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A lot of questions, a lot of potential fights on the horizon as we head into the fall season. >> and garrett headache, you were just compensating because you spend your days at capitol hill on the mechanism by which there be would be a government shutdown could happen as early as october first. it would actually require some active work on the part of the white house, the administration to shut the government down. >> right. because the president can't just flip a switch and say i'm shutting the government down. you would be in a situation where you would have a spending bill passed potentiall...

Continuing to make sure that we have the best health care we can, and if we can do that in that direction, i think that's great. if we can't, we need to look for other ways that we can make solutions. john decker. >> thanks a lot, sarah. hurricane harvey it appears to be bearing down on the southern part of the u.s., specifically texas seems to be in its cross hairs. there is no replacement yet for general kelly at the democratic of homeland security. first question, does the president plan to name a replacement for him anytime soon? and second of all, is this problematic in terms of dealing w...

Priority was in this process and that's making americans safe and protecting the american people and moving forward with this strategy and making sure that afghanistan is never able to be used as a haven to attack the united states. i think those are certainly clear goals and part of that process. >> does that mean, therefore, that u.s. military personnel will be there as long as there is any type of terrorist activity or cell in afghanistan or pakistan? >> look, i think when it comes to the strategy in afghanistan, they're going to be focused on the conditions on the ground, which will be det...

Integrated strategy that puts all of our american power, diplomatic, economic and military in a way that's sustainable and cost effective. and making sure we have that sbeg graifb process is a big key to this strategy. >> adding troops is just prolonging the withdrawal. is that what that is? >> no, again, we're not doing this based on a timetable but conditions on the ground and making sure that we're protecting american lives and defeating terrorists. i think that it's very clear when the president laid that out on monday. >> hold on. wait. i have a second question to that. whatever the final...

Is the president seeking a recommendation from the deputy attorney general or the pardon attorney or is he asking for an fbi background check in his consideration of that pardon? >> i would imagine they go through the thorough and standard process, and when we have an announcement on what that decision is after that's completed, we'll let you know. >> and more broadly, beyond arpaio, there are 2,200 other pardon applications pending. does the president have any pardon policy, pardon philosophy any particular way that he would like to use his pardon power during his term in office? >> i haven't...