contra costa county will be well represented in d.c. during trump's inauguration. our sooji nam caught up to one local gop leader who is heading to the nation's capital. >> reporter: jeff burns, the chairman of the contra costa republican party, has some busy days ahead. >> i have a new tuxedo and a new suit. >> reporter: he is headed to washington, d.c. for president-elect donald trump's second inauguration. >> sunday night we've got a california legacy ball that we're going to, which is a number of california elected republicans and republicans from all over california. >> reporter: burns is one of nearly 137,000 registered republicans in contra costa county. >> i've got this great picture right here on my desk. this is a picture of myself and my wife stacy with then president trump in 2019 at an event in palo alto. >> reporter: political experts say the inauguration comes at a pivotal time for american politics. >> it's a very interesting time in american politics. i think we're going through what they call a realignment which is when both parties are kind of redefining themselves and will probably hol

. >> gop leaders in contra costa county are heading to d.c. to support the incoming president. sooji nam has more. . >> reporter: jeff burns, the chairman of the contra costa republican party, has some busy days ahead. >> i have a new tuxedo and a new suit. >> reporter: he is headed to washington, d.c., for president-elect donald trump's second inauguration. >> sunday night we've got a california legacy ball that we're going to, which is a number of california elected republicans and republicans from all over california. >> reporter: burns is one of nearly 137,000 registered republicans in contra costa county. >> i've got this great picture right here on my desk. this is a picture of myself and my wife stacey with then president trump in 2019 at an event in palo alto. >> reporter: political experts say the inauguration comes at a pivotal time for american politics. >> it's a very interesting time in american politics. i think we're going through what they call a realignment, which is when both parties are kind of redefining themselves and will probably hold on to whatever defin

contra costa county to san francisco happily tuned in. in a city where 7% of registered voters are republican, the san francisco gop held a watch party at harry's bar on fillmore street. >> people here are gratified that there's a new presidential administration that is going to bring common sense and bring pragmatic republican ideas back and at the same time we realize we're here in this deep blue city where those ideals are often seen as threatening and unwelcome. >> i think overall a message of hope and unity for across the country. it's a message of we can return to our roots. we can celebrate entrepreneurs, celebrate the people that make our country great. >> reporter: on day one in office president trump wasted no time taking action on some of the conservative agenda items he promised on the campaign trail and across the board trump supporters are eager to see what the new administration could bring. >> celebrate our legacy of expanding freedom across the globe, peace and ideally territorial expansion. maybe we can get greenland. i guess we'll see. >> we've gone too far on some issues, shouldn't have to state your pronouns pro actively or

contra costa county to san francisco happily tuned in. in a city where 7% of registered voters are republican, the san francisco gop held a watch party at harry's bar on fillmore street. >> people here are gratified that there's a new presidential administration that is going to bring common sense and bring pragmatic republican ideas back and at the same time we realize we're here in this deep blue city where those ideas are often seen as threatening and unwelcome. >> i think overall it's a message of hope and unity for across the country. it's a message of we can return to our roots. we can celebrate entrepreneurs, celebrate the people that make our country great. >> we've gone too far on some issues, shouldn't have to state your pronouns proactively or be a pariah. you should be able to offer your pronouns freely if you want to to communicate your gender identity to people. this moment in time will bring us back to some common sense and pragmatic ideas. >> president trump promised a big crackdown on immigration, too, and it seems like that's already begun. he has honed in on the border and ended the use of a smartphone app that allowed migran

contra costa republican party. he was heading to a ball organized by the california gop to help celebrate the inauguration. we're told nearly 350 republicans from california were expected to attend that ball. bay area republicans were hoping to see the president speak in person today, but the freezing cold weather changed that, and he will now be sworn in and deliver his inauguration address from inside the capitol rotunda. >> i'd be lying if i didn't say i was disappointed that, you know, that we can't be outside on the on the steps of the capitol. but it is really cold. and i was out today and it was snowing and burns, who you just heard from, says he plans to watch the inauguration at the capital one arena. >> protests are expected in washington, d.c, because of donald trump taking office for a second time. burns says despite the anticipated protests, it's important to look to the future and work together with the incoming administration. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. stay with us throughout the day for special coverage of the inauguration, an abc news speci