MOST.
MOST. WE
MOST. WE ARE BREAKING DOWN WHAT IS
CAUSING THE DELAYS.
>>>
>>> ALL
>>> ALL EYES ON GEORGIA TODAY AS VOTERS CAST BALLOTS TO
DETERMINE THE BALANCE OF POWER
IN THE SENATE.
I'M CHRISTIE DIEZ.
>> AND I'M FRANCESCA AMIKER.
>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT THE LINE
IN GEORGIA THAT FORMED THIS
MORNING AFTER POLLS OPENED.
MOST COUNTIES ARE REPORTING A
SMOOTH START TO THE DAY.
YOU PROBABLY KNOW THE NAMES ON
THE BALLOT.
THE BALLOT. WELL LEE LOEFFLER AND RAPHAEL
WARNOCK AS WELL AS JON OSSOFF
AND DAVID PERDUE.
LOEFFLER SPOKE TO VOTERS, AND
HER OPPONENT WILL BE SPEAKING
ANY MINUTE NOW.
>> Reporter: GEORGIA VOTERS
HAVE NEVER HAD MORE POWER THAN
YOU HAVE TODAY.
>> THAT, OF COURSE, JON OSSOFF,
THE DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT TO
DAVID PERDUE, SPEAKING IN
FULTON COUNTY EARLIER TODAY.
OSSOFF SAID IF HE IS ELECTED HE
WILL WORK TO PASS A RELIEF
PACKAGE, GIVING MOST AMERICANS
A $2,000 STIMULUS CHECK.
OUR TEAM OF REPORTERS ARE
STANDING BY WITH EVERYTHING YOU
NEED TO KNOW ON THIS ELECTION
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. ELIZA IS VERIFYING HOW MUCH WAS
SPENT ON THE GEORGIA SENATE
RACES.
RACES.
RACES. MAURA IS IN SPAULDING COUNTY,
AND JOE RIPLEY IS IN GWINNETT,
BUT WE GO TO FULTON COUNTY
WHERE JOHN JOHN OSSOFF MADE A
LAST-MINUTE APPEAL TO VOTERS.
>> Reporter: THE VISIT TO THE
DUNBAR CENTER DREW A LARGE
MEDIA CROWD.
MEDIA CROWD. WE HAVE SEEN MEDIA
REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL OVER
THE WORLD AT EVERY POLLING
PLACE WE HAVE VISITED TODAY
HERE IN FULTON COUNTY.
ONE OF THE BUSIEST SPOTS
THROUGHOUT FULTON COUNTY HAS
BEEN THE C.T.
MARTIN RECREATIONAL CENTER.
THERE'S AT LEAST TWO DOZEN
PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE WHEN THE
DOORS OPEN, AND THE STEADY
STREAM OF VOTERS ALL
LONG.
LONG.
LONG. VOTERS WE SPOKE WITH ARE AWARE
OF THE IMPACT THE ELECTION
COULD HAVE ON WASHINGTON, AND
THEY TELL ME THAT HAS MOTIVATED
THEM TO SHOW UP TODAY.
>> WELL, HAD A LITTLE BIT OF
ANXIETY TO ME, AND I KNOW THAT
THE WORLD IS WATCHING GEORGIA,
BUT I KNOW GEORGIA IS GOING TO
DO WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO
DO.
DO.
DO. >>
DO. >> IT'S GOING TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE HERE, NOT ONLY
LOCALWISE, BUT EVEN NATIONWIDE,
AND HERE IN AMERICA, YOU KNOW,
IT'S BETTER TO HAVE A VOTE THAN
NO VOTE.
NO VOTE.
NO VOTE. >> Reporter: AN 370,000 VOTERS
SHOWED UP FOR EARLY VOTING OR
MAIL-IN VOTING, AND THEY VOTED,
BUT PRIOR TO TODAY, FULTON
ELECTION OFFICIALS SAID IT'S
CLOSE TO WHAT THEY EXPERIENCED
IN NOVEMBER, AND THAT'S WITH
FOUR FEWER EARLY VOTING DAYS,
AND THAT JUST TELLS YOU WHAT
THE TURNOUT HAS BEEN SO FAR IN
FULTON COUNTY.
FULTON COUNTY. THOSE NUMBERS, THANK YOU,
JERRY.
JERRY.
JERRY. >>> FROM FULTON COUNTY TO
GWINNETT COUNTY, JOE RIPLEY IS
OUTSIDE OF A POLLING LOCATION
IN GWINNETT COUNTY.
HOW ARE THINGS LOOKING IN THE
AREA NOW?
AREA NOW?
AREA NOW? >> Reporter: WE ARE HERE, AND
THEY ARE TRICKLING ONE IN, ONE
OUT, ONE IN, ONE OUT.
SORT OF LIKE THAT, NOTHING TOO
STEADY, AND NO LONG LINES THAT
WE ARE AWARE OF AT THIS POINT
ACROSS BEGIN NET COUNTY.
THINGS APPEAR TO BE RUNNING
SMOOTHLY, BUT AT THIS POLLING
LOCATION, ELECTION OFFICIALS
SAID A SCANNER WAS DOWN, AND A
TECHNICIAN HAS COME BY TO FIX
THE ISSUE.
THE ISSUE. IT'S RESOLVED ACCORDING TO
GWINNETT COUNTY ELECTION
OFFICIALS, AND SOME VOTERS WERE
PRETTY FRUSTRATED THEY HAD TO
FILE PROVISIONAL BALLOTS
INSTEAD OF VOTING THE USUAL WAY
HERE IN PERSON.
WE HAVE, AGAIN, SEEN THE SLOW
TRICKLE OF VOTERS THROUGHOUT
THE MORNING ACROSS GWINNETT
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. 260,000 PEOPLE VOTED EARLY IN
THE RUNOFF.
THE RUNOFF. IN NOVEMBER, GWINNETT
HAD MORE VOTE EARLY.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN BOMBARDED WITH
MAILERS, TEXTS, E-MAILS, YOU
NAME IT, AND VOTERS SAID IT
COULD CONTRIBUTE TO PEOPLE NOT
PARTICIPATING IN THE RUNOFF.
>> I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE LIKE THAT, AND IT'S REALLY
MORE SO A DISSERVICE TO
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. I FEEL LIKE IT'S A LITTLE
SELFISH.
SELFISH.
SELFISH. THEY MAY NOT BELIEVE IN VOTING,
I FEEL LIKE IT'S JUST SO
IMPORTANT TO DO IT.
>> IT'S HARD TO TRUST IT WHEN
THERE'S INFORMATION ON ONE
SIDE, AND INFORMATION ON
ANOTHER SIDE, AND EVERYONE
THINKS THEY HAVE THE TRUTH.
I FIGURE ALL I CAN DO IS MY
BEST TO COME OUT
>> Reporter: AND JUSTINE RAMOS
JUST RECENTLY VOTED IN HER
FIRST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,
AND SHE SAID SOCIAL MEDIA
PLAYED AN AMAZINGLY LARGE ROLE
IN DRAWING OUT MORE PEOPLE TO
THE POLLS FOR THE GEORGIA
RUNOFFS.
RUNOFFS.
RUNOFFS. >> THE YOUTH VOTE IS CRITICAL
THIS TIME.
THIS TIME. THANK YOU, JOE.
>>> FROM GWINNETT TO SPAULDING
COUNTY WITH MAURA SIRIANNI.
LOOKS LIKE THINGS ARE MOVING
MORE SMOOTHLY THAN THE GENERAL
ELECTION.
ELECTION.
ELECTION. >> Reporter: THEY ARE.
FIVE MINUTES IN AND OUT.
THAT'S BEEN THE EXPERIENCE FOR
ABOUT 1,200 PEOPLE WHO HAVE
COME TO CAST THEIR VOTES ON
THIS ELECTION DAY MORNING, AND
I GUESS NOW IT'S AFTERNOON.
WE REALLY STOPPED BY A FEW
LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY.
HERE IN GRIFFIN NOW, AND THINGS
ARE RUNNING SMOOTHLY.
I HAVE BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT
WITH THE ELECTION SUPERVISOR
OUT HERE, AND NO WIDESPREAD
REPORTS OF ISSUES LIKE WE SAW
IN NOVEMBER.
IN NOVEMBER. AGAIN, YOU'RE LOOKING
SENIOR CENTER IN GRIFFIN.
THE EARLY VOTE CUT DOWN ON THE
CROWDS TODAY.
CROWDS TODAY. THE COUNTY HAD ISSUES DURING
THE GENERAL ELECTION WITH THE
DOMINION VOTING MACHINES.
I ASKED ONE VOTER TODAY IF HE
HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROCESS.
>> I HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE
IN THE WAY THE SECRETARY OF
STATE HAS HANDLED THE ELECTION.
I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH, AND I
FEEL LIKE THE BALLOTS WHEN THEY
COME OUT, I CAN CHECK THEM.
I CAN TAKE IT, SCAN IT, AND I
APPRECIATE THEM DOING THE FULL
RECOUNT.
RECOUNT.
RECOUNT. >> Reporter: SO, AGAIN, SO FAR,
ABOUT 1,500 VOTERS ACROSS THE
18 PRECINCTS IN SPALDING.
LOOK BEHIND ME, NO LINE IN THE
SENIOR CENTER, AND TAKING UNDER
FIVE MINUTES FOR PEOPLE TO GET
IN AND VOTE.
THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD. THE POLL WORKERS ARE GETTING
PEOPLE THROUGH QUICKLY, EASILY,
AND IT'S A SMOOTH PROCESS OUT
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> MAURA, THANK YOU.
YOU JUST HEARD THERE THE VOTER
CONFIDENCE, AND WE HEARD
EXCITEMENT FROM THE YOUNGER
PEOPLE COMING OUT TO VOTE.
THE MOMENTUM HAS BEEN BUILDING
IN GEORGIA AHEAD OF THE RUNOFF,
AND OUR VERIFY TEAM IS ON HAND
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS,
INCLUDING FOLLOWING THE MONEY.
>> Reporter: SCOTT CAME TO THE
VERIFY TEAM WITH A QUESTION,
ASKING HOW MUCH MONEY HAS BEEN
SPENT ON GEORGIA'S SENATE
RACES, LET'S VERIFY WITH
NONPROFIT THAT TRACKS CAMPAIGN
SPENDING.
SPENDING.
SPENDING. THE GEORGIA CONTESTS ARE THE
TOP TWO MOST EXPENSIVE
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS EVER.
THE RESEARCH GROUP SAYS THE
PERDUE-OSSOFF RACE IS TAKING
THE TOP SEAT FOR SPENDING WITH
$470 MILLION AS OF
THE LOEFFLER-PERDUE RACE HAS
OVER 300 MILLION SPENT.
BRANDON QUINN SAYS THOSE ARE
NOT THE FINAL NUMBERS.
>> CONSISTENTLY ELECTION AFTER
ELECTION BREAK RECORDS, BUT
STILL THE SPENDING ON THESE TWO
RACES, IT IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE.
WE STILL DON'T HAVE ALL THE
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS. IN TERMS OF SPENDING, THESE ARE
THE ONLY TWO WHO HAVE EVER
CROSSED THE $300 MILLION
THRESHOLD.
THRESHOLD. >> Reporter: BASED ON THE
NONPROFIT DATA, WE ASK ANSWER
SCOTT'S QUESTION, $830 MILLION
HAVE BEEN SPENT FOR THE TWIN
RACES AND ULTIMATELY CONTROL OF
THE SENATE.
THE SENATE. >> THE BACK THE LANCE OF
SENATE, WHO CONTROLS THE
SENATE, COMING DOWN TO TWO
ELECTION RUNOFFS IN THE SAME
STATE, AND SO, IT'S CERTAINLY A
VERY UNIQUE HAPPENING, BUT AT
THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE SEEN
ELECTIONS BECOMING MORE AND
MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE.
>> Reporter: HAVE A QUESTION OR
CLAIM FOR US TO VERIFY, SEND US
AN E-MAIL.
AN E-MAIL. >> THANK YOU, LIZA.
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CHESLEY?
CHESLEY?
CHESLEY? >>> IT'S CURRENTLY 12:08, AND
CLOUDS ARE MOVING BACK INTO THE
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. THE
AREA. THE ROME AREA IS SPOTTY.
THE CLOUDS ARE MOVING BACK IN,
AND THEY WILL GET OUT OF THE
WAY WITH SUNSHINE FOR THE ROME
AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
YOU CAN SEE IT BETTER, THE SUN,
BOOM, CLOUDS ROLLING BACK IN.
A LOT OF IT BREAKING UP BEFORE
IT GETS INTO THE METRO AREA.
CERTAINLY NO RAIN OUT OF THE
CLOUDS HERE FOR THE REST OF THE
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE 50s,
ALREADY THE HIGH.
55DEGREES IN ATLANTA.
56, WARMER FOR LAGRANGE.
57 TO EATONTON.
THE WARM SPOT IS ATHENS.
40s TO THE NORTH, AND TO
CARROLLTON AS WELL.
YOU'RE AT 49 DEGREES.
WEAR THE HEAVY JACKET IF YOU'RE
GOING OUT TO VOTE THIS
AFTERNOON, AND AGAIN, WE WILL
HAVE THE SUNSHINE AROUND, AND
ESPECIALLY BY 3:00, LOOKING AT
55 DEGREES, AND MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES, AND BY DINNER TIME,
TEMPERATURES DROPPING