Big day today from Governor Gavin Newsom.
He was sworn in for his second term
just hours ago and he says today
paints a picture of how California is
different from the rest of the nation.
Our political reporter Morgan Reiner
was there as he was taking the oath
and she is here now to break down what
he wants these next four
years to look like Morgan.
Chris and Laura Newsom
said it's time to choose.
The battle lines are drawn.
He spent a lot of time in his
inaugural speech today comparing
California to the rest of the country,
how California is defending democracy,
while also acknowledging that
there is a lot more work to
do these next four years.
Governor Gavin Newsom led a
freedom March down Capitol Ave.
which led to the stage where he took
the oath of office Friday afternoon.
I, Gavin Newsom, do solemnly swear,
do solemnly swear on January six.
Since that terrible day,
we've wrestled with, well,
one fundamentally what those
events say about us as a country,
a day picked with great purpose.
Freedom is our essence.
Our brand name and abiding idea
that right here, anyone from
anywhere can accomplish anything.
We've overcome.
Haven't we, California?
We've overcome the destructive
impulses of extremism and racism
and nativism and shown the rest of
America it's not only achievable,
it's undeniable,
Newsom said. California is defending freedom,
the battle lines. They're drawn.
And I'll say it once again,
it is time for choosing.
One of the loudest moments of cheer
came as Newsom spoke about the state
enshrining the right to abortion.
We overwhelmingly enshrined reproductive
rights into our state constitution.
While Newsom addressed
the state's achievements,
California now the 4th
largest economy in the world,
he acknowledged more work is in store to
deal with the state's biggest issues.
We must continue our quest for an
honest accounting for where we fallen
short of us are naive on affordability,
on on housing, on homelessness.
Democratic state lawmakers in attendance
are ready to get to work for him
to work on inflation growth in housing.
Or including the right to abortion and
the freedoms that he so aptly discussed.
So we gotta work it out for us.
When we partner and the governor,
it tells us we will absolutely do
work California needs us to do.
While Newsom said it's time to choose,
he ended his speech by saying
we must triumph together.
Now, a lot of talk about building
on the freedoms here in California,
but no new policies were announced today.
But we maybe could expect some
of that in his budget proposal,
which is set to come out
in just a matter of days.
Now, Chris, I do want to point out that
as soon as his speech wrapped today,
we did get incoming responses
from Republicans,
and Newsom did acknowledge a
lot of what the Republicans.
At dealing with housing and homelessness.
How California is facing a lot of issues.
But the California Republican Party
wanted to add on to that list
saying things like the inadequate
water storage lies about wildfire
prevention efforts and crime.
They said if the first four years
of Newsom's administration or any
sign of the next that California
Californians are in for a while
four years
again. We expect him to announce
his budget proposal next week.
We will be watching as things develop.
Morgan thank you.
Keep in mind today marks two years since
the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
A moment of silence was held in
the capital steps to remember
those who were lost two years ago.
This was the scene at the United States
Capitol as people tried to stop Congress
from certifying the 2020 election.
Several local people were involved
in the attack on the Capitol tonight.
On to the point with Alex Bell.
At 6:30 we take a closer look at where
those court cases stand right now.