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They first came to the united states from a refugee camp in kenya. kyung lah is out front with two more women who are part of this history making class. >> reporter: a predawn flight for katie hill. from los angeles to washington, d.c. a journey that's turning this citizen into a congresswoman. what is your hope when you land in d.c.? >> playing nice isn't something that's in my vocabulary. i just do what i think is right. we are regular middle class people. we're young, we look like, speak like the people that we're in to represent. i just think that's different from what it's been like. >> r...

First-time candidate, and defeated a republican male incumbent, flipping her california district. in true millennial form, she's been sharing her ride on social media since her victory. >> hey, everybody, last day of first week of training here in orientation here in d.c. >> reporter: from meeting fellow new members to being selected for the house majority leadership, and adjusting to fine dining while flying cross country. does that all mean you'll govern differently? will government be different now because of people like you? >> i believe so, and i believe we're a big enough class, we dropp...

Tonightis's her house, nancy pelosi taking the reins as speaker of the house, paying historic to the class of new lawmakers. >> when our new members take the oath, our congress will be refreshed and our democracy will be strengthened by their optimism, idealism, and patriotism. of this transformative freshman class. >> it is transformative. this is shareece davis and deb holland, fighting back tears on the house floor, embracing each other. they are the first two native american women elected to congress. and the first somali american sworn into congress, there she is. yesterday, omar returned...