didn't know. so you know, that's the one. area -- >> that has nothing to do with white house. >> no. i'm not saying the white house. i'm talking about the issue here. >> maybe he's going to face contempt of congress. we'll see. nothing to do with white house. >> there's another issue that i guess is being invited to be part of the process of scandals as related to the white house. we're talking about the federal shield law to be reintroduced to the senate. the president wanting that. he's asking for that after the associated press revealed the justice department had seized some of the the phone records from the ap as part of a national security leak investigation. so avery, explain the shield law and how and why this is appropriate for the president to be requesting. >> it's a long time coming. this is a reaction by president obama to distract from the issue. frankly, this is a constitutional outrage.