>>neil: cushing, oklahoma, was the theme.llowed the white house fax sheet referring to this as the "cushing, oklahoma, pipeline." will that do anything by changing the name? >>guest: like the wizard of oz pay in attention to the man behind the curtain. face it, he -- forget keystone. it doesn't exist. i was against keystone but i am for cushing. >>neil: i am thinking of cases where after a herrible crash, they become a new airline with a new maim and we are supposed to forget the accident or what accompanied the demise. >>guest: he does this and he gets appear with it. face it, he is saying there is plenty of drilling and we are drilling more than enough. drilling is down on federal lands and india lands and he gets away with it because the people would vote for him want to believe it but now he is nervous so he changes. he is just a great campaigner. >>neil: so they are taxes, maybe "revenue," is a nicer word. >>guest: his greatest enemy is youtube. because people are going to see what he said before, they will actually ...

they're going to argue and fuss about it for a long time to come. >> the president in cushing, oklahoma listen, we just needed more time. he's going to try to fast-track from cushing through port arthur, texas. is this political grand standing because the administration is getting worried that gas prices might be their biggest problem come november? >> i think that's a pretty good assessment. but what bothers me most about this whole argument is why is it that we have so much power in government? and in the hands of the president? why should one person like the president be able to say, oh, well, we're going to have a pipeline. i think that's outrageous amount of power. if you do have that power and you have to assume that power, it should be used to enhance the marketplace and competition and allow things to progress. but to use it to boycott it and stop it for the benefit of maybe a certain group of special interests in the base of the democratic party, i think that's wrong. but i think there's way too much power. these kind of pipelines. we've been having pipelines in this country fo

and if we do, not only are we going to see jobs and growth and success here in cushing oklahoma, we're going to see it all over the country. god bless you and god bless america. >> president obama wrapping up his first official visit to oklahoma, he's talking specifically today of the energy strategy for the white house, the all of the above energy strategy. specifically talking about the keystone oil pipeline built down to the gulf. they're not supplying oil to americas, but how worried is this re-election team in light of gas prices and the surging that people see at the pump? >> i remember talking with him four years ago and look what we have gotten done. we have reduced our dependence on foreign oil by a substantial amount. we have had oil production up over the last eight years, and so with the corporate average fuel economy which means we're going to save money with more fuel efficient cars. the president is ensuring that we do the best we can to conserve and using energy more efficiently. natural gas prices are coming down because we have record production of natural gas under t

cnn wrote a piece about cushing, oklahoma. right at the convergence of our pipelines. it's about 30 miles west of my hometown. it said, quote, the place is booming. there's a shortage of workers around. i mean, we know nationally there's actually a shortage of engineers and oil workers and skilled and unskilled labor. petroleum engineers graduating from school can earn upwards of $90,000. what is oklahoma's secret? we're developing our own resources. oklahoma has over 83,000 producing wells and 43,000 producing natural gas wells. oklahoma city university found in 2009 that oklahoma oil and gas industry supports 30,000 -- 300,000 jobs. contributes to the state's economy every year. the unemployment rate is cons t consistently much lower than the national average. their biggest problem up there is finding workers. and it happens. herald ham who has been a witness twice before this committee from enid, oklahoma is up there right now in those shale deposits. there is no unemployment in that area. and so this is significant. now i really think with the president's campaign

shipping lanes and exits i mean let me just show you this the current pipeline runs from canada to cushing oklahoma and as you can see right here and the full proposed pipeline not supported by the president would have crossed the border the u.s. border in montana going down to cushing in the gulf coast and part of the president announced today that he will support runs from cushing oklahoma down the gulf coast so why did the president reverse course here and give in to most of the demands of big oil and what are the political consequences of such a decision here to offer his take on this is karl frisch syndicated columnist and parker who thought strategies karl welcome back thanks for every background great to have you here so what happens today. president gave a speech you know i wasn't surprised as many people were i mean when the president came out and said that he wasn't going to allow the full pipeline to be though he did say that he supported the southern part of the pipeline to be built that being said i think is a lot of different dynamics here i think what it shows because this is really

cushing in the gulf coast the part the president announced today that he will support runs from cushing oklahoma down the gulf coast so why did the president reverse course here and given to most of the demands of big oil and what are the political consequences of such a decision here to offer his take on this is carl fresh syndicated columnist and partner bullfight strategies karl welcome back thanks for having back to great to have you here so what happens today. the president gave a speech. i wasn't surprised as many people were i mean when the president came out and said that he wasn't going to allow the full pipeline to go he did say that he supported the southern part of the pipeline to be built that being said i think there's a lot of different dynamics here i think what it shows is this is really a compromise with the right what it shows is that the right is more interested in investing in a canadian company then it is in investing in our own roads our own bridges our own schools and crumbling infrastructure and sort of talking about moving people fast in the country great high speed rai

. >>> just moments ago we told you that president obama got to cushing, oklahoma kicking off day twotate energy tour. he's pushing to get an oil pipeline and he's going to be speaking to people building that pipeline just about 20 minutes from now. mike vi mike viquera is in cushing, oklahoma. >> there is about 40 miles of that pipeline and the president's going to be talking about that. the president, chris, is really trying to accentuate the positive news of energy production in this country. domestic oil production up in this country, the market share for domestic oil, lessening dependence on foreign oil, up in this country, unfortunately for the president, the price of gas also up in this country. $3.86 a gallon is bad news for the country, bad political news for the president. the president very seldom comes to states like this. there's no way he's going to win this come november. but he's here to talk about that controversial pipeline, the keystone pipeline, it was supposed to run from alberta, canada, all the way down to the gulf of mexico. but there is a glut here in cushing,

politically oklahoma is as red as they come. cushing means oil, crude oil, produced and traded in america and piped to gulf coast refineries that, of course, turns to gasoline. right now there's a bottleneck. oil is coming to cushing faster than they can get out of there. the president is fasttracking the southern leg of the keystone project that his administration vetoed this year. this part is not controversial. the feds don't have much to say about it anyway. while this can't be a campaign trip it's still political. we'll bring you remarks as soon as he comes to the mike. day two of the president's all of the above energy tour. by the way he spotlighted solar power in nevada, drilling in new mexico. later today center for research at ohio university in columbus. we are tracking it all for you. >>> rick santorum is ripping into his gop rivals right now in san antonio, texas. he's blasting mitt romney over the health care plan romney created as massachusetts governor. he's comparing it to president obama's health care plan. both plans

. >> reporter: speaking in cushing, oklahoma, the pipeline crossroads of the world, president obama orderednment to fast track an oil pipeline to the gulf coast. >> there's a bortlez neck right here because we can't get enough of the oil to our refineries fast enough. >> reporter: the cushing 2 texas pipeline is the third leg of a larger keystone excel project, designed to run from canada. >> this whole issue of the keystone pipeline has obviously generated a lot of controversy and a lot of politics. >> reporter: earlier this year, the president rejected the northern portion. >> here he is, standing in cushing, oklahoma. he could put one foot on one side and say this part of the pipeline could go and put one foot on the are the side and say that part can't. >> reporter: some americans are already paying over $4 for a gallon of gas. republican white house hopefuls are telling americans that president obama is to blame. >> the president refuses to open up land for gas and oil exploration. particularly oil. >> the president says that this will not change the gas prices overnight. >> the main r

ali, you are in cushing, oklahoma, the hub of america's oil pipe lines. ow that >> no, in fact, a lot of people don't know this. oil -- oklahoma is an oil state. the first well in oklahoma was actually drilled almost 100 years ago today, march 17, 1912, the wheeler well about ten miles east of here and what happened is because of that well there were wells around the area, shelter thatted pumping oil, started building railroads and roads to move that oil. over time, oil stopped being moved in barrels, on trucks and on trains into being moved by pipe lines and this became the logical place for the pipe line. today, cushing is the oil pipeline crossroads of america. and you know, all -- the keystone pipeline that they were talking about building, all of these pipelines come into cushing and if you buy, you don't need trade oil, trading for $107 a barrel now, if you actually took delivery of that oil, most people trade it need it cushing is the place you actually get it. there are tank store am farms all over the place. the place is booming because there's mo

to build a 485-mile southern portion of the pipeline, transporting 700,000 barrels a day in cushing, oklahoma, to the gulf of mexico. here's something to keep in mind. this part of the pipeline never required presidential approval. only the pipeline's northern leg required presidential action. house speaker john boehner today. >> the president can take credit for having nothing to do with the bottom half of the pipeline. the fact is, is there's only one permit that requires his approval because it crosses our national boundaries. >> reporter: but the truth is, the pipeline's northern route was blocked after republican governor of nebraska, dave heinemann, asked the president to reject it because of environmental concerns. that the pipeline's oil could threaten drinking water for 2 million americans provided by a nebraska aquafirm. >> the northern portion we have to review properly to make sure the health and safety of the american people are protected. that's common sense. >> reporter: that northern part of the pipeline won't be approved until the company resubmits to the federal government t

taking a pulse of the markets we are watching oil reacting to the president's speech in cushing, oklahoma, about half an hour ago. growth concerns are pushing metals lower. look at silver right now. it's down 3% today. and a bit of a flight to safety pushing bond prices up and the yield on the 10-year note ticking slightly lower. our midday movers of course we're watching fed ex because earlier today it reported strong earnings, but it's getting hit on warnings of tepid growth. right now fed ex down 4.25%. and the energy space getting hit too. oil and coal under pressure. alpha natural resources down 4.25%. and price line edging higher following piper jaffry's call. not quite there yet. it's up $6.07 at $709.75. now to the trading floors. bob pisani joins us from the nyse. bob. >> hello, mary. good to see you. i want to pick up on the comment on energy mary was talking about. the energy complex has been under a lot of pressure in the last couple days and that's because of concerns about growth in china. the biggest variable in global oil demand is china. they consume about a quarter of al

announce plans to fast track the southern portion of the controversial pipeline that stretches from cushing, oklahoma, where he'll be visiting today to the gulf of mexico. of course, it's not going to connect to anything. joining us right now is the oklahoma congressman john sullivan. congressman sullivan represents the district adjacent to where the president will visit today. congressman, i have to tell you, one of your quotes really stood out with me yesterday because you compared what the president was doing in front of that portion of the keystone pipeline to what al gore claims to have done. >> well, i think it is. it's very much like what al gore did, claimed he invented the internet. he didn't. the president is going to be standing in cushing, oklahoma, the intersection of the pipeline of the world and say that he wants to approve the southern part of the keystone pipeline from cushing down to the gulf. the problem with that is we don't need any presidential approval for that. it doesn't cross any international lines. that's going to be done by states, army corps of engineers and fish and wil

he'll make stops in cushing, oklahoma and columbus, ohio. the president is taking heat from republicans who say he's not doing enough to lower rising gas prices. president obama is expected to announce plans to accelerate work as part of the keystone pipeline. approved section would go from oklahoma to texas. >>> taking a look at some of the other things on the campaign trail, mitt romney picked up a key endorsement in his quest to become the republican presidential nominee. former governor jeb bush backed romney. a top romney advisor was asked if the g.o.p. primary race was pushed romney so far to the right, he'd risk alienating middle of the road voters in a possible fall campaign. the advisor likened romney's campaign to an etch sketch, something you can shake and start all over. romney said his policies and positions will be the same. >>> a nigerian woman is under arrest following a record heroin bust at dulles airport. border agents say the 52-year- old ingested 180 thumb size pellets filled with the drug. she told customs she was here

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he is going to cushing, oklahoma, where that extra leg of the pipeline begins. he will make the announcement today. bill: the idea for the southern part of the pipeline to get the bottlenecks cleared up, right? >> cushings oklahoma, is where the pipelines come together. that is pipeline central. bill: if you get that bottleneck help the price or not? >> it may a little bit because it will distribute the product around the country more evenly. in the immediate future, no, you have a long time to go before the pipeline is built. bill: what about the rest of isn't. >> if you had the rest of the pipeline built and could say definitely millions of barrels of canadian oil will come to america at some point, it wouldn't affect the price immediately but probably would affect the price somewhere down the road. bill: meantime we have jobs numbers out. really that has not much relationship to what we're talking about here. >> no. bill: can you measure the impact of gas prices in our economy now? >> ben bernanke said yesterday, look, rising gas prices will take spending pow

up work on the southern portion of the controversial oil pipelineful he's scheduled to visit cushing, oklahoma. those include support for the southern leg of the keystone pipeline. it would help oil reach refineries along the gulf coast. the president has not decided whether to support the entire pipeline which would run from canada to texas because of environmental concerns. >>> also today mitt romney will be in the district for a fundraiser. women plan to be protesting. they're angry over his pledge to eliminate planned parenthood if he wins the election. some demonstrators are bringing etch a sketches. that's in reference to one of the comments his top aides made. he told the reporter romney plans on erasing his conservative focus like you shake an etch a sketch. >> imagine had mitt romney been around at the time we were drafting our constitution, he'd have just shaken it up after it was approved to rewrite it. >> and so here's governor romney's staff. they don't even have the decency to get the nomination to explain to us how they'll sell us out. >> romney did pick up a key endorser. jeb b

he's scheduled to speak from a pipe yard near cushing, oklahoma. >>> and the secretary is expected todiscuss the 2013 education budget this morning and the needs to continue investment in education even during difficult budget times. >> it's all about girl power and bravery. "the hunger games" opens nationwide in theaters tomorrow. most showings have been sold out. >>> while we're enjoying warm temperatures people in eugene, oregon dealing with wintry conditions. a big mess for drivers. it also brought down power lines causing outages the weather is expected to clear up later today. >>> amazing pictures to show you. lynette can't look at it of the -- but it's cool. you're watching a caterpillar create and enter a cocoon. it was photographed in new zealand and eventually emerges as a full monarch butterfly. you can open your eyes now. >> ew. >> head down. >> is it over now? >> yes. >> ok, good. it's gross to me, i don't know why. it is. >> you don't like metamorphosis? >> no, when i was little i can't believe i used to actually capture the caterpillars so it's crazy. >> it's cruel. >>

this oil flows from cushing, oklahoma, down to the gulf coast.hat's what the southern part of the pipeline will do. that's something that the president has supported and in fact in february the white house put out a statement saying that they would expedite permitting for that portion of the pipeline. >> got it. dan lothian, we'll talk more about the keystone pipeline in the next hour of "newsroom." >>> the death of florida teenager is stirring up outrage across the country and the halls of congress. >> stand up for trayvon martin! stand up for justice! stand up for our children! >> congresswoman fredericka wilson on who needs to answer for trayvon martin's death. we'll talk to her after a break. well, online dating services can get kind of expensive. so to save money, i've found a new way to get my profile out there. check me out. everybody says i've got a friendly disposition and they love my spinach dip. five foot ten... still doing a little exploring. but... my sign is sagittarius, i'm into spanish cheese, my hairline is receding but i'm gett

he's speaking in cushing, oklahoma.e's speaking about plans to expedite permits to build the controversial leg of the pipeline. meantime, futures are lower after a mixed session on wall street on wednesday. there's some fresh concerns about the global economy today as data's showing manufacturing activity is slowing in parts of europe and china. asian markets were mixed overnight, europe is in the red, as well, and we'll get more data in the u.s. this morning on unemployment and fedex numbers that just reported a short while ago. in the meantime, the dow dropped 45 points to 13,124, the nasdaq up one point to 3,075. and zinga adding more gains snapping up omg pop for a reported $200 million. that's the maker of megapopular game "draw something." the app has been downloaded 135 million times since it was launched. >> thank you very much. >>> a close call for an ohio family after a boulder smashed into their house. take a look. the giant rock is about 25 feet in diameter. >> that's like a cartoon. >> can you imagine? well

jenna: that is the president speaking in cushing, oklahoma. cushing, oklahoma, pardon me.of the above. he is talking about using oil and biofuels and whole host of other alternative energy sources to help fuel the nation. if you would like to watch more of the president you can do so at foxnews.com. jon: right now it is not just a high-stakes race for the presidency. there are plenty of other major contests that could affect the balance of power and the way things happen in washington next year especially in the united states senate. here's a look at the current balance of power in that chamber. democrats right now hold a slight majority but not enough to break a filibuster that takes 60 votes. come november, a third of the senate seats will be up for grabs. looking no his crystal ball says our next guest says eight of the races are likely to have the biggest impact. larry sabato, director for the center of politics at the university of virginia. larry, you have looked at the races you think are most likely to be very tight and maybe even change hands, change the way the s

the 485-mile southern portion of the pipeline, transporting 700,000 barrels a day from here in cushing, oklahoma, to the gulf of mexico. but here's something to keep in mind-- this part of the pipeline never required presidential approval. only the pipeline's northern leg required presidential action. house speaker john boehner today. >> so the president can take credit for having nothing to do with the bottom half of this pipeline, and the fact is, there's only one permit that requires his approval because it crosses our national boundaries. >> reporter: but the truth, is the pipeline's northern route was blocked after the republican governor of nebraska, dave heineman, asked the president to reject it because of environmental concerns. the pipeline's oil could threaten drinking water for two million americans provided by a nebraska aquifer. >> the northern portion we're going to have to review properly to make sure the health and safety of the american people are protected. that's common sense. >> reporter: that northern part of the pipeline won't be approved until the oil company resubmits a

you know, actually the president was in my home state in the district right next to mine in cushing, oklahoma, which we have the keystone being built from oklahoma down to louisiana and what we really need is the northern end of it which reaches up into canada. a lot of them are not unique. believe me, we have a lot of them in oklahoma and they've been exporting gas to the rest of the country and beyond for over 100 years. we don't think this is an unusual technology or unusual thing to do. we need to get about doing it so i couldn't agree more. sadly, the president has chosen not to expedite this, but to wait until after the election on the northern end, and it's costing us jobs and it's costing us time and it's sending the wrong message. as you suggest to the people around the world that we're not serious about producing all of the energy we can for ourselves. >> republican line, roy in boulder, colorado. good morning. >> good morning, c-span. representative cole, thank you very much for exposing yourself to the public. >> only rhetorically. >> yes. true. i really dislike defeat and the for

ultimately those sources meet in cushing, oklahoma in my state. some of that will be going towards houston towards port arthur, texas, but it will be used in texas. host: you're on with the senator. caller: yes. it seems like no one believes in global warming now, so senator, why did you write the book? guest: i didn't hear. host: people don't believe in global warming anymore, so why did you of 34% of them. but it was 78% just a few years ago, so people have kind of caught on and realized that it's not -- you know, it's not what it was before. but the reason the book is necessary is that if obama is defeated, it's not going to go away. you've got money behind this. you've got move on.org and the hollywood elite. so the book goes into the future. it's not going to stop because people think it's no longer -- host: because those people believe the science? guest: who? i know this people you just suggested. guest: well, all right. you get into the issue of the liberals and the conserves. i was asked the other night fighter i said, you know, they like

gasoline prices down the president visited this morning the site of the keystone x-l pipeline in cushing oklahomane will run from there to the gulf of mexico the president ordered federal agencies to speed up the approval process for this project and others like it the gop is criticizing the president over the issue they are unhappy that he rejected a proposal that would have extended the pipeline to canada >>we are drilling all over the place ... right now ... >>the president will also visit ohio state university today to emphasize innovation and research in energy technology coming up tollway employees are caught letting friends and family pass through tollways without paying the results of a new investigation is next and if you are sneezing and sniffling you are not alone just how bad this allergy season is already across the nation and he was an oscar nominee this year for the musical score for the documentary undefeated we have live music is midday from miles nelson and his band the rusted parthearts.. in the englewood neighborhood. 71 year-old willie whitehead was leaving a customer at 59th

president obama according to politico, president obama will issue a memo in cushing, oklahoma, tellingcute, this is important part, section of the keystone pipeline between oklahoma and the gulf coast. >> bob: you do have to build that part of it. maybe you start there. you build north. what he said, this is an energy policy. you keep dumping on this and come up with the companies that fail. a lot of them have not failed. more importantly, if we listen to you. and all you gas guzzling people, we would not have any alternative power. we're going to -- the chinese are going to own us with solar power. >> eric: before we throw it around, obama has all of the above. >> kimberly: what? >> eric: i thought you were talking about. >> greg: i'm excited over the green energy tour. i invited president obama to my own solar facility called my backyard. i am ordering a wind farm. it's hormel chilly. obama has a blind spot size of the ozone layer. it's not working. >> bob: the cities, traffic lights. a lot of things. >> greg: i serve hors d'oeuvres on mine. >> eric: president obama is visiting a sol

he's going to be speaking in cushing, oklahoma, home to the big u.s. crude storage facility. now, the president is skpelktsed to announce plans to expedite permits to build the southern leg of the controversial keystone pipeline. >>> and starbucks now getting into energy drinks. the company's new line called refreshers is targeting the market. the fruit flavored drinks are made with flavorless extract of green unroasted coffee. it has less caffeine than the coffee made with the same roasted beans. eun and joe, back over to you. >> thank you. >>> chachls are coming to the national cherry blossom festival this year. we just don't know for sure what they are. the woman waiting to get beautiful pictures of the cherry blos oms off in the distance, still fog hanging around. today the national parks services is going to announce new services that they hope will make it visitor-friendly. about a million people are expected to visit. it begins on tuesday, runs through april 27th. but if you want to see the trees in peak bloom, you'd better hurry. peak bloom ending tomorrow and that fe

there is a sort of bottle neck of oil in oklahoma and this part of the pipeline from cushing down to the refineries will help but the whole point of the keystone xcel pipeline had been to bring the 700,000 and 800,000-barrels of oil a day down from the canadian oil fields. that is not happening. >> greta: could the president have stopped this part? or is this something he could have prevented the southern part? >> presidential approval is required for the international part of the pipeline. for a domestic thing it is not a presidential decision. the arm army corps of engineers and other agencies approve it but it is not at the presidential level. >> greta: if the president doesn't have to approve of the central or the southern pipeline and the president is now claiming that he is responsible does he not know that we have videotape, we have youtube, we have all that sort of thing? this is something that will make him look very bad if he is out there bragging about it and he has zero credit. >> and we with figure that one out. listen specifically to what he said today. he said i am ord

but the big visit is tomorrow in cushing, oklahoma. the obama administration rejected the initial plan in january. he el eel be there touting that they're moving forward on the project. don. >> appreciate it. want to go down to france where a standoff is under way right now. give us the very latest. [ no audio ] pounceable for the cold blooded attacks. he feels no guilt, no remorse and, in fact, he just said he's sorry he can't kill again. that's what he was parentally planning. he says he's associated with al qaeda and that he committed these various attacks for three specific reasons. one, because he doesn't believe in the ban on the women wearing the hijab in this country. two, because he objects to france's military involvement in afghanistan. that's why he killed the soldiers a the point blank range and three to avenge the deaths of palestinian children. that's why he targeted that jewish school, just three kilometers down the road from this neighborhood, killing, gunning three children there and a rabbi. we know that he is known

thursday, he appeared in cushing, oklahoma to announce his support for transcanada to build the southern leg of its keystone oil pipeline from oklahoma to texas. the move comes two months after obama rejected the canada to texas keystone xl pipeline after large protests by environmental groups. there's a bottlenecked right here because we cannot get enough of the oil to our refineries fast enough. if we could, then we would be able to increase our oil supplies at a time when they are needed as much as possible. right now a company called transcanada has applied to build a new pipeline to speed more oil from cushing to state of the refineries in the gulf coast. today i'm directing my administration to cut through the red tape, a brick through the bureaucratic hurdles, and make this project a priority to go ahead and get it done. >> president obama boasted his administration has authorized enough gas pipelines to encircle the earth. >> under my administration, america is producing more oil today than at any time in the last eight years. [applause] that is important to note. over the last t

as your friend before said, at this point, cushing, oklahoma, and other places are overflowing with oilat do we do? if the argument has been that the high prices have to come down because we are long in the tooth for gas price spike there is a separate argument the longer this goes on even when the prices go down it will be built into the system the cost of getting goods delivers to stores and the items will carry a price tag regardless of what happens to gas now, right? >>guest: you are right. and there is one of many factor pushing inflation through the system and i don't think it will go away any time soon unless this is nuclear war, in the middle east, and i say god forbid then the price of oil is going to come down very, very special and i would want to on the short end of that train and long term people expect lower prices but it is going to affect inflation. inflation is creeping its way back into society in a big, big way and it will be a worrisome situation. the whole energy situation in this country has been changed radically by the discovery of huge amounts of natural gas and