AWAITING
AWAITING THE RESULTS. GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M SHERN-MIN
CHOW.
CHOW.
CHOW. WELCOME ON THIS ELECTION DAY
AND WHAT MAY BE THE MOST
CONTESTED PRESIDENTIAL FIGHT OF
OUR LIFETIME.
OUR LIFETIME. TEXAS IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
AND WHAT COULD BE MORE TEXAS
THAN RIDING ON HORSEBACK TO
CAST YOUR BALLOT?
THIS IS IN ACRES HOMES JUST
ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.
BUT IT IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF
HORSE POWER THAT IS IN THE
MIDDLE OF A POLITICAL BATTLE.
WE ARE TALKING OF COURSE ABOUT
DRIVE THROUGH VOTING.
WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE THIS
NOON HOUR FROM MORE CHANGES ON
THAT TO POLLING ISSUES IN FORT
BEND COUNTY.
BEND COUNTY. LET'S START AT THE TOYOTA
CENTER NOW.
CENTER NOW. THE ONLY LOCATION FOR DRIVE
THROUGH VOTING IN HARRIS
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. JANEL.
JANEL.
JANEL. >>
JANEL. >> Reporter: GOOD AFTERNOON.
THERE'S BEEN A STEADY STREAM OF
CARS MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH
HARRIS COUNTY'S LONE DRIVE
THROUGH VOTING SITE HERE.
THEY'LL GO RIGHT THROUGH THESE
DOORS HERE OF THIS GARAGE AND
BE ABLE TO CAST THEIR BALLOT.
YESTERDAY A FEDERAL JUDGE RULED
THAT NEARLY 127,000 EARLY VOTES
CAST VIA DRIVE THROUGH SITES
WOULD BE COUNTED.
BUT THE JUDGE ADDED THAT FROM
HIS VIEWPOINT THE TENTS THAT
HOUSE MOST OF THE DRIVE THROUGH
VOTING CENTERS FOR EARLY VOTING
WOULD NOT QUALIFY AS BUILDINGS,
WHICH ARE REQUIRED FOR ELECTION
DAY POLLING PLACES.
SPECIFICALLY THAT VOTING SITES
NEED ROOFS AND WALLS.
IN A SURPRISE MOVE LAST NIGHT,
HARRIS COUNTY CLERK SHUT DOWN
NINE OF THE TEN DRIVE THROUGH
VOTING SITES IN THE COUNTY OUT
OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.
THE ONE AT THE TOYOTA CENTER
WAS THE LONE SURVIVOR BECAUSE
IT IS LOCATED IN A BUILDING
THAT MEETS THOSE STANDARDS.
THE CONTROVERSY COMES FROM
REPUBLICAN-LED PUSH THAT ARGUES
DRIVE THROUGH VOTING IS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND THEY WANT
THE VOTES CAST THAT WAY THROWN
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. THEY'VE TAKEN A LAWSUIT TO THE
TEXAS SUPREME COURT AND LOST.
YESTERDAY A FEDERAL JUDGE RULED
AGAINST THEM.
AGAINST THEM. AN APPEAL WAS FILED.
THAT WAS DENIED.
THERE ARE STILL FEARS THERE
WILL BE ANOTHER APPEAL FILED
THAT COULD REVERSE THAT
DECISION, PUTTING THE FATE OF
THOSE VOTES BACK IN LIMBO.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH HOLLAND
EARLIER AT A POLLING LOCATION
IN ACRES HOMES.
WHILE HE DIDN'T MENTION THE
DRIVE THROUGH VOTING DRAMA
SPECIFICALLY, HE DID SAY THIS.
>> YOUR VOTE IS YOUR VOTE.
YOUR VOICE.
YOUR VOICE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYBODY GETS THAT.
WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU CAN DO SO
SAFELY.
SAFELY.
SAFELY. MAKE SURE YOU CAN DO SO
CONVENIENTLY.
CONVENIENTLY. AND MAKE SURE YOU CAN DO SO
WITH THE PEACE OF MIND THAT
YOUR VOTE IS GOING TO BE
COUNTED.
COUNTED.
COUNTED. >> NOW AS OF 11:00 THIS
MORNING, 75,000 VOTES AND
COUNTING CAST HERE IN HARRIS
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. THAT'S ADDING TO THE NEARLY 1.5
MILLION VOTES CAST DURING EARLY
VOTING.
VOTING.
VOTING. AGAIN, YOU HAVE MORE THAN 800
POLLING PLACES THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTY WHERE YOU CAN HAVE YOUR
VOICE HEARD.
VOICE HEARD. BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
AND HERE'S A LIVE PICTURE AT
ONE OF THOSE 800 POLLING
PLACES.
PLACES.
PLACES. THE WEST GRAY MULTIPURPOSE
CENTER IN MONTROSE.
FOLKS LINED UP OUTSIDE READY TO
CAST THEIR BALLOT OR CHEER ON
THEIR CANDIDATE.
THEIR CANDIDATE. THIS OF COURSE IS A VERY ACTIVE
POLLING LOCATION HISTORICALLY.
AS LONG AS YOU ARE IN LINE BY
7:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M. YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO CAST A
BALLOT..
BALLOT..
BALLOT.. MICHELLE CHOI LIVE THIS HOUR.
MICHELLE, SOME ISSUES AT THE
POLLS TODAY?
POLLS TODAY? >> Reporter: HEY, SOME BUT
NOTHING MAJOR.
NOTHING MAJOR. A SPOKESPERSON FOR KP GEORGE
TELLS ME EARLIER THIS MORNING A
FEW POLLING SITES EXPERIENCED
SOME ISSUES BUT COMPARED TO A
FEW WEEKS AGO ON THE FIRST DAY
OF EARLY VOTING WHEN A COMPUTER
ISSUE CAUSED WIDESPREAD DELAYS
ACROSS THE COUNTY, TODAY'S
ISSUE WAS ON A MUCH SMALLER
SCALE AND WAS QUICKLY BEING
FIXED OR IS ALREADY FIXED.
NOW THE SMART FINANCIAL CENTER
WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW WAS NOT
ONE OF THOSE PROBLEM SITES.
THINGS HERE HAVE BEEN GOING
QUITE SMOOTH SINCE POLLS OPENED
AT 7:00 THIS MORNING.
WE'VE SEEN A STEADY STREAM OF
VOTERS GOING IN.
THIS IS ONE OF 84 POLLING SITES
AVAILABLE TO FORT BEND COUNTY
VOTERS TODAY.
VOTERS TODAY. MORE THAN DOUBLE THE AMOUNT
DURING EARLY VOTING.
NOW A LOT OF YOU ARE KEEPING A
CLOSE EYE ON FORT BEND COUNTY
FOR SEVERAL BIG REASONS.
NEARLY 76% OF THOSE ELIGIBLE
HAVE VOTED.
HAVE VOTED. THE SECOND HIGHEST PERCENTAGE
IN THE STATE WITH MORE THAN
327,000 VOTES CAST DURING EARLY
VOTING.
VOTING.
VOTING. SURPASSING THE TOTAL FROM THE
2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
AT THAT TIME CLINTON WON FORT
BEND COUNTY, TURNING THE
RELIABLY RED COUNTY BLUE.
POLITICAL ANALYSTS SAY FORT
BEND IS A KEY INDICATOR FOR
TEXAS.
TEXAS.
TEXAS. THE DISTRICT 22 CONGRESSIONAL
RACE BETWEEN SRI PRESTON
KULKARNI AND TROY NEHLS.
TODAY'S TURNOUT COULD FAVOR
REPUBLICANS.
REPUBLICANS. GOOD NEWS WHEN IT COMES TO
ELECTION RESULTS.
ELECTION RESULTS. THE COUNTY'S ELECTION
ADMINISTRATOR SAYS THEY'RE
GOING DIGITAL.
GOING DIGITAL. RESULTS SHOULD COME IN MUCH
FASTER THAN IN PAST YEARS.
WHEN THEY HAD TO TRUCK IN
RESULTS FROM EACH PRECINCT TO
THE COUNTY'S ELECTION
HEADQUARTERS.
HEADQUARTERS. >> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S HOPE TECHNOLOGY WORKS
SMOOTHLY TONIGHT.
SMOOTHLY TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MICHELLE.
>>> AND ON THE NATIONAL FRONT,
PRESIDENT HOLDING A MID NIGHT
RALLY IN GRAND RAPIDS,
MICHIGAN.
MICHIGAN.
MICHIGAN. HE PLANS TO SPEND THE DAY AT
THE WHITE HOUSE.
THE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT IN
PITTSBURGH LAST NIGHT AND IS
HEADED TO SCRANTON,
PENNSYLVANIA TODAY.
PENNSYLVANIA TODAY. HE'LL HOST TWO EVENTS TODAY AND
WATCH RETURNS IN WILMINGTON,
DELAWARE.
DELAWARE.
DELAWARE. >>> NATIONWIDE MANY BUSINESSES
NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES WITH
POSSIBLE ELECTION FALLOUT.
FROM NEW YORK TO SAN ANTONIO TO
DENVER.
DENVER.
DENVER. STORE FRONTS AROUND THE COUNTRY
ARE BOARDING UP DOORS AND
WINDOWS FEARING RIOTING AND
VIOLENCE REGARDLESS OF WHO
WINS.
WINS.
WINS. A
WINS. A TEMPORARY FENCE HAS BEEN PUT
UP AROUND THE WHITE HOUSE AND
250 NATIONAL GUARDS MEN ARE ON
STAND BY.
STAND BY.
STAND BY. >>> THE WORLD IS WATCHING.
NIGERIANS ARE RALLYING FOR
PRESIDENT TRUMP WHO REMAINS
DEEPLY POPULAR IN ISRAEL AFTER
TWO MIDDLE EAST PEACE
AGREEMENTS.
AGREEMENTS. IN EUROPE BIDEN IS FAVORED,
PARTICULARLY IN ENGLAND, FRANCE
AND GERMANY.
AND GERMANY. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, OF
COURSE, PREFERRING THE
CANDIDATE IT BELIEVES WILL BE
BETTER FOR ITS INTERESTS.
>>> LOOKING FOR A RIDE TO ANY
OF THE 800 POLLING LOCATIONS IN
HARRIS COUNTY, METRO WILL TAKE
YOU THERE AND BACK FOR FREE.
VOTERS CAN JUMP ON A BUS, THE
LIGHT RAIL OR A METRO LIFT.
JUST LET THE DRIVER KNOW YOU'RE
GOING TO CAST A BALLOT.
YOU CAN GRAB A RIDE WITH UBER
AND LYFT FOR A DISCOUNTED RATE.
WE HAVE YOU COVERED WITH THE
LATEST ON ALL THE RACES.
WE'LL CUT INTO PROGRAMMING AND
BEGIN CONTINUOUS COVERAGE ON
OUR DIGITAL PLATFORMS STARTING
AT 6:30, HALF AN HOUR BEFORE
THE FIRST LOCAL RESULTS ARE
EXPECTED.
EXPECTED.
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