en otra zona rural del sureste de texas, gina ortiz se revelÓ yy busca una nominaciÓn demÓcrata. mÁs de 370,000 de ellos son demÓcratas y un poco mÁs de 281,000 son republicanos. esto equivale al doble de participaciÓn demócrata y un 15% mÁs de votaciÓn republicana con respecto al 2014. analistas polÍticos creen que de mantenerse una sÓlida participaciÓn del voto demÓcrata en las primarias texanas, las minorÍas podrían ganar una mayor representaciÓn en el congreso y en varios puestos del gobierno estatal. >> 20% de los tejanos son mujeres latinas. pedro: los electores esperan cambios. >> cambios de polÍtica, inmigraciÓn. pedro: ¿quÉ mensaje le pueden mandar los tejanos a trump? >> queremos cambios. pedro: aÚn cuando el senador republicano ted cruz parece prepararse a una contienda muy segura, ssu posible oponente beto horror rrecorre intensamente el estado y asegura estar ganando apoyo en las zzonas mÁs metropolitanas. ilia: el director nacional de inteligencia de estados unidos dijo hoy que no ha visto evidencia de un gran esfuerzo por parte de rusia para intervenir en las elecc

rtd gina ortiz-jones and lizzie pannill flecher are asking texas voters to send them to washington. >> donald trump is threatening everything we stand for. >> flecher is a lawyer chasing a congressional seat in houston, that is been in republican hands since george h-w bush took office in 1967. >> st just the one that i am running in is ready to quit. >> jones is an iraq war vet who wants to be the first well and fill fin-- filipina-american to represent san antonioness this is not a spectator sport, we have to get off the sidelines and be part. >> in 2013 a total of 237 women ran for house and seats. the they today there are 4955 female likely candidates for congress-- 495. >> nothing shy of a movement to see this number of women, mostly democratic tossing their hat in the ring. >> with gun violence in the national conversation, these democratic candidates support banning military style assault weapons. universal background checks and raising the age to buy all fire-arms to 21. >> this is texas. do you think that message is going to win voters over? >> i mean yes, i think texans want

in this vast congressional district that stretches from san antonio to el paso we meet democrat gina ortiz-jonesmore that we could be investing in in this district, in this country. right? i'd rather be investing in smart healthy kids, not a smart wall. >> reporter: she could be the first iraq war vet, the first lesbian, and the first filipina-american to represent texas. >> as a first generation american what do you make of some of the president's comments on immigration? >> it's unfortunate when the commander in chief does not understand, does not appreciate that we are a country of immigrants. >> we're all from somewhere else and we need to appreciate strength and that will continue to be a strength in this country. >> reporter: a year ago jones, a career civil servant, was working for president trump's administration. today she's running against his agenda. >> i think we're being tested as texans. we're being tested as americans. is this the kind of country you want to live in? are these the type of leaders that reflect our values and the values of our great country? and i think the answer i

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that's gina lee ortiz. >> when wet of her leading ladies, it's iconic. is there pressure?me big shoes to fill, absolutely. >> the 31-year-old went straight to the source. >> ellen said, you have to treat yourself like an athlete. you have to make sure you take care of yourself, eat right, get some good rest. >> that's enough. put your game face on. >> training was intense. the gear alone weighed 70 pound and jana took the real pfeifer test and passed. >> the hardest test was pulling a dummy that weighed 150 pounds. >> which dummy did you pull? >> let me get jason. yeah, that was the hardest part. >> we are swinging axes, kicking open doors, spraying water over sbefrg it's hot. >> the flames want the only things that are hot. in true shondaland form, it's steamy. >> they said be on notice all the time, you can get naked at any time. by the way, america, thank you. >> thank you. no, we thank you. >> that is such a fun crew and a fine crew. all of them look great. by the way, before they came. with the show's name, "station 19" there was another name jas george shut down. bla

. >> gina ortiz jones and lizzy panel fletcher are asking texas voters to send them to washington. >>ald trump its threatening everything we stand for. >> fletcher is a lawyer, chasing a congressional seat in houston. that's been in republican hands since george h.w. bush took office in 1967. >> it's district. running in, ready to. >> an iraq war vet wants to beep the first woman and philippina american to represent santonio. >> in 2016, 237 women ran for house and senate seats. the rutgers center for american women in politics says today, there are 495 female likely candidates for congress. >> nothing shy of a movement to see, this number of women, mostly democratic, tossing their hand in the ring. with gun violence in the national conversation, these democratic candidates support banning military style assault style weapons. universal background checks and raising the age to buy all firearms to 21. >> this is texas. do you think that message is going to win voters over? >> yes, i thin, texans want their kids to be safe when they go to school. >> democratic women challenging house in

a year ago, democrat gina ortiz jones was working for the trump administration. now she's running against his agenda. >> it can't be surprising the number of women running, the number of women of color running. that the people that have the most to lose. you cannot be surprised that they have stepped up and said, you know what, i'm done assuming somebody is going to do for me that which i can do for myself. >> reporter: democrats are also eyeing the texas seat of senator ted cruz. democrat beto o'rourke has been drawing big crowds and big bucks. now, democrats are focusing on a few critical swing states that were won by hillary clinton and this morning, they do have reason to be optimistic. early voter numbers show democratic turnout is skyrocketing. the big question, will all of this enthusiasm stick come november? robin? >> thank you, mary. >> thank you, robin. >>> now to the newly discovered video showing life inside the so-called california house of horrors, where police say 12 children were held captive. one of the daughters appears to post videos on youtube

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