tell us your relationship with ú>> vice president-elect, kamal harris is so deeply committed to publicservice. she has worked with so many people and developed relationships where she has looked at people around her and made decisions in terms of their leadership. i'd never run for office before. i broke a glass ceiling with her help to become the first woman elected lieutenant governor. it's only about the people we represent and supporting others that she believes will do the best possible job as public servants. to see her in washington right now, the first woman vice president of the united states. a woman of color, a daughter of immigrants, this is a california story. i am so proud of her and looking forward to her leadership in washington as vice president. >> as you said you broke gls ceilings. does the gender matter when it comes to issues of governance. have you changed the role of lieutenant governor in a meaningful way with your perspective as a woman? >> it's scientifically established that when you have women at the table and people of the color represent different voices

it's usually a very republican state but in this election it is now in play and that is why kamal harriss why it matters to the president, there are of up whopping 38 electoral college votes that are up for grabs there so it is quite something that democrats think they have a chance there in that state so close to the election. it is about 2% between the two candidates according to average polls. and also in texas we have been reporting on attempted voter suppression in the past few days just explain what has been going on with attempts by the republicans to thoughts and votes of any cast. interestingly, what the public and says that what what they want to do is make sure this is a fair election, that votes cast are cast properly and they would point to their get out and vote efforts in black and learnt to know neighbourhoods and they will say they want everybody to vote, just to do it properly, so they brought a challenge to votes that were cast in a drive through voting kind of setup, and they, that was knocked out by a court today, but there is a very similar case that is going to be

kamal harris is a wonderful element of the diversity of that wonderful country of the us, and i thoughts just her mother came from india when she wasjust 19 her mother came from india when she was just 19 years old and met her father, who is from jamaica. what an incredible melting pot she represents in that way, and now she is going to be vice president. she is going to be vice president. she is no mere tokenistic figure, she has a brilliant mind. he saw that in the forensic weight she dismantled brett kava naugh the forensic weight she dismantled brett kavanaugh and the supreme court meetings. she was superb. the way she dismounted his philandering arguments. i think she is a formidable person. i would hope that if biden retires after one term, she would be in prime position to take over. i can only echo the wonderful airdaily over. i can only echo the wonderful air daily news headline that says south ayrshire hotel owner loses presidential election. i think that sums it up. a reference to his golf resort in scotland, which i guess he will have more time to spend in, if he chooses to

. >>> vice president elect kamal harris is becoming the first female, the first black woman and first of south asian descent to be elected to the office of vice president, we look at the historical significance of her assent. wearing color of the women's right to vote movement a century ago. vice president elect kamala harris shows the world what the future holds. >> every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities. the audience mirroring her message. >> now we know we have hope to do that. >> from those that saw her in person. >> as a refuge myself that came here 11 years ago, i'm excited to see her in the office. >> to those that spilled in to city streets. >> today was a monumental day. i didn't wake up for thinking it would be one of the best days in my life. but it really is. >> there's a woman that made history! >> to posts across social media. ♪ ♪ >> women and girls, especially those of color, celebrating themselves. finally reflected in one of the most powerful positions in the country. >> paving the path has been a mission. >> when i see those l

in their closing message joe biden and his running mate kamal harris criticized the president's handling of covid-19 as it increased in all 50 states. >> we'll beat this virus and get it under control and the first step, the first step to beating this virus is beating donald trump. >> they hate it when we say we're rounding the corner, the vaccine will make it go a lot quicker. >> reporter: in a new internal memo obtained by "washington post" dr. deborah birx says "we are entering the most deadly phase of the pandemic. xwaets nearly 100 million ballots have been cast. reggie? >> jobina, love the shirt. >>> we are going all in on this election to make sure you have complete coverage. dion lim is in the battleground state of pennsylvania and tonight join joe biden and kama all, a ha kamala harris. >>> in california leads the nation in return ballots with more than 12 million. here in the bay area, voters have cast more than 2.6 million votes. here's a break down of the nine bay area counties. santa clara has had the most with more than 603,000 votes cast. alameda is close behind with more

vice president-elect kamal harris praised the sons and the man who chosthem. >> w i look forward kinglongside them on behalf of the american people, and on behalf of a president who will ask tough questions, demand that we be guided by facts, and expect our team to speak the truth. yamiche: if he's confirmed by the senate, blinken will inherob a legacy of relationships in disarray from the trump administration. today, he spoke of his late holocaust as a chipoland.he a at the end of the war, he made a break froath march into the woods in bavaria. from his hiding place, he heard a deep ruming sound. it was a tank, but instead of the iron cross, heaw painted on its side, a 5 pointed white star. he ran to the tank. american gi looked down at him. he got down on his knees and said the only three words that he kw in english that his mother taught him before the war -- "god bless america." yamiche: mayorkas also tked about his family history. >> my father and mother brought me to th country to escape communism. they cherished our democracy and were intensely proud to become united state citi

kamal harris is also coming out of congress. so we will have to see how this shakes out.op job, president trump is yet to concede and his team have asked for a recounts in the key states of georgia and wisconsin. we're joined now by veteran republican pollster, frank luntz. good morning. thank you forjoining us. you have won awards for being the most accurate pundit. what went wrong here? the polls seems to have got it wrong. biden did not win by as much as they said he probably would. i'll put some numbers behind that. cnn, their final survey would. i'll put some numbers behind that. cnn, theirfinal survey had joe biden winning by 12 points. the actual number would be 3%. the washington post poll had, for example, biden winning by 17 points in wisconsin. he actually won by 1%. both did three things wrong. they did not poll enough trump voters because they are tough to poll, they don't want to be polled, they don't wa nt to don't want to be polled, they don't want to be taken advantage of. number two, they used it for prognostication. you are not supposed to do that. poll