the example when i it is on the california coastal commission at every meeting sarah christy, who i'm sure you know, comes before the 12 members and says here are 10 pages of bills, we recommend you support this, watch that, oppose this, support if amended, which because of our creation of the state legislation committee rarely happens at the board of supervisors unless one particular bill catches our attention. we don't have that kind of comprehensive up or down or maybe. do you bring those things to the committee and say here are 20 bills you should take a peak at. >> we are on the seventh year of representing the city and county. during that entire time, this is sort of manifestation what makes san francisco unique. what i mean you have so many department heads who are plugged in and creative and so they know what they know, and they are also constantly trying to think of ways to make life better in san francisco. that is a from fasto me say -- a preface to me saying there is no shortage of bills. you have so many people who are paying attention to what is going on in sacramento th

sarah? >> reporter: christi, the white house is so far staying sigh leapt on this activity -- silent on this activity in north korea. president trump said he would be disappointed to see north korea to resume its nuclear testing and u.s. official versus not yet characterize -- officials have not yet chargi characterized th moves. president trump continues to tout his good relationship with north korean leader kim jong-un, which he says remains good even after he walked out on de-nuclearization talks in vietnam earlier this month. take a listen to what the president said yesterday. >> i have a feeling that our relationship with north korea kim jong-un and myself, chairman kim, i think it's a very good one. i think it remains good. i would be surprised in a negative way if he did anything that was not per our understanding. but we'll see what happens. >> reporter: now the president's national security adviser john bolton said on thursday that the president is opened to the prospect of more talks with north korea. but if the north koreans were to resume the kind of aggressive behavior that star

. >> christi, sarah sanders splent a plane right coming home from vietnam coming up with a statementat he walked away in hanoi because he didn't want to make a bad deal. it is allowing north korea to take two steps forward while we take three steps back. these joint military exercises are being conducted or were being conducted because they're needed. they serve two functions, to deter north korean aggression and make sure our forces are ready to counter and defend against a north korean military strike. north korea is freezing its nuclear missile tests because they don't need them any more. we are freezing joint military exercises at a time when they are specifically needed. while north korea gets stronger conventional capabilities, we're getting weaker, our forces are not ready to counter a threat from north korea. >> samantha vinograd, appreciate you being here. >> thanks, christi. >> absolutely. >>> joining me, democratic congresswoman brenda lawrence, serves on the house oversight committee. i was told a few things occurred there this week. congresswoman, thank you for your time

likely to see him return to some of his greatest hits when he returned in a few hours, christi and phil. >> sarah, i know you're a veteran of multiple conferences. including with the president. sarah westwood from the white house. >>> well, the congressional action was immediate. after a "the new york times" report that jared kushner got security clearance over the objections of the white house staffers because the president ordered it. the chairman of the house oversight committee elijah cummings said he wanted to see the document on the decision by monday. another wants to see former chief of staff john kelly to testify before the panel. the white house argued the committee doesn't have the oversight authority to review the documents they want. the next step a spoiler alert, congressional subpoena. >> walt er schaub is joining us now. walter, thank you for joining us. how likely do you see a congressional subpoena? >> i think this is on a collision course. i think the white house is going to stick to its guns and not release the documents and i don't believe congress is going to going to give u

sarah, do we know if the house has enough votes to overturn that veto? >> good morning, christiikely that the house will have enough votes to overturn the president's veto because, remember, just 13 republicans broke ranks aimed at it. and there be another shot in this battle between congress and the white house in executive power. so, president trump tried to frame the vote as a focus on border security. but obviously, democrats and some republicans viewed it as a vote on constitutionality. still, the president in the oval office, defended his action and said he was proud to veto this resolution. take a listen. >> there haven't been too many that are bigger emergencies than we have right at our own border, consistent with the law and legislative process designed by our founders, today, i am vetoing this resolution. congress has the freedom to pass this resolution. and i have the duty to veto it. and i'm very proud to veto it. and i'm very proud, as i said, of a lot of republican senators that were with me. >> now, ahead of the vote this week, the white house had pressured repub

sarah westwood. what are you hearing there in west palm beach this morning? >> reporter: well, good morning, christi and victor. the white house still not responding to this activity in north korea. president trump sayin yesterday, as you mentioned that he would be surprised in a negative way if north korea were to resume its testing of missiles. recall that this administration has held up the pause in missile tests and nuclear tests and other provocative activity from north korea, as a top point of pride. as progress in itself from the president naes na president's inaugural summit in singapo singapore. the credibility of which is based on the facts that these tests have stopped. president's national security adviser john bolton said the talks are still open. the prospect of a third summit with kim jong-un was left up in the air after the president departed vietnam just over a week ago. of course, if north korea is in fact re-engaging in that provocative behavior, it's unclear if denuclearization talks would continue. >> sarah westwood, appreciate the update. >> to talk about the political conseque

victor and christi if this is a sign of north korea resuming missile activity, how strongly the white house will respond given that they do want to further those denuclearization negotiations. >> sarah westwood there traveling with the president. thank you. >>> what does this mean politically, errol louis cnn political commentator is with us now. errol, your reaction to this news, we're thinking if everything that will ripley says is true, that there's activity in, they believe, an intercontinental ballistic missile that has been created, that it's been transported to the launch site, if it's launched, airerrol, what does t president do? >> well, recess. he has to at that point acknowledge that this administration is not different from the three previous ones. this is a problem that bedeviled one president after another. president obama on his way out the door told president trump, then president-elect that this was going to be a major, major problem for him. trump with the trademark combination of bravado and bluster said, no, he can do this very easily. he's a master negotiator. well, it turns out his skills are no better than his predecessors', when it comes to the stopping of th

sarah, we know likely that congress won't have enough votes for the veto. so is speaker pelosi explaining the reason for this vote later this month? >> well, good morning, victor and christibecause just 13 house republicans broke with the white house and voted in favor of blocking the president's use of the national emergency, that attempt to override the president's veto is unlikely to move forward. but speaker pelosi is calling the president's veto, a defiance, of the will of congress and of the constitution, about upcoming attempt to cancel the president's veets tto, that wilt underscore the white house's intentions with the power. it's focused on border security, but obviously, democrats and some republicans viewed it as a vote on the doconstitutionalityf the president's efforts to circumvent and get the border wall. president trump did in fact say there is an emergency on the southern border and he defended his decision to veto the order. take a listen. >> it is definitely a national emergency. rarely have we had such a national emergency. therefore, to defend the safety and security of all americans, i will be signing and issuing a formal veto of hthis reckless reso