going to college. buying a home. and not being in debt for it for the rest of our lives. but we re only as strong as our community. who inspires and pushes us to go further than we could ever go alone. sofi. get there sooner. throughout tonight we have talked about what happened in virginia on tuesday. now democrats want to see if that wave could wash up on the shores of other states like michigan. in tonight s states of play, we report from what turned to be a pivotal place in 2016. reporter: across the country, democrats are looking for signs of resistance. mccomb county michigan is in the spotlight. home to thousands of auto workers, union families and dps who sealed donald trump s victory one year ago. could you see yourself voting
harris? harris: another big deal on capitol hill, house lawmakers are rolling aut a version of a senate passed bill imposing sanctions against russia and iran. so far it s hit a bit of a snag. reporter: harris, there were only two senators out of 100 that voted against their chambers russia sanctions bill. you almost never ever see anything with that kind of bipartisan support. but since it s been almost a month since that passed and the house still hasn t done anything, there are now some republican senators putting pressure on republican congress men. if they don t act, it s a green light to vladamir putin. those attempts to affect the outcome of the election of 2016. reporter: but some republicans, including speaker paul ryan, think the russia sanctions bill as written could end up helping russian oil companies and so on top of concerns about that, they are
approving a proclamation to celebrate a man who killed officer sunny camp in 2015, the mayor breaking down while apologizing claiming it was an accident. a big mistake. it was not done intentionally. it was human error. reporter: the proclamation was requested by his father to honor the cop killer is a champion of mental health. the mayor said the approval was mistakenly stamped by a new staffer who did not research the man s background. i will send it back to you guys. that is an embarrassment. next up, talking to more voters in michigan, a state that went from blue to red in 2016. reporter: a critical spot, a former trucking executive heard us on fox and friends, came out and said i have a message for donald trump, he is going to deliver it on the other side,
movement and the future of the republican party. reporter: it s mr. trump s republican party now. his realinement of the gop already under way. hailed as a hero today at the conservative political action conference, outlining his america first agenda that goes against the grain of recent republican orthodoxy. there s no such thing as a global anthem, a global currency or a global flag. this is the united states of america that i m representing. welcome to cpac 2016. reporter: at the same gathering last year just you of washington, many republicans recoiled at the idea of a trump presidency, he cancelled and then went on to win. it was here six years ago when mr. trump s goal to win the white house was born.
longer. that is the heart of this new movement. and the future of the republican party. reporter: it s mr. trump s republican party now. his realignment of the gop already underway. hailed as a hero today at the annual conservative political action conference, mr. trump outlining his america first agenda that goes against the grain of recent republican orthodoxy. but there is no such thing as a global anthem, a global currency, or a global flag. this is the united states of america that i am representing. i m not representing the globe. i m representing your country. [cheering and applauding] welcome to cpac 2016. reporter: at the same gathering last year, just outside washington, many conservatives recoiled at the idea of a trump presidency. he canceled his appearance and, of course, went on to win. he really doesn t belong at a conservative gathering.