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Protesters Gather Near White House, No Wide Unrest Seen

Associated Press

   WASHINGTON - More than 1,000 people protesting President Donald Trump
   converged on Black Lives Matter Plaza on Tuesday night, just a block
   from the White House, while hundreds more marched through parts of
   downtown Washington, sometimes blocking traffic and setting off
   fireworks.

   Scattered protests also took place from Seattle to New York City, but
   across the U.S. there were no signs of serious violence or widespread
   unrest in the hours immediately after the polls closed, with the
   outcome of the presidential election still unknown.

   The demonstrations in Washington were largely peaceful, with people
   shouting, "Whose streets? Our streets!" and "If we don't get no
   justice, they don't get no peace!"

   Groups of teenagers danced in the street as onlookers cheered.

   At one point, the marchers stabbed the tires of a parked police van to
   flatten them.

   Hundreds of people marched in anti-Trump demonstrations in Portland,
   Oregon, and Seattle, with several arrested.

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