Joe Biden took a slim lead in Pennsylvania, edged ahead in Georgia and is up in Nevada with the fate of the presidency on the line and several closely watched states still counting ballots, almost three days after polls closed.
President Donald Trump needs to win at least four of the five outstanding states — Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, all of which are too close to call.
Biden needs to win only Pennsylvania or any combination of two other states.
The former vice president, who has said he expects to win when the count is finished, will address the nation today.
Trump and his campaign are vowing to fight on even if Biden is declared the winner, saying they are planning for a protracted legal fight across the country focused on Pennsylvania.
They're hoping to get the state Supreme Court to hear a case over whether ballots postmarked by Election Day can be counted up to three days after Election Day and may try to challenge ballots counted before they won a court ruling allowing monitors to be closer to those processing the ballots, a source familiar with their thinking said.
Meanwhile, Democratic challenger Mark Kelly flipped a Senate seat in Arizona in his party's favor, according to NBC News on Friday, but the presidential race in the state remains too close to call. Kelly is outperforming Biden by about 40,000 votes.
Tensions have been running high with some protests across the country, although so far none of the widespread violence and intimidation some feared has materialized.
Two men were arrested in Philadelphia after police were tipped off about a potential threat against a vote-counting center in the city.
[Source: NBC]
