tell, could be dismantled. but there are big questions to clear up first. here they are. should gay soldiers face restrictions when it comes to how open they can be about their life-style? will the pentagon pay for benefits of partners? and will straight soldiers be required to bunk with gay soldiers or can they request separate quarters? ba barbara starr is outside the pentagon. reporter: when robert gates sits right here at the witness table at high noon to talk to senators about lifting don t ask, don t tell, he is going to tell them it may take a year, because he s appointing a panel of experts to study the whole issue. gates knows that he still has to convince congress and his own troops and commanders that it s time for change. the president made his intentions clear. this year, i will work with
trump will admit about the a forward and then what he knew about the $130,000 payment to daniels days before the 2016 election. this comes as the white house is defending his silence made by the porn star arguing both that plenty has been said and that the president doesn t always respond to opponents. and sources tell cnn that president trump is floating the idea of having the pentagon pay for the border wall. he discussed the idea with house speaker paul ryan. will congress get on board with repurposing funds from the military s budget about how all that talk about how underfunded our defenders are. we have a lot to cover. ivan watson live in seoul with our top story. ivan? reporter: good morning, chris. this was a top secret summit. the north korean leader, for the first time since he assumed the throne more than six years ago,
sekulow. reporter: the president is also scrambling a way to pay for the border wall. the white house wouldn t confirm that. i can t get into the specifics of that at this point but i can tell you that the continuation of building the wall is ongoing and we ll continue moving forward in that process. reporter: perhaps because that would be a sign of a key campaign promise that s tumbling down. and who s going to pay for the wall? mexico. 100%. reporter: now the president suggested the idea of having the pentagon pay for the wall to house speaker paul ryan last week but part of the problem with that idea is that the administration simply cannot just take the money away from the military. that would require another vote from congress. wolf, it seems clear the president has given up on making mexico pay for the wall and he s trying to figure out how to stick all of us with the tab. thanks. we have more now in the russia investigation. the gaping holes in the president s le
building a wall is ongoing. perhaps because that would be a sign of a key campaign promise that is tumbling down. and who will pay for the wall? 100%. not so much. the president suggested the idea having the pentagon pay for the wall last week, part of problem with that idea is that the administration simply cannot just take moan from the military. that would require another vote from congress. clearly, wolf, the president s proposal to have mexico pay for the wall has appeared to have gone out the window. that s what it appears to be. thanks. a legal fight takes shape. let s to go our national correspondent. what is the latest? hi, wolf. what is so interesting about all of this is that stormy daniels and her attorney are avid