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and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. er walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. guy: in london, i'm guy johnson. alix steel is in new york. this is "bloomberg markets." for a read on the consumer heading into the holiday season, let's turn our attention to bloomberg's international economics and policy correspondent michael mckee. michael: the question is, happy holidays.r happy wouldhought maybe people be exhibiting pent-up demand, and sales would be good. you can see what they thought in this chart. there's a glut of container ships off the coast of los angeles, tons of stuff ordered by retailers, coming into the country. you order in the summer, and it gets here in time for the holiday season. that is what retailers were expecting to see happen. now we have a covid rebound. stores, bars, restaurants closing again, and analysts aren't sure whether the season will be naughty or nice. these numbers are generally made up, but they will give you an idea of what people are thinking. the national retail associa

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. er walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. emily: i'm emily chang. in san francisco. this is a special edition of " bloomberg technology: ballot breakdown." coming up in the next hour -- counting and recounting the votes. biden has more paths to victory than president trump at this moment, but with legal challenges to go in various states, the boat is anything but clear. president trump has already declared victory. facebook and twitter have flagged or hidden multiple

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. -bath provides independence with peace of mind. emily: welcome to bloomberg special election 2020. i'm emily chang. votes are still being counted in nevada, pennsylvania, and georgia. if former vice president joe biden wins one of them, he will have the electoral votes that he needs to become president of the united states. with votes nehring, president trump is headed to

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. a kohler walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. maria: welcome back, social media site parler surging in popularity, the twitter competitor is the number one free app on the apple and google app stores taking the top spot after the media called the election for joe biden when twittered censored the new york post story of hunter biden's business deals what his father was vice president in multiple flags on president trump and other treats many left twitter and went to parler saying they will not accept the censorship, i spoke with parler cofounder and ceo john meets. >> we are seeing massive amounts of user activity on the app, it is exploding and i think people are fed up with what's going on on twitter and facebook and these other places that are really cracking down and trying to interfere with what people are trying to talk about during this time. maria: we live in a free country and the fact that twitter was censoring the hunter biden story and centering president t

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. hler walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. gerry: great news on the pandemic this week when we learned that a vaccine for covid could start rolling out in a matter of months. but of course it won't be in time to prevent what is clearly a sharp spike in the virus again. the u.s. sit a new single day record this week and on thursday the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention predicted there can be 280,000 coronavirus deaths by december the fifth. president-elect joe biden covid advisor michael calls these the darkest days of coronavirus and says the shutdown is the cure the economy needs. >> we can pay for a package right now to cover all of the wages, lost wages for individual workers, for a loss of small companies to medium-size companies or city, state, county governments, we can do all of that, if we did that we could locked onto 4 - 6 weeks. gerry: he did subsequently walked back those remarks but what are his priorities for getting covid under control, her

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and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. er walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. alix: live from new york, i am alix steel. this is bloomberg markets. we've got tougher restrictions across the u.s., fueling concerns about the economic toll. the surge has creates -- forced states to close schools and restaurants and indoor gatherings. what does it mean for the retail business in particular? we have the ceo of compass diversified. let's talk about these rolling shutdowns. you are talking about a cliff at the end of january. what does that mean for businesses? >> thanks for having me on. pandemice seen is the changing the way we are going to market. our businesses have really benefited from the digital enablement over the years. the channels we are selling through our shifting. as we've seen a rise in the caseload, we haven't seen a measurable decrease in sales, especially at the one business we get the most results from. we have sales results of through yesterday. it's holding pretty steady. businesses grew no

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. er walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. karina: i'm karina mitchell with bloomberg first word news. president trump has fired mark esper, defense secretary. the president says he has named christopher miller as acting pentagon chief. with trumpationship soured after he declined to use active duty forces to quell protests earlier this year. another member of the trump administration has the coronavirus. ben carson tested positive for covid-19 this morning. that is according to his deputy chief of staff. carson attended an election night party at the white house on tuesday. mark meadows tested positive for coronavirus the day after he attended the same event. president-elect joe biden is outlining his plans for helping the nation beat the coronavirus even before taking office. he mourned today the country is facing a dark winter and that bold action is required. he called on all americans to wear masks consistently as the best way to fight infection. biden has formed a

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. er walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. ♪ emily: "bloomberg tech." this is -- this is "bloomberg tech." chang in san francisco. if there are any winners in the pandemic, peloton is one of them. the virtual fitness industry has seen unprecedented demand. but companies that have rocketed ,uring the pen,, like peloton took a hit, but bounced back one day later after announcing a partnership with one of the world's biggest stars, beyonce. 'sth this right now, peloton senior vice president and head of global marketing and communication, dara treseder. obviously, this is huge, beyonce in partnership with peloton. how did you get her on board? dara: thank you so much for having me. we are so excited beyonce has been a peloton for several years. so she has been a member of peloton, she has been a part of the community, and the partnership came together in a true spirit of collaboration. she recognized the power of music to engage and empower people as part of their fitness an

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and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. er walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. mark: i'm mark crumpton with bloomberg first word news. former secretary of state henry kissinger says the incoming biden administration should move fast to restore lines of communication with china that freighted during the trump years. speaking at the bloomberg new economy forum, dr. kissinger said if not, the u.s. could be risking a military conflict. unless there is some cooperative action, the world will slide into a catastrophe comparable to world war i, with that is even more difficult to control. of thate technology period. mark: kissinger, who paved the way to nixon's trip to china, said he hopes the shared threat of the covid-19 pandemic would provide an opening for political discussion between the countries when joe biden takes office. new york city schools will be the test rateas for covid-19 remains below 3%. led mayorection rates bill de blasio to warn parents that schools may be closed today, but the rate dipped o

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. k-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. from bloomberg world headquarters, i am david westin. welcome to the second hour of "balance of power." the latest on the presidential race in a moment. first, how markets are reacting and is continuing to happen. joining us is abigail doolittle. abigail: such interesting action here for the financial markets on this post election day. risk on on the surface. yesterday we were talking about the fact the market were suggesting the presidential election would be much narrower than the polls suggested. lo and behold that is true. today the markets are trading with so much certainty. they are trading as though they do know who the next president is. the s&p 500 up more than 3%. mastec up about 5%. you have -- the nasdaq up about 5%. this is a bold statement because i'm a big believer in market action. there is reason to think maybe the markets don't have the story today. when you go beneath the surface, it is all about defense. healthcare

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and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. >> i am mark crumpton with bloomberg's first word news. although republicans in congress are mostly standing by president trump's attempts to overturn the election results, some key conservative voices are in fact speaking up. oklahoma republican senator james langford says he will intervene if the trump administration does not start offering president-elect biden intelligence briefings by the end of the week. nly four republican senators have congratulated the president-elect on his win. hospital beds are filling up across the united states due in large part to a surge in coronavirus cases in the midwest. according to new department of health and human services data, analyzed by bloomberg news, hospitalizations climbed more than 10% between november 6 and november 11, led by a 20% jump in new jersey, illinois, michigan, ohio, minnesota, and iowa are also among the states seeing the biggest increases. tropical storm eta made landf

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. alk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. mark: i'm mark crumpton with bloomberg first word news. president-elect joe biden's transition is finding workarounds to deal with president trump's refusal to help the incoming administration. team members have begun to contact staff of the congressional appropriations committees for information about federal agencies. they have also been in contact with state and local leaders and private companies, and today mr. biden will meet virtually with some of the nation's governors. the australian state of south australia has begun a six-day coronavirus lockdown with schools, universities, bars and cafes closed. only one person from each household will be able to leave home each day, and only for specific reasons. inthis six-day positive community activity will bring more difficulties for south australia but we can and must follow the expert health advice to keep south australia it's safe and strong. the alternative is the virus escapes i

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. some other headline now from around the globe, in bosnia a european union official urged political leaders to set aside long standing ethnic division as citizens mark 25th anniversary of the signing date accord. that u.s. brokered peace deal brought to an end the bloody bosnian war. thousands gathered to mourn head of the country orthodox church pay drey yark died at the age of 90 after contracting covid-19. the serbian government declared three days of national mourning in iran government issue ising you have iter restrictions closing nonessential businesses and curbing travel in an effort to control a third wave of covid infection. in portugal officials approve a 15-day extension of a state of emergency beyond next week continue coronavirus measure as government considers new restrictions. in france, thousands in paris protesting a bill that would outlaw circulatings images of police officers faces. critics argue it will make it harde

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. kohler walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. ♪ >> bret: as a mentor, be trump campaign's accusing democrats of cheating in pennsylvania. we haven't seen any specific accusations of what exactly they are alleging, but they are filing lawsuits in at least two states to halt ballots counting until the campaign is given increased access to monitor the tallying process. kayleigh mcenany is here and moments, but first, chief white house correspondent. >> breaking news for you, you said in at least two states, it is now three states, it is now georgia, michigan, and pennsylvania over the trump campaign is asking the courts to stop the vote count until trump election observers get what they call, meaningful access. governor tom wolf a short time ago, disagrees with this process calling it, just wrong. and disgraceful. it rudy giuliani insisting it is the right thing t to do. listen here. >> we are going to continue the lawsuit, here. we are going to bring the second one, then

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. hler walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. lou: on wall street, a rally. the dow jones industrials up 328 points, the s&p up 20, the nasdaq gained 26. volume on the big board pucking up to 5.1 billion shares. the market delighted with three vaccines moving to market. crude oil settling at $42.92 a barrel. and listen to my reports three times a day on the say almost radio network. >>> breaking news now, michigan never disappoints. michigan's radical dem attorney general dana nessing looking into possible legal action against two republican state lawmakers who had the demercity e to meet with president trump last week. quote: she's conferring with election law experts on whether officials may have violated new state laws prohibiting them from engaging in bribery, perjury and conspiracy. the attorney general isn't exactly an exebert on -- exebert on lying, is she? first you have to have some probable cause. [laughter] this despite republican lawmakers saying they're not a

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. in bath provides independence with peace of mind. ask about saving up to $1,500 on your installation. virtual appointments now available. mark: i'm mark crumpton with bloomberg first word news. americans continue to come out in huge numbers to cast their ballots in the presidential election. more than 95 million people in the country have already voted. that is more than two thirds the total number of people who voted in 2016. texas and hawaii have already surpassed their total 2016 voter turnout, and the bow ground states of north carolina, georgia, and florida have topped 90% of their 2016 numbers. president trump is suggesting he may fire infectious disease cheap dr. anthony fauci after the election. over the weekend, dr. fauci told the washington post the united states is in for a whole lot of hurt from the coronavirus this winter. -- chants chance of fauci" and the president admitted that he may do that after the election. he is trying to reassure members of his own conservative p

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. of mind. klain >>> governors across the country are offering -- ordering rather, new restrictions, in some cases going so far as to bring back lockdowns as cases of covid-19 surge. we just witnessed five record breaking days of new case counts. friday alone, 184,000 new cases reported. which states are taking the most drastic measures here? >> reporter: erica, as you mentioned, those staggering new numbers are leading governors across the country to make restrictions to get it in control. in recent days, north dakota, bars and restaurants are closing to indoor patrons between 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. indoor dining is allowed and masks required inside. most of the time it's closed at night. in new mexico the governor essentially reinstated the stay at home orders back in spring but on a temporary basis that start monday. the governor hopes to lift them on november 30th. in oregon, an imposition of new restrictions to indoor dining in restaurants and indoor gathering sizes and also abou

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. alk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. from bloomberg eadquarters, i'm david westin, welcome to "balance of power" where the world of politics meets business. terribly dramatic day but tech is coming back. onds aren't trading at all, abigail, because of veterans day. abigail: thank you to all who have served. very much appreciate your service to our country. relative to the markets, it's fairly quiet. what makes this unusual, david, we are not looking at small moves. standard & poor's up about .8%. the nasdaq up closer to 2%. we do have, though, a little bit of a reversal of the rotation we've seen this week. of course, the rotation i am talking about that you and i talked about yesterday and the before, into value, into small cap today. folks going toward the big tech names. what stands out again, david, it feels relatively quiet. we don't have crazy headlines we're dealing with. it teams as though investors are enjoying this pause for the markets and the bulls overall

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. ovides independence with peace of mind. ask about saving up to $1,500 on your installation. virtual appointments now available. ♪ >> the radical left gain power. it will collapse our economy and son our nation into a depressi depression. biden will raise your taxes $4 trillion, massively increase your regulations. >> we are not going to raise taxes if you make less than 400,000 bucks a year. but if you make more than that you are going to start paying your fair share. you are going to start stepping up. >> bret: there it is, t. he is politics editor here at fox news. is that what you said, chris? all right, kristen, what are you looking for when we get to tomorrow on election day tomorrow? >> well, i'm going to look to see what types of counties receive the biggest turnout here and we know that in states like texas and georgia, places that we didn't think of as swing states, they are suddenly in question in part because so many people have decided they want to participate this year. an

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. hler walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. >>> just 66 days now until joe biden is sworn in as president and donald trump and his administration move on to what is next for them, with the pandemic surging and millions out of work, rarely in u.s. history has americans been in need of transition more than this year. in a tweet president trump admitted biden won the election, while insisting he's not conceding. jason, what is on the agenda there today? >> reporter: well, look, the president-elect and his task force, as well as advisory board, they've been working behind the scenes regardless of what the president has been tweeting and regardless of the roadblocks. there's still a lot of questions how this team is proceeding, given the roadblocks thatted trump administration has given up. the president-elect for his part last week was reaching out. he plans to do the same again this week, though it's unclear which leaders he spoke to last we're, unclear again which republi

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. -bath provides independence with peace of mind. mark: i'm mark crumpton with bloomberg first word news. the coronavirus vaccine will be available to all americans by april. that prediction from the health and human services secretary alex azar v. he outlined what he said would be the distribution scheduled for pfizer and other companies experimental vaccines. not have been approved yet. pfizer said that monday it's vaccine is over 90% effective in preventing the coronavirus. acretary azar says pharmaceutical giant is ramping up to deliver 20 million doses monthly by the end of november. president trump is continuing to fight the results of the election. on twitter today, the president wrote, we will win. the president has senate majority leader mitch mcconnell in his corner. he says the president is within his rights and has no obligation to accept projections based on vote counts that joe biden won the election. another shakeup at the pentagon. james

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and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. alk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. guy we are still trying to figure out what: in the markets that was writ large across the european equity space. it turns out a divided government stateside may be a good thing for equity markets worldwide. certainly we have seen that on both sides of the pond a similar drive in terms of the sector breakdown. finishing up 1.94% on the stoxx 600 and it is on good volume worth bearing in mind. money pouring back into equity markets. let's break down the other asset classes. euro-dollar also delayed. -- euro-dollar oscillating. i think the euro-dollar has emphasized the confusion today. 1.16 handle, 1.17 handle. we are seeing a big move in the bond market. flattening on both sides of the atlantic. the big move to the back end. brent crude also on the move, up 2.42%. we are seeing the story developing across a number of asset classes. individual markets across europe , let me talk to about the narrative. and the daxe cac's all up. in te

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. ♪. neil: all right. if it looks like, and it looks like the senate will stay in republican hands, and, joe biden somehow pulls all of this out and marchs to the white house, is it going to limit how much he can do, at least with some of these big pushes by progressives? spend big, go long, do all that sort of stuff. not maybe favorable environment for alexandria ocasio-cortezs were envisioning or even bernie sanders. go to tezlyn figueroa, former bernie sanders campaign staffer. from that read, tezlyn, you could make an argument that the progressive wing of the democratic party is kind of in doubt. even if joe biden makes it to the white house he has a big block in the united states senate. should progressive be worried? >> well, i don't know what they will be bummed out about. joe biden is not a progressive. no progressive believes that joe biden is progressive. i don't like to use absolutes, neil, i can say absolutely no progressive b

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and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. liz: the newspaper owned by one of president trump's and the republican party's biggest financial backers posting an editorial today signaling that president trump should move on and accept that he did not win the election. casino magnate sheldon adelson's las vegas journal review editorial page writes quote, the president does a disservice to his more rabid supporters by insisting that he would have won the november 3rd election absent voter fraud. that is simply false. there is no evidence, however, that fraud cost mr. trump the election. to charlie gasparino and the significance of this particular businessman and billionaire and the fact that he owns this newspaper, what message do you think sheldon adelson is sending here? charlie: casino magnate, newspaper owner, i believe he owns the oakland raiders as well. sheldon adelson is a self-made man, i have been covering for years, particularly his political contributions to republ

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. ♪ guy: friday the 13th. live from london, i'm guy johnson. what do you need to know from europe this hour? germany crushing hopes for a normal christmas. austria signaling it will extend its regional lockdown instead of having a national one. the virus rather than the vaccine is setting the agenda at the back end of this week. will the departure of dominic cummings from number 10 downing street deliver a brexit reset? the pound rises on occasions that without the vote leave architect by his side, johnson will compromise. santander says it plans to cut another 4000 jobs in spain, 13% of the workforce. santander stock this week up by 30%. that is as banks in europe and europe generally has actually had a very strong week. today it is a

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. h provides independence with peace of mind. ♪ jon: other headlines from around the globe, in russia no response yet to the u.s. announcing it's withdrawn from the open skies treaty which left member countries conducting on armed reconnaissance planes over territory collect data on military forces for the u.s. has accused russia of violating the agreement for years. in vietnam national security adviser robert o'brien told leaders that if they want to avoid u.s. tariffs they have to stop illegal rerouting of chinese exports and buy more american goods. in taiwan, to start navy admiral overseen u.s. military intelligence in the region reportedly made an unannounced visit and the move risks angering china which claims the democratically run territory has its own. in belarus, human rights groups have more than three and a people were arrested as protesters continue to demand the country's authoritarian president step down. they help demonstrations nearly every day since august. in france pe

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. ler walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. >> bill: the top of the hour. we showed you the battle of power in the senate and how that could shape up. 48-48 at the moment. the three states in gold are undecided. this is dan sullivan's race in alaska. 2-1 lead has not been called. the republican would hold that seat. in north carolina, tom tillis had one of the most talked about re-election campaigns in the state. he leads kyle cunningham by two points. that race has not been called. tillis is in a good spot. this is georgia. the one to watch. this could -- this race could determine in the near term the balance of power in the u.s. congress. david purdue has to hang on to 50.0% for the republican to keep his seat. if he doesn't do that, he will have a run-off in january. the second senate race here in georgia has been called. so they will have a run-off in georgia for that seat. so as it stands today, you have a divided washington. alisa slotkin just won in virginia. good

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. a kohler walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. chris: urging best practices longer as we wait for the coded vaccines. it is time for a sunday group, former democratic congressman jane harman, director of the wilson center and jonathan swan, jonathan, is there any push inside the white house to begin a provisional transition to read numbers of the biden transition team in on things like vaccine distribution, just in case or ic that still regarded as an act of disloyalty to president trump in his effort to overturn the election? >> none whatsoever, it's an act of disloyalty to president trump and no one in his circle has cohesive powers that has affected this point. they are privately distancing themselves from the rudy giuliani, sidney powell, jenna ellis, legal effort which asserts there is an international criminal communist conspiracy stretching from venezuela to cuba involving hacking into voting machines and switching millions of votes, that is not a widely accepte

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and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. hler walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. >>> there are 66 days until joe biden becomes president of the united states. but the transition to power is already proving difficult. biden's transition team is growing increasingly frustrated as the situation drags on. president trump's former chief of staff john kelly told politico the transition slowdown is causing a national security risk. former president barack obama also weighed in. >> there's damage in this because what happens is the peaceful transfer of power, the notion that any of us who attain an elected office, whether it's dog catcher or president, are servant of tcertificatservants . it's a temporary job. we're not above the rules, we're not above the law. that's the essence of our democracy. >> joining me now is democratic congresswoman from california, barbara lee. good evening. how concerned are you about this peaceful transition of power or the lack thereof that we've seen for the last week and a half? >>

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and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. hler walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. >>> democracy sometimes is messy. it's sometimes requires a little patience as well. but that patience has been rewarded now for more than 240 years with a system of governance and that has been the envy of the world. we continue to feel, senator and i, we continue to feel very good about where things stand. we have no doubt that when the count is finished, senator harris and i will be declared the winners. >> that was the last time we heard from joe biden. again tonight we may hear from him again. an election result that we're still waiting on, and the results come in from these possibly race-determining counties trickling in today. biden has the clearest and easiest path to victory. we can say that. we can also say that he appears to be on the verge of becoming president-elect. but joe biden and senator kamala harris have already made history with a record turnout of votes in a record turnout election. something all american

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. h provides independence with peace of mind. e. >>> all right. in atlanta an area the president once described as crime infested and falling apart, the celebrations have been particularly spirited thus far. we are now here in the dark in the evening hours. our gary tubman is in atlanta on the ground. gary, i know you have been surrounded by people as we have been talking over these past few hours, how are people responding to biden's victory? >> i say the people here to say is an jund statement are jubilant. it's a block party that's lasted for several hours ever since cnn made its projection. people started hitting the streets. this is mid-town atlanta. mid-town, atlanta is a particularly liberal area. if this state of georgia ends up going for joe biden it will be because of these people. atlanta went big for joe biden. it appears georgia pay go blue for the first time since fine 92. 28 years. i can tell you it's been very festive and what's more important peaceful and safe. no proble

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and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. k-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. and if we win, we get to tell you and doug. how liberty mutual customizes car insurance so you only pay for what you need. isn't that what you just did? service! ♪ stand back, i'm gonna show ya ♪ ♪ how doug and limu roll, ya ♪ ♪ you know you got to live it ♪ ♪ if you wanna wi... [ music stops ] time out! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ ♪. charles: several states too close to call but both campaigns are feeling confident they have the numbers to reach 270, magical 270. regardless who wins the white house, roughly half of the country will be left devastated that their candidate did not win. for more on the great divide, where we go from here, i'm joined by evangelist, director of civil rights for the unborn for life, alveda king. she is author of the brand new book, "why trump? ". first and foremost always a pleasure to see you, al vide today. you saw some election shenanigans with your own eyes. how

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. er walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. liz: we've got this alert. nevada is emerging as the election drama epicenter of the moment. the trump administration alleges voter fraud and late this afternoon, the nevada voter registrar stood firm in defending the process and took time to attempt to debunk at least one particular claim that's received quite a bit of attention. with six electoral college votes up for grabs, a nevada win could bring former vice president joe biden to that magic number of 270 electoral college votes. making him the 46th president of the united states. but we are far from clarity on that situation. to jonathan hunt live outside the clark county voting office in north las vegas. you witnessed these dueling news conferences within a couple of hours of each other. what is the latest? reporter: yeah. two story lines emerging out of nevada today, liz. the numbers and the lawsuits. let's get to the numbers very quickly first. this time yesterday, form

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. independence with peace of mind. >> why is he moving so fast? two reasons, money and ego. the first drug company that has the vaccine that is big money. you didn't need trump to tell the vaccine companies you should develop a vaccine. he had nothing to do with it. the president it's ego. on the way out the door he wants to be able to say i solved covid because i discover advantage seen. now it is bs. he didn't do anything. charles: new york governor andrew cuomo prided himself keeping politics out of his covid response can't seem to give president trump any credit and keep trump's name out of his mouth with respect to this vaccine. joining me fox news contributor deneen borelli. this sort of flawed thinking that these drug companies certainly moved a lot faster with billions of dollars in incentives and the fda, truncating the process so you can do phase one, two and three same to come up with the solutions in a few months rather than a few years. only one person is responsible for th

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. a kohler walk-in-bath provides independence with peace of mind. it is 7:00 on the east coast. and one of the big things we have been waiting for tonight, has just happened. steve kornacki, with news about a lot of vote that's just come in from georgia in a key county. steve. >> rachel, this was the biggest one that was outstanding here. chatham county. this is savannah, georgia, we are talking about here. so, we were saying we expected that mail, that absentee vote to be coming in. it just came in and let me take you through what happened and what it means. let me put a darker color here so you can all see it on the screen. right now, we just got the vote reported out. joe biden picked up 11,000 -- 11,148 votes in chatham county. and donald trump picked up 5,578 votes. so, you can see, the net gain there, that biden takes out of this county, is about -- is 5,570. biden netted 5,570 votes from chatham county. it looks like chatham county, now, is basically done. as basically, all the vo

and it's made by kohler- america's leading plumbing brand. we need this bath. yes. yes you do. hler walk-in bath provides independence with peace of mind. ask about saving up to $1,500 on your installation. virtual appointments now available. >>> it's very important that everyone be able to vote and without any hindrance, without any intimidation, without any obstacles. and we want to preserve everyone's right to be able to be heard through their vote this election. >> kamala harris in north carolina late today where early voting ended late today. donald trump was also in north carolina today. he held his third rally of the day in hickory. over 4 million north carolinians have voted early. either by mail or in person. in graham, north carolina, yesterday, in alamants county a peaceful rally to get out the vote led to a standoff and confrontation with local police. officials say organizers did not have a permit to block roadways. failed to heed a five-minute dispersal order. police then unleashed pepper spray while telling the crowd to leave the area. and they did so on adults an