i'm m cramer. . >> overnight, thousands of demonstrators take to the streets in cities across to protest donald trump as the nation's 45th president. >> bitter rivals come together as they come face-to-face at the white house today, all to plan the transition of power. >> setting the agenda, trump will meet with a speaker as the enemies try to turn the page of working together. plus the trump decision has

now. >> good thursday morning. >> here we are with many in the country having time to let it sink in, but some people are having more trouble with it than not. less than 24 hours after donald trump was elected, the 45th president of the united states, americans are making their voices we heard in major cities across the country. it's mostly quiet. protests have united from coast-to-coast against trump's when with thousands taking to the streets in boston, seattle, cleveland, tempe, york city. they marched, blocked traffic, chanted and protested at the top of their lungs. >> reporter: hi, guy, we are standing on 5th avenue in mid-town, manhattan, the shopping trick, prada, luis vuitton, thousands of new yorkers headed in the southern part of manhattan, right outside

tonight is the first really demonstration of that. this is where donald trump is currently living, where his campaign offices were, where tonight they were holding transition meetings. thousands saying hillary clinton won the popular vote, chanting, we reject the president-elect. it was spontaneous over social media, people talking about it at work, they have said they came together. they shut down 57th street, shut down 5th philadelphia, chicago, portland, new mexico, arizona, here in manhattan where donald trump is tonight, this is ground zero for the 1st. back to you, guys. >> protests were also big on social media. one new york subway stop was riddled with hundreds of post-its lining the wall with new yorkers offering sympathy. millions reacted to the election

otherwise, millions celebrated trump's stunning win. they asked house speaker paul ryan, look ahead to passing their own agenda. key among them, their repeal of the obamacaring a, while an emotional hillary clinton told trump story e supporters, trump deserved a chance to lead. >> i want you to know that nothing has made me prouder than to president. we owe him an open mind and the chance to lead. this loss hurts, but please never stop believing that fighting for what's right is worth it. >> now, president obama also pledged a smooth and peaceful transition of power. >> the peaceful transition of

few months, we are going to show that to the world. so i have instructed by team to follow the example that president bush's team set eight years ago and work as hard as we can to make sure this is a successful transition for the president-elect. but because we are now all rooting for a success in uniting and leading the country. >> however, the p through all of washington. bernie sanders issued a biting statement which read, in part, quote, donald trump tapped into the anger of a declining middle class that is sick and tired of establishment economic, establishment politics and the establishment media. to that degree that mr. trump is serious about pursuing policies that improve the lives of working families in this country, i and other progressives are prepared to work with him, to the degree

and xenophobic policies, we will vigorously oppose him. >> trump met with transport elect pence and they will meet with house speaker paul ryan to begin working on their republican agenda. the mexican president also said he plans to meet with trump during the transition period. we now have word that trump will soon begin to receive the same top s president obama. >> as this continues to settle the most divisive presidential election, we are getting new information on just who came out to vote. in this presidential election, an astonishing 46.9% of eligible voters did not vote. voters did not vote. well, this marks the second time

won the election. in the end, he won with 279 to 228 of hillary clinton's electoral college votes. speaking at the world is justish congress gala last night in new york city, biden said he has full confidence a trump administration will continue the rediscuss support, congress would never let it happen. the american people would never let it happen afternoon. a series of firsts for women in the u.s. senate in the his thoir-making election. kamel la harris becomes the first african-american woman to represent the state and the second african-american woman elected to the senate. iraq war veteran tally duckworth is now the first thai american

represent the state and maggie hassan is representing new hampshire. she along with fellow new hampshire gene shaheen. the 117th congress will now have 21 female senators. an anti-trump protest sent five to the hospital two, in critical condition. alled police presence was already downtown for the post-election rally,it managing to reach the scene within minutes. officials don't believe the shooting is connected to those demonstrations. police say an argument took place outside a 7-eleven store with the suspect firing at a crowd of believed to be innocent bystanders. police are still searching for the suspect who ran on foot. a worry that donald trump's victim could lead to bullying in the classroom, a monkey see-monkey do scenario.

great weather day for most of us? >> a very quiet day among much of the nation. it will be cooler in the northeast. lots of sunshine in boston. mild in the mid-west, 66 in st. louis. that's a look at the big story of the day. now a closer look at the weather where you live. enjoying lots of sunshine,temperatures on the cool side in the 50s, relatively and that's a look at your thursday forecast. frances, eamon. >> rafael, thank you very much. just ahead, the trump elections sent stocks soaring. will it continue? we'll have that for you next.

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heard her students of building a wall of friend of mexican dissent. >> a lot of conversations with kid to be had. >> some are take lack they hear literally. >> to be younger and the more they know. the fact remains is the north americans have spoken. it ilt impacts americans from the cafes to the well. >> reporter: on the streets of raleigh there was excitement. >> i'm just happy. >> reporter: and apprehension. >> i'm concerned with the supreme court. >> reporter: there was also shock. what were your thoughts when you woke up and saw the news? >> i broke into tears. i was horrified. i can't even starting to entertain the possibility. >> reporter: but there were protests across the country. high school students in des moines an seattle walking out. mothers took to social media,

kids. >> i cannot for the live of me figure out how to explain this to them. but in scranton, pennsylvania, it was high 5s. >> knowing that we have a new president, a new vice president, we have one of the best marriages that we could ever wish for in this country. >> reporter: back in north carolina at cary, elementary, they had cast their own votes they still honor the other children in our class and respect their decisions and their opinions. >> reporter: what opportunity from your president? zpli want him to be nice and kind. >> reporter: what advice would you give on your president? >> i'd say don't be selfish, because of certain problems, you will work with other leaders. you have to listen to other people's ideas. >> reporter: the next generation, learning at an early

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here. being an american citizen, you are family. are you in it whether you like it or not. at thanksgiving when uncle ernie says racist things about the health, you don't storm off the table and move next door. you stay and elect him commander-in-chief. >> donald trump won the presidential i lex and out of habit, kelly anne conway said, no, he didn't. no, he didn't, ander. >> for the mils has the place for people that lose, obviously, it's the cast of "intit apprentice. >> those hats look like they were printed in a kiosk in the middle of a westfield mall. it turns out they were magic like frosty the snowman. >> we can spill the whole show. >> we will need those guys for the next couple of years, a it is country continues to heal from the past election cycle.

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right now on news4 today, protesting the president-elect. anti-trump demonstrations still happening right now. thousands marching in the streets demanding a change even before he takes office. >> all itself happening as he heads to washington today tour the white house. the promises he is making as he counts down to inauguration day. >> commuting changes. the meeting that could make your ride to work more expensive and where new tolls could be added. it is 4:26. good morning, everybody, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we have a check on your forecast.

>> not where i was. >> you were dry and your photographer was soaking wet. >> he was. >> exactly. the umbrella guy, they're all wet. aaron was sitting there sheltered from it all yesterday. >> that is beside the point. >> shining and glowing. >> it must have been awful. can you imagine having to sit outside while other people get rained >> we have it dry so we can have you back outside today. it will be dry for the next couple of days. our next chance for rain may not come up until sometime next week. we're off to a dry start this morning. chilly out there but later on this afternoon, temperatures should recover a bit. upper 50s in northern montgomery county. a fair amount of sunshine. a bit of a breeze this morning. the breelz won't be as much of an issue as later today.

comfortable, melissa mollet. >> that is a good part of being inside for sure. not much action but it is good. aaron's socks were wet for five hours after that. he was a little uncomfortable. outer loop, the express lanes at braddock road. we have a crash that blocked the express lane. what is happening right now is at the express lane, police are pushing you off to braddock road. you can get back to the main lanes this morning. right lane getting by this as far as roadwork goes, 7 eastbound there at the toll road, left lane getting by the work zone. right now i wish you could see, chuck bell is trying to turn on a light for me he is about to fall and hurthimself. >> i'll be fine. >> leave it to the professional snaelz. 4:28 now. developing right now, intense protests going on from coast to coast. people are taking to the streets to speak out against the presidential election.

desk now following all of this. >> eun, aaron, a day after donald trump's stunning victory, communities across the country taking to the streets in protest late into the night, we were seeing similar scenes. marchs. people chanting, quote, not my president. even lighting things on fire as you're seeing in this video. i want to show you two examples of exactly what went down. oakland, gathered. some vandalizing businesses and then it turned into an assault on police officers. rocks, molotov cocktails, numerous people were arrested. let me take you to new york. 30 people arrested after a crowd of about more than 1,000 people started marching through the streets chanting, quote, we

dozens of those arrested and two buses had to be brought in for arrest. so lots of chaos erupting through the night. we'll be monitoring it all and bringing it all from the live desk. aaron and eun back to you. it is 4:30, people in the district protested donald trump's victory last night. this was the scene outside one of the hotels he owns, the one on pennsylvania avenue here, the new one. blue paint was also thrown at a hotel window during the protest. meanwhile, president obama and face to face today. >> they will meet in the oval office. president obama was a fierce critic of trump but has promised to work with trump's team as he transitions into office. first lady michelle obama will also meet this morning with melania trump. now to a developing story, a search for this missing teen is under way. raquel narvaez was last scene