inmate robert pruitt charged with his murder. pruitt's attorney hints that his client was framed. there were others who would have more reason to want neagle dead. >> there were those who had a motive to have officer neagle silenced. he was in the process of writing a letter of grievance concerning several things. >> after neagle's murder three officers were arrested. >> officers martinez, he was in charge for gathering witness statements, asking what did you see type of thing. he got indicted the same day i did. >> martinez was caught in a sting operation carrying $60,000 of what he believed to be prison drug money. he was convicted and sentenced to eight years probation. did he not respond to al jazeera's request for comment comment. >> what other motive would there be for someone to kill neagle. >> some say that he was on to something that was been og there? >> can you elaborate. >> i don't knowin 2013 nine more employees were arrested for receiving bribes to allow drugs and cellphones to enter the prison. the federal indictment note agriculture of corruption. >> there was stil

according to fox news, pruitt tried to tamp down the firestorm, but senate lobbying records show pruitt's landlord represented several companies. pruitt's saving grace may be he's seen by the president and

pruitt claims he did not know about the raises. and he said he canceled the bonuses when he found out about them. pruitt is also under scrutiny for renting a apartment from a lobbyist that represents fossil fuels.>> this individual doesn't have clients that have business before this agency. -- >> he does not represent exxon mobil. >> is firm has -- >> they do not represent them at this point. >> eric? >> thank you. meanwhile democratic and republican lawmakers are calling for pruitt to resign. four for the president to dump him. the president recently has endorsed him so what is the latest on this? quite explained outcome of the white house and the president seem to be standing by the president. yesterday sources tell fox news that he met with president trump in the oval office and they discussed some of these controversies according to a source, the presidential pruitt he did a good job and he wants him to continue. the press secretary, sarah sanders, says the white house is conducting a review. she would not go into hypothetical

joining me now is scott pruitt, mr. trump's for the environmental protection agency and a key player in the president's decision. mr. pruitt, welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> administrator pruitt: good morning chris. >> chris: i want to start with a question you are asked repeatedly on friday. here it is. >> yes or no, does the president believe that the climate change is of real threat to the united? >> administrator pruitt: what's interesting about all the discussions we had through the last several weeks have been focused on one singular issue, is paris good or not for this country? >> chris: let me get this straight, you and the president spent weeks discussing whether he should pull out all the paris climate deal and are never discussed climate change? >> administrator pruitt: it was about the merits and demerits of the deal. when you look at what this country has achieved since the late 1990s, to thousands, we've seen an 18% production atomic reduction in our co2. we are a pre1994 levels. what's interesting a

way to scott pruitt, i think that becomes immensely difficult.just point and eba secretary. that has to go through the senate, and thatis has to go through the senate, and that is where it could be compared. -- epa. he that is where it could be compared. —— epa. he could be complicated and ta ke —— epa. he could be complicated and take months. —— it could be. eric ham is a political analyst and author on the republican why now? as the scene, scott pruitt is under investigation. he is under 13 investigations. i think where he went too far was with this issue as it relates tojeff sessions, the embattled attorney general. and that led to the president. and so wildly was willing to look over many of scott pruitt‘s ethical lapses in controversies, the fact that this final controversy landed right at the president's doorstep, that was a bridge too far. as any cabinet member knows, your first order of business is to do no harm, particularly to be president. and this is an issue where the president finally saw the writing on the wall and had to urge scot

pruitt, your software looks so good. pruitt: thank you, thank you.g time coming... hi, my name is jewel machado. i'm here for my interview. all right, let's go. robyn: you know, i never liked the idea of driver-less cars. i prefer to be in control. (locks click) got to love those child locks. where's my driver? on a break. chance kovak. you met with him the other day at your club. what'd you two talk about? you're not one of my employees, i'm guessing. did you know he was dead? no. i'm sorry to hear that. but what does that have to do with me? you tell me. look, fine. the meeting was nothing. the kid was a fan. he said he liked my vision for the future, he said he hoped to work for me someday. so i gave him a few minutes at lunch. i was being kind. yeah, i hear you're a real giver. i try. by the way, what you said about "being in control," that's just an illusion. it doesn't matter how carefully you drive, you never know when someone's gonna cross over the line and smash right into you. remember that. oh, i will. you have a good day. (car door opens)

they love scott pruitt. they feel very strongly about scott pruitt.hey love scott pruitt. >> trump has reportedly suggested a higher profile job for scott pruitt. cnn reports the president replacing jeff sessions with pruitt this week. the president denied that report saying pruitt is doing a great job where he is. >>> police in georgia say a charter bus driver was under the influence of drugs when he swerved, hit a median and overturned. that bus was carrying 18 passengers to the master's golf tournament when it crashed. all of them had to climb out of windows and emergency exits to escape the wreckage. the accident backed up traffic on both sides of interstate 20 for hours. nearly all of the passengers were hospitalized with cuts, injuries and broken bones. >>> and the search for a cdc worker missing for two months has come to a tragic end. his body was found on the bank of the chattahoochee river in atlanta. he was dressed in a jogging suit and medical examiner says there were no signs of foul play. >> right now the preliminary cause of death is dr

pruitt's attorney said that his client was framed. there were others who would want neagle dead. >> he was in the process of writing a grievance regarding a variety of matters occurring at the mcconnell unit. >> three correctional officers were arrested for laundering inmates drug money. the state saying that pruitt was framed by rogue guards does not hold up. but the day he was to be executed a texas court was having second thoughts. >> how close were you to the death cameber. >> about ten feet. >> an unexpected stay of execution giving pruitt's legal team 30 days to initiate new dna testing on the metal shank used on officer neagle. the handle wrapped with masking tape has never been tested. >> our principle hope is that there are skin kills on that masking tape, and that those cells have not been too degraded to allow a genetic profile to be constructed. >> if someone else's that is found on the weapon that could reopen the investigation. >> how convinced are you of pruitt's guilt? >> i wouldn't have charged him if i wasn't. >> why

. >>> epa administrator scott pruitt is out. he resigned amid investigations. >>> and as the heat wave crests for much of the country, the west is heading into a dangerously hot weekend, raising the risk of more fires. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> in thailand this morning, one of the rescue workers trying to save a soccer team trapped in a flooded cave died. the former thai navy s.e.a.l. was taking supplies to the trapped boys, and he ran out of oxygen while he was underwater leaving the cave. officials are racing to pump water from the cave before more rain falls and say they have a limited amount of time to get them out. laura podesta is here with more. good morning, laura. >> good morning, anne-marie. the 38-year-old volunteer was working on a creative strategy. but his death shows just how perilous that kind of rescue could be. a thai rescuer died thursday night from lack of oxygen. the first death in the ongoing efforts

an inmate robert pruitt charged with his murder. pruitt's attorney hints that his client was framed. there were others he said, who would have had more reason to want nagle dead. >> first officer nagle was in the process of writing an aggrievance concerning matters the a the unit. >> reporter: that complaints was never made public a month after the murder three congressional officers were arrested for laundering drug money. the theory that pruitt was framed doesn't hold up. on april 28th as prison officials drove pruitt the 42 miles to the death chamber where he was scheduled to be executed. a court was having second thoughts. >> how close did you get to the death chamber. >> i was as far as here. >> hours before he was scheduled to die, a stay of execution. getting the legal team 30 days to initiate d.n.a. testing. a previous analysis found the sharp end of the victim's d.n.a. a handle has never been tested. >> the principle hope is that there are epithelial cells. those cells have not been too degraded to allow a genetic programme

scott pruitt is under investigation. he is under 13 investigations right now.oo far was with this issue as it relates tojeff sessions, the embattled attorney general. and we saw that that led to the president. and so while the president was willing to look over many of scott pruitt‘s ethical lapses and controversies, the fact that this final controversy landed right at the president's doorstep, that was a bridge too far because, as any cabinet member knows, your first order of business is to do no harm, particularly to the president. and this is an issue where i think the president finally saw the writing on the wall and had to move forward with allowing scott pruitt to move on. what impact will this have on things within donald trump's inner circle, do you think? well, we are looking at at a white house already stretched very thin. i mean, if you look at what is going on, the president is looking to announce his nominee to the supreme court on monday. so that will be a very bruising nomination fight that will take place in the fall. he still has to see his vet

the head of the epa, scott pruitt, stepdown.is resignation follows a serieh of scandals the dogged his tenure. president trump announced it in his usual fashion, by tweet, saying "i have acceptethe resignation of scott pruitt. within the agency, scott has done an outstanding job and i will always be thankful to him for this." he has been the subject of numerous stories c which haled into question his conduct. for more on this most recentin shakeup, i am by the north america reporter. starting with you, this has been going on for a long time. why has he decided to resign now? >> i think you was pushed to the white house. 12 different investigations were in t tping point. there was a new york s timry about the firing of an aid that she disagreed about meetings wanted deleted from the public record. it was an accumulation of scandal after scandal, and the white house tolerates they liked the policies he was implementing at the w epa, but th ultimately the presidents this vision he said this was enough. jane: theres no mention of an

do you support scott pruitt, sir? >> i hope he's going to be great. >> reporter: overnight, the president called pruitt. his message, according to an administration official? keep fighting, we have your back. but privately, sources say the president is frustrated with all the controversy. white house lawyers are now investigating pruitt's living situation, after abc news reported on his alleged sweetheart real estate deal. pruitt renting a room in this d.c. apartment last year for just $50 a night, far below the cost of similar units. the owner, the wife of a lobbyist, who has energy clients doing business with the epa. today, new questions about that relationship. while pruitt was living in the apartment, the epa green-lighted a major pipeline project for a canadian energy company represented by that lobbyist. in a statement to "the new york times," the epa says any attempt to draw a link between the deal and the living arrangement is "patently false" and insists the lease on the apartment was "consistent with federa

joins us with the latest >> fks on both sides not surprised scott pruitt is out. considering he's facing at least a dozen federal ethics probes, telling reporte aboard air force one that he had been talking about his exit from the administration fr, ote, a couple of ys, in blames the unrelenting attacks on himself a family as having taken a toll.r, ea house democrats asked vestigate pruitt for criminal conduct. allegations range from violenting corruption laws to question aut excessive on first like a 20 m armed security details all the wayo aides completelying personality chores >> you don't want to give opponents ammunition >> theot issue is that scott pruitt showed bad judgment. it's because he was effectiveobn his j as epa administrator and articulating and advancing an ay, andrew wheeler, pruitt's deputy a former co lobbyist wil. ng will he remainhelm of theth goes to a confirmation process. one thing we do know that is scott pruitt's last day at epa administrator is tomorrow.n one since the deadly shooting at the capital gazette in annapolis maryland. fi peo

scott pruitt was the environmental regulator industry always want it it's the e.p.a.'s objective my objective is the minister of the e.p.a. to come in and make sure that people's health is protected the former oklahoma attorney general went from being one of the agency's most aggressive opponents suing it fourteen times to running it through filed two lawsuits challenging the e.p.a. mercury in air toxics standards you filed a lawsuit challenging the e.p.a.'s two hundred two thousand and fifteen national ambient air quality standards for ozone never since president richard nixon created the agency in one thousand seven hundred as corporate america had a stronger or more controversial ally in it scott produce done an amazing job. a very short period of time and most people of couple. pruitt has declared war on regulation dismantling dozens of obama era protections on clean air chemicals in cars i think the focus in the past has been on making manufacturers in detroit making manufacturers in various parts of the country make cars that people are going to buy these gold gl

scott pruitt resigned, citing unrelenting attacks. cbs reporter is at the white house with more. >> reporter: as you know, four months president trump has called -- has been called to fire scott pruitt. it appears that the many accusations of corruption in the investigations into this accusations finally became too much. president trump tweeted the news that he has accepted the resignation of scott pruitt as the administrator of the environmental protection agency. speaking on air force one, the president said the decision has been in the works for a few days and that there is no final straw, that scott pruitt felt he was a distraction. in his resignation letter he said the unrelenting attacks on me personally, my family, are unprecedented, and have taken a sizable toll on all of us. inspector general is in the midst of five audits, including pruitt suspending on security and travel. and democrats have seized on the $43,000 soundproof booth in his office, which he defended before congress. >> i was not involved in the approval and if

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embattled epa chief scott pruitt resigns. president trump tweeting the resignation. pruitt facing a long, growing list of ethics scandals, from his sweetheart apartment deal to his first class flights to that $43,000 phone booth in his office. >>> race against the rain. new images tonight from inside the flooded cave. the around the clock rescue effort to save 12 boys and their soccer coach. a new sense of urgency with more flooding rains just hours away. >>> escaping the flames. the massive new wildfire forcing hundreds from their homes. dozens of fires burning at this hour. ginger zee tracking the dangerous heat, and the new tropical storm forming late today. will it become a hurricane? >>> deadly fireworks explosions. more than a dozen killed in back-to-back blasts, including police and firefighters responding to the scene. plus, the fireworks stunt gone horribly wrong. >>> the mother that took on that carjacker. the crook taking off with her car. her kids in the backseat. what she says she was forced to do. >>> and good evening. it's great to have you with us on

jon kelley speaking with pruitt this morning.ut when asked, the white house wouldn't say if the president still has confidence in pruitt. abc news, washington. >>> speaking of pruitt, he is saying he plans to roll back emission standards in california in an ongoing battle between the state and the feds. pruitt said the agency is re-examining california's waiver under the clean air act to see if we can set our own, more stringent car emission limits. the state is threatening to sue if that happens. pruitt says the epa is working to determine appropriate emission standards and says ones established under the obama administration are too high. >>> grinder, one of the world's most popular social networking apps for gay men, is promising to change the way it shares information. the move was triggered by privacy concerns. gripder users are outraged after finding out their hiv status was shared with other tech companies. grinder says the information was encrypted and never shared with advertisers. san francisco supervisor worries the mo

pruitt renting a rm in this d.c.ment last year for just $50 a night far below the cost of similar units. the owner, the whief of a lobbiest who has energy clients doing business with the epa. today it new question base that relationship. while pruitt was living in the apartment, the epa green lightlied a major pipeline project for a canadaen energy company represented by the lobbyist. in a statement to the "new york times" the epa says any attempt to draw a link between the deal and the living arrangement is patent willy false and fz in attention the lease on the apartment was consistent with ethics iks o exs aren at lobbyist says he hasn't lob idea the ep a during the trump administration. pruitt is also under fire for giving two top aides large salary hikes even after the white house rfrzed to sign off. using a little known loop hole pruitt did it anyway. giving one aide a nearly $57,000 pay raze. we caught up pruitt today. >> secretary pruitt do you have the president's support was it in the apartment. >> the call

after months of scandal, embattled epa administrator scott pruitt is out. as he flew to a rally in montana, president trump tweeted he accepted pruitt's resignation, writing scott's done an outstanding job and i will always be thankful to him. last night he was mingling with guests at the white house fourth of july celebration. >> administrator scott pruitt, and bob lighthizer, thank you for being here. >> pruitt has been under fire for months for a series of ethical lapses tied to spending, staff management, ties tonight. he'd been the subject of a dozen ethics investigation. questions about whether he used his clout to get his wife a chick-fil-a franchise. >> my wife is an entrepreneur herself, chick fill a is a franchise of faith. >> president trump publicly praised pruitt. >> the epa is doing really, really well. and, you know, somebody has to say that about you a little bit, you know that, scott. >> even some republicans called for him to go. >> he is about as swampy as you get here in washington, d.c. >> earlier this week, pruitt was confronted at a d

pruitt is already under fire for lavish travel spending. a senior white house official calling developments, quote, beyond frustrating. and tonight, abc news has learned a member of pruitt's security detail had to break into that department when they couldn't reach him. abc's mary bruce with the new details. >> reporter: tonight, the white house is facing new questions about an alleged sweetheart real estate deal by epa administrator scott pruitt, already under scrutiny for lavish spending. >> this appears to be way, way over the line. i mean, ethical blindness taken to the next degree, and i wish it were a surprise, but it's not. >> reporter: when he first moved to washington, pruitt lived in this apartment. the owner? the wife of a personal friend. a top energy lobbyist who has multiple clients doing business with the epa. pruitt reportedly paid $50 dollars a night to rent only one room, in this two-bedroom apartment, far under market-value. similar apartments go for $6,000 a month, but sources tell abc news he used the entire unit. and t

chief scott pruitt has resigned. >> he has resigned? >> mr. pruitt is the subject of at least 13 federal investigations. >> this is not a surprise, it's really been a long time coming. >> how did an ordinary british couple become exposed to a military grade nerve agent? >> residents here are once again on edge. >> all we want to know is are you safe. >> at least 17 people killed, 31 more injured in a fireworks explosion near mexico city. >> the hazmat situation, at baltimore's johns hopkins hospital after vials of tuberculosis were broken. prepared for the meeting, trust me, we'll do just fine. >> wildfires spreading >> here in northern california the battle against wildfires begins here at cash creek where water dropping helicopters are constantly filling up. >> teen life guards were a summer staple but now with too many openings, they are being replaced with a different age group. >> you are part of a nationwide trend. >> it's great. >> golodryga: good evening, jeff glor is off tonight, i'm bianna golodryga. this is our western edition. the

could this be a breaking point for pruitt? >> reporter: the epa has had to pay back the cost of this knocked down door, and we have heard from one top white house official who is clearly frustrated with these growing questions about pruitt suggesting this could put a target on his back, but we also know that pruitt is one of the president's favorites and tonight, so far, no word of what trump make of these growing questions, tom. >> we have to wait and see. mary bruce, thank you. >>> next to the mounting tensions between russia and the u.s. tonight, the kremlin announcing the test launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile called by critics, satan 2. are they risk a new arms race? martha raddatz joins us now from washington. and martha, that new missile test comes as two planes are standing by ready to take off with expelled diplomats back to moscow. >> reporter: that's right, tom. those two russian government planes landed at the airport. a u-haul being unloaded next to it waiting for those 60 diplomats to get on boar

the epa chief, scott pruitt, has resi resigned. president trump stood by pruitt as he relentlessly rolled back environmental regulations, carrying out the president's agenda. but claims of legal and ethical violations mounted, about that $43,000 phone booth, first class travel, 24/7 security and his use of his staff and his position for his personal benefit. the balance finally tipped, and tonight, the president has accepted his resignation. shuffling his cabinet one more time. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl starts us off at the white house. >> reporter: he was front at center at the white house fourth of july picnic just yesterday, but now, scott pruitt, one of the most 'embattled cabinet secretaries ever, is gone. in his tweet announcing pruitt's resignation as the head of the environmental protection agency, the president said, "within the agency, scott has done an outstanding job, and i will always be thankful to him for this." but pruitt's tenure has been beset by scandal after scandal, including a story a

last year, pruitt paid just $50 a night to rent a room in this d.c. apartment, apparently far below the cost of similar units. the owner? the wife of a top lobbyist, whose clients do business with the epa. >> this was like an airbnb situation. >> reporter: pruitt insists it was all done by the books. >> the ethics officials here at this agency reviewed the lease, reviewed the terms of the lease. >> when did they review it? >> they reviewed it as -- >> in march of this year, right, after you moved out? >> but that's what's important. they reviewed the terms of the lease. >> reporter: but now, the agency's top ethics watchdog says when they did that review last week, they didn't have all the facts. pruitt has been under fire for months for allegedly wasting taxpayer money. two of his top aides and personal friends reportedly received large salary hikes, even after the white house refused to sign off. one aide receiving a nearly $57,000 pay raise. but pruitt says it wasn't his idea. >> so who did it? a career person or a political person? >> i don't know

according to fox news, pruitt tried to tamp down the firestorm, but senate lobbying records show pruitt's landlord represented several companies. pruitt's saving grace may be he's seen by the president and other white house officials as mr. trump's most effective cabinet secretary. he started rolling back more than two dozen obama-era environment regulations including emissions standards and clean power plants. he also successfully pulled the president out of the paris climate accord. >>> new york city police released vary lance video before a mentally disturbed black man was shot and killed wednesday in brooklyn. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> neighborhood residents demonstrated again last night. his family says saheed vassell was bipolar but well known by police in the neighborhood. the security video, which was edited by police, shows vassell walking down the street holding a silver object that looks like a gun, as you can see, pointing it at people. it turned out, though, to be a pipe. following a 911 call, officers responded. police say he took a shooting

president trump's embattled epa chief scott pruitt has resigned.orite of the president, has been the focus of a dozen federal investigations concerning his lavish spending, ethical lapses, and management style. the president accepted pruitt's resignation in a tweet, adding that he'd done an outstanding job. major garrett has the story. >> reporter: speaking aboard air force one, president trump said there was "no final straw" that led to scott pruitt's resignathe sd the embattled epa administrator came to him a couple of days ago and told president trump he did not want to be a "distraction." questions about pruitt's excessive office spending, first-class air travel, and the treatment of staff had washington investigators working overtime. pruitt was the subject of a house oversight committee investigation, five inspector general audits, seven pending inspector general reviews, and two government accountability office inquiries. in his resignation letter pruitt wrote he was leaving in part because "the unrelenting attacks on me personally, my famil

pruitt. detail is three times the size of his predecessors and they said epa 12 fox news quote - according to epa assistant at spencer general scott pruitt has an unprecedented amount threats against him and his family. americans should all agree that members of the presidents cabinet should be kept safe from these violent threats. at least three republican lawmakers say it is time for scott pruitt to either resign or be fired. a lot of democrats are saying the same thing. 60 house democrats signed for the firing. >> let's drill down. no one should be receiving death threats to nevertheless that is what happens sometimes in politics. given that, one can also argue they understand why so many people are saying, enough is enough. pruitt must go. but if you look at tom price situation what is the difference between tom price and pruitt? because the president was, as we understand, he got rid of tom price when he was coming under these kinds of swamp issues, if you will. >> one of the things the

but the president is standing by pruitt tweeting he is "under siege." >> trump world loves scott pruitt. so, you also have the huge base of the party that actually knows who the epa director is, which isn't normally the case. >> reporter: but there are growing calls on both sides of the aisle for him to resign. one democrat demanding answers on why pruitt requested security 24/7, including, allegedly, on personal trips to disneyland and the rose bowl. pruitt's team say they've received an unprecedented number of threats, although there have been no arrests or charges. >> any time that you do transformational things -- >> yeah. >> there are critics and there are people are against you in that regard. >> reporter: this isn't the only allegation against pruitt regarding how taxpayer money is spent. he's been accused of wasteful spending on first class and private flights, installing a soundproof phone booth for $43,000 and approving steep pay raises for top aides. one adding nearly $57,000 to the staffer's salary. >> i found out about that yesterday and i changed it. >> so who did it? >> i

a short time ago, scott pruitt's predecessor spoke to katty kay.if you had done the things scott pruitt had done as head of the epa in the obama administration, would you have kept your job? >> this behavior would never have been contemplated, never mind tolerated, in thebama administration. what scott pruitt has done is a breach of the public tst. it never would have flown. i would have been out on my butt right away without question. katty: is there one particular thing you think has been particularly egregious? >> he is supposed to work for the public, not his personal interest. his behavior since day one has lacked transparency yoct. instead of embracing the science, he has been attacking the science. instead of following the law, he has been taking shortcuts. the only good news is, scott pruitt and the administration seems to only be focused on unraveling and rolling back all heofeally important public health protections the prior and p-- tor administration put in place. the good news is, he is not effective in his position because he is attac

pruitt was esidng rent. t' this is another step in the president's regulatory agenda. >> reporter: pruitt's saving grace may be that he's seen by the president and other white house officials as mr. trump's most effective cabinet secretary. he started rolling back more than two dozen obama-era environmental regulations, including mr. obama's signature vehicle emission standards and clean power plan. he also successfully advocated for the president to pull out of the paris climate accord. another factor working in mr. e uitt's favor: white house thficials say the president doesn't think he can get someone as effective as pruitt confirmed. that said, the president has been known to praise an official one day, and fire them by tweet the next. jeff. >> glor: julianna goldman, thank you very much. the pacific coast is bracing for another round of heavy rain. there is a chance it could trigger mud slides in california. meteorologist eric fish certificate tracking this wild weather, eric? >> it has been a very acti

epa chief scott pruitt under fire. and he's now accused of reaching out to the head of chick-fil-a to help his wife land a franchise. here's abc's kyra phillips tonight with the e-mails from prui pruitt's staff as they were reaching out to chick-fil-a, all to help his wife. >> reporter: tonight, epa administrator scott pruitt defending himself amid revelations he tried to use his official clout to get his wife marilyn a franchise with fast food chain chick-fil-a. >> my wife is an entrepreneur herself. i love, she loves, we love -- chick-fil-a is a franchise of faith. >> reporter: last may, pruitt's official epa scheduler emailed chick-fil-a's ceo directly. the subject line, "meeting with administrator scott pruitt." the scheduler writing, "the administrator asked me to reach out to you." she then worked with chick-fil-a to set up a call, adding, "the administrator would like to talk about a potential business opportunity." pruitt eventually spoke with someone at the company, telling abc news the subject of that phone c

a top pruitt staffer stepping down yesterday after she told congress pruitt was interested in quote securing an old mattress from the trump hotel and pruitt asked for special help for a business opportunity for his wife who wanted to open a chick-fil-la franchise in lahoma. >> we need more of them in tulsa and across the country. >> reporter: the deal nevh by pruitt yesterday. >> epa is doing really, really well and, you know, somebody has to say that about you a little bit. you know that, scott. >> reporter: mr. pruitt do you owe taxpayers an apology, sir? pruitt is losing support even from members of his own party. >> he's acting like a moron. >> reporter: he is facing 15 allegations and the credibility office found he broke the law when he installed a $43,000 phone booth in his office. >> it's about as swampy as you get. >> reporter: tonight pruitt working for a president that promised to drain the swamp. kasie hunt, nbc news, the capital. >>> let's turn to the mystery that triggered the evacuation of diplomats. the state department confirming employees from a u.s. consulate ther

this individual may have failings, mr pruitt. i don't know the facts.as not scott pruitt who was elected president of the united states, it was donald trump, and there was a reason he was elected president of the united states and that is that he had stated policies of pulling out of the paris climate accord, which according to statistics, would cost the united states 2.7 million jobs by 2025. so, you know, times have changed. the environment is getting better... very briefly, sorry to interrupt you, we do have the mid—term elections not very far away, just months now. will this impact on him, on the republican party, and if so, how? i have no doubt that the democratic party will attempt to use this as a scandal and to try to prove their point that there is corruption in the trump administration, but the reality is that there is, you know, these things happen. unfortunately, these things happen. unfortunately, these things happen. unfortunately, these things happen. there was corruption in the clinton administration, there was corruption in the 0bama ad

pruitts fingerprints were not on the weapon but now the truth may lie in the skin cells pruitt's lawyers were left on the weapon. did you kill him? >> no i didn't >> reporter: and why should we believe you? >> why shouldn't you? >> reporter: how high is your hope now that something positive happens. >> if it is inconclusive again, they are probably going to kill me. >>> students say their school district has failed them, so thigh are suing. why students and teachers want compton, california to improve training programs. apple and android mobile device. download it now >>> wal-mart is raising starting pay for more than a hundred thousand workers starting in july. minimum wage for entry level and long-term hourly employees will also go up to at least $10 an hour next february. wal-mart has been under pressure to raise wages. >>> students and teachers are suing the compton unified school district in los angeles. trauma is a big problem in an area known for violence and gang activity. >> i have seen a person get shot in the head. it is trau matlizing. >> i felt small, insignificant and i fel

people like scott pruitt, he says it is a bad deal. the daughter of donald trump, and rex tillerson, they say america should stay in it. it is a measure of how much things have changed, that rex tillerson, who up until a few months ago he was the head of exxon mobil, the largest oil company in the world, is now a dissenting voice on the government's climate change policy. david doniger is a director at the natural resources defence council. he joins us from pasadena. david, good to talk to you. what do you make of the statement from scott pruitt? well, this is astounding, it is like having the surgeon general of the united states declared that smoking is not the primary cause of lung cancer. it is so outside the scientific mainstream. the good thing is he is being very plain about his views, which he has been hiding from the senate and hiding from the american people up to this time. i suppose in the interest of full disclosure, mr pruitt might have made claim he is not a climate scientist, even a scientist, he has a degree in politica

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pruitt is oklahoma's attorney general. democratic senators are trying to delay confirmation vote after an oklahoma judge yesterday released the e-mails between pruitt and fossil fuel companies. raise conflict of issues for the nominee. >> why not wait to let united states senators who have been asking for the e-mails for months now that we finally got them, why are we now rushing a vote until we get to analyze his record. >> tweeted we must carefully review the new information before we cast a vote of scoot pruitt's nomination. hashtag, hold the floor. >>> president trump promising to issue a new order on administration next week. told a federal appeals court it wants to pause the fight over the original travel ban now a new was is on the way. taylored to the court decision that put a hold on the travel ban. >>> participation in a day without immigrants. south philadelphia last night, immigration leaders rallied to show support. many families closed business us and stayed home from work to highlight the contribution of imm

that was gary pruitt, tell the story. that was gary pruitt. ceo _ tell the story.eo and president i tell the story. that was gary pruitt, ceo and president of| tell the story. that was gary - pruitt, ceo and president of the associated press. in central london, earlier today, thousands marched in solidarity with the palestinian people. a large crowd moved through hyde park to the israeli embassy. similar rallies have been held in other cities in the uk and elsewhere in the world. 0ur correspondent james waterhouse watched the protest at kensington high street. so this is the final destination for the protest, if you like, kensington high street. because of the ways the roads are designed, the israeli embassy for the exits further down to the left there down a private road, with police guard as you would expect with different kind of embassies, but that has not stopped people here wanting to be seen and heard. you speak to people here, they don't see it as a conflict, they don't see it as a conflict, they call it out and out oppression in terms of what is going on i

administrator scott pruitt under fire over ethics questions, president trump gave pruitt a strong new endorsement late today. it came despite growing speculation that pruitt could be the next administration official to be out of a job. let's get more from chief white house correspondent hallie jackson. >> reporter: tonight nothing stopping the speculation swirling around scott pruitt, not even these words from the president. >> i think that scott has done a fantastic job. i think he's a fantastic person. >> reporter: president trump adding he will take a look at the reports related to pruitt as the epa administrator battles back several scandals including exploring big pay raises for top aides. >> they did not get a pay raise. >> they did. >> they did not. they did not. i stopped that yesterday. >> so you stopped it. >> yeah. >> are you embarrassed that -- >> it should not have happened. >> reporter: a white house official tells nbc news pruitt was encouraged not to do that recent round of interviews where he also defended a controversial condo rental. >> there were comps done by offi

there are questions about whether pruitt can keep his job. we get that story from nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: the environment in d.c. getting a little hotter for the head of the epa. >> it does protect our environment and climate change for the benefit of all of us, including our children. >> reporter: kristen mink confronting scott pruitt at a restaurant sunday. >> i would urge you to design before your scandal kicks you out. >> reporter: the schoolteacher accusing pruitt of poisoning our children's future. >> he is supposed to protect our future. that is his job. he's doing everything he is doing everything he can just to make personal gains. >> reporter: pruitt facing at least 15 ethics investigations, his controversial spending costing taxpayers millions, a unprecedented 24/7 security detail, first class air travel, four-day visit to morocco, upgrade lease for a high end suv and sound proof phone booth, biometric locks and sweeping for listening devices in his office. total nearly $4 million on the taxpayer's dime. pruitt is tight

scott pruitt was doing what was in the best interest of scott pruitt or his wife. donald trump goes on the weekends to play golf and takes all the secret service people with him on our dime as an example. pruitt lasted that long in many ways because no one was stopping him and frankly because the president was setting the example. in that sense, i don't think trump fired him. i think he resigned under pressure. >> let's talk about the things where he state drilling. will the federal government appeal? >> it is a big deal. i think it is good news for people like libby here in oakland who has been at odds with the president on this. it is a good ruling for cities that want to view this differently and manage upper level on that basis. we have to remember, this is a district court ruling. the district court is a trial level entry court to the federal system. it remains to be seen. i am certain there will be an appeal. it remains to be seen whether this drift toward more conservative justices will extend itself into the question about who gets to decide and apply immig

pruitt is of course under investigation by the inspector general. he's made it clear he has no plans to resign. >> more than 170 members of congress including several republicans have called for pruitt to go. he says he's here to stay. he also has the support of the president. the whistle blower said he still backs president trump. >> kyra, thank you. >>> overseas and to a wave of violence in afghanistan. 31 people killed including an american service member and 10 journalists. the highest toll from a double suicide bombing in the capital. first detonating a motor bike bomb. a second attacker blowing himself up. isis claiming responsibility. a u.s. service member was killed in eastern afghanistan. >>> next to the abc news exclusive. ashley judd fighting back against harvey weinstein. judd filing a new lawsuit claiming he damaged her career, detailing how it was he blocked her from getting major movie roles. she says it was retaliation after she rejected his sexual advances. amy robach with the one on one. >> reporter: tonight, actress ashley judd si