. and i promise you that i will not let you down. we'll do a great job. >> donald trump winning in what could be the biggest upset of our time. trump says the focus now is on uniting our country. >> now it's 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. . and here's a look at the electoral college according to

to clen ton's 218. >> so from here in the colorado to the u.s. and the entire world. . >>reporter: good morning. we have heard the term october surprise, this is the november shocker. after an unconventional campaign, donald trump has won the presidency. >> arriving by motorcade in true trump fashion, he took the stage. >> secretary clinton. she congratulated us. . >>reporter: the g.o.p. nominee, now the president of the united states. trump winning ohio, clinching iowa and north carolina, and defeating the odds of early polls. >> ours was not a campaign, but rather an incredible and great movement. made up of millions of hard

their country and want a better, brighter future for themselves and for their family. . >>reporter: and we know that over the course of the early morning hour, donald trump received phone calls not only from republican supporters and hillary clinton and president obama, told by a trump spokesperson, that the two should be meeting very soon. over to my colleague, kenneth mo >> in the mean time, before we get to that, so far, silence from hillary clinton. she has apparently already called to concede. >> the campaign chairman, john podesta. >> go ohm and get some sleep.

we have more information. good morning. here's the cheat sheet for today. plenty of sunshine, highs above average and continuing to stay dry throughout the week. the ridge of high pressure, that's what's keeping us above average. the temppratures if you head out the door now, chilly, so you may want a sweatshirt or light ja 40 in city park, 31 in evergreen. 3002s for the mountains. the temperatures in the denver metro, 70s and warmer than it was yesterday, westminster at 70 degrees, same in thornton and congress park. highlands ranch, getting up to the low to mid 70s. and going to start to cool down as we head to the weekend. we have a great drive going on for us. the weather is making for extra

can do. we have a little bit of a problem in golden. the power is out for many folks. excel is saying hundreds are without power, the traffic lights are not working around the colorado mills mall area. if you come across a dark intersection, stop and continue through slowly. and i-70 clear. all nice here on this wednesday. abc news called colorado for clinton. you can see how it breaks down. 47 for hillary clinton and 45 for donald trump. to the reaction, some lawmakers say their focus is on moving forward. >> live at 18th and clarkson this morning, safe to say, that is the former location of trump's headquarters. >> that's what it's looking

the race was decided around 1:00 a.m. mountain time. and now it looks like an empty building. the signs have already been remove and had that big no you see behind me spray painted on the window there and there are more footage of that vandalism. and from the week ago, the vandalism very present. even with that, trump is walking we caught up with speaker steve house and -- doesn't think the legislature will change much. >> i think there's a lot to be said for the position we're going to be in going into '18. the republicans need to win the governor's mansion, take the house, two seat that is changed hands tonight, changing

hopefully we can get together and resolve some of the problems in colorado. >> ahead of the 2018 governor's race, there is a lot to be done, focusing on getting the affiliated voters to vote republican. live outside the former trump headquarters. paul ryan, marking the repudiation of the status quo of fa we are happy to work hand in hand with the new administration and work on bringing the country together. the u.s. presidential map we have been looking at all morning. it just refreshed on me here. you see that colorado stands out for a reason. the western border of blue in all of this red. some of the races we have been watching throughout the evening and this morning, the key races, wisconsin, north

florida, once donald trump locked those up, it was red for him. but in colorado, what's bizarre is blue in all this red. >> a blew oasis in a red sea. -- a blue oasis in a red sea. going to be crazy politics and crazy journalism. >> and a chance to state legislature blue. but the republican senate seat, which they did, but at the same time, they loss one of the democrat seats to a republican. . so republicans in control of the senate and democrats in control of congress. looking at the dow trading market.

a global market started taking hits as soon as the results were coming in for trump. the victory speech last night or early this morning, soothed the market somewhat. u.s. stocks are still expected to open lower again. the dow is down almost 400, but not as much as originally predicted. what is this going to mean for the federal reserve? we interest rate raise this year. one -- this is raising the add ods that the fed will not rse interest rates in december and that's going to have a big impact on all of us we know. we'll keep watching this throughout the morning. voter turnout could be a record high in colorado. surpassing 2012, 71%. off 8th and ddwning, you can

at one point. >> awesome. >> awe-inspiring. >> and governor hickenlooper stopped by to thank them. >> the lines were long, but longer around 3:00. that's whhn the voter registration system crashed. still no word on what caused it. stat ballots couldn't be processed at that time and so we with went straight to the secretary of state. >> part of the election process, verify whether or not a vim has already voted, obviously that's a big part of voting integrity. >> asking to keep them open longer than norm, but that was denied. to see your ballot status, go to the colorado secretary of state site. didn't match or forgot to sign your envelope. the secretary of state said you have eight days in order to fix

still ahead on denver7, how the ballot measures fared. one woman took her civic duty a little to seriously, almost risking her life to vote. and election day shooting, latest on that scare and the investigation. . on the road this morning. here's your first let's get started. we'll tell you why. the first alert free bee. and the planner, going to be chilly, 30s to start, send the kids out with a jacket or sweatshirt this morning.

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. it's 5:13 with a check of dia. all the lots are open except for elbert. all the wait times, ten to 15 minutes. protests erupt in the country overnight after donald trump was projected to be the next president of the united states. in moving on to a highway. 200 people involved, one woman hit on the ohio. she was rushed to the hospital and the authorities cleared the road. students at you can will took to the apartments and streets, chanting and a protest out of washington, d.c., about a thousand people showing up outside the white house for a

leading a trump protest this morning. a scare today in a polling place in california. a man went on a shooting rampage. on a cocaine binge here. two hurt before officers shot and killed the suspect. we have a look at the polling center on lockdown. you can see the photograph. two closed >> my daughter was in lockdown because of the shooting and i dropped her off and came back to vote like a citizen is supposed to. crazy day. >> the women injured are in critical condition. >> it is now 5:15. turning to some of the ballot measures. starting with amendment 69. the colorado care, voters

and the minimum wage, $20 by 2020. closer there. closer there, 54% yes, 46% no. and -- it will raise $0.90 per hour each year. and arizona, maine, and washington passed similar mshs. the $8.25. so we talked about the markets, here and abro. but what about the housing market here in colorado? >> there will be an impact, jayson gruenauer has more -- jason gruenauer has more. >> the market, had seen and has

with president-lekt trump, looking to him and clinton, trump ended fairly negatively. 45% of the thousand economic experts that were surveyed, saying a trump presidency would mean november things for future home values. citing his candidacy and political inexperience. and that they -- was opposite of what they saw with wa hillary clinton. negatively or somewhat negatively for trump, following above expected growth over the course of the 2016-year. and beginning in 2017, we'll have to wait and say. reporting live, i'm jason

a woman crashing on her way to cast her ballot. this is on snow shoe road by ever combreen. should be okay. let's get a check of the first alert forecast with lee soo 51. she is out -- with lisa. she is out raking leaves. >> we are with paul davis restoration. this is the first free bee day. how is it going? >> going good out here. i'm sure people are wondering why people are raking in overnight. but we're doing it. >> we put some flyers out there and what, 12 people responded?

rake our leaves. >> yeah. getting to thh forecast, it's a little bit chilly. where are your gloves? >> i had something weird -- >> too much information. allright. it's going to be clear and cold. the first alert, we're looking at another day of sunshine, another extremely warm day, satellite and radar clear across the region, the ridge of high pressure we talked about yesterday is going to stay camped out. and right now, starting with just above freezing in most neighborhoods this morning. and with the bus stop for any period of time, it's going to be cold. metro highs, 70 to 72-degree, it is well-above normal, typically in the mid 50s this time of year. well above it and sunny. on the seven-day forecast, going to cool down in the

weekend.. if we're not raking your yard -- >> should be shovelling the sidewalks. >> that could be the next freebie for january. >> at this rate, yeah. who knows? >> that's it for our first alert freebies. we a problem with the power outage in golden. initially reported 800 customers out power west of i- 70 and reports from the colorado mills mall, the traffic light around colfax, indiana, that sort of thing, completely dark. don't be surprised if you see that. and on the drive, no delays on 70 or 6th avenue. and make sure you look both ways. everything else is looking nice.

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. next amendment is amendment u. -- private property for before. 57% no on that one. >> threatening to leave the country. looks like some considered action on that. the canadian immigration website crashed last night. this is all you got if you called it up. business insidersaid the site went down around 8:30 last night and spotty since then. denver7 first alert weather.

our first alert freebies out here. so why not rake some leaves out here at five in the morning. >> do you normally do this? >> only for denver7. we have temperatures just above freezing in spoos. the kids are going to be looking sunshine and highs near 70 degrees. what a warm amp. it's the warmest day on the more about what happens this weekend in a bit. >> i'm ready the for snow. >> back to you guys. we have a roll overcrash at 10th and knox court and a power outage in golden, effecting almost eight let you know -- rollover crash on 10th and knox

golden, affecting almost 800. an aurora police officer recovering after being shot in the line of duty. it was a crime scene that involved multiple departments. coming up, we'll hear from witness on what happened. >> check out the denver post front page this morning. it's trump.. we have more from across the country and more reaction pouring in from around the world, coming up. i'm mitch from denver7. how are you? >> you guys really tricked me. >> denver7 has been surprising volunteers for 18 years. >> hi. >> gosh. >> you know what's happening? >> who is the 7everyday hero?

. denver 7 news starts right now. it is my high honor and distinct privilege to introduce to you the president-elect of the united states of america, donald trump. . the 2016 presidential campaign was a historic race. full of tense moments all the wa hours. with cases of late counts and close calls, donald trump emerging victorious. >> before we get to that, let's talk to lisa hidalgo with the forecast. we are here in east wash park and want to see sai thank you to our viewers by raking leaves.