>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. it's wines day wednesday. november 9th. actually billy graham's 98th pernlgd today. >> happy birthday. >> i want to wish him well. day after a big election, historic election. >> a big show today. billy eisner from billy on the street is here. a funny funny bit he does. back for a fifth season. >> yes. >> couldn't get more shocking.

[ laughter ] >> people are -- so well known now that -- helps or distracts? >> people are running from him. get away! >> then our elvis artist of the month. you might know his hit song "stole the show" nearly 200 million views. he's going to sing it for us a little later. >> beautiful. plus, all in the presentation talking about preparing your thanksgiving feast. show you how to the eyes just like the pros. does anyone need words of wisdom for today? >> yes, but i'm afraid i'd fall asleep if i close my eyes. >> in every nation there is room to heal. in every heart there is the power to do it. mary ann williamson. actually spending a lot of time looking for today's quote. under the circumstances. most are probably bleary eyed,

was last night. it was a shocker for most people. most of the pundits. most of everybody, and so some people went to bed at 9:00. just because. >> and then they woke up to see results. others like you and me, were up all night. >> i intended to go to bed, but laying there with the puppies, one eye and looking, and the more it was evolving, i'm going, what? what? >> yeah. >> and then by the time it was over, it was donald trump had won, then my phone started going crazy from people. never ending. >> 3:00 a.m. >> here are the papers. the "new york times" title is "trump triumphs." >> and "new york post." >> and put on a headline, and so i guess it depends who you're

just so you voted. i tried to tweet something innocuous and as inclusive as i possibly could and still got nasty reaction. >> you know what -- >> it cracks you up. >> this was such a personal election for so many people and you could tell in the reaction when results came in. cheers, roars, almost disbelief from a lot of people in the trump camp and from the clinton camp, there were tears and kind of that sort of just that awe. around, i thought it was 3:00 i'm east coast. maybe it was 2:00. i was eating oreos and tostitos with lots of dip. i was a hog. >> you just went through it. >> that's what i do. anyway, so, this is a look at his speech. >> to all republicans and democrats and independents across this nation, i say it is

one united people. it's time. i pledge to every citizen of our land that i will be president for all americans, and this is so important to me. for those who have chosen not to support me in the past, of which there were a few people, i'm reaching out to you guidance and your help so that we can work together and unify our great country. >> yeah. you know what? i was probably thinking the less stressed he will be the next four years. right after you win, when everything is possible and i think the country is hoping that everybody does come together, because i don't think anyone's ever seen such a nation divided as we have through this. >> and it still is.

baron, 10 years old. what a beautiful little boy. but it's 3:00 a.m. now and he's exhausted. you just know he is. >> yeah. >> secretary clinton decided, chose not to give a concession speech last night and it's coming up, depending on your time zone shortly. so last night's election was one of the things that took over all of social media. they said in the last 24 hours alone, there were 40 million tweets using the years ago. >> since last august, there have been 1 billion tweets. >> yeah. >> about the election. more than that spent on it. >> i think it's goingto be important for people, family members who voted one way or the other, and everyone's coming together, there's thanksgiving, friends, there are lives, and by the way, anyone who's scared. people who were scared when trump was elected. i met a woman in my gym cleaning

trying to hug anybody i thought was afraid. don't you be afraid, but i think people need reassurance. there's somebody you feel is afraid or scared or worried, just give them a hug, because, you know, can you do that, and you can make someone feel a little bit better. >> and did you. >> why don't you hug me? >> oh, yes inchs love you. >> i love you, too. >> so a lot of people were -- believing that the glass ceiling was going to finally be president. and some pundits are saying that america wasn't ready for a female president, and i don't agree with that at all. but -- >> yeah. i think some people say, i think because, it was, again, so divisive and people felt so viscerally about hillary clinton you wonder how much her being a woman played, but there have been pundits who said, look, there are certain people who would, just won't vote for a woman. i mean, that's a fact.

i really don't. for me, for this election, i think for the whole country it was about the direction the nation is going. some of -- some people are happy with that, the way it was going. many, many, seven out of ten weren't. and a lot of people showed up and vote hood have not voted. i have a friend who's never voted in their entire life and came out to vote. i don't know how she voted but she came out to vote this time. >> a lot of people were first-time voters. >> good for the process. >> it really did strike a cord. by the way, hillary clinton is a presidential nomination in major party. here's a fact. >> known fact. >> back in 1872, victoria woodville martin was the first woman to run for president. did you know that? >> no. then she was a leader in the women's suffrage movement. good for her. she didn't win either. maybe then, i think far more

>> susan b. anthony's grave site is in rochester, new york. put stickers, i voted on her grave. a women's socialist, integral in women's rights. yeah. quite a sight, moving, no matter who you voted for. >> i always want the best person for the job. i truly an color-blind about it. i'm gender blind. i want somebody that, that i think is going to do the best job. interesting. the republicans controlled all of congress. it will be what is, you know, what he wants. and it will be interesting to see what happens as result. everyone will be watching. >> all complained about gridlock. some people may not like what happens when the gridlock stops and things start happening. so we'll see. anyway, america has faith. much more difficult times, has faced much more difficult times and we go forward. >> and been around a long time, everybody.

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>> announcer: making holidays easier created by our s jcpenneys. >> holidays are fast approaching. time to think about entertaining. >> yes. from plating to present aches, revealing secrets to setting and serving thanksgiving meals like a pro with the help of lifestyle expert jj caras. >> here on behalf of the wonderful jcpenneys. >> it's november. it's time. >> the holidays. how fun to start with a cocktail a. buffet set up in your home? what's cooking? >> when guests walk in.

cheese. come over here. >> you don't want to feed them too much. a feast is coming? >> right. i don't like a craft cocktail. three 2ki6 ingredients. cool, if you have tiered the tray, use it as a dessert tray and as a garnish for your drink. you r would you like a try? a little mint. give you -- >> okay. >> hodi likes lots of that. >> hodi likes lots of -- >> sure does. >> and cheers, ladies. >> isn't this fun? thank you so much. >> and moscow meal, it goes all season long. >> nice. >> ginger beer, use vodka or rum and lime juice. >> how about the wine glasses? how can you set them up pretty? >> i like a larger one. my secret, don't have to repour it. pour a big, and let them walk

>> yes, room temperature. and white, smaller. how to make a fabulous -- >> how do you? >> i think a lot of people don't really know and it's so simple. the secret. you go clockwise, soft to hard with blue at the end. show you. start with goat, soft cheese, followed by our brie and mancheggo. >> like a parmesan? of sorts? gouda. >> and then gouda. >> and then bleu at the end. >> why are you dhoog? >> doing that? >> bleu at the end, soft on the palate. >> a very strong cheese. >> and fill in with spanish figs, almonds. >> beautiful. >> and the final plate. and, ladies, always leave your cheese out at, serve your cheese at room temperature.

put it out. it's the most flavorful. >> okay. >> we serve up our turkey. >> then our turkey. we've put so much time and attention on the bird all day. we're going to style him up. we've got to dress him up. greenery, fresh herbs, parsley. >> you want a -- >> a leg. >> sure. >> i'll style it with citrus. >> and thanksgiving. >> persimmon, ge >> look at me, taking over. >> come on! >> the plate at the end. go ahead, hodi. let you go. >> okay, baby. >> start with the rolls. then move to the hot and the turkey -- >> here. you want the yams? >> no thanks. i'll do potatoes. >> the turkey always goes at the end. >> exactly! >> the turkey goes at the end. and did you notice, i had the silverware at the end so we're

>> oh! >> smart. >> no digging into the buffet. drinking at the buffet. >> oh, the gravy. >> gravy. >> ask you show us the table? >> yes. >> now, all your guests -- during your buffet -- >> leave your plates. >> okay. i got -- >> ready? >> come on. >> here we go. come on. let's go. >> now go and pig out. >> and the salad is there. i have a feeling. thank you, thank you. >> thank you. >> okay. oh, what a beautiful table! >> >> okay. >> ooh -- >> uh-oh. now, alex has started eating without -- >> which is rude. >> without the host. you brought my napkin. >> not a surprise. >> and by the way, thank you. >> very pretty. >> what you do -- >> excuse me. >> signalling the start of the meal, the host or hostess takes out their napkin. okay? >> ah! >> and the napkin, it always go to the left of the plate. >> left of the plate.

then kathie lee is our hostess, say. signaled, she got it, and prayer. we fold it. fold it, and the shape on there. do a prayer. >> uh-huh. >> thank you, lord. >> and then we begin the meal. >> oh. >> and alex is already done. >> scold him, or not? >> well, you should wait until all guests -- it really depends on the size. >> a lot of people, there's a table rule, eat it while its hot and when everybody's finished taken some dark, sometimes some very dark turns. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan reluctant to -- this is an nbc news special report. here's matt lauer and savannah guthrie. >> and good morning again, everyone. this is an nbc news special report. house speaker paul ryan is speaking about the stunning results of last night's election. >> i want to congratulate greg walton and the team at the nrcc

look at it this way, our house majority is bigger than expect period we won more seats than anyone expected and much of that is thanks to donald trump. donald trump provided the kind of coattails that got a lot of people over the finish line so that we could maintain our strong house and senate majorities. now we have important work to do. many months ago republicans in the house united around a bold, specific agenda for this country. it offers a better way forward hit the ground running as we work with donald trump to do this. we will honor the timeless principles that our country was founded on, liberty, freedom, free enterprise, consent of the governed, and we will apply those principles to the problems of the day. this is the kind of unified republican government that we set out to deliver. i want to close with this, there is no doubt our democracy could be very messy, and we do remain

now as we do every four years, we have to work to heal the divisions of a long campaign. i think president-elect donald trump set the perfect tone last night for doing just this, and i know president obama and secretary clinton are committed to bringing the country together. this needs to be a time of redemption and not a time of recrimination. we all need to rededicate ourselves toward making america great and making it a more perfect union. with that, let me take your questions. >> kelly o. >> critical of donald trump, you said you could no longer defend him and today clearly you are embracing him. some of your colleagues were critical of you thinking you had not embraced donald trump enough during the campaign. is your relationship with the president-elect and your conservatives in the house intact? can it go forward? >> think our relationship is fine. i've spoken with donald twice in the last 18 hours.

to my good friend mike pence, as well. we've hit the ground running and we're talking about getting our transitions working together. look, kelly, when i say seven out of ten americans don't like the direction the country is going. they just voted. i think what donald trump pulled off is an enormous political feat and he heard the voices that were out there that other people weren't hearing and he just earned a mandate and we now have a unified republican government. if you listened to us in the closing days of the campaign whether it was criss-crossing america or criss-crossing wisconsin, we were making an appeal to our fellow citizens and we did just that and that's why i'm excited about where we are. yeah? [ inaudible question ] >> we had great conversations about how we work together on the transition to work together. we are getting our schedules lined up to meet to flush out

work together. >> what do you say to voters in wisconsin and nationwide who were concerned about during this campaign. president-elect trump's about women and latinos. what do you say to people who are concerned? >> i'll say to wisconsinites what i said to wisconsinites before the election. look at the issues and look at the direction of the country and look at the direction we've been going and where we need to go and look at what a unified republican government can get you. i am proud of the fact that for the first time since 1984 wisconsin's ten electoral votes went to republicans. this is an enormous feat. frankly, you saw the marquette poll. charles, you saw it. donald trump turned this on its head. donald trump delivered the ten electoral votes and by the way, he helped elect a strong majority in the senate and a strong majority in the house. charles? >> you used the word mandate, you will repeal and replace obamacare, how quickly, how soon, what does it look like and what do you say to those folks

going to be their president? >> i think after a tough campaign where people believe they were pitching so hard for one side or the other and the time is to heal and unify, this health care law, charles, is not a popular law. this is collapsing under its own weight and to your specific question about replacing and repealing obamacare, this congress, this house majority and this senate majority has demonstrated and proven we are able to pass that legislation and put it on the president's desk. the problem is president obama vetoed it and now we have president trump coming who is asking us to do this. so with unified republican government we can fix this. we can fix these problems. look, it's not just a health care law that we can replace because we now have shown the willingness and the ability to do it. there are so many more things that i'm excited about. think about the laid off coworkers who see relief coming. think about the farmers in wisconsin who are being harassed by the epa and the waters of the usa and think about the ranchers in the u.s. getting harassed by

there is relief coming. this is good for our country. this means that we can lift the oppressive weight of the regulatory state. we can restore the constitution. think about the conservative constitution respecting judges that will be nominated. this is -- >> we've been listening to paul ryan, speaking of the house in janesville, wisconsin, pledging to work together with him to replace a republican agenda and we have other news happening in new york. >> let's swing our camera to new york city where hillary clinton is moments away from addressing her defeat for the first time. we did not see her last night after donald trump won that stunning victory, and the senior staff has assembled in this hotel room in new york city and we expect her to be moments away. andrea mitchell is in the room. andrea, are you get anything insight as to what we might hear from secretary clinton? >> reporter: i think what you

helpful. she talked to the president this morning and he called her -- he called her, i believe, savannah, and not the other way around, shortly after he spoke to donald trump. this room has been filled now with the staff, senior staff, joe crowley, the congressman who is so close to her and there were cheers moments ago when john podesta and jake sullivan and robby mook, the top staff members came in and there were some of the people seated are longtime clinton friends, hillary clinton friends former diplomats and women friends who have traveled with her this long route who showed up on primary nights and who keep her cheered up when times were difficult along the way. so this is a gathering of hillaryland, if you will. a lot of them go back as ann stock does to the social secretary from the east wing when she was first lady. this is a team of friends and of

involved in the project of hillary clinton becoming president of the united states. bill clinton will be here, as well, savannah and matt. so you're going to hear, i think a sad, but grateful hillary clinton today thanking supporters. >> andrea, stand by for a second. we have chuck todd in the studio. how hard a speech is this going to be? >> she's done it before after losing to barack obama. th i've heard that this was hard to take. she really believed she was going to be the next president of the united states, and it was a -- i think, i -- i don't think my -- my guess is she's probably not ready to give this speech, but for the country she has to give this speech. >> this contrasts where they were 24 hours ago. the mood inside the clinton campaign was jubilant, celebratory. >> i mean, look what they picked

javits center which is on the west side of the glass ceiling. they threw in symbolism and they had katy perry ready to sing, lady gaga, cher, it was -- by the way, it's, like -- and as the elites were celebrating, look what happened with people. it is sort of -- when you look at it in hindsight, what a contrast. >> there are some long faces. those are top, top staffers of hillary clinton who have been on the road with her, both the secretary of state -- >> kerry mcauliffe's campaign in virginia, jake sullivan and robby is right next to him there, right behind him. he was on the '08 campaign and he's basically been planning her run for the presidency for eight years. >> as has she, we might add. >> yes. >> it's a moment, and i think one of the ironies here, chuck,

after the debate when donald trump said he wasn't sure he would concede the election and so there became a lot of talk about what a graceful concession looks like and the peaceful transfer of power, if you're a fan of irony here it is because hillary clinton is now having to deliver that very thing. >> by the way, consider this, this may be the last major speech that we hear a clinton give as sort of as a head or as one of the heads of the democratic party. >> it's funny you say that because we all talked about if election, what kind of coverage would we give to him in the months and years ahead? so the question is what kind of profile does hillary clinton have? >> i think -- i think the democratic party has a history of this. when you lose, good-bye, and that happened to dukakis. that happened -- john kerry sort of recovered thanks to barack obama, but it happened to walter mondale. i think it's going to happen to her. i think they're moving in a

>> by the way, the clinton foundation took some serious hits during this campaign, came in for a lot of scrutiny, and what does that look like in the future? that has been the clinton family work for the last 15, 16 years. >> there's no shortage of democrats who were ever in clinton world who looked at the history of the clintons and said you know what? the clintons have succeeded, but the democratic party hasn't always succeeded with them. bill clinton, both timwa on the ballot, democratic party lost senate seat, you know? she actually gained a senate seat last night on behalf of the party, but look at this, the party is a mess. >> chuck, do you have any insight -- i guess we can all assume and read the tea leaves but why it is last night that john podesta comes out and says we'll have more to say tomorrow and within the hour she calls and concedes to donald trump. >> it's my understanding where

>> not that they necessarily thought that there was more vote to count, but -- >> she wasn't quite ready to do this. not quite ready. this was apparently supposed to happen earlier this morning and it's been steadily delayed, you know, 15, 20 minutes at a time. >> this is, you know, this -- >> people forget politicians are human beings, too. >> this might be it, you know? this is -- this is sort of the political career here. it's a tough thing to do. my guess is the weight of the moment has hit her in some ways where the weight of the moment hasn't hit that crowd. and if you've talked to candidates who have run for office, obviously, they feel it personally, but they'll look at the sea of people who poured their lives into a campaign and poured their hopes.

for the clintons since 1996. >> and even though the mood there is incredibly somber and all you have to do is look at the images, i can assume she'll get a rousing ovation when she walks into the room. >> the personal loyalty the staff had for her was tighter than personal loyalty i remember for the staff and bill. it was interesting. hillary world is slightly different than bill world, and they look up to her in ways differently than that clinton crowd looks up to bill. it's just en there is a connectivity to her. >> you almost have to say it, this looks like a wake. >> and when they do the forensics check and they look at the campaign that was, i mean, before the results came everyone was saying, wow, what a well-executed campaign this was. the results certainly throw that into a different light. >> there's a -- unfortunately, the uncomfortable part of the

in our system and it was john podesta's emails and i'll tell you what wikileaks did is it gave you a picture and they couldn't find a message. we saw how they were searching for a message and how she was going to connect with the democratic party that was going to move to her left. >> time kaine, we understand, will be introducing secretary clinton. he also loses in this effort. what's his future? >> this is the first election he's lost. you know, he has a very successful career, and a lot of people believed that he could -- he could be one of the leaders of the party. i -- i think he takes a hit on this one. i think he steps back. he is still from virginia. virginia is still a pretty good state to build a potential base from. i do think he has his own presidential ambitions, so i wouldn't be surprised if time kaine shows up in iowa or new hampshire. we'll start seeing that soon, you know? that happens.

know, you guys laugh, but it will probably be in january. >> it's not that we don't believe you, we're not ready for it. >> 1400 days away to 2020. matt asked this question of you earlier, it's worth discussing again as you look at what may be one of the final political appearances, who is the head of the democratic party? right now obviously president obama, but who is the future of the democratic party? operational control and he's senate leader and he is the guy that on capitol hill that stands up to trump or tries to hold up the agenda or fights for -- you know, basically playing to the base a bit and preparing democrats for the midterms. >> let's take a look at who's coming in. >> huma abedin, of course, her top aide and never far from her side. where huma is obviously secretary clinton can't be far

attendance although we don't expect him to speak, and as i think matt, you mentioned, time kaine will introduce hillary clinton and -- >> i would imagine. >> you will see a fight to see what runs the democratic party. it's a campaign night. >> time kaine and anne holt, his wife taking the podium. >> thank you so much.

i am proud of hillary clinton because she has been and is a great history maker in everything she has done as a civil rights lawyer and the first lady of arkansas and first lady of this country and senator and secretary of state, she has made history in a nation that is good at so many thing, but has made it uniquely difficult for a woman to be elected to federal office, she became the first major party nominee, as a woman to be president and last night won the popular vote of americans.

it is an amazing accomplishment. i am proud of hillary clinton because in the words of langston yuw she's held fast to dreams and she was inspired at a young age an epiphany if families and children do well, a society does well and in everything she's done she's focused on that. we know she would have made history as president in one sense, but we've never had a president who has made their whole career about empowerment and children and i was excited in the office and as i was to have my friend hillary there. i'm excited and proud of hillary because she has built such a wonderful team. there is a -- there is a beautiful and kind of comical

about a vineyard owner who hires people to work and he says i'll pay you this for a full day and then he hires people at noon, and say i'll pay you the same and those who started earlier in the day said hold on, we don't like this that you're treating everybody who came late just as well as you're treating us. i'll tell you something, here's what i've come to know so well about hillary, the team that she has assembled over the years of people who are so deeply loyal to her because she's so deeply loyal to them is inspiring, but i've seen that same degree of loyalty and compassion and sensitivity extended to the most recent folks who joined the team, the folks who came to the vineyard with just one hour to go. her loyalty and compassion of hillary and bill to people, if you're with you, you're with you, and that is something so remarkable and finally, i'm

nobody had to wonder about hillary clinton whether she would accept an outcome of an election in our beautiful democracy. nobody had to ask that question. nobody had to doubt it. she knows our country for what it is. she knows the system that we have and its warts and blemishes. she's deeply in love with it and accepts it. she's been in battles before where if it di g she accepted and and woke up the next day and battled again for the dreams she's held fast to and the love of country is obvious to everybody and obvious to everyone. i want to thank hillary clinton for asking anne and i to join this wild ride. we, about a week before she asked if i would be her running mate, anne and i went up to westchester and we sat down with hillary and bill and with

three hours of conversation to try to determine whether we would be the right people to be on the ticket and when we got in the car to head back to the airport after the three-hour discussion ied to anne, honey, i don't know whether we'll be on the ticket or not, i'll tell you this, we'll remember that three hours for the rest of our life and now we'll remember the 105 days that we've had with this fantastic couple of servants and with you for the rest of our life. know well the wisdom and words of william faulkner. they say they killed us, but they ain't whooped us yet. they killed us, but they ain't whooped us yet. because -- because -- because we know.

empowering families and children remain and in that work, that important work that we have to do as a nation, it is so comforting even at a tough time to know that hillary clinton is somebody until her very last breath is going to be battling for the values that make this nation great and the values that we care so deeply about. so please join me in welcoming secretary hillary rodham clinton.

>> thank you all. thank you. thank you all very much. thank you. thank you. a very rowdy group. thank you, my friends. thank you. thank you. thank you so very much for being here -- and i love you all, too. last night i congratulated donald trump and offered to work with him on behalf of our country. i hope that he will be a

wanted or we worked so hard for, and i am sorry that we did not win this election for the values we share and the vision we hold for our country, but i feel -- i feel pride and gratitude for this wonderful campaign that we built together, this vast, diverse, creative, unruly, energized campaign. you reprt america and being your candidate has been one of the greatest honors of my life. i -- i know how disappointed you feel because i feel it, too. and so do tens of millions of

hopes and dreams in this effort. this is painful, and it will be for a long time, but i want you to remember this. our campaign was never about one person or even one election. it was about the country we love, and about building an america that's hopeful, inclusive and bighearted. we have seen that our nation is more deeply divided than we thought, but i still believe in america, and i always will, and if you do, then we must accept this result and then look to the future. donald trump is going to be our president. we owe him an open mind and the chance to lead. our constitutional democracy enshrines the peaceful transfer of power, and we don't just

the rule of law, the principle that we are all equal in rights and dignity, freedom of warship and expression. we respect and cherish these values, too, and we must defend them. >> now -- and let me add, our constitutional democracy demands our participation, not just every four years, but all the time. so let's do all we can to keep advancing the causes and values we all hold dear, making our economy work for everyone and not just those at the top, protecting our country and protecting our planet and breaking down all of the

back from achieving their dreams. we've spent a year and a half bringing together millions of people from every corner of our country to say with one voice that we believe that the american dream is big enough for everyone, for people of all races and religions, for men and women, for immigrants, for lgbt people and people with disabilities. for everyone. >> so now our responsibility as citizens is to keep doing our part to build that better, stronger, fairer america we seek, and i know you will. i am so grateful to stand with

i want to thank time kaine and anne holton for being our partners on this journey. it has been a joy getting to know them better, and it gives me great hope and comfort to know that tim will remain on the front lines of our democracy representing virginia in the >> to barack and michelle obama, our country owes you an enormous

>> we -- we thank you for your graceful, determined leadership that has meant so much to so many americans and people across the world, and to bill and chelsea, mark, charlotte, aden, our brothers and our entire family, my love for you means more than i can ever express. on our behalf and lifted me up when i needed it most even 4-month-old aden who traveled with his mom, i will always be grateful. to the creative, talented, dedicated men and women at our

>> you poured your hearts into this campaign. for some of you who are veterans, it was a campaign after you had done other campaigns. some of you, it was your first campaign. i want each of you to know that you were the best campaign anybody could have ever expected or wanted. >> and to the millions of volunteers, community leaders, activists and union organizers who knocked on doors, talked to neighbors, posted on facebook even in secret, private facebook sites, i want everybody coming out from behind that and make

forward. >> to everyone who sent in contributions as small as $5 and kept us going, thank you. thank you from all of us. and to the young people in particular, i hope you will hear this, i have as tim said, spent my entire adult life fighting for what i believe in. i've had successes, and i've had setbacks. sometimes really painful ones. many of you are at the beginning of your professional, public and political careers. you will have successes and setbacks, too. this loss hurts, but please, never stop believing that fighting for what's right is

>> it is. it is worth it. and so we need -- we need you to the rest of your lives, and to all the women and especially the young women who put their faith in this campaign and in me, i want you to know that nothing has made me prouder than to be

>> now -- i -- i know -- i know we have still not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling, but some day someone will and hopefully sooner than we might think right now. >> and to all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your

finally, -- finally, i am so grateful for our country and for all it has given to me. i count my blessings every single day that i am an american, and i still believe as deeply as i ever have, that if we stand together and work together with respect for our differences, strength in our convictian nation our best days are still ahead of us. >> because, you know, i believe we are stronger together and we will go forward together. and you should never, ever

us not grow weary in doing good for in due season we shall reap if we shall not lose heart. so, friends, let us have faith in each other. let us not grow weary and let us not lose heart. i am incredibly honored and grateful for having had this chance to represent all of you in this con sequential election. america. >> hillary clinton speaking to supporters and friends and family members here in new york city, composed, gracious, eloquent, hopeful, saying that she hopes donald trump is a president for all americans and saying we owe him an open mind and the chance to lead. >> you have to wonder if she had a lump in her throat a few

it's not the speech, chuck, that she thought she would, but having talked so much about the peaceful transfer of power, a graceful concession she showed what that looks like. >> she's done it twice. twice she's had to give these gut-wrenching concession speeches and the first one with barack obama and this one ten times rougher than the one she did in '08. she hit every note. she hit every single note that give whether you're a trump supporter or a clinton supporter, whether you're president obama or president-elect trump. she hit every note just right. >> a lot of tears in that room although none from secretary clinton. >> she got close. >> a couple of moments. the only thing you could

wonder whether she would accept the outcome of that election and a direct reference to donald trump in the closing weeks of this campaign. >> i guess it's a little dig. i might have not done it in a moment like this. i would have saved that for maybe the interview with "the new york times" or something. >> he got a lot of applause when he pointed out she won the popular vote. >> nancy pelosi put out her statement. she's still head of the house democrats and she brought up this and said because he won the electoral college and she won the popular vote he's got to vote in this outreach and i like this infrastructure plan. she actually, to me said, okay, she threw her cards down and said okay, i'll try to work with him. >> it occurred to me in watching this that the clintons have seen political phenomena from both directions. bill clinton was one himself all those years ago and hillary clinton lost to one in barack obama and she loses to donald

>> you missed one. >> which one? >> ross perot. >> and some would argue bill clinton was the beneficiary of that phenomenon and the double irony is that bill clinton, he did connect to the donald trump voter. the donald trump voter of 2016 was a bill clinton voter in 1996. >> we talked about that with james carville who is the old clinton hand. >> and he admitted last night when we asked him that, how much has this bothered bubba. >> to lose that vote. >> he started, like, oh, i don't know how much i want to tell essentially. it bigs him. >> i thought there was an interesting part in what she just said in talking about being disappointed in not being able to break that glass ceiling at this level and spent the next minute or so speaking to young girls in this country encouraging them not to be disheartened by that failure and encouraging them to go out and attempt to do anything they can do because that is a -- and i'll tell you an anecdote.

and there have been some young laies in tears because they're disappointed this didn't happen for hillary clinton this time, and i don't think that had anything to do with politics. >> eight years ago, my then daughter said something oh, girls can't be president after she saw that hillary clinton lost to barack obama, and i immediately got this book called "grace for president." it's a terrific book about a girl running for class president and it teaches you about the the 10, 11, 12, 13-year-old girls. they didn't see democrat or republican, they saw another girl. they saw a girl and my daughter has that placemat that's all men. so this was a -- the presidents' placemat and there was a connectivity and you would hear from the campaign especially with adolescent girls. >> well, she certainly has given a path for her supporters to continue the work that's

most telling lines from her speech is when she said we owe to donald trump our open minds and a chance to lead, and i think in terms of her political opponent i think that's about the best you can hope. >> it's the american way. >> it's the american way and the right thing to do. >> the people have spoken. respect the people. >> and she had to do this because remember, during that last debate when donald trump would not commit to accepting what she's called it, horrific. that is horrific and so she clearly stuck by her words in this. you know, there are tears now, i can see. now that she's greeting people on a one-on-one basis, it seems a little more difficult. where does she go now? chuck, what happens? >> i assume that she throws herself into the foundation a little bit. that's something that became such a controversial thing, but i think she's never really pursued that.

i've got to think she's got no more books in her on that front. >> don't forget she loves to talk about being a grandmother and when she was toying with the idea about whether to run she did talk about, you know, it might be nice to just be a grandma to these little kids, and as we all know that could be an enormous comfort. >> campaigns up end lives and i'm looking at huma aberdeen in the foreground here and you have to stop at this moment and talk about what has happened in her life oe >> and her north star was hillary clinton, and that north star is not there. >> no. >> i mean, that's -- that is a tough position. look, that is -- having your marriage that public, nobody -- nobody wants that. >> we've now heard from secretary hillary clinton. we've heard from the speaker of the house and the los of statements coming in and there is another voice that we expect

nbc news will have live coverage, as well. >> right now we'll return to your regularly scheduled programming. >> to those who have chosen not to support me in the past, of which there were a few people, i'm reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so that we can work together and our great country. >> all right. there he is. our president to the united states, donald j. trump. the nation wakes up, a lot of people stunned around the world. i love baron in the clip, how cute is little baron. >> it was 3:00 a.m. when they called this. he's 10 years old. he's sleepy. at one point you see him going like that. i will say that no matter where you stand politically whether