it s up to us in this body to pass policies that would firewall californians and what we believe from the cynical, shortsighted and reactionary agenda that is rising in the wake of this election. from education to climate change, the state hopes to stop or stall trump s policy reforms. we have the laws, tools of enforcement, and political will. we will set the stage, set the example. whatever washington thinks they are doing, california is the future. by hiring holder, it is like they are firing a shot across the bow of the trump administration s new liner. former justice department lawyer wrote a book about holder, the only cabinet member to be held in contempt of congress. it s going to cost them a lot of money to try to fight the federal government on immigration enforcement in sanctuary cities. they are going to lose.
with 38% of federal judgeships filled by obama appointees, california offers other states and special interests a platform to sue. state lawmakers say they will pay holder $25,000 a month to be a thorn in trump s side. texas filed 47 lawsuits. 18 are still pending. the first battleground likely immigration as defiant state democrats offer 80 million taxpayer dollars to protect 2.3 million illegal immigrants from deportation, an approach endorsed by the l.a. mayor. and people work under the table, that depresses wages, fewer business starts. holder said he s honored to serve as a legal advisor. bret: thank you.
he s going to need to make his own judgment. trump going public with this as well, i don t think it s favorable. it s important to point out the history of julian assange. this is a times london report on the wikileaks dangers. hundreds of afghan lives been put at risk by leaking intelligence documents. the times found the names of dozens of afghans credited to providing detailed intelligence to u.s. forces. back in 2010, donald trump ca problematic. other people went further and said he should be taken up on charges. i agree with 2010 donald trump. i think that a lot of things can be true. the wikileaks documents can be truthful. i think we know that they are
days ago. since then, the president-elect has sent nearly 1300 tweets weighing in on everything from nuclear arms to who may be performing at his inauguration. peter doocy reports from new york on the latest news coming out of trump tower. the inauguration is inching closer and closer but the president-elect still doesn t think people get him. he tweeted today about a 16-year-old singer set to start his ceremony with the national anthem by saying the album sales have skyrocketed after announcing her inauguration performance. some people just don t understand the movement. mr. trump is using twitter that we will see headlines about additional companies doing what ford did, investing in the stat state. thank you to ford for scrapping a plant in mexico and creating 700 new jobs in the u.s. this is just the beginning. more to follow. a big part of the economic plan is cutting red tape. he s going to need someone to
named him publicly. they have detained 20 suspects, including 11 women who were believed to have lived with the terrorist. isis claimed responsibility with the suspect is still on the loose. police and istanbul have set up checkpoints. israel s prime minister is calling for the pardon of an israeli soldier convicted of manslaughter. benjamin netanyahu s request for a pardon plunges him into a political debate that has divided the country over this case and puts him at odds with the israeli military. israel s president has the authority issue a pardon but he said he will wait for the legal process to run its course before making a decision. up next, a closer look at some of the conservative credentials of president-elect trump s picks to fill the vacant seat on the u.s. a dream court. first, here is some of what our affiliates are covering. fox 13 in seattle. officials have confirmed nine flu-related deaths in washington three weeks into the flu season. the state health department says