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let's go to gary tuchman in charlotte, north carolina. this state, underscore how key it is for these candidates come tomorrow. >> reporter: extremely key, brooke. we sense a lot of enthusiasm here on the campus of unc-ch unc-charlotte and throughout north carolina. not because of a love of the candidates but because the recognition this state is so primo. our polls show hillary clinton up by two points. if she wins it would be the last time in 40 years a democrat has won in the state. barack obama winning in 2008 by less than one percentage point. in 1978 jimmy carter also winning. hillary clinton would love to win again. donald trump would love to win. donald trump probably needs to win. it's hard to envision the mathematics necessary to win the presidential race for donald trump without winning the state of north carolina. there's 16 days of early voting in this state. 3.1 million people voted in the earlying voting. what that all means is this, it's 15% higher than four years ago. it shows you that level of enthusiasm and the level of

>> gary tuchman, thanks so much.0," president-elect trump's weekend plans, maybe some golf, but he's also going to meet face to face with mitt romney, who called him a phony and a fraud during the campaign. and trump trump didn't have nics for romney, either. could that all be history and could mitt romney join the trump cabinet? some thougts on that, ahead. happy. in love. and saving so much money on their car insurance by switching to geico... well, just look at this setting. do you have the ring? oh, helzberg diamonds. another beautiful setting. i'm not crying. i've just got a bit of sand in my eyes, that's all. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. [and her new business: i do, to jeanetgo. jeanette was excellent at marrying people. but had trouble getting paid. not a good time, jeanette. even worse. now i'm uncomfortable. but here's the good news, jeanette got quickbooks. send that invoice, jeanette. looks like they viewed it. and, ta-da! paid twice as fast. oh, she's an

we asked our gary tuchman more about who organized tonight's protests and why he did it. oins me now. gary? >> reporter: anderson, hundreds of people here in the middle of the university of arizona campus right now, a rally against donald trump. not just students, but also people from tucson. it's been very loud and rambunctious. the people are about to start marching through the campus and through the city of tucson, but the whole idea for this rally started off very simply. contra ferrara is a public health major and wants to become a clinical epidemiologist, but her mind these days is on donald trump. >> i didn't go to class, i was in shock, i had a meltdown the night before when i found out the election results. >> reporter: in the hours that followed, she had an idea. she would become the organizer of an anti-trump rally. >> i decided hild create a facebook event and see -- a public facebook event, and whoever wanted to come were more than welcome. >> are we going to do it like -- >> reporter: she brought together other students she knew who felt the same as she did.

cnn's gary tuchman has more from ohio. >> reporter: rally goers in cincinnati have more reason to votehearing of her e-mails. that is why james comey's action last friday has upset so many here. >> how concerned are you it could affect the election? >> about a scale of one to ten, five. some people didn't want to vote for her before. it could tip them to trump. >> i'm a little concerned. i feel people have made up their minds. they know who they are voting for. >> reporter: are you having sleepless nights about it? >> it doesn't weigh on my minds. >> reporter: there is concern among some there is more to the fbi director's action. >> i think the republicans gang up on her. that's what i believe. >> do you think the fbi director is involved if the effort to gang up on her? >> he has something to do with it. he is being real quiet. i believe he has something to do with it. >> i am disappointed in him. i'm not angry in him. he has a job to do. i'm disappointed he did not provide more information. >> reporter: derek daniel arrived nine hours ahead of the rally. >> does it show a weakness i

ed on p and our gary tuchman is in charlotte, right now, gary. >> john, it has been a brawl. 10 million people live in the state of north carolina. 6 million of them are registered voters. each and every one of those 6 million registered voters are coveted by hillary clinton and donald trump. we're in the state's largest city charlotte. uptown charlotte. they couple their downtown uptown. if you say downtown charlotte, they get mad. it's uptown charlotte. it's a busy precinct. you don't need voter i.d. in the state. you come to this table. you firm out this form. your name and your address. then you go in this line. alphabetical order. a to c here. s to z at the end. it's really strange, look at all the s to zs in line. ya'll ss to zs? strange phenomenon. they go in this line. they then get verified they're from this precinct. then they go to one of the 21 touch screens and vote. it's been full for most of the day. this is a fascinating state. because it is a purple state now. it's been close the last two elections. democrats won every single election except for 1928 when hoover beat sm

gary tuchman reporting from north carolina. get perspective now from our panel. joining us, cnn politics executive eder mark preston. chief political analyst gloria borger, senior political reporter nia-malika henderson and dana bash. hillary clinton is clearly trying to make sure she has a so-called r so-called blue call democratic leaning states on her side. donald trump clearly going after that blue wall and wants to crack it, if he can. can she hold on? >> we don't know. it looks good in certain states. her team is telling us. again, particularly in a state like pennsylvania or michigan where she's traveling to today, we don't have early voting. we really don't have any indicators of how things are going to go. their get out the vote operation is vaunted. they knock and 14.5 million doors over the weekend. made voter to voter contacts. the rnc has really, really upgraded get out the vote operation this year. data analytics are miles apart than in 2012 and believe they're in hunt and handing that over to the trump campaign. what we're seeing in the travel toda

. >> cnn's gary tuchman went there and asked about nominations for america's top law enforcement job.ma, the nation of jeff sessions was the talk of the town. >> i was surprised, but glorified. i think he's going to do us a great job. >> heflin is where we came to talk about sessions and other cabinet nominees. >> as of now, it's been all white men named to the cabinet. is that okay with you? >> it is, yes. >> would you like to see a woman? >> i would, yes, i would. but not necessarily? if everyone is qualified and they're all white men, that's okay with you? >> it is. >> i'm not a feminist, so it doesn't matter to me one way or the other. it doesn't matter to me as long as they know how to do their job. >> 88% of voters cast their ballots for donald trump. so they are loyal to him as well as sessions. >> jeff sessions wanted to be a federal judge. he was rejected by a republican committee because of racial statements he made. do you think that should disqualify him? >> no. because 30 years ago, it was common for somebody to say. >> if he said something like that more recently, a few

cnn's gary tuchman asked residents about sessions' nomination for the top law enforcement job in the united states. >> reporter: in tiny huffman, alabama, the nomination of alabama's own jeff sessions is the talk of the town. >> i was surprised but glorified. i'm overjoyed with it. i think he's going to do us a great job. >> reporter: heflin, the county seat of the county, is where we came to talk about sessions and other trump cabinet nominees. >> as to now it's been all white nominees. is that okay with you? >> it is, okay. >> reporter: would you like to see a woman? >> i would. yes, i would. >> reporter: not necessarily. if everyone's qualified, that's okay with you? >> it is. >> i'm not a feminist. so i -- it doesn't matter with me one way or the other as long as they know how to do their job. >> reporter: 88% of county voters cast their ballots for donald trump. they are loyal to him, as well as sessions. we had questions. jeff sessions in 1986 wanted to be a federal judge. he was rejected by a republican committee because of racially charged comments he made. he called the naac

[ chanting ] gary tuchman, you can hear? >> reporter: it's a little loud. let me tell you what's going on. i hear you fine right now. we're in the middle of atlanta, georgia right down the block from where martin luther king, junior was born and laid to rest. we're with very angry people, people who are very upset donald trump is the president-elect. they're chanting "we rejected president-elect," and that's one of the few things we could tell you that's suitable for television they're chanting. donald trump has said he's leading the greatest political movement in the united states. these people completely beg to differ. can i ask you a quick question, mam, te ma'am in tell me why you're here? >> i'm here because trump is here to destroy america. >> did you vote? >> i voted for hillary. >> reporter: do you object to the way the election was carried out? do you think it was an unfair election? >> i just think the african-american people did not come out to vote the way they needed to. people of color, we need to stick together because trump is not for us. >>

think there's some in the news media that just don't get snit >> they never had it. >> reporter: gary tuchman, cnn, hefflin, alabama. >> gary, thank you for that reporting. coming up next, a new search of immigrants racing to come into the united states before donald trump becomes the next president. i'll speak with my next guest, bill richardson, former governor of new mexico. what needs to happen? he's with us next. asmy family tree,ing i discovered a woman named marianne gaspard... it was her french name. then she came to louisiana as a slave. i became curious where in africa she was from. so i took the ancestry dna test to find out more about my african roots. the ancestry dna results were really specific. they told me all of these places in west africa. i feel really proud of my lineage, and i feel really proud of my ancestry. ancestry has many paths to discovering your story, get started for free at ancestry.com you're smart. you already knew that. but it's also great for finding the perfect used car. you'll see what a fair price is, and you can connect with a truecar certified dealer.

. >> let's go to gary tuchman watching the race from such an important state as we know for both campaigns. but the trump campaign especially. gary? >> victor and christi, good morning. yes, north carolina, a battleground state. incredibly important. election nights are alson't mathematics in addition to who is going to become president. the matt mat ticks are not kind to donald trump if he doesn't win here in the state of north carolina. it's hard to see a path to the white house if he doesn't win this state. hillary clinton doesn't need to win this state. if she does we find out early evening tuesday if she has it would not look good for donald trump. the people here realize it. election day in many states including north carolina is not just election day. it's the last of the election days. they've been voting here for over two weeks. and early voting. this is the busiest day. this is a library in charlotte, north carolina, i have just counted, there are 435 people in this line waiting outdoors. how long have you been waiting, sir? >> i've been here -- >> getting his watch out. nice wat

cnn's martin savidge is in the all important state of ohio and cnn's gary tuchman is in charlotte, northolina, a state that has become a must win for donald trump. so gary, let's go to you first. what's happening there? >> fred, good morning to you. the number of the moment here at this early voting polls place is 610. 610 being the number of people i just counted in line to vote. there are 11 voting machines inside this library in charlotte, north carolina, doing some math. some people could be waiting up to five hours to vote. it shows you the enthusiasenthu awareness of this election, that so many people want to be or how many you've been waiting in line right now? >> about two hours. >> a little over two hours. okay. but this is the middle of the line. gives you an idea. the line has gotten longer. early voting polling place up from 9:00 a.m. eastern time to 1:00 p.m. if you're in the line by 1:00 p.m. you can still vote. if there's a four or five-hour wait it could be open until 6:00 tonight for people here in north carolina. incredibly important state. the math is not kind to donal

gary tuchman, cnn charlotte, north carolina. >>> joining me now is douglas brinkley, rosa parks biingbiographer. is that too soon to tell, written years later? >> it's written years later, but we can judge him as being successful right now, even though this is a below, hillary clinton's loss, i mean, he has a 54, 55% approval rating. by the time he does this transition well which he will and does his farewell address i think he'll be around 58%, 60%, leaving office. he's a two-term president. no major scandals, two supreme court justices, the killing of osama bin laden, and he's going to kind of grow in stature. i think people are going to miss him and we felt his greatness, i thought today with the way he dealt with donald trump with such civility and really was america's president when we needed him today. >> historically, how crucial is that outgoing and incoming president working together? how much does personality, how much they actually like each other play into it? >> well, it's a big thing. each one you know like true man and eisenhower couldn't stand each other. ike got along

gary tuchman tonight reports. >> hi, state your name. >> i, james b.nth director of the fbi in 2013, in the beginning of president obama's second term. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, sir. >> reporter: but years before that, he became the number two at the justice department under president george w. bush and was a registered republican. although now he says he's, quote, not registered any longer. but in the past, he donated to both the mitt romney campaign in 2012 and the john mccain campaign in 2008. he also served as a counsel on the white water committee in 1966. but his reputation for fairness has been well known. when comey took over the fbi director spot from bob mueller, this is what mueller had to say. >> i have had the opportunity to work with jim for a number of years in the department of justice and i have found him to be a man of honesty, dedication, and integrity. >> reporter: comey gained a degree of fame for his role in one of the most dramatic incidents during george w. bush's tenure in the white house. comey'

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gary tuchman at rally and randy, asked supporters for trump about the issue of the clinton campaign thatwant back on the front burner. donald trump's character. take a look. >> they have no real issues to win on so only can pick on trump and his character. >> reporter: donald trump supporters defending candidate and character despite a new ad from the clinton campaign. what do you think of donald trump's character? >> wonderful. a loving compassionate father. god chose for a time as this. >> reporter: are you concerned about candidate's character? >> absolutely not. we've all fallen short of what god expects. he missed the mark a few times. >> reporter: this voter supported ben carson but now backing trump. >> he's not perfect, looking for someone to save the country. >> reporter: many admit trump has flaws but given the options, look beyond them and forgive about groping on the "access hollywood" tape. >> reporter: does it bother you to hear him talk about women? >> yes but not a deal breaker. >> some of the media made it worse than it is. >> reporter: he said it on tape. >> doesn't bot

gary tuchman reports. >> reporter: here in the texas panhandle, in roberts county, donald trump is very> he stand for the working americans. and that's middle class. and that's a lot of us. >> reporter: very, very popular. >> i think he's just a true, a true honest man. >> reporter: matter of fact, this could be considered the most pro trump county in america. 95.3% of voters here cast their ballots for donald trump, the highest percentage of any county this the nation. >> reporter: only 20 people this this tiny county voted for hillary clinton. this is the county see. it's pronounced miami. we meet a customer and trump voter jenna anderson and ask about protests a turned country. >> i respect their right to protest if they keep it peaceful. >> reporter: but others don't appreciate it. >> it breaks my heart to think there is others who have to do this to get attention. >> ridiculous. >> reporter: the loyalty is deep here in miami. many willing to cut trump a break if campaign promises don't happen, such as a border wall. >> i think he thinks he wants to get mexico to pay for a wall. >>e

gary tuchman, cnn, pasco county, florida. >> fascinating, right?e more complicated on the democratic side of the ball to paraphrase the vice president, hillary clinton is being compared to the all mighty when you talk about barack obama. he made history for the african-american communities the way she never will. >> she'll make history for women. you heard the women there, they also like barack obama. you heard that woman had you as enthusiastic -- she yelled no. >> we talked about it before, for some reason being the first woman isn't as galvanizing a purpose as it was for the first african-american president. on the trump side you see something very interesting, too, they care so much about change they will ignore anything about the man. >> and they dislike hillary clinton so much they are willing to overlook a few flaws. >> for the same reasons they could dislike trump. but they don't. >> on that neote, six day, and counting. hillary clinton and donald trump delivering closing arguments and a flurry of ads. we'll explore the strategies in the fi

gary tuchman is "outfront" in charlotte. a crucial battleground state, north carolina.> reporter: erin, presidential candidates are playing very close attention to the voters of north carolina and almost all of them are paying close attention to the candidates. we've come to a bowling alley to talk to average nor north carolineans. you're a voter. have you ever voted? >> no. >> are you going to vote? >> yes. >> what do you think of the whole process? >> well, i'm undecided. >> are you sick of the process, though? >> yeah. i think that politics are politics but i think that america can do better than both of these kacandidates. >> reporter: i only see six points up there. >> i got a spare. i'm working on it. >> reporter: these ladies are bringing near beer, right? >> yes. >> reporter: have you early voted? >> we have. we voted together. >> reporter: how long did you wait to vote? >> about an hour? >> reporter: some people waited 5 1/2 hours today. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: are you tired of the process? >> we're ready for it to be done but we were glad to be able t

let's go to gary tuchman in north carolina. gary. >> reporter: in this battleground state there are about ten million people who live here. 6.9 million are registered voters. those 6.9 million people are coveted by the candidates. and that's why so many are turning out at polling places across the state. this is a church in the heart of charlotte, north carolina. it's now one of the 2700 precincts. no voter i.d. is necessary in the state of north carolina. people come to this table, fill out a form with their name and address. they take the form to this table where it's verified that they are in this precinct. folks, you excited about voting? [ cheers ] >> reporter: you followed the election closely? >> yeah. >> reporter: you are excited? >> yeah. they're motivated. there has been a line the entire time. they get their address confirmed and they have the video screens. they have the presidential election here and a close gubernatorial race and senate race. the decision about the senate race could ultimately determine which party

gary tuchman, thanks, north carolina. randi kaye, what's behind the scenes in orlando? what do you see? >> reporter: brooke, seeing folks streaming in. not long lines. already 50% of all registered voters in orange county, where we are here in orlando, have already voted. we know that donald trump has really no path, no clear path, to the white house without a win in florida. one person we found here at this polling place supporting him a lori conlon. talk to us a moment. why donald trump? >> why donald trump? because i trust him. he true lay a pulse on the issues at hand with our country. we have been subjected to a lot of corruption in the past eight years and i truly feel he is the only one to step in with his background and turn this around. we have so many issues here at stake between the medical system that needs to be fixed, our amendments, our gun laws. abortion and religious freedoms. >> reporter: and as a woman, a lot of people, who i've talked to had issues with the women's issues he has faced. whether the accusers, the "access hollywood" tape. you have forgi

in a moment we'll hear from stein, but later, gary tuchman spoke to voters in wisconsin to hear whatink about this recount. >> florence county, wisconsin, in the northern tip of the state. >> i voted for donald trump. >> reporter: 72% of voters here selected trump. his number one county in wisconsin. >> and not too far away -- >> i voted for hillary. >> reporter: 78% for clinton. her number one county in wisconsin. two rural places, with very different viewpoints of the upcoming wisconsin recount, florence county, trump, voter, michael pierce. >> hillary is -- she can probably beat everybody that didn't get their way is going to cry and wine about something. >> reporter: menomonee county clinton voter, shauna perez. so do you have a thought that hillary clinton could still win here in the state of wisconsin? >> there's always hope. and i hope so. >> reporter: menomonee county's residents are mostly native americans, members of a menomonee county. at the college of menomonee nation, strong support of the recount combines with hard feelings about the elections. >> the russians might ha

gary tuchman spoke to fans in orlando. >> lock her up.ort jail time for hillary. >> reporter: the items for sale and the items some in orlando are wearing are a reminder of some of the things that donald trump said or eluded to during this campaign. as election day approaches, trump appears to be sticking to the script more often. do you feel it is a good thing that donald trump has gotten more diplomatic, more disciplined? >> i do. short answer. >> reporter: a longer answer. >> he is getting more refined. >> reporter: do you like seeing him refined. >> i like seeing him more refined like he is now. without teleprompters he was too much. >> reporter: so you think it is good he was mellower. >> i think it is helping him. bringing in voters. >> reporter: meet brian manning who wore this t-shirt in honor of trump. >> what donald trump says is the truth. do yo think that would hurt him in his bid. >> wouldn't hurt him. >> caller: you would. >> reporter: you would like to see that. >> i would like to see that. >> they like the fact that donald

our gary tuchman reports. >> reporter: in places like this county in georgia, where donald trump didy well on election day, there is great awareness of trump, his twitter account, and the broadway musical, "hamilton." >> donald trump spent so much time campaigning and talking about being tough, tough on tyrants, tough on terrorism, does it strike you as unusual that he's so offended by theater people? >> i just think that's trump. >> reporter: here in the county seat of noonan, many trump voters sound as angry as he does about what happened to mike pence during his night in the theater. >> reporter: had you heard of the play "hamilton" before? >> i have. >> have you seen it? >> no, i haven't. >> would you want to see it? >> probably not. >> after this incident? >> not after this incident. >> so you don't feel good about it? >> no, not at all. >> donald trump says, the theater must always be a safe and special place. the cast of "hamilton" was very rude last might to a very good man, mike pence. apologize. >> do you think that was a good thing for him to tweet? >> yeah, absolutely. an

gary tuchman is live in charlotte, north carolina, where people are cueing to vote. she doesn't have to have it but donald trump must win north carolina. >> very important state, erin, for donald trump. and right now we're standing in a place where it's polling place perpetual motion. we're standing in one of the 2,700 precincts in the state of north carolina. right now we here in the heart of charlotte. it opened at 6:30, there was a line around the block to get in. the line died down be but it's picking up again. there's a woman right here, as a matter of fact, i'll ask you a quick question while you're registering here. which one of you are voting, both of you? >> are you voting? >> yes, sir. >> you told me you left because it was too crowded? >> i did leave this morning because it was too crowded? >> how long were you waiting before you left? >> well, i didn't have much time because my husband needed to go to work and he was with the baby. it was an hour long. it wasn't too long. >> but you're voting now. >> yes. we can tell you mecklenburg county was very kind t

our gary tuchman is traveling with the president. >> reporter: the lines are long for this hillary clinton clinton isn't actually here. instead, it's her surrogate in chief, the nation's first african-american president. are you here more to see barack obama or more to show your support for hillary clinton? which one? >> more for barack obama. >> reporter: it's not a big surprise many people say that. are you here more to see barack obama or support hillary clinton? >> to see barack obama. >> reporter: seeing a president in person is often a once in a lifetime opportunity. but with early voting polling numbers showing african-american votes down in several swing states compared to four years ago, the clinton team is battling an enthusiasm gap within the african-american community. >> are you as enthusiastic for hillary clinton as you were for barack obama? when you ran? >> honestly, i would -- no, i'm going to be honest. >> reporter: avery miller voted for barack obama twice. are you voting for her? >> i'm still undecided for at this point. >> who might you vote for? >> really, i just real