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Word of hope for this community that we will come through it and we'll come through it leaning on each other. i will tell you much like in the wake of hurricane harvey, where t texas saw devastation, and loss, and we saw community and we saw the church stepping forward and caring for our brothers and sisters. that's what we have done before. it's what we are doing now and it's what we will do going forward. with that, i'm happy to answer a couple of questions. [ inaudible question ] >> you know, there aren't words that can make this pain go away. the pain of a parent losing a child is unspeaka...

In the california statehouse the morning after the trump election, quote, we will maximize the time during the presidential transition to defend our accomplishments using every tool at our disposal. we will not be dragged back into the past. we'll lead the resistance to any effort that would shred our social fabric or our constitution. california was not part or this nation when its history began butty clearly now the keeper of its future. if that's the case, what california democrats want, what would that look like? how would they do that? how does california plan to hold a president at bay? ...

And that's not just a slogan. a significa number of texans think of their membership in the union as a little provisional. this past summer when asked if they would like to secede if hillary clinton won the white house, 40% said, yes, if clinton wins they'd like to secede. to that point you can find entertaining pockets of that sentiment all over the country whether seceding because of clinton or to go back to mexico. in northern california tea party and libertarian types that have been pushing to secede from the rest of california. they want to break off and be in their own state called jeffe...

Gender rights, affirmative action. you name it. frequently texas has lost those suits but sometimes they've won. they stopped the administration from putting policies into effect. when they couldn't top the president they at least made his job that much harder and slower and make things cost more political capital than they would have. that's what texas did during the obama era. if there's a state from the trump era, it's unarguable that california would be that state. if california is going to fight the trump white house in court, that might will be brought by the california attorney general....

California and their progressive policies? who will fight this fight for california but also make this stand. if it will be may in court, who will make the stand for the nation's future that california democrats say they intend to make. we have a best guess about that. joining us now is democratic congressman. he's just been nominated for the california state attorney general. he has accepted. he told reporters, if you want to take on a forward leaning state that's prepared to defend its rights and issue, then come at us. congressman becerra, thank you for being here. >> rachel, what a lead-in...