SHIFT
SHIFT IN
SHIFT IN CDC GUIDELINES AS NEW INFECTIONS ARE SURGING
NATIONWIDE.
NATIONWIDE. >>> THIS VISION 2020 NOW, IT
HAS BEEN MORE THAN A WEEK SINCE
THE ELECTION AND WE ARE STILL
WAITING TO SEE WHERE GEORGIA'S
16 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES WILL
FALL.
FALL.
FALL. RIGHT NOW, 97 OF OUR 159
COUNTIES HAVE CERTIFIED THEIR
ELECTION RESULTS.
ELECTION RESULTS. THE DEADLINE IS FRIDAY.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
ANNOUNCING JUST ABOUT AN HOUR
AGO THAT THEY WILL RECOUNT BY
HAD ALL OF GEORGIA'S NEARLY 5
MILLION VOLT. THE STATE FACING
PRESSURE FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
TEAM TO DO SO WITH MORE THAN
14,000 VOTES SEPARATING TRUMP
AND JOE BIDEN RIGHT NOW.
BIDEN IS STILL IN THE LEAD.
JOE RIPLEY JOINING US OUTSIDE
THE STATE CAPITAL WITH MUCH
MORE FROM THE SECRETARY OF
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. BIG DEVELOPMENTS HERE, JOE.
>> Reporter: GOOD AFTERNOON. WE
HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT
ESTATE RUNOFF RACES THAT WERE
TO TAKE PLACE DECEMBER 1st HAVE
BEEN MOVED TO JANUARY 5th TO
COINCIDE WITH THE SENATE
RUNOFF, THOSE TWO SENATE RUNOFF
RACES HERE IN GEORGIA AS WELL.
BEFORE THAT, WE LEARNED THAT
THIS RISK LIMITING
FOCUS ON THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE,
THE HISTORIC PRESIDENTIAL RACE
IN GEORGIA, MEANING ELECTION
WORKERS, HUNDREDS OF THEM, WILL
HAVE THE BIG TASK OF COUNTING
NEARLY 5 MILLION BALLOTS BY
HAND.
HAND.
HAND. RAFFENSPERGER, SECRETARY OF
STATE, SAID IT WOULD BE A HEAVY
ASK OF THOSE WORKERS, BUT THE
NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT
RACE AND THE CLOSE MARGIN OF IT
MADE IT SO THAT IT INFLUENCED
HIS DECISION.
HIS DECISION. RIGHT NOW, JOE BIDEN AS YOU
MENTIONED, WAS LEADING
PRESIDENT TRUMP IN GEORGIA BY
ABOUT 14,000 VOTES.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE DID NOT
SAY WHETHER RECENT
FROM THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN
FACTORED INTO HIS DECISION, BUT
THE SECRETARY OF STATE PLEDGED
THAT HE WILL GET THIS DONE BY
NOVEMBER 20th. THAT IS THE DATE
IN WHICH THE STATE IS SUPPOSED
TO HAVE ELECTION RESULTS
CERTIFIED, KEEPING IN MIND ONLY
97 COUNTIES OF 159 IN GEORGIA
HAVE FINISHED COUNTING VOTES
AND CERTIFY THEIR RESULTS. THEY
HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY TO DO SO.
>> THIS WILL HELP BUILD
CONFIDENCE.
CONFIDENCE. IT WILL BE AN AUDIT, A RECOUNT
AND RE-CANVAS ALL AT ONCE.
IT WILL BE A HEAVY LIFT, BUT WE
WILL WORK WITH THE COUNTIES TO
GET THE DONE IN TIME FOR OUR
STATE CERTIFICATION.
STATE CERTIFICATION. >> Reporter: TYPICALLY, THIS
AUDIT OR RECOUNT IF YOU WILL, IS
PUT IT BY THE COUNTIES. IN THIS
SPECIAL SCENARIO, SECRETARY OF
STATE OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY MIGHT
BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE
FUNDING.
FUNDING.
FUNDING. >> JOE, THANK YOU.
AS HE MENTIONED, THE SECRETARY
OF STATE SAID STATEWIDE RUNOFFS
ARE MOVING FROM DECEMBER 1st TO
JANUARY 5th.
JANUARY 5th. DURING THAT PRESS CONFERENCE,
HE ALSO EMPHASIZED THIS WILL
NOT AFFECT THE RUNOFF IN THE
RACE IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT TO
FEEL THE REMAINDER OF THE LATE
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS CURRENT
TERM.
TERM.
TERM. THAT IS ONLY FOR ABOUT A MONTH.
>>> FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO
IS IN COBB COUNTY TODAY,
CAMPAIGNING FOR REPUBLICAN
SENATORS KELLY LOEFFLER AND
DAVID PORTER, WHO ARE EXPECTED
TO FACE SEPARATE RUNOFFS ON
JANUARY 5th.
JANUARY 5th. THE DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGES,
REVERENT RAFFAELLA WARNOCK AND
RAFAEL STRESS HOW IMPORTANT
GEORGIA WILL BE IN DECIDING HOW
GEORGIA WILL CONTROL THE
SENATE.
SENATE.
SENATE. >> USUALLY, YOU GET TO DO THESE
EVENTS AND ONE RACE IS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND
WHAT WE WANT FOR OUR COUNTRY.
HERE, YOU HAVE TWO OF THEM.
THIS IS LITERALLY THE SHOWDOWN
OF ALSO DELVE IN TERMS OF
POLITICS AND WHAT IT MEANS. WE
DON'T WANT TO WIN ONE OF THEM,
WE NEED TO WIN BOTH OF THEM.
>> SENATOR RUBIO SAYS TO EXPECT
VISITS FROM BIG POLITICAL
PLAYERS AHEAD OF THE RUNOFFS
AND WE ARE ALREADY SEEING THAT
WITH VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE
TWEETING THAT HE PLANS TO VISIT
GEORGIA NEXT WEEK AS WELL.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS STILL
CLAIMING WITHOUT EVIDENCE THAT
WIDESPREAD VOTER