About donald trump is his unpredictability. We talk to californians celebrating the new president. It was a lot easier to come out as gay here in the bay area than as a Republican Trump supporter. And those who will take part in the womens march. What im really going there for is this huge kind of community hug. Thats tonight on kqed newsroom. Welcome to kqed newsroom. Im thuy vu. Tonight we bring you a special onehour program on the president ial inauguration, plus analysis what was lies ahead in the trump era for california and the nation. And welcome to our new broadcast time of 7 00 p. M. This morning in washington, d. C. , the nations 45th president , donald trump, vowed in his inaugural speech to rebuild and lead the country into a new era. An era that he said in which the American People have reassumed power. The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. Everyone is listening to you now. You came by the tens of millions to become part of a historic movement. The likes of which the world has never seen before. Marked by protests here in the bay area and in washington, d. C. , where it turn the violent at times. At stake are potential policy issues affecting every american, including jobs, immigration, health care, civil rights. Well take a closer look how california will be affected. First we go to washington, d. C. To check in with kqed Senior Editor of politics and government, scott shafer. Welcome back, its been a busy week and momentous day. What was your impression of President Trumps inaugural speech . It was a tough speech. I think anyone expecting this would be conciliatory was maybe disappointed. Before the speech was given trump said hed written it himself. I think very few people really believe that. Now that ive heard the speech, i believe it. This was very much what hes been saying all along. At rallies and throughout the campaign and even since the election. There were very few olive branches really for people who didnt support him. It was a very tough speech in terms of calling describing the american carnage from immigration and crime and so on. So very much in keeping with what hes been saying which is somewhat of a surprise for those who were hoping for something a little warmer and friendlier. Yeah, certainly there was some hope he might make a pivot toward more unifying tone. What has the public reaction been like . And what is the mood right now in d. C. Where you . Its very split. A lot of people are in town for the womens march tomorrow. And there are also hundreds of thousands here for the trump inauguration. And you can really feel that divide. There are people who are just loving everything that he said, thought it was very patriotic, so excited about change. Then after the speech, i was walking out of the area and i came upon four young women wearing the pink pussy caps and they were all crying, so upset. They wanted to be there to listen to it and see it firsthand. Theyll be at the march tomorrow, of course. Thats the range of feeling and mood here. Youve been there all week. Whats your biggest takeaway from this past week in d. C. . There is only one donald trump. You know, i think that people thought he would moderate after he got the nomination. Then after the election. And then today. And it really didnt happen. So i think this is the one and only donald trump. This is the guy whos going to be president. Hes not going to be softer and cuddly, kinder, genter. Its going to be a new tone and a new attitude. Well see how the country likes it. Thats my biggest takeaway. Capital, thank you so much. Thank you. To further discuss todays events and what lies ahead for california im joined by a panel of political experts. Senior writer carla marinucci, ron he chin, host of california report john sepulveda, welcome to you all. I want to address the first question. What was your single biggest impression from President Trumps speech . I think it was notable for what it didnt have as opposed to what it did. When you look at how president s usually address the nation in places like this, theyre talking about the greatness of the country. And for california, thats the immigrants, the great melting pot that is america. We have no reference at all to that aspect of what has been just a fabric of this country. Silicon valley, the technology, the innovation economy, that has been a focus of president s now for years. How america grows. What is ahead for america. It focused on what america wasnt more than it focused on what america is. For me it was the new trump is the same as the old trump as it turns out, right . What we heard essentially was the continuation of scenes and language and rhetoric from the campaign. It was almost a cut and paste. It was almost. Up to the ending of make America Great again, it was almost as if he was speaking to his base. But also speaking to people not in his base to tell them, hey, look, im not going to change from the campaign. If you thought i was going to be different, you were wrong. What i heard in that speech was a very dark nationalistic viewpoint. He essentially painted an america where the roads are broken, people cant get to where they need to go, there are no jobs. When they go get home there are criminals and gangs and drug dealers they have to worry about. California has its problems but it did not sound like the california that i know and that i cover. It sounded like a very different frankly scary place. So i went back and looked at prior inaugural speeches, rhetoric geeks do that kind of thing. George h. W. Bush in 89 in his speech said, for this is a day when our nation is made whole, when our differences for a moment are suspended. It was all about unity. So was this a missed opportunity to have more of a honeymoon, perhaps . More unity is only used once in the entire speech. And it was quoting the bible. I think that is the missed opportunity. We were all looking for a clean slate from this speech. Where democrats could sit with him and say, okay, lets go ahead and lets move on together. You didnt get that from him. I think that one of the ways that he tried to raise unity as a theme was to say that patriotism should trump the color of our skin or maybe differences in creed. He said nationalism. He had patriotism. He said patriotism. I think that is appealing rhetoric to some people. Its not the same call for unity we would expect in this kind of speech. But i do think he tried to elevate the value of patriotism in an effort to unify the country. You said if you essentially make room in your heart for patriotism, it will push out any room for president s. That is correct. But that was a nationalistic image. Make no mistake, this was a nationalistic speech. Call it for what it is. The second part to it, i think its really important to say, the one bible reference, bowing down to king david. In the bible theyre trying to get everyone to bow down before a king many didnt consider legitimate. It was a very, very interesting quote from the bible for me. You were an adviser for marco rubios president ial campaign, also for mitt romneys president ial bid. Donald Trump Takes Office as the leastpopular president in at least four decades. So based on the remarks today, what do mr. Trumps comments signal for the republicans in his own party and for democrats . I think its important to realize we have three parties in washington. The republicans, the democrats, and the trumpists. Whatever you want to call the trumpists. If its a populist strain of conservative policy, you can call it that. Really the conventional mainstream republican is not donald trump. And so i think when people look at some of the policies he presented in todays speech, he talked about being antifree trade, he talked about cracking down on immigration, he talked about big infrastructure projects. This mishmash of things is not what you would expect to hear from a president mitt romney or a president marco rubio. He went right to the people sitting around him and said, their victories are not your victories. He went back to what was his strength, i think, in the campaign. Speaking to those average folks out there with the red hats. And he was able to i thought that was a way to dig at the people, the very powerful people sitting a around him, give that message that you folks are the ones im looking at. The question is as you said, policies. America first. American jobs first. What does that mean for california . What does it mean for california, what does it mean for immigration, environmental law . Agriculture . Agriculture is really interesting. His picks, the chief regulator of georgia during the largest agriculture recall in the United States history with regards to peanuts. The Peanut Corporation of america. Killed between seven and nine people, i think six of them were kids. Resulted in criminal contradictions. Which is really a rare thing to happen. It happened on his watch. Theres a question of whether that means there will be looser regulation, which actually the california agriculture industry who has opposed the 15 minimum wage hike, the idea of overtime for farm workers, they would really like to see lesser regulation. But it does raise a question, if were saying america first, america first, america first, and as trump said that other countries are allowed to do the same. What happens when china says china first, chain first, china first . All of a sudden california cherries cant make to it market in china. What about immigration . Big issue in california. This has got to be the place where californians, a lot of kids out there, youre talking about the dreamers, these are American Kids who came to this country as infants. Underdaca. The government has all their data and they have got to be worried the Trump Administration is going to turn around republicans on the hill say this federal funding to california is going to be cut off as of today, maybe. Right, immigration certainly is one area where because president obama acted unilaterally and through executive action, its easy for this new administration to do the opposite. I look at obamacare and the impact of what the repeal of the Affordable Care act is going to mean for california, which invested heavily in the Affordable Care act from the very start. And the big question here is going to be is President Trumps approach going to be were going to let california do this their thing . I dont agree with what theyre doing but as someone who respects states rights and federalism, im going to let them do what they want to . Or take a heavyhanded approach saying, were going to move in this direction whether they like it or not . Thats where the stakes are high. Talking about 20 billion in federal funding goes to california. 4. 6 Million People in the aca here. Have there been any serious discussions donald trump is going to let california do its own thing . I think if he is truly someone who respects the federalist system again, were talking about ideological issues. Donald trump clearly is not an ideological guy. If youre talking about the core conservative value of federalism, then that would suggest california should be allowed to experiment with its Health Care System in the way it chooses fit. Just as texas would do very differently. Theres some windows into how his cabinet members may advise him on this. If you look at scott pruett, epa, hes said he cannot commit to the federal waiver that allows california to set stricter emissions standards than other states. What does that mean . Well, i think it means that weve got to first of all see how much agreement there is between President Trump and his cabinet, because already weve seen some friction on a few issues. Russia being the big one. I think the other question will be how much of this administration will be will move towards traditional Republican Values and sort of core ideas, versus being trump kind of on his own . In which case its going to be very difficult to predict. Another area is marijuana. When you talk about jeff sessions, he has been vehemently antilegal marijuana. Theres billions of dollars here at stake with californias approved this, all up in the air. Whether theyre going to go with states rights or not on this one, thats going to be very interesting. I mean, you know, the sanctuary cities issue, you mentioned Climate ChangeClimate Change has already been taken down. Obamas Climate Change has been taken down today. On the government website. Californias already kind of staking out its territory, right, as being a strong voice of defiance. Its already putting into place and pushing some environmental and immigration laws. Its retained former attorney general eric holder to ward off against any possible litigation. Could that backfire, though . Could california find itself at the back of the line when it comes to things like Infrastructure Spending from the Trump Administration, or federal aid if theres a National Disaster . Definitely people in the state republican party, the California Republican party, why make yourself a target for mr. Trump . Democrats have constituents and their constituents want to see them fight. The truth is that california is a largely democratic, progressive state. And right now democrats and progressives want to see someone emerge to fight mr. Trump the same way that many republicans wanted to see a rick perry emerge from texas in 2009 to fight mr. Obama. All right, ive got a feeling were going to be unpacking what happened today for many months to come. Thank you all for being here. As we mentioned, scott shafer has been in d. C. All week to talk with members of californias delegation. We go next to the two senators who represent california, body of them democrats. First Dianne Feinstein who has held the office since 1992. She sits on four Senate Committees including the judiciary and intelligence committees. She talks with scott shafer from her office in washington, d. C. This is going to be your fourth president ial transition, i believe. Yes. Bush to clinton, clinton to bush, then to obama, now to donald trump. How does this period compare with the others . I think in my time, this is a very unusual and a very unique time. And it causes me great pause because the one thing America Needs to do is be constant. Be constant with the world, be constant with our values, bring the country together, dont separate it. And its hard to see some of those prevailing efforts happening. Because he appears to be very impetuous. And he appears to respond in ways that others wouldnt. You know, somebody says something about you, you tend to ignore it when youre in office. I think very strongly that what he needs to do is bring this nation together. Because there is a lot of fear out there. And theres fear particularly in california. With where things are going. We have a large number of immigrants. Californias a very diverse state. And people are worried. Were worried about their future. Are you hearing from your constituents . Oh, yeah. Oh yeah. Thousands. And, you know, particularly the dreamers. Who are students for the most part. And theyre worried. Are they going to get picked up in the middle of the night . There was a Congressional Budget Office report out this week saying up to 18 Million People across the country could lose their Health Insurance if the aca is scrapped and not replaced. Is there a moral imperative here . 5 million of those are in california. So the answer to your question is, yes, there is a huge moral dilemma here. I am strongly opposed to repeal. My belief is that there ought to be a series of hearings, maybe twice a week, for a period of months, and every part of the Obamacare Program should be looked at. Particularly the individual marketplace. Because thats where the rates, the premiums, have gone up so much. But i think this business of having to rush as opposed to approaching it from an operational point of view, with caution, and piece by piece, beginning with this individual marketplace. I want to ask you about russia. A lot of concern on russian involvement with hacking the dnc, trying to push the election toward donald trump. Are you surprised there isnt more outrage on both sides of the aisle . Or do you feel there is among your republican colleagues . Oh, i think theres plenty of outrage. Take out the partisan part of it. Nobody wants another country manipulating the election. Not the Election Results, because that wasnt manipulated. But the election. Actually with propaganda, with disinformation, with hacking, with release of anything that they think can compromise the candidacy of any individual in any election. That is destruction of our democracy. When you look ahead to the first 100 days and beyond, but especially this first few months, what concerns you the most . Because theres so many things to choose from. Well what rises to the very top for me is the National Security of our country. And we have major problems. And i worry a lot, ill be very candid with you, about north korea. We have an unpredictable leader who is on his way to a Major Nuclear bomb inventory. And secondly, an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile that can deliver a nuclear bomb to the United States. That is a real and present danger. You have a big decision to make next year about whether to run for reelection. There are a lot of younger democrats in california itching to run for your seat, as you know. What would you say to them . Have you made up your mind . No, i will. As long as i feel i can get things done and i can, then i think i benefit the people of my state. As opposed to someone new coming in and if i can continue to produce, then i will continue to produce. If i