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>> former president donald trump decisively wins the election and prepares to return to the white house with an agenda of sweeping change. >> vice president harris concedes defeat after failing to drive turnout in battleground states. >> while i concede the selection , i do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign. >> republicans take control of the senate and possibly the house. we break down the election results and what they will mean for the government and the already -- parties' agendas. ♪ >> major funding has been provided by -- >> consumer cellular, how may i help you? this is a pocket dial. i thought it was it you know that with consumer cellular you

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supported by the macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. ♪ and with the ongoing support of these institutions. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome. former president donald trump will return to the oval office as the 47th president of the united states after his victory over vice president harris. >> republicans could enjoy unchecked control over washington with the senate majority security, but the house is still too close to call. >> look what happened. is this crazy? >> donald trump supported --

addressed to supporters early. >> i want to thank the american people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47 president and your 45th president. >> mr. trump is the second president in u.s. history to serve nonconsecutive terms. his victory marks a series of earth -- firsts. he is the first republican and two decades to win the popular vote. the first president with a felony conviction and the first to try to overthrow an election that he lost. >> we will make america safe, strong, prosperous, powerful, and free again. i am asking every citizen across our land to join me in this noble and righteous endeavor. it is time to put the divisions of the past four years behind us. it is time to unite. >> is running that, jd vance,

will be one of the youngest vice president's in history, serving two years in the senate. >> i think we just witnessed the greatest political comeback in the history of the u.s. after the greatest political comeback in american history, we will leave the greatest economic comeback in american history. >> vice president harris addressed her supporters this afternoon at howard university, her first public remarks. >> while i can see this election, i do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign. >> america has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate. >> as a candidate, trump valley campaign of vengeance aimed at his little enemies. he promised the largest mass deportation of the documented immigrants in american history

and huge tariffs on foreign imports, which could raise prices. he has pledged to bring new voices into his government. >> we have a new star. a star is born. elon. >> elon musk's massive net worth can be traced to government contracts for his companies. and robert f. kennedy, jr., the anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist and former independent candidate who dropped out and endorsed trump, is expected to >> have a significant public health >> role. he is a great guy. he wants to do some things and we will that him go to it. >> senate republicans flipped enough seats to secure a majority in the upper chamber. outgoing leader mitch mcconnell said gop control will provide guardrails for the senate. >> one of the most gratifying results of the senate becoming

republican, the filibuster will stand. there will not be any new states admitted that give a partisan advantage to the other side. we will quit beating after supreme court even though they don't like a decision. >> there was a big congressional victories for democrats. for the first time in history, two black women will serve in the senate for the first time. >> it is remarkable to think that in two years , america will celebrateits 250th birthday and in all these years, there have been more than 2000 people who have served in the senate. and only three have looked like me. >> the senate will also have its first korean american, with new jersey's anti-tamil. --andy kim.

many races are still being counted in the closely. . watched battle for the house at a party last night, mike johnson was optimistic. >> we will have the most aggressive first one hundred days agenda that we have seen in a modern era. we have to fix everything. >> democrats are reeling from the loss. >> sad. i want a kinder nation. i am raising kids. it is a hard pill to swallow. >> harris pulled together a campaign in roughly 100 days after biden dropped out of the race, smashing fundraising records and riing a wave of enthusiasm that was not enough to win the white house. >> a lot of our liberties will be taken away, especially for women. we are acting like drunk people. one step forward and 10 steps back. >> as an african-american, it

made me realize how racist and sexist this country is, unfortunately. >> others were ready for four more years of trump. >> i'm excited. i want to celebrate. he is going to make everything happy, even if they did not want him as president. they will be wealthier, safer, healthier, everything. >> so many things were on the line. security, the border, the economy, everything was in jeopardy. president trump is back again to make america great again. >> vice president harris gave a speech today that reflected on her whirlwind campaign and left her voters with a message of hope and faith in democracy. >> earlier today i spoke with president-elect trump and congratulated him on his victory. i also told him that we will help him and his team with their transition.

and that we will engage in a peaceful transfer of power. a fundamental principle of american democracy is that when we lose an election, we accept the results. that principle as much as any other distinguishes democracy from monarchy or tyranny. anyone who seeks the public trust must honor it. at the same time, in our nation, we'll loyalty not to a president or a party but to the constitution of the united states. [applause] and a to our conscience and god. my allegiance to all three is why i am here to say, while i concede this election, i do not

concede the fight that fueled this campaign. [applause] the fight for freedom, opportunity, fairness, and the dignity of all people. a fight for the ideals at the heart of our nation. the ideals that reflect america at our best. that is a fight i will never give up. >> reporter was at the watch party last night. she has been following the democratic reaction decisive loss in this election. she joins me now. good to see you. tell us more about that concession speech. what was her message directly to americans who voted for? >> she returned to howard, where the watch party was last night.

she alluded to the fear and anxiety that many people are feeling. she warned against apathy. >> to the young people watching, it is ok to feel sad and disappointed. please know it will be ok. the important thing is to not ever give up. stop trying to make the world a better place. you have power. don't ever listen when anyone tells you that something is impossible because it has never been done before. to everyone who is watching, do not despair. this is not a time to throw our hands. this is time to roll up our sleeves. [applause] this is a time to organize, mobilize, and stay engaged.

for the sake of freedom and justice and the future we all know we can build together. >> the line where she talked about democrats needing to organize and americans needing to mobilize was one that drew a lot of cheers from the crowd. ultimately, it was a lack of enthusiasm that the vice president was facing. and lack of interest. disillusionment among some voters with her and her party. and yet today she was trying to speak directly to them to say that those voters are party will continue to fight for. >> we heard some optimism. some calls to action. she spoke to the uncertainty and apprehension that some american voters are rayna -- feeling right now. >> many democrats said trump

could win. they were shocked. she was trying to address that. she was also trying to project hope and resilience. >> i know many people feel like we are entering a dark time. for the benefit of us all, i hope that is not the case. if it is, lit us fill the sky with the light of a brilliant billion stars. [applause] the light of optimism. faith. truth. and service. >> that feeling of entering a dark time to something i heard from many democrats today, especially democrats of color. i spoke to a campaign veteran who said the country was confronted with nationalistic, xenophobic, racist, and sexist

messaging from trump and his campaign and yet still said yes to a second term and democrats will have to figure out how to battle out. >> speaking with democratic officials and sources, that any of them reflect on the election resulted valve and how this happened? >> many did. i want to know that presidents biden spoke to both harris, congratulating her on her historic campaign, and he also called donald trump and congratulated him. the truck campaign said the president elect plans to go to the white house to speak with biden. there was some finger-pointing today amongst democrats. some sources i spoke to said they thought that president biden should never have attended to court reelection. if he had stepped out sooner it would maybe solve this.

few felt that harris could do anything differently. one organizer i spoke to said there was a lot of talk about protecting democracy. but when they went door-to-door to talk about that, it fell on deaf ears because people were concerned about their livelihoods. >> what did you hear the ground last night? >> voters were upset. they were surprised. i producer was on the ground and she spoke to a voter from minnesota who said they had fear. one said she is scared for the safety of her family because she lives in a mixed family and is concerned about the partitions. >> -- deportations. >> the two biggest takeaways i heard across-the-board from democrats were that they need to have a reckoning with how they reach latinos, working-class

voters, and men. and they need to rethink how they talk to those voters. how they communicate. traditional sources and campaigning they have employed may not work anymore. >> thank you. ♪ >> let's delve more into some of the election results. >> bring us up to speed on the race for the presidency. what is left to count? >> where are we after all of this? trump won the blue wall.

he picked up alaska today. as expected. let's talk about what is still out there. arizona, let's imagine that it was red. we are waiting for some boats there. trump is also headed nevada. if he picks up those two states, his bow count could be 312. that would be the largest total he has ever had. and it would be the largest since barack obama. >> those blue wall states were a core part of the harris strategy. what happened lift them to trump? >> a lot of people want to understand pennsylvania. let's look at what trump was able to do here. he won the state with 51%. clearly his best total. he outperforms himself.

harris got fewer votes than biden received in 2020. look at this. this flipped. this is suburban highly educated white voters. this is more white working class. trump was able to galvanize it. he was able to gain a point. harris is just between what clinton and biden did. not enough to win. not by far. the problem was the turnout was not as high. wayne county in michigan is a big place or votes for harris.

look at how she performed. she did not do as well as hillary clinton in 2016. she was below that total. it was a sign that democrats have ignored them repeatedly. we saw some of the protest vote. you can see harris underperforming. gilles simon was not a spoiler. >> do you see something more broadly happening in this race? >> there were very important political trends in blue states like new york. harris got 51%.

what about california? let's take a look at that. how she did. 57% last night. that is seven points down from biden and below hillary clinton. harris was a senator from the state. we see these blue states becoming less blue. red states becoming more red. that is a reason that trump was able to win not to electoral vote but the popular vote. >> this was not just about the race for the white house but also control congress bring us up to speed. >> 52 republican seats in the senate. we are still waiting for results in a couple of places. pennsylvania could well go republican. nevada is virtually a tide. arizona looks like it is leading to the democrat. republicans to pick up a seat.

in the house, we are looking at a number of races. when i do all of my math, here is are. democrats are poised to pick up six seats. republicans are poised to flip seven. that equals republicans retaining the majority and possibly picking up a little bit more. >> what house democrats have available to the? >> this is the question. if we will have a balance of power, democrats need to pick up the house. it is a narrow path but it goes through california where there are six republicans vulnerable. the races are still on call. they think that provisional ballots could help them.

we know the white house is republican. the senate is republican. the house is a? . but at this moment republicans feel better about it than democrats. >> thank you so much for that update. we appreciate it. >> you are welcome. ♪ >> we are continuing to learn new information about how trump built a new coalition to send him back to the white house. great to have you back here. >> is likely never left. >> we are learning more about what motivated voters last night. the economy was by far the top issue.

40% of voters say it was their biggest concern. what more can you tell us about how trump managed to make this his issue? >> csu we always knew were in the minds of voters. the first thing they would bring up is the costs of staff. the harris campaign was hopeful that since inflation is going down and economic optimism was taking up a bit, maybe it would lessen this frustration. it did not work out. we remember when trump was in office. i had more money in my pocket. that was the other thing

noticeable about some of these voters. what we saw it in other data coming into the election. the retrospective opinion about his presidency was much more positive. i think that is largely because of the economy. >> some interesting demographic breakdowns. black voters voted for harris by 83%. she also won the latino vote but trump was able to cut into those margins. >> that is important to appreciate.

that did not work in this election. i think the other noticeable thing about younger voters is not just at the margin is much smaller. we talked about this last night. or this morning or whenever it was. >> that is typically younger voters.

how should we understand this? >> i think this will be fascinating. not just for us to cover politics. go through once to understand the culture. donald trump made a effort to reach these people where they are. he was endorsed by many folks considered heroes of that younger male generation. harris had hoped that getting younger women out like taylor swift and beyonce and other high-profile figures, she leaned very much into that issue.

that gave her a significant advantage with younger voters but overall she did not do any better with women. we will have to wait till final numbers come in. maybe she does not have that big of a margin. your point about white voters is really important. she basically hit the same metrics as biden among white women, men, college voters, noncollege voters. she did not improve or lose much ground. it is important to remember that those voters make up the majority of the vote. what harris had been banking on was losing some of the obama coalition voters but making it up with either white women overall or college-educated

suburban voters. that did not come to pass. >> thank you so much for being. >> glad to be here. ♪ >> donald trump made an important and surprising inroads with some tea voting groups, chief among them hispanic voters. a republican from florida joins us now. welcome back. let's hear your reaction to the victory. not saudi won -- just how he won. being the first republican candidate to win your district since 1988. what part of his message do you think resonated with those voters? >> thank you for the

opportunity. i agree, this is a realignment and a realization by his panic -- hispanics that their new home is the republican party. we do not have the final numbers but everything indicates that the hispanic community in the u.s. may have put him over the top. when it comes to pennsylvania, allentown, hazleton, more than 50% of hispanics voted for trump. michigan, 60% of hispanics went for trump. texas, the most hispanic county that has voted democrat for 130 years went 20% for trump. miami-dade county, which has been a blue county for the past 30 years, that i represent, more than 10 points. it is a realization of the democrats left us.

>> what is it about the message that you think resonates. president trump has said insulting things about latinos. but that has not turned away voters. what do you make of that? >> i think that is a great question. it indicates to you that we are all americans. when you are hispanic and you make horrible sacrifices, you leave your country of origin and your family and you come to the u.s., you want to find american exceptionalism. you want to stand on the fact that you have ins tuitions that protect you. you have the opportunity to work. be able to give a better future to you children. when you hear all of this gender affirming conversation, that is alien topics for most of my community.

that is why they went with trump . i understand everything you're saying. we are surprised. but we are all the same. we want the same thing. prosperity and happiness. >> he has proposed mass deportations of the document to people starting on day one. there is an estimated 198,000 undocumented people in your district. what will that mean for your community? >> i love what you are asking me. i wrote the dignity act, which is the only comprehensive or complete immigration reform law. i know what you are telling me. the problem, and i need to for this is the context, when you have a biden administration that opens the southern border for four years and allows 10 million people to come in and you have a

group from venezuela which is a criminal organization. >> i am asking about potential deportations. >> the deportation is going to be among those criminals who are the gang members. >> not all 200,000 undocumented in your community. is that what you are saying? >> i am sure the trump administration is not going to be targeting people who have been here for more than five years, who have american kids, don't have criminal records, have been working in the economy and paying taxes. i'm sure they will hone in on the criminals who arrived less than four years ago. i understand that you have to give some kind of dignity to those who have been here for more than five years. people who have roots in the country. >> if i can just clarify, have

you received those kinds of details from anyone in a potential trump administration? we have heard a proposal for mass deportations. >> mass deportation for those who are committing crimes who have been here for less than five years. you understand that you have millions of undocumented who are contributing with the economy and helping our country be better. there will be a distinction. i will be one of those voices making sure within the gop to make that decision. >> thank you so much for your time. >> help us understand the key factors behind donald trump's election. that he was able to expand the

gop to a party that draws voters from all races. >> first and foremost is the economy. when you look at 70 the concerns driving swing voter attitudes during the selection, it was very on the economy. trump talking about those issues resonated with a lot of those voters. he was lucky and fortunate that there was nostalgia for the trump economy. versus some of the challenges. the contrast really worked in their favor. for so long the biden administration said inflation is transitory or not a problem. that is a very tough message to have.

harris having to carry that message all the way through the 100 days of her campaign created a huge opportunity for trump and republicans down the ballot. that is why so such a decisive victory yesterday. >> are there legitimate critiques of harris or is there something fundamental about thou the democratic party is perceived? >> in terms of speaking to working-class people they are suffering. when you think of how much the working-class left the democratic party last night, it suggests that the contrast on the economic issue is not clear to them. i believe people are looking for

hunger. the working-class feels uncertain. do you know what you are doing? what is your plan to do it? trump says he knows what he is doing and he has a plan. it is appealing. >> trump said voters gave him a powerful mandate. how might he use a?

>> when you talk to a lot of republicans, there is a certain level of euphoria. congressional republicans feel like that. i think they want to unleash a greater level of prosperity and offer a contrast with the trump administration. they want to address other issues that are important to the american public. they will tackle trade, border security, so many concerns that are wrapped up in a lot of the anxieties that americans have.

with this mandate comes an opportunity to address those concerns. >> there is an aspect of the loss that is unquantifiable. still unnerving for supporters. it appears to have a racial and gender bias. while donald trump was pushing his unique brand of economic populism, there was also nativism, sexism, racist rhetoric. there were 72 million americans who either voted for that or did not see that as disqualifying. that is disheartening for some folks. >> we have to learn from it. i hope that happens. there should be a process that assesses what they do.

i want to find these voters. people of color who forever reason went for donald trump. what do we have to do from that? to criticize and offer thoughts so we can learn from them. >> thank you. ♪ >> the victory for donald trump's headline news across the world. they are vowing to change u.s.

foreign policy. we have been tracking international reaction to the election. good to see you. we knew the world would be watching. let's start in europe. what has been the reaction? >> european officials put on a brave face but multiple officials to me admitted that they your trump treat them as an economics of, undermine nato, and abandon ukraine. he has promised to end the war in ukraine before inauguration. he has given no details. the vice president elect has said russia could keep territory , created demilitarized zone, and ukraine gives up on its nato aspirations. president trump will have of norma's leverage -- enormous leverage over ukraine. this will be a problem. there is no replacement for u.s. weapons on the battlefield in ukraine. they will struggle without them.

everybody's saying nice things in public. zelenskyy congratulated trump on his victory. macron wrote congratulations to have. the european concern goes beyond ukraine. trump has said he will not defend nato. he has also vowed to put tariffs on european goods. europe will reply to those. >> take us to the middle east. you have been reporting on the conflicts there. >> arab and israeli officials are optimistic. they acknowledge that trump is unpredictable. netanyahu made a statement earlier today that congratulated him.

trump has promised to end the war in gaza even though he has been critical of the very bad picture of destruction that israel has caused. the biden administration has been working on a cease fire. both sides have been unwilling to do that. and israeli official told me that netanyahu knows that trump wants to win the nobel prize and netanyahu will help and try to win it by offering a gesture to trump on inauguration day. what could that mean? did they try to do something a cease-fire in gaza or a cease-fire in lebanon where trump's son-in-law is prone. the biden administration has completed that. but israel has not agreed.

there is a scenario where this could be executed. >> there is willingness. of the leaders to work with trump. where does that come from? >> it comes from the experience in the first trump administration. they were very close to israel and saudi arabia. they were focused on normalization. trump gave netanyahu almost everything he wanted. trump moved the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. his first foreign-policy trip was to riyadh. he was very close to the crown prince. a regional official tells me that saudi arabia is ready to normalize with israel but israel

must agree to a plan in gaza. those are steps that netanyahu has refused. in the meantime, the war in gaza and lebanon continues. we had a producer in gaza speaking to them today. one person was optimistic. >> trump could change things because he has different politics. he could end the war. that would be to make himself look better, not because he likes us. >> cease-fires in the middle east are easier said than done. >> thank you very much. ♪ >> we have more on the results of numerous state ballot measures focused on reproductive rights, two years after roe v.

wade was overturned. >> voters in 10 states were asked whether to amend their state constitutions to protect reproductive rights. the ballot measures passed in seven states. in three states, abortion bans will remain in place. the return of donald trump to the white house could bring changes at the national level. where are some of the biggest change is to be? >> missouri has one of the nations strictest abortion bans.

there was a pretty significant shift in arizona. we will see challenges to the status quo. >> you said there are court challenges. these amendments don't wipe outlaws automatically. >> it did not just disappear. somebody needed to raise a challenge. that is what we would expect to see with this ballot measure.

that's what we seen today and ohio. >> south dakota was the first state to turn down a state constitution. what do you make of that? >> i think they're different lessons to be learned. we may see opponents try to replicate that. that is not going to work. they want to ban abortion.

south dakota is still a very conservative state. >> donald trump going back to the white house, retaking the reins of control of the federal government. one of the potential consequences for reproductive rights? >> conservative set outline plans for trump to restrict access to abortion even if congress is not willing to go along. using the comstock act, which is an obscenity law. interpreting it to prohibit the mailing or receipt of any item or information or drug related to abortion. the department of justice did use the law to prosecute doctors.

not just in red states but blue states with ballot initiatives. that would trigger a court challenge. it is likely trump will have a major impact on the courts. this will shift the window. >> trump said during the campaign that he opposed the nationwide ban. when enforcing the comstock act shall he do that? because no material dealing with abortion could go through the u.s. mail anymore? >> absolutely.

that would essentially be a defective man on abortion. if trump were to interpret the comstock act in that way. this will be where the rubber meets the road. on the campaign trail he was giving the goals to voters that he was still in their corner and would try to of vance something that would look like a national restriction on abortion. he was also sending swing voters issues. that he would not put his palm on the scale. both of those stories cannot be true. now we will see where he stands. >> thank you very much. >> thanks for having me. >> we have other headlines to bring you today. the civil defense service and lebanon says it pulled 30 bodies from the rubble of a residential building today. it was just south of beirut. it was struck by israel last

night. the leader of hezbollah said results must end. >> we don't expect the end of aggression to be based on a political movement. >> the labor minister filed a complete bash complaint to the united nations. the complaint says civilian workers were among the victims. the blast killed people. israel has not confirmed or denied involvement. in pakistan, authorities are considering a citywide lockdown as a record high pollution sickens thousands of residents. the air quality index went

beyond 1100 today. a thick smog has blanketed lahore since last month. many residents are venturing outside without protective masks. doctors and clinics say they are treating patients with respiratory issues and burning eyes. rafael has made landfall in western cuba as a category three hurricane. thousands were evacuated. cubans are still reeling from a hurricane earlier this summer. they have also been coping with widespread blackouts. the storm is expected to pass over cuba by the end of the week and then head to the center of the golf of mexico.

in california, a pair of dangerous and fast-moving wildfires are threatening communities and forcing hundreds to flee their homes. one has scorched two square miles and is spreading rapidly. flames threatened several multimillion dollar homes in malibu. dry conditions mean extreme and life-threatening fires remain possible heading into tomorrow. privates are ridesharing apps have won the right to unionize in massachusetts. this is seen as a potential precedent for workers across the country. drivers can organize and bargain collectively.

could explain the new law will raise prices. stocks despite today hoping that a trump presidency would be good for corporate america. the nasdaq jumped more than 500 points on the day. the s&p 500 at its best day in nearly two years. ♪ >> this is the news hour from our studio in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. >> that is the news hour for tonight. >> on behalf of the entire team, thank you for joining us. >> major funding has been provided by --'>> on an american cruise line journey, travelers retraced their route.

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