crises when we could talk to people. My Deputy Campaign manager would go out and ask people this anybody want to work for the party we can sign you up and we are shocked at threequarters of each
Thanks so much for being here tonight for one of the most contentious consequential and closely watched u. S. Elections in history thats right Democrat Joe Biden is fighting to unseat republican President Donald Trump and the world has its eyes on america tonight and well be following every twist and turn with our team of correspondents and experts and ill be keeping you up to date with all the results as they come in and this of course is an election played out with america in crisis mode the cold food pandemic is surging and theres a stark political divide and thats raising fears of unrest but turnout is set to shatter all records lets take a look now at deadline day for American Voters. This is what us to mock crissy looks like today huge lines at many polling stations in one of the worlds oldest and largest democracies from chile wisconsin in the north. Through the city that never sleeps. To tropical florida and the south voters seem to have shown up in massive numbers even during