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Arthel: vice president mike pence overseas visiting three baltic nations bordering russia. he's getting ready to meet with our embassy staff in estonia. the former soviet republic along russia's western border. eric: the vice president is there with a message to our allies. a new bill slapping sanctions on russia is now headed to the president's desk it was passed overwhelmingly in the house and senate, veto proof. it prevent the president from imposing sanctions on russia without going to congress first.

Russians are acting contrary to security issues around the world. we have a responsibility to send a strong message we will not tolerate that and it's not a surprise they responded this way. but we need to send a very strong message so we can protect the integrity of our elections and reduce the kind of aggression that they're engaged in around the world. >> if the president decides no the to sign the sanctions bill? the response? >> i think there's -- it would be very hard for the president to do that. the this is a sanction bill which imposes sanctions on north korea, russians, overwhelmingl...

That he wants us to end. he acts on impulse. it's not entirely impossible to imagine a scenario where he does it. >> an agreement from ryan an probably mcconnell to block any move pi congress afterward? >> well, as i understand it, he actually has to have deputy attorney general -- >> i'm saying, i'm jumping ahead. he can't fire them directly, has to be rosenstein. he goes to rosenstein and says do what i say. he folds. i'm saying this is what has to happen. gets rid of him. then congress makes a move. he'd have to know in advance ryan and mcconnell will protect me, won't do anything. >> i thi...

Bill to authorize a special counsel. >> would they standby it? >> i think they would be upset by it. i think it would worry them. i think the politics would worry them. i think they would feel like this was thrown directly back on their plate. i don't think they would rebuke the president if he took the extraordinary move to do this, i think they would try and sort of just get past it. i just don't b see how extraordinary would it be for them to pass a law that was going to be veto proof where they were going to have all these votes. you're not going to have republican leaders working as a han...

Live pictures of the house floor. nancy pelosi is speaking now. they're set to vote on that spending boil the keep the government funded until september. let's check back with mike viqueira. >> reporter: you see nancy pelosi wrapping things up behind where i'm standing. it is expected to pass. the only thing is would it have a veto proof? yesterday president trump surprised the world and washington yet again, not to mention government leadership saying perhaps we do need a shutdown come tomorrow. he could have one tomorrow if he wanted to veto this bill. that's not likely. the only thing is wh...