you gave me the best at advice, don't let your mind to doubt your body. >> lease i gave you the best advice, take a nap. "happening now" starts right no now. >> leland: a fox news alert as we are waiting the daily white house briefing. sarah sanders with lots to address today, issues not only domestically but overseas as well. the press secretary joined by the national security advisor h.r. mcmaster in the u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley, conceivably those people to address the issues as it relates to north korea. back alive to the white house as they come out. >> julie: a fox news alert, london on edge today in the wake of another terror attack, the suspect still on the run. hello everyone, i'm

julie banderas. >> leland: nice to be with you at home, our sister network sky news in london is reporting the police have identified the suspect on surveillance video, that suspect still on the run. pretty scary, it is rush hour in london after a homemade bomb partially detonated on a crowded subway train during the morning commute. investigators say 22 people were hurt, none of them with life-threatening injuries. this was just the latest terror attack targeting the british people this year, including a vehicle and knife attack, a suicide bombing during a concert at the manchester arena and the vehicle attack on the london bridge in june. commuters understandably shaken by today's attacks telling us about their terrifying experience. >> within five seconds we heard screams, loud screams and a

couple of men shouted run really loud, you could hear it. we all just piled off the train, running for our lives is what it felt like. >> leland: joining us now, vice president of research at the foundation for democracy, we always seem to have you when there is bad news but we appreciate you being here nonetheless. >> if you think about this attack, it certainly tells you there are very bad people who want to hurt people in the west, we don't have a claim of responsibility, all the hallmarks .1 way. that said, look at what it isn't. it wasn't madrid, it wasn't brussels, can we learn anything from the terrorists, especially in the u.k., they seem to be getting worse and worse and their attacks seem to be less and less sophisticated? >> that's been the case with the vehicular attacks on the knife attacks, they are among the most

basic. what troubles me is this is an attempt at a mass casualty attack, had this been successful we would've seen perhaps several dozen people killed or severely injured. it was extremely lucky that this failed to detonate. >> leland: the president on twitter called the bomber or the terrorist "losers." we are watching some video looking into where the device was sitting, the president called the bomber losers, the fact that it was not that sophisticated of a device, basically a construction bucket with some wires, anything to learn from if this wasn't like the sophisticated bombs that have been made? >> i think you are touching on the right point, the fact that this did not detonate fully will

give investigators a real opportunity, they will be able to look for fingerprints and other markings that might be able to determine where the items were purchased for the bomb. there's a lot more forensics that can be conducted here. the other thing is, let's try to figure out exactly where this was posted, if this was inspired by someone on the internet, if we can figure out who has been on those sites and get to the network or lone wolf that was responsible for this attack. >> leland: that brings us to this next issue, inspire magazine has been posting about trying to go after train cars, train carriages. if you think about the attacks in london, madrid, some of the attacks in brussels, those have all been pretty successful. are we seeing a move perhaps back to that end focused on

public transportation rather than airliners? >> i think it's very possible, obviously "inspire" magazine is unfortunately an inspiration for jihadists for years. i think the real question right now, if this was al qaeda, does this signal a resurgence of this terrorist group? a lot of people have been focused on isis for the last several years and ignored the threat from al qaeda. if we are seeing this shift, it is obviously very troubling. >> leland: when we are talking about these different groups, when you are talking about all these disparate groups, at some point, does it really matter which group or is it sort of an amorphous blob of radical islam?

>> the process of radicalization takes many different forms, it can be through local preachers, the affiliate groups of al qaeda, these are groups that have local grievances as well as international objectives and so depending on if you're looking at an immigrant and they come from somalia, that might pull them in the direction of some of those east african terror groups you mentioned. at the end of the day -- >> leland: i want to get this before we have to go, when it comes to the issue of radicalization, have they begun to crack down after these past attacks? on those community hate preachers we have heard so much about? >> my understanding is there has been a lot of work done and they

are -- the numbers are overwhelming for scotland yard. >> leland: it's now coming up on just about 6:00 there, rush hour on a friday night, we hear there are counterterrorism police all over, hoping there is not another attack as they continue to track the suspect they have on cctv cameras. >> julie: north korea launching a missile over japan, triggering warning signs. those sirens hurt after a missile lands in the pacific ocean, the second launch over our ally in the past month. the u.s. security council now planning an emergency session in less than two hours in response to this latest provocation. we also expect the issue to come

up with general h.r. mcmaster and nikki haley as they participate in today's white house press briefing. that is set to begin minutes from now, we will take you there live as it happens. the president in south korea certainly not ready to just take this lying down. >> absolutely not, all the regional neighbors reacting to the latest provocation from north korea, the most successful launch of an intermediate range missile we saw in person in pyongyang at a military parade in april. this missile launched from a site in near pyongyang, the u.. military bases -- this one was not. south korea has been monitoring

the press quite closely and lodged its own missiles off the east coast of its country just . they were aimed at the city as a show of force, not a shoot down. missiles flew over the island of hokkaido and japan. loudspeakers were heard, the warning to seek shelter. the reaction has been swift, secretary of state tillerson speaking out today via a statement saying the actions of kim jong un were provocative and threatening. remember this is the first offensive action by north korea since the u.n. security council council's latest round of sanctions and since north korea's nuclear test some two weeks ago. the regional neighbors have been speaking out, the japanese prime minister calling the move

unacceptable and reckless, south korean president moon critical of the launch as well. we are back to square one, despite the regional and global uproar, kim jong un and his regime seem bent on creating an arsenal of nuclear weapons and missiles. >> julie: thank you so much, more on north korea and just a bit including why our guest says that kim jong un's actions will further isolate his nation from the world. >> leland: so far he does not seem to care that he's being isolated. we are moments away from today's white house press briefing where we expect north korea to be a major topic. press secretary sarah sanders will be joined by h.r. mcmaster and nikki haley, obviously she was instrumental in getting this latest round of

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>> julie: the president making headway with his bipartisan outreach, trying to reach an agreement with democrats on immigration. and border security after making a bipartisan deal that pushed through hurricane relief, raise the debt ceiling and funded the government. is this a sign of how things are going to work moving forward? thank you so much for talking to us. the president is getting a lot of backlash from republicans, republicans have gotten no major legislation through. now it takes the president to finally reach across party lines. is that what it's going to take for republicans to get anything done? >> it might be. president trump was elected to eliminate the gridlock and get things done in washington, especially on health care they have not been able to deliver a build. i think this is going to continue. it remains to be seen if we can actually get tax cuts, i don't think he'll get a deal with democrats but maybe on immigration. this does put republican leaders

on capitol hill, including mitch mcconnell and speaker ryan in a very awkward position. >> julie: first of all, the republicans have had how many months to get something done? the president is a dealmaker, that's what he campaigned on. he does have some port from some rank-and-file republicans who said he's basically open to whatever the president supports including stronger border control and interior enforcement. this is what he said. "i know there's around the country, i've been here ten years and eight months now, there's been way too much gridlock here." if the president can bring a consensus on an issue, i am all for it. paul ryan is downplaying it, reminding those in washington that it's not the democratic leaders making this decision, it's the republicans. i wonder how much they are going to bend, mcconnell as well.

the two of them are trying to get work on the debt ceiling and this is kind of sidelining them a bit. >> it is but they do control what comes to the house and senate floor, if there's a deal they don't like they can easily block it. they've been very frustrated with the gridlock on capitol hill, that's why he's considering retiring. i think trump is trying to form a new coalition, a coalition in the middle of modern republicans and democratic centrists as well and it could work. i think from the president's point of view, he can't keep trying what is not worked so far. >> julie: i think a lot of people are jumping the gun, all up in arms. let's be real. a deal hasn't been done, it was a dinner and a conversation. if there were to be a deal, how big of a nightmare would that b be?

how troublesome would that be for republicans moving forward? >> i think for the freedom caucus, it would be very troubling. but on immigration, i think ryan wants to get a deal because there is something in it for everybody. border security, i think there is a chance they could get something done on immigration, a big bipartisan deal on tax cuts i do not see. >> julie: what does this mean for health care? i believe this is sending a pretty harsh message to republicans who were unable to successfully repeal and replace obamacare and that is something that a lot of constituents, midterm elections are going to be very upset about, they expected this to get past, this is obviously sending a strong message to republicans, is this what it's going to take to fix our health care system? >> republicans can't stop trying to repeal and replace obamacare, they have this last ditch effort

to get it done, the odds are against them a cassidy was saying they may get the votes, just a couple of votes shy. without a doubt, republicans can never say okay, we are going to let that lost stay. that is why they are scrambling right now. >> julie: thank you very much, we are awaiting a press briefing from sarah sanders, they will be taking the podium in moments, we will take you there live as soon as it happens. >> leland: i think there will be a few questions about the topics you guys were talking about. and then some, friday heading into the u.n. general assembly, one of the other big topics to come out, why we are hearing nikki haley as well as h.r. mcmaster will also be at the podium, which is relatively unusual because of this, north korea has launched another missile over japan, our next guest about why kim jong un is

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want to begin by acknowledging the horrific attacks in europe, the united states stands in solidarity with the people of the united kingdom and france, we will continue to work tirelessly with our partners to prevent attacks and of course the united states remains committed to defeating terrorist organizations as well as their evil ideology. the president has been unambiguous here, energizing our defeat isis campaign and calling on muslim majority nations to fight extremism. we will defend our people and our values against these cowardly attacks and we will always stand with countries around the world to do the same. i want to turn to president trump's trick trip next week to attend the general assembly, the consistent message across all his engagements throughout the week will emphasize three goals, first to promote peace, second to promote

prosperity, and third to uphold sovereignty and accountability. a peaceful world depends on the contributions of all nations. we must share responsibility for national security while each country protects the security of its own people. prosperity is also a shared responsibility. the president looks forward to furthering economic cooperation, investment opportunities and new business ties with other governments and businesses across the world. as always, this administration's ironclad commitment to free, fair, and reciprocal trade and access to markets will be the bedrock of our economic talks. sovereignty and accountability are the essential foundations of peace and prosperity. america respects the sovereignty of other countries, and expects other nations to do the same end urges all governments to be

accountable to their citizens. that accountability is broken down in places such as venezuela and syria. and we also see today revisionist powers who are threatening the sovereignty and the greater middle east, eastern and southern europe and in east asia. let me quickly run to the president's schedule. on monday the president will join a senior u.n. leadership and the leaders of more than 120 other nations to discuss reforming the institution. the president will express support for secretary general reform efforts, the united states hold tremendous potential to realize its founding ideals but only if it is run more efficiently and effectively. that day the president will also meet with the leaders of france and israel, two of america's closest allies, their conversations will be wide-ranging and we expect to

address iran's destabilizing behavior. monday evening, the president will host all working dinner with latin american leaders. he's looking forward to discussing the crisis in venezuela as well as our increasingly strong economic ties, shared goals for elevating the prosperity of our peoples, and extraordinary success of like-minded latin american nations in recent decades. the president's tuesday morning speech to the general assembly will emphasize the need for states to promote peace and prosperity while upholding sovereignty and accountability. as in indispensable foundations of international order. he will address grave dangers that threaten us all. if nations meet this challenge is, immense opportunity lies before us. the president will have lunch

with the u.s. secretary general, meet with this year's general assembly president, and meet -- in the evening he will host a traditional diplomatic reception. president will meet with the leaders of jordan, the palestinian authority, united kingdom and egypt. he will host a working lunch with african leaders to discuss how the united states can help african nations develop their economies, address urgent challenges and strengthen security relationships and economic relationships between our nations. finally on thursday the president will meet with the leaders of turkey, afghanistan, and ukraine. the latter two countries in particular have suffered direct and persistent attacks on their sovereignty in recent years. you also host a lunch with the leaders of south korea and japan, as kim jong un's most recent missile launch

demonstrates, north korea remains one of the world's most urgent and dangerous security problems. it is important that all nations work together to do our utmost to solve that problem. >> i will tell you that next week is not going to be short on topics, i think first of all, we can all say it is a new day at the u.n., the u.n. has shifted over the past several months, the members are starting to get use to act, whether it is with u.n. reform, whether it's with peacekeeping, we are starting to see a lot of changes at that u.n. they are anxious to see what the delegation looks like next week and i think they will be heavily impressed with the people we have coming to really show the u.s. strength we have in the world. i think obviously this will be the first time the president has

addressed the general assembly, they are all very anxious to hear what he has to say and i think he will make quite an impact in terms of all the issues we are dealing with. we have three events that will be extremely important, first the president will highlight the u.n. reform event, it is very important. we got a massive reform package, being led by the secretary general that really streamlines not just the processes but all the budget as it goes forward and makes the u.n. much more effective. we basically have the president had lining the u.n. reform effort which would really support the secretary general. but the impressive part is we asked other countries to sign on to their support of reform and 120 countries will be signed on. the vice president will be doing two very important briefings, one on human rights council, now more than ever, human rights matter. we say all the time, if the government doesn't take care of

its people, bad things will happen. i think we are seeing that in multiple places and that was by the human rights council needs to be effective. the second one he is going to do is on peacekeeping, and the last several months we have taken every peacekeeping mandate and changed it, basically we have a saved half a billion dollars in peacekeeping but before anyone thinks that's a travesty, basically the way they handle peacekeeping in the past was if there was a challenged area they would throw more troops added. but they didn't see if the troops were trained or give them the equipment to do their jobs. now we are going towards the political solution, making sure the troops are trained and armed, making sure we are more effective. so it's smarter and cut half a billion dollars and we are in some cases having to increase in

some cases having to decrease. having the vice president talk about the importance of the peacekeeping being effective is very important. there are no shortage of issues with north korea being front and center, iran will be an issue, syria will be talked about. terrorism efforts and how we counter them is a huge topic and obviously the humanitarian issues we face around the world. with that, i think the general assembly is going to be quite active next weekend i think the u.s. is going to be very strong next week and we look forward to a very good week. >> my question is about north korea. about a month ago, the president issued a threat to north korea, one of fire and fury. the u.s. security council imposed tougher sanctions on north korea, both of these efforts did not seem to change their behavior.

is it time for the u.s. to change it approach to north korea? >> i think what was really important with north korea was that we tried to push through as many diplomatic options as we have. if you look at the resolutions that have passed in the last month, they cut 30% of the oil, banned all the laborers, banned 90% of the export. banned joint ventures, we've basically taken -- in the words of north korea, strangled their economic situation. that is going to take a little bit of time but it is started to take effect. if they continue to be provocative, if they continue to be reckless, there is not a whole lot the security council's going to be able to do from here when you cut 90% of the trade and 30% of the oil. i have no problem kicking it to general mattis because i think he has plenty of options.

>> to emphasize the point, these sanctions are just now taking effect. what's really important as rigorous enforcement of those sanctions so we can let the economic actions and diplomacy progress as best we can. i think we ought to make a clear, what is different about this approach is we are out of time, we've been kicking the can down the road and we are out of road. for those who've been commenting about the lack of a military option, there is a military option. it's not what we prefer to do, so we have to do is call on all nations, call on everyone to do everything we can to address this global problem short of wa war. that is implementing the significant sanctions that have just now gone into place and it is convincing everyone to do everything they can. what's different i think about this approach to north korea is worth noting. first of all, there is consensus

among all key nations that do denuclearization of the peninsula is the only acceptable objective. the second thing is, this is not an issue between the united states and north korea, this is an issue between the world and north korea. and the third recognition is, there is a lot we can do about it together. we need time for any strategy to work, it is a sound approach to a very difficult problem and we will see if it succeeds. >> in the conference call preceding your briefing, they said next week's u.n. ga will be as much of the world taking measure of the united states is the u.s. taking measure of the world. that it's a very sophisticated dance that neither secretary of state tillerson were the president have particularly

strong point on. what would you say to people who are wondering how the u.s. will do at next week's u.n. ga. >> i think there's a lot of interest in how the u.s. is going to do, they will find out we will be solid and strong. if you look at all the meetings the national security team had, these are important meetings, these are not just wasting time, this is going to talk about terrorism and the issues and north korea, the issue in burma and what we are dealing with there, venezuela, all these issues. the united states is going to work and i think with all the challenges around the world, the international community will see that. this is a time to be serious and a time for us to talk about these challenges and make sure there is action that follows. >> questions from some of the people outside this room, in addition to what we do militarily, we've been criticized for not being involved in humanitarian effort

efforts, when you go to new york, in addition to addressing security measures, how are you going to address the criticism of the u.s. not leading humanitarian efforts? >> we have led humanitarian efforts and continue to. human rights in general are very important, that is something we've been loud on, you have to protect human rights. the humanitarian side of what we are seeing in the democratic republic, what we are seeing with the syrian refugees, the fact that we are trying to deal with burma and find out ways we can get humanitarian access and there, something the united states has been working very closely on to try to make sure we get humanitarian action. we have been as active and vocal in leading the charge as all of these areas. we are making a difference, just in syria we've had over $3 billion that we've given in terms of helping that situation. venezuela, you saw what we did with the sanctions but we are making sure they get that.

in burma we are taking that very seriously and that is of utmost importance that we get front and center on that one. >> you mentioned the terror incident overseas in london, the president tweeted this morning, the people in the sites of the scotland yard. does the president share information that he wasn't supposed to and if not, what was he saying? >> i think with the president was saying is that all of our law enforcement efforts are focused on this terrorist threat for years. scotland yard has been a leader as our fbi has been a leader. i think if there was a terrorist attack here, we would say they were in the sides of the fbi. i don't think he meant anything beyond that. >> was he saying terrorists are a focus for scotland yard or

that scotland yard knew this was coming? >> i think he means this kind of activity is what we are trying to prevent and so these organizations that are responsible for whatever comes out of this investigation remains to be seen, it is likely law enforcement have been working on that problem. >> on north korea, there is obviously u.n. security out last i can be taken. are you hoping for full oil embargo, at one point president trump said this was a small step. at what point does this administration take a bigger step and for example put tougher sanctions on china to put pressure on north korea? >> let's talk about what a big sanctions resolution is like, the first one was $1 billion, the second one was $1.3 billion, not counting the 30% decrease in

oil. we did a 55 -- just imagine if this happened to the united states. at 55% reduction in diesel and oil. an overall ban of natural gas, and overall ban of any substitutes, and overall ban of textiles, stopping the labor program which we call modern-day slavery. we have cut off 90% of trade going into north korea. and they are saying this was -- whether some believe it's big or small, i think with the president is saying, this is just the beginning of what we can do. by the time we get going on this, if we have to go further, this is going to look small compared to what we do. but no it was a man mack massie sanction, we cut 30% of the oil, is there more you can do? there is always more you can do but then you get into

humanitarian aspects of it, at what point are you going at actually hurting down to the people of north korea? we will always explore all options we have. >> turkey, russia, iran, does it leave the u.s. behind and what exactly when you talk about syria and the u.n. next week, the meeting between the president and the prime ministe prime minister, how much will take place in that meeting? >> i think the efforts in syria have been remarkable, to see how we have really bulldozed through in the way we have shows how strong the u.s. has been in partnership with them. i think we are also looking at post-isis, what does that look like? i can tell you, iran is not going to be in charge or have any sort of leadership in that situation to where they can do

more harm. syria is always going to be a topic, i think we continue to be strong and making sure there's no chemical weapons and making sure we are looking at the humanitarian situation but the u.s. is a very strong partner in the resolution for syria and we will continue to be until we know everything is stable. i think we are not going to be satisfied until we see a solid and stable syria, that is not what is in place. we are going to continue to be very effective and upfront about that process so we get to a resolution. >> of course the president will talk about the prospects for lasting peace, among a broad range of regional issues with really all of the leaders he is meeting during the week. >> the fact that president

puting and jinping won't be there, will be eight conversations of peacekeeping be involved and have a strong impact? >> i think it will still be strong and have an impact, you have strong foreign ministers from russia and china will be there, we are going to be talking about syria and north korea, i think it will be serious discussions and the fact that the presidents couldn't be there is not going to change the effect of what's going to talk. it is their choice to not show up. >> the assembly is not a substitute for bilateral relationships. the president has been working closely especially with president xi on this problem, those discussions will continue.

>> a question regarding the past presidents have copiously avoided certain world leaders, a decade ago president bush avoided at the opening of the u.n., will the president speak to president maduro when he is there? >> i think it is unlikely, the united states identified him after he victimized his own people. i think the president has made clear that he is willing to talk at some point in the future but it would have to be after rights are restored to the venezuelan people.

>> what is the future of india in the security counsel -- >> i think the security council reform is still being talked about, i know it is something india wants, many other countries want it as well, we will have to wait and see. >> right now the sanctions will work towards north korea -- >> you have to look at how much has been cut off, they have already started to feel it, they are getting ready to feel 90% of their exports going away. 30% of their oil, imagine what that would do to the united states. if you look at what north korea was saying, they were saying it was a full-scale economic blockade suffocating at state and its people. this is dramatic, not only is it dramatic but you are looking,

thailand has dropped ties, so many getting rid of the ambassadors or the trade they are doing, there is no way north korea doesn't feel this. how they choose to respond is totally in their hands. one more question. >> i was wondering, we talked a little bit about the president, the speech he will deliver on tuesday but i'm wondering if you could talk in any more detail now, will he be sending directive messages in that speech, and also, i wanted to ask you, on a question of u.n. funding, as a candidate, president trump was somewhat skeptical of the reach of imports of the u.n., as

president i'm sure he has learned more. is the u.s. fulfilling its vital obligations? >> to start off with the speech the president gives, i think you can see for yourself, i personally think she slaps the right people and hugs the right people and comes out with the u.s. being very strong in the end. i have seen it, yes. the second part of it is, when i originally spoke with the president, what i said is we will see what we can make of it and that's the thing. we are creating an opportunity, making the most of it, changing the way peacekeeping is done and really bringing up human rights. they stop focusing on the commas in the periods and are actually acting. i think the president has always believed there is great potential in the united nations, i think now the world is seeing

it, it is actually becoming more effective. >> continuing a traditional funding of u.s. coal levels? >> i think you will have to wait and see. >> secretary sanders: thank you, i figured you guys would rather take questions from them, you see me every day so i try to let that go on for a little bit longer, we will be pretty tight on time so i'm going to try to get through things pretty quickly. i wanted to make one quick comment about our new friend frank many of you guys have seen her here today, frank is an inspiring 11-year-old young man from virginia, he wrote the president a letter earlier this year that i read from the podium about his admiration for the president's business background and offered to cut the grass of the white house. he got to do that this morning.

the president has always loved go-getters like frank and invited him to spend the morning with our world-class grounds crew. he later spent some time in the oval office with the president, the president believes it is our duty to keep the american dream alive for kids like frank and it was an honor for all of us to host him at the white house. thank you frank for coming, with that i will take your questions. >> a follow up on ambassador haley said, should americans be concerned about the possibility of war and how much time are you willing to give china to implement the resolutions of the u.s. security council agreement? >> secretary sanders: we are not going to lay out a timetable on what that would look like. we are going to keep all options on the table. as they both stated, we are working on putting that pressure

on north korea to reach that ultimate goal to seat denuclearization on the korean peninsula is what we are focused on, at the same time we are going to keep all of our options on the table. >> what will the president say to the leaders he meets next week who are eager for talks with north korea. how will he address that with the europeans and others? >> secretary sanders: i'm not going to get ahead of any conversations president will have, we will provide background of those conversations, i think the president will be very clear that putting extreme pressure on north korea is very important. >> the president today tweeted out that he wants to see espn apologized for what he called untrue. by him saying that, does that mean he is willing to apologize for claims he has made for

years? >> secretary sanders: i think the president has made plenty of comments on that front. espn has been hypocritical, they should hold anchors to a fair and consistent standard. espn suspended a longtime anchor for expressing a political viewpoint. the network's public editor has said there is a perception that espn has become political and that it harms the network. this is clearly a political statement, they should be consistent in whatever guidelines they have set themselves in that front. i am sorry, i'm going to try to keep moving and cover as much ground as possible. go ahead. >> do you stand by your statement the other day, that it was a fireball offense? >> secretary sanders: i think they laid that out themselves by suspending one of their own anchors for political comments. >> is the president aware the british prime minister said his speculation was not helpful? >> secretary sanders: i know the president and the

prime minister spoke and will offer a readout on the call later today. i understand it may have come up. >> the president this morning said that chain migration could not be a part of any immigration bill, what did he mean by that? >> secretary sanders: the president is focused on making sure that in the efforts of these ongoing conversations between both democrats and republicans that we deliver on responsible immigration reform, he wants to help american workers and families. or no deal has been reached on this process, he supports making an agreement on daca but that would have to include massive border security. the president continues to push for those things, he is still 100% committed to the wall and we are going to be laying out what our specific priorities and principles are in that front over the next 7-10 days and we will make sure you guys are all a part of that. >> chain migration is referring to the idea that people given

status and a bill could not sponsor relatives later for immigration status. >> secretary sanders: this president does not use the term red line but again we are going to lay out specific priorities of what that looks like over the next 7-10 days and i imagine you will get more details on that front. >> it was said it several times by the president yesterday that the white house does not support the immigration bill that deals with amnesty. how would you define amnesty? >> secretary sanders: the president supports the daca program and making a deal on that but that has to include massive border security. >> daca is the deferred deportation act. >> secretary sanders: the whole definition says deferred, i think that takes away a permanent peace when the definition is deferred action, it is not a permanent process.

we are going to lay out exactly what the principles look like over the next 7-10 days, right now our focus is making sure that program gets taken care of and coupled with massive border security, interior enforcement, some of the specific things we probably like to see, an end to sanctuary cities, expedited removal for immigration judges, things you will see us focus on and talk more about in the coming days. >> the president said today he wanted the travel ban to be larger, tougher, and more specific. why is he fighting for it if it is in fact too small, not tough enough and too broad? >> secretary sanders: the executive order is motivated by national security, every step we take to protecting people in this country is a step we will be taking a step forward.

i wasn't talking about a private company but an individual. >> on the issue of daca, will it be a deal that is reached between the president and the top republicans, the president along with the speaker of the house and the majority leader in the senate, and democrats or will it be just the president alone? >> secretary sanders: we hope it's a bipartisan bill that has both republicans and democrats coming together to really focus on responsible immigration reform. i think there are a lot of people on both sides that want to see this happen, we have had a lot of conversations with both republicans and democrats over the past week, we are going to continue to do that and push forward. >> a question but a quick clarification on the espn matte matter. you said it was a fireball

offense, or are you are the president saying she should be fired? >> secretary sanders: i think it is a fireball offense, based on the standard espn set themselves by saying that people that go too far and make political comments have been suspended from their own network, i think that is a consistency they should probably focus on. >> you said it was an individual, not a private -- >> secretary sanders: i am asking you to be respectful of your colleagues, i have about 2 minutes left. >> you haven't answered it. >> secretary sanders: go ahead and this will be the last question. >> you said you don't have advice for private company yet you are giving advice to espn. >> secretary sanders: i said it is not my decision to make for a private company. i made a comment, i am standing

by it. i think they need to stand by the standard they have set. >> the u.n. stuff starts monday, is there anything we should be looking for this afternoon, can you talk about whether they will do anything policy related, is there anything else they did not go over in the schedule for next week involving the first lady or anyone else in the administration? >> secretary sanders: the first lady has a couple of events, we will be sure to get the details out next week, she will be participating in the activities and some of the meetings. the president will be spending most of his weekend preparing for the meetings and the speech that will be taking place next week as you can hear the

president is getting ready to depart and with that we will end, i hope you guys have a good weekend, we will see you on monday. >> julie: there you have it, sarah huckabee sanders, nikki haley and general mcmaster talking about a long range of topics here, talking about south korea, north korea, the president will be meeting with south korean leaders to talk about that and the threat posed to japan after going ahead and launching a missile there and also south korea's response. leland, also talking about what is going on with the president and the arguments among republicans in congress are upset about him doing this to deal with the democrats, that seems to be all people are talking about in washington right now because he is trying to get something done. >> leland: he certainly seems to be getting something done, the reporting coming from washington is essentially that the president wants a deal and if he has to go get a deal with the democrats he's going to do

that. they don't necessarily have a deal, nothing has been signed. for that matter, if the president wants any of these things brought before congress, there are two people who can do that. nancy pelosi and chuck schumer are not them. you need mitch mcconnell and paul ryan to bring that together and the democrats don't have majority. he can get a block from the democrats, can he bring the republicans around? >> julie: a key point in all of this with daca is that those who are upset about it believe and fear this would give amnesty to the 800,000 illegals that are currently in the country. there's also the issue over the wall, a lot of people talking about hey, you promised us a wall, where is our wall? we just heard sarah huckabee sanders reaffirmed that he stands strong on that wall. the president also tweeting about that. >> leland: the devil is always in the details. we will know when there is actually a deal and when there was a bill signed and that is when you can decide, was he good

on his word are not with that? >> julie: a lot of people will be watching that. we will of course. that's going to do it for us, thank you for joining us. >> leland: we will see you guys back here tomorrow, in the meantime "america's news >> just after north korea launched another missile this morning. hello, everyone, i'm millions of japanese residents wanted to take cover as a missile flew over japan and landed in the pacific ocean. at the white house, u.n. ambassador and the president's national security advisor speaking out about rising tensions from the north >> they continue to be provocative, and at that point, there is not a the security council's going to be able to do from here when you cut 90% of the trade and 30% of the oil. >>