erik jones is on the run, fleeing appalachia. virginia. >> he's a monster in my eyes. >> and hiding out after allegedly gunning down his ex-wife, janina jefferson. the heinous crime occurred outside her job at the water treatment plant. >> we have evidence we feel is overwhelming evidence against erik. >> at first, cops searched the secluded area surrounding the water plant. >> we did ground searches, vehicle searches. then we actually brought in choppers on three different occasions. and then a specially equipped airplane that has some of the most sensitive photography available. flew all those areas that we possibly could with that device. there was no indication that erik was in any of those areas where there was a body or, you know, they're hiding out in a cabin or tent. >> there's no sign of the wanted man anywhere. and shockingly, police would never find erik jones. now, with the trail completely cold, the u.s. marshals service has joined the search. eight years after the murder, telling true crime news. >> we're looking fo

it's certainly been a game changer for my district in the appalachia region where revenue from mutica shale leases have bolstered, bolstered, excuse me, the region's economic by nearly $1 billion. i was going to nudge rick allen and let him know that we had that conversation last congress. but we also know the switch to natural gas is a major reason why the united states is a global leader in emissions reductions over the last 15 years. it's vital the federal government work as a partner, not as an adversary to our energy industry and support their efforts, innovation and reduce emissions through new technology. can you discuss the efforts that api's member companies are taking to be responsible stewards of the environment? while also providing reliable baseload power to our constituents? >> congressman, thank you very much. api released a climate action framework which talks very specifically in great detail about ways that we can work together to decrease emissions from atmosphere. first of all, we focus on ways we can do that in our very own operations. in fact, in 2017, api launch

i have a flutist appalachia mounts. i started -- the appalachian trail.i get the fact sometimes the distance may be deceiving even shorter distance how to get there. that could be a problem for veterans especially older veterans. i had a 90-year-old veteran to asking him to drive 90 miles to get corrective lenses and he was happily trouble seeing. not the best position we need to be. senator johnny isakson was your friend of mine. the choice act begin the mission act because we saw these issues of. for me it's about making sure we publicize what is out there. that's been a concern, is make sure that is understand the benefits of a happy we both know sometimes it's hard to get there. i'm committed to making sure we're using every avenue to make sure the benefits that they know about if you want to use them great it will be there but some did not know. for you and of the states and rural states and even urban settings with that make sure access isn't there. in saying that, it also needs to make sure the v.a. itself is outstanding in the way, that where ther

along i 80, i 90, especially through appalachia in pennsylvania. >> george: okay, ginger. thanks.e're gonna turn now to the deadly air crash in washington. investigators are expected to release radar data that could shed light on moments before the collision. transportation correspondent gio benitez is in washington. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning. yeah, crews are hoping to pull the plane's cockpit out of the water today. after they do that, once they get the plane fully out of the water, they will work on getting the blackhawk out of the water. take a look at what we saw on monday. it was truly a surreal sight. teams bringing up the plane's fuselage, the passenger cabin was just in shreds. they also pulled the bodies of 55 of the 67 people killed have been recovered. ntsb also releasing video of investigators analyzing the flight data recorder. it requires very special treatment because it was under water. all of the black boxes as you just mentioned, george, have been recovered from the plane and helicopter. they are hopeful that data and voice recordi

together there's another icing event possible through the ohio river valley into pennsylvania and appalachiasnowy around here. looking for high totals in half foot to almost a foot range. lot of people need the snow. but this is one of many to come. >> linsey: have to be careful on those roads this weekend, ginger. thank you. now the ncaa following the trump administration lead in banning transgender athletes from women's sports. president trump signed an executive order wednesday prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in women's sports at federally funded institutions. it is based on their interpretation of title nine, the 1972 civil rights law banning sex discrimination at federally funded schools. the ncaa previous policy allowed each sport's governing body to decide participation. the new policy is effective immediately. >> rebecca: we turn now to the january jobs report due out this morning. elizabeth schulze is back with which industries have the strong job prospects. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: this will tell us if employers kicked off the year on a cautious note. 1

the appalachia task force operating in tennessee was responsible for removing $50 million of street value drugs off the market. talk about why it's crucial that hidta be reauthorized for law enforcement officers like you. mr. barnes: thank you, senator blackburn, and for the reauthorization of hidta. i will summarize it this way. at this time in our nations history, the worst time of our narcotics trafficking and deaths, this is not the time to disenfranchise or divest from the hidta program. hidta programs are national. they rely on local law enforcement taskforces and contributions. the hidta funding does not fully fund the hidta program. it offsets contributions from locals. with our municipal agencies having hiring problems, they are stepping away from hidta programs. keeping them staff is difficult. reauthorization is critical to keep the glue together to keep the hidta programs running. sen. blackburn: i want to stay with you, sheriff. i've talked to some of our law enforcement agencies. they have talked about sanctuary city policies. i know that senator lee brought this up with you

so appalachia that concern right now wants us to similar so it doesn't seem events in a way because it's just a distorted reality. it's like an example that i think is anytime that we go on social media, it's, you know, reality is awesome. so that's like the advantage that we it's kind of a cheap trick and got a big quote from the book that sums it up. yes. i mean, for the most we do not see the foreign fighters advancing in the great war, only by the confusion over the our world. we pick out where our has already evaporates. and we tend to it, which we have picked out in the form stereotype of america. that's good. that's a great quote. in fact, we're going to come back to that quote exactly on that quote later. it's for anybody else that quote. i see what i mean. like that quote. i have one that he talks about, the pictures inside of our heads and says the pictures inside. of these human beings, the pictures of themselves, of others, of their needs purposes and relationship are their public opinions. those pictures which are acted upon by groups of people or by individual acting in the

the shale revolution has been a game changer for the appalachia region and my congressional district. outica shale reeses have boosted southeastern ohio's economy by $1 billion. we saw the rules the biden administration pushed out over the last few years, including efforts to mandate e.v.'s for american consumers. shutting down our most reliable power plants. this bill makes chris cal clear no future administration can -- crystal clear no fuhr administration can decide on a whim to ban fracking. i yield back. mr. westerman: i have no further requests for time. i'm prepared to close and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. huffman: thank you, madam speaker. i will just close by making one thing very clear. even though fracking can undeniably present very real health threats and risks to the public, the reality is no president has ever tried to ban in. and president trump is certainly not going to ban it. he absolutely loves fracking. why are we here? why are we having this totally performativ