and david cortez he seems to beh winnin see. he will be going to sacramento, most likely. >>> six criminal justice reform measures look likely to prevail. if you look at this as a whole, what changes do exct to see. >> this is in concert to what we've seound criminal justice reform. local voters and even statewide voters with the defeat of prop 20. are willing to go further than state wmakers are to take on police unions and thstatus quo in law enforcement. these are all broad press strokes and accountability and oversight measures. san francisco for example, sheriff's department will have oversight for the first me ever. real win for justice advocates. it will put some pressure on state lawmakers to look more closely on some of these r issues of the governor has promised we will revisit next year. it spehes to how fuhave the electorate has been in california over the past 10 to 15 years on questions about criminal justice reform and police accountability. of the grassroots support is gog to continue spread throughout the state.

hi, david. >> hi. ocasio-cortezwn hall yesterday evening and again repeted her call to defund the police despite the controversy and the claims that her position has cost democrats at the polls. she showed no sign of backing down. she said she was heart broken by the people killed by police and wants money spent on cops to be reallocated. those remarks put her at odds from president-elect joe biden and senator joe manchin said we do not believe in defunding the police. ocasio-cortez supports defunding because protecting people's lives is not just about police. in her remarks, she said safety is not just about an officer and a badge and a gun. there are other ways that people's safety can be protected by mental health officers. the head of the new york city police union said, congresswoman ocasio-cortez lives in a world of lollipops and: as this debate continues to rage in new york and across the country, violent crime here in new york city continues to spiral upward. the mayor says the latest budget for the city cal

congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez is continuing to defend the defund the police movement after moderate democrats claim that policy cost the party house seats. davidler is live with more. >> alexandria ocasio-cortez took part in a virtual town hall last night. it was during that town hall she repeated her call for the defunding of the police. alexandria ocasio-cortez not backing down from the position despite criticism from some democrats that her views cost the party seats in the recent election. the house majority chip said the defund police hurt democrats at the poll. alexandria ocasio-cortez said this is when she is hearing from her own constituents. >> my community is demanding this. it's my job to listen. >> the head of the new york city police union responded to alexandria ocasio-cortez's response saying: here this new york city, violent crime continues to spike. year to date homicide are up 37%. shootings compared to a year ago doubled. the city has slashed the nypd's budget by 1 billion dollars. despite ocasio-cortez's rhetoric, she doesn't have any control into the funding of police department. that is at the discretion of local official

david: republican texas senator it'd cg horns on twitter with progressive squad member democrat alexandria ocasio-cortez a coronavirus relief bill after congress left washington for a weeklong thanksgiving are recess with no deal on the table. let's welcome in republican congressman guy reschenthaler. thanks for coming in. you're always so optimistic and happy, even if it's bad news we're talking about. [laughter] you make me feel better. let's talk about whats' boeing on here, because -- what's going on here was the charge from ted cruz is that democrats are stalling this bill in order to help them out in the georgia senate race. how would that actually help democrats? >> well, david, first off, i always enjoy coming on with you, and as always, please just call me guy. as far as the democrats stall thing, they stalled on a covid relief package all through the summer and all through the fall. they are using the american people as pawns to score cheap political points. but just as it backfired on nancy pelosi actually losing seats in the house when she was projected to pick up 20, it's also going to back

david lee. >> reporter: hi, neil. new york congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez took part in a virtual town hall yesterday, and she repeatedof the police. ocasio-cortez is not backing down from that position despite criticism from some moderate democrats that her more extreatment views cost democrats -- extreme views cost democrats seat. as you mentioned, democratic senator joe manchin said his party regents in his words, quote, some crazy socialist agenda, adding we do not believe in defunding the police. ocasio-cortez believes police resources must be reallocated, adding that this is what she is hearing from her own constituents. >> far too many people who have been killed due to police violence, and when my community is coming out and saying and demanding this, it's my job to listen. >> reporter: the head of the new york city police union responded to ocasio-cortez's remarks saying in a statement and i quote: congresswoman ocasio-cortez lives in a world of rain drops and lollipops. her antics of demanding defunding the police and accusations of too many people being killed by police is misleading. this is occurring in t

david, your thoughts on that back and forth. >> representative cortez took out moderate democrats witho take republicans out of the political process as we move toward governing. it is her only way to pass her castro socialist government ideas is to tamp out any opposite voices. the good news is the republicans were quite successful on election night. let's go through it again. we have favored to win the u.s. senate. we'll pick up 10 to 12 more house seats. we added a governorship, republicans held every state legislative majority they had and gained two more in new hampshire. it was a resounding victory for our ideas and it must be noted that the effort that president trump and the trump campaign did to bring in minority voters, giving us some of our highest shares possible made those victories reality. >> trace: he makes a good point. the republican party, alexandria ocasio-cortez going after some republicans trying to cancel them. the republican party is well situated going into 2022. your thoughts. >> let me make a better point. in 2016 democrats didn't have the house, white house

david lee, good morning. >> good morning, trace. as you mentioned the new york area congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez took part in a virtual townlast night and she repeated her call to defund the police. ocasio-cortez is not backing down from her position despite criticism from some moderate democrats her more extreme views cost democrats seats in the house. earlier this week joe manchin from west virginia says his party rejects some crazy socialist agenda adding we do not believe in defunding the police. ocasio-cortez says police resources must be reallocated and says that's not only her view but what she is hearing from her own constituents. >> far too many people who have been killed due to police violence and when my community is coming out and saying and demanding this, it is my job to listen. >> the head of a police union here in new york responded to ocasio-cortez remarks saying in a statement congresswoman ocasio-cortez lives in a world of raindrops and lollipops. her antics of defunding the police and too many people being killed by police is misleading. here in new york city violent crime continues to spike. today hom

david perdue of cutting health care during a pandemic. republicans tie their challengers into radical elements of the democratic party, including new york congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortezggressively fund-raising for georgia democrats fear democrats. >> raphael warnock will give the radicals total control. saving the senate is about saving america from that. >> today senator leffler tweeted a river reverend warnock is a radical and also refusing to answer questions about his 2002 arrest for obstructing an investigation into possible child abuse. according to the media, the charge was dropped. a warnock campaign spokesperson told fox news, the truth is he was protecting the rights of young people to make sure they have a lawyer or a parent when being questioned. law enforcement officials later apologized and praised him for his help in this investigation. >> i hope everybody moves to georgia in a month or two. registers to vote and votes for democratic senators. >> georgia republicans are concerned liberal calls for democrats to move to georgia may inspire fake residency to vote illegally. that prompted the secretary of state's office to issue a strong warning to partisa

alexandria ocasio-cortez and omar coming out against a potential biden cabinet pick signing a petition to keep biden's former chief of staff bruce reid from taking the post in the administration. davidh miller a journalist and author. we'll have to work on your resume, david. make it longer there. welcome, happy holiday week to you. judith, why don't they want bruce reid in the biden team? >> well, sandra, there is going to be open warfare, trench warfare between the progressives and the moderates within the party. and bruce reid is considered a key moderate, centrist because he was a member of something called the simpson commission with horror of horrors, wanted fiscal sustainability and recommended and actually pushed through cuts in social security and medicare back in 2010. so they are hot on his trail. they don't want him. they don't want rahm emanuel the former mayor of chicago, they don't want anyone who smacks of that big c, centrist. and that's what joe biden will be contending with when he takes office. >> sandra: and perhaps, david, they don't like what they've seen so far as cabinet picks. mostly seen as moderates. here is a chunk of the petition, putting someone who wi