live, from the station taking action for you, this is abc action news. >> it is time for us to come together as one united people. >> it is the morning after election day. donald trump will be the next president of the united states. the associated press declaring him the winner about 2:30 this morning. up with abc action news. >> the presidential election is finally over. donald trump now the president elect and will become our country's 45th president. >> he upset democrat hillary clinton, who would have become the first woman to serve in the oval office. clinton did not speak at her watch party in new york city. trump delivered his victory speech at his watch party in midtown manhattan just a couple of hours ago. >> working together, we will

renewing the american dream. i've spent my entire life in business looking at the untapped potential in projects and in people all over the woworld. that is now what i want to do for our country. >> and donald trump won after capturing wisconsin, breaking the 270 electoral vote threshold needed to become president. he wrote an support wanting to shake up the political establishment. >> hillary clinton called trump earlier this morning to concede the reyes and congratulate him on victory. before the race was called for mr. trump, clinton's campaign announced they were waiting for the final results and all votes to be counted. clinton is likely working on her concession speech right now. she is expected to deliver that some time later this morning. once that happens, we will stream that live for you on our

voters decided in the swing states, including here in florida. >> good morning to you. a lot of people watching those swing states overnight. many of you maybe have gone to bed before the states were called. we knew pretty early florida went red. after that was north carolina. heading up into new england right now and new hampshire still incredibly close to call. they are leaning toward hillary clinton this morning, but i did just check, less than 200 votes separate in new hampshire. nevada did go to clinton overnight, as well as wisconsin, but we are still waiting on results from michigan where, right now, they are leaning toward donald trump, crucial swing state there. pennsylvania also went to trump, a difference of just 70,000 votes between him and hillary clinton. again, michigan right now 16 electoral votes. another late call. we do expect those results coming up, i would say, in the

these states, new hampshire and michigan. we're going to run down the balance of power, how that is shaking up things in dc, what that means for this brand new administration. back to you. >> thanks, lindsey. frms let's take a look at the amendments on the ballot. florida voters backed amendment 2 with 70% of the vote, legalizing medical marian after a narrow defeat two years ago. abc action news reporter ryan smith got reaction of supporters who say this decision will change their lives. >> a group of heights erupting in cheers and chants after hearing that amendment 2 received some 70% of the vote, well beyond the 60% it needed to pass. its passage expands the list of conditions eligible for medical marian -- marijuana use. moving forward, the department of health will continue monitoring the list of florida

get signed off by a doctor who is certified through the state's department of compassionate use. there are only about 180 of those physicians in the state, but that list may increase after tonight. many here telling me amendment 2 gives them a new outlook on life. >> i could barely get out of bed in the morning. it will help with the side effects of the i'm currently on. hopefully after this passes, i can get off those drugs, because that's what i want to do. >> we did hear from folks representing the other side of this issue, the group vote no on two issue issuing a statement they are going to push state lawmakers to put limits on thc levels in some of those medical marijuana products. reporting tampa, ryan smith, abc action news. florida voters rejected amendment 1.

issues on the ballot. the vote was 50% against the measure. last week, the union withdrew its endorsement and demanded this after hundreds of its members xhaned. the ad, which featured a firefighter, implied that rooftop solar panels could be a fire hazard. critics said amendment 1 was a way for utilities to control the state's solar market. utilities plan the amount was supposed to protect consumers. more than half a million people voted by up early to vote. we spoke with supervisor of elections about concerns regarding possible voter fraud or voter intimidation. >> we had 16 early vote sites. over 14 days, 12 hours a day, and we voted 242,000 people. i saw no anything, no intimidation, no suppression, no fraud, didn't see anything. >> more than 145,000 people voted yesterday in person.

voted during the first hour. >> we posted everything you need to know about the election day on our web site and all the results. just go to abcactionnews.com to see the full list of the results. want to check in with ivan for florida's most accurate forecast. >> low 60s out there. 65 in tampa. generally in the upper 60s right along the coast with mostly cloudy skies. got light showers in the forecast for today coming in from northwest. that is for tomorrow. but you see, it's kind of a slow mover here. clouds are rolling west to east. generally in the upper 70s for today by the afternoon, that's as warm as we are going to get with all this cloud cover. again, the rain won't be a huge deal for us. about 20 to 30% coverage. that will be in the form of light showers. we'll talk more about what happens behind the front in a few minutes. 24 minutes till 5:00 right

pretty quiet out there right now. no problems to report in this particular stretch of your morning commute. she'll have a full look coming up. still ahead after the break, we'll hear more from president-elect donald trump. also a look at the closely-watched reyes when we

it's been what they call a historic event, but to be really historic, we have to do a great job, and i promise you that i will not let you down. we will do a great job. >> donald trump is elected the next president of the united states. in a historic election, trump winning 29 states, including florida. three states are still undecided at this hour. trump is also on pace to win the popular vote. trump's overseas. the prospect of his presidency is unnerving economists wh see trump as a reckless novice who threatens to disrupt trade in the dmroe ball economy. as elizabeth reports from washington, wrld markets reacted hours before trump was declared the winner. >> it's an election stunner making headlines around the world and tanking global stock markets from mexico to japan and europe. >> don't expect too much free trade coming from america. it could be the opposite.

expeart explains for investors, donald trump is unpredictable, and investors hate uncertainty. wall street also in panic mode. major this morning are projecting this trump victory could send the s&p tumbling, and the losses could be prolonged. abc's martha said those uncertainties extend well beyond the markets. >> there's going to be a lot, a lot of reaction from around the world and what this means for everybody, what it means for asia pa sefk, what it means for the war. is it going to pull troops out? the other thing, i don't think any of us really know. >> meanwhile, foreigners watching the election results are divided on trump. this man in germany saying the outcome is hard to swallow while this man says give trump a chance. >> so bottom line, not knowing what to expect from president trump as far as the markets are

basically investors taking the first and ask later approach. elizabeth, abc news washington. 4:42. in florida's 13th congressional district, which includes the southern part of pinellas county, former republican governor turned democrat charlie defeating incumbent republican david jolly. serena shows us victory speech from the watch party in tampa. >> certainly, a significant win for charlie. the last time he won an election was back in 2006 when he was elected governor of this state. now, he's serving as a democrat for the 13th congressional district. before chris started his victory speech, he had a religious leader open it with a prayer. he thanked god many times as well as his family. he told the crowd he was humbled to be elected as, quote, the people's congressman. early polls predicted the 60-year-old would win. chris did have an advantage after redrawn boundaries, leaving this district with some

significance of this political comeback and what he plans to accomplish. >> being a public servant is a calling for me, and i do love it because i love serving people. i mean, that's what my life has been about. so i'm grateful they let me do it again. >> and what is your goal with this particular -- >> my goal is to fight for the people, you know, to look out for them, for our senior citizens, our environment, our kids in school. >> and he also addressed his opponent, incumbent david jolly. he said while the two men were opponents, enemies, and he wishes him the very best. with the campaign, i'm serena, abc action news. >> and we continue our team coverage on florida's 13th congressional district. abc action news reporter eric has reaction from david jolly's camp in st. pete. >> david jolly didn't talk like someone who lost his bid for reelection to congress. he celebrated his supporters, his family, and his faith here.

former governor. he did say redrawn district lines were a major factor. jolly butted heads with fellow republicans in congress and didn't support donald trump for president. he jokingly said people asked him if it was lonely taking on both parties. >> i'm going home. i've got a marriage to enjoy and a couple new dogs i've got to take care of. listen, i've always said at the end of my days, i'm not going to be defined as a member of congress. i'm going to be defined as a christian, as a husband, along the way, i'll be a member who served in congress. >> he didn't vote for donald trump or hillary clinton. he wouldn't say who he voted for in the reyes d -- race for president. not only did republicans win the white house, they also win the house of represent tefs and the senate. u.s. senator marco rubio will keep his seat for another six years. republican challenger u.s. represent tef patrick murphy. rubio beat murphy by more than 3,000 votes.

miami, rubio said there's no other nation he'd want to be than america. murphy was gracious in his speech. he thanked his campaign staff and everyone who supported him. republicans now have control from the president to the house and senate. everybody now wanting to know how this is going to impact policy in the coming years. abc action news anchor lindsey joins us now lye to break it all down for us. >> good morning to you. it wasn't supposed to happen this way. political analysts have been saying that for months. but incumbents, many out spent and with struggling campaigns managed to survive last night. it seems trump may have helped to carry the party in the senate. that includes right now marco rubio, again, as you said, who keeps his seat with more than 800 thousand votes over patrick murphy. here right now, the u.s. senate, they needed 51 to keep the majority. they have it right there. other notable wins, rand paul of kentucky, john mechanic cane of arizona. republicans also easily hang on

about 236. that's where the republicans are sitting right now in the house of representatives. trump was also no drag on the gop ticket at all, may have even, as i said, helped carry the party, the march into victory matched or exceeded these of todd young in indiana, and senator richard burr in north carolina. dana, we are going to continue to follow all of these election results, the balance of power. also, we're breaking it down for you county by county here in the bay area to show you exactly we voted and how that helped to shape the nation's vote. back to you. >> all right. thanks, lindsey. for some people who voted yesterday, they had a real spiritual dilemma. we found many stopping by christ the king church for mass, and the main topic was praying about what to do before they cast their vote. the catholic church was also a voting precinct. we talked with father lynn about what he's advising people to do going forward, even if they don't like the results. >> you have to continue to pray

division in our country, a lot of uncertainty. there's a lot of issues that are challenging. so that's something that regardless of whether the person you voted for won or lost, that we have to pray. >> the churches around the country are offering prayer services today. want to check in now with ivan. >> we are look up some light showers moving in from the north and west. mostly cloudy. i don't think it deal as far as the rain fall. we'll continue to see this front making its sut ward progress so that by tomorrow on the side of it we'll begin to clear out and do so rather quickly. temps right now, very comfortable in the mid and upper 60s, but a lot of clouds up there, none like the last few days. i don't think we'll get much in the way of sun. it'll be early on, and then the clouds will take over. some light showers beginning to mv in from north to south. we'll have light showers, and they'll continue to migrate

spoo the rest of our counties here with temperatures this afternoon into the upper 70s right around average for this time of year, humidity a little up obviously with the moisture coming in, but behind the front, we turn dry again for thursday. about 80 degrees for the high. average for this time of year. then veterans day looks great there with upper 70s. kick off a nice weekend, by the way, saturday and sunday. both weekend days, we'll have temperatures in the upper 70s. overnight lows, you see those low 60s there, but plenty widespread here for many areas. then our next chance of showers coming in early next week with highs near 80. 11 minutes until 5:00 right now. we want to get a look at part of your morning commute. this is i-75 north of i-4. traffic moving pretty smoothly right now. no problems to report on this particular stretch. we'll have a full look at your morning commute coming up in about ten minutes. donald trump is now our country's 45th president. today, we're taking a look at the big issues he's going to face in office and what his

court. that's coming up at 5:00. frms-- right now, here are the results of some of our other

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south. we'll talk more about what happens behind it in the next hour. thanks, ivan. newsweek has been ready for whoever might win the white house. of course, now, we know it's donald trump. they made two commemorative covers. this morning, that cover will go to donald trump. frms this afternoon, the 21-year-old driver accused of hitting and killing the pinellas county school crossing guard is getting ready to make his first court appearance. just before 2:30 yesterday afternoon, 72-year-old david round jrn tree. authorities tell us roundtree was setting up school cones. neighbors say roundtree couldn't have been a nicer guy. >> he was just quite the gentleman, always nice, always had a mile on his face, was great with the kids. wave to you, waved back. everyday loving guy. >> the kids loved him. he took care of them. i just can't believe something like this would happen.

drunk when he hit roundtree. he's now charged with dui manslaughter. in hillsborough county, deputies are searching for two people who stole $500 worth of led lightbulbs from a local wal-mart. a man and woman stole 13 sets of headlights from the automotive section of the store. officials say the man paid for some items but then took off. anyone with information should call the hillsborough county sheriff's office. take a look at this. this was the scene outside plant city marshall's store. the driver of that drove right into the front of the store. officials tell tus driver suffered some injuries, but nothing serious. luckily nobody inside the store was hurt. officials believe the driver suffered some sort of medical episode. 4:55 i'm. this morning, donald trump is the president-elect of the united states. >> trump gave his victory speech in new york city very early this morning. >> tremendous potential. i've gotten to know our country so well. tremendous potential. it's going to be a beautiful thing. >> still ahead, we'll take a

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>> it has been a long and tumultuous road to victory, but donald trump pulled off a major upset overnight. >> now, the president-elect is promising to change america, and what hillary clinton said to him. good morning and thanks for waking up with us. i'm dia riley. >> i'm dan shaffer. here is a breakdown this morning from the associated press. there are sill some votes left to count, but mr. trump has already hit that 270 electoral vote mark oval office. a few of the gray states you see there, minnesota and michigan, specifically, have already declared red by other media outlets. >> president-elect trump addressed the nation just before 3:00 this morning after sweeping most of the country's battleground states. he acknowledged the deep divide in our country. hear what he had to say about that coming up in just a moment. first, let's get an update on your forecast.