the, the previously mostly red map is getting some more blue spots that says the projected results continue to pour, and trump appears to have 1230 electoral votes so far, while harris is behind with to the 205. meanwhile, the easy to verify my idea. i mean exactly for, for your address, it's kind of weird. concerns have been drive about the electoral tele in pennsylvania, occlusal swing states that says, vote scanning machines broke down, sparking public outrage with hundreds of people refusing to cast their ballots. multiple bomb threats have been called in to pulling locations and municipal

buildings across pennsylvania and multiple bomb threats were allegedly received across various states as pulling stations at work. 2 pallets the i'm rachel ruble live in moscow. you're watching r t international with our continuing coverage of the us presidential election. a voting in the us selection is finishing up tens of millions of people have gone to the pools to choose who will take control of the white house for the next 4 years. we have all the big developments ahead, what is potentially the most heated race in decades. and over to donald puerto, we go to this country metalli's state by state, and the numbers are being updated just about every minutes. well, a while it was quiet for a few hours, but that was clearly the quiet before the storm results and projections are now flooding in as more and more states start their final vote count spot as expected.

some of the races are just too close to call, especially in the swing states, but we'll be talking through it all and more in our special studio. the is. now at this stage, as you can see, donald trump is winning in a lot of states. of course, typically conservative states like indiana, kentucky, oklahoma, tennessee, north dakota, south dakota, all these states have already basically cast their ballots for donald trump. but he has won a key swing state of north carolina as well. and there's still a lot of counting still to go under way as for harris, she's the head in california at washington state, oregon, vermont, maryland, massachusetts. a lot of the states that are typically uh, liberal voting as well,

like new york and new jersey. uh, as well, my home state of new jersey. uh, and of course the 1st congressional district in maine, colorado virginia and new mexico, or also other state and states that have voted in favor of kamala harris. but like i said earlier, american politics are never short of drama, so what twist and turns still lie ahead. that remains to be seen. donald trump is demanding that law enforcement act, investigate it, investigate allegations of mass cheating in pennsylvania, which is going to be likely the key swing state and this selection. it's a state that has voted for the winter of the presidential election in every election since 2008, one brock obama, one that one early reports coming out of that state. specifically, pennsylvania, a wildcard for the election said that both scanning machines had malfunction, making the republican candidates furious over a possible voter fraud, which has been anticipating to use these very expensive computers. and they've come

here even pennsylvania. they want to have an answer till 2 or 3 days from now. i think it's an actual loop. outrage give that's the case. so maybe it will be later, but it's a paper ballots and trash. they weren't paper ballots because the mail in was not working. the rep has been some irregularities reported in pennsylvania in the swing state, as we reported that voting equipment broke down. essentially the election ballot as scanners were no longer working in the various pull in stations. and that was due to a report of software malfunction in the electronic components system. now that is specifically in cambria and bedford, tony, the voting machines are just not scanning. we can accept the votes on the paper ballot. this is all over our county as far as i know, i'm not sure who else who would be affecting. um, i do know the systems are different throughout pennsylvania, so i know it's affecting camry accounts right now,

and it seems to be all getting rid of county now. the state has extended its voting hours due to this malfunction, but voters in pennsylvania are massively complaining about this issue. i mean, there was also photos circulating online, showing a line of voters that were held up because of this mall function of the voting machines. so it seems like it's been quite hectic in pennsylvania. yeah. and with things as close as they are between the 2 candidates i have we voted matters. so how's everything been going in other states in california has some claim that the states vote in system. there is easily susceptible to fraud and there was an ex user jordan henry who claimed that pulling station officials did not ask for his id card and that he was able to forward without his id. but it's not today, but i'm just saying it might not be you can verify it. but i'm just telling you it is. you can see my id, right? you can just verify my id. i mean, exactly. so it might be, might not,

might not be a bug. ok, they might not be the time you're saying the right to sign on the, you know, there were some reports also claiming that trump's name was not even on the 1st page on some ballots in california. in the older instances, the video was showcasing the kentucky motor that was trying to vote for trump in the voting machine, but he's vote was being changed to kamala harris and other footage a showed a border in new jersey concerned over the fact that his id was not when you were required and the addresses were not being verified. one id is passport and i will be at my major trouble hour uh right now where you live, they don't even check here or do they just search or for your address? it's kind of weird because i kind of waterfront, i think that sean brush road dash or are they no no id, ma'am?

no idea. no, i no wonder it's interesting or again, let's take a look at a video of a woman who claims to have and never really participated in elections. but somehow she finds out that she does have a record of voting in the system. has the mid term effort. all right, so i never tell us. oh my gosh. right. so i always hear someone in voted in your name and you can hear it in her voice. and in her reaction that she is genuinely shocked and the list of bizarre instances is quite long. so it can not really be ignored. i mean from pawleys stations and not being father to check people's identity to machines breaking down to people. find now that they've been bowden in the past selections, but somehow they weren't part of it. so the list where he goes on here and what can you tell us about these reports and those are for being organized by you fall last organizations. what settled about details were released on monday regarding fall. 1

left organizations be behind the fragile and follow the registrations that were dumped in several counties in pennsylvania as well as maricopa county in arizona. now in lancaster county, specifically in pennsylvania, at least 2500 ballot registrations, were in question. 60 percent of them turned out they were fraudulent and older counties, they also reported similar fraudulent activities. now the organization that is set to be behind all of this is also said to have worked with democratic candidates and also has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from democratic political committees. this 2018. now the more you look into it, the more questionable things get. there's also this donald trump impersonator committee and in las vegas who has reveals that now he needs the security team in all of the shows. and that was after he was cho biased, the citizen in hotel elevator for representing went from stands for. now in general,

it seems that the election process in the united states was not really going as smoothly. and we will have to wait and see how all of this will develop. earlier we spoke with dr. jack rasmus, who was a professor of economics and politics at st. mary's college of california. he says the democracy in the us is slipping away. spending money is a form of free speech, so you know, more free space. you got, the more money you spend, and that's open the floodgates to the elections in the us. and those are a lot of money. are buying the campaigns here. and then the main issue is a inflation in the economy. you know, prices have gone up under by and about 30 percent. and a lot of people, their wages haven't gone up and you know, they really hurting economically. economics is the number one issue number 2 issues probably democracy. people are beginning to fear. feel that democracy slipping away in the us to the republicans. a, you know,

that names the democrats in using the law to go after candidates and denying people access challenges to, to ballots, to, to run against them and questions a censorship. uh, to the democrats. they may have something else. it usually means the supreme court decisions, and a lot of hype about the trump and january 6th, 2021 event. but in general, people feel that, you know, there's a real crisis of democracy in the us. that the brewing avenue with cbs news says that trump is following quote hitler's playbook. as panic spreads among democratic aligned media outlets that kamala harris might actually lose the selection. it's a pure project. 2025 in miniature, in florida. and that kind of extreme sort of extremist right wing, fascist type government in florida. does that make it a more attractive plays out?

so they want some good news tonight i, i can feel the anxiety in the crowd. you're talking about the propaganda campaign and the play book of trump. so this is not new. this is not surprising. this is directly out of hitler's playbook. this is out of an an autocrat play book. this is a way to mean that the things that trump has done masterfully, frankly, is to get the entire uh, you know, to get a big part of the population to i believe that the games rate and to so this trust in public institutions and the free press while they get more on this panic and the main stream media, a more analysis on it is joining us as john couple as senior editor of outcome modeling analysis for issue insights. so john, thanks a lot for joining us on the program. i mean,

i want to ask you 1st about what you make of all this sort of hysteria and the mainstream media. now that the outcome looks like it's not aligning with what the polls said before, right. i mean, if we go back to when donald trump ran against hillary clinton back in 2016, the polls seem to say that clinton was going to, when trump took that election for himself, do you think we're looking at a repeat of that and what kind of reactions, do you think the liberals will have in that case? i think it's what you're seeing or, you know, not necessarily mainstream media, but just media in general because our, you know, our country now is pretty much divided. and this presidential election, you know, we're not running the national election, we're running basically $51.00 individual elections each state decides what it wants to do. and the media is, you know, generally been, you know,

of the mind that this was, you know, trumps to lose. and then it became harris's delusions. it became bumps to lose again. now harris's lives. again, the, it's, this is, this is far more than you know, just about how medias for training it. this is truly going to be impactful in terms of society, in terms of the selector it because there was a new, a feeling that harris goodwin and we'd have the 1st female president. we would have a female who had a jamaican father, the mother born in india. and you know, there was excitement building about that there was a belief that women were supported and it's important to know. we still don't have a winner and we've likely won't know who actually is one for several days. the, during that time there's a lot of introspection. you have a lot of analysis,

a lot of analysts from whether it's the, you know, the cnn's of the world or the fox news of the world where they're trying to figure out, what did they get right. what did they get wrong? but you know, it's not over yet. and so, you know, when you know whether it's hysteria or whether just there's a lot of people that are, that are unhappy, but they're unhappy with an outcome we do not yet know. and so i think people need to, uh, need to become a bit more importantly though, we pretty much know what the us senate is gonna look like in terms of the republicans retaking the senate. the house, it's a matter of will they keep the house? and then a, trump presidency has much more um, much more meaning and much more potential impact then a harris presidency with a republican senate. while you're absolutely right, i mean,

we can't count our eggs before they hatch. uh right now it's all speculation until the final result results come out of course, but i wanted to ask you about what you thought about some of the rhetoric coming out of the media, how it's affecting the, the voter base across the united states. because we've heard a lot of named calling throughout the selection. uh, specifically m s m b c. i mean, i could bring a few examples how they had counter posed footage of a nazi rally and 19 thirties with footage of a recent trump rally and one the m s. b c. host recently said that that florida is an extreme, fascist to the states. so what do you think this kind of rhetoric, what kind of effect it has on the beliefs and the minds of voters in the us? and i've been watching media a long time in many countries, including what was the ussr, and what is the russian federation today. and all countries have their lunatics.

all countries have their pundents, who's pending tree is all about excitement and all about the moment. and the gotcha and creating that, oh my god, moment here. did they really say that? does it help? no. it's, it's very, it's impactful. primarily because no longer do we have a audience, whether it's in the united states or the russian federation, or mostly, any country where long form where paying attention for more than 30 seconds or we're check talk and facebook and instagram, art people sources of information. their sources of entertainment, but they shouldn't be sources of information. and so it gives rise to the more outrages people are,

the more time they're going to get. and that outrages behavior isn't just, let's say, the liberal democrats left. it's also right, republicans and conservatives. so, you know, there's a, there's a vast spectrum of edc that gets a lot of attention and it's destructive, particularly for voters, particularly for young voters because young voters are, you're generally looking 2 adults and for guidance. and they're seeing how adults or, or you can for trade harbor train themselves, and it's not, it's not beneficial. it really is destructive how some of this punted tree and some of the outrages this on all sides has. you has gone to the point where it, it's, it's become clownish, but it keeps getting repeated repeated repeated, it gets into the, the east or, and then it just has

a destructiveness that last far longer than it should. it should be moments that to, oh wow, look at that. that was crazy. but then it just keeps being repeated and repeated. repeat this disruptive. no, i think that has a lot to do, probably with the extreme political polarization in the united states as well. i mean, both parties have said that they have contingency plans for if they end up losing the selection, right. and so i wanted to ask you what, what do you think would come out of these contingency plans that both parties have hinted at and do you think there, that there could be as a result of this kind of puller, a polarization, some sort of political violence to come after the result. well, you know, are there likely to be individuals or some groups that are rather than a political violence, how it goes that like physical violence will demonstrate or may do something,

you know, destructive, you know, a big could happen. um, and it is unfortunate, we are very much a, a divided nation. and when both parties are talking about their, their plan b or c or d or asked what they're really talking about are lawyers. they're talking about attorneys, they're talking about taking it to court, and that's basically, we have become a society where i don't agree with you. i'm going to court, i want you to do this and you don't want to do it. i'm going to court. you want to do it, i don't want you to do it. i'm going to court. and so in the political sphere, whether it's the, this members of the senate and the house taking the white house, the court, or the private sector, taking the administration to court with agency decisions that of what everyone is talking about in terms of their, their plans for if we don't get what we want, it isn't about violence per say. the 1st,

the 1st line is all about the lawyers and that's why both can page have have literally thousands of attorneys ready to go. and the money is already been raised and they are looking at everything and looking at every vote and as we've seen thus far, where we have $30.00 or so states being being called or projected. i think that's probably the better word as far as, rather than called because all the votes haven't been cashed yet. but you have them, you know, laying in, wait to see. where do we need to send the lawyers? well, it's sort of an arm and a the, an army of lawyers. uh huh. right. well, you know, when it comes to voters, i think it's safe to say that most of the time what motivates their decisions? the most are domestic issues, issues that affect their lives. personally,

of course, but you know, foreign policy issues around this selection a lot might, a lot of people might argue that they actually do affect people's lives personally . for example, the ukraine conflict has had a serious influence on the american economy. a serious impact. i mean, when israel began its latest military operation and gaza, we saw extreme amounts of protests in the united states against israel, uh, as, as well. so to what extent do you think these issues have an effect on the way that the american voters are voting in this election cycle? they are a part then, you know, russia, ukraine war, you know, is, is one what's happening and gaza. now what's happening and gaza may have, may have done more to impact the outcome of the election because of the fact you have large muslim communities, particularly palestinian communities in michigan and in some of those blue wall

states. and thus far, the numbers that are coming in are not particularly, you know, the, they're not good for vice president harris. and that's a reflection of president biden's policies with respect to what's happening and gaza, which is basically embrace anything and everything that the state of israel wants to do. so there's a cost to that in terms of the russian ukraine war. and it's not, as you know, there are, there are, you know, some areas in, in ohio where there's a, a large ukranian population. but, you know, generally it's, it's not an issue where, where voters are saying, well, i'm voting for this person or against this person because of their position on the rush you cream, we're because in reality i, the president trump wins,

vice president harris winds. neither of their, their strategies are going to be all that different because there's going to be one driver, any administration coming into office. what they don't want is to walk into office and have a war, or in this case have to directly or indirectly that they're involved in. they, they don't want that because it sucks all the political, oxygen, out of domestic and other foreign policy agendas. so both of these, these individuals, whoever, whoever wins and occupies the oval office on the 20th of january of 2025, they're going to be focusing on ending what's happening and gaza, ending what's happening russian and the russian ukraine war. and debt generally is going to mean that neither of the parties involved are going to be happy with the outcome. but the white house is going to basically try to for something, use every tool possible to get relevant parties, whether it's in,

in the case of the rush or ukraine war, china, brazil, india, turkey, uh, poland, germany, united kingdom and basically get them together and say, you need to put pressure to make this go away and they are really not, you know, the, at this point whoever is, whoever wins, it's not a matter of will what ever is crafted in gaza or in, in ukraine last was 10 years or last forever. it's about getting 2 years to the next mid term election because the in 2026, we're going to see a mini repeat of this because at that point, more republicans are up for re election and the senate. all the members of the house are all 435 members of the house, in generally, in a mid term. wherever occupies the white house,

that party loses seats. so if you're the president, your trump, for your, your hair as you're not going in and say, i've got 4 years to make russia ukraine go away to make gaza israel go away. i've got 2 years. and so that's really the calendar. and so, and then is going to bring to a forefront and make much more there's going to put a lot more energy, particularly with the congress. because in the congress, you've got a congress that still supports the state of israel. you've got a congress that is still supporting ukraine. however, as you mentioned about the expense, this is several $100000000000.00 that could be used for something else. and harris and trump would like to use it for something else. so there's going to be a lot of pressure. um, so, but i don't think there's going to be that much divergence from either one of them

. they're basically gonna say to their teams, and it is important if harris wins, the biden administration is going to be trying to do with it can during the 3 months it has left and president trump field perform. pres, drop is said. he not only believes he can craft the solution while he's present the left, but that he can do it in 24 hours. not certainly can do it, but that shows the energy that's behind it because he knows he does not want his 2nd and last term framed by 2 wars. he wants to be able to have a clean slate and get his agenda pass. all right, john, couple of senior editor of outcome modeling analysis for issue insight. thanks a lot for coming out of the program and sharing your perspective with us. thank you for the opportunity. it's no more preliminary results coming in right now. as the votes are being counted, only 2 states remaining gray at this moment,

meaning that votes are still being counted there. meanwhile, most of the map remains read with donald trump bleeding and the so called swing states like pennsylvania, georgia, michigan, and arizona, while harris is on track to secure vermont massachusetts, states like connecticut, rhode island, new york, new jersey, delaware, among many others. now donald trump is currently 25 electoral votes ahead is netting 230 versus 210 for kamala harris. but again, we need to remind our viewers that these are projections at the moment. then they're subject to change in the coming hours and it will take a while before the final results are officially posted. of course, we will be keeping you up to date, minute by minute, as mortalities emerge, and i will be canvassing it all right here in our special studio. so rachel, i'll hand it back to you. all right, donald, thank you and we'll be crossing back to throughout the morning here in the russian capital. just stay with us on our

t as there is much more still ahead. the a o actions in the united states are never short of drama, especially in recent cycles with books not even fully counted. and t for demonstrators have taken to the streets of seattle and a violent protest groups marched through the city, dressed in all black vandalizing of property and facing off with police. as classes are up to multiple antiques and members report of late arrested voting hours in the united states were extended in some states that says local authorities remain on constant alert with bomb threats report and they received at several stations in the city of jacksonville florida. suspicious package was found

at a busy pulling station, according to local media, police were quick on the scene. reopening it for waiting voters after making sure the area was safe. local authorities in pennsylvania and of georgia were also warns of potential bomb threats. the course of the last hour, multiple bomb threats had been called into pulling locations and municipal buildings across pennsylvania. 32 bomb threats at different holding locations. 332. we were able to clear 27 of them very quickly without the need for an evacuation. 5 of them, the polls were temporarily closed down at the poll managers request while we conducted the suite and they will reopen. all right, let's cross a live to probably die all former ambassador of india to morocco, to wait and former console general of india in new york invests are good to have

you on the program with us. a donald trump appears to be in the lead as the final votes are being accounted been your times is putting a likely trump victory. now at 92 percent. what are your thoughts? do you think it's still early to early to tell it was less than 4 times, but having me on your show. uh no, i think got the drum is surging ahead. and is there any significantly she is leading in or was ordered the 3 stage leading in pennsylvania, georgia, michigan, north carolina. and i did go to the and the results for nevada at mad you had started coming in. but the fact that he is bleeding in 6 out of the 7 swing states is very significant and that gives him the photos.