9/11 Bill Will Now Be Taken Up By House.
ROMANS: Donald Trump opening up a fresh new can of foreign policy worms, announcing if he becomes president, he would have no problem sitting down with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. It's a radical departure from current U.S. policy. Trump says he would try to convince Kim to kill his nuclear weapons program. I want top bring in CNN's Paula Hancocks. She joins us live on the phone this morning from Seoul. Good morning. What's the reaction there?</s>PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (via telephone): Well, Christine, there has been some surprise at what Donald Trump said, but it's not the first time that what he has said has surprised South Koreans. Remember, he's also said he thinks U.S. troops could be pulled out of the country, and they could be allowed nuclear weapons. So, there's certainly surprise that he's so willing to step into the arena with Kim Jong-un, but others have said the current policy by the Obama administration doesn't appear to be working, that strategic patience that even though progress in the nuclear missile program may have slowed down somewhat, he's still made progress. And we've seen over recent months the intense nuclear missile tests. So, there is a school of thought that, why not. Maybe this could be the way to go as the current policy is not working. And also remember that Barack Obama actually said something very similar nine years ago when he was campaigning to become president. He said at a CNN Democratic debate that he would meet with the leaders of Syria, Iran, North Korea, other countries that were hostile to the U.S. He would be willing to engage with them because he thought that it was important to try and move the relationship forward. So, it's not dissimilar to what Donald Trump is saying at this point. But certainly Donald Trump has enjoyed talking about Kim Jong-un. In the past, he's also, remember, called him a maniac. He also said that he does deserve some credit as he manages to eliminate his rivals so well. Christine?</s>ROMANS: Paula, he also said in that interview with "Reuters", Donald Trump said China can solve this problem with one phone call. The United States has tremendous influence over China and should push China to with one phone call end North Korea's -- you know, the problems with North Korea. If China had that kind of influence, wouldn't it have already done that?</s>HANCOCKS: Well, it's a good point. The fact is we have to remember why China has this relationship with North Korea. They are the biggest trading partner. They are certainly pretty much the only ally that North Korea has. But China does not want North Korea to collapse. They do not want 25 million refugees coming across their borders. And also, if North Korea collapses, then they have a U.S. presence on their border. So, China has many reasons for wanting to keep the North Korean regime going, but certainly you can see they have lost patience with them recently as they have agreed to go along with those much stronger sanctions passed by the United Nations in March. Certainly, the relationship between North Korea and China is frosty at best. The leader of North Korea hasn't even met the leader of China yet.</s>ROMANS: Interesting. Paula, thanks so much for that from Seoul for us this morning.</s>SANCHEZ: The Senate defying the White House and giving unanimous approval to legislation that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia if the kingdom is found to be liable in the terror attacks. The Obama administration has lobbied against the bill, and the Saudis have threatened to sell off billions of dollars in U.S. assets if it does pass. We get more now from CNN's Michelle Kosinski.</s>MICHELLE KOSINSKI, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Boris and Christine. Right, this was remarkable. I mean, look at the message that this sends. What could be more clear than this? That not single Democrat in the Senate voiced opposition to this bill, despite the way the White House obviously feels about it. I mean, they've issued several strongly worded warnings basically against this legislation, saying it could hurt national security. Dangerous was the word they used just yesterday, saying this could open the door for the U.S. to be sued in what they called kangaroo courts. But, clearly, the Senate wasn't buying these warnings. At least these senators put the interests of the 9/11 families ahead of the potential risks that the White House has been citing. So, what's the possibility of this bill ultimately passing? The White House has said several times it would veto this bill. But Senator Chuck Schumer has said he would vote to override that veto. He feels other Democrats would do the same. Now, just because you vote for a bill doesn't necessarily meant that you would take it to the next level and vote again to override a veto and oppose the White House. But given the sentiment in the Senate during the voice vote yesterday, there's a thought that could happen. First, it has to pass the House, though. That's where things are a little less clear. We know there's some opposition in the House. We heard House Speaker Paul Ryan just yesterday say he feels consequences to this bill, let's let it move through the process. Let's everyone take a very close look at it. Given that this was a unanimous voice vote in the Senate, though, there's a thought that this could well pass the House also -- Boris and Christine.</s>ROMANS: All right. Michelle, thank you. Stocks dropped yesterday as a new round of worries hit Wall Street. Fed, Fed, Fed. We'll tell you what they are when we get an early start on your money, next.