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. >> garrett: the candidates blitz battleground states as america suffers the worst week yet of the pandemic, the virus intensifying in 47 states. president trump rallies in pennsylvania, downplaying the uncontrolled threat. >> we're rounding the turn. >> garrett: joe biden in michigan takes a different path. >> we're going to beat this virus and we're going to get it under control. >> garrett: also tonight, americans surge to the poles, more than 90 million so far and counting. but there's concern about some mail-in ballots. new lockdowns loom in europe. in france, the city of lights goes dark. in turkey, a frantic search for earthquake survivors, plus our mireya villarreal has a border wall reality check. >> the wall is here. >> rup. >> reporter: new and old. >> yes. >> reporter: and they're still here. >> they're still here, they're coming across. >> garrett: and later. >> bond, james bond. >> garrett: remembering sean connery, the actor who put the double "o" in cool. >> now, about that honeymoon. >> this is the "cbs weekend news." >> garrett: good evening, everyone. i'm major garrett in

. >> garrett: the candidates blitz battleground states as america suffers the worst week yet of the pandemic, the virus intensifying in 47 states. president trump rallies in pennsylvania, downplaying the uncontrolled threat. >> we're rounding the turn. >> garrett: joe biden in michigan takes a different path. >> we're going to beat this virus and we're going to get it under control. >> garrett: also tonight, americans surge to the poles, more than 90 million so far and counting. but there's concern about some mail-in ballots. new lockdowns loom in europe. in france, the city of lights goes dark. in turkey, a frantic search for earthquake survivors, plus our mireya villarreal has a borde

a look again at how it's going and some of the night's a key battleground states is america waits with bated breath a.p. has called arizona with its 11 electoral college votes for joe biden let's take a look at the rest of the map here we see in the middle again most of those states taken by the president montana north dakota south dakota all the way down to texas and of course key states like california with its 55 electoral votes new york with its 29 electoral votes for joe biden but of course picking up the key states of south carolina and florida with 29 electoral votes let's go to the next graphic here for you and you can see that north carolina with its 15 electoral votes a key state in this fight for both candidates with 94 percent of the votes coming in the president with a slight lead there 50 point one percent to $48.00 a very razor thin win there. holds up let's go to the next graphic michigan 16 electoral votes up there for grabs again michigan one of the 3 blue all states in the midwest that donald trump was able to secure back in 2016 again for the 1st time in almost 30 y

biden slowly widening his leads in crucial battleground states. but when will americaour next president will be? >> we don't have a final declaration of victory yet. >> reporter: joe biden addressing a tense nation after another day of uncertainty in america. >> i know watching these vote tallies on tv moves very slower, slow, and -- as slow as it goes, it can be numbing. but never forget, the tallies aren't just numbers. they represent votes and voters. men and women who exercised their fundamental right to have their voice heard. >> reporter: this evening the former vice president and running mate, senator kamala harris, once again urged calm. >> we may be opponents but we're not enemies. we're americans. >> reporter: a clear path to victory remains in sight with biden on the precipice of a presidency. >> look, we both know tensions are high. let the process work out. as we count all the votes. you know, we're proving again what we've proved for 244 years in this country. democracy works. >> reporter: poll workers methodically counting around the clock to complete th

and i'm very mindful in your recent book, battlegrounds, you reflected on the health of america itself said the polarisation of america's polity is destructive. we need leaders who can bring us back together, generate confidence in our identity as americans. that is precisely what america lacks at this moment. i agree with you, stephen. i am very much encouraged, though, by president—elect biden‘s comments, which i think have been just dead on in terms of what's needed. and i think it's now it's time for all americans to help the elected president succeed. i mean, i think it's fine for us to be divided politically. a lot of people make a big deal about that. but if we were all united, we'd have a one—party system that sounds kind of like communist china to me. so i think it's ok for us to be divided politically, but we need leaders who will who will bolster and maintain our confidence in our democratic principles and institutions and processes. and sadly, the president's undermining those at the moment. i hear your words about president—elect biden, but i'm also mindful that he is not

presidents of the united states he has a narrow these over president donald trump in battleground states 4 days after america went to the polls the votes are still being counted and that process and several legal challenges by the trump campaign whereby zidan has spoken in an address to the nation saying that he's convinced he will win well he's ahead in pennsylvania pennsylvania nevada. and georgia so far by as it is projects itself 1264 electoral college votes trump meanwhile has 214 and a record is 207 say well by the needs to win in only one of those yellow undecided states to get over the line to become president sprog reynolds reports now from los angeles. joe biden took the stage looking weary but full of confidence we don't have a final declaration of victory yet but the numbers tell us it's clear to us a clear and convincing story we're going to win this race. by now leads donald trump in pennsylvania by a significant margin and a narrow one in georgia he also remains ahead in nevada and arizona as vote counting continues and what's becoming clear each hour is that record number of americans of all

the eternal battleground state of america and trymaine lee in north carolina, another key state in the sunbelt, also determinative of the u.s. senate. so let's begin with peter alexander at the white house and, peter, it seems as if for the trump campaign, today is a two-state strategy. while they see how long it goes, meaning they seem to be very focused on florida, north carolina today. votes will get today to see how important pennsylvania becomes later in the week. >> chuck, you're exactly right. i spoke to a person with direct knowledge of the campaign operations who tells me they feel good about florida, north carolina and georgia right now but expressed real concerns about the turnout operations taking place right now for the trump campaign in pennsylvania. this person telling me that pennsylvania was not as prepared as it should be in a state that could decide the presidency. also saying that when you rely, you bank your entire campaign effort on election day turnout. you have to ask folks if they are willing to stand in line for a couple of hours to deliver that vote on your b

gun and together with the incredible people of pennsylvania we have made america powerful again our military. in the battleground state of michigan democratic candidate joe biden was joined by his ex boss former u.s. president barack obama. i will never raise the white flag of surrender we're going to beat this virus or we're going to get it under control and the 1st step to doing that is donald trump. obama aims to help deliver biden a victory in a state that trump won by a razor thin margin 4 years ago along with the experience to get things done joe biden has concrete plans and policies that will turn our vision of a better fairer stronger country into reality. campaigning enters its home stretch as a record number of americans are predicted to turn out. in west africa violence has marred the presidential election in ivory coast opposition parties who boycotted the vote say several people were killed in clashes on polling day on saturday police fired tear gas during demonstrations against the current leader and a sign with tara he was running for a 3rd term which the opposition says is unconstitutional. and c

the 46th president of the united states he has a narrow lead over donald trump in battleground states 4 days after america went to the polls the votes are still being counted and the protests and several legal challenges by the trump campaign rob reynolds reports from los angeles. joe biden took the stage looking weary but full of confidence we don't have a final declaration. of victory yet but the numbers tell us it's clear.

president trump and joe biden are on a battleground blitz before tomorrow. their final message before america decides. >>> interstate incident when a so-called trump train swarms a biden group. why the president said they did nothing wrong. >>> prince william said he had coronavirus earlier this year. his reason for not telling the public. public. >>> good morning. good to be with you, i'm anne marie green. we begin with the mad dash to election day. president trump has planned five rallies in four key battleground states. joe biden will stop in ohio before returning to pennsylvania to barn storm the state. skyler is in washington. very busy today, what's their closing message as they continue their frenzied campaign schedule? >> good morning. bth of these men with certainly confident in the final stretch. for the president, it is rhetoric along the campaign trail. touting what he's done for the economy and in his view what his administration has done for the coronavirus. biden's camp is critical about the presidential's response. saying this election is about the soul of the nation. >> both

gun and together with the incredible people of pennsylvania we have made america powerful again our military. in the battleground state of michigan democratic candidate joe biden was joined by his ex boss former u.s. president barack obama. i will never raise the white flag of surrender we're going to beat this virus or we're going to get it under control and the 1st step to doing that is donald trump. obama aims to help deliver biden a victory in the state that trump won by a razor thin margin 4 years ago along with the experience to get things done joe biden has concrete plans and policies that will turn our vision of a better fairer stronger country into reality. campaigning enters its home stretch as a record number of americans are predicted to turn out. in west africa violence has marred the presidential election in ivory coast opposition parties who boycotted the vote say several people were killed in clashes on polling day on saturday police fired tear gas during demonstrations against the current leader and the son of a tara he was running for a 3rd term which the opposition says is unconstitutional. an

the 46th president of the united states he has a narrow lead over donald trump in battleground states 4 days after america went to the polls the votes are still being counted and protests and several legal challenges by the trump campaign rob reynolds reports from los angeles. joe biden took the stage looking weary but full of confidence we don't have a final declaration of victory yet but the numbers tell us it's clear to us a clear and convincing story we're going to win this race. by now leads donald trump in pennsylvania by a significant margin and a narrow one in georgia he also remains ahead in and arizona as vote counting continues and what's becoming clear each hour is that record number of americans of all races faith religions chose change over more of the same they've given us a mandate for action on covert economy climate change systemic racism. biden called for healing after a bitter and rancorous campaign let's put the anger the demonisation behind us it's time for us to come together as a nation to heal it's not going to be easy we have to try the trump campaign launched a barrage of lawsui

has been a sort of shuffling of the board and people should understand that georgia, as america's newest battleground, is just that. it is a battleground that they need to fight for every vote. and we're going through, again, a pandemic, and we're talking about christmas and thanksgiving and hanukkah and kwanzaa and new year's. and so conventional wisdom should not -- people should not rest and rely on that. it should not inform your campaign strategy in this particular moment. this is a fight, and it's going to be a battle for every single georgi georgian, every single eligible georgi georgian's vote. >> i want to finish with this because this is really key. nse, you're doing fantastic work. there's lots of organizations down there doing great work. people all around the country right now are still gripping their table saying, how could i help georgia? if you don't live in georgia and you're watching this right now and you want to be a part of helping ossoff and warnock, what do you suggest people outside of the state do? >> what i will say is that the enemies of progress have always had more money

battleground states. >> there is only one party in america that opposes voter id. that opposes verifying signatures, citizenship, residency, eligibility. there is only one party in america trying to keep observers out of the count room. that is the democrat party. >> william barr has authorized federal prosecutors to pursue investigations into election irregularities but in a letter sent to prosecutors seen by reuters, he asks them not to chase claims that are far-fetched or fanciful. our reporter is in washington dc. trump still pursuing legal strategies. bring us up-to-date. reporter: the republican party said they will start the process of gathering evidence from people that will form affidavits will go to court. they have lodged action in pennsylvania, saying there was a problem with the way the constitution was applied because they say in some counties, voters were treated differently. the use of the constitution is important because they believe this case among others will eventually make it to the supreme court and if there is a constitutional question, the

america. it's all down to the battleground states ahead of tuesday's the u.s. presidential election. donald trump is holding a rally in north carolina as he goes on a well when blitz of 5 different states. in iowa he painted more gloomy pictures of was a biden presidency could look like the biden herons 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 you've never seen he wants to raise your taxes and you know him he has no clue he's shot ok he's got the guy has a total who you know it i know it we're all trying to be nice but i know i'm also for a while he's not a nice guy joe biden is in pennsylvania trump won the all important swing state by less than half a percent in 2016 bought in people to come out and vote against trump this time last time donald trump ran he won the state by 44000 vote so every single vote matters the power to part of change a structure is literally your hands i don't care how hard donald trump drives there is not enough it

clive myrie sent this report from the key battleground state of pennsylvania. americaotes by the campaigns is now over on this election day. and norb dotzel, who helps run a family quarry business in rural pennsylvania, is adamant his voice will be heard. he'll vote in person. he doesn't want to risk a mail—in ballot, despite coronavirus. how you doing? not too bad. good, good. bottom line is, you just don't trust them? i don't trust them, no. i don't trust them. no. and i'm not a conspiracy theorist or anything like that. ijust wanted to know... i'm going to go do it the way i always did it. they have all these safety protocols in place, six feet, wear the mask, all that stuff. if they're so sure that works, why shouldn't i be sure it works? studies show republicans are more likely to want to vote in person than democrats, whose worries about covid—19 have seen an extraordinary rise in mail—in votes. your voice matters, and it will only be heard if you vote. whatever the method, the urge to vote has been heard loud and clear. in an election that pits two very differen

. >> so for all practical purposes we elect the president from the battleground states of the americaeporter: it starts on the campaign trail n. 2016 two-thirpdz of presidential campaign events were concentrated in these six electorally competitive states because campaign strategists were convinced those states could decide the election. >> i used to live in ohio. the candidates came there all the time. i moved to california. biden didn't come here. trump didn't come here. they don't come here. >> reporter: the influence of battleground states extends beyond the ballot box. they're likely to receive more federal grants and disaster declarations, but there might be a bipartisan solution that preserves states' rights and enshure ensures that every vote counts. the national popular vote interstate compact. it's a mouthful, i know. it proposes each state's electors would be awarded to the winner of the national popular vote not the states' popular vote. >> i think the proposal is quintessentially fair. it basically sets up the situation where you campaign in all 50 states and each side ge

and supporters of a president trying to take to the streets across america demanding vote recounts in battleground states and there's a role reversal with team trumpet using the democrats of stealing the 2020 votes for years after the opposition called into doubt the republican election when. broadcasting live to referee studios moscow this is our team international and i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us let's get right to it with some breaking news this hour a peace agreement has been reached between armenia russia and azerbaijan to end hostilities over the disputed not going to cut about region russian president vladimir putin announced the ceasefire earlier he would meet today as a bridge and president army as prime minister nicola and russia have signed the declaration announcing the cease fire and stopping combat in nagorno-karabakh conflict zone. joins me in the studio with the latest ilya this is a big deal. has been going on for decades but it seems right now there might be an end possibly to hostilities let me know what's going on so far what do you know well sean clearly

president trump is going to do better on election day in almost every battleground state in america.s just, i don't think valerie would even disagree with that. so the question is going to be, what does -- what do those three buckets look like at the end of the day? the trump campaign thinks they've got enough out there today to put into the third bucket to win the election. >> all right. reince and valerie, thank you. looking forward to spending the night with both of you tonight. bring your pajamas and a pillow. >> thank you, gayle. >> i'm very excited about tonight. thank you both. cbs news will bring you election results in a primetime special tonight, cbs news 2020. election night: america decides. norah o'donnell is leading our coverage. i'll join her along with margaret brennan, john dickerson and ed o'keefe. it starts at 6:30. >> starts at 6:30. no end time. >>> ahead -- how security is being beefed up across the country amid concerns about potential protests over the elec real progress? when you're affected by schizophrenia, >>> more news from cbs election headquarters will

president of the united states he has a narrow lead over president donald trump in battleground states 4 days after america went to the polls the votes are still being counted amid protests and several legal challenges by the trump camp. and biden has spoken in an address to the nation saying that he's convinced he'll win he's ahead in pennsylvania nevada and georgia so far biden is projected to have won 264 electoral college votes from past 214 remember the number acquired is 270 bible needs to win in only one of the undecided states to get over the line rob reynolds reports from los angeles. joe biden took the stage looking weary but full of confidence we don't have a final declaration. of victory yet but the numbers tell us it's clear to us a clear and convincing story we're going to win this race. by now leads donald trump in pennsylvania by a significant margin and a narrow one in georgia he also remains ahead in nevada and arizona as vote counting continues and what's becoming clear each hour is that record number of americans of all races faiths religions chose change over more of the same they've g

we were the only firm in america to be within a three point margin of error in all of the battlegroundollsters might say yes, they might have got biden‘s lead wrong, but potentially, when the vote is finished, they picked the right quy- finished, they picked the right guy. you are able to say you got the margin a little better. but in the end, if these trends continue, you picked the wrong quy- continue, you picked the wrong guy. know, that is not the way we measure it. we measure it state— by—state we measure it. we measure it state—by—state and it is amazing how those guys shift the goalposts. because in 2016, when i had the right prediction overall, they said some of the states were not as accurate. they keep changing the goalposts, but the fact is the nation has lost faith in what they do and not what i do. they are talking about our poles as being the most accurate. you talk about goalposts, but for the public, the goalposts is very, very simple. who wins?|j think very, very simple. who wins?” think the goalpost is erased within a race, which is what we had. well, we don't know th

america. president trump and joe biden racing across battleground states.heir closing arguments in the final hours of their campaigns. the president holding five rallies in four key states today, telling voters in pennsylvania, if he wins there, he wins, quote, the whole thing. the president making news on the eve of the election, strongly hinting at a rally that he could fire dr. fauci after election day. the crowd cheering. tonight, joe biden traveling to ohio and pennsylvania. he plans to visit scranton, too, where he lived as a boy. saying, it's time for donald trump to pack his bags and go home. arguing, we must unite the country and we must get the virus under control. tonight, the historic early vote in this pandemic. more than 97 million ballots already cast. >>> the path

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america. president trump and joe biden racing across battleground states. their closing arguments in the final hours of their campaigns. the president holding five rallies in four key states today, telling voters in pennsylvania, if he wins there, he wins, quote, the whole thing. the president making news on the eve of the election, strongly hinting at a rally that he could fire dr. fauci after election day. the crowd cheering. tonight, joe biden traveling to ohio and pennsylvania. he plans to visit scranton, too, where he lived as a boy. saying, it's time for donald trump to pack his bags and go home. arguing, we must unite the country and we must get the virus under control. tonight, the historic early vote in this pandemic. more than 97 million ballots already cast. >>> the path to 270 electoral votes, and tonight, there's a reason joe biden and president trump are visiting pennsylvania. why that state is so crucial this time. also tonight, we'll take you through the scenarios. what happens if president trump wins florida, what's his path from there? and

. >> good evening, everyone day three in america's election drama a drawn out count across five battleground states tonight still leaving the door to victory open for both joe biden and donald trump. although the passage is considerably more narrow right now for the president. all day we have been watching tiny margins between the two men, especially in georgia, arizona and nevada but for biden a victory in just pennsylvania could clinch him the 270 electoral votes he needs for victory. our team is fanned out. we want to start with chuck todd at the map to show us exactly where things stand at this hour. >> lets's go to the pennsylvania where the president, count is coming in more quickly today. we started the day, the president was leading by about 150,000 votes and as more ballots had been counted that lead has shrunk basically in half the question is how many more ballots are we going to see tonight or some tomorrow morning we do think maybe some of them -- we know there's still a decent chunk of vote there in philadelphia that's likely to benefit the vice president. we know in all these

america. president trump and joe biden racing across battleground states. their closing arguments in the final hours of their campaigns. the president holding five rallies in four key states today, telling voters in pennsylvania, if he wins there, he wins, quote, the whole thing. the president making news on the eve of the election, strongly hinting at a rally that he could fire dr. fauci after election day. the crowd cheering. tonight, joe biden traveling to ohio and pennsylvania. he plans to visit scranton, too, where he lived as a boy. saying, it's time for donald trump to pack his bags and go home. arguing, we must unite the country and we must get the virus under control. tonight, the historic early vote in this pandemic. more than 97 million ballots already cast.

america home. >>> president trump's battleground blitz includes two stops in michigan, first in traverse city andd ford's place. he closed out there 230four yea ago. mail-in ballots are being processed. michigan is one of the states they can't start counting until election day. how long will it take place? >> check this out. 52,000 absentee ballots here in this room today. they cannot start counting them until tomorrow morning. but for the first time ever they can start preprocessing them today. here is what that means. they can begin opening these envelopes. right over here we've got folks hard at work at the electronic letter opener, college grads, identical twins, by the way, helping out. then these envelopes go to these good folks over here, about 50 election workers, taking out secrecy sleeves from these envelopes. they are going to be checking that the ballot number on the ballot stub matches the number on the envelope. that's john and alma here working it hard. then those secrecy sleeves will go away. they are going to be sealed until tomorrow morning when there's a lot of work left to do.

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