Trump protests erupt in about 20 cities across the country. And growing in downtown los angeles, weve been keeping an eye on this demonstration. Thousands of people pouring onto the 101 freeway overnight blocking traffic in both directions for several hours. Police have arrested more than a dozen demonstrators there. Large crowds also rallied against trumps election in new york, chicago, dallas and seattle with police making arrests in nearly every city. We went to one of those protests here in manhattan. Overnight protesters hit the re seattle, chicago, new york. [ chanting no donald trump ] reporter thousands of people marched in at least ten cities speaking out against president elect donald trump. Im here to show solidarity to people who have been affected by the hatred that Donald Trumps rhetoric has invigorated in this country. Reporter here in manhattan crowds chanted things like dump trump and new york hates trump as they blocked the entrance of trump tower where the president elect was set to be home at the time. Im a republican. Im a woman. Protest and ive never felt so passionately about anything being wrong in my life. As a hispanic woman i dont feel safe in this country anymore. Reporter in california demonstrators gathered on the 101 in los angeles shutting down the freeway, and in oakland people set multiple fires on city streets forcing police in riot gear to move in and use tear gear. I dont want a president that represents everything thats negative about this world. I would rather have a president thats positive and peaceful. Reporter and in the nations capital. [ chanting reporter people gathered in washington, d. C. And marched outside the newly opened trump hotel. I come from a family of political refugees from cuba and im very grateful to this country for having accepted us. And im terrified. The raw emotions there, more than 24 hours after those Election Results and president obama today is welcoming president elect donald trump to the white house in hopes of and it might be a little bit awkward. Trump has questioned the president s birthplace and vowed to repeal obamacare and the president has repeatedly called trump unfit to take his job but even witall of that and with his legacy on the line, obama now says that he is rooting for trump to unite the country. Abcs Elizabeth Hur has the latest from washington. Reporter this morning, donald trump is making his first trip to washington as the new president elect promising to be a president for all americans. To all republicans and democrats and independents across this nation, i say it is time for us to come together as one united people. Reporter trump will be the nations 45th president after beating Hillary Clinton who hoped to make history and now urging her followers to support her former opponent. This is painful and it will our campaign was never about one person or even one election. It was about the country we love and about building an america thats hopeful, inclusive and big hearted. We have seen that our nation is more deeply divided than we thought. Donald trump is going to be our president. We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead. Reporter president obama is his successor to the white house. It is no secret that the president elect and i have some pretty significant differences. We are now all rooting for his success and uniting and leading the country. The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. And over the next few months we are going to show that to the world. Reporter and so we now have 71 days to go until inauguration and trump is not only meeting with president obama but also speaker ryan. Kendis and diane, back to you. Yes, and the first lady and the first ladyinwaiting will be meeting separately as well. Elizabeth hur in washington for us. Before the meeting paul ryan credited trump with saving the majorities in the house and senate. Now, trumps Transition Team has already held its first postelection meeting and launched its official website grea filling out his cabinet as speculation swirls about who will get those prime positions. Heres abcs mary bruce. Reporter with donald trump headed to the whithouse and the gop in solid control of capitol hill, Top Republicans took a victory lap. This is the most incredible political feat i have seen in my lifetime. Reporter his cabinet in waiting may include familiar names like top surrogates Rudy Giuliani for attorney general or Newt Gingrich for secretary of state. Trump has outlined a jampacked the top order of business, repeal and replace obamacare, but what that will look like is unclear. 20 million americans have gained coverage under president obamas signature law. Believe me, well get rid of that. Ive been saying it for years. Reporter trump has also promised middle class families a big tax cut, 35 . But its unknown how hell pay for it. And thats what they can use and that money will go back into the economy. Reporter on Border Security [ chanting build that wall ] reporter trump has vowed to suspend immigration from regions linked to terrorism and impose what he calls extreme vetting. Radical islamic terror is right around the corner, we have to be so tough, so smart, so vigilant. Reporter trump is also eager to fill that seat on the Supreme Court vacant since february with a conservative justice and could get other chances to appoint more justices. Mary bruce, abc news, janesville, wisconsin. And World Leaders are reacting to Donald Trumps victory. Easing tensions with the u. S. The president elect took criticism for praising putin on the campaign trail. The russian leader wants to restore fully fledged relations after being at odds over russias role in the syrian conflict. And mexicos president says that he and the president elect have agreed to meet during the transition period. Trump, of course, has promised to build a wall along the Mexican Border and make mexico pay for it. The pair will discuss a relationship between the two nations. They spoke in august when trump made a quick visit to mexico city. And then there is german chancellor Angela Merkel who issued a reminder as she congratulated trump in a statement she said germany and america are connected by a number of values including democracy, freedom and the dignity of man. Merkel promised close cooperation on the basis of those values. And well call this one a little quirk of scheduling, as president obama is set to meet today with president elect donald trump. So a few hours later president obama welcomes lebron james and the nba champion Cleveland Cavaliers to the white house. James was an outspoken supporter of Hillary Clintons Campaign Even appearing with her. And you might remember Ohio Governor john kasich who opposed trump in the republican primaries, well, he will also be with the cavaliers, but theyre not likely to cross paths with the trumps. Assuming the conversations will be different. I think just trying to escort in another. Exactly. We dont want any awkward altercations. All right. Still ahead, the new link between smartphones and poor sleep. And the other surprising factor in this years election. The sudden bounceback for the markets. What will happen on wall street today . Plus, the dozens of lawsuits that president elect trump will likely face connected to his well, breaking overnight the search is on in seattle for a gunman who opened fire on a crowd outside a 7eleven. Two people were critically injured in the incident, which Police Believe was a result of an argument. They say it had nothing to do with the antitrump protests nearby. The end for isis in one of iraqs largest cities. That is at least according to one diplomat who is describing the battle to Liberate Mosul in that way. The u. N. Envoy for iraq says steady progress is being made in liberating the city from the islamic states socalled caliphate, however, reports say isis is forcing thousands of civilians to stay in mosul to be used as human shields. And two marine fighter jet pilots managed to survive a midair collision off the coast one pilot was able to land at a nearby naval air station. The other ejected and sent a distress call, and then he was rescued about an hour later from the pacific. Well, today wall street is looking for a second consecutive day of postelection gains. Fears the stock market would tank after a Trump Victory did not come true at all yesterday. The dow gained 256 points. Its now less than 50 off augusts alltime high. 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Downtown los angeles made for a wild scene. Thousands stopping traffic on that major freeway you see there. There were more than a dozen arrests there as well as in new york city. At least 10,000 people rallied against trump outside his midtown manhattan headquarters and at another of his properties. Well, trump spent much of his campaign deriding Hillary Clinton over her email investigation, even after she was cleared. But as president elect trump prepares to take office, it appears hell face a string of audit. Abcs brian ross investigates. Can you raise your right hand, please . Yes. Do you swear the testimony youre about to give reporter investigators and lawyers tonight say that donald trump could find himself under oath in dozens of lawsuits even after he takes the oath of office to become president. Would you state your full name for the record, please . Donald john trump. Reporter among the most serious lawsuits, allegations of fraud involving Trump University with a trial set to begin later this month. Students who paid the 35,000 fee claim they were falsely told by trump he had personally selected the faculty. These are all people that are hand picked by me. Reporter trumps business interests may also create conflicts for the soontobe president. In the midst of the campaign, he took time off to promote his brand with a trip to his golf course in scotland and later opening a new hotel in washington. He and his children have sought investments with controversial overseas figures. And ethics experts say his plan empire as though it were a blind trust is not blind at all. Brian ross, abc news, new york. And one more election note from the closely watched senate race in new hampshire. Its been decided by just over a thousand votes republican kelly ayotte has conceded the race to her democratic challenger governor maggie hassan. Now, the race cost about 120 million and considered a Staggering Amount for such a small state. Brad pitt has been cleared following an investigation by pitt was accused by estranged wife Angelina Jolie of abusing their son on board the familys private jet. Jolie filed for divorce after the incident saying she did it for the good of her family. The couple share six children and are still sorting out those details. A health alert now about cell phones and sleep problems. Another study has found people who used their phones a lot got less sleep and slept less well and people who use their phones right before bed had a harder time falling asleep. Production of melatonin. And Major League Baseball is taking an unusual step with merchandise that would have been sold if the Cleveland Indians had won the world series. For more than a decade clothing and other items like these celebrating a championship that never happened has been donated for use in third world countries, but the indians gear will be destroyed. Baseball says thats because it doesnt want what it calls inaccurate merchandise ever to go on sale. Yeah, there havbe africa wearing cubs jerseys from decades ago. Now they can wear them. Just change maybe pencil in the year 2016. Yes. All right, up next in the pulse, how the simpsons correctly predicted a Trump Presidency 16 years ago. And the big discounts being offered by one airline all because of the election. Shes the reason the good times are great. And the reason the tough times are easier. Because shes your best friend. And your true love. Presenting the ever us twostone diamond collection. New rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets. One diamond for your best friend. One diamond for your true love. For the one woman. Whos both. Ever us. Available at kay, jared and zales. 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Simpsons writer dan greaney explained why he predicted a Trump Presidency back in 2000. He said at the time it was a warning to america and his ia of america going insane. But you plan on hitting him up for the lottery numbers. Thats what i want to know. What are the lottery numbers, dan . It us. Next up, tom brady, seems the patriots quarterback is trying to move past the election. At a rally on monday, trump said brady offered his support and brady didnt confirm nor deny that to reporters and didnt have much else to say about it. She said i cant talk about politics anymore, so i think thats a good decision made for our family. New england coach Bill Belichick didnt want to talk politics either, but he did call himself a friend of the president elect. And when belichick was asked questions about trump, he repeated the word seattle, seattle, seattle, seattle. Just said that several times. Seattle. The patriots play the seahawks sunday night, so maybe he was just referring to the game. Who did he vote for . Seattle. And some travelrelated maybe decompress from the tension of the election. I think we all need it. Well, first this one from booking. Com. So theyre saying you can detox from the whole thing by booking a trip. The ad asking if we all need a vacation from politics. And Spirit Airlines is offering what theyre calling the go north sale. You can get 75 off flights to destinations in upstate new york which spirit points out is just a short drive to canada. Well, thats very nice of Spirit Airlines to do. They also fly to montreal, so perhaps a discount will work as well always take some travel discounts, whatever it is theyre trying to capitalize on. Back to the tom brady thing, his wife earlier in the week said no, no, no, i dont know what donald trump was saying. Our family does not necessarily support so you get a sense that theres a little bit of tension in the brady household. In the brady household. Might be a split household there. 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Taking a look at todays weather, a cool and dry day for most of the northeast. A few showers in texas, otherwise dry in the south. Sunny and mild in the midwest and from los angeles to seattle. 67 in denver today. Well, finally this morning, the future First Lady Melania Trump will also get a glimpse of her new home as her husband meets with president obama. The white house will be the did not build. He will grow into his teens at 1600 pennsylvania avenue under the watchful eyes of his mom who prides herself on putting her son first. The trump family will have a brandnew address and the task of making the white house home. Privilege to serve this country. Reporter but Melania Trump is far from traditional. Shes the first immigrant to be first lady since louisa who is the wife of John Quincy Adams in the 19th centur second of all, shes a former model. Reporter still the new first ladys most Important Role will continue to be that of mother to 10yearold barron, the youngest son of a president to live in the white house since jfk jr. Lived there in 1963. She told people previously that shes a very handson mom and that they do not employ a nanny. Reporter the trumps tell george hes taking the change in stride. How has the experience been for him . I teach him. I explain to him so he knows hes taking it very well. And Melania Trump will also be meeting with First Lady Michelle Obama today. Exactly. Theyll be checking out their quarters. It will be interesting to see a son there in the white house because its been so many years when you think about it, you have the bush daughters who were there. And president clinton had a daughter and obama has two daughters. And i remember there was a touching note from jenna and barbara bush to the obama daughters when they entered the white house just saying, you know, ignore all of the outside just love your father and appreciate him as a dad more so than the president. It would be great to see if the obamas do the same. See if sasha and malia have any words of wisdom for the trump kids. Thats whats making news in america. Check us out at atmfans. Com. Breaking news, shooting early this morning, sending one person to a hospital. Police say it happened outside of stone nightclub. A hispanic man with a tattoo on his face, last scene wearing a blue camaro. And Police Officers following a red camaro. Carol has the latest. Carol. Dvrn first on the scene in stenl, off proo road. And started this morning, lost the vehicle around 25 and proo. Since then, the Police Located the vehicle in question