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Is vibrant with progressive ideas. but i think there is that sense of unity still. we realize we're part of a larger picture here. it's not just about houston, it's about texas. i think we really do rally behind the bushes in what they stood for in terms of civility. >> reporter: president was a huge sports fan here, big city booster and of course the representative for the 7th district of texas, which is now turned democratic. people in houston embracing this man with love and respect as well as his whole family as the rest of the world prepares to say good-bye. suzanne malveaux, cnn, houston...

Progressive ideas. >> reporter: that is something they are very proud that the president and the whole bush family as the rest of the world prepares to say good-bye. >> all right. thank you. an nfl player speaking out today after video released showing him assaulting a woman. what he says now and how the lead is responding, next.

Doesn't matter if you talk to democrats or republicans. they both say the same thing. we have not found one person who could speak badly of this family or president. that was someone who brought this community together and shown a spotlight on houston. take a listen. >> they are very well respected. he was a great statesman. i loved his socks and seeing him on the news and seeing the bush family. i think he will be very missed here. >> texas is obviously a red state, but houston is vibrant with progressive ideas. there is that sense of unity and we realize they are part of a larger picture. it...

Have this very, very, very right wing faction of the democratic party that is trying to dethrown her. i don't think that's the future. >> when you say right wing faction look like? >> the folks again her are extremely conservative. they are not moving forward with what the democratic party said the enthusiasm i talked about, the voters came out because they believed in something around progressive ideas. to then regress back into this blue dog mentality, i don't think is the way forward. and i don't think that those are the people who are going to excite folks for 2020. i do not think it is a ...

Ideas, democratic ideas, liberal ideas, progressive ideas, and conservative ideas. if that is the case. if that is the contest, but what i do not want to have happen is for this to be a successful effort and have democrats in 2021 do what republicans do in 2011. that is not what this project is all about. >> you feel like republicans kind of ran the table on this when they do their project in 2010 that set them up in a way that tilted the playing field. what you want is to tilt it back and fix the system. >> tilt it back, but get it to disfair. not to favor democrats, but just get it to a plac...