Last week President Obama personally phoned Governor Brown to get an update on the state of drought emergency in California. But when it comes to getting federal assistance for our water woes, Governor Brown is saying thanks but no thanks.

For more on the tug-of-war between Sacramento and Washington D.C. over drought relief, we're joined by Michael Doyle, reporter in the Washington Bureau of McClatchy Newspapers, and Dan Walters, columnist with the Sacramento Bee.