it is written by julie hirschfeld davis. it is a self reversal from the presidentpted from barack obama, who voluntarily released more than 6 million white house visitor records, even as his administration fought successfully in federal court for the right to keep some of that information secret. host: we have got some calls coming in. first, let's go to carol calling from san diego, california on the republican line. what is on your mind, carol? caller: i am sorry, that was not what i was calling about. host: by all means, go right ahead. caller: i think the fact that they are a limiting prescriptions by people who are in real need, like in california, you only get a seven-day prescription, it is absurd. a have to really need have these renewals over and over again. last year, i was at kaiser, and i was going on vacation, and i had to take a prescription, and low and behold, they cut it in half because of the new restrictions relative to opiates. on vacation -- and we are on the border country, so there are a lot of illegal

julie hirschfeld davis of the new york times. and jake sherman of politico. announcer: celebrating 50 years. this is "washington week." funding is provided by -- >> their leadership is instinctive. they understand the challenges of today and research the technologies of tomorrow. some call them veterans. we call them part of our team. announcer: additional funding is provided by -- newman's own foundation donating all profits from newman's own food products to charity and nourishing the common good. ku and patricia ewing through the ewing foundation committed to bridging cultural differences in our community. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: good evening today marked the final day in the mythical first 100 day milestone that all new administrations are measured by. president trump traveled to atlanta to thank some of his most strident supporter at the n.r.a. annual convention. his message was reinvigorating the re

julie hirschfeld davis from "the new york times," will join us shortly.avid, i want to start with asia, since it is top of mind today. vice president pence's visit in particular. what is the administration looking for? david: who can say? one of the things that is striking is it is usually the greater power that tries to de-escalate the situation the united states. has had a posture of recognizing north korea is in it for the money. it's not really a strategic act. the more you increase the apparent value of their nuisance, the more they will charge to have the nuisance go away. the u.s. doesn't have credible military options. everybody knows that. the trump administration doesn't have much of an alliance structure. it began be administration by blowing up the transpacific partnership. it is hard to see much of a plan other than squinting and looking tough, and promising to do things your opponents know you are not going to do. jeff: philip, where does this administration want the conversation to go? phil: they want to apply pressure. they want china to a

julie hirschfeld davis of the new york times. and jake sherman of politico. announcer: celebrating 50 years. this is "washington week." funding is provided by -- >> their leadership is instinctive. they understand the challenges of today and research the technologies of tomorrow. some call them veterans. we call them part of our team. announcer: additional funding is provided by -- newman's own foundation donating all profits from newman's own food products to charity and nourishing the common good. ku and patricia ewing through the ewing foundation committed to bridging cultural differences in our community. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: good evening today marked the final day in the mythical first 100 day milestone that all new administrations are measured by. president trump traveled to atlanta to thank some of his most strident supporter at the n.r.a. annual convention. his message was reinvigorating the re