among them 29-year-old of latino and arab decent running against duncan hunter. a congressman in a republican california district. he joins me now live. sir, it's great to have you on the program. >> thank you for having me on. >> i want to start by asking about your former boss, the former president of the united states. he was somebody who in the kind of waning years of his presidency when i covered midterm elections in 2014, having him on your side wasn't necessarily something people were eager to advertise. especially democrats in swing districts or republican areas like where you are now. how do you see this fitting into your dynamics in your race and your attempt to knockoff duncan hunter. >> i'm honored to have the president's endorsement. he believes this is a critical seat we need to take back to flip the house and have somebody that will be a check and balance against president donald trump. i'm honored to have the president's endorsement but for me this isn't about president obama or anybody else. it's about the way of the future and coming up with a party