we will continue to try to in the united states. walter: i know we are grateful to the ambassador for his time and an illuminating presentation. thank you so much. amb. gutierrez fernandez: thank you very much. [applause] walter: i will walk you out.

announcer: we will show the investors remarks again later this afternoon and they will be available online to watch anytime. earlier today, sarah sanders took questions from reporters in the driveway of the white house. >> good morning. one u.s. intelligence agency as saying north korea's making more fuel. >> i'm not going to comment. we had good meetings with ambassador kim. as you know, the secretary of state is headed to north korea. >> is he moving the goalposts? is the same as it has been and that is denuclearization. that is what we are going to

continue pushing for. is the president interviewing more supreme court nominees? >> we will keep you posted. he has several more this week. >> john larson, issue one of them? >> we're not going to comment. he has a great list and we are excited. >> will he make his monday deadline? >> he said the other day there would be six, maybe seven. maybew he interviewed four, is it safe to assume there are two or three left? >> the president said he has got two or three more and he will make a decision. >> he has got a female candidate or nominee and it would help republicans to back them in the senate? >> he is looking for somebody with intellect. he would like somebody with the right judicial temperament, who

would uphold the constitution. does he treat everybody with respect? does he treat maxine waters with respect? >> he tries. withe watched him interact angela merkel on a number of occasions. he treats her with respect. the question here is whether or not people should be allowed to go in public. ahead of this meeting next week, what is the president threatening to do if nato countries do not do that? >> i'm not going to get into a negotiation. the president has shared his frustration that he would like

to see other countries do more. they have made the commitment to do 2%. he would like to see them fulfill that. the united states has surpassed that and is caring that burden. he would like to see other countries step up and do the part. >> speaking of angela merkel, what is the reaction to the reverse of her stance on immigration? is it different issues between the u.s. and germany? >> the president is focused on trying to fix the problem we have here. he would like to see congress stop political grandstanding and come up with solutions and work to fix the problem. we're going into the holiday weekend. is the president committed to no longer calling journalists the enemy of the people? >> we have respect for the press. said there are a

number of great people in the press. asked ispresident has what we do have respect, we know they have a responsibility to put out accurate information. we hope we can continue to work together. >> what happened with the capital gazette paper -- the mayor said it was denied. it is now approved. >> as soon as the president heard about the request made by outmayor, he asked we reach and verify the mayor had made the request. we did, the president asked the flag be lowered. >> did his staff not tell him? >> i am not sure. there is a certain protocol that is followed. once the president heard about request, he ordered the flags be lowered. the proclamation is going out in the next three minutes.

it possible the president would nominate somebody who would support roe v. wade? >> i'm not going to make common. thanks, guys. announcer: justice anthony kennedy's requirement -- retirement rings change to the supreme court. the story on c-span from president trump nominating a replacement, the hearings, to the swearing in, all on c-span. or listen on the free app. president trump will attend a salute to service dinner in west virginia this evening, part of a military tribute held by the pga golf association, holding a tournament there this week. you can watch live coverage at 6:30 on c-span. later tonight, lawrence o'donnell talks about updates to his book on the 1975 police

shooting of a unarmed black man in boston. that discussion is at 10:00 tonight also on c-span. next, a look at the state of the news media during the trump presidency, with david keene, ruth marcus, and katrina venable. recents held at the american civil liberties conference. ♪ good afternoon. it is a pleasure to welcome you to this luncheon. the topic we are here to discuss is near and dear to my heart. doing inll of you are your home states, here in texas, we've been fighting for racial justice, lgbt equality,