stephanie sy begins with this reportn oe latest efforts to contest the results. failing to prove any widespread fraud, the presidents lawyers and alliehave turned to the postelection spotlight t the people who canvas and certify votes. president-elect bid today said that efforts were debilitating to the country. mr. biden: another incident where he will go down in history as one of the most irresponsible presidents in american history. it is not even within the norm at all. he questions whether it is even legal. stephanie: in wisconsin officials ordered a recount in two counties, paid for with $3 million from the trump campaign. the rancor over how to conductco the t on view tonight as officials argued for six hours. >> this is ridiculous. all you talk abo is that democrats will do something nasty so these honest, hard-working republicans will not be able to see what is going on. and i am tired of that. we need to look at this terms of [indiscernible] a nonparsan commission and stop worrying about stuff. stephanie: the president's campaign andllies have initiated

but while vaccinations are now inching upward, stephanie sy tells us, health officials remain concerned. here's her report from michigan. >> are you ready? stephanie: four-year-old leah long likes whooshing down slides , driving her imaginary car, and going for walks with her parents, michelle and craig and her big brother bubba and his specially designed wheelchair. like lots of four-year-olds, this summer leah was due for some of her critical childhood vaccinations, those that guard against serious diseases like tetanus, pertussis, and measles . but bringing her to the doctor in the midst of the pandemic was a big concern for her mom. >> having two medically fragile kids. i mean, it's, it's hard. i'm not going to tell you that it's easy and this pandemic just makes it that much harder. stephanie: leah and her brother are both adopted. six-year-old bubba is a quadriplegic with cerebral palsy. >> i always worry about him catching something because, you know, while he's not going anywhere right now, we've been told respiratory is going to be the thing that that takes him. so being in thi

but stephanie sy begins with this report on the latest efforts to contest the results. >> sy: failing to prove any widespread fraud, the president's lawyers and allies have turned the post-election spotlight to the people who canvass and certify votes. ere will be another incident where he will h go down in history as being one of the most irresponsible presidents in american history. it's -- it's just out ofthe -- not even within the norm at all. there's questions whether it's even legal. >> report: in wisconsin, officials today formall >> sy: in wisconsin,ials today formally ordered a recount in heavily democratic milwaukee and dane counties, paid for with $3 million from the trump campaign. the rancor over how to conduct the recount was on full view last night as state election officials argued for six hours. >> t ridiculous. all you and dean keep talking about is these evil democrats d so these honest, hard working republicans are going to be able to see what's going on and im tired of that. we need to look at this in terms of a non-partisan, even though we are, a partisan commiss

stephanie sy reporting from phk oenix. thu, stephanie.ike other elections, this week has bn marked by a blood of disinformation much of it coming from the president and his allies. william brangham tries to separate facts from false hoods and he joins us now. so william, i know you are back from michigan but i want to ask youatbout appears to be a blood of allegations the president and the people around him are making, charging conspiracy theories. walk us through exactly what they are saying and then what the facts a>>re. hat's true, judy. i did hear a lot of these allegations and conspiracies when i was in michigan this week. i want to talk specifically about the thing the president had said. given he's the psint. he said on election night he was allegedly the winner of the election but that somehow suspicious votes were added to the vnde count ahat stole the election from him. >> if you count the votes thatca in late, we're looking at them very strongly. a lot of votes came in we're way up in michigan. and wisconsin we did likewise, fa

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for the pbs newshour, i'm stephanie sy, in the coachella valley, california. >> woodruff: the numberronavirus cases in india, appears for the moment to have peaked, with a decline in daily infections in recent weeks. however, india's economy, the world's fifth largest, has yet to recover from a steep decline, compounding the suffering of millions of its poorest citizens. special correspondent fred de sam lazaro has an update. >> reporter: it's a typical morning at delhi's main bus depot. thousands of migrant laborers returning from their rural homes, hoping to regain jobs they abruptly lost in march, when india went into a total lockdown. 38-year-old netrapal yadav used to drive for a taxi company-work that helped support his wife, four children and elderly parents in their village about 150 miles away. >> ( translated ): when the lockdown happened, i went back but there's no work there. it's been very hard. i've had to take on nearly 35,000 rupees in debt so i came back to delhi. so now i'm going to see my old boss. >> reporter: worried about debts that total about 500 u.s. dollars,

to arizona, to phoenix where our stephanie sy is. called for joe biden, but they continue to count votes. tums what you're seeing -- tell us what you're seeing. >> reporter: this is a state th d feelseeply divided tonight. there have been scattered celebrations for the esident-elect joe biden that we have been hearing about, but the most visible rally, judy, was for president trump. in fact, we were at the rallyr earlday where hundreds of his supporters turned out and the general ntment there echoed that if the president, they feel this is a stolen election and they e focused on the trump campaign'uicontinued la in states now including arizona. but it is a windy night here judy, and you can tell, there is no denying that the political winds havshifted in this historically red state that has not voted for a democratic president since bill clinton. th now are nding twora democc senators to washington. but it was close, and voters we spoke to point to the fact that biden will have to remember that about half this couasntry, reflected in

stephanie sy is in phoenix, arizona. b our own dah is in philadelphia, as all eyes are ot the batleground state of pennsylvania. so, dan, i'm going to start with remind us why you are there. >> reporter: well, judy, philly is key, and those words come from no other than joe biden himself who said exactly that when he made a last minute stop at independence hall earlier today. really the entire state ofan pennsy is critical for both campaigns. president trump and joe bidenpe have precious days here in campaigning, getting out the vote. for the president, trump is trying to reach out to rural voters, suburban voters, white voters, joe biden's coalition is also suburban voters but especially as well black voters leer in philadelphia are crucial for him. they a, cnting ballo poll workers now, scanning and counting ballots as we speak. but we know, and we'll be saying this a lot tonight, judy, that at vote will take hours. we probably won't know all of it one other thing, judy, while we don't know the results yet, democratic

stephanie: i'm stephanie sy wh "newshour" west.ill join judy woodruff the full program after the latest headlines. the nation tonight hasasd 250 thousand deaths from the coronavirus and the number is risingy an average of 1100 evy day with roughly 160,000 ctw infections daily. and, president-eoe biden warned today that a potential vaccination campaign is in jeopardy -- because the trump admistration won't star othe transitipower. of things that we on'thole lot have available to us which unless it's made available soon , we are going to be behind by weeks and months, being ablepu o together the whole initiative relating to the epggest promise we have. nie: the wave of covid-19 infections prompted new york city mayor bill de blasio today rg close the nation's t public school system again. effective tomorrow, more than one million students go back t online learning only, and in miesota, this evening governor tim walz ordered a fourk w ban on indoor bars and canceling indoor sports. president trump mounting still more challenges to his

. ♪ stephanie: i'm stephanie sy with news ros, we will return to the full program after the latest headlinesnold -- not only are covid-19 cases up sharply, reported cases of measles have jumped to their highest levels in 23 years according to the centers for diase control and the world health organization, global cases increased to more than 869,000 in 2019. last year, measles claimed an estimated 207,500 lives. the u.s. labor market is showing signs of healing, 709,000 more americans filed for an appointment last week, that is the lowest level since march and the fourth straight drop. still, numbers remain at historic highs. overall, 6.8 million people continue to receive jobless aid. in other economic news, the u.s. treasury department today reported the federal government ran up a record $284 billion budget deficit for the month of october, that shortfall was nearly double what it was in october of last year. tropical storm eta exacted a deadly toll at a campsite north carolina, three dead and two missing after floodwaters swept to the site 50 miles north of charlotte. more than 30 camper

stephanie sy spoke to two doctors on the frontlines treating navajo patients, even as hospital capacitys out. >> sy: the navajo nation, home to more than 170,000 navajo, is currently under a strict lockdown that doesn't end until december 6th. that means non-essential workers must stay at home unless there's an emergency or an immediate need for food. since covid found its way to the vast territory wch spans parts of three states, more than 600 navajo have died of cod. and in recent days, daily positive covid cases reachedn all time high. the navajo president, jonathan nez, says the uncontrolled spread of the virus is impacting all communities on the navajo nation, including gallup, new mexico, where dr. daniel mays has been shoing it at the ital where he works. dr. mays is a fellow with the university of california, san francisco's heal program, which has helped to provide health care on the navajo15ation since dr. mays, thank you so much for joining us. describe what you're seeing, where you are. there, the way other places are seeing? >> absolutely. wh we're seeing is both a assurge

stephanie: i'm stephanie sy with "newshour" west. we will return to judy woodruff and the rest of the program after these updates. on the eve of the election, former vice president joe biden campaigned out the first of two rallies he's holding in pittsburgh tonight while prident trump held a rally in traverse city, michigan and goes to kenosha, wisconsin. in other news, covid-19 deaths popped 1.2 million worldwide including more than 230,000 in the u.s. in europe, the italian government announced it's closing shopping malls on weekends, and limiting people's movements. germany began a 4-week partial shutdown. >> all things considered, we had a relatively relaxed summer where people could make e of a vote of leisure activities. -- a lot of leisure activities, but now the autumn has crashed in on us. i can understand that it is difficult and that there is some atsistance, but it isn't a political thing e created. b stephanitish prime minister boris johnson imposed a new lockdown effective thursday and he faces criticism he should have

. ♪ stephanie: i'm stephanie sy at newshour west with the latest headlines.senate race to call this evening. democrat gary peters wins reelection in michigan, defeating republican challenger john james. this race equalizes the balance of power in the senate, currently at 48 seats for each party. also, in addition to lawsuits the trump campaign filed in pennsylvania and michigan, it has now filed a lawsuit in georgia. beyond the presidential, congressional, and state races, a variety of issues, from marijuana to ride-sharing, were on tuesday's ballots. five more states legalized marijuana, and oregon became the first to decriminalize small amounts of cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. voters in california exempted uber and lyft from making their drivers full employees, eligible for benefits. they also refused to reinstate affirmative action for college admissions and public hiring. the march of covid-19 across the united states shows no sign of slowing, with another 92,000 infections in the last 24 hours. among the places seeing a spike in cases, the najo n

stephanie: i'm stephanie sy with "newshour" west. while -- we'll return to judy woodruff and the full program after the latest headlines. governor steve sisolak of nevada said today that he had tested positive for covid-19. the 66-year-old democrat is the fifth governor to report a positive test this year. sisolak says he was not experiencing any symptoms. nevada today reported its hight single day total since the start of the pandemic. at least seven people have died in nor carolina, in flash flooding triggered by tropical storm eta. roads and bridges were swept away after some places were inundated with as much as 10 inches of rain. one person also died in florida. meanwhile, tropical storm iota has formed in the caribbean. it's expected to become a hurricane late sunday as it barrels toward central america. the death toll from the catastrophic typhoon in the philippines has now risen to at least 42 people. 20 others are still missing. more than 400,000 people were evacuated. cleanup efforts are now under way. floodwaters have star

stephanie: i'm stephanie sy with "newshour" wes we will return to judy woodruff and the full programfter the latest headlines. more cities and states are re-imposing covid cus -- two -- including thery co's most populous county. los angeles officials voted tonight to shut ani restaurant for threeru weeks. ling restaurant owners fought against a ban on outdoor seating, but a state judge ruled againsthe things will get worst -- were spirit >> -- things will get worse. highest ever number of cases, and beginning to see our hospital systems pressed with covid beyond wherehey have ever been pressed before, the idea that the numbuls of deaths exceed where we've been before is also indeed real. stephanie: wall street made history, powered by the start of the presidential transition, ofb reports that jen will name -- and by hopes for a coronavirus vaccine. vethe dow jones industrialge gained nearly 455 points and finished above 30,000 for the first time. the nasdaq rose 156 points, and the s&p 500 added 57. human rights groups sounded a'ms today over ethiopia's imminent attack on a rebel reg

stephanie sy is in phoenix, and dan bush is in pennsylvania. nie, i'm going to come to you first. you've been reporting on the political breakdown, if you , llin arizona. democrats would dearly love to pk off arizona from the republicans. and we've been talking about the latino vote for the last few minutes. what are you hering? what are you seeing at this hour? >> we are hearing a lot. in facist, judy, ther a big devoping story in maricopa county, where w are getting unofficial results. with 70% of the vote accounted for s thete of arizona, right now biden is leading president trump, 55% to 44%. at maricopa county, which, as i've been saying, judy, is where mostf arizona's population live. also that competitive senate race here where democrats are hong flip another senate seat, ademocrat mark kelly, ain in the early results from marico county is leading senator ma 55% to 44%. that is with about 1.4 million votes tabulated. there are about48,000 ballots that maricopa county still has to count. the reason i mention that is because donald trump be