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WEBVTT S A NEW MANHEADED TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE INBIRMINGHAM.RANDALL WOODFIN IS LEADING THERACE OVER INCUMBENT WILLIAMBELL.LISA: HERE'S A LOOK AT THENUMBERS RIGHT NOW.WITH 99% OF THE PRECINCTSREPORTING, WOODFIN HAS THE LEAD.GUY: WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGEON THE MAYOR'S RACE.REPORTER: MR. WOODFIN ISSPEAKING.MAYOR WILLIAM BELL DID NOTANSWER THE BELL, IN BOXINGTERMS.HE WAS KNOCKED OUT BY A YOUNGERCHALLENGE APPEARED YOU CAN HEARTHE SUPPORTERS BEHIND ME.THEY ARE DELIRIOUS.HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS PARTYINGALL AROUND AS WE LOOK AT SOME OFTHE VIDEO FROM EARLIER TONIGHT.AS PEOPLE LOOKED AT THE WVTMWEBSITE, SOME PEOPLE WERESHOUTING.A RESOUNDING VICTORY ACROSSEVERY QUARTER OF THE CITY.EVEN MAYOR BELLE'S HOMEDISTRICT.MR. WOODFIN CLAIMED VICTORY AFEW MOMENTS AGO.>> WE HAVE BEEN ON A JOURNEY NOTFOR WHAT IS IN MY INTEREST, BUTIN OUR INTEREST.[APPLAUSE] >> THIS IS A WE, OUR AND USMOMENT.OUR CITY, OUR 23 COMMUNITIES,OUR 99 NEIGHBORHOODS.[APPLAUSE] >> YOU ALL HAVE SPOKEN VERYCLEARLY.WE DESERVE BETTER.[APPLAUSE] REPORTER: AS YOU HEARD, MAYORELECT WOODFIN PROMISING HELP FORALL 99 NEIGHBORHOODS.THAT REALLY RESOUNDED WITH THEFOLKS, AS YOU CAN SEE NOW, AVERY LARGE GROUP, ACROSS-SECTION OF ARMING HIM.HE IS HELPING -- PROMISING TOHELP AND HE WILL GET HIS CHANCE.HE WILL BE INAUGURATED THREEWEEKS FROM TODAY.REPORTING LIVE AT THE HAVEN

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