CNN 10｜After election day, space crew return, unique school

ISABEL ROSALES, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Hello and welcome to CNN 10. I'm Isabel Rosales filling in for Coy Wire. I am so happy to be with you again. Today is Thursday, November 7th, and it has been one historic week. So let's get right into the news.

We start with the political comeback of former President Donald Trump, projected to be the 47th President of the United States. CNN projected Trump's victory yesterday morning after the state of Wisconsin secured him the electoral votes to put him over that 270 votes needed to win the presidency. Trump is not only projected to win each of the seven swing states up for grabs in this election, but he also got more votes in some places than he did during his 2016 election win. Trump will return to the White House four years after leaving a controversial term and an attempt to overturn the 2020 election to stay in office.

He's also the first president to be impeached twice and run for office with criminal convictions and other criminal charges. This is a stunning loss for Democrats who ran on keeping Trump from returning to the White House and changing a divided political landscape. It was only in July that Vice President Kamala Harris was quickly swapped in as the Democratic Party's nominee for president. After an already unpopular President Joe Biden gave an ill-fated performance at the CNN debate against Trump in June.

Vice President Harris called President-elect Trump on Wednesday to offer her congratulations before delivering a concession speech in front of supporters in Washington, D.C.

KAMALA HARRIS, VICE PRESIDENT & DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: So let me say my heart is full today. My heart is full today, full of gratitude for the trust you have placed in me, full of love for our country and full of resolve. The outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for. But hear me when I say, hear me when I say, the light of America's promise will always burn bright.

ROSALES: Meanwhile, CNN projects Republicans will win control of the Senate, delivering the party's first majority in the chamber since 2021.

The Senate will then have its own election for a Republican leader set to happen next week. At the time this show was written, control of the House of Representatives has yet to be called. Republicans are defending a narrow majority there and it could take a week or more before those races are determined.

The work of an election doesn't stop now that Donald Trump is the projected winner of the contest. Our Phil Mattingly walks us through what happens after every ballot is cast and shows us how we get to inauguration day.

PHIL MATTINGLY, CNN CHIEF DOMESTIC CORRESPONDENT: So what happens after an election? Turns out, a lot. Officials count the ballots in the states. And while news agencies like CNN may project a winner --

WOLF BLITZER, CNN HOST: -- of the presidential race --

MATTINGLY: -- doesn't mean it's over, especially if there are legal challenges, it could actually take weeks. Now, the vote must be certified by December 11th, and that's where the Electoral College comes into play. See, you might remember, you actually vote for electors.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Has the tally been completed?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, Lieutenant Governor.

MATTINGLY: And on December 17th, those electors meet, cast their votes, and then send them off to Washington. And if you're wondering why electors don't go rogue, well, it turns out in most states there are laws binding them to the decision made by their voters. They can't actually go their own way. And then in January, just a few days after a new Congress is sworn in, those votes are read.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: 232 votes.

MATTINGLY: And then they are counted before the new House and Senate chambers.

JOE BIDEN, (D) U.S. PRESIDENT: Dissolved.

MATTINGLY: And after all of that, on January 20th of 2025, the new president and vice president are sworn in to begin their four-year term in office.

ROSALES: Ten-second trivia.

In addition to the International Space Station, the United States, Russia, and what other country have each independently launched and operated their own space stations?

Canada, India, Japan, or China?

Your answer here is China, which constructed the Tiangong Space Station, a crewed space station operated by the China Manned Space Agency.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This is the moment China's Shenzhou-18 capsule touched down on Earth on November 4th.

LI CONG, SHENZHOU-18 CREW MEMBER (through translation): Although we have successfully completed this Shenzhou-18 mission, the exploration of space never ends.

LI GUANGSU, SHENZHOU-18 CREW MEMBER (through translation): Space is vast, magical and beautiful. We all really enjoy the unique experience of weightlessness.


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