we have air economizes to freshen the air. to the lighting fixtures where if the rams are not being used, why are we wasting energy in that respect? our health centers, our community centers, 10 of them, and the smart thing cpuc did with this energy efficiency team, they did the auditing, so they knew what the base line was and how we would measure the improvement, and i want to talk about them. they have been doing this not just from went and that money came in. barbara hail -- hale, others, you are part of that energy efficient team, and i want to express my thanks for working with the rest of the city and the building owners and everyone working together, because it is with those audits, and then wit and a great mind, to bring down what could have been in large single contract, we broke it down to represent opportunities, something the supervisors and i have been working on, and that resulted in 76 bay area workers getting jobs. that is that we use our federal money not in it -- not only in a responsible way, the money we w

someone did a study of the clean air act, 20 years, two trillion dollars in economic opportunity because of the clean air act. >> stephen: i read another study that it costs $10 trillion just to print the e.p.a. regulations. [laughter] i read that. i read that someplace. carol, thank you so much for joining me for this conversation. former e.p.a. administrator carol browner. we'll be right back. [cheering and applause] [cheerin] >> stephen: welcome ban, everybody. thank you very much. nation, thanks, folks. night after night, i come out here and i nail it. but when it comes to true pun diltry, i stand on the shoulders of giants, like rush limbaugh. actually, i stand on his back paunch, his shoulders a little slope-y. but once again, folks, el rushbo was the only one brave enough to criticize barack obama, this time for sending u.s. troops into uganda to fight a guerrilla group called the lra or the lord's resistance army. >> lord's resistance army are christians. they are fighting the muslims. lord's resistance army objectives, i have them here: to remove dictatorship and stop the opress

someone did a study of the clean air act, 20 years, two trillion dollars in economic opportunity because of the clean air act. >> stephen: i read another study that it costs $10 trillion just to print the e.p.a. regulations. [laughter] i read that. i read that someplace. carol, thank you so much for joining me for this conversation. former e.p.a. administrator carol browner. we'll be right back. [cheering and applause] come on in. (camera flashes) leanne...leanne! how do you feel about your new focus? oh my god, i love it. (laughs) what would you say to a friend who might be skeptical about ford? just that they make a quality vehicle. does the sound system stand out for you? yes. and when do you use it? um, i use it all the time. i love listening to jazz in the car. you know the only thing that stinks is you can't have a martini. (laughs) >> stephen: welcome ban, everybody. thank you very much. nation, thanks, folks. night after night, i come out here and i nail it. but when it comes to true pun diltry, i stand on the shoulders of giants, like rush limbaugh. actually, i stand on his back

sitting here good or frank very much those that are right there all of the new economic school mistress who gave good air and of course there's lots more coming up here at the forum later on we'll hear from prime minister vladimir putin actually this will be his first speech after announcing that he will run in the upcoming presidential election so mowbray knew all the updates as soon as we got them. ok thank you marina and thank your guests for importing from russia calling investment thanks very much now let's take a look at how the markets are doing oil is trading near four and a high investors bet that lower crude stockpiles in the u.s. indicate that fuel demand main crease in the world's largest economy brant is trading at more than two dollars a barrel while w t i s is almost eighty dollars for the. japanese stocks jumped on thursday on the back of overnight gains in the u.s. tech exporters and financial storm and believing in bad says sony was up three point two percent computer memory from hoping to gain six point eight and tech for advances rose five and a half percent among the financials in a

it's a false choice between economic activity and clean air and healthy environment, but sense my friends on the other end of the aisle want to make the case that we need to delay these important environmental regulations in order to promote jobs, at least let's talk about and be honest with the public about the health impact. and with that i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? mr. whitfield: i move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. whitfield: i rise in opposition of this amendment for a couple simple reasons. number one, e.p.a. has already comprehensively and exhaustively examined health benefits costs and other analysis relating to their regulations and we have voluminous about those benefits. we heard testimony after testimony from experts who say you cannot in any way with certainty say how many lives are going to be saved, how many people are not going to be put in the hospital, how many cases of asthma ar

air. and america's economic outlook in front of congress.estifying tomorrow morning in front of the join economic committee. a stock to watch today, eastman kodak, up in pre-market trading after taking a nosedive friday. sank down to 78 cents a share after rumor started swirling the company could be preparing to file for bankruptcy. kodak denies those rumors. >>> gas prices keep dropping. national average, $3.42 a gallon according to aaa. people are cutting back on gas in general. it's making a mark on demand. plus, oil prices down under $80 a barrel for the first time since last year. >>> "american morning" will be right back after the break. coffee doesn't have vitamins... unless you want it to. new splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweetener with b vitamins, the first and only one to help support a healthy metabolism. three smart new ways to sweeten. same great taste. new splenda® essentials™. [ cellphone rings ] cut! [ monica ] i have a small part in a big movie. i thought we'd be on location for 3 days, it's been 3 weeks. so, i used my ci

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air accidents. it is not yet clear what caused this crash, but officials have started to investigate. >> more economic problems in italy and the euro zone this time. >> that is right. the ratings agency moody's has downgraded the country's credit rating, citing continuing economic and financial risks facing the country. it will make it harder for the italian government to service its debt. the belgian government has approved aid to risky banks. shares have fallen sharply over the past two trading days. here is our business editor. >> it started as a sovereign debt crisis. fears about whether banks are strong enough to withstand losses on their laws to the likes of greece, it is now a banking crisis. >> the whole financial sector is getting the fund. >> -- thumped. >> the only solution for greece is to go into a default. >> today, european finance ministers meeting in luxembourg did a lot of talking about what is at stake, but not a lot of fixing. >> everybody realize that time is running out. we did make some progress. i think what is going on in europe and in the banking system just confirms my view

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air rose overseas. you can again blame greece. it will miss deficit targets despite austerity measures. economic calendar is packed with reports on auto sales, factory orders and the main event comes friday with the release of the september unemployment report. wall street really hoping the fourth quarter which starts today will be a lot better than the third. oh, man. stocks slammed last quarter with the dow, s&p 500 and nasdaq losing 10% or more. here are the numbers from friday. the dow standing this morning at 10,913 closed down 240 points. the nasdaq off by 65 and the s&p 500 was down by 29 points. >>> a big change for the washington real estate market. many borrowers in the country's most expensive housing markets like ours are forced to make higher downpayments and pay higher rates for jumbo mortgages. that's because this weekend, new rules went into effect to reduce the maximum loan size that fannie mae and freddie mac can guarantee. in several of the most expensive housing markets, they can only back loans of $625,000 or less. that's down from $730,000. also, many borrowers who were pre

air. in order to spur economic recovery. how easily some seem to forget that this recession started under the most anti-environmental administration in history that of george w. bush so if attacking the environment really did spur economic growth we wouldn't have had the economic collapse of 2008. the consequence of acting on a false premise presented by my republican colleagues would be catastrophic for america's health. according to the nonpartisan congressional research service, by following the law and implementing health standards for industrial boilers, e.p.a. will prevent 2,500 to 6,500 premature deaths every year. by allowing the implementation of clean air act we'll prevent 3,300 emergency room visits, by preventing all these premature deaths and pollution caused illness, merely implementing the rules for industrial boilers will save, taking costs into account, between $25 -- between $20 billion and $25 billion annually. my simple amendment would allow h.r. 2250 to go into effect if it didn't cause these illnesses a

economic proposals. >> i just want to repeat. dirtier air, less accountability on wall street.obs plan. >> kristen welker joins us. she is traveling with the president. good afternoon. what exactly did the president accomplish on this trip? because he says that the republicans are proposing dirtier air, dirtier water, fewer jobs, and yet his bill as we know is dead. >> reporter: right. well, the president was basically trying to make the case on this trip, martin, that congress should pass bits and pieces of this bill. he is pushing to pass this $35 billion component that he swoes put teachers and first responders back to work. during this three-day trip, he has made a number of stops including at this fire station to make the case. to illustrate how it would actually impact these two communities. he has railed against republicans, you've mentioned. trying to draw a stark contrast with them in that regard. but of course, there are some potential political overtones to this trip. these are two key battleground states. president obama won both in 2008. since then, of course, the

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now, between all of the benefits -- clean air and water, recreation and economic growth -- one would think that congress could work together and enact commonsense public lands legislation like my san juan wilderness bill. but i'm frustrated, i know the presiding officer is frustrated that this congress hasn't recognized the opportunities that are before us. instead of what i saw happening on the ground in creede, colorado, it seems like our politics here inside the beltway are getting in the way of moving our country forward. a prime example of politics getting in the way -- at least in the senate -- i'll come back to i didn't say just in the senate -- is a -- as i'll come back to why i say just in the senate -- is an act that i worked closely with senator aboubarrasso on. we have an additional ten cosponsors across the country. in the house representative bishop and representative goetz have championed this bill. the forest service may promote activities on ski areas on public land. it includes no new federal spending. i think it is an attractive element in the legislation. it would

world of corporate capitalism because report on the air shortly after we caught up with dmitri in the latest business. with. banks given. the economic priorities of the likely next governments in the keynote speech to an investment forum in moscow the prime minister reassured investors the country would maintain strict budget discipline and would continue with the process of liberalization not correspondence but in the course arose that the forum for business. russia is a tough sell right now for investors especially after what we've seen happen with the markets according to the latest reports russia saw an eighteen percent increase in foreign direct investment last year which amounts to thirty five billion dollars now having said that since the beginning of this year we have seen the billion dollars of the country and live in europe with a new use this opportunity to pitch russia to investors and lay out this economic policy priorities. strategy is the state should reduce its direct presence in the economy therefore we will gradually withdraw from the capitalist state gratian but privatizing stakes in the state we will appoint inde

economic world. was created to believe what can you. but what a protest the air nobody seems to know. that never break the base by party argument that they're being overly dramatic. look at the capitol itself i'm floored mr. we just put a picture of me when i was like nine years old i want to tell the truth. to confess and i am a little get a friend that i love that because he is a land critic. he was kind of the jester that. i'm very. well without you see it's place. like. the old. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so. you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else hears you some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't. charge is a big picture of. what drives the world the fear mongering used by politicians who makes decisions to break through. who can you trust no one who is you with a global mission would see where we had a state controlled capitalism. satchels when nobody dares to ask we do our tea question more. well to europe now some big news out of greece where investors agreed to a fifty percent haircut on

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chaos but hey so jeffrey sachs in russia with is faulty aires resulted in deaths people died because of his the hearings to the. orthodoxies and economics which have been proven to be a shambolic now on wall street there's the occupy wall street protest because a lot of the bankers on wall street who are creating these financially engineered products that are based on equally faulty economic assumptions are also causing death and disease all over the world in the united states and around the world what should be the punishment for economics and wall street traders and bankers who end up visa v. their policies killing people one of my favorite cartoons is the wily. cartoon and at one stage there's a cartoon with a bunch of people being dragged down you know obviously in a hill leading down towards the ultimate punishment and there's the devils sending over a lecture theatre saying the eternal economic seminar and one person and one here come because of a god it's worse than i thought i think they should listen to their own stuff interminably in a sensory deprivation shined up but not get them to pay back for the nonsense they've unleashe

airs at 9:00 p.m. ahead of the 10:00 news. >>> the federal reserve released the latest book report, a summary of the economic out looks of 12 banks, the reports says that many districts describe the pace of growth as modest or slight. most of the country is seeing some growth, however, the job out look remains gloomy with retailers saying they don't plan to hire as many employees this year. a late slide left it 72 points lower. it was down by apple that missed its earnings forecast yesterday. apple's shares lowered by 5%. >> the total amount of student loan debt in the united states set to top one trillion dollars for the first time ever. analysts say it's a sign that americans are trying to train for a new type of job in this challenging economy and a policy shift. but in the current job market, many say they don't make enough to repay the loans. >> among the dignitaries to lend support to a federal effort to help veterans, they toured the harbor light center. it's run by the salvation army. the veterans administration wants to raise awareness for homeless vets and veterans at risk of becoming homeless. >>> an expert witne

air quality had been improving any way. the pollution was going down quite naturally through the natural economic process. this year and i mentioned before to make things cleaver. there is a fantasy that environmentalists nurture that without them, without the intervention the world would go to hell in a handcart. i would contend that this is very much not the case. i hope that kind of answers your question. yes? >> could you tell us something about ships and public opinion if any of the brereton in the week of the climate scandal that showed pollution and corruption across-the-board among the scientists who the recipients have to carry out a climate research is the environmental movement in britain as a result of that? thank you. >> i'm glad you asked that question, yes. the thing about climate changes that afterwards al gore said he was sorry for being wrong about lifting and then he resigned as the head of the ipcc. greenpeace disbanded. the epa stopped regulating. no, none of these things happened. they ought to have happened because as you say quite correctly with the claimant e-mail shows is at the

that i've heard reports that they're planning to stop the air war on friday but as a broader point this is you know like all war this is an economic matter first and foremost libya is a very high quality crude oil is much sought after by france and the other nato powers that were involved in this action including italy so i think what we're really going to look at is an economic presence a lot of men in suits making deals in the hotels in tripoli first of all of people's loyalties can be bought and other people's loyalties are firmer than that what normally happens in these kinds of scenarios is that people can tell which way the wind is blowing and they're going to lay low and i would say that this is over for now but is it over as in the long run. you know time will tell now the footage is said to be of the dead colonel gadhafi was so graphic that it's part questions as to why it was broadcast to the public artie's ivor bennett probes into the matter further. this frenzied mob is about as far as it gets from a trial at the hague. but the death of gadhafi is now being cheered around the world wow. even by those who champion democ

well i've heard reports that they're planning to stop the air war on friday but as a broader point this is you know like all war this is an economic matter first and foremost libya's very high quality crude oil is much sought after by france and the other nato powers that were involved in this action including italy so i think what we're really going to look at is an economic presence a lot of men in suits making deals in the hotels in tripoli ok i have corso these details still trickling in as we speak and we have been monitoring at the different as news sources we have seen that some arab news channels are making a hero of a young man who supposedly killed the colonel do you think that it's justified. it's never justified to kill someone who is not necessary to be killed if you take a prisoner in a war it's a standard law of who are that you must take give that prisoner quarter and treat them decently and keep that in jail them and feed them and treat their rooms and these are basic rights that are have been understood to have been at play and various wars for hundreds and even thousands of years so this is nothing more than an

tell i've heard reports that they're planning to stop the air war on friday but as a broader point this is you know like all war this is an economic matter first and foremost libya's very high quality crude oil is much sought after by france and the other nato powers that were involved in this actually including italy so i think what we're really going to look at is an economic presence a lot of men in suits making deals in the hotels in tripoli the footage is said to be of the dead colonel gadhafi was so graphic that it has sparked questions as to why it was broadcast to the public artie's over bennett probes into the matter. this frenzied mob is about as far as it gets from a trial at the hague. for the death of get down fees now being cheated around the world now. even by those who champion democratic justice. i. keep in britain salute your courage and while we are proud of the rule that we prayed to hell we know this was your revolution from your bravery you showed the world you would get rid of any you would choose freedom a long way from cameron's insistence that good deathy be put on trial n.c.c. fight his way even dissuade

air waves this week. but mr. cain is out there, talking about his economic plan, 9-9-9, it's resonating, and it's resonating within, just like i think that the youtube video that has now gone viral, which i'm being told has been seen by over 3 million people has resonated also with mainstream. herman cain is a man of the people. i can see now that you're playing the -- >> i'm playing it, yes. i'm playing it. >> he's a man of the people. kind of like what i was talking about with the ad. it resonated with the vfw people in iowa and other people all across the country. >> so i'm going to ask you a little bit about that ad. obviously, you're explaining why you did it. i mean, you've done these ads, they go viral, lots and lots of people see them. we actually looked at your hits on youtube versus the other candidates and, well, it's pretty obvious that you're getting the buzz and they are not. we're looking at it right here. as you said, nearly a million viewers, what we saw, but look at compared to mitt romney and rick perry. are you proud of the ad, though? what about the smoking part? are you a chain smoker? you

air waves this week. but mr. cain is out there, talking about his economic plan, 9-9-9, it's resonating, and it's resonating withi think that the youtube video that has now gone viral, which i'm being told has been seen by over 3 million people has resonated also with mainstream. herman cain is a man of the people. i can see now that you're playing the -- >> i'm playing it, yes. i'm playing it. >> he's a man of the people. kind of like what i was talking about with the ad. it resonated with the vfw people in iowa and other people all across the country. >> so i'm going to ask you a little bit about that ad. obviously, you're explaining why you did it. i mean, you've done these ads, they go viral, lots and lots of people see them. we actually looked at your hits on youtube versus the other candidates and, well, it's pretty obvious that you're getting the buzz and they are not. we're looking at it right here. as you said, nearly a million viewers, what we saw, but look at compared to mitt romney and rick perry. are you proud of the ad, though? what about the smoking part? are you a chain smoker? you smoke regularl

we will reduce air pollution in this country while creating thousands of jobs. the widespread economic disruption and collapse of our industrial sector because what some have called the overreaching clean air act have been proven wrong time and again. we should expect that today's hysteria is no different. therefore, i stand with the citizens of texas and impacted communities across the nation in opposing this bill and not with the big polluters. congress passed the clean air act 40 years ago, and we have cleaner air today because of it. but we can always do better, and that is why we must support the purpose and mission of e.p.a. and oppose this bill without this amendment. we are not here to kill jobs, but we are here to save lives. thank you. the chair: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. carter: i rise in opposition to this amendment. i listened to mr. waxman's argument, and i looked at his amendment and this amendment targ

air force and then into politics. and he's become very, very rich in his outside economic interests, hasn't he? >> exactly.e striking. like you said, he was a farmer and rancher for the first few years of his career working on his dad's farms and ranches. but then has been ever since a government employee, state legislator, agriculture commissioner, lieutenant governor, governor, and he's now a very wealthy man. and the way he did it was mainly through these land deals. he had several very duck ssucce land deals including one that i touch on in my piece in "the new republic" where he bought a small plot, third of an acre i believe at a resort outside austin, bought it in 2001 or 2002. sold it five year the later. had not built anything on this plot, sold it five years later for $800,000 profit. the person who sold it to him for a remarkably low price was a state senator who's a friend of his. the person who bought it had been set up -- had the sale partly set up by one of these major contributors of his. so it definitely has sort of a funny look to it. >> yeah. there is no honest way for a politician to ge

mayor because our economic future depends upon people being able to move throughout our state with ease on roads, rails and in the skies. currently, nearly one-third of all of our air traffic from san francisco international airport is for flights from san francisco to the los angeles area. for those of you who have flown into s.f.o., you have noticed that our airport has no room to expand. what this means is that we have to find ways to shift the san francisco-to-los angeles air draft out of the skies and on to the rails. by moving towards high-speed rail, we not only improve the transportation system in the state, but we also improve our local economy by providing more opportunities for commerce and tourism. i hope that, as leaders in our communities, we can work together to ensure that the promise of high-speed rail is delivered to all californians. finally, i'd just like to thank you for coming here to san francisco and to invite you back. as many of you know, we are hosting the 34th america's cup, the third largest international sporting event in the world. thank you. [applause] america's cup will be a spectacular event and i hope that you will come back to sa

economic system. >> we are here for the long haul. if we have to stay for a here, we'll be here for a year. >> reporter: over the weekend at the national airnd space museum in washington, youtube video shows protesters targeted with pepper spray. in des moines, iowa, 30 arrested for gathering at the capitol and in atlanta, perhaps a sign of anger toward washington. video posted online shows congressman and civil rights activist john lewis denied the right to speak. the growing demonstrations are increasingly made up of more than young idealists, attracting people like 67-year-old pat reed. >> my life savings was invested in real estate and the stock market. now i have nothing. >> reporter: now, backing from a major company. ben & jerry's posting a message to protesters on their website saying, we stand with you. experts say while broad support is important it's time for occupy wall street to define what they are fighting for. >> for this movement to be effective, they have to focus on the one thing that matters to most americans right now. that's jobs. >> reporter: and the movement is getting a lot of financial support as well. here alone,

economic plan. buddy romer, who is on the republican ticket, isn't being given any air time at all. he is a harvard graduate with an economics degree, having been in the banking business, former governor of louisiana, and congressman in washington, and i just don't know why these great minds of ours are not being tapped into. host: what are you hearing from buddy romer that you like? caller: from buddy? well, he wants to make sure that the trade with china is evened out, and also, he wants, you know, american -- produce and had purchased here in the united states. and also, even the export and imports that we have with other countries. and i really appreciate your last caller bringing to light the electric car with finland. it's things like that that you never hear about in the mainstream news. host: marge, thanks, from florida. craig crawford will be with us in about 25 minutes, political blogger, longtime political writer and observer. he'll talk about the g.o.p. candidates and the president's approach this week as we look ahead to campaign 2012. here is senator mitch mcconnell on

failed to adjust to changing economic conditions over the years the unions have not been crushed by governments the unions are losing out can cause an individual a heat of the air when your size in the early in the hands of decide how to build your own words they do you can blame it on whatever you want but you can't then make your new million you lose it isn't a little have a lot of help we're going to miss out a lot of power says people in government want. government billions do not go to the young going to art in the neighborhood of minority leaders the government you know holding bush over many of that is why everybody in the land is generally. right gentlemen we're all talking over each other here ok ok. ok that happens on this program i want to ask all of you is it it would say when we look at the crisis starting in to in two thousand a to the president you know we talk about what government should do but they shouldn't do but it's really essential banks everywhere they're the ones that have called the shots and now i'll give an opinion out now we have socialism for the rich and we have capitalism for the working class and the poor what do you think about

let's get to the big one now, the economic ramifications of global warming regulations imposed by the obama e.p.a. in the clean air act which costs american consumers between $300 billion and $400 billion a year. the reason i want to mention this is because there have been attempts since the kyoto treaty -- and, of course, we did not ratify the kyoto treaty and we didn't do it for a very good reason and that is it would cause extreme economic harm on the united states of america. it would only affect the developing nations and not the developed nations -- it would only affect the developed nations, like the united states, and -- and some of the european nations but not the developing nations. so it wouldn't have the effect of reducing co2 if you wanted to reduce co2. now there, have been bills all the way -- ever since the 1990's there have been about seven or eight different bills to try to do -- here in the united states to do away with -- impose some kind of cap and trade but they weren't able to do it because the people in this body won't vote for it. in this body. they -- right now, count get 25, maybe at the

may be bogged down by economic and political issues but it's old school espionage causing concern elsewhere in the world still have for you this hour cross border spy games russia's air defense secrets are safe for another day after special forces capture an alleged chinese spy digging up details of what that system. let's look at some other news in brief this hour afghan intelligence officials have arrested six individuals charged with conspiring to assassinate president hamid karzai the group which has reportedly affiliated with al qaida managed to recruit a lot of car sized personal bodyguards for their operation extremists have killed several high profile figures in afghanistan in recent months the last of which being be a september twentieth assassination of former president were head of the. yemeni activists say at least eight people have been killed and over one hundred fifty injured in the past twenty four hours in the southern city of government forces shelled a residential areas while opposition what are tribesmen supporting the demand for president saleh to go join in the fire fight thousands continue to take to the streets across the country protesting hi