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11 republicans would claim the seat until the race was turned into a referendum on president trump. >> i want to go to washington and hold people accountable and that includes the president of the united states. >> trump carried the district by a little more than a point last november. in 2012 mitt romney swept it by more than 20 points. >> i think spring has sprung. >> reporter: he hopes to tap into angst among democrats over trump has been running ads critical of the president. >> we can't let donald trump put us at risk. >> reporter: how affective do you think that has been for you so far? ...

Really is and we'll find the right way to preserve the art of the deal. >> reporter: he sold himself as being the deal maker. >> paul ryan failed to bring together groups. >> you don't see this as a failure of the president. you see this as a failure of the job of the speaker of the house. >> i do. >> reporter: that's bob gray. he's running for congressman to replace tom price who tom appointed secretary of health and human services and the others agree. >> i think paul ryan did a good thing pulling it versus failing. >> reporter: that was the tactic. >> sure. could he have been better prepare...

I showed up in jeans and sneakers to the party. she was very cordial. she's very, very nice. >> it was interesting how we got invited to that. we were just going to dinner. i got a text message. by the way, if you haven't mentioned, the nachlt actor is nick swa ard sen. i get a text message saying nick, it's my birthday, i want you to come. love paris. this is a month after the number. i figure i'm entitled to a party. so we texted him back. hey yeah, love to come, but put bob gray and liza foster on the list. half hour later, she texted back the address. we headed to the hollywood hills past ...

Celebrity pipeline filled with some of hollywood's biggest stars. bob gray changed his cell phone number after moving from cleveland to callie. he requested a number with 310. what he ended up getting was tolled number of actor and comedian, nick schwartzen. his hollywood friends flooded gray's phone with invitations to star studded private parties. gray accepted. now bob and his girlfriend join now from the bureau in los angeles. great to see both of you. how did you realize that you had now the hook-up with this phone number? >> it was immediately, as soon as i got the number i got a text me...

>> was paris hilton nice, liza? >> she is so pretty. she is just absolutely a doll in person. >> she is nice. she is a lot more cordial and courteous than you could imagine. hey, help yourself to anything you want. glad you're here. have a good time. >> i have to ask you, was there ever a point that people would say, the door men, these big bouncers would say who are you and beat it? >> they did. when we first drove up to the first one, we were in our dodge mini van with ohio plates. and the door man looked at me and he was like, who the heck are you? to put it nicely. and i said i'm bob gray....