The Latest: Trump says big rally crowds are 'ultimate poll'

WASHINGTON (AP) " The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):

8:50 a.m.

President Donald Trump says he believes his large rally crowds during his fast-paced weeks of campaigning are the 'ultimate poll' and translate into a lot of votes for his reelection.

Trump told Fox News Channel's 'Fox & Friends' on Tuesday he will spend Election Day making phone calls to people who have been loyal to him and will go to his campaign headquarters in suburban Virginia to thank the staff.

Trump said he would declare himself the winner of the election 'Only when there's victory.' There has been concern that Trump will declare victory early -- before vote counts are definitive. But the Republican president told Fox there's no reason to 'play games.' He says he thinks he has a 'very solid chance at winning.'

Trump also says he understands why businesses are boarding up their storefronts but thinks it's very sad they feel the need to do it. He predicts that if there is violence and unrest, it will be in Democratically run cities like Chicago; New York; Portland, Oregon; Oakland, California; and Baltimore and blames 'weak leadership.'

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HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE:

After a campaign marked by rancor and fear, Americans on Tuesday decide between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.

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HERE'S WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON:

8:30 a.m.

Joe Biden has started Election Day with a visit to church " and the grave of his late son, Beau.

Biden and his wife, Jill, made an early morning stop at St. Joseph's on the Brandywine in Wilmington, Delaware, the church he typically visits on Sunday when home. Biden had granddaughters Finnegan and Natalie in tow Tuesday.

After a brief church visit, the four walked to Beau Biden's grave in the church cemetery.

Beau died of brain cancer in 2015, and Biden often speaks on the campaign trail of his courage while deployed to Iraq as a major in the Delaware Army National Guard.

Biden's late wife, Neilia, and infant daughter, Naomi, died in a car crash in 1972, shortly after Biden was elected senator. They are also buried in the cemetery.

Biden is spending the rest of his day in Pennsylvania as he makes a final push to get out the vote.