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>> GEORGIA VOTERS GOING TO THE POLLS FOR 2 MORE HOURS TO DECIDE IN THE BALANCE OF POWER
ON CAPITOL HILL, AN AFFAIR A
HIGH STAKES SENATE RUNOFF
BOTH RACES HAVE SET A RECORD
FOR MONEY RAISED AND
MONEY SPENT THIS IS HISTORY
UNFOLDING.
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UNFOLDING. ♪ ♪
>>TOM WILLS: INCUMBENT GOP SENATORS DAVID PERDUE AND KELLY LEFFLER FACING CHALLENGES
FROM DEMOCRAT
JON OSSOFF.
>>JOY PURDY: AND RAPHAEL
WARNOCK THERE IN RUNOFF BECAUSE
NO CANDIDATE GOT 50% OF THE
VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION
TO SEAL A WHEN NEWS 4 JAX
REPORTERS ARE COVERING RACES
THAT THE WHOLE NATION IS
WATCHING TONIGHT WE BEGIN WITH
VIC MICOLUCCI JOINING US LIVE
FROM A POLLING.
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♪ ♪ >> THE HOUSE THAT TURN OUT
THERE.
>> WELL TOM AND MARY THIS IS A
BIG ONE TO A VERY HEATED RACES,
BUT YOU WOULDN’T TELL THAT
BY LOOKING AT ONE OF THESE
PRECINCTS BEHIND ME THIS IS THE
GEORGIA TECH VOTING LOCATION
HERE IN MIDTOWN ATLANTA PEOPLE
ARE COMING THEY’RE GOING THEY’RE IN AND OUT IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES WE GOT TO GO IN THERE
AND SEE THE PROCESS AND
ELECTIONS OFFICIALS AS WELL AS
VOTERS TELL US.
IT IS EASY SMOOTH SAILING AS
PEOPLE COME TO VOTE FOR THEIR
CANDIDATES.
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>> IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN FOR CANDIDATES AND VOTERS IN THE GEORGIA RUNOFFS WE WANT TO FIX
THE CORONA SITUATION WE’RE
GOING TO FIX THE
HEALTH SITUATION. WE DON’T
THINK SCHOOL AND PEOPLE
CAMPAIGNING FOR THEIR CHOICES
ACROSS ATLANTA, MILLIONS
VOTED EARLY BUT STILL A STEADY
STREAM OF PEOPLE AT PRECINCTS
ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TODAY
PRAISING.
>> AND IT IS A SHORT ON WOOD
I WENT.
>> MAYBE A 10 MINUTE WAIT, IT’S
A HIGH STAKES ELECTION IF
DEMOCRATS WIN BOTH SEATS THEY
CONTROL POWER OF THE SENATE.
IF REPUBLICANS KEEP AT LEAST
ONE. THEY CAN THROTTLE POLICIES
FROM THE INCOMING BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION. I
>> I’M CONCERNED ABOUT ONE
PARTY HAVING
COMPLETE CONTROL. I PREFER
HAVING BALANCE OF THE
REQUIREMENT FOR NEGOTIATION IN
D C. SO THAT NEITHER PARTY CAN RUN AWAY WITH EXTREME IDEAS, GOP SENATORS DAVID PERDUE AND
KELLY LEFFLER TRYING TO KEEP
THEIR OFFICES.
>> DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGERS JON
OSSOFF AND
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>> RAPHAEL WARNOCK VYING TO
FLIP THE POWER ON CAPITOL HILL.
THE MOST EXPENSIVE SENATE RACE IN HISTORY HAS BROUGHT THE BIGGEST POLITICAL PLAYERS IN TO
THE PEACH STATE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND
PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN VISITING
YESTERDAY. NOW IT’S IN THE
HANDS OF THE VOTERS. WHAT DOES
THIS ELECTION MEAN D A.
>> IT MEANS THAT. IF THESE
PEOPLE GET IN.
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>> NOT ONLY AMERICA, BUT THE WORLD WILL BE A BENEFIT IN MY VALUATION WITH TENSIONS HIGH
AND MANY INCLUDING PRESIDENT
TRUMP CLAIMING FRAUD IN THE
ELECTION PROCESS. THE STATE’S
TOP ELECTIONS MANAGERS SAY
SECURITY IS A HIGH PRIORITY.
THERE WAS MORE
OF A.
>> COORDINATED EFFORT WITH
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SWEEPS
LOOK AROUND SO FAR NOT TO GET
INTO HIS DETAILS BUT WE FEEL
COMFORTABLE RIGHT NOW THAT
VOTING IS IT JUST IS BEING DONE
IN A SAFE AND
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>> PROPER WAY.
>> SO THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PEACH STATE VOTING IS GOING TO GO ON UNTIL 7 O’CLOCK THAT’S
THE CASE HERE YOU JUST HAVE
TO BE IN LINE TO BE ABLE TO
CAST YOUR BALLOT. BUT WE HAVE
BEEN CHECKING PRECINCTS ALL
ACROSS THE AREA AND THERE ARE
NO LINES HOW LONG DID IT TAKE
YOU SIR.
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THEY GO NO LOT ALSO PEOPLE
COMING IN AND LEAVING
AFTER THAT AT 7 O’CLOCK THEY’RE
GOING TO BE ABLE
TO ACTUALLY.
>> HOW THOSE MAIL IN BALLOTS AS
WELL AS
TODAY’S VOTE THE FINAL NUMBER
WHENEVER ALL OF THOSE ARE
TABULATED THIS COULD BE.
>> A LONG PROCESS ONCE AGAIN
LIKE WHAT WE SAW IN
NOVEMBER THOUGH WE’LL KEEP YOU
POSTED FOR NOW WE’RE LIVE IN
MIDTOWN ATLANTA VIC MICOLUCCI
CHANNEL 4 THE
LOCAL STATION.
>>MARY BAER: THEY GET LOOKS
QUIET WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW
ARE THERE
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>>MARY BAER: ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS
TO REPORT OVERALL OR ANY
DEMONSTRATIONS.
>> IT
REALLY IS QUIET. WE HAVE SEEN
ENHANCED THE SECURITY AROUND
AREA THERE ARE SEVERAL POLICE
OFFICERS GUARDING THIS PRECINCT
AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHERS,
BUT NO MAJOR ISSUES STATE
OFFICIALS HAVE SAID THAT
THERE ARE AND UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF
THREATS THAT THEY ARE
INVESTIGATING THAT’S WHY
THEY’VE BEEFED UP SECURITY AS
FAR AS THE ELECTIONS PROCESS.
THIS MORNING ONE COUNTY
COLUMBIA COUNTY DID HAVE A
COUPLE ISSUES WITH PEOPLE
LOGGING INTO THE SERVERS.
BUT THAT WAS
QUICKLY RECTIFIED NO VOTES WERE
LOST AND EVERYBODY WE TALKED TO
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE SAY
THEY FEEL TODAY’S PROCESS WAS
FAIR AND EQUAL FOR EVERYONE.
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