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 buildings all across the country. >> we're here this morning. >> i'm terrified. >> the tru 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. a good thursday morning. we begin with what's been a night of unrest as anti-donald trump protests erupted in 20 city as cross the country.

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, 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 as they blocked the entrance of 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

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 about this world. i would rather have a president that's positive and peaceful. >> 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 than 24 hours after those election results and president obama today is welcoming president-elect trump to the white house in hopes of ensuring

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: this morning, donald trump is making his first trip to washington as the new president-elect promising to be a presidentor >> 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 urging her followers to support her former opponent. >> this is painful and it will be for a long time.

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 trump is going to be our president. we owe him an open mind and the chance to lead. >> reporter: president obama is echoingha 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 are going to show that to the world. >> reporter: and so we now have 71 days to go until inauguration

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 post-election meeting and launched its official website greatagain.gov and facing the task of filling out his 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 names like top surrogates rudy giuliani for attorney general or newt gingrich for secretary of state and outlined a jam-packed first 100 days.

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 go back into the economy. >> reporter: on border security -- [ chanting "build that >> 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 more justices. mary bruce, abc news, janesville, wisconsin.

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 meet. trump propsed to build a wall along the mexican border and make mexico pay for it. well, enrique pena nieto says, the pair will 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 dignity of man. she promised cooperation on the basis of those values. a quirk of scheduling as we mentioned. president obama is set to meet today with president-elect

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 paths with the trump family. >> assuming conversations will be different. >> just trying to escort people 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, breaking overnight the search is on in seattle for a gunman who opened fire on a crowd outside a 7-eleven. two people were critically injured in the incident which police believe was a result of an argument. they say it had nothing to do with the anti-trump 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 to stay in mosul to be used as human shields. two marine fighter jet pilots managed to survive a midair collision off the coast of san diego.

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 off 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. thanks for giving victor the energy to be the rowdiest fan.

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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 texas. protests against donald trump's election have broken out in about 20 cities across the country. >> in los angeles it made for a wild 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 clinton over her e-mail investigation, even after she was cleared. >> but as president-elect trump prepares to take office it appears he'll face a string of

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 trump. >> reporter: among the most serious allegations of fraud involving trump university with a trial set to begin later this month. students who 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 opening a new hotel in washington. he and his children have sought investments with controversial

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. it cost about $120 million and considered a staggering amount for such a small state. brad pitt has been cleared following an investigation by child services 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 who used their phones a lot got less sleep and slept less well and people who use their phones right before bed had a harder time falling asleep.

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 will be destroyed. baseball says that's because it doesn't want what it calls inaccurate merchandise ever to go on sale. >> there have been many 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 offered by one airline all

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? your thursday "pulse" and here's yet another creepy prediction from "the simpsons" a decade and a half into the future. >> last month we told you about the show predicting this year's winner of the nobel prize in economics six years ago. well, now it turns out "the simpsons" predicted a trump presidency 16 years ago. >> as you know we've inherited quite a budget crunch from president trump.

houghton? >> we're broke? >> the country is broke? how can that be. >> well, remember when the last administration decided to invest in our nation's children? big mistake. >> the balanced breakfast program became ultra strong super criminals. >> and midnight basketball taught them how to not sleep. >> he explained why he predicted that back in 2000. >> he said it was a warning to america and his idea but your plan on hitting him up for the lottery numbers -- >> what are the lottery numbers, dan? tom brady, seems the patriots quarterback is trying to move past the election. >> at a rally he said brady offered his support and brady didn't confirm nor deny that to reporters and didn't have much else to say about it. >> yeah, i talked to my wife. she said i can't talk about

made for our family. >> new england coach bill belichick didn't want to talk politics either but he did call himself a friend of the president-elect. >> when belichick was asked questions about trump he repeated the word seattle. seattle, seattle, seattle. just said that several times. the patriots play the seahawks sunday night so maybe just referring to the game. >> who did he vote for? >> seattle. some travel related promotions designed to help you maybe decompress from the tension of the election. first this one from booking.com. so they're saying you can detox from the whole thing by booking a trip. the ad asking if we all need a vacation from politics. >> spirit is offering what they're calling the go north sale. you can get 75% off flights to destinations in upstate new york which they point out is just a short drive to canada. >> well, that's very nice of spirit airlines and fly to

>> always take travel discounts. whatever it is they're trying to capitalize on. back to the tom brady thing. his wife earlier in the week said no, no, no, i don't know what donald trump was saying. our family does not necessarily support -- so you get a sense there's a little bit of tension in the brady household. might be a split household there. >> i think tom did the right thing. my wife told me to keep my mouth shut so that's what i'm going to do. >> that will make for a lasting marriage. >> more news after this. and if you are still making weekend plans, our meteorologist eileen whelan has some news that you need to hear. we'll get her forecast in just a few moments but first-- here is a look at the stories we are following this morning. breaking news overnight on the west coast. as many as 2 thousand anti-trump protesters are marching through the street in oakland, california. several fires were reported.. but the demonstration were mostly peaceful.

demonstrators marched from the newly-opened trump international hotel to the white house. and trump will also be at the white house later today. the new president-elect is meeting with president obama, as the real estate mogul prepares to become commander-in-chief. good morning washington. toss to eileen - seasonable end to the work week - chilliest air of the season saturday - supermoon sunday night today: mostly sunny to partly cloudy. breezy early. highs: 60-64 lows: 36-47 winds: sw to w 5 mph to calm friday: partly cloudy. breezy to windy. highs: 60-65 winds: nw 10-15 g 25

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this morning is following protests that have erupted in at least a dozen major cities from coast to coast. this was the scene overnight in los angeles where thousands of anti-trump demonstrators packed the streets-- denouncing trump's rhetoric. thousands protested for hours-- marching well past midnight. the demonstration stretching for more than a dozen blocks around trump tower. and this was the scene in new york city as yet again, tens of thousands converged on trump tower in manhattan. many of the protesters say they no longer feel safe in their own country. others fear their loved ones will be deported.

- as she conceded the race to trump. the democratic nominee urged americans to accept the results of the race... and focus on working to bring the country together. clinton, while falling to trump in those major states, did end up winning the popular vote. she says she told the president-elect she will work with him on behalf of the country. covering metro-- some good news for rail riders this morning. metro says it's ahead of schedule for the latest round of safetrack repairs. surge 10 impacts the red line between noma-gallaudet and fort totten.. closing down two stations altogether. it's predicted to last 24 days - but after just nine days, the agency says it has completed

wraps up early, crews will use the time to do additional maintenance work on that section of track. could there be a hidden and dangerous risk to getting the number one cosmetic surgery in the u-s? 300-thousand women will get breast implants this year . research shows the typical patient of this surgery has higher self esteem and better mental health than the average population. so why would statistics show that women with implants are more likely to commit suicide than women without them? tonight at 11 . 7 on your side consumer suiters investigates a possible dark side of breast implants. it's xx and we're just getting started. protests against donald trump tie up streets and highways in several cities nationwide. we are following the unrest as thousands take to the streets following an historic presidential election. and as protesters vow to fight on--

a meeting at the white house. we have complete coverage coming up. good morning washington. - seasonable end to the work week - chilliest air of the season saturday - supermoon sunday night today: mostly sunny to partly cloudy. breezy early. highs: 60-64 winds: nw 5-15 mph tonight: mainly clear. lows: 36-47 winds: sw to w 5 mph to calm friday: partly cloudy. breezy to windy. highs: 60-65 winds: nw 10-15 g 25