defense, we have a lot to be optimistic about. look, i'm a texan. i've never seen energy like this in my adult life. >> are you just saying that or do you mean that? >> i really do mean that. i think what else was notable about it was the nationalization of a fight that everyone recognizes as their own. we were getting calls from all over the country saying, what can i do to help the women in texas? what can i do to help the women in north carolina? there was this recognition that our faiths are all interlinked, that this is a strategy, state by state, clinic by clinic. shut it down. we're all in this together. and i've not seen that before. >> in terms of shutting down clinics, these laws are obviously designed to do that. one of the law's chief supporters, dewhurst, admitted as much when he tweeted out a plan the parenthood tweet about the fact the law is designed to shut them down. this is why we're passing it and sure enough. here's the announcement today. plan the parenthood announced the planned closure of three texas clinics today.