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announcer: from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. >> we recognize it is indeed dark, but protesters are gathering following the win of donald trump. in that picture is there has not been any violence. we are seeing other cities across the union, chicago and new york, no reports of any violence. we stay on the ground and in the air above that. the continuing message of unity from leaders on both sides of the political aisle. maria: after president-elect donald trump set the tone with his acceptance speech, hillary clinton encouraged her backers to support him. newscenter 5's jc monahan and ben simmoneau are live in new
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wrapped up and now look forward. ben: what a day it has been. they watched these results come in only about a block apart. their path, their lives are taking different trajectories. jc: we have not seen him since he gave his victory speech. there is a lot happening behind closed doors. normally trump tower is closed to the public. outside a crowd of supporters and the press. we know he will go to washington to meet with president obama. and started now, additional security is being available to him. the white house says it is part of president obama's effort to include a smooth transition. and for her part, secretary
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effort to have a smooth transition. ben: the duty of american is to come together. she conceded the race this morning. she did not speak to allowed -- large crowd. she was at a midtown hotel, late this morning, clinton expressed her thanks to the media and the members of her campaign. she said it is our duty to back donald trump and ensure he has a successful presidency. here she is. hillary going to be our president. we own him an open mind and the chance to lead. our constitutional democracy enshrines the peaceful transfer of power, and we don't just respect that, we cherish it. to all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance
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pursue and achieve your own dreams. ben: despite the disappointment, she is feeling this evening, she said i will always believe in america and always will. jc: as she and others have been saying, the president-elect is our future president no matter your vote on election day. ben: 45th president. jc: live from new york we will send it back to ed and maria. ed: kelly ayotte has conceded her senate race. she made the move late this afternoon, hours after the secretary of state certified the results that gave maggie hassan an advantage of just about 1000 votes. newscenter 5's david bienick is live in concord right now with reaction from the senator elect. david: not since 1974 has new hampshire seen such a close u.s.
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now, the state's governor is packing her bags for washington. supporters cheered on the new hampshire state house steps as maggie hassan declared victory even before the final count was complete. >> i am proud to stand here as the next united states senator from new hampshire. david: and in fact, after elections workers added up the results from around the state, they found hassan with 48.03% of the vote and republican incumbent kelly ayotte with a difference of 1,023 votes for -- or -- >> about 1/10 of 1%. david: ayotte, who told supporters last night, she felt good about her chances issued a been a tremendous privilege to -- issued a statement late today saying "it has been a tremendous privilege to serve new hampshire in the senate. now more than ever, we need to work together to address our challenges. the voters have spoken, and now
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together to get things done." hassan's win mean the democrats pick up two seats in the u.s. senate. but republicans still hold the majority. >> the people of new hampshire solve problems every day. they do it without respect of political party. so we will continue to do it. david: hassan's victory means new hampshire is the first state in u.s. history to have a congressional delegates made up entirely of democratic women. however, the live in concord, new hampshire, david bienick, wcvb newscenter 5. maria: thank you. fears that a trump victory would send the stock market tumbling , they did not materialize. after a very shaky start, stocks actually ended up. but as janet wu reports, the effect a trump presidency will have on the economy and massachusetts still isn't clear. janet: babson business school students today had one question for their teacher, what does a donald trump victory mean? >> i tell them the only thing
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janet: but the dow's gains on this first day up 256 points brought a smile to cohan's face. pre-election jitters that a trump presidency would mean a 10% drop in the market didn't materialize today. now they grip their seats, waiting for the campaign promises to materialize. >> renegotiating our debt. anything having to do renegotitating our trade agreements i think would make a lot of businesses nervous. janet: any time for are worried. janet: with good reason for massachusetts. our political leaders steered clear or had denounced trump up until last night. could there be retribution? >> massachusetts and boston are the economic engine for the unite states of america anyone who thinks he can't work. don't have to work with boston, they're mistaken. janet: do you share his concerns? >> i think it's way too soon to draw conclusions about any of that. the first thing the trump administration in waiting has to do is put a team together. janet: covering his bases however, baker said he put in a call to his old friend chris
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transition team. he hopes to hear back. financial markets also are watching for appointments with an eye on those closest to the president elect, like banker and fundraiser steven mnuchin. >> i think some people on wall street would derive some comfort from that. there was a former, senior goldman sachs was becoming treasury secretary. janet: cohan also fears wall street might have a strong reaction if trump initiates a deportation program. he said the mass exodus of talent would scare many businesses. in wellesley, janet wu, wcvb newscenter maria: clinton by the way won here in massachusetts by more than 881,000 votes, but more than a million votes came in for president-elect trump. more than half of those votes came from four communities. lakeville, berkley, freetown, and middleboro cast 54% of the vote for trump here in massachusetts. a lot of questions about what donald trump's white house will
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and maryanne marsh. we saw trump shift tones quickly with his acceptance speech. this is what he said. donald trump: for those who have chosen not to support me in the past, of which there were a few people, i am reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so that we can work together and unify our great country. ed: maryanne, a very measured statement, if i can use the word, presidential. will that continue? >> let me congratulate pat having one. good luck. what you saw from donald trump today is exactly what you would hope the president would be, showing discipline in the last three weeks of the campaign, where he has stuck to the
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so with every action, it reverberates the only across the country but around the world. this could be the closest we get when he puts his hand on the bible in january. ed: there were moments he was a different donald trump. pat: yes, but that is a good answer. what we saw last night was the tone is different from the donald trump we have known. and also secretary clinton's remarks, they underscore these people who act like we want and accept our leaders. let's see what democrats and minorities, republicans in majority, whether this conciliatory tone continues.
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unify the country -- remember he is meeting with donald trump tomorrow. president obama and donald trump, donald trump chased barack obama, questioning his citizenship. that as much by the speeches really shows what a true transition of power is and what it means to do in the best interest of the country. maria: it is interesting to look back. we keep saying surprised. the nation is stunned. how did we get here? how did this happen when everybody really believed, based on all the polling, hillary clinton is going to be our president, and donald trump is the president-elect? >> the one thing i do know, everyone up with the models together and the database was exit polling, i think it ended
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considerations and became about economics. it was blue-collar. you saw women, african-americans voting for donald trump, even though he had criticize them as blanket categories because the pocketbook was more important. maria: patrick? >> we underestimated the anger of the people. what donald trump is able to do and many republicans and many democrats right wrestle with this. he got on something that was a great frustration to those americans who look at the red line and the red map he drew last night. the government got away from people, people got angry. washington tried to impose, and people resent -- rejected it. will it change things?
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real change. that is what they voted for. campaigning is easy, governing not so much. they are expecting the law. >> they are expecting the wall. bigly. ed: still ahead at 7:00 police , officers in trouble but getting special deals. maria: 5 investigates, the system that's helping some accused of misconduct. mike: scattered raindrops not a big deal, but temperatures falling. that is a bigger deal. check out this trio. donald trump, tom brady, and bill belichick. the strange intersection of politics and the patriots and the response today from brady and belichick to trump's
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maria: exposing secret deals of police officers, some of committing crime. ed: the problems of officers giving a fresh and start. holyoke police office sean shattuck, a police academy instructor accused of making inappropriate, offensive and demeaning comments to many recruits and physically assaulting a recruit during a training session. prosecutors agreed in this document known as a carney letter not to charge shattuck with a crime and let the police department do its own investigation.
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for alleged wrongdoing when there isn't a way to proceed criminally against that officer. reporter: the city wouldn't say if shattuck was disciplined, but he retired from the force while on unpaid leave. and the controversy didn't prevent him from getting another job in law enforcement. he's now an officer with the worcester state university police. the university declining to talk about the allegations, but calling shattuck an employee in good standing. five investigates found he's not the only officer to land a new job after being granted imni >> you were going to get charged today with a crime. reporter: that's former newburyport police sergeant stephen chaisson being questioned by his own department after a woman complained that he committed a lewd act in front of her in downtown newburyport. >> i don't know the only way i , can really put it is i was playing with myself. reporter: chaisson made that admission after getting a grant of immunity, and was allowed to quietly resign from the force. that cleared the way for him to land a sensitive top job with the state at the department of public health as director of
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program. our investigation finding about two dozen police officesr granted immunity in massachusetts over the last five years, sometimes for allegations of serious wrongdoing including several for excessive force. >> i approached him, said, ?sit down.? used my hands, put them on his shoulders and said, ?you'll sit.? reporter: haverhill police officer dennis moriarty was granted immunity after this incident with a prisoner. the department found his use of force was not justified, but he remains on the job. for law enforcement? >> i don't think it's necessarily a separate set of rules. cases are not prosecuted on a daily basis. hundreds of times throughout the commonwealth. reporter: but former boston police lieutenant and policing expert tom nolan says the secrecy of the deals can raise questions with the public. should this process be more transparent to the public? >> i don't think it could hurt to have a statewide, centralized clearinghouse to vet some of these requests.
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process would help eliminate the public perception that some officers are getting special treatment when they're granted immunity. stephen chaisson, by the way, is no longer working for the state. mike beaudet, 5 investigates. ed: 54 degrees here. maria: i am tired. ed: how tired are you? maria: i have no clear idea of the weather. ed: we will have mike harvey. mike: you did not today. there was a little bit of rain, but see this green? that is measurable rain. 11 hundredths in hartford. you see a few drops of rain or southern rhode island, that could affect southeastern massachusetts advocate. the main area is flooding north
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around here to seeing aerials decrease in coverage from little bit of rain except that around southern rhode island. through the night, we not only see left over drops in the south bow we get a clearing trend. will be nice and clear tomorrow morning, but it will be chillier than it is now. boston is 55, but the wind is coming from the northwest, it is chillier north and west. already 40's in keene, east. with time, chillier air in southern canada will come down and you notice the difference tomorrow morning. we have had cold air many times this fall season. boston upper 30's. 30, 32 in the suburbs, some frost in areas where the wind is big enough. tomorrow decent temperatures in the afternoon, 50, 55.
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that will come through on friday. late tomorrow, up in southern canada, then it slides southeast and stays middle of the day friday. while that is happening, wind and chill will come in to the region. it will not be for that long of time, but it will be noticeably colder friday night and saturday, chilly. only to see us moderate again sunday as we go into the milder air. that is good news for the patriots, a night game start of the game. here is a look at the next seven days. you put in the potential weather impact day, that is wind gusts which could exceed 30 miles per hour. that goes into the night. although it is in the 50's lunchtime, temperature will start sliding late in the day. cold saturday, milder for the
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very mild around monday. hope to see you later on. ed: in a normal week this is when the patriots -- but the top issue with politics. maria: a response from bill
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maria: now that the election's over, two prominent patriots are talking about their relationship with president-elect donald trump. ed: kind of. but coach bill belichick did have a few words about the letter of support he wrote to president-elect. >> it does not mean i agree with every single thing ed: in fact, he read his letter at a rally in new hampshire. he quoted tom brady and today brady did not want to talk about it at all. >> i can't talk about politics anymore. i think that is a good thing. ed: he has been a bad boy, no talking about politics.
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maria: today we have in front of us? harvey: it is a little chillier. tomorrow will be a bright but very typical mid to late fall day. ed: you have friday as a highlighted weather day. that -- harvey: it will get windy in the
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