republicans will have control of the senate. republicans will have 51 seats there while democrats will hold 45 seats. two senate seats are held by independents who caucused with the democrats. breaking news on "news4 today," if you are just joining us, donald trump is our next president. >> hillary clinton president-elect trump greeted his supporters. >> good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> reporter: and good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist live in lafayette park just a few hundred yards from the white house this morning. we have team coverage all morning long on what has become the closest presidential race in recent history. overnight there were huge crowds of people outside the white house, what will soon be donald trump's home. at times, there were 300 to 400

appeared to be protesting. many of them carrying hillary clinton signs. >> in a few minutes before 3:00 a.m., donald trump took the stage announcing his rival conceded the race. he also laid out the plans he said he'll enact within moving here to washington. >> no dream is too big, no challenge is too great. nothing we want for our future is beyond our reach. america will no longer settle for anything less we must reclaim our country's destiny and dream big and bold and daring. >> reporter: now we did not hear from hillary clinton. she didn't speak publicly. we'll expect to hear from her a bit later on this morning. right now, we'll turn to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell at 5:01 for a look at the weather headlines. good morning there, aaron. hope you have the rain gear ready to go near the white

news4 nation is ready for rain drops. grab the umbrella. if it's not raining, don't you worry, the rain is coming in. light rain likely this morning. more passing showers coming our way for this afternoon before gusty winds blow the clouds out of here. we'll be back to sunshine first thing tomorrow, but for now we're dealing with rain now. frederick, maryland, montgomery county, along 270 there, rain showers moving to the i-95 corridor. that's the rain chances there in northeastern our way. the temperatures won't move much, we'll be in the 50s all day long. it's an umbrella required kind of day. we'll see if the rain drops are impacting the traffic. we'll go to melissa mollet with all related to that. you will need the umbrellas and the windshield wipers at some point today. democracy is looking okay with nobody on the roads.

lit take you nine minutes listening to wtop 103.5 f.m. hopping in your car. this area is covered by moisture falling. 95 northbound here you're on time. going 63 miles per hour. a live look in prince george's county coming up. melissa, thank you. a series of upseptembers across the country led to donald trump's early morning election victory. >> reporter: eun, yes. the biggest win to send him past 270 electoral upsets in pennsylvania and a win in wisconsin. we'll show it to you here right now. we're still waiting for official results to come in from new hampshire, from michigan, from minnesota and from arizona this morning. president-elect trump was able to pick up wins in battleground states like ohio, north carolina and florida, leading him to the 278 electoral votes. nbc news is projecting that. and that led him to the white house. >> every single american will have the opportunity to realize

the forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. >> reporter: now in his victory speech, trump pledged to heal the wounds from the election and to be a president for all americans. as you might imagine, overnight people gathered outside the new trump hotel here in d.c. on pennsylvania avenue, which is just blocks away from the white house now, and during the day there were protests out in front of the building urging people to dump trump. the hotel this morning with more on the mood there. kristin, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, aaron. i'm standing here with a trump supporter who says, you know what? he was somewhat surprised by trump's win. jonathan hannon is here with us this morning. thank you for talking with us. the campaigns were so divisive over the past several years, and now that trump has won, what do

what happened? >> i think there's going to baa lot of unity. this is a breakout election that people from any demographic, whatever color or race you might be, let's say you're a latino voter, trump is -- they are not just saying you're a one issue voter, we're going to bring you lower taxes, we're going to create jobs, get rid of obamacare. this is going to make your life better. that's true for women as well. they are not a voter like the democratic party said, you're just an issue of abortion or maybe you're just an issue of immigration or you're just an issue of criminal justice reform, which trump is also bringing about. so on all three fronts, every group, trump is bringing people together. and likewise, foreign policy, you know, he's -- >> reporter: thank you. i know there's a lot to cover. >> there sure is. >> reporter: thank you, jonathan

supporter and hear how she is feeling this morning about this upset. back to you. >> kristin wright, thank you. and now donald trump is the president-elect of the united states. sarah rosario is live there in new york city. so what is the next step for donald trump? >> reporter: well, eun, i think that donald trump is -- we'll see if he lives up to his promises. he talked a big game and i think that is why many of his supporters were really rallying around him. they wanted something different. and we'll see if over the next four years he will work to try to change some of the things that president obama put in place over the past eight years. you do remember him saying some of the things he would change within the first 100 days of office. he would end obamacare on day one. we would ban muslims and talked about building a wall.

we do know he needed to win some key battleground states and needed to stay as traditionaly red as he could. he turned several blue states to red. that's how he was able to overcome hillary clinton. many didn't take him serious in the political field, as he had no previous government experience, and's brings about change he promised on the campaign trail. >> sarah rosario live in new york city, thank you. both the trump and clinton events went well into the night, but it was early on that we saw clinton supporters beginning to panic as swing states were projected to go red. she is not done yet, though. that was the quote at around 2:00 this morning from clinton's campaign chairman john podesta as he tried to get supporters

to call. so we're not going to have anything more to say tonight. so listen, listen to me. everybody should head home, you should get some sleep. we'll have more to say tomorrow. >> sometime after clinton supporters were sent home, clinton called donald trump to concede. in his speech, trump said he congratulated clinton on a well-fought race. this stunning upset caused a major blow to the stock market. the dow futures dropped 800 points at one point overnight. although they did bounce back some. the nasdaq and s&p 500 plummeted more than 5%. stocks in other countries also taking a huge hit. the nikkei in asia was down 4%. the european stocks drop after the election was decided at 2:30

also down right now. at the decision desk, i'm erika gonegonzalez. and republican congresswoman barbara comstock defeated luann bennett with 55% of the vote, bennett won 45%. comcast addressed her supporters at a packed party in ashburn. >> we couldn't have done this without every one of you. this win is together in this wonderful district. >> bennett was a first-time candidate for public office. and at her campaign headquarters, she thanked her supporters during her concession speech. >> i have to tell you, i'm so proud of the campaign we have run. and the vision for our district and for our country that we put forward.

money into this election. >> stay up to the minute with our election coverage of decision 2016. just head to the nbc washington app for that. and i have complete coverage of decision 2016 continuing all morning. >> i am outside the white house

5:13 is your time now. just in case you are just joining us this morning, donald trump is our next president. hillary clinton conceded the election just before 3:00 this morning. we are breaking down exactly how he won. i'm doing that live from the white house this morning, but we're also trying to get you ready for your day ahead. so we'll start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell for morning. good morning. the intrepid aaron gilchrist dealing with rain drops this morning bringing us the latest from downtown washington. the outdoor outlook, we'll give you the red light for early this morning because of steady period of light rain moving into the area. for later this afternoon, passing showers, turning breezy this evening as the rain comes to an end. we'll be back to sunshine tomorrow. here's the rain coming right into the heart of the city right now, so it will be a wet start to your wednesday morning.

what about the weekend? more on that coming up in ten minutes. it's melissa mollet's turn here to get you out the door and get going. as chuck has been saying with the rain falling across the area, you can see all of that green there showing you that we do have rain falling all around the beltway. the inner loop at connecticut avenue, the work zone is blocking the right lane. speaking of the beltway at forestville road, maybe a little sheen on the roadway. the green showith traffic alternating through the paving project. a look at 66 and 95 coming up. melissa, thank you. 5:14 as we turn to decision 2016, we'll look at virginia this morning. voters in fairfax county decided that they did not want to pay a 4% meals tax increase with no-votes leading here, 56%, to 44%. most of the money would have

a similar referendum shot down back in the early 1990s. also voters in the commonwealth overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative about first responders kill in the line of duty to give a property tax exemption to their surviving spouses. and turning now to maryland where chris van hollen won barbara mcculsky's seat. he won 60% of the vote over kathy kathy. last night he thanked his supporters in his message. >> you have all been there with me. and i want to thank you for uniting behind the common purpose to make sure every marylander and every american is treated with cig anity and treated with respect. >> you may have noticed the results weren't officially

remained open because of long lines. all jurisdictions were asked to hold their results until all polling locations closed. now we'll go to erika gonzalez at the decision desk with more on the house races. >> reporter: good morning, eun. with chris van hollen moving to the senate, his house seat was up for grabs. jamie raskin won with a big lead over republican attorney dan cox. and in prince george's anthony brown took over the fourth district seat currently held by donna edwards. he defeated george mcdermott by a large margin. and the most competitive was district six, john delaney fended off the challenger. >> thank you. a few hundred people waited outside the white house overnight as the election

the crowd included clinton and supporters. we could see singing, for example, and we have seen quite a bit of reaction to the results last night. some changes on social media overnight to the news as well. we'll go to angie goff monitoring the activity online. >> reporter: thank you, aaron. we have been monitoring a lot of activity. whether you are waking up to the news or stayed up all night long, donald trump put his victory speech on facebook live. just within the last hour or so, hillary clinton did change her profile picture on her facebook page. meanwhile, we do want to take a look at the trends in the washington area. this is according to google.

right now, how @realdonaldtrump. that remains a top trend. and we're hearing from president obama's top advisers, many expressing their shot on twitter. his former campaign manager writing that he has never been wrong right now let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. aaron says he's seeing rain out there. >> reporter: that's because rain drops are coming into top region this morning. you will need the umbrella early today and you may need it late every this afternoon, even though it won't rain start to finish, but you are going to get

temperatures are nowhere near as cold as yesterday morning, 56 in nashville airport. 54 in gaithersburg. yesterday morning there were a lot of spots below freezing. so about a 20 to 25-degree warm up compared to yesterday. so light rain, low to mid-50s. that will be the case between 7:00 to 8:00. we'll get a break in the action late morning and another round of showers this afternoon. here's the actual weather front to our north and west, that's the reason for the rain he in northeastern ohio is the cold air behind the front. that's the chance for rain this afternoon. otherwise a steady light rain between now and 8:00 this morning, watch what happens as we put it fwhard forward in

but the hit-and-miss showers will have harder rains in them. we have pockets of moderate heavy rain later this afternoon. what about the weekend? i am veterans on friday and both saturday and sunday will be dry on the chilly side. so by saturday and sunday morning, back down with colder temperatures than yesterday. melissa mollet is tracking the rain drops and the roadway. >> things. allow extra time with your kids back in class todd, more people on the roads and the lanes could be a little messier this morning. the recipes were potential for some problems here. and taking a look at 270 from

thank you, melissa. 5:21 and we're bringing you full coverage on this busy morning,

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it is a busy morning here on "news4 today." as you wake up, decision 2016 has come to an end, but that wasn't the case before 3:00 this morning. >> reporter: here are 4 things to know as you go into the day ahead. donald trump is our next president. hillary clinton called to concede overnight after a surprising upset in many swing states. and it was competitive in virginia's 10th district.

bennett to win a second term in congress. and in maryland, congressman chris van hollen beat out kathy szeliga. and the republicans will maintain control of congress. nbc news projects they will keep their majority in the house and senate. our special coverage of decision 2016 continue this is morning including a closer look at the state that put donald trump over the top.

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i say it is time for us to come together as one united us, on our victory. and i congratulated her and her family on a very, very hard fought campaign. and i love this country. thank you. thank you very much.

map. chances are it looked a lot different when you went to bed last night. after a nail-biting night, early this morning donald trump claimed victory, becoming our country's president-elect. good morning to, you i'm eun yang. >> reporter: and good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist in lafayette park just a couple hundred yards from the white house this morning. the house that donald trump will call home come the early part of next year. we should let you know that as this sort of works through our next president taking office, come january 6th, congress will gather to approve this election. you know, while on the campaign trail, donald trump made several promises, two of those included building that wall along the southern border and getting rid of obamacare, which has helped about 10 million people get health care coverage in this country. during donald trump's acceptance speech last night, he pledged to be a president for every

>> and we have complete team coverage for you this morning. first we'll go to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. chuck, good morning. good morning, eun and aaron. good morning, everybody. wednesday will not look or feel anything like tuesday. yesterday was all sunshine and mild weather. today the clouds are back and rain chances are back as well. 4 things you need to know, you're probably waking up to rain drops early this morning. there will be at least two chances to get rain on today. one chance this morning, and another mid to late afternoon. but for now, what you need to know. storm team 4 radar tells the story. rain drops coming onto the i-95 corridor. it's raining on 270 and 66. temperatures are going to be in the 50s now and will stay in the 50s all day long. we'll give you the daily grade and the school day outlook coming up in ten. melissa? two brand new problems here that just popped up. inbound 4 here near zula parkway, a crash reported there.

road with a crash reported there. i wanted to mention both of those. 95 here northbound near woodbridge, we hit 5:30 and start to see normal volume. 23 miles per hour there. and 27 here in germantown near butler's orchard at bring road, the traffic is alternating through the paving project. we are hoping to get that wrapped up as we get over to 270. we'll have travel times coming up in ten minutes at . election 2016 went well into the early morning hours. people across the country waited with a lot of anticipation to learn who would be elected our next president, including hundreds who gathered outside the white house. some chanted, many held signs to express their disappointment as the results came in. >> reporter: yeah, eun. the house you see behind me will become donald trump's new home for the time he's president.

morning, trump took the stage there in new york city announcing his rival called to concede the race to him. he promised to make his supporters proud once he moves to d.c. >> really historic, but i have to do a great job. and i promise you that we will do a great job. we will do a great job. i look very much forward to being your pde >> reporter: we did not hear from hillary clinton this morning. she didn't speak publicly, but we do expect her to speak at some point this morning to her supporters. we'll let you know about when that might happen. of course, we'll keep you updated throughout the newscast and on the nbc washington app. more now on decision 2016. we want to check in with tracie potts who is live in new york where one party is celebrating and another is very dispinted.

good morning to you. >> reporter: eun, this is a very sad, somber tone from the headquarters last night. literally they were wearing long faces. first the battleground states like florida, pennsylvania and ohio. and in fact early this morning states like pennsyn trump. midway through the evening, we did not hear from hillary clinton, but we did see her campaign chair who came out to tell supporters to go home. >> several states too too close to call, so we're not going to have anything more to say tonight. so listen, listen to me.

should get some sleep. we'll have more to say tomorrow. >> the question is, what should the cubs have today after this brutal campaign where there was mud flinging on both sides. hillary clinton will say donald trump is not fit to be president of the united states but now he will be. and a lot of the election came down to swing states and it >> absolutely right. we want to take a look at donald trump basically whipping every state releaded in order to get to 257. hillary clinton failed to maintain her advantage in crucial states.

in the west earning her at least 218 electoral votes. president-elect trump is the first person to win the white house without having held elected office at any level and without having served in the armed forces. >> let's go to erika gonzalez with the latest coming in this morning. >> reporter: the latest paul ryan calling trump to issue him victory. paul ryan says, quote, repudiation of the status quo of failed liberal progressive policies, end quote. and mitch mcconnell issued a statement saying in part, after

administration, the american people have chosen a new direction for our nation. president-elect trump has a significant opportunity to bring our nation together." republicans very happy this morning with congress and the white house. erika, thank you. 5:36 and now to decision 2016 coverage, including a from donald trump's election headquarters in new york. >> reporter: you can imagine a results are a huge story.

welcome back to "news4 today." eun, i love how weather people look at their radar and talk about how rain is coming, not going to be that bad. meanwhile, all our stuff is covered in plastic, soaking wet right now. the crew out here with me is grabbing pieces of plastic that is blowing away.

in there somewhere. >> no, no question. >> fair enough. it's just commentary there from aaron this morning. i'll tell you what my mom always told me when i was a kid, aaron. don't worry, you're not made out of sugar, you're not going to melt in the rain. based on that comment, there's not much sugar out there for me. rain drops for everybody right now. rain gear required, insulated raincoat with temperatures in the 50s all through the puddles this morning. 100% chance of rain this morning. still a 70% chance for rain later on this afternoon. so i'm with you, aaron, i'm giving the daily grade a d-minus. it's not a complete "f" because it won't be chilly and cold. here's melissa mollet, she's little miss sunshine this morning.

hat for aaron out there. i would pay for that. eastbound southeast/southwest freeway after 9th street, a crash in the left lane. in maryland, you're looking good and on time. top of the beltway and 270 is looking good. no worries, listen to 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. if you are just wakin donald trump is the projected winner in yesterday's presidential race and we have every angle covered for you this morning. including from right here at the white house where hundreds of people gathered outside the building overnight and early this morning. our continuing coverage of

election. i'm aaron gilchrist live in lafayette park, a few hundred yards away from the white house. donald trump's next address, 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> good morning to you, i'm eun yang. we have teams spanned across the area as well as in new york this morning, including news4's jim handly at hillary clinton's election party headquarters. and erika gonzalez isti issues. and now we'll break down how the area voted for president. virginia was a tighter battleground state than a lot of people expected going into yesterday's voting. hillary clinton is projected to win the state of virginia with 48% of the vote there. fewer than 100,000 votes separated her from donald trump, though. much of clinton's support came from northern virginia and counties like fair fast, loudoun, prince william.

fauquier, spotslvania and areas in the south. turning to maryland, clinton is projected to win there with 60% of the vote. donald trump had 35% of voters there with many supporting him in st. mary's, calbert and frederick counties. it was a landslide for clinton in the district of columbia. she's projected to win at 93% with more than 260,000 votes and covering decision 2016 at trump headquarters now where donald trump supporters erupted in cheers after he was announced the winner. sarah rosario is live where a look at what is next for the president-elect. sarah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, eun. while many of donald trump's supporters in the room erupted in cheers, they were energized

states. i think many people, especially in the political world, were shocked and taken back by the results of in election. here's the 70-year-old billionaire with no previous government experience and taking this lx -- yesterday the seat was trailing in the polls and we were told he had to win the key battleground states. and he put in a lot of effort in the last couple of his campaign trail to do just that. and he was able to do battleground states of florida, ohio and pennsylvania. and he turned democratic michigan red. and now only time will tell if he'll live up to the promises that he's made while campaigning. while he was giving a speech yesterday, well, earlier this

we'll cover those later on this morning. and the clinton campaign eventually told everyone to go home. >> reporter: i'm jim handly at the john podesta told supporters to head home, he thanked them for their support and said votes on the west coast were still coming in. other states are still being counted. out of respect for the votes, he says they will not have anything further to say. he passed along thanks from hillary clinton. but also added she's not done. a room of 5,000.

results. some are ready to move on. and others say it will take time to get over this stunning surprise tonight. in manhattan, jim handly. and we go from the air to online. this election has commanded a huge social media presence. >> absolutely. a lot of people saying they were results. angie goff is live with more on the reaction. >> you are looking at one of the many photos from hillary clinton supporters. all of them echoing the same thing, what we heard from jim, the sentiment of extreme stagnant and disbelief.

this clinton supporter has a note that says "welcome to hell." if you look here at canada's immigration site, it's still down. no guarantee that trump's win and the crash are related, but every election cycle some americans decision. we'll continue to track the trend in what you are all saying online. in other words, we'll see you in the next half hour. and i'm erika gonzalez at the decision desk. voters in montgomery county weigh in on term limits.

participation. and the meals tax was voted down with 56% versus 44%. and the possibility of d.c.'s statehood is moving forward. but there's still a long way to go before that is a reality. voting for hillary clinton, but

we have a rigged up umbrella out there to try to keep aaron dry. thank you for the weather report. i'm glad to see we didn't subject an intern to illness to hold the umbrella for him. if you're wondering, where is the cold air? it hasn't felt that cold. we are a week deep into november. you're right. looking through the weather channel, since july 4 months in a row, we have had 107 days warmer than average out of 22. in other words, only 15 days have been cooler than average. i do think we have a shot to add more onto the pile heading into the weekend. right now temperatures in the 50s outside. it's not really cold, but it is really wet. we might get easing up in the rain around lunchtime, but more showers are likely this

that's the reason for the steadier light rain showers this morning. once we get the front through here, we have a brief period of drying out before the front moves through. some of the showers could be briefly to moderately heavy rainfall showers into this evening. your rain chance is 100%. breezy and sunny on weekend. not crazy about that. we are seeing slowdowns on inbound 4 near bower house road and suitland parkway. we are told it was just property damage this morning. and northbound 301 we have the issue at shortcut road. that is also now on the soldier.

>> results came in just before 3:00 this morning. donald trump delivered a victory speech in new york city. in that speech he announced that concede the race to him. we have not heard publicly from hillary clinton as of yet. president-elect trump is the first person to win the white house without having held any elected office or serving in our armed forces. the presidential race was a big draw, but all night long we also kept a close eye on a lot of local races for us. >> turning now though that, aaron, in maryland where chris van hollen won 62% of the vote

van hollen will fill the first open senate seat in maryland in ten years. last night in silver spring, van hollen thanked supporters for uniting behind his message. >> you have all been there with me. and i want to thank you for uniting behind the common purpose of trying to make sure every marylander and every american is treated with dignity and treated with respect. results weren't officially called until after 10:00 p.m. elections officials say polling places in baltimore city remained open because of long lines. all jurisdictions were asked to hold their results until all polling locations closed. and perhaps the most competitive race in our area was virginia's 10th congressional district. the republican congresswoman barbara comstock defeated luann bennett to win a second term in

and celebrating a victory. >> reporter: it was a hard-fought race for the 10th congressional district here in virginia. congresswoman barbara comstock pulls ahead of her challenger luann bennett to take the seat. and to continue into her second term now in the congress. now, she came here to speak to her supporters late into the night on tuesday, to thank them for their work. many of the people here are saying they went door to door congresswoman, trying to get people to vote. here is a listen to what the congresswoman said when she addressed her supporters. >> this win is your win. and that we are all in this together in this wonderful district that is the best part of this country and the best part of the commonwealth, the 10th district of virginia. thank you so much. >> reporter: close friends and supporters of the congresswoman tell us, beginning today, she will start to campaign for the

concerned, she listened up and she enjoyed. megan fitzgerald, news4. good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. u.s. markets are posed to open sharply this morning. at one point, futures indicated the dow could fall as much as 800 points. the biggest loss ever in the dow's history is 777 points after congress rejected the government bailout bill during the financial crisis i off those lows. back over to you. landon, thank you. we are just learning nbc news is preparing for a special report right now at the top of the hour after donald trump claimed victory as president-elect overnight. we'll bring you that live as soon as it begins. trump supporters and clinton supporters outside of the trump hotel in washington this morning, talking about how the country moves forward. and a live report from

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the president-elect of the united states of america, donald trump. >> now it's time for america to bind the wounds of division. we have to get together.

time, and it's been a long night, and it's been a long campaign. >> usa! usa! usa! >> the american people have spoken, and the american people have elected their new champion. your time the 6:00 a.m. you're looking live right nowt 1600 pennsylvania avenue. the white house where just about three hours ago we learned donald trump will be the next president to call the white house his home. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> reporter: and good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist in lafayette park just a few hundred yards away from the white house this morning. the obamas still call the white house their home, but in a few