here to discuss is bob ferguson. thank you for joining us.his report was in response to the rise in white supremacy and domestic extremism. washington ranks fifth in the country for white supremacists. what actions are you recommending your state take? >> thank you for having me on this important subject. after a very detailed report my team has put together and talkg to experts, the recommendations are first and foremost to create the commission you mentioned at the outset, a commission focused on this issue. not something we have seen around the country. it is one take away from the report, it is appropriate for states to take a more active role addressing domestic violent extremism, and they can put forth recommendations to address the challenge. >> you to find domestic violent extremism as political violence, online disinformation, recruitment. antigovernment ideologies. in a public hearing you held in response to this commission being built, there was criticism about the broad definition of domestic violent extremism. >> this bill would

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of what many have called a bob clon dmed one of the most powerful winter storms to hit california in the last 5 years. we're in the eye the storm in many ways. brian ferguson cal oepoints out the bomb cyclone is actually sies of storms expect to repeatedly hit the state one after the other. this is aery challenging storm that wllonnue to see impacts for for at least 7 more days. there's addit storms behind iplease know that we still need to be prepared, need to be ready. and that more is on the way. and that's why he says the governor is a rare statewide emergency declaration on wednesday and activated a level one response, the highest possible level of activation allowing agencies to cut red tape and work together to more easily provide resources on the ground. among those sources for million sandbags distributed statewide 400,000 tons of rock to help shore up levees in danger. and 180 out of state utility crews to help in state crews spo power outagesand restore electricity. challenges persist. our rivers and streams will continue to rise even when the sun's out for a handful of days. so really trying to reach out to vulnerable californi o indivis who ay