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My advice to the governor at the time was to be deliberate about this and make sure we do not cause undue alarm. you know, this is really state responsibility. my oversight responsibility extends to the pacific missile range and the joint base of pearl harbor, but to the ex- tend i offered him my views i told him to measure twice and cut once. >> senator, jacob soboroff who's in honolulu as you know has a question for you. jacob. >> reporter: i was mentioning to you earlier. i don't know if you heard it because of our connection that i was inside that room within the bunker at diamond head yes...

And his deputy were the individuals with the president telling him what played out in hawaii. from the white house today, limited information. they told us about the president being notified. explained that this was two their understanding a false alarm at the state level, and that's been about it. the president spent part of his day at one of his golf courses. played coug eed golf. had a separate meeting about nafta, the mexican trade negotiation, and what went wrong as a state level, we understand it to be a state responsibility at this point in hawaii. no discussion of the concerns, hawaiia...

And why you're making this order. >> yeah. it has nothing to do with amnesty. you know, when we talk about daca, we talk about the wall, these are real people, right? new york we have close to 50,000 people who are under the daca regulation law, whatever you want to call it. and they're living their lives in total uncertainty. each under daca they would have to recertify every two years. this is pressing upon them. my executive order says state agencies are not going to inquire about immigration status. first of all, it's not a state responsibility, it's a federal responsibility. second of all...

In total uncertainty, ev. each under daca they would have to recertify every two years. this is pressing upon them. my executive order says state agencies are not going to inquire about immigration status. first of all, it's not a state responsibility, it's a federal responsibility. second of all, we know when people are afraid about the inquiry they tend not to contact authorities. the executive order also says if there's a criminal investigation then the police can inquire about immigration status. but if they're just seeking services, they're looking to lodge a complaint, they're a witness,...

Have it both ways claiming credit for repealing obamacare while leaving the tough decisions to the states? >> this is a fundamental difference between conservatives and liberals on the role of government. many times believe there should be a nanny state. republicans says let's take some of the power away from the federal government and give it to the states. states are better at work to do to have an impact on the people that live there. i think that's part of his overall viewpoint on the role of government. >> is health care were to become more of a state responsibility, could we be looking a...