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.
the bottom line is that leadership is going to have to come more than by tweets from the president-elect. president obama got through the original reform. they argued over the public option, we don t know what president-elect trump wants in that. he s the only person that can unify the republican party. 100 ideas, not comprehensive. it has to come from trump, from the white house. bret: we should take a moment. it s the republican s ball. the onus is on them. they have both chambers of congress and the white house. the president said, he started his time in office saying 36 times if you like the plan you have, you can keep it. now he s ending his time in office defending the plan that s falling apart. president obama is trying to save his legacy. he is telling the democrats stand your ground and he s also
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
white, and blue because of patriots like you. it has been a privilege of a lifetime to serve with you. bret: at the u.s. and its allies are doubling military advisors helping battle isis in muzzle. the forces are moving in and out of the city. the advisors are not operating on the front lines there. four gitmo detainees are slated to be transferred to saudi arabia the next 24 hours. u.s. officials are telling fox news that president-elect trump strongly opposes any more transfers off the base. senior pentagon officials saying until trump s president the transfers will go on as scheduled. candidate donald trump last formal press conference 161
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.