USA '24: What to look out for tonight
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 5 November 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
With last-minute pitches in battleground states and a whirlwind of rallies, the candidates push their final messages - Harris leaning on unity and star power, while Trump doubles down on his base, painting the opposition as a threat to America's future.
James, Martha, and Mark suggest what to look out for as the night unfolds, including the pinch points and if the candidates’ final push paid off. You can join the team on Sky News throughout the evening.
Producer: Rosie Gillott
Editor: Philly Beaumont
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to USA 24 on the road. I'm James Matthews and right now I'm in Reading, Pennsylvania. |
| 0:12.7 | I'm Martha Kelner and I'm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. And I'm Mark Stone and I'm in Sky News's election night studio in the heart of Washington, D.C. |
| 0:28.6 | Sky News Election Studio, Mark, that's not natural territory for any of us. |
| 0:33.5 | Yeah, it's different. You know, I like being on the road. I like telling stories. But we have got one story to tell tonight, and it's going to be one heck of a story. |
| 0:42.8 | And Martha, where are you right now? |
| 0:44.9 | I've just pulled up outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which is where Kamala Harris is going to do her final campaign stop. |
| 0:52.5 | And it's a pretty sort of blockbuster end to things. |
| 0:55.9 | People may recognise the steps from the Rocky film. |
| 0:59.8 | We're also expecting Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey, a whole host of stars as she drenches this final day on the campaign trail in Stardust. |
| 1:09.5 | Last time I was at the Rocky Steps, |
| 1:11.3 | the question in the car was what's Philadelphia best known for, |
| 1:15.4 | the Rocky film or the Declaration of Independence? |
| 1:18.2 | The Rocky film, obviously. |
| 1:22.6 | We can't last 24 hours until the polls open. |
| 1:26.5 | Sorry, I'm getting you mid-pancake. |
| 1:28.1 | To get me, somebody would have to shoot through the fake news. |
| 1:32.8 | I'm not even registered to vote, but I was like, maybe I'll go register. |
| 1:35.9 | Let's vote. Let's get out the vote. |
| 1:38.3 | You're on Sky News more than I am. |
| 1:42.1 | Anyway, on to the politics. It's finally here. The campaigning is done and voters are at the polls. |
| 1:48.5 | Soon we will know who will be the next president of the United States. |
| 1:54.1 | It's been busy for us covering the campaign and I think we can bring you some sound of that. |
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