Judge halts construction on White House ballroom

HOUSE. A FEDERAL JUDGE RULING TODAY WORK. A FEDERAL JUDGE RULING TODAY WORK MUST STOP UNLESS. RULING TODAY WORK MUST STOP UNUNLESS CONGRESS APPROVES IT. MUST STOP P UNLESS CONGRESS APPROVES IT. HERE'S KELLY. CONGRESS APPROVES IT. HERE'S KELLY O'DONNELL. HERE'S KELLY O'DONNNNELL. >> Reporter: A NEW. O'O'DONNELL. >> Reporter: A NEW STOP WORK ORDER FROM. >> Reporter: A NEW STOP W WORK ORDER FROM A FEDERAL COURT ON. STOP WORK ORDER FROM A FEDERAL COURT ON PRESIDIDENT TRUMP'S. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PASSION PROJECT, THE WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM. PASSION PROJECT, THE WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM. THAT ORDER HALTS. WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM. THAT ORDER HALTS CONSTRUCTION UNLESS. THAT ORDER HALTS CONSTRUCTITION UNLESS CONGRESS APPROVES THE. CONGRESS APPROVES THE PLANANS. THE ADMINISTRATION. PLANS. THE E ADMINISTRATION QUICKLY APPEALED. THTHE ADMINISTRATION QUICKLY APPEALED. THE PRESIDENT CLEARLY. THE PRESIDENT CLEARLY FRUSTRATED. >> BASICICALLY, HE'S. FRUSTRATED. >> BASICALLY, HE'S SAYING I NEED. >> BASICALLY, HE'S SAYINGNG I NEED CONGRESSIONAL. SAYING I NEED CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL. CONGRESSIONAL APPRPROVAL. AND HE'S SO WRONG.

AND HE'S SO WRONG. >> Reporter: JUDGE RICHARD D LEON HAD. >> Reporter: JUDGE RICHARD LEONON HAD GRANTED THE REQUEST. GRANTED THE REQUEST OF A PRESERVATION GROUP WITH A POINTED. OF A PRESERVATION GROUP WITH A POINTED MESSAGE FOR THE. GROUP WITH A POINTED MESSAGE FOR THE BUILDER IN CHIEF. MESSAGE FOR THE E BUILDER IN CHIEF. THE PRESIDENT OF THE. BUILDER IN CHIEF. THE PRESIDIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS THE. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS THE STEWARD OF THE WHITE. UNITED STATES IS THE STEWARD OF THE WHITE HOUSE FOR FUTURE. HOUSE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF FIRST FAMILIES. GENERATIONS OF FIRST FAMILIES. HE IS NOT, HOWEVER, FAMILIES. HE IS NOT,T, HOWEVER, THE OWNER. HE IS NOT, HOWEVER, THTHE OWNER. THE BALLROOM IS NEVER. THE OWNER. THE BALLROOM IS NENEVER FAR FROM THE. THE BALLROOM IS NEVER FAR FRFROM THE PRESIDENT'S MIND. FAR FROM THE PRESESIDENT'S MIND. PUBLICLY BALANCING. PRESIDENT'S MIMIND. PUBLICLY BALANCING HIS WAR TIME DUTIES. PUBLICLY BALANCING HIS WAR TIME DUTIES S AND CONSTRUCTION. AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT. >> I'M SO BUSYSY THAT I. MANAGEMENT. >> I'M SO BUSY THAT I DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO. >> I'M SO BUSY THAT I DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO THIS. THIS. BUT I'M FIGHTING WARS AND OTHER THINGS.

BUT I'M FIGHTING WARS AND OTHER THINGS. BUT THIS IS VERY. AND OTHER THINGS. BUT THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. BUT THIS IS VERY IMIMPORTANT. >> Reporter: HIS. IMPORTANT. >> Reporter: HIS VISION, GIGANTIC. Y. VISION, GIGANTIC. WITH SEATING CAPACITY FOR UP TO 1,000. WITH SEATING CAPACITY FOR UP TO 1,000 GUESTS. FOR UP TO 1,000 GUESTS. THE COST SWELLING TO. GUESTS. THE COST SWELLING TO $400 MILLION. THE COST SWELLING TO $400 MILLION. PRIVATELY Y FUNDED, HE. $400 MILLION. PRIVATELY FUNDED, HE SAYS. PRIVATELY FUNDED, HE SAYS. BURIEDED BELOW --. SAYS. BURIED BELOW -- >> THE M MILITARY IS. BURIED BELOW -- >> THE MILITARY IS BUILDING A B BIG. >> THE MILITARY IS BUILDING A BIG COMPLEX UNDER THE. BUILDING A BIG COMPLEX UNDER THE BALLROOM. COMPLEX UNDER THE BABALLROOM. >> Reporter: THIS NEW. >> Reporter: THIS NEW LEGAL FIGHT SPURRED BY THAHAT OCTOBER. BY THAT OCTOBER SURPRISE. THE DESTRUCTION OF. SURPRISE. THE DESTRUCTION OF THE EAST WING, AND. THE DESTRUCTION OF THE EAST WING, AND ITS CENTURY OF. THE EAST WING, AND ITS CENTURY OF HISTORY. ITS CENTURY OF HISTORY. WRECKAGE WITHOUT THE.

HISTORY. WRECKAGE WITHOUT THE TYPICAL OVERSIGHT. TYPICAL OVERSIGHT. THE FEDERAL JUDGE WRITES THE PRESIDENT. THE FEDERAL JUDGE WRITES THE PRESIDENT WEWENT TOO FAR. WRITES THE PRESIDENT WENT TOO FAR. NO STATATUTE COMES. WENT TOO FAR. NO STATUTE COMES CLOSE TO G GIVING THE. NO STATUTE COMES CLOSE TO GIVING THE PRPRESIDENT THE. CLOSE TOTO GIVING THE PRESIDENT THE AUTHORITY HE CLAIMS. AUTHORITY HE CLAIMS TO HAVE. >> AND KELLY. TO HAVE. >> AND KELLY O'DONNELL ALSO LIVE. >> AND KELLY O'DONNELL ALSO L LIVE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. O'DONNELL ALSO LIVE AT THE WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT FOR US. TONIGHT FOR US. KELLY, CONSTRUCTION CONTINUED TOTODAY. KELLY, CONSTRUCTION CONTINUED TODAY THOUGHGH? THOUGH? >> Reporter: THE JUDGE DOES ALLOW THEY. >> Reporter: THE JUDGE DOES ALLLLOW THEY CAN FINISH UP. CAN FINISH UP PROJECTS SO THEY DON'T T LEAVE THE SITE.