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1. 375 billion for 55 miles of new border fencing. Although not a concrete wall. This is twice as many miles adds funded in 2018, but its not what the president asked for. It would pay for more than 40,000 ice detention beds. Heres the big question. Is the president down with this . Nobody is really sure. Just now, just now i said wait a minute. I got to take care of my people from texas. I got to go. I dont even want to hear about it. I dont want to hear about it. But i had a choice. I could ha...

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More than 2,100 women are now in state legislatures across the country. smashing the previous record. and eight more states are closing in on majority women legislatures. >> reporter: i wonder what the men are thinking right now? >> i think theyre thinking how they can get into the smoke filled room full of women now, right? >> reporter: whats your message to the men in the legislature? >> were equally at the table, if not more of us there. >> were here. were not going away. so lets get to work....

Smoke filled room is evocative. danielle is in a leadership position. what about women more broadly in those leadership positions? >> reporter: thats another great piece of news. all around the country, the more women you have in the legislature, the more seniority, the more chances they have to get into leadership. three out of the five house leaders are women. four out of six in the senate. that sets them up for who knows what. karen bass, the congresswoman from california was the first speake...

the news at 11:00 starts right now. nbc bay area news starts now. this morning we begin with breaking news. weve just learned the chancellor of the uc system is stepping down at the end of 2012. robert has not explained why hes quitting after eight years on the job. in a statement, he says, quote, i am deeply grateful to have been entrusted with the profound responsibility of leading this great institution through one of the most challenging periods in its 144-year history. now, of...