GENE RANDALL, CNN ANCHOR: Aides for Vice President Al Gore are focused on the Florida recounts as they look forward to Monday in the state Supreme Court. Following the Gore team for us this weekend is Chris Black, in Washington -- Chris.</s>CHRIS BLACK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Gene, within the hour the Gore campaign will be filing a brief before the Supreme Court of Florida that poses what the campaign is calling a simple and straightforward question. Gore campaign sources tell CNN that the basic question is whether lawfully cast and counted ballots should be included in the vote total that will determine the presidency. The Gore campaign will argue in its brief that Florida state law requires the secretary of state, Katherine Harris, to count the ballots now being counted by hand on Florida's Gold Coast. And the Gore team will ask the court to order the secretary of state to count those ballots in the final certification. The Gore campaign trying to focus attention today, though, onto the hand counts going on in those counties,Hoping To begin to roll up some numbers to show the public Al Gore got more votes than George Bush in that state.</s>DOUG HATTAWAY, GORE CAMPAIGN SPOKESMAN: It's clear the American people want to see this done right. They've been following the story very closely, as we all know very well, and I think they're very much aware that those votes have not been counted yet. I think are patient to see that they are counted.</s>RANDALL: Chris Black in Washington.
Gore Camp Focused on Florida Recounts