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Checkpoint for Wednesday 4 November 2020
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US Election 2020 - RNZ Checkpoint special
4:03 PM.Over the last few weeks Americans have been heading to the polls in what is being billed as the most significant presidential race of a lifetime. Their choices - to give Republican Donald Trump a… Read more Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - the latest from Wisconsin
4:04 PM.Wisconsin is one of the key swing states of the US election. Trump won the midwestern state by less than 1 percent in 2016, but his slim margin there is unlikely to hold. Lisa Owen crosses to our… Read more Video, Audio
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US Election 2002 - results so far
4:08 PM.While the result in Wisconsin is a little way off yet, a few results have been trickling in. RNZ Worldwatch reporter Max Towle is here to bring us up to speed with where things are at. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - how does the electoral college work?
4:12 PM.The key figure to remember this evening is 270 - that's the number of electoral votes Donald Trump and Joe Biden need to reach to win the presidency. But what exactly does that mean - and how does the… Read more Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - latest from Biden's home state Delaware
4:17 PM.Let's cross now to Nick Harper who's our reporter on the ground in Wilmington, Delware - where Joe Biden is based tonight. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - US political scientist Dan Zirker on results
4:22 PM.Dan Zirker is a US political scientist from the University of Waikato. He's got a PhD in political science from the University of Alberta, and taught at universities in Minnesota, Idaho and Montana… Read more Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - the scene at Scott Brown's Wellington party
4:29 PM.In New Zealand election watch parties are taking place around the country. In Wellington, Harry Lock is at an event hosted by the US Ambassador to NZ, Scott Brown. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - Kate Fisher in Washington DC
4:34 PM.Let's check in with President Trump's campaign - our correspondent Kate Fisher has the details in Washington DC. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 at Auckland's US Chamber of Commerce party
4:40 PM.The US Chamber of Commerce is holding an event at Auckland's Empire where Checkpoint's Nita Blake-Persen is talking to visitors. She joins Lisa Owen with the details. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - 'Unusual' for Trump to use White House - expert
4:43 PM.US politics expert Dan Zirker tells Lisa Owen it is 'quite unusual' for Trump to be using the White House as a venue on election night. He also discusses problems with the mail-in ballot system. Audio
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US Election 2020 - Will Vigo County Indiana guess right?
4:49 PM.Since 1956 voters in Vigo County, Indiana have picked the President - in fact it's only got it wrong twice since 1888. But this year the county's streak is at stake. I'm joined now by Dr Julia Valdes… Read more Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - political analysis with Dan Zirker
4:57 PM.University of Waikato political scientist Dan Zirker discusses the latest in key swing states like Ohio. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - political analysis from Washington DC
5:03 PM.Our correspondent Nina-Maria Potts is in Washington DC with the latest as the results come in. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - Ambassador Scott Brown defends ballot system
5:10 PM.US Ambassador to New Zealand, Scott Brown, is in Wellington. He talks to Lisa Owen about the political climate in the United States, and the US electoral system. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - the latest from Florida
5:18 PM.One of the key battleground states is Florida which supported President Trump in 2016, and is a must win for his survival. Lisa Owen crosses to our correspondent Sarah Walton in Tallahassee. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - Democrats watch tight race from Auckland
5:24 PM.At Auckland's viaduct the Democrats Abroad are hoping for a different result to 2016. Our reporter Nick Truebridge is at The Fox Pub and Sports Bar. He describes the atmosphere. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - Dan Zirker responds to Scott Brown
5:26 PM.Political science expert Professor Dan Zirker talks to Lisa about issues of voter suppression in the US. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - Democrat in Florida nervous as votes counted
5:30 PM.Florida is a key battleground state in this election - in 2016 Trump won by a small margin of just 1.2 percent. Charlette Forman is a retired maths teacher living in Florida. She is a Democrat… Read more Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - the complexities of vote counting
5:35 PM.Nick Harper is our reporter on the ground in Wilmington, Delware, where Joe Biden is tonight. He discusses the complications of vote counting across the United States. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - former US ambassador to NZ in Wisconsin
5:45 PM.We're going back to the key battleground state of Wisconsin now, where former US ambassador to New Zealand David Huebner has been poll watching. He's on Vice President Joe Biden's campaign committee… Read more Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - latest from outside the White House
5:53 PM.Kate Fisher is outside the White House, where Donald Trump is watching election results roll in. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 4 November 2020
5:54 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - latest from US Chamber of Commerce in NZ
5:56 PM.Our reporter Nita Blake Persen is at the Empire Tavern in Auckland, where the American Chamber of Commerce is holding an event. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - latest from DC as Ohio goes to Trump
6:03 PM.Correspondent Nina-Maria Potts is on the ground in Washington DC. She joins Lisa Owen with the latest. Video, Audio
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Kim Dotcom gets temporary reprieve from extradition
6:07 PM.Kim Dotcom's long running saga to avoid extradition to the United States could now take years to resolve, after the Supreme Court pressed pause on his extradition pending a judicial review. Today's… Read more Audio
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US Election 2020 - latest results update
6:16 PM.RNZ Worldwatch reporter Max Towle joins Lisa Owen with the latest results, and discusses what states are hanging in the balance. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - more questions as tight race continues
6:20 PM.Lisa Owen crosses back to Washington DC again. Kate Fisher is standing near the White House, where Donald Trump is based this evening. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - how wrong were the campaign polls?
6:22 PM.Professor Dan Zirker talks to Lisa Owen about political polls during the campaign, and the problem of landline phone calls for polling. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - Democrats in Auckland watching closely
6:29 PM.Nick Truebridge is at The Fox Pub and Sports Bar in the Auckland viaduct, where the Democrats Abroad are watching the results come in. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - Delaware waits for Biden to speak
6:34 PM.Our correspondent Nick Harper is with us now from Wilmington, Delaware, where Joe Biden is expected to speak. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - Biden confident, addresses fans
6:40 PM.Joe Biden has addressed fans in Delaware, telling them he's on track to win the election Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - political analysis with Dan Zirker
6:40 PM.Reviewing the results so far, Professor Dan Zirker joins Lisa Owen in the studio. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - political analysis with Dan Zirker
6:40 PM.Reviewing the results so far, Professor Dan Zirker joins Lisa Owen in the studio. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - political analysis with Dan Zirker
6:46 PM.Reviewing the results so far, Professor Dan Zirker joins Lisa Owen in the studio Video, Audio
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Covid-19: Queues in Christchurch for testing after second case
6:52 PM.To other news now there was a steady stream of cars at a pop-up testing station in Christchurch today, as the ministry confirmed a second case of Covid-19 in the community. Two healthcare workers from… Read more Audio
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US Election 2020 - latest from Nina-Maria Potts in DC
7:03 PM.Lisa Owen crosses to our correspondent Nina-Maria Potts who's on the ground in Washington DC. Video, Audio
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NZ sees biggest recorded quarterly spike in unemployment
7:09 PM.New Zealand's biggest ever quarterly spike in unemployment numbers has been announced - with 37,000 more people unemployed in the three months to September. Despite the record rise in the unemployment… Read more Audio
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US Election 2020 - 'It's the economy, stupid!'
7:13 PM.US political science expert Professor Dan Zirker talks to Lisa about what might be behind the ongoing support for Donald Trump. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - votes still being counted in Wisconsin
7:17 PM.Donald Trump has the lead in the key state of Wisconsin at the moment - but votes are still being counted. Lisa Owen talks to our correspondent Will Deneslow in Milwaukee. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - latest on Trump from Washington DC
7:24 PM.In the last hour President Donald Trump has tweeted calling the results tonight a 'big win' - and confirmed he will speak this evening. CNN's Emily Schmidt is outside the capital in Washington DC -… Read more Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - latest on the swing states
7:29 PM.US Election 2020 - latest on the swing states Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - 'Ridin with Biden' at Auckland Viaduct
7:32 PM.Let's go back to Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge at The Fox Pub and Sports Bar, at the Auckland Viaduct. That's where the Democrats Abroad are watching the results come in. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - update on the latest state wins
7:35 PM.Max Towle from the RNZ foreign desk is back for an update on where things are at. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - US Chamber of Commerce party update
7:39 PM.Well Nita Blake-Persen is at the American Chamber of Commerce party at The Empire in Auckland. Video, Audio
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America's Cup - Glimmer of hope for inner harbour races
7:42 PM.To some other news now and Ports of Auckland has stepped in to save the America's Cup for spectators eager to get a look at the racing. It's given the green light to use two inshore courses in the… Read more Audio
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Cricket - West Indies head for Queenstown
7:47 PM.Queenstown is getting ready to welcome some international visitors. Mayor Jim Boult has confirmed the West Indies cricket team will be based in the resort town for the summer of cricket. They're here… Read more Audio
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US Election 2020 - Arizona only state possible to flip to Biden
7:51 PM.Reviewing the results so far, Professor Dan Zirker joins Lisa Owen in the studio. Video, Audio
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US Election 2020 - Trump addresses fans at White House
8:13 PM.Donald Trump speaks to fans at the White House. Video, Audio