november 9th. here's what you need to know today. donald trump will be the next president of the united states. he won enough electoral votes overnight to secure his victory. iowa senator chuck grassley has won reelection for his 7th term. he beat his challenger patty judge with a large republican incumbent congressman rod blum has beat his democratic challenger. blum won the most votes against monica vernon by about 10%. the balance of power in the iowa legislature has shifted. now republicans control both the senate and the house of representatives. republicans also now control both of the houses of the u-s congress. they have 51 seats in the senate, and 230 in the house. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... our quiet weather continues across eastern iowa. plan on sunshine with highs well into the 50s. a few 60s may also pop up again later today. for tonight, plan on clear sky and light west the middle 30s in many areas. tomorrow, a southwest wind develops allowing for temperatures to kick up well into the 60s. on veteran's day, a cold front arrives in the afternoon hours bringing our temperatures back to the 50s. our weekend continues to look great with highs into the 50s on saturday, with 60s also likely for sunday. have a great day!today: sunny. wind: w 5-10. high: 59 tonight: clear. wind: sw 5-10. low: 35 tomorrow:

mostly clear. wind: nw 5-10. low: 39 donald trump is next president-elect of the united states. the republican nominee won early this morning after capturing wisconsin's 10 electoral votes, putting him over the 270 threshold of electoral votes. he outperformed most of the polling leading up to tuesday's election, beating democrat hillary been called. he needed the swing states, and he got them. ohio, florida, north carolina. our washington bureau corresponden t ted fioraliso has more on republican donald trump's presidential win. it wasn't until after 2:40 this morning that the race was officially called. donald trump will become the 45th president of the united states. the crowds here went wild when they heard the news flash on the tv screens here. they were waiting patiently all night after battleground after battleground state came in in trump's favor. vice president-

first. that was followed by trump, his family, and all his advisors. trump thanked hillary clinton for a hard-fought campaign and for all her service throughout the years. trump says he wants to heal the divide and bring the country together. "we will begin the urgent task or rebuilding our nation and renewing the american dream. i've spent my entire life in business looking at the untapped potential in projects and in people all around the world. that is now what i want to do for our country." now the transition begins, and everyone wants to know, who exactly will be in a donald from trump headquarters in new

clinton. this marks the first time a republican presidential candidate has won the state since 2004. in winning iowa, trump gained six electoral college votes. republican charles grassley is heading back to the u-s senate for a 7th term. grassley defeated democrat patty judge with 60% of the vote. the former lieutenant governor earned 36% of iowa voters. chuck grassley has never lost an election, starting with winning a seat in the iowa legislature in 1974 to serve in the house before joining the senate in 1980. grassley says he will aim to remain a conservative but independent voice in washington while keeping future generations in mind. " it's about giving iowans a voice, expecially at this pivotal moment in our history. this election is about securing life, liberty, and freedom. not for us up here, but for these little ones and children and grandchildren. this is about the bill of rights. this is about the next 40 years and not just the

live to des moines to see how senator grassley celebrated his winning streak. iowa democratic senate nominee patty judge says she hopes now that republican chuck grassley has w country before party. judge conceded the race shortly after 10:00 last night. that was after grassley had finished his victory speech. judge told the crowd she was reluctant to enter the race at first but changed her mind after tiring of what she called the political games. she said she was proud of giving the incumbent a hard-fought race. "he worked hard he put a lot of money in this race ...i hope people hold him to his word now" judge said that she doubts she

another statewide race in iowa. republican rod blum is representing iowa's 1st congressional district for a second term. he beat out democrat monica vernon. blum won yesterday's election in the northeast iowa district, with 54% of the vote. 46% of people voted for vernon. congressman blum told his supporters in dubuque he kept his seat because he kept his campaign promises. and even his own republican colleagues. he says he'll keep pushing for veteran's issues, social security reform and border security. blum says despite the presidential election, he stayed focused on iowa. "hillary clinton decided to get involved in one house race in the united states of america. this one .... based on what i am seeing, on the national returns, she probably should have focused on her own race and

blum says he will not become a career politician and will continue to push for congressiona l term limits. democrat dave loebsack is returning for a 6th term representing iowa's 2nd congressional district. he defeated republican christopher peters with 54% of the vote, to peters' 46%. voters in iowa's 3rd congressional district are giving republican david young a second term. young won his re- election bid over democrat jim mowrer, grabbing 54% of the vote. mowrer had 40%. young was a longtime aide to u-s senator charles grassley before being republican steve king has been re-elected to an 8th term in the u-s house. he is representing iowa's 4th congressiona l district. king beat democrat kim weaver 61% to 39%. voters have re-elected king by wide margins ever since his first house election in 2002. in an interview with tv-nine, university of iowa professor cary covington said donald trump's following extended to other republican candidates in this election.

helped a lot of republicans down ballot. what we thought might be a detriment down the ballot would end up being an advantage. i think rod blum is a candidate who was helped by trump's performance here in iowa." looking at today's election results in iowa, republicans now hold a majority in the state's senate. iowa senate now holds 30 republicans compared to 19 democrats...wi th an open seat up for six seats. that gives the g-o-p control of both legislative chambers and the governor's office. and in iowa's house, there are now 55 republicans and 45 democrats. iowa democrats picked up 2 seats. kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders joins us now live from des moines. forrest has been talking with the republican party as they celebrate many wins across the state. forrest, republicans will

you can bet that. iowa's gop chair jeff kaufmann weighed in on that. with the republicans set to control both the executive and legislative branches of government here at the capitol, kaufman said to expect legislation that stalled last session water quality bill, for one. republicans even took over key seats like mike gronstal's. that was a major upset to democrats. gronstal was not only a more than 30-year veteran of the iowa legislature. he was also the senate majority leader. kaufmann told

stop legislating that's coming from one chamber, when it was bipartisan. that's what mike gronstal did over and over again. i honestly think people got it" newcomer dan dawson was the one to unseat gronstal. dawson is a veteran and a special agent with the dci. back to you. thanks forrest. in a close vote, linn county voters have decided from 5 to 3. you can see there 51% of the votes picked "yes". . 10 years ago, voters decided to increase the number from 3 supervisors to 5. linn county also had a $40 million bond vote on the ballot that focused on water quality. this passed easily. with 100% reporting, 74% approved the measure. it needed a 60% super majority to pass. much of this money aims to improve water quality and

improving parks and trails. in marion, people approved a measure to change how to elect their city council members. 79% of voters said yes to the change. right now, the entire city votes on three at- large council members and four ward members. this change would only have people voting for three at-large spots, plus one member from their own ward. in iowa city, voters approved a measure that would lower the number of signatures needed to bring initiatives in front of the city council. right now, at least 25 percent of the people election has to sign the document. now that the measure has passed, that percentage of signatures needed drops to 10 percent. stock markets around the world tumbles following the election - dow futures dropped more than 700 points. foreign banks are nervous about what a trump presidency could mean.

with highs well into the 50s. a few 60s may also pop up again later today. for tonight, plan on clear sky and light west wind allowing for temperatures to fall into the middle 30s in many areas. develops allowing for temperatures to kick up well into the 60s. on veteran's day, a cold front arrives in the afternoon hours

continues to look great with highs into the 50s on saturday, with 60s also likely for sunday. have a great day! today: sunny. wind: w 5-10. sw 5-10. low: 35 tomorrow: sunny and a little breezy. wind: sw 10-20. high: 64 tom. night: mostly clear. wind: nw 5-10. low: 39

around the world and reaction is trickling in. here at home, the u-s dow

elizabeth hur's reports if that number sticks, it will be the worst point loss for stocks since 2008. the prospect of a trump presidency is sending shivers to financial markets around the world and reaction is trickling in.. here at home, the u-s.. dow futures are down more than points.. if that sticks.. it will be the worst point loss for stocks since 2008. abc's elizabeth hur is in washington with that part of the story.script: it's an election stunner .. making headlines around the world and tanking mexico to japan and europe.. reuters german guy"don't expect too much free trade coming from america, in fact, expect the opposite, protectionism. " this foreign relations expert.. explains.. for investors.. donald trump is unpredictable and investors hate uncertainty. wall street.. also in panic mode.. major banks this morning are projecting a trump victory could send the s&p tumbling and the losses could be prolonged.. abc's martha raddatz says the uncertainties extend well beyond the markets.. martha raddatz"there is going to be a lot, a lot of reaction from around the world, what does this mean

he going to pull troops out. the other thing is i don't think any of us really know. meanwhile.. foreigners watching the election results.. are divided on trump. reuters german guy talkingthis man in germany says the thought is hard to swallow.. while this man says.. give him a chance. its here is a live look at

us now with your first alert forecast. our quiet weather continues across eastern iowa. plan on sunshine with highs well into the 50s. a few 60s may also pop up again later today. for tonight, plan on clear sky and light west wind allowing for temperatures

the middle 30s in many areas. tomorrow, a southwest wind develops allowing for temperatures to kick up well into the 60s. on veteran's day, a cold front arrives in the afternoon hours bringing our temperatures back to the 50s. our weekend continues to look great with highs into the 50s on saturday, with 60s also likely for sunday. have a great day! today: sunny. wind: w 5-10. high: 59 tonight: clear. wind: sw 5-10. low: 35 tomorrow: sunny and a little breezy. wind: sw 10-20. high: 64 tom. night: mostly clear. wind: nw 5-10. low: 39 thanks kaj. voters and presidential

results. donald trump took the stage in his victory, but hillary clinton did not. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. it's ---.

it's november 9th. here's what you need to know today. donald trump will be the next president of the united states. he won enough electoral votes overnight to secure his victory. iowa senator chuck grassley has won reelection for his 7th term. he beat his challenger patty judge with a large margin. republican incumbent congressman rod blum has blum won the most votes against monica vernon by about 10%. the balance of power in the iowa legislature has shifted. now republicans control both the senate and the house of representatives. republicans also now control both of the houses of the u-s congress. they have 51 seats in the senate waiting one 1 result still, and 230 in the house. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning

first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... our quiet weather continues across eastern iowa. plan on sunshine with highs well into the 50s. a few 60s may for tonight, plan on clear sky and light west wind allowing for temperatures to fall into the middle 30s in many areas. tomorrow, a southwest wind develops allowing for temperatures to kick up well into the 60s. on veteran's day, a cold front arrives in the afternoon hours bringing our temperatures back to the 50s. our weekend continues to look great with highs into the 50s on saturday, with 60s also likely for sunday. have a great day!today: sunny. wind: w 5-10. high: 59 tonight: clear. wind: sw 5-10. low: 35 tomorrow: sunny and a little breezy. wind:

low: 39 donald trump is next president-elect of the united states. the republican nominee won early this morning after capturing wisconsin's 10 electoral votes, putting him over the 270 threshold of electoral votes. he outperformed most of the polling leading up to tuesday's election, beating democrat hillary clinton. a few states have still not been called. winning wisconsin and pennsylvi becoming the 45th president of the united states. it was a long wait until clinton conceded the race. and this morning president obama has congratulated trump, invited him to meet at white house tomorrow. we begin this morning's election coverage with adrienne bankert, in new york. nats arriving by motorcade ... in true presidential fashion ...donald trump addressing a jubilant crowd. trump sot: "i've just received a call from secretary clinton. she congratulate d us." the gop nominee ... now the next president of the united

and north carolina. and defeating the odds of early polls. trump sot "ours was not a campaign but rather an incredible and great movement, made up of millions of love their country and want a better, brighter future for themselves and for their family." adrienne bankert standup tag and toss: and as the crowds were leaving this election night party, it was a sea of red, white and make american great again. from trump election headquarters adrienne bankert, abc news now to my colleague kenneth moton, he is following the hillary campaign. kenneth moton insert script: and i'm kenneth moton at the clinton election headquarters. shock and awe for hillary

it's been a long campaign. but i can say we can wait a little longer, can't we? clinton's campaign chair john podesta?takin g the stage in the early morning hours to tell the somber crowd she's not giving up. sot podesta she's done an amazing job, and she is not done yet. so thank you for being with her. she has always been with you. but moments later, clinton the first woman to secure a major party nomination for president?called donald trump to concede. high profile surrogates and she had president obama but early results show she failed to win over the majority of the voters in several key battleground states. the clinton campaign says of course she will have more to say today. at this point it appears it will be a concession speech. kenneth moton, abc news, new york. iowa voters favored trump over clinton. this marks the first time a republican presidential candidate has won the state

six electoral college votes. once the polls closed, it took only about three minutes for election experts to call iowa's u-s senate race, last night. chuck grassley will get a seventh term. though the 83-year-old was favored to win the race from the start -- grassley campaign leaders say, in iowa, there are no guarantees. grassley defeated democrat patty judge with 60% of the vote. the former lieutenant governor got 36%. kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders is in des moines. he was covering that race last night. of victory was part of a very strong night for republicans. chris, grassley maintaining his seat was key to allow the party to keep a majority in the senate. judge claimed she was going to be the one to take down the undefeated senator. in the end, she turned out to be just another statistic.

grassley, now destined to become iowa's longest serving senator, ever. the new hartford farmer, again grabbing more than 60 percent of the vote, which he's done consistently in each reelection since the mid-80s. iowa "now, it's time to get to work. we all have to get back to work. god bless you and thank you for all you have done for me." looking at polls before election day grassley's win seemed inevitable. the des moines register had him up 23 points. even so, grassley spent more on

why? "this year, more than any other has been unpredictable. so, even in iowa, where a win by chuck grassley as a predictable as the sun coming up... you still had to make sure that you secured your position," a lingering question with grassley's reelection-- will he now schedule hearings for a supreme court nominee to replace the late conservative justice, antonin scalia. trump highly unlikely the senator will move forward with obama's pick, merrick garland. "he's been very consistent. very principled stand on that. he wanted the people to have a voice and a choice, and the next president would send his or her nominees up." some things grassley said he wanted to work on in the ci term... securinthe untry's b fiscal discipline fightingterro anks foest. tty judge says she challenge senator grassley. judge conceded shortly after 10 o'clock last night at the iowa democrat party's election event in des moines. the former lieutenant governor believes she forced grassley to take a stand on issues and urged the victor to help

and have made him answer questions from iowans and i'm proud of that " judge told the crowd she tried to call grassley to offer her congratulatio ns. but he made his victory speech before she had a chance. republican rod blum will representing iowa's 1st congressional district for a second term. he beat out democrat monica vernon. blum won yesterday's election in the northeast iowa district by 30,000 votes -- with 54% of the vote to wiedeman talked with the dubuque businessman on how he has his sights set on tightening security on the u-s's southern border. rod blum says he believes he kept his seat because he kept his campaign promises. as blum arrived at the best western for his victory party supporters chanted his name. they say that's a name that's now synonumous with the 1st congressional district of iowa.

colleagues. he says he'll keep pushing for congressiona l term limits as well as border security. "we need to secure the southern border. isis is coming through the border. illegible drugs are coming across the border. human trafficking is coming across the border. secure the border. " blum thanked his supporters here in dubuque. he says they believed in him before everyone else did. in dubuque katie wiedemann kcrg tv-9 news. on the democratic side, monica vernon's candidate after her loss. she addressed the crowd shortly after the official results came out. vernon says she called blum and congratulate d him. she also told him she wants to work with him in any way she can. vernon says she's not done working for iowa. "9:23we have to make sure that people get a fair shake and a better tomorrow and not just a

that, and i feel that and i want to make sure we do something better. " vernon said she's going to take break before she plans her next step. democrat dave loebsack is returning for a 6th term representing iowa's 2nd congressional district. he defeated republican christopher peters with 54% of the vote, to peters' 46%. kcrg-tv9's jordee kalk spoke with the congressman jordee: so another two years in d.c. how are you feeling right now? loebsack: well its not what i was hoping to feel i'm going to remain the only democrat in the iowa federal delegation i will continue to work with folks. i'm going to work on the issues i need to , on economic development, education, broadband. making sure we move this economy forward. keep protecting the middle class. jordee: makes sense. in your

focus on the next presidential election and the next election cycle. what exactly do you mean by this? loebsack: 2018 is coming up in just a couple of years in iowa democrats are going to be thinking long and hard about who we are going to put up for governor who we are going to put up on these races because i believe were on the wrong path. and the governor has done some things that are not good for the state. but i'm confident that democrats can get on the right path again. jordee: what's your goal for the next two years? loebsack: economic recovery, continue the economic recovery more jobs that's what i'm going to work towards. that's a big source of the angst and anger that came out of this election and that's

republican david young is going back for a second term. young won his re- election bid over democrat jim mowrer, grabbing 54% of the vote. mowrer had 40%. republican steve king has been re-elected to an 8th term in the u-s house. he is representing district. king beat democrat kim weaver 61 to 39%. all 4 of iowa's incumbents will return to the house of representatives in washington d.c.. we'll be right back. stay with kcrg-tv9.

meteorologist kaj o'mara joins us now. our quiet weather continues across eastern iowa. plan on sunshine with highs well into the 50s. a few 60s may also pop up again later today. for tonight, plan on clear sky and light west wind allowing for temperatures to fall into the middle 30s in many areas. tomorrow, a southwest wind develops allowing for

well into the 60s. on veteran's day, a cold front arrives in the afternoon hours bringing our temperatures back to the 50s. our weekend continues to look great with highs into the 50s on saturday, with 60s also likely for day!today: sunny. wind: w 5-10. high: 59 tonight: clear. wind: sw 5-10. low: 35 tomorrow: sunny and a little breezy. wind: sw 10-20. high: 64 tom. night: mostly clear.

we'll be back with more election

nominee won early this morning after capturing wisconsin's 10 electoral votes, votes. he outperformed most of the polling leading up to tuesday's election, beating democrat hillary clinton. a few states have still not been called. " working together we will begin the urgent task of rebuilding our nation together and renewing the american dream. i've spent my entire life in business looking at the untapped potential in projects and people all over the world. that is now what i want to do for our country. " trump says hillary clinton did

but she did not make a concession speech overnight. and this morning president obama has congratulated trump, invited him to meet at white house tomorrow. once the polls closed, it took only about 3 minutes for election experts to call iowa's u-s senate race, last night. chuck grassley will though the 83-year-old was favored to win the race from the start grassley campaign leaders say, in iowa, there are no guarantees. grassley defeated democrat patty judge with 60% of the vote. the former lieutenant governor got 36%. in the first congressiona l district race, republican rod blum won for a second term. he beat out democrat monica vernon. blum won yesterday's election in the northeast iowa district by 30- thousand votes with 54 percent of the vote to vernon's 46 percent.

representing iowa's 2nd congressional district. he defeated republican christopher peters with 54% of the vote, to peters' 46%. in iowa's 3rd district, republican david young is going back for a second term. young won his re- election bid over democrat jim mowrer, grabbing 54% of the vote. mowrer had 40%. republican steve king has been re-elected to an 8th term in the u-s house. he is representing iowa's 4th congressiona l district. king beat democrat kim weaver 61 to 39%. all 4 of iowa's incumbents will d.c.. republicans now hold a majority in the state's senate. the iowa senate now holds 30 republicans compared to 19 democrats...with an open seat up for election in december. the state's g-o-p picked up six seats. that gives the g-o-p control of both legislative chambers and the governor's office. iowa house: gop 55, dems 45. dems pick up 2 seats and in iowa's house, there are now 55 republicans and 45 democrats. iowa democrats

eighth grade students and their parents can experience what makes a catholic education different at discover xavier night. xavier high school in cedar rapids is introducing families to the school on monday, november 14th. families will hear presentations about xavier, go on tours, and can check out an activity fair. doors open at the high school at 6:30 p-m. all 8th grade families are invited to attend, no matter what school their student currently attends. for more information, head to xavier saints dot o- r-g. if you ve you'd like to see featured... send us an e-mail... mugshot at kcrg-dot-com.

our quiet weather continues across with highs well into the 50s. a few 60s may also pop up again later today. for tonight, plan on clear sky and light west wind allowing for temperatures to fall into the middle 30s in many areas. tomorrow, a southwest wind develops allowing for temperatures to kick up well into the 60s. on veteran's day, a cold front arrives in the afternoon hours bringing our temperatures back to the 50s. our weekend continues to look great with highs into the 50s on saturday, with 60s also likely for sunday. have a great day! today: sunny. wind: w 5-10. high: 59 tonight: clear. wind: sw 5-10. low: 35 tomorrow: sunny and a little breezy. wind: sw 10-20. high: 64 tom. night: mostly clear. wind: nw 5-10. low: 39we certais

good morning america is next. and we'll be back with a local news update in about 20 minutes. also make sure to join us at eleven for the kcrg- tv9

good morning, america. the most stunning upset in american history. donald j. trump elected the 45th president of the united states. >> i will be president for all americans and i promise you that i will not let you down. we will do a great job. >> the political outsider billionaire businessman, reality tv star completes a slashing and populous campaign by promising to heal and unite america. >> it is time for us to come together as one united people. trump winning in an unprecedented victory over hillary clinton. her campaign defiant till the end. >> we can wait a little longer, can't we? and she is not done yet. >> but hillary clinton conceding early this morning in a phone call to donald trump. her supporters emotional. the world reacting overnight.