Ofrica to bind the wounds division. To all republicans and democrats and independents across this usion, i say it is time for to come together as one united people. It is time. Amy from the first africanamerican president to one supported by the ku klux klan, donald trump has been elected the 45th president of the United States. He has vowed to build a wall with mexico, been muslims, in jail his opponent Hillary Clinton. The house and senate will remain in republican control. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Donald trump was elected 45th president of the United States defeating Hillary Rodham clinton , in a stunning upset that reverberated around the world. Trump carried at least 279 Electoral College votes to clintons 218, although trump appears to have narrowly lost the popular vote. Around 2 50 a. M. , trump took the stage at a new york city Victory Party, saying he had received a phone call by Hillary Clinton congratulating him on the win. Mr. Trump to all republicans and democrats and independents across this nation, i say it is time for us to come together as one united people. It is time. [applause] i pledge to every citizen of our land that i will be president for all americans. And this is so important to me. Have chosen not to support me in the past of which there were a few people. [laughter] i am reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so that we can Work Together and unify our great country. Amy the contest pitted the two most unpopular candidates in modern president ial history against one another, with a majority of americans viewing both trump and clinton unfavorably. Donald trump has never held elective office. He opened his campaign in 2015 with a speech calling mexican immigrants criminals and rapists. Trump has proposed banning all muslims from entering the United States. He openly mocked his opponents, reporters, asians, African Americans, and the disabled. More than a dozen women have accused trump of sexual assault, and he was heard in a 2005 videotape boasting about sexually assaulting women. Throughout the campaign, trump drew the enthusiastic support of White Nationalists and hate groups. Former ku klux klan grand wizard david duke, who ran unsuccessfully for a u. S. Senate seat in louisiana, cheered the outcome of the election. Duke tweeted this is one of the most exciting nights of my life. Make no mistake about it, our people have played a huge role in electing trump. Makeamericagreatagain. News of trumps victory left supporters of Hillary Clinton stunned and shaken. A crowd of thousands a majority of them women gathered under the Glass Ceiling of the Jacob Javits Convention center in new york, where celebration turned to despair as it appeared clinton was headed to defeat. Trumps victory sparked earlymorning protests around the country. At the campus of ucla in california, about 1500 people gathered to protest and burn a trump pinata. Outside the white house, trumps opponents shouted at supporters, who responded with chants of build that wall meanwhile, republicans captured both the house and senate, positioning their party to control all three branches of government. Democrats gained a senate seat, but will fall short of the 51 seats needed to overcome Vice President elect mike pences tie breaking power. In the house, republicans will hold a comfortable majority, with at least 236 of the chambers 435 seats. The congressional sweep makes it likely that donald trump will appoint a conservative to the Supreme Court post left vacant since Antonin Scalia died in february. Republicans have refused to consider obamas pick for the high court, merrick garland, and will likely ignore his nomination until trump names his own nominee during the next congress. Markets in the u. S. And around the world plunged overnight as trumps victory became imminent, with the s p dropping by 5 to its limit down, the maximum drop allowed before trading curbs kick in. Many stock indices recovered after trumps victory speech. The mexican peso fell 11 overnight to an alltime low, before recovering some ground. Tuesdays election was the first in half a century to take place without the full protection of the Voting Rights act. The Leadership Conference for civil rights says voters had 868 fewer polling locations. In key battleground states, many spent hours in line, while others gave up and left the polls. In greenbelt, maryland, voters waited for one ballot scanner for the entire precinct. I said, why do you only have one scanner . I have a friend who lives in montgomery county, and they have six or seven. She said, that is all they give them. I ask her, why do you only have one here . Three hours is just too long. Amy there were hourslong lines parts of new york city, as well, where donald trump was booed as he entered Public School 59 in midtown manhattan to cast his ballot. [boos] amy turnout was down among African American voters in key battleground states where federal lawsuits have challenged voter id laws that civil Rights Groups say are targeted against communities of color. In wisconsin, republican paul ryan easily reclaimed his house seat tuesday. Ryan says he is confident hell retain his leadership role as speaker of the house. By someing the polls, accounts, this could be a really good night for america. This could be a good night for us. Amy some Republican Congress members say theyll seek to replace ryan as house speaker, after ryan repeatedly condemned Donald Trumps remarks on the campaign trail. Despite the criticisms, ryan never dropped his endorsement of trump. Also in wisconsin, democrat Russ Feingold narrowly lost his bid to return to the senate, falling to republican incumbent ron johnson. In florida, Republican Marco Rubio has retained his senate seat after reversing a pledge to retire from politics and despite a failed bid for the republican nomination. During the campaign, trump repeatedly mocked rubios appearance, calling him, little marco. At a Victory Party on tuesday, rubio struck a conciliatory tone. I hope we will set the example in this great state that while we can disagree on issues, we cannot share a country where people hate each other because of their political affiliation. We cannot move forward as a nation if we cannot have enlightened debates about tough issues. You can disagree with someone without hating them. Amy in california, state attorney general Kamala Harris has won the senate seat vacated by democratic senator barbara boxer, who is retiring. Harris is a democrat of indian and jamaican ancestry. She becomes only the second black woman ever elected to the u. S. Senate. In illinois, democratic democrat in gubernatorial races, democrats and republicans appear to have evenly split the 12 governors seats up for election. In North Carolina, Republican Governor Pat Mccrory is demanding a recount, after an initial tally showed him trailing democratic challenger roy cooper by fewer than 5000 votes. In ballot measures, 69 of voters approved an antiunion measure to make alabama a righttowork state, while a similar measure was defeated in virginia. Voters in colorado, maine, and arizona all voted to increase the minimum wage to 12 an hour by 2020. While in washington state, the minimum wage will increase to 13 . 50 an hour. In colorado, voters have rejected a measure to create a singlepayer Health Insurance system. Nebraska has voted to restore the death penalty, while in oklahoma, voters have approved a measure that amends the state constitution to guarantee the right to impose death penalty. In california a ballot measure , to overturn Capital Punishment is trailing, while another measure to speed up the pace of executions is winning by a narrow margin. Voters in california, massachusetts and nevada voted , to legalize the Recreational Use of marijuana, while north dakota, arkansas, and florida approved medical marijuana initiatives. In minnesota, ilhan omar has been elected as the nations first somaliamerican legislator, winning a seat in the state house as a member of the democraticfarmerlabor party. In arizona, Maricopa CountySheriff Joe Arpaio lost his bid for a seventh term. Arpaio faces the possibility of jail time after federal prosecutors announced they are charging him with criminal contempt of court over his refusal to end unconstitutional immigration patrols in arizona. In california, two people were left dead and two others wounded after a man high on cocaine and armed with handguns, a rifle and shotgun opened fire near a polling station in the city of azusa, east of los angeles. Police chief steve hunt said the gunman was found dead after a battle with police. We believe the suspect was armed with an assault rifle, with a rapidfire capability, whether it is fully automatic or semi automatic, we dont know at this time. Amy the violence halted voting at two polling places and caused a lockdown at a nearby middle school. Police say the gunman fired at least 20 rounds at officers. The shooting came mere hours before california voters approved prop which bans 63, possession of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, and provides a process for felons to have guns confiscated. In orlando, florida, city officials said tuesday they will purchase the pulse nightclub and convert it into a memorial for the 49 People Killed there on june 12. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern u. S. History. Shooter omar mateen purchased the guns he used in the killing including an ar15 semiautomatic rifle legally. In climate news, the World Meteorological organization said tuesday the five years from 2011 to 2015 were the hottest on record with hundreds of thousands of deaths likely due to Global Warming from human activity. The findings were presented in marrakesh, morocco, where United Nations climate talks got underway this week. The report found humaninduced Climate Change was directly linked to extreme events, including an east african drought and famine in 2011 that claimed over 250,000 lives. Elena manaenkova of the World MeteorologicalOrganization Says the earths temperature has already risen by one degree celsius, which is nearing the limit of a 1. 5 degree rise set by the Paris Agreement. The conclusions are very clear that this was the warmest fiveyear period on record. We also confirm that the 2015 was a year when the global surface temperature exceeded one degree, and it links to the debate during this Climate Conference in the Paris Agreement target. Amy meanwhile, many delegates to the u. N. Talks are expressing panic over the election of donald trump, saying the outcome threatens the future of any International Agreement to slow catastrophic Climate Change. The republican president elect has said he will cancel the paris climate agreement and stop all payments of u. S. Tax dollars to u. N. Global warming programs. Trump has also promised to promote coal power and fracking and says he will allow for oil and gas drilling on federal lands. He has also promised to ask transcanada to renew its permit application for the keystone xl pipeline. Indias Supreme Court has ordered the federal government to come up with a plan to combat toxic air pollution so thick that it is being described as beyond measurable limits. The government has 48 hours to respond. A recent unicef report found 600,000 children under five die of air pollution every year, with about a third of the worlds atrisk children living in northern india and surrounding countries. And in north dakota, the Company Building the Dakota Access pipeline says it is preparing to drill beneath lake oahe on the Missouri River within two weeks, even though the u. S. Army corps of engineers has not granted a permit. The announcement shocked and infuriated opponents of the 3. 8 billion pipeline, which has faced months of resistance from the Standing Rock sioux tribe, along with representatives of over 200 other indigenous tribes and nonnative allies. Opponents, who call themselves water protectors, say they were promised by an army corps of engineer official that the Dakota Access pipeline would be delayed by at least 30 days, should the Obama Administration agree to a permit. But pipeline builder Energy Transfer partners said tuesday the army corps was mistaken when it said the company had agreed to slow construction. The announcement came one week after president obama said the army of corps was looking at a possible reroute of the pipeline. And those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Donald trump has been elected the 45th president of the United States, defeating Hillary Clinton in a stunning upset that reverberated around the world. Trump carried at least 279 Electoral College votes to clintons 218, although trump appears to have narrowly lost the popular vote. As recently as yesterday some , pollsters were predicting clinton had a 99 chance of winning the election but that , was before trump pulled off victories in key battleground states of florida, pennsylvania, wisconsin, North Carolina and , ohio. Donald trump, who has never held elective office, opened his campaign in 2015 with a speech calling mexican immigrants criminals and rapists. He has proposed banning all muslims from entering the United States. He openly mocked his opponents, reporters, asians, African Americans and the disabled. , more than a dozen women have accused trump of sexual assault, and he can be heard in a 2005 videotape boasting about sexually assaulting women. Throughout the campaign, donald trump drew the enthusiastic support of the ku klux klan and other White Nationalist and hate groups. Former kkk grand wizard david duke, who ran unsuccessfully for a u. S. Senate seat in louisiana, cheered the outcome of the election. Duke tweeted this is one of the most exciting nights of my life make no mistake about it, our people have played a huge role in electing trump makeamericagreatagain. Around 2 50 eastern time this morning, donald trump took the stage at a new york city Victory Party, saying he had received a phone call from Hillary Clinton congratulating him on the win. Mr. Trump i have just received a call from secretary clinton. [cheers] she congratulated us. It is about us. On our victory. And i congratulated her and her family on a very, very hard fought campaign. I mean, she fought very hard. Hillary has worked very long and ofy hard over a long period time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country. I mean that very sincerely. Now it is time for america to bind the wounds of division, have to get together, to all republicans and democrats and independents across this nation, i say it is time for us to come together as one united people. It is time. Pledge to every citizen of our land that i will be president for all of americans, and this is so important to me. For those who have chosen not to support me in the past of which there were a few people [laughter] i am reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so that we can Work Together and unify our great country. [cheers] as i have said from the beginning, ours was not a campaign but rather an incredible and Great Movement made up of millions of hardworking men and women who love their country and want a better, Brighter Future for themselves and for their family. It is a movement comprised of americans from all races, religions, backgrounds, and believes who want and expect our government to serve the people, and serve the people it will. [applause] together, we will begin the urgent task of rebuilding our nation and renewing the american dream. Ive spent my entire life in business, looking at the Untapped Potential in projects and in people all over the world. Whatis now what i will i want to do for our country. Amy we will have more on Donald Trumps election as the 45th president o