reporter: equally galvanized the beentertainment industry. with his deep pockets and powerful voice. change the way people think and feel. that s important. that s what we re fighting for. reporter: one of the worlds largest says trump represents a threat to the idea of america. we all see that the freedoms and the life we assume we have, the incredible privileges we have to be raised in the country to live in the country. we all see that, you know, how fragile it can be. reporter: activist in the tech community says it is a fight over principle. you re going to find california be completely unapologetic about fighting for what we see as values. reporter: working from home. one foot soldier among millions across the golden state.
some 10,000 mexicans and people crossing the border have died crossing the border. little known fact since the 1990s. i think it s important it s not just important to me. it s important to people here in california the most diverse state. a state that is benefitted greatly from immigration. a state that welcomes newcomers. and a state by the way that has is the sixth largest economy in the world. and no small part because we trade with china. mexico and latin america. a lot of what you see out of the white house actually goes against the grin of what most of us here value. as california. and as americans. if you win, you ll be the first latin o governor of the state. making up 40% of california s of california. they contribute greatly to the
way. let s talk about the reason one of the reasons you re run lg. governor brown is popular. you announce you ll run for governor on the california mexico border. in contrast with the trump campaign that spoke about walls and insulated mexicans. daca and immigration. their personal for you i know. how do you plan to take on this president? they are personal to me. and i think they re personal to many people. not just because my family came here from mexico 100 years ago. these people are human beings. the contrast you mentioned in my video announcing my candidacy was a contrast that s different than donald trump who called mexicans criminals and rapists. they re human beings. that s why we were putting water there. at the border.
countering. resisting trump. to give you a sense of where things are between washington and california. right now. donald trump is the first president since eisenhower not to visit the golden state in his first year in office. that was the 1950s chl the activist i spoke to say over the next year, the focus will be those midterm elections. not only seats here in california, but all that money here in california all that organization and all of those skills those technical skills, all of that will be focussed on races here in the state. and across the country. thank you. when we come back the former mayor of los angeles and current candidate for governor will join me. i ll get his take on this. who s stared down the best in her sport. but for both of them, the most challenging opponent was. pe blood clots in my lung. it was really scary. a dvt in my leg. i had to learn all i could to help protect myself.
reporter: the california republic. versus president trump. the resistance is. one year into his administration. the world s sixth largest economy fighting trump administration policies on everything. from legal marijuana to taxes to the environment. california is not waiting for trump. we re not waiting for all the deniers. reporter: and the escalating fight over immigration. we ll fight and win. reporter: now a sanctuary state. welcomed drivers to seemingly another country. the land of illegals. if a politician in california don t want to protect their community, ice will. reporter: the acting head of