now it is time for america to find the wounds of division. >> we owe him a to the chance to lead. but the day after we have to remember that we check the message coming from our leaders it is time to heal. >> today we talked to you about what is expected of our 45th president-elect donald trump and all of the positive things that came from the election last night for women. >> with walkout in protest at high schools you can see the children about this election.

>> good afternoon everyone. i am paul lagrone in for ashley glass. >> i am laura harris with a big story out of st. petersburg right now. we just got this picture today of 72-year-old david roundtree. he is the crossing guard hit and killed before students were led out of school yesterday. this is a story we were telling you about on transit yesterday -- on the now yesterday. it was charles walton the wheel and charged with dui. he is now in jail. >> the now's clifton french join us from the intersection where he worked and people really knew roundtree around there. >> reporter: he had been in the schools for several years. i was told he retired from seeing heat high school but this is the intersection where he was helping those students every morning across the street right here. every morning and afternoon but

his front yard living just a couple houses away. according to police this accident happened just a little ways down this road as was repairing this area for school to get out. according to police, who was setting up orange cones when a car smashed into a truck into a school zone sign and then into roundtree . his family still cannot believe this happened. >> we are still in a state of shock. my father. i said to it's just stayed in my head. my father is gone. i just cannot get over it. >> reporter: and as you can see here, a memorial of flowers and notes continues with roundtree tiring from pinellas county schools. he was the manager at st. pete high but he was most will not for his singing as he was part

throughout the area. he's to travel florida singing but i will tell you about more about that as we learn more about him at 5:00. for the now tampa bay i clifton french. protesters taking to the streets today for president- elect donald trump's victory last night. this is video of what it looks like. thousands of students and staff outside a high school berkeley, california. berkeley is one of the most liberal areas around the country. we want to take you here now to the chopper video from just moments ago of another school walkout in arizona. this is in the phoenix area. there is two different high schools with walkouts. we are still waiting to find out the motive behind these walkouts. >> someone burning and look

university in washington dc. and look upside down flag is a signal of distress. the person who took this video says the flag wasn't the only one and four of them were actually burned. people were screaming that language about trump and america is dead and america doesn't represent me but in the rest of the country things today did remain peaceful. >> half of the country upset and the other half feeling good about the results. by the way, watching us right here on abc action news and last night on facebook live as history was made. >> we were there and regardless how you feel about it, you have to remember we are the greatest country in the world and things are going to be just fine. we are going to be okay. look at the dow jones right now with stocks up hitting a record high today closing four minutes ago. this after we saw futures last

as news trump was going to win the election spread, investors worried about what a trump presidency could mean. but that's not translate into a bottom line and the dow jones jumped more than 200 points after hillary clinton conceded the election today. global markets in asia and mexico did close down amid overnight uncertainty in the markets in europe recovered after the initial drop. today president barack obama delivering we all needed to hear. >> saying we're all rooting for president-elect trump's success. >> we have to remember that we are actually all on one team. this is a scrimmage and we are not democrats first. we are that republicans first. >> the president said he expects to have a successful and peaceful transition with

about the changing of the guard. his inauguration will be on january 20 and mike sacks has what is next. >> reporter: good morning -- the morning after the win hillary clinton took to the stage. >> donald trump is going to be our president. we owe him an open mind and the chance to lead. >> reporter: the republicans in january will control the white house and congress with conservative control of the supreme court very likely to follow. quintin encouraged democrats today to become the loyal opposition. >> the in trying the peaceful transfer of power and we do not just respect that. we cherish it. it also insurance other things. the rule of law, the principal that we are all equal in rights and dignity, freedom of worship and expression. we respect and cherish these values too, and we must defend them.

administration to build. >> while the campaign is over, work on this movement is now really just beginning. >> rudy giuliani for attorney general and newt gingrich for secretary of state and michael flynn for defense secretary and perhaps sarah palin for interior secretary. with the supporters and up getting gigs in a trump administration remains to be seen. we will be playing close attention as more details emerge. reported in the the now, i mike sacks. this election is not just about the white house. >> it is also about control of congress and republicans have kept control of both the house and the senate. 238 representatives are republican and 192 democrat in the house and senate has 51 republicans and 47 democrats. some races are still being tallied right now, but it will not change. majority in the end and the new

but the current congress will work to pick their leaders in both chambers as early as next week when they are back in session. it is not clear if paul ryan will actually keep that position because of his public this connect with donald trump. the leadership in the house could change even though it will stay republican. marijuana and the minimum wage and the death penalty all three big issues people boating over america -- voting over america. 84 states -- eight 84 states have voted to legalize marijuana and they will all allow recreational pot and in florida they will allow medical marijuana. so far federal authorities have been pretty hands-off with marijuana under president obama, but we will have to wait and see what happens under

how much money people would make in the economy is really at the center of the results last night. >> four states are raising the minimum wages. arizona, colorado, and maine have voted to raise it up to $12 per hour. they will do that by 2020. washington state will raise fares up to $13.50. more states are also showing their support with the death penalty. people in nebraska voted to bring it back and oklahoma passing and california will keep using it and speed up the process for executions. it is now legal in more than 30 states including right here in florida. let's take a look outside right now. shay, the sky is not feel -- falling. we might see rain for the first time in how long? >> it has been a little while. you may see a couple of showers and a few sprinkles moving across the area.

folks on the sand and even in the water. so conditions certainly happen dry across much of the area today. right now across tampa bay all of our major roads and bridges are on the dry side. any of the rain that it does hold together and i know it does look impressive, most of this is not going to make its way to the ground. but we do have a few showers across hernando county and a few sprinkles with nothing to do have are widespread. this is all associated with the cold front that is moving across for now we are still on the warmer side of the system. we will continue to see quite a bit of cloud cover and the temperatures falling through the 70s tomorrow morning with temperatures in the but cooler than what we have seen lately. i will have more on timing on tonight coming up in my next forecast. new york on fire. take a look at that. it has nothing to do with the election. the significance behind this

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welcome back everyone. happening right now a fight over ridesharing businesses that uber and lyft is from over. today the his burke county public transportation commission legalized uber and lyft. the agreement spells out fees to pay in order to operate and it also will have to carry insurance florida law and the cars they drive cannot be more than 10 years old and they must be inspected. and then this was the longtime sticking point with the drivers also getting background checks but do not have to have fingerprints. the deal is temporary through 2017. the hope is that state lawmakers to pass ridesharing goals in their next legislative session which starts in january. today we all probably feel about the way donald trump's

morning. check it out right here having a hard time staying awake. this is 3:00 in the morning. his dad was doing his acceptance speech and we all have the same feeling. baring made it through and this is a really cool photo we found online with dad helping in getting the tight on him so he looked dapper for when he made his acceptance speech. a really cool thing to see that picture there. paul? the president-elect has talked about having the older children from the company after he is confirmed after the president -- as the president of the united states. trump junior said it will go into a trust that he and the siblings will manage and by the way there is actually no law that forces president-elect trump to surrender his company now that he is going to be president according to the

>> some other interesting facts about our 40th president elect. he obviously hasn't gotten much sleep. just told us before that usually only gets about four hours of sleep a night. sounds about right if you are running the country, though. >> trump said he has never consumed alcohol or smoked cigarettes because his older brother freddie trump died as an alcoholic at the age this is an old family picture you are looking at his brother freddie standing in the middle and trump is on the left. the nation did not elect our first fuel president that there are a couple class feelings being shattered today. melania trump will be the first first later to be born abroad in what was then known as yugoslavia. she became a u.s. citizen in 2006 and in minnesota our first female somali american

name is omar. she is 34 years old and this is her campaign video. minnesota is home to the largest somali immigrant population. from right here in tampa bay one of the coolest stories we have seen locally. 21-year-old amber mariano, a republican and pasco county now the youngest person to win a state representative seat and erik waxler is talking to her right now with that later on on abc action news. the people in america have spoken and two of the biggest issues in florida helping donald trump lead the sunshine state. the economy and terrorism. nicole grigg looking into what trump supporters expect from him now. >> reporter: among bush walmart -- boulevard there is no better

mel's. >> there is nothing like a good chili cheese dogs with price. >> reporter: people like paul flynn's take it away for a quick bite a heading back to work. paul owns his own business. >> we are the silent majority. the working people. took his views are exactly what appears to have carried trump to the white house. >> about the working man trying to get a break. >> reporter: exit polls show trump voters were suburban and middle-class and the big shocker was he won 45% of women in florida. >> he was talking about bringing jobs >> and that is what we really want to see in america. people going back to work. >> reporter: it also helped trump. clinton was lacking the minority vote between african- american and latino. she also did not get the expected millennial turnout.

let's talk about the weather . we could actually use some rain . >> we don't have a ton of rain but we at least have some. will be a few spots especially in the northern counties city can see around tampa bay it is still nice and dry. you don't want to get wet so there are plenty of dry spots out there. the rivergate tower camera showing you some extra clouds across tampa bay and let's take a look to the north here on you can see we do have a few light showers around forrest city and moving across i-75 and also around push now and farther south around brooksville. the majority will even reach the ground. this is very light rain and this is trying to make its way inland so we are not looking at every night but we do at least have a chance for a few showers

ground with in a few spots tonight. you can see on futurecast just how little of the rain this model is projecting. not very much at all. i do think a little more than this will occur, but we are not looking at a terribly wet trend. by 8:00 at night we may see a few sprinkles or a light shower. the cloud cover pushing south was the front as it dries out and by 8:00 we are nice and clear and dry cooler. not dramatically cooler but on the clear side through the afternoon. by noon with all of the sunshine they are already warming back up into the mid-70s and tomorrow afternoon nice and dry and sunny. tomorrow morning as you are getting kids ready it will mainly be in the mid-60s around tampa with mid-50s around citrus county. maybe a little but cooler to start the day and you may want that extra layer as they are headed out the door.

so as you are picking the kids up from school is will certainly be warm and sunny. if you are thinking about heading to the beach, temperatures are still warm enough but the question is the next front on the way. i will have the forecast for you coming up. we were all watching and waiting for the results of the election and something else important change in regards to protecting our older population in nursing homes. that positively to save some money entertainment. you are watching the now tampa

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care. >> we told you about those rules and the center for medicaid in september. now a federal district court is blocking them because of a lawsuit by a group that represents most nursing homes. the feds are trying to have too much authority over the homes. the rules were supposed to take effect at the end of this month. there are classes of arbitration in the fine print of nursing home contracts the new rules will let you take those issues to court. i about to put somebody on blast but it is public record now. diana doherty is now the most popular person in lakeland. we do know she one $13 million in the florida lottery. it was for $80 million and she took the lump sum and bought her ticket at a lakeland 7-

there. the next drawing is tonight and the jackpot is $3 million and paul, i say we play it and split it between the two of us if we win. >> iu promising to split it? >> i'm not promising anything on television. i am just saying. we are trying to put the negativity behind us from the campaign so why not take the family to busch gardens because they're offering a deal if you buy a ticket for one day you next year for free. it is going to run you around $100 and it is a good time to get the pass because busch gardens christmas town is coming up. you are watching the now tampa bay . laura and i are going to share the lottery .

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breaking news happening right now. we are learning this walkout at two different high schools in the phoenix area and arizona are in fact related to the results of the election. this just happened within the last hour. students marching toward the arizona state capitol in protest of the trum we have watched similar walkouts in parts of, when you in berkeley. no surprise there. speculator how young those kids are. and then here you see this here in austin, texas weather is a march happening for the very same reason. you can see all those people and it looks like it is raining but not stopping them from protesting with flags and

things. so far both of these look like they appear to be peaceful. hopefully they stay that way. you can also factor in social media which had a huge reaction today negative and positive. today you are seeing the hashtag #twitterblackout with people process to the election by changing profile pictures to black. 17 the electoral vote should not be more important than the voter of th referring to the fact that hillary clinton did when the popular vote of the people. another trending hashtag is #notmypresident with fires in oakland in california. several students at university of california davis downtown with things remaining for the most part peaceful. i also continue to stress we have seen a huge positive

as you would expect. you have got the negative and the positive reaction. >> there is a lot of concern today in minority communities about what the trump administration will mean. >> the now's isabel rosales is looking into this as an expert about the changes they can realistically expect to see. >> reporter: endeavors crowd stood in solidarity today in the heart of ybor un moment of encouragement and protest. within the crowd jackie crews pick >> it scares me. >> reporter: it doesn't hide the fact she is undocumented. she tells me she has lived without fear until now. >> we are in a panic mode. we have to take action and make plan to plan for the worst. >> reporter: she fought in support of the deferred action for childhood arrivals.

>> reporter: the biggest fear appears to be 11 million people and enough in jails before being processed off to detention centers and getting deported. but are those concerns valid? >> if you're asking me whether they have concerns, they should be concerned. >> reporter: jeffrey schwartz is a professor of law. he said congress will probably not pay for a wall and massive deportation not like -- not likely. muslim ban but is optimistic about the future. >> it was just threats and was just for show that we are better as america. >> reporter: she said this about talks of the muslim ban. >> therapy immediate challenges in court. >> reporter: he advises those feeling hopeless to trust in the constitution.

inhouse burke county, isabel rosales, abc action news. >> let's take a look at this. here is the trump likely agenda for his first 100 days in office. the future of your healthcare will be a big issue for trump administration. he says that he will repeal obamacare and replace it with health savings accounts and let people buy health insurance across state lines which would foster competition. on trade he says he would intention to withdraw from the deal in its first 100 days. some say that is not likely and on jobs trump says he will worked with congress right away on middle-class tax relief to grow the economy and create millions of new jobs. he also mentioned that in his acceptant speech last night. >> we will double our growth. we will have the strongest economy anywhere in the world.

along with all other nations willing to get along with us. >> this is also a big one we heard from trump during the campaign that he would work with congress on indian illegal immigrant -- ending illegal immigration. that includes a wall on the mexico border. other actions include an amendment to impose term limits on all members of congress and se court. >> hillary clinton still won the popular vote as we said earlier in the show but lost the electoral college. and everything holds she is the fifth person who was defeated by the electoral college. 1824 with andrew jackson losing to john quincy adams. 1876 was samuel tilden losing to weatherford hayes.

losing to benjamin harrison by 94,000 votes that important to mention here jackson and cleveland both came back and eventually won and in 2001 alcor losing to george w. bush despite beating him in the nationwide vote by 543 by 543,000 votes. research shows because of the electoral college a candidate could become president while only earning 22% of the popular vote. >> i remember that 1876 election. we were here all night that night. >> of course you do. [ laughter ] paul ryan says donald trump achieved the most incredible vertical feet he has seen in his lifetime. he says trump helped republicans retain control of congress as well. >> there is no doubt our democracy can be very messy. and we do remain a sharply divided country.

the divisions of a long campaign. >> paul ryan himself was reelected in a way last night as a representative from wisconsin. he has had a rocky initiative with donald trump taking one month to endorse him after trump was chosen as the nominee then later he said he was not going to actively campaign for him after the controversy of comments trump -- controversial comments trump made. it iun trump will take up the leadership in the house. still ahead, one job trump will have to tackle is jobs. >> he has made big provinces and this as we just learned about jobs. we will dive in to those numbers and the results when

right now 2000 people are finding out they will be laid off come january. the ohio and michigan plants are being affected. they all worked the third shift and said the reason for the layoffs is car purchases to crossovers and trucks. >> remember this irish bookmaker we told you about last month? >> they were so sure hillary clinton was going to win the election, they paid out more than $1 million to people to bet that way. >> and of course that has now backfired and now they also have to pay $4.5 million to people who bet on trump winning. that'll be the biggest

as the company told bloomberg today, it got thumped by trump. >> check this out right now. the third-party potential candidate gary johnson got 3% of the vote. right here in florida he got 2%. that is 206,000 votes. even though he did not win the presidency, he hopes his campaign sparks a third party voice for future elections. >> i t wonderful candidates line up -- lining up on the libertarian ticket. and i think that there is going to be a third voice, and we were not in the presidential debates. and that sucks. >> johnson said not being in those debates would hurt his chances of being elected. he spoke in new mexico where he

new york city is one of the most diverse cities in the world. i kumasi aaron asking voters how the country comes together after such a divisive election. we have something positive to share with you about the twins who were connected at the head. a true medical miracle update. you are watching the now tampa bay.

breaking news right now. the marine corps just announced two jet have collided near san diego and both pilots are safe. this just happened, so we are working to get pictures for

-- rejected cruiser. new developments about two bodies found on the property of the suspected serial killer in south carolina. this all started when a woman was found alive chained up. the coroner said the couple was buried for a year. a 25-year-old woman and a 29- year-old man have both gotten out of jail when they reported kohlhepp is suspected of killing them but today crews also removed the storage container from the property of kohlhepp where they rescued the woman who was chained of inside. also just in time magazine releasing its cover photo of president-elect donald trump. the photographer said she took it just a few minutes after the concession call.

anti-donald trump protest blocking off and marching down congress avenue in austin, texas. this is one of several protest we are seeing today. the camera is still trying to get in but you can see how many people are walking. we have seen american flags as well as rainbow flags in the area. we have seen some of these happening in phoenix as well peaceful. all eyes on new york for the election, the attention they be turning to the city for a different reason. >> with people from all over the world and all walks of life it may become a model of unity. >> kumasi aaron telling us what people have to say about the road ahead. >> reporter: this city truly is a melting pot and people here told me the country has to adopt a similar mentality to

it is one of the most diverse cities in the world. new york city. labor liberty has welcomed millions of people here have done a pretty good job of sharing the city despite their differences. something the country has to do now after a divisive election. >> you have two nations at least in the u.s. >> reporter: some believe it starts with the president- elect. >> i think president trump it will have to start with him letting people know that i am not just certain group of people. but i am the president of the united states of america. >> reporter: what do you feel like trump will have to do to bring that sense of unity to the country? >> he is going to have to stop his normal angry rhetoric. he has got to act like a world leader in conduct himself as the leader of the greatest country in the world. >> reporter: some hate to think of the worst case scenario. >> you know that the great

california going to do? will they leave the united states? we are going to have to come together. >> reporter: there is optimism that could happen. >> i think the divisiveness will stop because a lot of it was about the campaign and a way to provoke people and i think nobody would be happy if it continued. >> reporter: working to create a cohesive country. for the now i am kumasi aaron in new york. >> what went right and wrong with this election according to experts? entire time. he kept saying the polls are wrong. it looks like they were and the only one that was right was the l.a. times when a projected donald trump would win. also hillsborough county and the production. border with with trump. hillsborough county went with hillary clinton. clinton needed that people vote

florida. for many but would fight with the election was trump winning but then you look at three other factors. it wasn't widespread violence as people feared. i know we have been seen some things on the west coast, but it looks like that is remaining peaceful. there were not widespread polling and ballot controversies. and president obama immediately inviting white house. the bottom line is that was a signal to the rest of the world that one of the hallmarks of america is settle the dust and make a smooth transition of power. not everyone was surprised by the election result. >> no they were not. including this man right here. do remember alan whitman? we introduced you to him in september. he has a model that uses 13 questions he called skis to protect you would win the

-- right every time since he started using this back in 1984. he was right again this time. people have been congratulating him on twitter today. last month he was on the record that donald trump would win other we did think that he would win the popular vote and not clinton. right now the and running. it went down last night because of the amount of traffic they were getting around 10:30 and has been spotty ever since. there is a warning sake you may experience delays. experts think it crashed because of our election in the united states. people have been looking up how to become a canadian citizen. for those of you wanting to move to canada, you are not

talking about the weather for us right now. >> it is pretty nice with 78 degrees right now in tampa. there is a cold front that is headed through the state, but you would know it by the cloud cover not the cold air because that has not arrived yet. take a look at the camera and you can see some of the cloud cover in downtown tampa. this is not going to be a dramatic push of cooler air, but we will cooler morning. right now you can see the low 70s around crystal river with a few showers in citrus and hernando county. and all of the rain associated it you can see here. the bulk of it is offshore in the gulf. we will get may be a few showers are sprinkles as it heads south.

pressure building behind it and our next front that rolls through early saturday morning pretty much feel some of those -- chisels out. it will work its way across the country not a real strong front but we will see some slight adjustments to the temperatures as a result of the second front coming through. the water temperature is still at 73 degrees. on saturday if you are planning on heading down to clearwater beach, we are looking at a high of 77 and sunday up to 78. it is still hot with a light breeze on sunday as well. still pretty decent beach weather by our standards. take a look at the rest of our forecast for the next couple of days with temperatures near 80 degrees tomorrow and then as the front approaches we just see those temperatures come down a little bit for saturday morning and lows are going to be in the upper 50s to about 60 degrees. sunday it is back up to the mid- 60s with temperatures in the

we have more fronts behind the next one that i was talking about for this weekend and denis will have more on that coming up in the seven-day forecast on abc action news at 5:00. >> it looks like it'll be a good day to go see the bears and the bucs game this weekend. the news just keeps getting better about these twins. the doctor says they are doing much better than expected and the 13 month old twins were joined at the top of their heads. they had a 27 hour surgery last month to be separated. they have since had breathing tubes removed and the doctors hope they will leave the hospital in a few weeks and go into a rehabilitation center. here are some of the big things that happened today. look at this. up in flames in new york this incredible video we are now seeing from where they are starting this morning. this building was once a steel plant but now companies use

there is even classic recycling materials and the blocks look could be seen for miles. most of the roof is gone with hundreds of firefighters try to put this up. likely no one was hurt and is still no word on what ignited the fire. 50s are -- 50 hurt after a train derailment. executives say the train dover during the morning commute. the driver has been arrested and crews spent hours freeing people who were trapped. if you haven't notice -- noticed, the political ads are gone. it is safe to watch tv again. >> so many people were writing that on my facebook page. tonight drama inside the white house will still play out.

cannot tell you how grateful i am to see her today because the work we have in front of us could not be more important. the rebuilding of our congress and senate to ensure all citizens have a voice in all state. >> i love this show. it is past my bedtime though. designated survivor is back on the tonight. it is centered around kiefer sutherland and a member of congress who become the president protesters still happening today at high schools because of the election. >> some people are saying their children were confused and upset by the results. there other families that are excited about the results from last night. here are some of the best advice they have on how to handle that conversation. >> parents have difficult questions to answer today.

statements has just been elected the 45th president of the united states and it is not sitting well with everyone. >> this is the time for active parenting and not just for kids. ib told daughters saying i'm confused. as a parent it is not going to your child and not just saying how do you feel that really how do you feel ask any way that they can tell you how they are feeling and helping them understand why they may feel a certain way feel confused and then strategize with them their own control so when they feel a certain way this is what you can do to remind you that you are okay and that you still are important. took the young girls voting for what could have been the first woman president expect little girls and women we are still wonderful. this is one event so it really is about reminding our daughters and our sons about their importance.

the nation? >> democrats and republicans and independents, i say it is time for us to come together as one united people. >> reporter: hoping the nation comes together to make america great and kind again. >> he said the right tone. conflict happens, but it is about understanding the root of the problem and learning how to listen in a way that strives to undersnd >> i am paul lagrone . that is it for the now tampa bay. >> abc action news starts right now. right now at 5:00 you have made your voices heard and now the country begins to move forward. the likelihood of the plans becoming reality. good evening everyone i am jamison uhler.

tonight president-elect donald trump prepares to lead the nation. >> several states are still counting votes. that is arizona and we are talking about michigan and then all the way up in new hampshire. alaska and minnesota devoting delegates to trump and hillary clinton respectively. >> the outcome is still the same with donald trump as our next president. >> despite calls from the white house coming from the university of texas in austin with dozens of students waving flags and marching peacefully. there have been no arrests. >> interparental remarks of a long season hillary clinton urged supporters they must accept the outcome and keep going. she said she has already spoken