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L.A. Basin: Printed with soy inks on partially recycled paper. $2.75 DESIGNATEDAREASHIGHER 2019 WSCE latimes.comTUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2019 dentTrumpwill address the nationonTuesdaynightand travel on Thursday to the U.S.-Mexico border to press his case for a wall there, amid a partisan funding im- passe over the issue thathas kept the government par- tially shut down into a third week. Thepresident tweetedon Mondaythathewouldspeak at 6 p.m. Pacific time Tues- day the Humanitarian and National Security crisis on our Southern Earlier, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted that Trump would travel to theborder twodays later, suggesting the White House sees no end to the standoff for most of this week.

The president will go to McAllen, Texas, a senior ad- ministration official later confirmed on condition of anonymity. Democratic leaders House Speaker NancyPelosi andSenateMi- nority Leader Charles E. Schumer in a joint state- ment requested equal time to respond toTrump. that the television networkshavedecided toair the address, which if his past statements are any indicationwill be full of malice and misinforma- tion, Democrats must im- mediatelybegivenequalair- they said. Day One of the new Congress, the House passed biparti- san legislation that honors our responsibility to protect the American people with funding for smart, effective border security solutions just not the wasteful and ineffective Democrats and other critics, as well as some Re- publicans, have disputed characterizations of conditions at the border as a national security crisis.

His and claims that 4,000 terrorists have en- tered the country have been TRUMP PLANS TO MAKE HIS CASE FOR WALL He will address the nation and visit the border to emphasize the Shutdown talks at an impasse. By Eli Stokols, Noah Bierman and Molly SACRAMENTO Gav- in Christopher Newsom took his place 40th governor Monday, christening a new political era of progressive activism inaGoldenStatebothbrim- ming with wealth and hol- lowedbypoverty. Beneath a tent outside the Capitol protecting him and thousands of well-wish- ers from the threat of rain, Newsom rested his hand on a Bible held by California Supreme Court Chief Jus- tice Tani Cantil-Sakauye andrecitedtheoathofoffice. His wife, documentary film- maker Jennifer Siebel New- som, stood at his side, along with their four children. Newsom offered a vision for California as an alterna- tive towhathehascalled the and incompe- in President White House.

His inaugural address was a searing rejec- tion of the policies and val- ues of the administration, including the push for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and a move to separate children from immigrant parents seeking asylum. Though tioned in the roughly 30- GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, with their children, from left, Dutch, Brooklynn, Montana and Hunter. Kent Nishimura Los Angeles Times be there for each PREDECESSORS Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown get to- gether in Sacramento at inauguration as 40th governor. Stephen Lam Getty Images Gavin Newsom is sworn in as governor and vows to fulfill California with an ambitious agenda.

By Phil Willon, Taryn Luna and Melanie Mason Gov. Gavin as- cent to the political pyramid did not happen overnight. been 23 years since he entered public lifeasaSanFrancisco parking and traffic commis- sioner andmore than a dec- ade since first saying he wanted tobegovernor. But through an alchemy of hard work, lucky breaks and largerdemographic and electoral hit his stride at auniquemo- ment in California. And it is hard to argue with the ob- servation that he is now the mostpowerfulperson inCal- iforniapolitics.

How long the moment lasts depends on what hap- pens next. Newsom must choose which battles to fight, and which causes to champion.Thesizeofhis list seems equal to his enthusi- asm. world is waiting on he said after taking the oath, pausing briefly for maximum impact. fu- ture depends on us. And we will seize That Newsom managed to win the job as the pre- sumptive favorite from wire to wire of the 2018 campaign was, in part, due to his own ANALYSIS Few governors in modern times have come into office with more influence.

How will Newsom use his? By John Myers For the better part of two be found sleeping in or around Malibu Creek State Park, one of any number of people who chose to spend their nights dozing near the popular hiking trails. But while the campers used the beach-adjacent recreation area as a quick getaway, Rauda stayed. Prosecutors say he was us- ing the park and the sur- rounding area for a different purpose: as a hunting ground. In November 2016, a man who was sleeping outside while hiking the Backbone Trail awoke to a loud bang and said he felt a in his arm. He looked down to find pellets fromashotgunblastembed- ded inhis skin.

The hiker was the first of 11 people to find themselves in sights over the next two years, prosecutors said Monday. Rauda, 42, al- legedlyopened fireoncamp- sites and cars seven times between November 2016 and last July, when a rifle blast killed 35-year-old Tristan Beaudette as he camped withhis daughters. RaudawaschargedMon- day with one count of mur- der and 10 counts of at- tempted murder, a move that brought some relief to hunted humans, officials say Anthony Rauda is charged with murder in shootings that terrorized hikers and campers in Malibu. By James Queally CLEMSON WINS NATIONAL TITLE Christian Petersen Getty Images Travis Etienne, 9, of Clemson celebrates his second-quarter touchdown run with ChristianWilkins, 42, as the Tigers dominated Alabama 44-16 to clinch the College Football Playoff national championship. SPORTS, D1 What constitutes an emergency? A1976 law gives a presi- dent the right to declare a national crisis, but his powers have limits.

BACKSTORY, A2 SACRAMENTO Gov. Gavin Newsom announced sweeping proposals to tackle the healthcare needsshortlyafter takingof- fice on Monday, outlining a dramatic Medi-Cal expan- sion that would cover young immigrant adultswho are in theU.S. illegally, requirethat all consumers in the state carry health insurance and increase subsidies for mid- dle-class families to help thosewhoneed it. The Day 1 announce- ment was as much a rebuke to the Trump administra- tion as it was an attempt by Newsomtomakegoodonhis campaign promise to fix a fragmented healthcare sys- tem that leavesmany priced out or underinsured. The governor also signed execu- tive orders to consolidate the prescriptiondrug purchases into a state-run programand to create anew surgeon general position to lookathealthdisparitiesbe- fore they manifest, as New- somput it.

person should have access to quality, af- fordable New- Medi-Cal plan would expand coverage of undocumented By Melody Gutierrez Kamala bold aspirations A newmemoir from the California senator launches the narrative for an expected presi- dential bid. NATION, A5.