. >> reporter: and i'm clayton morris live at mack's on route 8 cafe in butler, pennsylvania, after 576 days on the campaign trail. the historic race for the white house coming to a close today. today is the day that america elects our next president. >> it sure is. finally we made it. polls begin opening in less than an hour. more than 46 million americans though have already cast ballots in early voting. >> reporter: and as a tradition, voters cast midnight ballots in three new hampshire towns with donald trump taking the lead in those new hampshire towns. >> and we have live fox news team coverage for you covering every angle you could possibly want for this election day. >> that's right. out here in pennsylvania let's begin with john roberts who's back in new york city and donald trump's fight for the finish. good morning, john. >> reporter: clayton, heather, good morning to you. donald trump will be casting his ballot here at new york city at

clayton morris is talking with them live at mack's route 8 cafe in butler, pennsylvania. so what are they talking about? >> reporter: well, they want pancakes and they want waffles. it's 4:00 in the morning. gearing up for a long day. a long slog. back here in pennsylvania in my home state. haven't been back to the western part of the state. this is trump country right here in western pennsylvania. i'm here with larry, he is the vice chair of the republican national committee. larry, the last election it was a landslide win for mitt romney. there was a lot of anger looking at some of the exit polls in this part of the country. what do you see today? >> i see it's going to be a landslide for donald trump. butler county is probably one of the most red if not the most red counties in western pennsylvania and we've been working hard since the past several months. we're going to bring the vote out for donald trump and bring the vote out for america. >> you think it's going to be a long night tonight? >> i think it's going to be. i think it's going to be very close, a long nigh

. >> i'm clayton morris, everyone. thanks for starting your day with us. we are on the doorstep of election day. both donald trump and hillary clinton on the doorstep. >> key trump hitting six key battleground states while clinton hits seven holding the final rally with both the president and first lady. >> live team coverage this morning. kristen fisher following reaction from the clinton cam. >> but we begin with matt who is live in ann arbor, michigan. team trump slamming hillary clinton and the fbi. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, everyone and everyone at home. in the final hours donald trump's campaign is blitzing what's become the critical state of michigan. donald trump has made a substantial dent in clinton's lead here. her lead dropping from 11 to 4 points according to the real clear average. if donald trump wants to win the white house he's got to win over a traditionally blue state, and that might just be michigan. at a rally of several,000 people last night, trump told the crowd clinton is guilty of corruption and will lose michi

i am clayton morris. 30 minutes after the hour.ald trump has two hires borned. >> top allies filling key roles as his has becabinet takes shap. >> these appointments are a clear sign president trump is trying to extend an olive branch while still staying true to his base. he said in a statement bannon and priebus will continue what they did during the campaign working as equal partners to transform the federal government making it more effective and productive. here is the communications director jason miller. >> we have roles on the campaign we had a vat team powerful people who spoke their minds who knew how to get things done. i know the president elect respects boast of the council. >> that was jason miller. got the names confused. reince priebus head of the rnc picked for chief of staff. well laked in the beltway. close to house speaker paul ryan. posted this congratulatory tweet. i am excited forreince priebus. >> steve bannon was campaign ceo will be senior council and leader of the far right movement and head of breitbart m

i am clayton morris. it is 31 minutes after the hour.consin election officials set to kickoff the recount. >> president elect donald trump calling it a scam and blasting hillary clinton's involvement. >> kristin fisher is live with that. >> the trump transition team is calling this recount effort led by jill stein and joined by clinton nothing more than a scam. listen to what the incoming chief of staff reince priebus said about it yesterday. >> total and complete hypocritical joke that the group of people that thought they were nervous about president elect trump not conceding are the people conducting recounts and states won over 68,000 votes. >> even bernie sanders is conceding these recount will likely change little. >> they are taking place. the green party has the legal right to do it. they have recounts probably almost every election there's a recount. no one expects there to be profound change. there's nothing wrong with going through the process. >> that process will start later this morning when the wisconsin election commissio

i am clayton morris. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting your day with us. the election so close you can almost reach out and pull the voting lever. >> right. both donald trump and hillary clinton in the fight to the finish. we have team fox coverage this morning. >> we have make emanuel following the clinton camp. but first we have john roberts live for us in sarasota, florida. donald trump looks to break that tie in the sunshine state. not really an important state there. not at all. >> not at all. only 29 lek terrelectoral votes biggest battle ground state. let's look at the way the early voting wrapped up nearly 7 million people cast ballots so far in the state of florida. up 4.3 million in 2012. they had longer to vote 14 days as opposed to 8 back in 2012. th there is a pool around 2 and a half million people left. it's an all out battle today to get the voters out to the polls. tomorrow not only that but of course all of the voters left in the battle ground state across the country. that's why donald trump split five dates a rally that was supposed to

we have some names to brag. >> clayton morris in pennsylvania. abby huntsman in florida. seth is in ohio. >> it's exit issues. pundits and pancakes on this final day. today is the day we go vote, folks. >> clayton is making food in the shape of an f, an o and an x. >> i did see that. >> that was pete. i just saw a guy. there it is. >> fantastic. >> that pancake is x-rated. >> by the way, who ordered the x? is that on the menu. >> after 575 days of relentless campaigning. it's election day. donald trump and hillary clinton making the final pitches after midnight and throughout today. it's time for the american people to have their say. >> we have fox team coverage. mike emanuel is covering the clinton camp in chappaqua, new york. >> john roberts is covering donald trump here in new york city. good morning. >> reporter: ainsley, steve, brian, good morning to you. the polls open here at ps 59 a couple of seconds ago. people are filing in to cast their ballots. donald trump will be here about 10:00 this morning to vote for himself. it's got to be -- cast a vote for yourself fo

i am clayton morris. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting your day with us. we begin with a fox news alert. >> riots erupting over president elect donald trump's victory. (chanting) >> thousands of protestors flooding the streets across the country. some even burning flags all because they didn't get their way. >> patricia stark joins us with this. >> freedom up in flames. a rioter setting fair to an american flag one of many disturbing protests playing out across the country. the images igniting outrage. many saying the violence from demonstrators goes against the very spirit of the democracy they are claiming to defend. >> the burning of the flag, these protests are ignorant and hateful acts. that flag speaks to rights not results. it is like saying i like going to baseball games but only if we score. >> they shouted profanities and chanting not our president. sheriff david clark tweeting these radical anarchists must be quelled. there's no legitimacy to the will of the people. >>> thousands of high school students and teaches walked out of classes and rall

i am clayton morris. >> i am heather childers. we have a developing story. fox news alert for you.ice officers under attack. the 5th shot in just three-days. >> this time a wayne state university officer in detroit shot in the head the fear of copycat attacks now filtering across law enforcement across the country. >> jackie ibanez is here now with brand new developments. >> good morning. another horrific disturbing reminder how dangerous it is to protect our streets. canine officer colin rose now out of surgery clinging to life after being shot in the head a few blocks from campus. davis taken into custody around 10:00 last night ending a 3 hour manhunt. they are working closely with the department police department. officer rose approached a man after a string of car break ins. they found the officer shot in the street. >> he is a tremendous officer very young, very proactive. one of the best k-9 officers in the midwest or the country. >> last night's shooting coming after a string of clib brat attacks on the badge. officers shot in sanibel, florida and gladstone, missouri follow

. >> i am clayton morris. >> it is half past the hour.he doj is one week out from the election. >> they are using all necessary resources as hillary clinton insists there's nothing to see her in the new trove of e-mails found on the lap top of anthony weiner. kristin fisher is following the rapidly moving investigation. >> with one week to gos she repeatedly tried to make the case the fbic has no case. she invited fbi agents to keep on digging. >> i am sure they will reach the same conclusion they did when they looked at my e-mails for the last year. there is no case here. >> most people decided a long time ago what she think about this. now what people are focused on is choosing the next president and commander-in-chief of the united states of america. >> clinton could be campaigning in another battle ground state. meanwhile several top surrogates will be on the campaign trail today. president obama and president obama and former president bill clinton. you can expect all of them to hit fbi director james comey really hard. they are scou

. >> i am clayton morris. it is 32 minutes after the hour.en dead after a horrific school bus crash in chattanooga. >> the driver 24-year-old walker charged overnight of vehicular homicide. dozens of elementary students inside. >> we need a unit to come up here stand by these kids so they don't walk off the ones injured. >> the school bus was packed with children when it crashed. sadly multiple children lost their lives in that horrific crash. 35 children from wood more elementary school were on board this school bus when it veered off the road flipped over and wrapped around this tree. five children were killed at the scene. another died at the local hospital. it took hours to remove all of those stuck inside the twisted and mangled wreckage. 23 students were hospitalized from the wreckage. one child that survived blames the bus driver. a 24-year-old man who was behind the wheel of the bus is now under arrest and talking to police. speed may have contributed to the crash. he faces multiple charges. >> he is charged with five counts of vehicu

. >> and i'm clayton morris. it is 32 minutes now after the hour. begin with this fox news alert.ers under attack across the country. >> one of them a veteran officer in san antonio murdered execution style. >> let's get right to killy wright live with new information on this. good morning. >> good morning, a tragic and disturbing day for police in san antonio. a massive manhunt is now under way for a suspect who shot and killed 50-year-old detective benjamin marconi. marconi was sitting in his cruiser, writing a ticket, when a gunman drove up behind him in a black sedan, then walking over to his window and shooting him twice in the head. the deliberate and violent daytime ambush sending shockwaves through the city. >> it's time for senseless violence is unacceptable. >> most families will be celebrating the holidays, sapd will be burying one of its own because of an ultimate act of cowardice by a suspect who will be caught and brought to justice. >> san antonio police say they're questioning a person of interest who has not been identified as a suspect. police now asking for help

. >> i am clayton morris. >> thank you for starting with us. tragedy is going to see at least 6 children dead after a a horrific school bus crash in chattanooga. >> the driver anthony walker charged overnight with vehicular homicide. the majored bus wrapped around a tree with dozens of elementary students inside. >> i need a unit to come up here stand by the kids so they don't walk off the ones that are injured. >> kelly wright is here with breaking developments for us this morning. >> good morning. the school bus was packed with children when it crashed. sadly multiple children lost their lives in this horrific crash. 25 children were wood morrell elementary school was on the bus when it veered off the road flipped over and wrapped around a tree. 6 children were -- five children were killed at the scene. district attorney said another died at a local hospital. it took hours to remove

i am clayton morris. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting your day with us.te it as always. wisconsin election officials are set to kickoff a recount. >> president elect donald trump calling it a scam and blasting hillary clinton's involvement. kristin fisher is live in washington with all of the details. >> the election is not over yet. >> we thought it was almost. here's the deal over the last 24-hours mr. trump has gone on a twitter tirade. his longest since becoming the president elect. he posted

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i am clayton morris. >> i am heather childers. brand new week, thank you for starting it with us.rump getting down to business. >> two top allies filling key roles as his administration takes shape. >> kristin phillips live for us. >> good morning, kristin. >> good morning. these are two of the most important selections president obama had to make chief of staff and chief strategists. he choose them from opposite ends of the republican party. priebus will continue the effective leadership team they formed during the campaign working as equal partners to transform the federal government making it more efficient and productive. reince priebus is very close to house speeshg paul

i am clayton morris. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting your day with us.e begin with a fox news alert. >> riots erupting over president elect donald trump's victory. (chanting) >> thousands of protestors flooding the streets across the country. some even burning flags all because they didn't get their way. >> patricia stark joins us with this. >> freedom up in flames. a rioter setting fair to an american flag one of many disturbing protests playing out across the country. the images igniting outrage. many saying the violence from demonstrators goes against the very spirit of the

. >> weekend co-host clayton morris following this overnight. >> good morning guys.his thanksgiving week was supposed to be a time of celebration for these families. now, dozens of the families are mourning knowing that some of the children won't be at the table on thursday. 35 kids from wood more elementary were on board when the bus veered off the road and flipped over. five died at the scene. two dozen more hospitalized. it took hours to free the remaining students from this twisted wreckage. >> a bus accident with multiple injuries of children. it's every public safety professional's worst nightmare. as bad as it is for the police officers, firefighters and paramedics working that crash and that investigation, we can't even begin to imagine how much worse it is for the families, the friends, the loved ones and the victims. >> there's the driver. 24-year-old johnthony walker. he's charged with vehicular manslaughter and reckless endangerment and other charges. he's being strongly, strongly a factor. no words if alcohol or drugs were are a factor. there's a press c

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