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i'm kristen sze. welcome to our daily program called "getting answers." we're asking experts your questions every day at 3:00 to get answers in real time. a hotel general manager in palo alto will be joining us. let's begin with a broader look at covid 1. 14-day average is 14,600, 50% higher than the summer peak. the state and counties are clamping down. you can post your questions on abc 7's live stream. dr. rutherford, thanks for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> i trust you had a good thanksgiving? >> sedate, but yes. >> that's what we like to see. not everybody did it in a sedate way. what do you think? surge? when? >> well, for the first, you know, just answer the question directly, we're not going to know for several days now, so if infections were happening on thanksgiving, we'd be diagnosing tomorrow, wednesday, thursday, there's going to be some lag for backup -- from the holiday weekend, so i would suspect we'll be able to see something by oh, you know, say the end of the week this week. we may see cases going down. we may see cases plateauing, we

i'm kristen sze. welcome to our daily program called "getting answers." we're getting answers for you in realtime every day at 3:00. as it fights to stay in red and avoid moving into the purple tier possibly this week. the cdc and local health officials have been saying we should not travel this week but it seems many americans are choosing to travel and seeing family for thanksgiving. experto tw are with us, dr. elote patel and chris mcginnis.. if you have questions for either guest post them on facebook live on the live stream. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> sure thing. >> chris, i'm starting with you as the travel expert here what do we know about the number of americans flying this week? higher or lower than expected? >> i think it's about what we expected. there are about a million people a day are passing through tsa security checkpoints. that started last friday which is typically one of the busiest day. a million people a day up from about seven or 800,000 that we had been averaging before that. this time last year we were looking at 2

i'm kristen sze. welcome to our daily program called "getting answers." we're asking experts your questions every day at 3:00. tomorrow we're getting you prepared for tomorrow, thanksgiving, no matter how many people you'll be with. we'll answer your last-minute cooking questions and give some alternative ideas for smaller gatherings. covid-19 cases are soaring across america, california, and even the usually cautious bay area. dr. chen hong joins us today. thank you for your time today. i like your -- >> happy thanksgiving. >> happy early thanksgiving. if you have a question the doctor, go to facebook live and we'll try to get them answers. doctor, the tsa has screened five million travellers since friday. how nervous does that make you, given what we're facing right now? >> it makes me very nervous, kristen, because we know that in previous holidays, even in the united states, memorial day, etc., it was accompanied by a predictable increase in cases in two weeks. not only cases but concerningly high hospitalizations. you hook at what happened in thanksg

will have a special digital edition election night program that starts at 8:35 that is anchored by kristen sze and phil matier. you can watch that on our connected tvapp available on roku, amazon, fire tv and android and apple tv. make sure you stay with us for a full wrap on abc7 news at 11:00. >>> coming up, our election day coverage rolls on, including fighting election misinformation. the feature you might notice on facebook and twitter today. and how you can get to the polls for free. >>> also this morning, new word of a possible travel quarantine put back in place. the bay area county now considering the rule if you travel over the holidays. >>> and record highs yesterday in napa and oakland. not so much today but still anywhere from 2 to 11 degrees warmer than average. we slam the door on this heat with a chance of wet weather and sierra snow, woman: after covid, my hours got so we can't pay our bills. and now our family budget is gonna be hit hard with prop 15. the yes on 15 ads say it only raises taxes on big corporations. that's not true - we're all going to pay. $11 billion in new p

i'm kristen sze. welcome to our daily program called "getting answers." we're asking experts your questions every day at 6:00. we're going to talk with the artist behind this piece showing the new vice president-elect kamala harris in a silhouette of a young ruby bridges when she became the first black student to immigrate in the south. they're from the bay area and we're going to talk to them. we're also going to talk about the trump administration. so far, the campaign seemingly not waning to concede and seemingly blocking the transition efforts. we'll talk to a uc berkeley professor about it. first, t many people are famili with her work, mernlt and her goals, a goals. here is san francisco lawyer and member of the democratic committee, susie loftis. good to see you. >> good to see you. thank you for having me. >> i know you must be thrilled but on a scale of one to ten, what is it? >> i reject it. i think it's a historic home. for somebody who has been so importa important. it's incredible at a time when this country needs it. i'm delighted. >> i thou

i'm christkri kristen sze. we're asking experts your questions every day. today we'll explore the presidential election and chat with best-selling sci-fi writer on why the biden landslide didn't happen. pardon me. i'm going to turn off the audience here because that's my laptop and it's making a little noise. the battle against covid-19, front and center today as president-elect biden. joining us to talk about a vaccine and other covid headlines is infectious disease doctor. thanks for joining us, doctor. >> thanks for having me on, again. >> yes. it's extra exciting for you because three of your colleagues were name to the just advisory board from the biden home run harris team. first congratulations to the entire uscf. tell us about the three distinguished doctors and why you think they were chosen. >> so they were all chosen for really i think broad overview and understanding and deep understanding of the public health system and they can see what it takes to have a national strategy, so to speak. so david kessler was head of the fda for many years befor

i'm kristen sze. welcome to our daily program called "getting experts" we ask experts every day at 3:00 to get answers for you in real time. we'll talk to a local police officer who had covid-19 and donated plasma to help others. we talked to him in april. we're going to find out how his recovery journey has been. dr. patel joins us first. dr. patel, thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> what's the snapshot in the u.s. and california? >> we are still breaking records when it comes to daily hospitalizations across the country. we unfortunately are seeing this daily average of over a thousand deaths per day. you know what, you've heard a lot of people say this over and over again. i think the overarching theme that i want to share, we should not be normalizing with these numbers. imagine three boeing 747s crashing every single day. that's what we're looking a right now. in california, a majority of the state rolled back in those tiers. there's a lot more purple where before, there was re

>>> hi there, i'm kristen sze. we're experts your questions every day at 3:00 to get answers for you in real time. today we'll talk with a state senator who has a strong reaction to governor gavin newsome's new curfew. we'll talk to garrett jones who had a white neighbor holding a stun gun telling him to stop acting black in a white neighborhood in discovery bay. he'll give us some insight into his personality. covid-19, 187 from uc berkeley, dr. lee riley. dr. riley, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for inviting me. >> we are facing rising numbers of cases. what is driving this idea, this curfew in california? >> well, i think for one thing, you know, everybody's really concerned about this resurgence, so something needs to be done and i guess this is one intervention that i think the state decided could be made. whether or not this is going to work or not, time will tell. >> yeah. mean, after all, this is one tool at their disposal, as you said, but of all the tools available, do you think this is one that

i'm kristen sze. welcome to our program called "getting answers." we're asking experts questions for you every day at 3:00. we'll talk to an infectious disease expert about the covid-19 with developments, including more news on a vaccine. but california is taking a major stempniakward. 41 out of the state's 51 is coups are in the most restrictive purple tier. you can find this map on abc 7.com. locally santa clara and solano counties are in the purple tier. san francisco moved two takeovers from the least restrictive to the red tier. san mateo and marin counties are not in purple yet lu they moved into the red tier, which brings us to our first guest. the public health officer from marin county dr. willis. thank you for joining us. know it's a big day. >> thanks. good to be with you. >> we look forward to your information because moving from orange to red such as your county did, what does that mean now? what changes can people expect to see and how soon? >> yes. we're responding to concerning trends we're seeing across the region. we had an almost

. >> hi there, i'm kristen sze. welcome to daily program called "getting answers," asking experts your questions to get answers for you in realtime at 3:00. we'll have lots of questions this week. talk to bay area congressman about what happens if there is a disputed election. also talk with local psychiatrist about what we can all do to cope with the stress ahead of the election and perhaps after. but first, so much confusion has happened when it comes to making sure your vote counts tomorrow along with worries of voter suppression. joining me now to talk about this is justin leavitt, a law professor at loyola law school in los angeles. thanks so much for joining us. >> pleasure to be with you. >> talk about going to the polls tomorrow, first and foremost, president trump has solicited for people to sign up to be poll watchers. what are their roles? it's not a new thing. >> it's not. and done right, very boring. allows people to come to the polls and watch and make sure everything is going according to the rules an

i'm kristen sze. welcome to our daily program called "getting answers." we're asking experts your questions every day at 3:00 and giving answers in real time. coming up, tv food host and we'll talk to a therapist about mental health over the holidays and ways to cope and get through these stressful times. first you heard the breaking news here on "getting answers" yesterday. the gsa declaring joe biden the official process. with us is professor lonnie chen who has served in the republican committee. good to see you. >> thank you. >> finally happened after some three dozen dismissed lawsuits the president allowed the formal transition to begin. we got word the white house has given formal approval for biden to start getting the daily briefing. let me just ask you, is this trump's way of conceding? >> i think it's as close as we'll get at this point. this is a very important moment, it's a very important opportunity for the new administration, for the transition to formally get underway. some of these things are important, office space and funding, as well

i'm kristen sze. welcome to our show called "getting answers." we're getting answers for you in real time. we'll talk to the newly representative barbara lee. first, to talk about the election, an expert in elections and political norms and regulations. bruce cane joins us. thank you for spending time with us. >> glad to be here. >> let's start here. former vice president biden and senator harris are expected to speak o to the nation. we've heard she'll go first at 5:00. they've not called pennsylvania for the democratic party. so what do you expect him to say? >> i'd be surprised if he's going to get out in front of the networks. that hasn't been his pattern to date. given how close the edges are, i think it would be wise to wait for others to declare victory. he has publicly, what is true, which is everything is trending in the right direction. unless they have really solid information about the remaining ballots, it's probably to just stick with that line. >> all right. do you have any insight into why the call hasn't come yet? help our viewer

i'm kristen sze. welcome to our daily program called "getting answers" we're asking questions to get answers for you in real time. today we'll talk to a state superintendent of instruction as california rolls back restrictions. we'll talk about what this mean for your students at their schools. first, we want to focus on the transfer of power as president trump refuses to concede the election. the next guest knows quite a bit about this process. she's also author of a new new york times bestseller. she was also the senior advisor to president obama and co-chair of the 2008 obama-biden transition team. thanks for coming back. >> it's a pleasure to be with you. i hope you're well. >> i certainly am. you were optimistic, hopeful but nervous when we talked before the election. right now i've got to say congratulations, because i know you've got to be thrilled. >> i absolutely am thrilled. i think president biden and vice president harris will be focused like a laser on getting this virus under control as

. >> i'm kristen sze.o the thanksgiving holiday, there is confusion about travel. can you test for covid-19 and then travel? abc 7 news reporter melanied with dr-- mel know wooanie wool the issue. >> do not use testing to determine whether you can travel or not. we have seen the repeated failure of this type of testing strategy across the

i'm kristen sze. welcome to "getting answers" we're asking experts every day at 3:00 to get you answers in real time. today with covid cases on the upswing in california, we'll talk to an epidemiologist who will answer your questions about school reopening considerations and much more ch our first guest is fresh off re-election of a israeli congressman. ted lu's bytingly comments have earned him 1.4 million followers. last night in response to the lieutenant governor of texas offering $1 million. he tweeted this. texas l.t. governor dan patrick gave me an idea. i'm offering $1 million to find big foot. i've seen enough fox national tv shows to know big foot is real. rudy guiliani said he had evidence that it exists but it got lost in the mail. good afternoon, congressman, good to see you. >> hi, kristen, happy to be here. >> the honor is all ours. i know this has sperm meaning to you as an air force veteran. >> thank you. i appreciate that. and all the veterans who served. >> your tweet toe the republ

>>> hi there, this is kristen sze. as we wait for the big answer who will be our president for the next four years. we have a lot of ground to cover today. we'll hear from california democratic party women's chair christine pelosi and john dennis. we have the author of let the people pick the president, the case for abolishing the electoral college. first since we last left you abc news has called wisconsin and more recently michigan for joe biden, so you can see the electoral ma'am right now and the totals right now, biden inching closer to the magic anybody of 270. he's at 253. president trump is at 214, although you can see 71 electoral votes still undecided. 24 hours ago we spoke with paul mitchell, vice president of political data of a data firm based in sacramento. i spoke with i all night long and i know you didn't get much sleep. so thanks for joining us, paul. >> thanks for having me. >> we went to bed with the president looking good. we woke up with things tilting biden's way. summarize the big picture for us

i'm kristen sze.bide pn ahe of president trump in two key states and in position to win the presidency. biden holds the lead on the electoral map and has multiple paths of winning the most direct is pennsylvania and 20 electoral votes. that race flipped overnight and biden holds about a 17,000 vote lead now. he also grabbed a narrow lead in georgia where he's ahead by about 4,000 votes. georgia is planning to do a

i'm kristen sze, welcome to our daily program called "getting answers." we're asking experts your questions every day at 3:00 to get answers for you in realtime. we have lots of questions today. we are moments away from a news conference with the state's health and human services secretary, dr. mark ghaly. it is regarding to a curfew for counties in the purple tier, from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. stick around, because, as soon as that news conference starts with more details, we'll take you there. i should also mention that this curfew order is expected to last four weeks, so through december 21st. >>> first let's bring in the public health officer for alameda county, dr. nicholas moss to talk about some of these. dr. moss, i want to congratulate you. i know you have been in this role on an interim basis but made permanent this week. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> it's a big job ahead. i want to ask you, what do you think of the statewide curfew? is it a good idea? >> we're still waiting to hear the secretary's remarks and get a sense of the details

. >> i'm kristen sze. officials start an alarming spread in issuing this order.of the bay area is in the purple tier. abc news reporter cornell bernard is live with the details. >> the governor is calling it a limited stay-at-home order requiring generally non-essential work, movement and gatherings stop between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. in purple tier counties. 41 of the 58 are in the purple tier meaning the highest rates of positive cases and hospitalizations. that's 94% of the state's population. the order goes into effect at 10:00 p.m. saturday and will remain in effect until 5:00 a.m. on december 21st. health and human services secretary dr. mark galley says more stringent

i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. i'm actually not hearing anything right now, but hopefully you can hear me. we are expecting experts today to answer all of your questions about the elections and of course, right now it is still undecided. so a lot going on. i will ask for an engineer to come into the studio and help me with not being able to hear, but today we have to get into the ballot counting, and that is first and foremost and the public perception of why the process is taking so long and it's time we brought the conversation to the pandemic, as well, because cases are soaring once again surging nationwide and there are things going on that could affect holiday travel here in the bay area. speaking of covid-19, vice president joe biden spoke about 90 minutes ago and he started by addressing the virus. >> cases are on the rise nationwide and we're nearing 240,000 deaths due to covid. and our hearts go out to each and every family that's lost a loved one to this terrible disease. in america, the vote is sacred. i

. >> i'm kristen sze. the cdc is considering shorten the quarantine period.commends two weeks but could change guidelines from seven to ten days. meanwhile, california nearly set another record today for single-day cases with15,329. the state set the national record on saturday with 15,442. the 14-day positivity rate inched up to 5.6%, nearly double from a month ago. that's an indicator of the transmission rate of the virus. >> all this comes just

. >> i'm kristen sze.ccording to the johns cop minutes tracker, there are 10 million cases in the u.s. including people who have recovered. texas became the first state to top 1 million cases. california not far behind. there was 7464 newly recorded cases yesterday. in the bay area and santa cruz county, we're getting close to 130,000 cases. >>> a spike in new covid cases in napa county has health officials very concerned. the numbers could send the county from the orange tier all the way to the most restrictive purple tier if things don't turn

. >> i'm kristen sze. let's start with the latest pandemic headlines.fornia had a record high increase in cases reported from yesterday. 18,350 bringing the total to more than 1.1 million since the pandemic began. in los angeles, the county's transmission rate is the highest since march. tonight outdoor dining in l.a. will shut down and in pennsylvania, bars and restaurants have to stop serving alcohol at 5:00 p.m. in maryland, police increased staffing to enforce covid restrictions. >>> in the south bay, santa clara county leaders are urging stri

. >> i'm kristen sze. the presidential race is too close to call.oe biden has 253 electoral votes compared with president trump's 214. the magic number 270. biden leads the popular vote with 73 million ballots in his favor. the president has 69 million. all eyes on nevad

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. >> i'm kristen sze. the cdc is considering shorten the quarantine period. it recommends two weeks but could change guidelines from seven to ten days. meanwhile, california nearly set another record today for single-day cases with15,329. the state set the national record on saturday with 15,442. the 14-day positivity rate inched up to 5.6%, nearly double from a month ago. that's an indicator of the transmission rate of the virus. >> all this comes just ahead of the thanksgiving holiday where there continues to be concern that gatherings could lead to more transmission. liz kreutz joining us live with the latest from the state on exactly where things stand, liz. >> larry, yes, things continue to be not so great in california while san francisco, marin and san mateo counties did not get moved into the purple tier today. numbers continue to go up and another number on the rise, hospitalizations. with thanksgiving just two days away, california's covid-19 cases are not showing any signs of slowing down. the 14-day positivity rate is 5.6%, a 51% increase from two

. >> i'm kristen sze. according to the johns cop minutes tracker, there are 10 million cases in the u.s. including people who have recovered. texas became the first state to top 1 million cases. california not far behind. there was 7464 newly recorded cases yesterday. in the bay area and santa cruz county, we're getting close to 130,000 cases. >>> a spike in new covid cases in napa county has health officials very concerned. the numbers could send the county from the orange tier all the way to the most restrictive purple tier if things don't turn around. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard shows us many may be suffering from covid messaging fatigue. >> inside or outside? >> in. >> reporter: there is a busy lunch crowd at the tavern in downtown napa. this long-time eatery has went with the punches and restrictions brought on by covid. gm john crane says finally, his customers are coming back. >> we just had our best week. our best covid week so far ended on sunday. >> reporter: but that could change. instea

reporter: nothing official has been announced yesterday, marin county public health director told kristen sze he's not surprised. >> we're aware this is on the table. it's something that's more co common back east in massachusetts, virginia. >> reporter: massachusetts statewide curfew requires residents stay home between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. daily unless going to work and most businesses, restaurants and bars must close by 9:30. george rutherford imagines that's what newsom is consideri considering. >> it's a lockdown less detrimental to business because they can be open some parts of the day. >> reporter: the point rutherford says is to limit late night socializing where alcohol is often involved and people might let guards down. countries and cities in europe have tried it. >> in europe it's closing bars. it's a big push. the closing between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. where i live in alameda county, i don't see a lot open during those hours. >> reporter: which brings us to the big question, how effective are curfews? he says they do appear to have some impact but the victerdict out on how

newscast, getting answers, kristen sze spoke with march rriage and fam therapist kathryn o'bryan for advice. >> especially around the holidays, we tend to put a lot of pressure on ourselves to make everyone else happy and do all the things and i think right now especially we need to limit what we do and minimize things that make things easier and set realistic expectations for ourselves and to make sure that through all this, we're doing things to take care of ourselves and making sure we're getting self-care and getting enough rest and not drinking too much, you know, that we're eating healthy foods and everything. it doesn't have to be how we normally celebrate. make it, you can make it different. maybe you don't get out of your pajamas and watching movies all day or you make your favorite meal. you make pancakes or small. even if you can't be with people, we've gotten really good at doing this zoom thing. it's connecting in other ways with your family and friends. >> all good advice if holiday stress gets a little overwhelming, you can find your ally by going to abc7news.com/take

. >> i'm kristen sze. let's start with the latest pandemic headlines. california had a record high increase in cases reported from yesterday. 18,350 bringing the total to more than 1.1 million since the pandemic began. in los angeles, the county's transmission rate is the highest since march. tonight outdoor dining in l.a. will shut down and in pennsylvania, bars and restaurants have to stop serving alcohol at 5:00 p.m. in maryland, police increased staffing to enforce covid restrictions. >>> in the south bay, santa clara county leaders are urging strict compliance with health orders amidst new highs in covid-19 case counts and hospitalization rates. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has the warning. >> reporter: as the bay area prepares for a thanksgiving unlike any other, santa clara county has another urgent warning for the public. >> do not have gatherings and do not travel. period. >> reporter: today, 512 new cases of covid-19 were reported county wide. a new record for the highest daily case count since the start of the pandemic. >> perhaps up to 6

. >> i'm kristen sze. as we edge closer to the thanksgiving holiday, there is confusion about travel. can you test for covid-19 and then travel? abc 7 news reporter melanied with dr-- mel know wooanie wool the issue. >> do not use testing to determine whether you can travel or not. we have seen the repeated failure of this type of testing strategy across the country. >> reporter: while san francisco sounds that message loudly, some counties are suggesting otherwise. contra costa county held a press conference called testing for turkey advising residents to test for covid-19 if they are going to gather with family members. dr. george rutherford is a professor at u.c. season fran. >> it's both. you know, so the doctor is 100%. this is the most current public health advice, which is just don't do it. stay inside your family, you know, no amount of testing is going to guarantee you'll be safe. >> reporter: that being said. >> however, if they don't do that and we're into harm reduction. >> reporter: it seems h

today abc 7 kristen sze spoke with california congressman ted li lu a democrat from los angeles. >> howure there was no voter fraud? >> donald trump's campaign lost 16 court cases and zero in court, they are actually saying there is no fraud. what we're seeing right now is simply really unwillingness to accept the presidential election. >> today a full hand recount was authorized in the state of georgia where biden's lead stands at roughly 14,000 votes out of nearly 5 million votes cast by georgians. >>> california's employment development department is fighting fraud in the process many unemployed workers say their accounts are frozen and their money is gone. 7 on your side is flooded with calls for help and michael finney is live with the latest and michael, you've been on the edd every day since the pandemic started. >> oh, brother. we've done dozens of reports here. here is what we've been hearing about. bank of america draining countless edd accounts and we have workers that are bewildered and broke. >> that's how i felt like literally. i've been betrayed by the edd. >> reporter: h

. >> in the role of spencer tonight, kristen sze. >> yeah. >> let them eat salad. [ laughter ] >>> whoossibly replace alex trebek as the host of "jeopardy"? there say few names starting with ken jennings. he won the greatest of all time tournament and brought on as a consulting producer a couple months ago and a fan favorite. anderson cooper and george stephanopoulos being floated as hosts. trebek was the host for nearly four decades and the final episode will air on christmas day. now, i for years have had this conversation on going with spencer christian because i have always thought he would be a great host of "jeopardy." think about this, you want somebody who is smart. you want somebody who is sophisticated. you want somebody who is worldly, and if you can't find that person, then spencer is right there. [ laughter ] >> he would be good, actually. >> you know, it's a position i always dreamed of it but i think they'll probably want a younger person now than i am and you know what? i think it's going to be a woman. i really do. i think it will be a woman host. >> that would be inte

. >> i'm kristen sze. officials start an alarming spread in issuing this order. you can see most of the bay area is in the purple tier. abc news reporter cornell bernard is live with the details. >> the governor is calling it a limited stay-at-home order requiring generally non-essential work, movement and gatherings stop between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. in purple tier counties. 41 of the 58 are in the purple tier meaning the highest rates of positive cases and hospitalizations. that's 94% of the state's population. the order goes into effect at 10:00 p.m. saturday and will remain in effect until 5:00 a.m. on december 21st. health and human services secretary dr. mark galley says more stringent actions may be needed if we can't flatten the curve quickly. >> we know and have seen in the past covid goes from zero to 60 miles per hour quickly that we're in a place today but that can rapidly change. maybe not statewide, maybe just in the hand full of counties but further restrictions is what we open to avoid. we hope today's actions, our collective coming together an

. >> i'm kristen sze. the presidential race is too close to call. joe biden has 253 electoral votes compared with president trump's 214. the magic number 270. biden leads the popular vote with 73 million ballots in his favor. the president has 69 million. all eyes on nevada which still has 190,000 ballots to count. georgia has not been called yet. the count continues to arizona, north carolina and pennsylvania. liz kreutz has been following the election closely and joins us with a look of the intensifying race for the white house. >> as you show there, we did just hear from president trump minutes ago. i think he's still speaking now and he's been tweeting quite a lot over the past 24 hours but this is the first time we seen him publicly since his remarks the night of the election. once again, he's claiming he's being cheated out of a win. >> if you count the legal votes, i easily win. if you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us. if you count the votes that came in late, we're looking to them very strongly but a lot of

i'm kristen sze. the results put joe bide pn ahe of president trump in two key states and in position to win the presidency. biden holds the lead on the electoral map and has multiple paths of winning the most direct is pennsylvania and 20 electoral votes. that race flipped overnight and biden holds about a 17,000 vote lead now. he also grabbed a narrow lead in georgia where he's ahead by about 4,000 votes. georgia is planning to do a recount. president trump is closing the gap in arizona, though, with biden's lead dropping to about 38,000 votes. >> let's check in with stephanie sierra tracking both campaign. >> votes continue to pour in from each of the remaining four battle ground states. joe biden 17 votes from 270. as we heard from the president today, he won't be conceding without a fight. in the home stretch, joe biden leading in the pour battle ground states, arizona, nevada, georgia and pennsylvania. a declared win in pennsylvania alone with its 20 electoral votes would put him on a path to th