making new making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, people filling the streets in america's cities protesting president-elect trump. >> crowds set fires, blocked freeways and gathered at trump's country. >> we're here this morning. >> i'm terrified. >> the trump tension rising as we're just hours away from the president-elect's oval office meeting with president obama. plus, lawsuits trump is still facing and reaction from overseas.

night of unrest as anti-donald trump protests erupted in 20 city as cross the country. >> in downtown los angeles we've been keepingen eye on this. thousands pouring on to the 101 blocking traffic in both directions for several hours. police have arrested more than a dozen demonstrators there. >> large crowds also rallied against his election in new york, chicago, dallas and seattle with police making arrests in nearly every city. we went to one of those protests here in manhattan. overnight protesters hit the streets from coast to coast. seattle, chicago, new york. thousands of people marched in at least ten cities speaking out against president-elect trump. >> i'm here to show solidarity to people who have been affected by the hatred that donald trump's rhetoric has invigorated in this country. >> reporter: here in manhattan crowds chanted things like dump trump and new york hates trump

trump tower where the president-elect was set to be home at the time. >> i'm a republican. i'm a woman. i have never come out to a protest and i've never felt so passionately about anything being wrong. as a hispanic woman i don't feel safe in this country. >> reporter: in california they gathered on the 101 shutting down the freeway and in oakland people set multiple fires on streets forcing police in riot gear to move in. >> i don't want a president that represents everything negative i would rather have a president that's positive and peaceful. >> reporter: i >> reporter: in washington, d.c. they marched outside the newly opened trump hotel. >> i come from a family of political refugees from cuba and i'm very grateful to this country for having accepted us. and i'm terrified. >> the raw emotions there, more

election results and president obama today is welcoming president-elect trump to the white house in hopes of ensuring a successful transition after his victory. >> and it might be a little bit awkward. trump has questioned the president's birthplace and viewed to repeal obamacare and the president has repeatedly called trump unfit to take his job but even with all of that and with his legacy on the line, obama now says that he is rooting for trump to unite the country. abc's elizabeth hur has the latest from washington. >> reporter: thi donald trump is making his first trip to washington as the new president-elect promising to be a president for all americans. >> to all republicans and democrats and independents across this nation, i say it is time for us to come together as one united people. >> reporter: trump will be the nation's 45th president after beating hillary clinton who hoped to make history and now

her former opponent. >> 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 big hearted. we have seen that our nation is more deeply divided than we thought. donald tru president. we owe him an open mind and the chance to lead. >> reporter: president obama is echoing that message inviting his successor to the white house. >> it is no secret that the president-elect and i have some pretty significant differences. we are now all rooting for his success and uniting and leading the country. the peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. and over the next few months we

world. >> reporter: and so we now have 71 days to go until inauguration but that transition starts today and trump is not only meeting with president obama but also speaker ryan. kendis and diane, back to you. >> and the first lady and the first lady-in-waiting will be meeting separately as well. elizabeth hur in washington, thank you. donald trump is also expected to meet with white house speaker paul ryan on capitol hill today. >> now, trump's transition team has already held its first launched its official website greatagain.gov and facing the task of filling out his cabinet as speculation swirls about who will get prime positions. here's abc's mary bruce. >> reporter: with donald trump headed to the white house and the gop in solid control of capitol hill, top republicans took a victory lap. >> this is the most incredible political feat i have seen in my lifetime. >> reporter: his cabinet in waiting may include familiar

giuliani for attorney general or newt gingrich for secretary of state and outlined a jam-packed first 100 days. the top order of business repeal and replace obamacare but what that will look like is unclear. 20 million americans have gained coverage under president obama's signature law. >> believe me, we'll get rid of that. >> reporter: trump is also promising middle class families a big tax cut, 35%. but it's unknown how he'll pay for it. >> that's what they can use and that money will economy. >> reporter: on border security -- [ chanting "build that wall." >> reporter: he promised to suspend immigration and impose extreme vetting. >> radical islamic terror is right around the corner, we have to be so tough, so smart, so vigilant. >> reporter: trump is also eager to fill that seat on the supreme court vacant since february with a conservative justice and could get other chances to appoint

mary bruce, abc news, janesville, wisconsin. >> where leaders are reacting, vladimir putin says he's looking forward to easing tensions with the u.s. the president-elect took criticism for praising putin on the campaign trail. the russian leader wants to restore fully fledged relations after being at odds over russia's role in the syrian conflict. and mexican president says he and the president-elect have agreed to trump propsed to build a wall along the mexican border and make mexico pay for it. well, enrique pena nieto says, the pair will discuss a relationship between the two nations. they spoke in august when trump made a quick visit to mexico city. and then there is german chancellor angela merkel who issued a reminder as she congratulated trump in a statement she said germany and america are connected by a number of values including democracy, freedom and the

basis of those values. a quirk of scheduling as we mentioned. president obama is set to meet today with president-elect trump. >> so a few hours later president obama welcomes lebron james and the nba champion cleveland cavaliers to the white house. james was an outspoken supporter of hillary clinton even appearing with her. >> and ohio governor john kasich who opposed trump, well, he will also be with the cavaliers but they're not likely to cross >> assuming conversations will be different. >> just trying to escort people in one entrance, coming in another. still ahead, the new link between smartphones and poor sleep. >> and the other surprising factor in this year's election. the sudden bounceback for the markets. what will happen on wall street today. >> the dozens of lawsuits that president-elect trump will

well, well, breaking overnight the search is on in seattle for a gunman who opened fire on a crowd outside a 7-eleven. two people were police believe was a result of an argument. they say it had nothing to do with the anti-trump protests nearby. and it's the beginning of the end for isis in one of iraq's largest cities. that is at least according to one diplomat who describing the battle to liberate mosul in that way. the u.n. envoy for iraq says steady progress is being made in liberating the state from the caliphate. however, reports say isis is forcing thousands of civilians

human shields. two marine fighter jet pilots managed to survive a midair collision off the coast of san diego. one pilot was able to land at a nearby naval air station. the other ejected and sent a distress call then rescued about an hour later from the pacific. today wall street is looking for a second consecutive day of post-election gains. fears the stock market would task after a trump victory did not come true at all yesterday. the dow gained 256 points. it's now less than 50 august's all-time high. when we come back the major development in the case against brad pitt after the actor was accused of child abuse. and why the major league baseball is destroying indians world series gear instead of donating to charity. ? ? happy thanks for giving! thanks for giving lien the strength to outrun her brother.

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bulb for falling on to a piece of cardboard and starting this fire in western new york. plumes of black smoke filled the air over the former bethlehem steel plant in lackawanna. and flames spread to three adjacent buildings. luckily no injuries have been reported. >> some dramatic scenes there. if you're driving morning road condition, well, you can expect a few scattered showers in northern new york and vermont. showers and a few storms are possible in sovereign and western protests against donald trump's election have broken out in about 20 cities across the country. >> in los angeles it made for a wild scene. thousands stopping traffic on that major freeway you see there. there were more than a dozen arrests there as well as in new york city. at least 10,000 people rallied in against trump outside his midtown manhattan headquarters and at another of his properties. well, trump will spend much of his campaign deriding hillary

investigation, even after she was cleared. >> but as president-elect trump prepares to take office it appears he'll face a string of lawsuits himself plus that irs audit. abc's brian ross investigates. >> can you raise your right hand? >> yes. >> do you swear the testimony you're about to give -- >> reporter: investigators and lawyers tonight say donald trump could find himself under oath in dozens of lawsuits. even after he takes the oath of office to become president. >> would you state your full name for the record please. >> donald john um serious allegations of fraud involving trump university with a trial set to begin later this month. students who pay the $35,000 fee claim they were falsely told he had selected the faculty. >> all people hand picked by me. >> reporter: trump's business interests may also create conflicts for the soon-to-be president. in the midst of the campaign he took time off to promote his brand with a trip to his golf course in scotland and later

he and his children have sought investments with controversial overseas figures. and ethics experts say his plan to let his children run his empire as though it were a blind trust is not blind at all. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> and one more election note from the closely watched senate race in new hampshire. it's been decided just over a thousand votes republican kelly ayotte has conceded to her democratic challenger governor maggie hassan. considered a staggering amount for such a small state. brad pitt has been cleared following an investigation by child services in los angeles. pitt was accused by his estrange the wife of abusing their son aboard the family a private jet. jolie filed for divorce after that saying she did it for the good of her family. pitt has now asked for joint custody. a health alert now about cell phones and sleep problems. another study has found people

and people who use their phones right before bed had a harder time falling asleep. they say exposure to the blue light could suppress the production of melatonin. and major league baseball is taking on an unusual step with merchandise that would have been sold if the cleveland indians had won the world series. >> for more than a decorate clothing and other items like these celebrating a championship that never happened has been donated for use in third world countries but the indians gear wi baseball says that's because it doesn't want what it calls inaccurate merchandise ever to go on sale. >> there have been many images of kids in africa wearing cubs jerseys from decades ago. >> now they can wear them. just change -- pencil in the year 2016. all right, up next in "the pulse," how the simpsons correctly predicted a trump presidency 16 years ago. >> the big discounts being

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