GREAT
GREAT WEEKEND AND WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. LOOKING FOR IT TOO.
THANKS SO MUCH, JACK. WELL, THE
DAY IS FINALLY HERE. IT'S
ELECTION DAY. THE POLLS
OFFICIALLY OPEN IN TWO HOURS.
YOU KNOW, IN NORMAL YEARS THIS
WOULD BE A BIG DEAL. BUT THIS
YEAR IS DIFFFERENT WITH A
RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE GETTING
OUT TO CAST THEIR VOTE EARLY.
AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. A PEW
RESEARCH STUDY SHOWS 83 PERCENT
OF REGISTERED VOTERS SAY IT
REALLY MATTERS WHO WINS THIS
PRESIDENTIAL RACE. THAT'S THE
HIGHEST WE'VE SEEN IN 20 YEARS.
SO THIS MORNING OUR JUSTIN
GROVE IS TALKING WITH VOTERS TO
SEE WHAT ISSUES ARE DRIVING
THEM TO THE POLLS SO EARLY WITH
HISTORIC TURNOUT ALREADY. WE
WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S DRIVING
THIS RECORD NUMBER OF CENTRAL
INDIANA VOTERS TO THE POLLS.
MANY OF YOU TOOK THE WTA OUR
ELECTION SURVEY. AND HERE ARE
THE FINAL RESULTS. YOU CAN SEE
AMONG THOSE TOP ISSUES ARE THE
ECONOMY AND THE CORONAVIRUS. WE
SPOKE WITH VOTERS FROM ACROSS
THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM DURING A
VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
ABOUT THEIR THOUGHTS ON A LOT
OF THESE ISSUES INCLUDING THE
RACE FOR PRESIDENT. PRESIDENT
TRUMP UNFORTUNATELY HE ISN'T HE
DOESN'T ACT LIKE HE'S THE
PRESIDENT OF EVERYONE. IN MY
OPINION AND HE IS PRESIDENT TO
A VERY SPECIFIC SLICE OF PEOPLE
AND EVERYBODY ELSE I THINK KIND
OF FEELS LIKE WE'RE OUTCUE
FENDING FOR OURSELVES. I
BELIEVE TRUMP IS TRYING TO MAKE
THE RIGHT CHANGES. HE'S TRYING
TO GET THE RIGHT PEOPLE INTO
PLACE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES. I
DON'T BELIEVE HE HAS AN
INTENTIONAL MALICIOUS BACKBONE
TO DESTROY THIS COUNTRY OR MAKE
ALLEGIENCES. I THINK HE'S
TRYING TO MAKE THE CHOICES THAT
ARE BEST FOR THE COUNTRY. AND
WHY ARE THE EYES OF THE NATION
ON ONE PARTICULAR COUNTY IN
WESTERN INDIANA? BECAUSE PEOPLE
HERE SEEM TO HAVE A KNACK FOR
PICKING THE PRESIDENT WITH JUST
TO EXCEPTIONS EVERY CANDIDATE
THEY VOTED FOR SINCE 1888 HAS
GONE ON TO WIN THE PRESIDENCY.
WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE THAT IS.
AND TALK WITH VOTERS ABOUT THIS
TUESDAY. THAT'S COMING UP IN A
FEW MINUTES. IF YOU HAVE SEEN
THE LINES IT SHOULDN'T BE ANY
SURPRISE THAT OUR GUY HERE AT
10 40 I SEE A LOT OF DEDICATED
HOOISER GWU TURNOUT IN THIS
ELECTION IS A RECORD BREAKING
PACE AND ALREADY MORE THAN ONE
POINT EIGHT MILLION VOTERS HAVE
CAST A BALLOT TOO EARLY OR MAIL
IN VOTING. ACCORDING TO THE
SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE
THAT NUMBER IS LIKELY EVEN
HIGHER BECAUSE MANY COUNTIES
ARE STILL REPORTING THEIR
NUMBERS. FOR SOME PERSPECTIVE,
WE SAW ABOUT TWICE AS MANY
EARLY VOTERS THIS YEAR THAN IN
2016 AND ABOUT THREE TIMES AS
MANY THAN IN 2012 OVERALL,
ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MILLION
PEOPLE VOTE IN EACH GENERAL
ELECTION IN INDIANA WITH A
RECORD OF 2.8 MILLION IN 2016.
IN TERMS TURNOUT, JUST OVER A
THIRD OF REGISTERED VOTERS HALF
CAST BALLOTS ALREADY AND AGAIN
WITH EARLY NUMBERS STILL BEING
REPORTED. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT
CLOSE TO TWO MILLION PEOPLE
HAVE ALREADY VOTED. SO IF EVEN
HALF THE NUMBER OF VOTERS WHO
SHOWED UP ON ELECTION DAY IN
2016 VOTE THIS YEAR, WE'LL HAVE
ANOTHER RECORD. AND IF YOU ARE
HEADING TO THE POLLS TO VOTE
TODAY, HERE ARE A FEW THINGS
THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO REMEMBER
FIRST STEP. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
TO BRING YOUR MASK. YOU WILL
NEED THIS WHILE YOU VOTE. AND
WHILE YOU STAND IN LINE. ALSO
BRING AN I.D. NEEDS A PICTURE
OF YOU YOUR NAME WHICH SHOULD
MATCH YOUR REGISTRATION AND
EXPIRATION DATE IF IT IS
EXPIRED. THAT'S OK AS LONG AS
IT EXPIRED SOMETIME AFTER
NOVEMBER 6, 2018. YOUR I.D.
ALSO NEEDS TO BE FROM THE STATE
OF THE YOU OR U.S. GOVERNMENT
AND IF YOU'RE A FIRST TIME
VOTER WHO REGISTERED BY MAIL
YOU NEED PROOF OF RESIDENCE
LIKE A BANK STATEMENT OR
UTILITY BILL. AND THEN THERE IS
THE MATTER OF WHAT YOU WEAR.
REMEMBER YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY
CLOTHING. WELL, CANDIDATES WITH
A CANDIDATE'S NAME PICTURE OR
POLITICAL PARTY ON IT. SO DOES
THAT APPLY TO MEGA? AND KEEP
AMERICA GREAT AGAIN HATS. TURNS
OUT IT DEPENDS WHICH COUNTY YOU
LIVE IN. AND LASTLY, IF YOU'RE
VOTING ABSENTEE, MAKE SURE TO
TURN IN YOUR BALLOT TO YOUR
LOCAL ELECTION BOARD BEFORE
NOON TODAY OR IT WON'T COUNT.
BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE HAS NOT
HOSTED A SPORTING EVENT SINCE
THE ROTAVIRUS CALLED OFF THE
BIG TEN MEN'S BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT BACK IN MARCH. BUT
WINNERS AND LOSERS WILL BE
DECIDED HERE TUESDAY AS THE
FIELDHOUSE BECOMES MARION
COUNTY VOTING CENTER. THIRTY
NINE VOTING MACHINES WILL BE
SET UP IN THE ENTRY PAVILION.
THE PACERS ARE ONE OF 23 NBA
TEAMS PROVIDING THEIR ARENA OR
PRACTICE FACILITY FOR THE
ELECTION. INDIANAPOLIS VOTERS
CAN ALSO CAST THEIR BALLOT AT
LUCAS OIL STADIUM WHERE ALMOST
70 500 PEOPLE VOTED EARLY LAST
WEEKEND. AND IF YOU NEED HELP
FINDING YOUR POLLING PLACE,
JUST TEXT THE WORD VOTE TO THE
NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT
NOW. THERE YOU GO. WE WILL SEND
YOU A VOTER'S GUIDE RIGHT