year, stephanie. on that note, i wish you all a very good night from los angeles. it is only 9:00 here, i might have to go out after this, from all of our colleagues, you have the networks at nbc news, thanks for staying up late, i will see you at the end of tomorrow. happy made it to all those who celebrate, and hopefully we all do. this, i m sorry to say, was columbus ohio this weekend. a gentleman very bravely wearing ski masks with sunglasses over the eyeholes along with matching little coordinated outfits that make them look like assistant managers at a tire store, these gentlemen in columbus are part of a neo-nazi group and i don t say that as a general matter, it s not just something i m surmising from their look i say that because they are really not being subtle about it. they are, in fact, flying a gigantic swastika flag. very subtle, what s your point here guys? again, this was saturday, this was this weekend, 2023 in columbus ohio. and i want to be able to say t
he is also leaving office. washington governor jay inslee is the nation s longest serving currently serving governor. he has been governor of washington since he was first elected to that job in 2012. he has been there for silva decade. he is now in his third term as governor of washington. given how he galloped to a landslide win in his last race, he was basically considered a shoo in if you wanted to run for an unprecedented fourth term in washington. but that is not what he wants. today, governor jay inslee of washington announced that in his words, it s time to pass the torch. joining us now is governor jay inslee of washington state, governor inslee, it s really nice to see you, thanks for being here on such a big day. thanks for having me. why did you decide that you don t want to run again? well, you know, it s either the birdsong or the good book, to everything there is a season. and this is the moment for a change. i said that, to some degree, during the first term, inst