hill. jim, the president signed the bill, but he certainly didn't celebrate the event. tell our viewers what he's saying about this new sanctions law. >> reporter: that's right, wolf, and we should point out unlike other acts that the president has taken here at the white house. this did not happen in frofnt o the cameras, and one of those bills that accompany -- limits the president's ability to lift sanctions on russia. after the 2016 election, the obama administration slapped sanctions on russia, restricting them from those compounds. and along with signing that legislation, he release ad std statement saying that i favor tough measures to punish and