Sunrise with Nat in Washington
Who will win the race for the White House?
Who will win the race for the White House?
Will Donald Trump win back the job he lost in 2020, or will Kamala Harris keep the Democrats in power and make history as the first US female president?
Stay tuned to the ABC for the most comprehensive coverage and to witness history in the making.
The ABC will deliver the most extensive and engaging multi-platform US Election Day coverage when America votes on Wednesday 6 November (5 November in the US). The ABC’s unrivalled team of political experts will lead uninterrupted live coverage keeping audiences fully across this historic event throughout the day and night on television, radio and online.
The coverage will include insights and analysis from our team of ABC correspondents on both sides of the Pacific.
Justin Stevens, ABC Director, News: “The outcome of the US election will have a huge impact on Australia, our region and the world.
“The ABC will be on the ground where the news is happening, reporting and explaining these historic events on behalf of Australians, and through an Australian lens. Our coverage will be available to audiences across all our platforms.”
Rundown for the day:
0500 – 1000 AEDT: Start the day with an extended ABC News Breakfast with Michael Rowland reporting live from Washington DC.
1000 – 1900 AEDT: USA Votes. Join Jeremy Fernandez, Bridget Brennan, Casey Briggs and Julia Baird from the ABC Election Centre for up-to-the-minute results from across the US, with live reporting from ABC North America correspondents Jade Macmillan, Barbara Miller and Carrington Clarke. They’ll be joined throughout the day by former BBC correspondent and author Nick Bryant, former NBC correspondent and News Breakfast regular Sara James and leading political scientist Simon Jackman.
David Speers will provide insights and analysis from Washington DC joined by former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, former Ambassador to the US Arthur Sinodinos and former Deputy Chief of Staff to Donald Trump, Emma Doyle.
Isabella Higgins and Elias Clure will be live from Arizona and Michigan with real-time reactions from Americans in two of the crucial battleground states pivotal to Harris and Trump’s chances. ABC Global Affairs Editor John Lyons will be in Washington DC to give international reactions and perspective.
Planet America hosts John Barron and Chas Licciardello will add their insights and commentary as the results unfold, while Leigh Sales and Lisa Millar bring audiences the latest from the ABC’s complete online coverage.
1900 – 2000 (Local): A 7PM USA Votes special will wrap the day’s key events from Washington DC. Hosted by Sarah Ferguson and David Speers, ABC News looks back at the historic day in US politics and brings audiences all the local reaction from Australia. It will also include local news, sport and weather from the ABC’s State and Territory newsrooms.
2000 – 2100 (AEDT) Planet America on ABC News Channel (2130 - 2230 (Local) ENCORE on ABC TV) Chas and John return for their fourth US presidential election special live show, joined by expert guests to unpack the complexities of US politics.
2100 – 2400 (AEDT): ABC News Channel continues special coverage as the US wakes on the day after the election, with Girish Sawlani and Lorna Dunkley, plus former ABC North America correspondent Conor Duffy.
Across the day on ABC News Digital, a dedicated US election page will feature live news updates and results, broken down state-by-state, and all the latest commentary and analysis. Interactive results explainers will help you understand which states helped win the White House.
Tune in to ABC News Radio for live coverage and ABC Local Radio and RN will also provide special coverage across the day.
You can also stay up to date with your favourite podcasts; ABC News Daily, Not Stupid, The Party Room and If You’re Listening will all include key analysis and insights.
Watch on ABC TV and ABC iview, read on ABC NEWS digital, listen on ABC Radio and the ABC listen app.
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Update:
SBS has expanded its coverage to 8.5 hours.
Coverage will now start at 10:00 am AEDT and will run until 6:30 pm AEDT
Live all markets. .
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US election special tonight 9:15 pm
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Sarah Ferguson will be reporting from Washington D.C. from tomorrow:
Sarah also did a cross on tonight’s program
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I assume not live aside the Wednesday edition, due to being 330am? 
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EPG just says she is in Washington D.C - no indication of if it’s going to be live.
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Similar desk to the one used in the QLD election coverage - looks like it might be used on Wednesday:
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Way too busy
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Did anyone watch the 9pm special on 9?
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Its just the “day” version of the vidoes shared above.
ABC Local Radio will have extended editions of The World Today, and PM on Wednesday.
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The World Today with Sally Sara will run from 12pm until 2pm AEDT, and will air live on all ABC stations except in WA
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PM with Rachel Mealey will run from 6:30pm until 8pm AEDT, and will air live on all ABC stations, including in Perth.
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Conversations will not air, with Mornings programs extended in the capital cities
Perth will get a special US Election edition of Mornings with Nadia Mitsopoulos, before taking a separate half-hour edition of The World Today at 12:30pm local time. Perth will get the PM special live, before a 90-minute Drive show, then another 30-minute edition of PM at 6:30pm local time.
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How will running TWT and PM live affect ABC Radio in SA and NT I wonder? Presumably means a :30 start for both programs, and thus will have to provide time for those stations to opt out at the top of the hour for news?
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Fox News Set… will be using a fair bit of interactive AR from what they are talking up…
Explains why Fox and Friends finally moved back into the studio, they updated the components ahead of the election.
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Must be useful in directing viewers away from the gigantic ring of screen overhead…
From this AdWeek interview:
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Will start at :30 - news bulletins will probably be at the bottom of the hour - already happens when they run Nightlife, Overnights, and other national programming live
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