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What A Day

First Vote's The Charm

What A Day

What A Day

News, Daily News

4.612.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Over 93 million people have voted as of Sunday night. More than 8 million of those voters are doing so for the first time, according to the data firm TargetSmart. We talk to a group of first time voters about why they are participating this year, and why they’re choosing Biden.

The US hit a new record high of Covid-19 cases last Friday — with many swing states hitting record highs as well. And the UK announced a new lockdown to combat their rise in cases. 

And in headlines: Typhoon Goni hits the Philippines, high school journalists bust Kentucky State Police, and a new giant coral discovered at the Great Barrier Reef.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's Monday, November 2nd. I'm Akila Hughes.

0:08.8

And I'm Gideon Ressneck and this is what a day where today Florida could be anything.

0:13.2

Yeah, for hitsimple classifications like red or blue, it could be aquamarine.

0:17.4

It could be crimson. It could be baby blue. That's a color.

0:22.6

It could be beige. Do you say beige already?

0:26.4

No, but Cerulean, that's another color that we just came up with.

0:30.4

That's the one I was thinking of too. Took the roads right out of my mouth.

0:33.7

Sky?

0:41.9

On today's show, we'll hear from people who are voting for the first time this year,

0:44.8

then some headlines.

0:46.2

But first the latest.

0:55.9

That's what I do.

1:01.8

That was President Barack Obama sinking the hell out of a three point shot over the weekend

1:06.1

at an event with Joe Biden and Flint, Michigan.

1:08.7

NBA finals MVP LeBron James called the shot, quote,

1:11.9

all cash on Twitter. And quite frankly, I understand why Donald Trump is so jealous of the man.

1:16.4

He got game. In related news, can you believe it?

1:20.2

We are one day out from the election.

1:22.0

I am losing my mind.

1:23.9

I'm trying to keep it together for y'all.

1:25.4

All right. Over 93 million people have voted as of last night.

1:29.2

And there are records everywhere.

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