Trump claims without evidence the poll is being rigged by Democrats, as Biden closes the gap in key battleground states.

• Americans continue to watch and wait to see who will be declared the winner of Tuesdays presidential elections.
• Currently, Biden is projected to have won 264 electoral votes and Trump 214. The race goes to the contender with 270 votes.
• President Trump on Thursday repeated voting fraud claims without evidence in his first address since Tuesdays elections.
• Alaska, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania are still counting ballots and winners have not been projected in those states.
• Biden, who has urged for patience, has closed the gap in Georgia and Pennsylvania.
• Arizona has been projected for Biden, but officials say mail-in ballots are still being counted.

Hello and welcome to Al Jazeeras continuing coverage of the US elections. This is Linah Alsaafin in Doha.
10 mins ago (07:34 GMT)Poll watchers emerge as a flashpoint in battle over ballots
Election officials in key battleground states pushed back on claims by the Trump campaign that Republican poll watchers were being improperly denied access to observe the counting of ballots, saying rules were being followed and they were committed to transparency.
Tasked this year with monitoring a record number of mail ballots, partisan poll watchers are designated by a political party or campaign to report any concerns they may have. With a few reports of overly aggressive poll watchers, election officials said they were carefully balancing access with the need to minimize disruptions.
There were certainly a lot of eyes on the process in every absentee counting board all across our state, said Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat and the states top election official. Im proud of how transparent and secure our process has been. I know that the truth is on our side here.
1 hour ago (06:31 GMT)Two detained outside Pennsylvania vote centre: US media
US police have detained two men outside a Philadelphia polling station in Pennsylvania, local media reported on Friday.
Ballot counting continues in four crucial states days after Tuesdays vote, with Democrat Joe Biden still confident of capturing the presidency from incumbent Donald Trump.
Trump, narrowly ahead in Pennsylvania, has made unsubstantiated claims about vote rigging in these key states.
Shortly after 10 pm (0300 GMT) two men were detained outside the Philadelphia Convention Centre where vote counting is ongoing, according to the Philadephia Inquirer.
The local newspaper said the men were detained following a tip-off, first reported by 6ABC Action News Thursday night, that an armed group were heading to the centre.
US networks pull the plug on Trumps live address due to lies
Several US TV networks late on Thursday halted live coverage of Donald Trumps first public appearance since election night after concluding the president was spreading disinformation.
OK, here we are again in the unusual position of not only interrupting the president of the United States but correcting the president of the United States, said broadcaster MSNBC anchor Brian Williams, as the network quickly ended its live coverage.
Read more here.