host: jeremy jacobs, greenwire. guest: greenwire jeremy. host when i was a boy i dreamed of being an athlete. i listened to games on the radio. a man is a man. out out in center field. the joy i have gotten with the work i have done for the people has been justice of filling as if i had played centerfield at yankee stadium. just as important as the majority leader. good thanks for this country which is what i have been focused on. this accident has caused us to have a little downtime. i have had time to ponder and think. we have got to be more concerned about the country, the country, the senate, the state of nevada, and thus. as. as a result, i am not going to run for reelection. senator mcconnell, don't be too related. i we will be doing the same thing i have done since i 1st came to the senate. ♪ >> i have to make sure that the democrats to control the senate again. i feel i feel it is inappropriate for me to soak up resources on me when i could be i could be devoting them to the caucus. that is what i intend to do. a decision i have mad

host: jeremy jacobs. green bar. guest: green wire germany. -- jeremy. host: thanks for being on the "washington journal." >> harry reid announced today in a video that he will not seek reelection to a sixth term in the senate. we have to be more concerned about the country, the senate, the state of nevada than ourselves. and as a result of that, i am not going to run for reelection. the national republicans editorial committee has released a statement that reads, on the verge of losing his own election, senator harry reid has decided to hang up his rusty spurs. not only does he instantly become irrelevant any lame-duck his retirement signals there is no hope for the democrats to read -- regain control of the senate. we are also hearing from you on minority read's -- on his announcement. linda says -- david says, good riddance to the worst obstructionist in the senate history. and linda says, thank you for your service and your fight for the american people, harry. she is expected to talk about her time at the agency. that is coming to a close, when she

jeremy jacobs? reporter: i think that the concerns are real. and i this i that the epa would say that there is no real risk of a blackout happening because of this mercury rule in the near future and the fact that the 2/3 of the country. including ohio is complying and blackouts have not occurred yet would indicate that they would have a devastating effect. however i would say that one way that this is addressed is the natural gas generation. natural gas plants or switching coal plants to burning natural gas. a cleaner emitting fuel. it is accomplishing a lot of what the epa is seeking to accomplish. kayla, brooklyn new york. good morning kayla. >> good morning. actually. my comment is not specifically on -- >> turn down the tv go ahead. we are listening. >> is this okay >> please go ahead. >> um the rules on coal but more on the rules of the epa should be allowed to promulgate on global warming concerning co 2 emissions. i am scared to death of it. if you follow the science, it is really frightening. death of the ocean and all sorts of stuff l

host: jeremy jacobs, greenwire. guest: greenwire jeremy. host: thank you for being on the "washington journal." an hour and a half left to go on this morning's show. looking at the cover story of the national review, is the party over when it comes to fraternities? is the question in title ask -- even tunnel asks. more l from this past week. bill gates was on capitol hill, testifying about the need for foreign aid. >> i ask this question of all of you. let's say there was $5 billion in their up for grabs. we spend it any way we want. any suggestions? we have talked about this many, many times. where would you spend it? >> there is an amazing number of ngos that work on areas of agriculture, health and i'm sure they do not make a strong case for any increase that would be available. the basic health structure in africa is very weak today. as i said, that weakness means that if an epidemic shows up, we would not see it soon enough to go stop and it would spread in the global economy very, very quickly. faster than the spanish flu did in 1918.

. >>> on the next washington journal, green wire legal propertier jeremy jacobs previews supreme court arguments that will decide whether the epa should have considered compliance costs before implementing strict power plant standards. national journalism fell low discusses the future of fraternities. then a round table discussion with washington post reporter lydia depillis. as always we will take your calls and you can enjoy the conversation at facebook and twitter as well. washington journal live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >>> this sunday on q and a, eric larson on his new book "dead wake", the last crossing of the lusitania. >> the question gets difficult when the question arises as to what ultimately happened to the lusitania, why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to the captain but was not. and this has led to some very interesting speculation about was the ship essentially set up for attack by, by churchill for someone in the admiralty. and it's interesting. i found no smoking memo,

. >> on the next "washington journal," legal reporter jeremy jacobs previews supreme court rulings on whether the epa should have considered client costs. and then ian tuttle with the future of fraternities. then a roundtable discussion. as always, we will take your calls and you could join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. "washington journal," live at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> friday, the bipartisan policy center hosted a discussion on voting in the united states. members of the presidential commission on election administration discussed the report on data sharing and other issues. see it lies medical camp eastern on c-span two -- see it live 9:00 eastern on c-span two. courts this sunday on "q&a," erik larson on his book "dead weight." erik: it gets complicated when the question arises, what happened to the lusitania? why was it allowed to enter without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not. this has led to interesting speculation as to whether the ship was set up for attack by

. >> jeremy jacobs previews supreme court arguments that will decide whether the epa should have considered compliance costs before instituting strict power plan emissions standards. they discuss the future of paternity's. then a roundtable discussion on membership in the u.s. with the washington post reporter. as always, we will take your calls, and you can join the conversation at facebook and twitter as well. live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> today the alliance for health reform hosts a discussion on the sustainable growth rate of medicare. the center deputy director will be among the experts taking part in the conversation. live coverage at noon eastern on c-span 2. here are some of our featured programs for this weekend. on book tv, saturday at 10 p.m. eastern, the author says government housing policies caused the 2008 financial crisis and that it could happen again. sunday afternoon at five, the director of the earth institute on a development plan to counter global issues like poverty, political corruption, and environmental decay. saturday morning a discussion on the last major

. >>> on the next washington journal jeremy jacobs previews whether the epa should have considered compliance costs before issuing strict compliance standards. ian tuttle discussing the future of fraternityiesfraternities. washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> here are some of our featured programs. on c-span's book tv on afterwards author peter wallison says government housing policies caused the 2008 financial crisis and it could happen again. sunday afternoon at 5:00 director of the earth institute on a development plan to counter global issues like poverty, political corruption and environmental decay. saturday morning at 10:30 eastern a discussion on the last speeches of abraham lincoln and martin luther king jr. find our complete television schedule at cspan.org. let us know what you think about the program. like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >>> next, ohio governor john kasich. he delivered a message promoting moderate republican values including programs to help those in prison become members of society and helping the mentally ill. governor kasich ser

. >> on the next "washington journal," legal reporter jeremy jacobs previews supreme court arguments that will decide whether the epa should have considered compliance costs before implementing strict powerplant emissions standards. also, the future of fraternities. a roundtable discussion on union membership in the u.s. with michael morgan from the bureau of labor statistics. as always, we will take your calls. you can join the conversation at facebook and twitter, as well. >> outgoing food and drug administration commissioner margaret hamburg talks about the lessons she learned during her tenure at the agency. she will address an audience of the national press club friday at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. on book tv, saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern, peter wallace and says government housing policies caused the 2008 financial crisis and that it could happen again. at 5:00 saturday, the director of the earth institute at columbia university on a development plan to tackle poverty and environmental decay.

. >> on the next washington journal, legal reporter jeremy jacobs previous supreme court arguments which will decide whether the epa should have considered compliance costs before instituting strict powerplant emissions standards. national review journalism fellow discusses the future of fraternities. they roundtable discussion on the future of union membership in the u.s.. as always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation at facebook and twitter. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern time on c-span. >> coming up on c-span, actor, director and athletic and microsoft founder bill gates testify about the need for foreign aid. then the senate armed services committee investigates threats by isis and other terrorist groups. later, president obama is in birmingham alabama to talk about abusive actions by payday lenders. friday, the alliance for health reform hosts a discussion on this is date -- on the sustainable growth rate of medicare. live coverage at noon eastern time on c-span two. this sunday on "u.n. day --"q &a", eric larson on his book "dead wake" about th