Delegates securing the gop nomination and he previewed how he plans to win the white house in november. I want to focus on 15 or so states and i want my energy to be put into the states where it could go either way. Were going to play heavy, as an example, in california. And were going to focus on new york. I think were going to win michigan, just like i did in the primaries, by a massive number. All right, so how did the billionaire businessman celebrate securing the gop nomination . Take a look at that, he treated himself to a big mac and fries en route to montana where he held his first rally as the nominee. He raised the stakes on what it would take for a oneonone debate with Bernie Sanders. Id love to debate him but i want a lot of money to be put up for charity. So if we can raise for maybe Womens Health issues or something. If we can raise 10 or 15 million for charity. Weve actually had a couple of calls from the networks already. So weve got all the president ial candidates covered for you today. We begin with nbcs Steve Patterson in fresno, california, where donald trump will hold a rally in about two hours. Steve, i know youve covered problems at other trump rallies in california. Whats the ratio of supporters to protesters to Police Presence . Reporter well, thomas, look, as you mentioned two hours away and things are starting to get a little nasty. What we have here is antitrump people on one side and we have Trump Supporters starting to filter into the Convention Center on the other side. So what will happen is one side will hurl some insults. The other side will respond. One side will start chanting, the other side will start chanting back. Luckily all thats been hurled so far is insults. What we have in the middle is kind of a parallel of police. Fresno Police Officers have a big operation here. You see about 30 feet of separation between this side and that side. About 150 patrol officers in uniform all around the Convention Center making sure that everybody stays safe, of course. Theres some guys that you which see in plainclothes inside making sure that element doesnt carry in as well. Also talked to the chief. He said there are cameras all around. Basically everybody has been watching whats been happening around the country, fresno as well. They want to make sure that that does not get repeated. What happened in eugene, San Francisco, anaheim, and albuquerque. They want to make sure that we dont have the same situation here. So the operation has been big. Really, you mentioned i have covered some of these protests before. These folks arent the people that police need to be watching for. Its more the people in the background, the people who did not plan to organize, who did not make signs, who kind of watch whats happening. And then on the edges slowly filter in and find the right time to pounce and cause problems. We have not seen that element yet, however, it is still early. Were going to keep an eye on this as trump starts to come in and more protesters come in as well. Whats the reaction there in fresno, people talking about the potential of a trumpsanders debate, have you heard from folks interested in seeing that happen before the california primary . Reporter absolutely. Look, i think you have a large contingent of Bernie Sanders supporters that no matter what want to hear his message. I think its a huge boon to the Bernie Sanders camp and it wouldnt hurt trump at all. What it does is throw a wrench in Hillary Clintons plans so hes hoping this moves forward and sanders is as well. Sanders seems to think this is real and they have been talking, but at this point its just a show. Well see if that show becomes a reality. Thomas. All right. Steve patterson in fresno, california, for us. Steve, thanks so much. Hillary clinton also in california today. She makes a Campaign Stop in oakland coming up in the next hour. Msnbcs kasie hunt is there now. Kasie, set the scene for us. Reporter thomas, good morning. This is a chicken and waffles joint that Hillary Clinton is going to be coming to a little bit later today, but its a very serious topic. Theyre going to be talking about gun violence here in oakland. And of course thats something that has been a real centerpiece for Hillary Clintons campaign. Of course something that shes used against Bernie Sanders, who of course has supported not allowing immunity for gun manufacturers in lawsuits. So that reminds you that, of course, Hillary Clinton is still fighting in this primary against Bernie Sanders here in california. And it would be, while at this point shes still on a march mathematically to this nomination, it would be a real blow for her to lose here in california going into the democratic convention. Shes been adding stops to this california swing. That tells you they are worried about how shes going to do here. They added an event in San Francisco last night. They added this one here in oakland at the very last minute. Of course speaking to a diverse community, dont forget california is a very diverse state, but it does have something of an open primary system that could benefit Bernie Sanders. Of course clinton is going to be counting on votes from latinos, from africanamericans here in this primary to try and carry herself forward. But hanging all over this, of course, thomas, is those emails. Of course the state Department Inspector general releasing a report that actually included a couple of new emails we hadnt seen before. Heres how Hillary Clinton defended herself yesterday. I have answered numerous questions. We have posted information on our website. And the information that we had is out there, its been clearly public and my email use was widely known in the department, throughout the government, and i have provided all of my workrelated emails. Reporter she, of course, continuing to say that the way she had her email set up was a mistake, that she would not have used it that way in the past. But of course still questions about why she didnt cooperate with that state department i. G. Investigation. She didnt talk to them. Her aides saying that she, of course, is waiting and focused on that Justice Department investigation. They, of course, have been in possession of her server for quite some time. The timing of what the fbi and Justice Department may conclude on that still unclear and hanging over the campaign, thomas. Meanwhile, we know that the republican side has pretty much wrapped up, coalesced, delegatewise, behind trump to secure the nomination in cleveland. What is clintons response to how tight the polls have become in california and Bernie Sanders basically in a dead heat with secretary clinton . Reporter not just the california polls, thomas, but also those national polls. And of course thats been an issue for them in the last couple of weeks partly because their strategy here is to make donald trump not seem like a normal candidate. To make sure that he still seems to be viewed as a reality tv star, someone whos not serious, and those polls frankly undermine that. The Clinton Campaign believes that part of the reason those polls are so close is because Bernie Sanders is still in this race. While republicans are coming home to donald trump and starting to say, you know, theyll vote for him, there are still some people who are saying that theyll vote for Bernie Sanders. Theyll argue when you talk to them privately thatt especially the way the polls are conducted, its hurting her. So thats a potential problem for her. Theres some mixed feelings privately on the public polling thats come out of california so far but both sides acknowledge that its close enough it could either go either way. That wont matter much but it will be a serious psychological blow if she were to lose here, thomas. Kasie hunt, thanks so much. As we hear from kasie there, we know Bernie Sanders is not giving up hope that voters in california will propel him to the democratic nomination. Chris jansing is with the Sanders Campaign joining us from san pedro. Chris, hes drawing massive crowds but has his Campaign Strategy changed at all after that new polling in california specifically shows it is such a close race . Reporter look, i think going back to michigan, right, they first had a conversation, Bernie Sanders and his Senior Campaign staff, how would they attack california. They say from that moment forward, he was always going to barnstorm. He was always going to hit as many locations as he possibly could. Notice the kinds of places hes going, to a lot of them what we call outside of the cities, places where Hillary Clinton would be strong with particularly the africanamerican vote, the latino vote. He is staying in places like this and really continuing to draw these crowds. Yesterday two events, almost 15,000 people. Theres a small group thats gathering here. And looking at those polls, that helps to fuel things, right . People getting a sense that its still possible. A lot of what they have always fought against in this campaign is the air of inevitability of Hillary Clinton and sometimes when hes had a string of wins, hes done well. Coming into this they know what the delegate math is. What theyre trying to do is convince people to get out. And so this is something that they have been working on for months, spending a lot of time on College Campuses because there is early voting here. About 60 of people early vote, going places where progressives gather, places like farmers markets, constantly putting out calls for people to make phone calls. So theyre really in this final push here trying to get as much attention as they possibly can, hitting as many places as they possibly can. Almost every day they seem to be adding an extra stop somewhere here in california. You wont see him in many places besides california between now and the 7th, thomas. They certainly have to be encouraged by the numbers and racing down the line by june the 7th. Thanks so much. As Bernie Sanders campaigns in california for the democratic nomination, donald trump doubled down on debating the senator from vermont before a democratic nominee is picked. But as the gop nominee, is trump truly representing the partys brand or still showing a willingness to only be a party of one. Well, im no puppet and im raising the money for the party, largely for the party. And we intend to raise a lot of money for the party. I have no idea how much but were raising it for senators, for congressmen, congresswomen, were raising it for a lot of the people that are running. Joining me now to discuss what the future holds is rnc Communications Director sean spicer. Sean, it is great to see you. I know and we all know now at the convention in cleveland, trump walks in with enough delegates to secure the nomination. Does this rnc feel confident that trump represents the best of the republican brand . More importantly, the Republican Party is made up of our grassroots voters and activists. Its those people who voted for him overwhelmingly. He got more votes than anyone in history in the Republican Party. Thats what matters. Our job is to fulfill the will of our voters and activists and thats what were going to do. When it comes to the language that trump has used on the campaign trail, we know this week he attacked new mexicos governor, Susana Martinez, because she skipped his rally. Hes stereotyped muslims, mexicans, continues to go afternoon senator Elizabeth Warren calling her the nickname pocahontas. Does the rnc consider Trumps Campaign playbook the antithesis of the 2012 autopsy on why mitt romney lost . Well, look, donald trump is unequivocally a nontraditional candidate. Hes both new at politics and represents something thats not been seen before in terms of hes not a politician, hes not someone whos run or held off as before. Hes a successful businessman that comes in and speaks to an element of this country that frankly has been disenfranchised and feels like their government hasnt looked out for them. He feels like he speaks for people who have lost their jobs or havent seen a wage increase. For us to sit here and critique someone who has been so successful is silly. He has in in some ways, of course, weve spoken out in the past. Theres some issues and words and phrases and tone that hes used that weve had an issue with, but largely hes been successful doing it his way. I think that he continues to reach out and broaden the base of appeal and thats why i think when you look at the polls, hes continuing to go upwards and Hillary Clinton goes down. What i think most americans are more concerned with is they have had enough of Hillary Clinton, enough of the status quo. They have had enough of the corruption. They have had enough of being told that what they see is good enough and they have had enough of Hillary Clinton having one set of rules and another for everybody else. So when it comes to the growth and opportunity project, and that was released in 2013 by the rnc, at the time the chairman, Reince Priebus, said in reflection of what the autopsy put together, i think its about being decent. I think its about dignity and respect and nobody deserves to have their dignity diminished or people dont deserve to be disrespected. Does trump embody that . No, in some way he speaks to people who have been left behind. He speaks to a Different Group of americans that havent been engaged in the political process. There are some phrases and words that he uses that i think we take an issue with or encourage him to not use Going Forward. But hes been successful and i think weve got to recognize that and understand that. But i think that there are ways that we continue to push where we want this party to be more inclusive and more welcoming. We want to talk about the opportunity that we offer and believe in as a party. And we want to welcome more people into it because thats the only way were going to continue to grow as a party. So where we have differences, we talk to the campaign and the candidate privately and discuss them. Again, hes taught us a lot about how to dwrgrow the party reach out to constituencies that havent been involved in the process before. Just this week we know this internal memo that says the rnc is upping its staff in key battleground states trying to stop the momentum of Hillary Clinton. So where is the rnc focusing for the key demographics needed . So weve had the largest, most expansive Field Program in history. After 2012, that growth and opportunity report that you referenced, chairman priebus recognized that hoarding a bunch of cash until the last few months was wrong. We need to have a yearround presence in communities and battleground states throughout the country. Weve had that throughout the last three years. Chris carr said were doubling down and will have 250 staff deployed in battleground states and then another wave and another wave after that. We intend to have thousands of people in the field as we move forward. Thats given us a huge heads up in this general election campaign. The dnc is functionally broke. They dont have the ability to do that. Weve been able to put people in battleground states months ago. Weve had a 34month head start on the democrats when it comes to the ground game and frankly thats what this is about. Voter contact, voter persuasion, getting people out to vote. As people vote earlier, we figure out when theyre going to vote, whos helping them make those decisions, who the influences are. That ground game is critical. Its one area where we have a huge advantage on the democrats. Does the rnc support donald trump having a debate with Bernie Sanders before the california primary . Oh, sure. If they want to do that, i think it would set up an unbelievable contrast. Both in process and in substance. On the process thing, you have Hillary Clinton saying shell debate anywhere, any time, except Bernie Sanders in california which she had agreed to. So the idea that donald trump could walk in and show, hey, ill do it anywhere, any time really speaks volumes and would show a contrast. On the csubstance, aside from offering everybody a free flavor of ben and jerrys ice cream hes offering people a socialist agenda in sharp contrast to donald trump whos focused on getting people back their jobs, focusing on the issue and putting a government in place thats responsive to people. So we believe it would benefit us in the long term in terms of understanding the division and process that exists between the candidates but also immensely underscoring the division of substance, whether its domestic or Foreign Policy, that the democrats offer and that we offer. So, sean, have you guys reached out to new mexicos governor, Susana Mart