BUSINESS OWNERS ARE WORRIED. KEELY ARTHUR LIVE DOWNTOWN RALEIGH, THANK YOU, KEELY. >>> NORTH CAROLINA IS STILL IN PLAY IN THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. TONIGHT IN WASHINGTON, D.C., TENSE TIMES THERE. JULIAN GRACE LIVE TONIGHT IN RALEIGH WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PROCESS UNFOLDING HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA. JULIAN? SO WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE OF WHAT'S GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES. THE VAST MAJORITY OF 5.4 MILLION VOTES HAVE BEEN COUNTED. THE NUMBER OF THE POTENTIAL BALLOTS ARE STILL OUT THERE, 171,000 OUTSTANDING VOTES. THE FINAL NUMBER COUNTED IS LIKELY TO BE MUCH LOWER THAN THAT. 99,000 ARE UNRETURNED BALLOTS. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THESE. MANY OF THEM MAY HAVE BEEN VOTERS WHO CHOSE TO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY. MERELY 32,000 ABSENTEE BALLOTS POSTMARKED BY ELECTION DAY HAVE ARRIVED OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. LOCAL BOARDS, THEY WILL SORT THROUGH THOSE AND ABOUT 41,000 ARE PROVISIONAL BALLOTS CAST AT THE POLLS. AND EVERYONE IS LOOKING AT THE TABULATION PROCESS VERY CLOSELY. >> AND THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO REQUESTED AN ABSENTEE BALLOT THAT THEN HAVE ACTUALLY VOTED IN PERSON? BECAUSE THAT WILL TELL US HOW MANY OTHER ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUESTS ARE STILL OUTSTANDING. >> Reporter: CURRENTLY PRESIDENT TRUMP HOLDS A 76,000 VOTE LEAD ON VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IN NORTH CAROLINA. BUT TRUMP IS TRAILING IN FOUR BATTLEGROUND STATES, MAKING THE PATH TO REELECTION TOUGH. >> IT IS NEVER EVER GOING TO CONCEDE THIS WEEK. HE WILL NOT DO THAT, HE WILL FIGHT TO THE BETTER END. >> Reporter: WE WILL NOT KNOW A STATEWIDE NUMBER UNTIL NEXT WEEK. WHEN THEY CONTINUE, NORTH CAROLINA MAY NOT BE NEEDED TO DECIDE WHO WILL BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. >> WE ARE GOING TO WIN THIS SEAT AT HOME AND WHEN ANY COMBINATION OF THESE FORCES WILL PUT US OVER 270 VOTES. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE OFFICIAL VOTE AND THE OFFICIAL COUNT THAT IS AND THAT WILL BE SCHEDULED TO BE NEXT FRIDAY ON NOVEMBER 13.