up outside of those for the end of the year we're going to hear more about whether it's the defense department funding or reauthorizations of programs that need to be done in the coming months than we're going to hear about the major fiscal policy. so i think this has become somewhat ineffective at drawing attention to the major issues and what we also see is that the financial markets, each and every time we come up against this debt limit, become extremely worried and charge us higher interest rates as the american government and ultimately the taxpayers are paying that. >> let's invite viewers to give us their thoughts on conversation on the debt limit and also, the deal that was struck in washington. phone numbers on your screen. dial in. here to take your questions and your comments. let's add to this consideration. what republicans did yesterday in the house, they approved overwhelmingly harvey relief aid. nearly $8 billion. sent it over the ottao the sena mitch mcconnell added $7.4 billion on top of the $8 billion block grant. what impact does that have on the debt? >> the pictures that

the defense department, transportation, education, etc.. every year recently, congress is not gotten those bills done on time. the reason has been primarily that they can't get agreement on how much they are going to spend on different priority. when congress can't agree, they just passed something that continues next -- continues last year's funding at next year's level. that creates inefficiencies. there might be programs that are outdated, determined to be inefficient, ineffective, probably a lot of grams you want to spend more on because they should be higher priority. is especially a problem for the defense department, because they are in charge of protecting our national security, and their posturing is to change on a regular basis. -- theirre getting shipsent, their planes, -- they can't make the adjustments necessary to keep our defense posture. host: while the government is running on a continuing resolution right now and could be until december, the house and senate are working on spending bills from different agencies. they're pu

military bases in germany in route to syria we reached out to the department of defense for a statement on the claims and have not received a response as of news time and washington and sweets are today. but u.s. senators voted overwhelmingly against senator rand paul's amendment to the twenty nine hundred national defense authorization act had been passed the amendment would have repealed the authorization for the use of military force from two thousand and one and two thousand till i just no way congress would have been recalled required to review each of the united states foreign military intervention the act was brought in shortly after the attacks on september eleventh and has an able to country to launch in numerous wars and the global fight against terrorism alternately paving the way for more than sixteen years of conflict we spoke with former u.s. congressman ron paul and father of rand paul take a listen people make money off will learn sometimes they say well we'll have a little war we'll have a little cold war and this will help our profits and they don't intend it to go muc

military bases in germany in route to syria we reached out to the department of defense for a statement on the claims and have not received a response as of news time in washington and sweeps r.t.d. . has claimed responsibility for an attack killing at least fifty people in southern iraq today gunmen opened fire. on people what i check point near nasiriyah on the ticker problems before an attacker detonated a car bomb and during dozens more here images from today's attack they will be advised that was a graphic scene. item of evidence after the the attackers struck while isis is hanging on to the eastern syrian city dairies or by a thread with the syrian army punching through their lines after days of heavy fighting and marks a turn in the war against isis but as isis the weekend's al qaeda remains strong harry stuckey investigative journalist in boston publisher joins us to explain why al qaeda is still a stubborn problem for the syrian people thank you so much for joining us today i want to start with that how is al qaeda benefiting from the decline of isis right now. well there's not

this research does not belong in the department of defense. it belongs in civilian departments and agencies of our government. so i say to my colleagues, the defense authorization act focuses the department's research efforts on medical research that will lead to life-saving advancements in battlefield medicine and new therapies for recovery and rehabilitation of service members wounded on the battlefield. this amendment would harm our national security, the amendment from the senator from illinois would harm our national security by reducing the funding available for military relevant medical research that helps protect service men and women on the battlefield and for military capabilities they desperately need to perform their missions. and it would continue to put decision making about medical research in the hands of lobbyists and politicians instead of medical experts where it belongs. i would like to repeat for at least the fifth time. i strongly support funding for medical research. i do not support funding for medical research that has

department. cyber broadly defined not only the cyber defense, but our cyber diplomacy and interaction with the department of defense on cyber issues. my expectation is that part of the redesign we will elevate to a senate confirmed lefl level the role and we'll have to figure out what the title is and where it figures in the bureaucracy. but our commitment is to elevate and provide the appropriate resources for leadership on this essential issue. >> that's excellent. this is no longer just a fbi homeland, nsa issue. it's state department issue. i'm very pleased to hear that. secondly on as i look at hot spots and particularly in africa. these fragile states out of destabilization, rises insurge si and terrorists. safe havens and vacuums. what does the state department will be doing with u said to help stabilize the destabilization? it seems a very good use of the money rather than deal with the terrorism after the fact. >> i'll give you a current example about our planning for a post isis syria. as we defeat isis and move fwurt east in syria the state department u said the u.s. government are ally ands p

also, an opportunity for funding from the department of defense to assist in the transition. if you look at it, standing back from what the department is trying to do, brac really does provide note just just a fair a transparent process, but also a great deal of ability for the department of defense to assist those communities impacted by brac. a community faced with a reduction of forces or a community faced with the potential of their installation being closed, they much more would prefer to do it under the brac process. you go no further than ask the folks surrounding the station, they're still trying to figure out what to do with that parcel. that base was closed by the navy and they're still struggling how best to use that property. the department has asked for an authorization to conduct a brac for the last five years. in the past, the request was based on the justification that there might be efficiency to be gained. brac offered us an opportunity to see where me might have excess capacity to close or reduce bases. no doubt that's a noble cause. even in our administrati

their own important priorities often didn't play well in the sandbox with the folks from the department of defense and certainly also the bush administration appointees from the white house. there was an operational bureaucratic wars well. the cpa is a unique combination of the department of defense, department of state, nsc, white house, cia, intelligence agencies all operating under our feet at all times. it is a textbook lesson in building in a very short amount of time a bureaucracy. by the way, no one is really done this before. this impacted what i did everyday because part of being able to craft a coherent and credible outbound communications strategy requires for planning purposes you have good internal communication as well. let me give you an example. the establishment of iraqi security forces is one of the most important thing is we tried to do during that first year. the price were rightly interested in our progress. they obsessed over it. of course they didn't understand or seem interested in the complexities of trying to put cops on the street and build an army and build these very s

for not going to take anymore time than what the crs, then you have a six-month cr and the defense department can't live with that. the fact they brought up the cr strengthened our hand in the three-month for lifting the debt ceiling. but the impression was given to us that something we know, we voted to lift it many times but the kind of lecture on the importance of raising the debt ceiling to the markets and he knows that. we been lifting the debt ceiling limits wall street. here's the currency of the realm the votes, no discussion necessary. you don't have the votes, three months. so that's how we got to that. we made it very clear in the course of the conversation that the priority was to pass the dream act that obviously it has to be bipartisan the president said he would support that assignment, but we have to get it passed that's a high priority. so when we left the meeting we said in the meeting the president congressional leadership agreed to pass eight to harvey and extension of the debt limit and to december 15. altogether, both sides have every intention of avoiding default in dec

julie: what does the department of defense spending budget look like? if they are having complications, you would see that with some other competitors. but the department of defense fiscal year 2018 budget asked is dead onease that arrival, congress is saying, because they don't like donald trump's overall budget. julie: let's switch gears to talk about apple. sin a star is pushing back -- sinion of 3-d sensors us are is pushing back production of 3-d sensors. of's bring in the cofounder blue ventures and a veteran of apple. he joins us from minneapolis. we could talk about apple more broadly. just quickly here, what happened with the 3-d sensor delay? can apple turn elsewhere to get that particular component? >> they have triple suppliers. this is their second largest supplier for the 3-d map. it will be in the higher end of what we are calling the iphone pro. question of what happened, behind the scenes, when they start to launch these new components, they will go and .ggressively test them it essentially failed some of the tests, which pushed back pr

they'll also talk about harvey relief funding and possible work on defense department programs and policy for the next year. watch the senate live on our ompanion network, c-span2. and join us tomorrow when the senate health, education, and labor pensions committee will hold the first two hearings on the and join us individual insuranc markets. wednesday, members will hear from state insurance commissioners about stabilizing health care insurance premiums, and then thursday, they will address the issues with several state governors. live coverage begins tomorrow, wednesday, at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public certificate vase by america's cable-service by america's cable television companies and provided by your cable or satellite provider. >> now several presentations and remarks about post prison re-entry programs. this was part of a recent conference hosted by oxford house, an international organization with the mission to provide sober living environments for people in recovery from drug and alcohol addictio

we have a congress and defense department in the government that would rather give lockheed martin you know almost five billion dollars. in contracts to continue production on an f. thirty five joint strike fighters back in july which may or may not work at the end of the day and it's been a boondoggle since it started i mean this is where the when people ask where do priorities lie you have to look at where money is spent you know because money is what makes sadly the world go round and jala ticks and if money is spent on blowing people up rather than saving people then you have to seriously question the moral nature of your country which is what i think we all should be doing right now is these storms continue to ravage and destroy the good citizens of the united states i agree i agree completely and the problem is when you look at the numbers i mean if you don't agree with that you might want to rethink some things but the thing that's really disturbing is that. there seems to be this you know my office on capitol hill about how much money it takes to save people and how much money

of defense and energy department defense-related programs. also it sets troop levels and military pay and base closures and realignments and a final passage vote is expected at about xpm and if that is true it will go into conference at the house. while the nomination of solicitor general and after wednesday the senate will take a break for the rest of the week on the state work. live coverage of the u.s. senate on c-span2 the presiding officer : the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, the chaplain, dr. barry black, the chaplain: let us pray. holy and gracious god, let your light shine out of darkness into our hearts. today, fill our lawmakers with a knowledge of your purposes, providing them with the insights to accomplish your will. inspire them to humble themselves under your mighty hand, so that you may exalt them in due time. lord, keep them mindful of the great responsibility you have placed upon them, and may they trust your power to do through them more than they can ask or imagine. watch over and guard them and

the original analysis was done looking at what then the department of defense in 2016 that like the of research would be in 2019. although congress asked for it to be applied to a four structure that existed in fy '12. the department sent over a first report to congress in april 2016 that show 22% excess capacity across all dod. based on that racial of analysis. so looking at it objectively and i think this is what secretary mattis did is i'm looking at, 1980 wasn't the right ratio? is that now how we apply this forward? that some of the concerns he raised under testimony earlier this year about the capacity analysis and whether we do have 22%, 25%, 25%, 28% in the air force. i know there are concerns the still exist about that. still we tried to do the best we could, the department tried to do the best we could with the authorities we had to come up with what we felt was the best gas. that's what you saw delivered to congress. first in april 2016. august is asking us to update that report and to accurately reflect what the asfoor which was fy 12, in the process of working the package

the pentagon says it has flown a mission over the waters of north korea -- the defense department spokeswoman said the mission shows how seriously the u.s. takes north korea's reckless behavior. we are prepared to use the full range of military keep abilities to defend the u.s. homeland and our allies. lawmakers held a confirmation ambassador the u.s. to russia. he answered questions before the u.s. senate foreign relations committee. this hearing is about one hour.

but vi to say right now that this the n important thing for us at the department of defense is the fact that we're undergoing a process within the department for the review and update of the national defense strategy. we're also looking at a whole new realm and era of new technologies, new methods of warfare, emerging capabilities and fifth generation weapons systems. and that really for us needs an update ud bad updated. from the department of defense perspecti perspective, that is the sole and primary reason why congress allowing us to ability to look the our basing to make prudent decisions on where to station the forces. you go back to secretary mattis's three priorities when he took over as secretary of defense. he wants to address concerns, he wants to increase military capabilities and enhance he thalty. for my perspective working for him, the brac process offers us the opportunity to address readiness by providing the forces the best possible ranges and installations for them to be stationed at, allows us to consider where we might want to add capability to the department of def

the biggest of these loopholes allows the department of defense to waive buy american rules for products used overseas. and, yes, the d.o.d. uses a whole lot of products overseas. in fact, between 2001 -- 2011 and 2016, the department of defense spent more than $35 billion on over 150,000 items, including motorcycles, radios, and airplane engines that didn't meet buy american rules. s that 150,000 motorcycles, radios and airplane engines that could have been made by american companies like rami and by american workers in michigan as well as across the country. that's not right, it's not smart. it makes no sense for american workers, certainly not for the people i represent in michigan where we know how to make things, a lot of different kinds of things very, very well. and it makes no sense for american taxpayers. that's why i'm introduced three amendments to toughen up our buy american requirements so that american workers and businesses come first where they belong. the first amendment is simple. stop the overseas exemption in the buy america act and require the department to prioritiz

his package provides critical appropriation for security and the department of defense and the department of veteran as and energies nuclear programs and the legislative branch bill. this is the primary consecutive duty.tutional to ensure the safety of the homeland and the american people. legislation is carefully crafted to meet that esponsibility funding our critical priorities and making secure.so the core of this package is full year funding for the department intelligence the committee and i think chairwoman granger for her leadership in defense portion of the ill provides 658.1 billion for the functions of increase of 61 discretionary funding in the enacted levels. there's no doubt this is significant increase from the current spending levels and certainly from the last 8 years. but this increase is vitally continue the process we started this spring rebuild, repair and reequip our armed forces we started in appropriations package. mr. chairman. i's.ttary of defense it's a fact today we have too can't fly andthat too many ship that is the can't ale and too many troops that cannot de

as of this morning the defense department defense department had delivered fuel to nine hospitals andupportive establishments of over 100 points of distribution including 12 puerto rico national guard armory's. u.s. army corps of engineers are providing 900 sand bags to shore up the main dam in puerto rico. one airport remains close, 5 of 6 fema priority seaports are open with restrictions. shipping containers are backing up in the port because there aren't enough trucks and drivers. the military is now providing security for those drivers, we are told. the u.s. u.s. military has alst a large generator. >> heather: the energy grid has been completely destroyed. the state of the port and hospital, if you look at the state of the porch, we are looking at 10,000 shipping containers that are sitting at that port are not able to be unloaded because of lack of trucks and drivers, there was concern the drivers didn't have security. they are going to be providing security for those drivers. things are backing up, that's why you are seeing this one star general going down there to try to get t

a unique combination for the department of defense the department of state the nfc the white house and the cia. and intelligence agencies. all operating under our feet at all times. it was a textbook lesson in building and a very short amount of time in managing a bureaucracy. nobody alive had really done this before. and it impacted what impacted what i did for instance every day because part of being able to craft an outbound mitigation strategy requires for planning purposes you have good internal communication as well. the establishment of the security forces was one of the most important things that we try to do during the first year. in the press was rightly interested in our progress. they did not understand, report or seem interested in the complexity of trying to put cops on the street and build an army. but getting the facts from the different parts of the operation was so difficult that in fact at one point in one week the president and secretary of defense was all going on tv using different numbers. you have to head message consistency or you damage your credibility. the m

president, i come to the floor today to question the plan for auditing the department of defense. the new chief financial officer, mr. david norquist, presented a plan to the armed services committee on may 9. it appears flawed like a lot of other such plans. the department may be audit ready by september 30th deadline but the goal -- and the goal ought to be a clean opinion -- isn't in the mix. it is placed -- we get another lame excuse. quote, i recognize it will take time to go from being audited to passing an audit, end of quote. we have heard this story over and over again for 26 years. when will it come to an end. i don't think the pentagon has a clue. if the department is truly audit ready, then why is the chief financial officer predicting failure before the audit even starts? double talk is necessary to accomplish that goal. a monster is lurking in the weeds and nobody wants to talk about it. it's the deal breaker. that's a term that's often used in audit reports. they are red flag accounting issues listed in department of defense reports for years and years. they're prefa

. >> when you were running the defense department and cia at omb, there was a very different relationshipblicans will say we don't have any participation from the democrats, not on healthcare, not on tax reform. how does the country move forward with such divisiveness. >> maria i think i just touched on one of the fundamental problems we are facing in our democracy. if you ask about national security. one of the big threats to national security is the dysfunction in washington. the inability of democrats and republicans to sit down and work together on issues. the inability of the president and the leadership of the congress to work together on issues. the result is we are operating by crisis. i often tell the students in a democracy you operate by leadership or by crisis. if leadership is there and willing to take the risks associated with leadership. it takes risks. i understand that. but it's leadership. that's what we elect to the congress and to the white house. we hopefully elect people who are leaders who are willing to take those risks. but if that doesn't happen, we operate by cr

both the state and defense departments say that citizens who still need to get out should shelter in place until tomorrow and head to the airport by noon and bring proof of citizenship. it will be several days before we know the full extent of one through the florida keys. we got a look at some of the damage before sundown. homes in key largo largely survived the storm there is good news from key west. hisest hemingway's house and cats survived the storm. a wrote out the storm with staff. the highest peak, was 16 feet above sea level. a man on florida's east coast tried to ride out hurricane irma on his boat. then his anchor broke. he is a scuba diver, so he decided to swim to safety. as conditions worsened, video captured from a nearby condo when two people try to pull him out of the water. he was taken to a local shelter. a live look at irma's wrath, whipping our cameras. of florida is being impacted. we are joined by meteorologist steve rudin. even though this is a category two, still a lot of water expected to follow. steve: it is a big storm. you take the center of the storm, go

this legislative package revise critical appropriation for nafta security, including the department of defense, the department of veterans affairs, and the department of energy possible clear programs, and the legislative branch bill. my colleagues, this is the primary constitutional duty of the congress, to ensure the safety of the homeland and the american people. this legislation is carefully crafted to fund our critical military priorities, supporting veterans, and making our board --borders more secure. the core of the package is funding. i thank chairwoman granger for her leadership. the bill provides $658.1 billion for these functions, an increase of $61 billion. there is no doubt that this is a significant increase from the current spending levels and certainly from the last eight years. but this increase is vitally important to continue the process we started this spring to rebuild, repair, reequip our armed forces that we started in 2017 appropriations package. mr. chairman, the secretary of defense mattis has made readiness and modernization of our forces his top priorities. it is a

so our national security, our public safety, all of these issues involve not just the department of defense, but the whole array of government enterprises. we understand that the well-being of our nation and what our men and women are fighting for depends on funded and -- funding agencies, not just the department of defense. for example, as i said before, with these two hurricanes, tens of thousands of americans have needed help and the federal agencies have come forward and i mentioned them, the centers for disease control, the federal aviation administration, the federal communications administration, the small business administration, the nuclear regulatory commission and the social security administration. providing the security of america requires the whole of government and it should all be funded fairly. we should remain responsible stewards of taxpayers money and have sufficient funds to meet the needs of our nation. let me conclude by once again thanking chairman mccain for working thoughtfully and on a bipartisan basis to develop this important piece of legislation. i would also l

the goal stopping the defense department from removing current transgender service members. the number in active duty is somewhere between 1300 and more than 15,000. mccain said quote the military should welcome all those willing and able to serve our country. >>> uc berkeley spent $100,000 for one night of security last night. did it pay off? the report card tonight coming up. >>> rescue from florida. hundreds of pets arrived in the bay area and got a golden reception. tonight when you can adopt one. >>> and this student spent much of his life sick and suffering. tonight his journey from the hospital to homecoming king. violent. this: ot guilty" verdict >>> we're following breaking news out of st. louis where protest versus turned sigh -- protests have turned violent. this is after thing in verdict against a police officer that shot an african american men. police responded with tear gas to disperse the crowd. the officers shot anthony smith following a high speed chase in 2011. he shot smith five times saying he saw him holding a gun. prosecutors claimed the officer plante

sending a three-star general to puerto rico to help direct the response to the hurricane as the defense departmentd several thousand more troops to the island. officials say they are also having problems delivering supplies after they arrive at puerto rican ports. at least 12 bridges are closed, and dozens more are reportedly damaged. amid a wave of criticism, health and human services secretary tom price is apologizing for using taxpayer money for private charter flights. the secretary now says he will reimburse the government. but not totally. according to a new report-- secretary price says he'll pay 52-thousand dollars back. reportedly - the cost of those flights -- is more than 1 million dollars. good morning washington. toss to eileen - cool start! sunny & seasonable afternoon - sunny & cool autumn weekend ahead - no significant sign of rain today: mostly sunny. highs: 73-76 winds: nw 5-10 mph tonight: partly cloudy and cool. lows: 48-58 winds: nw 5-10+ mph saturday: mostly sunny, cool, and breezy. highs: 68-72 winds: n 10-15 g 20 mph right now-- an investigation at an investigation at whole

. >> reporter: the department of defense says 4,600 service members are helping with relief efforts inirgin islands and puerto rico. while the lucky ones from another devastated island, st. martin, are evacuated by c-130s. what did it sound like as it was hitting? >> a sound i never want to hear again in my life. >> like an airplane engine. >> it did. >> it was a whistle. a high whistle you never want to hear in your life. i don't wish that on my worst enemy. >> reporter: an estimated 5,000 americans were believed to be trapped on st. martin in the aftermath of irma. since friday, the u.s. state department has airlifted 1,900 americans. france's president emmanuel macron is expected to travel to st. martin to survey the damage and offer relief to the french dutch island. many people left homeless. some forced to cook their meals on coals in the middle of the street. while tourists are able to look forward to going home, for the residents of the region, they're left with little but their grief. linzie janis in san juan, puerto rico. >> and the defense department plans to end its airlift

there is no special envoy and over at the department of defense, no individual has been nominated and confirmed for the position of assistant secretary of defense pacific affairs. no disrespect to the individuals who may be holding these positions on an interim or acting basis, some are excellent. senate confirmation provides enhanced credibility and stability. when it comes to international affairs in general and alliance preservation in particular, personnel is policy. i am heartened that irresponsible individuals like steve bannon and sebastian gorka have departed. nevertheless, the fact remains that you need subject matter asked -- experts at every level at the national security bureaucracy to develop and is a key policy. to deter adversaries. the administration has been skewed and severely rep -- severely lacking in this respect. i second concern about the trumpet ministration is this, too many members of the administration, including the president himself do not appreciate that the rhetoric that use and actions they take to appeal to certain domestic political constituencies can

defense department, they're calling the shots? >> yes. >> rose: you must have respect for general mattis? >> i have a great deal of respect from general mattis and general mattis is somebody who keeps saying we need a diplomatic effort. >> rose: right. i would like to see diplomats whether in the government now or people with experience on the outside, you know, heading to beijing, heading to seoul, heading to tokyo and not leaving, doing everything possible to make it clear -- >> rose: so you -- let me make it clear -- three things. first, we do want to defend our allies. we will misplace missile defense systems, we will do everything to defend not only american territory -- >> rose: what happens with the missile systems in south korea? >> they're just being installed. we have to help other countries, also. >> rose: missile defense systems? >> missile defense systems. secondly, we want to call the north koreans to come to the table to have a diplomatic effort to determine whether or not there is any peaceful path for resolving wh

the more important thing right now is the department of defense. the facts were undergoing a process in the department for the review and update of a national defense strategy. also looking at a new realm an era of new technologies and methods of warfare. emerging capabilities and will fifth generation weapon systems. for us that needs an updated basis strategy and emerging national defense. that is the sole and primary reason why congress allowing the ability to make prudent decisions on where to put our forces. we go back to secretary mattis when he took over secretary defense. he wants to address readiness concerns increase military capabilities and enhance lethality. from my perspective working from him this process offers the opportunity to address readiness by providing our forces the best ranges and installation for them to be stationed at. . . >> will thank you. thank you fred and heritage foundation for having us here today to talk about a very important topic and i'm certainly pleased to join with my colleagues, my former colleagues and an

. >> reporter: today the defense department dispatched a three-star general to puerto rico. the white house saying there are now enough resources on the ground including 10,000 federal relief workers and 7200 troops. >> president trump has put people first and paperwork second. he's had us cull out and pull out all the stops. >> reporter: but at the cruise port, we saw mounting frustration. thousands of hurricane maria evacuees standing in sweltering heat to board a royal caribbean cruise ship en route to the u.s. virgin islands, then florida. >> we don't have water, like nothing. >> reporter: amy tempranaro is waiting to get on the ship. >> you literally can't get out. desperation. people start getting antsy and crazy. you literally cannot get off this island. >> reporter: gabe is at the port right now. let me give folks a peek behind the curtain. we've had great difficulty communicating with you and teams on the ground there. you've got sophisticated equipment. tell me this, are the relief workers facing the same issues with communications? >> reporter: lester, you don't r

players to do what they say and now that we have unpacked a lot of this, we know there's a defense department the players to go out on the field for a patriotic display of them and a couple of players who decided to use that moment when they're basically the nfl's being paid to do the patriotic display by the defense department to make a statement, not of the flag of police but blew tallty, the killing of black people by police be impunity. donald trump makes it about him, wrap himself in the flag, well, you know, he had a chance to fight in vietnam and he had deferments and didn't have to fight for the anthem or the flag. donald trump is the wrong person to lecture anybody about their duties to their country. >> tim, you studied donald trump and the family. i haven't found any member of the trump family who's ever served in the military. is that correct? >> that is correct. that is correct. you know, he's very proud of his uncle who did some government work as a scientist during world war ii. that's about the extent of it. sarah sanders said in the press conference, i think this is a very bl