everything you care about, everything i care about and have worked for is at stake. >> and cecilia vega with us tonight from cleveland. obviously, relief within the clinton campaign with the fbi's announcement. but you're learning some real frustration with the fbi director? >> reporter: they are frustrated. the initial announcement from james comey couldn't have come at a worse time for hillary but now they're looking ahead to the big rally tomorrow, a final passing of the torch. >> cecilia vega, in ohio. thank you. >>> donald trump did not directly address the fbi announcement, but his campaign did and quickly. tom llamas is in michigan tonight. >> reporter: tonight, with news of the fbi's announcement breaking, donald trump's jet parked on a runway in minnesota. when he finally sticking to the script. >> real change also means restoring honesty to government. first thing you should do is get rid of clinton. >> reporter: no mention of director comey's latest bombshell. but the campaign now attacking him. >> i thought, he's mishandled the investigation from the >> reporter: as trump's

but now they're looking ahead to the big rally tomorrow, a final passing of the torch. >> cecilia vega, in ohio. thank you. >>> donald trump did not directly address the fbi announcement, but his campaign did and quickly. tom llamas is in michigan tonight. >> reporter: tonight, with news of the fbi's announcement breaking, donald trump's jet parked on a runway in minnesota. sticking to the script. >> real change also means restoring honesty to government. first thing you should do is get rid of clinton. >> reporter: no mention of director comey's latest bombshell. but the campaign now attacking him. >> i thought, he's mishandled the investigation from the begin. >> reporter: as trump's march to election day winds down, his supporters out in force. in iowa, excitement in the air. >> we're two days away. >> reporter: overnight in nevada, a scare. the republican nominee spotting a protester in the crowd. >> we have one of those guys from the hillary clinton campaign. >> reporter: less than a minute later, secret service agents rushing. sources tell abc news law enforcement jumped into act

>> cecilia vega leading us off tonight. cecilia, thank you. >>> as you saw there, as hillary clinton flies across the country, deploying her army or surrogates, tonight, donald trump with his own surrogates, too, and many of them with the same last name. the trump children, out making the case for their father, as they have since day one. abc's tom llamas on donald trump's closing argument. >> reporter: donald trump today taking florida by storm, urging supporters to fight like underdogs. >> pretend we're slightly behind. you got to get out. we don't want to blow this. >> reporter: trump casting this election as the final battle for the heart and soul of america. >> the future lies with the dreamers, not the cynics, not the critics, certainly not the media. aye. we are asking for the vote of every american who believes this race as a family enterprise, and that's how he's ending it, as well. his children out today, campaigning in five key states. ivanka trump with three stops in north carolina. in detroit, don jr. pushing th

even the men were happy. >> and cecilia vega joins us from las vegas tonight. and cecilia, president obama today campaigning for hillary clinton, but also weighing in on fbi director james comey, who, of course, went public just days before the election, saying they were looking at newly discovered e-mails that may or may not be significant. here's what the president said. >> you know, when there are investigations, we don't operate incomplete information, we don't operate on leaks. >> cecilia, you heard the president say there, we don't operate on incomplete information. was this aimed at the fri director? >> reporter: david, it sounds like it. but the insinuation right there, the president is not happy. tonight, the white house is trying to downplay these comments, saying nothing has changed from the president's initial plan to neither criticize nor defend comey on this one. david? >> cecilia vega leading us off >>> as you saw there, as hillary clinton flies across the country, deploying her army or surrogates, tonight, donald trump with his own surrogates, to

>> cecilia vega there in north carolina. cecilia, thank you. hillary clinton and that 24-hour swing coast to coast. mr. and mrs. trump both out there today. but tonight, for everyone at home, it really all about this map. the path to 270. jonathan karl has been crunching the numbers. new polls out just as we're on the air tonight you a new hope for both of them. >> reporter: absolutely. if you look at where we are overall, david. hillary clinton, red states favor donald trump. right now, she has enough, just by holding those blue states, to get to 270. look at the top of the map, donald trump at 204 with his red states. he needs more. but here's where the hope is for both of them. first of all, the state of florida is where the hillary clinton team is most confident. they believe based on the early vote, they can win florida. that would effectively end this race. they have a new poll out today in georgia that shows a tie race. as for donald trump, they see hope you in even in new hampshire. both have been solidly democrat. both are trending tow

>> cecilia vega with us again tonight. cecilia, thank you. >>> we turn to other news on a monday night, and next, to georgia here, and to the verdict trial. justin ross harris arriving in the courtroom to hear his fate. facing murder charges in the death of his 22-month-old son in the backseat of the family suv. the jury delivering the harshest verdict, finding him guilty of deliberate murder and seven other charges. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: for a good number of stressed out parents watching this trial, there was something uncomfortably relatable to justin ross harris's claim that he accidently left his son in cooper harris died in 2014. >> we find the defendant guilty >> reporter: but a jury in georgia tonight is siding with many other parents who will never understand how this father forgot his son. harris sat nearly stone-faced as jurors convicted him of murder, cruelty to children and other charges that will likely send him to jail for life. they deliberated for more than three days, and asked to see th

and that is where she will be watching ret tonight, david. >> cecilia vega with us tonight. cecilia, thank you. we saw hillary clinton voting today. donald trump, too, with his wife, melania. he was out of sight for most of the day. his campaign did file a legal complaint over voting in nevada. and trump did a phone call with fox news. still refusing to say if he would accept tonight's results. whatever they might be, we'll see as the night progresses, but abc's tom llamas on the final 24 hours of the trump campaign. >> reporter: today, amid cheers donald trump walking in to the polling station to vote for himself. on the biggest day of his life, is he nervous? >> not nervous. very excited. it's a great opportunity. >> thank you. >> reporter: ivanka trump there, as well. the billionaire signing his name. casting his vote, even sneaking a peek at melania's ballot. >> so, who did you vote for? >> tough decision. >> reporter: in the final hours, um ever. >> this is not the sound of a second place finisher, that i can tell you. >> reporter: firing up his supporters. >> we are jus

all we do know is she is at home in chappaqua. >> cecilia vega with us tonight. cecilia, thank you. so, let's get to some of the reasons why the map looks like this tonight. and abc's jonathan karl is with us. and jon, you were saying that donald trump would have to sweep the battlegrounds, particularly in the rust belt, which is essentially what he did last night. so, what drove this? >> reporter: well, first of all, it wasn't the attributes of the candidate. when asked, who is most qualified, voters actually said that hillary clinton was more qualified than donald trump by a big margin, 52%, hillary clinton, just 38%, donald trump. in fact, more voters thought that she was more honest and trust wore think than him. but what mattered most to voters is who would bring needed change. 39% said that was the most important thing for them, and of those voters, 83% voted for donald trump, just 14% for hillary clinton. and then there's demographics. look, this was a big turnout for the rural vote. rural voters, for instance, in pennsylvania, 71% for donald trump. and then the biggest group

>> cecilia vega, thank you. >>> and this is all about the battlegrounds. which is why clinton will be in ohio tonight. donald trump already in ohio, his numbers showing strength there. he needs ohio and several other swing states to break through any clinton firewall. trump visiting ten states in three days now. tom llamas is with the trump campaign. >> reporter: tonight, donald trump landing in battleground ohio. putting this question to the crowd of cheering fans. >> who has voted? whoa. not great. but you're saving it for november 8th, i think, right? it's all right. you want to be traditional, right? >> reporter: trump on a sprint to the finish. planning to hit ten states in three days. and overnight in north carolina, trump drawing a crowd of more than 17,000. surrounding himself with decorated veterans, and attacking hillary clinton. >> you know, when i look at these great admirals and these great generals and these great medal of honor recipients behind me. to think of her being their boss, i don't think so. and you know, they're incredible patriots

it is worth it. >> and cecilia vega is with us tonight. and cecilia, we are learning reach out to president-elect donald trump, he called hillary clinton after her concession speech? >> reporter: he did, david, right after that speech. and he thanked her for her years of public service. the big question tonight, what happens to hillary clinton next? her aides are not giving us any clues as to what her plans are. she may not even know that for tonight, david. all we do know is she is at home in chappaqua. >> cecilia vega, thank you. let's get to some of the reasons why the map looks like this on the. jon karl, you wer the battlegrounds, particularly in the rust belt, which is essentially what he did last night. so, what drove this? >> reporter: well, first of all, it wasn't the attributes of the candidate. when asked who is most qualified, voters actually said that hillary clinton was more qualified than donald trump by a big margin, 52%, hillary clinton, just 38%, donald trump. more voters thought she was honest and trustworthy than him. b