this was a secret meeting because david bernhardt is the number two official in this federal agency. his calendar and the people he meets is a matter of public record and subject to request on the freedom of information act. this particular meeting when he met the diamondbacks owner at this hunting lodge was left off the calendar. nevertheless it was turned up that the meeting took place. the company run by the owner confirmed that the meeting happened. they also admitted that what they talked about was of course that big housing development and golf course development where he was told before the election that it wasn't going to happen. more environmental work needed to be done before he could get the permit to go ahead because the scientists and the federal government looked at it and said there may not be enough water to do this. you could really end up screwing that whole part of the state and country if you do it. he had received the no from the federal government. he gives tons of money to support trump and takes a secret meeting with the number two guy of trump's interior depa

david bernhardt's actions and -- now david bernhardt's actions in this after-school special would could be titled "corruption for dummies." happy to mess up basically anyone or anything as long as it helps their donors. this little paragone of how corruption works. his actions are being investigated by congress, the oversight committee in this part of the federal government. it is chaired by congressman raul grialva, who is from arizona and who knows these things and has proclaimed himself to be mystified as to why the number two official at the interior department might have been interested and personally involved in the permitting decisions on this one land deal in arizona if it wasn't just to help out a trump donor with something hugely reimmunerative that he julgt wi otherwise should have been blocked from doing for the good of the country. now interior secretary david bernhardt, the oil company and mining company lobbyist who president trump entrusted to shepard america's public lands, he's just announced plans to move a whole biggest swath of his agency, to move the bureau of land

david bernhardt, come on up. [applause] mr. bernhardt: good afternoon.t is an honor to serve a president who has been focused on conservation stewardship since day one. the president mentioned that he signed into law the largest public lands legislation in over a decade. thank you all. we are aggressively implementing this act, which among other things designated 1.3 million acres of public land as wilderness, as you said. to put that into perspective, 1.3 million acres exceeds the entire size of the state of rhode island. today, the geographic area of our nation's wilderness system is actually larger than every state in the union except for texas and alaska. we are ensuring that future generations receive the benefit of an enduring wilderness system. mr. president, throughout your term, interior has also been focused on strengthening the north american wildlife conservation model, which is the best in the world. the model was originally conceived by american hunters and anglers who were the first to crusade for wildlife protection, and retain some of to

mike ingram met up with his old lobbyist friend and then deputy interior secretary david bernhardt.st of at least five meetings with him. this secret meeting, not on any public calendar, was a private breakfast held at mike ingram's hunting lodge in montana, just two weeks later, steve spangle got that unusual call from washington, and the villages at vineitto development was on track again. a lawsuit filed earlier this year now has the project on hold. ingram will not talk to cnn, he's hired one of washington's most powerful lawyers to speak on his behalf. lanny davis, a democrat. >> the innuendo is, he's close to trump, there must have been political influence, that's just innuendo. i can't see any evidence there was any political influence. >> he has unprecedented access to david bernhardt on august 17th, 2018 he invites him for breakfast, season the that right? >> yes. >> it's shortly after that that the phone call is made to mr. spangle telling him, we want you to change your decision. >> and you now have done an incomplete narrative of the facts, so lets do the rest of the fac

he was joined by interior secretary david bernhardt. he was joined by the energy secretary and several others. this is 50 minutes. ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united dates. ♪ [ applause ] ♪ [ applause ] >> thank you, thank you very much. it is great to have you and i hope that you all had a truly wonderful independence day weekend. in spite of the heavy rain and it was really heavy, he had a remarkable salute to america on the national mall. it was incredible. [ applause ] standing on the steps of the great lincoln memorial and looking out on the crowd there were incredible dutiful crowds braving the weather all the way back to the washington monument. we celebrated freedom in all of its magnificence while saluting our great military. this was something really special. i will say this, it was a wonderful day for all americans and based on its tremendous success, we are just making the decision and i think we can say we have made the decision to do it again next year and maybe we can say for the foreseeable future.

david bernhardt, secretary of interior, is an oil lobbyist. acting defense secretary running the pentagon, defense lobbyist. and the usda is run by sonny purdue. you know, who's wanting to fire all the scientists at the usda and move them to kansas city. so i think this is a bigger conversation than just this one regulation, and we better make sure we make a change in 2020. >> all right. anna rose in arizona. let me circle back to the litigation you mentioned. has that started already? where do we anticipate that to begin? >> it hasn't started quite yet. so once the rule is published on the federal register, then we expect litigants to start filing claims in the d.c. circuit. and on the environmental side, the question is going to be did epa meet the requirements of the clean air act to be strict enough on emissions controls? and they would argue that, in, no% no, in fact, the trump administration did not take strong enough steps to cut emission. there's also some procedural questions about how quickly epa went about drafting this rule and whe

that the donald exact actually been receiving regular briefings about it from interior secretary david bernhardt and that the president has advised on just about every aspect of the event says that iks which if he gets his wish will indeed beacher tang's or other our military vehicles stationed around the mall cue the outrage but it's not just tanks trump and the gang are also reportedly planning a military fly over including not only the blue angels but air force one as well along with the usual and along with the usual national mall fireworks displays president trumps planned salute to america will also.

the donald is act actually been receiving regular briefings about it from interior secretary david bernhardt and that the president has advised on just about every aspect of the events esthetics which begins his wish will indeed beecher tang's or other armed military vehicles stationed around the mall. cue the outrage but it's not just tanks trump and the gang are also reportedly planning a military fly over including not only the blue angels but air force one as well along with the usual and along with the usual national mall fireworks displays president trump's planned salute to america will also feature the man himself giving a speech to all of us huddled masses democratic majority leader in the house of representatives stony hoyer and other democrats are naturally calling foul in a letter to the administration they wrote that the events will give an appearance of be televised the partisan campaign rally on the mall at public expense frankly that's not what july 4th is about so it is present trouble militarizing our holidays to ramp up national jingoism in an effort to boost his reelectio

actually been receiving regular briefings about it from interior secretary david bernhardt and that the president has advised on just about every aspect of the events that statics which if he gets his wish will indeed beecher tang's or other our military vehicles stationed around the mall. cue the outrage but it's not just tanks trump and the gang are also reportedly planning a military fly over including not only the blue angels but air force one as well along with the usual and along with the usual national mall fireworks displays president trump's planned salute to america will also feature the man himself giving a speech to all of us huddled masses democratic majority leader in the house of representatives stony hoyer and other democrats are naturally calling foul in a letter to the administration they wrote that the events will give an appearance somebody televise the partisan campaign rally on the ball at public expense frankly that's not what july 4th is about so it is present trouble tries in our holidays to ramp up national jingoism in an effort to boost his reelection campaign

trump brought up his secretary of the department of the interior, david bernhardt, a former lobbyist. he brought up andrew wheeler, involved in repealing and creating regulations to protect the environment. in reality they are putting in new regulations that are what the industries want that sort of allow them to operate in the most polluting way possible while still under the guise that they are being regulated. >> the regulatory state has a fair amount of power when it comes to things like clean water and air and regulating chemicals. how much power does the executive have and how has this administration used or not used that power? >> the administration has enormous power. the obama administration got the rest of the world in line for a climate agreement that trump unilaterally dismantled. one of the individuals that pushed hard to dismantle the climate agreement was bob murray who was absent from today's event, but bob murray, who runs murray manager who used to hire to set up for meetings with president trump, murray energy delivered this 16-point action plan of which repealing a

david bernhardt. thank you. secretary wilbur ross. thank you. secretary alex azar. rate job.e it. i'm proud of you. secretary elaine chao. elaine, thank you. administrator andrew wheeler. andrew, thank you. and chair of the council of environmental quality, mary neumeier. thank you, mary. in a few moments, we will hear an update on some of their very important work. also with us are senators kevin cramer, steve daines, john bourassa. three great senators. perhaps i'm a little prejudiced because i like them very much. but they are great senators. thank you. [applause] and congressman bruce westerman. thank you, bruce, for being here. thank you all for being here. as the cabinet secretaries will tell you, from the very beginning i have given them clear direction to focus on addressing environmental challenges so we can provide the highest quality of life to all americans. in addition to clean air and clean water, that means being good stewards of our public lands, prioritizing cleanup of polluted lands that threaten our most vulnerable citizens and threatened them very dearly a

to do some of the work out west, so cheers to interior secretary david bernhardt for getting it done.rmstrong, buzz and michael for the moon landing 8 to 69. i re-watched the video this week and is still thrilling. they cannot seem to find them into the back to the moon but those guys got it done. >> i remember that. thank you for >> they're cars you never heard of. >> he liked to buy unique cars -- kissels, grahams, overlands. he always used to say, "i don't want to meet myself on the road." >> it's a great hobby. keeps you out of the beer joints. >> do you have your foot on the brake, teacher? just in case? >> i haven't jumped out yet. >> these heirs hit a fork in the road... >> so that is a point of contention. do you donate cars here? do you have an auction? >> it's really tough to get every sibling on the same page. >> yeah, i'd say we're no different. >> ...until they hear an emotional voice from the past. >> when we go by his gravesite, he's probably on high spin mode up there. >> it's just money. can't take it with you.

and they look at david bernhardt. he controls half of the united states. department of interior.we are taking good care of, right? acting director russ. we are working on the budget. along with some of the great members of congress and wonderful friend of mine whose my leader, right? he's my leader. i tell him to his face because he feels good. stand up, kevin mccarthy. senator marsha blackburn of the great state of tennessee. we campaigned together. she ran against most popular democrat. >> dana: welcome to "the five." president trump is wrapping up the social media summit and he is set to make a major announcement about this was a ship question. we are going to bring it to you when it happens but let's listen in on what he saying at this social media event. >> president trump: she was down by 10 energy won by 12 and she wouldn't stop every day. where is she? she's here. she's there. fantastic job. we are proud of you. honestly working with people that know they're doing, it's fun. that was fun and you know what you're doing. representative dan crenshaw who was very good at this

david bernhardt. >> okay. he's introducing folks. we'll keep an eye on whether he says anything, but he wants the cleanest air and the cleanest water. joining me now is monica. some she served as the foreign deputy administrator of the national oceanic. the can't be a bad thing that the president goes out there and says we want the cleanest air and the cleanest water, even though as hallie says his administration has not demonstrated a commitment to that particularly in terms of things like the e.p.a. and the remarkable speed that andrew wheeler and scott pruitt has been -- in deregulation. is he tricking us somehow or is this meaningful? >> well, it is a typical trump lie. he must be worried. and that must be why he's out there talking about his crystal clean air and water. we are far from that. and, in fact, we ranked 27th in the world in terms of our environmental performance as a country. so the president must be nervous about how suburban women are feeling about his handling of this issue because he has basically taken a chainsa

to do some of the work out west, so cheers to interior secretary david bernhardt for getting it done. armstrong, buzz and michael for the moon landing 8 to 69. i re-watched the video this week and is still thrilling. they cannot seem to find them into the back to the moon but those guys got it done. >> i remember that. thank you for ♪ [ cheering ] >> the original hoop dream. >> these really are the rules here -- 1891, james naismith. granddad's signature. >> incredible. >> one family's heirloom... >> you think your great-grandfather could ever envision that the game he developed could be what it is today? >> ...goes on one wild ride. >> he starts looking around and thinks, "oh, my goodness. where are the rules?" >> no. >> it's a national treasure with a big price tag. >> you paid more than the emancipation proclamation. >> yeah, well... [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] ♪

to do some of the work out west, so cheers to interior secretary david bernhardt for getting it done.il armstrong, buzz and michael for the moon landing 8 to 69. i re-watched the video this week and is still thrilling. they cannot seem to find them into the back to the moon but those guys got it done. >> i remember that. thank you for >> and they are scorching high temperatures from new mexico to maine. hot weather claiming some for the lives of six people. hello everyone and welcome to a new out of america's news headquarters i'm eric shawn. laura: i am laura ingle in for arthel neville. and dealing with scorching weather, temperatures reaching triple digits from the central place the east coast as eric mentioned, right now 23 states remain under excessive heat warnings and he advisories. and new york city is under a state of emergency. jacqui heinrich is outside of the studios with how people are dealing with the extreme heat. >>

to do some of the work out west, so cheers to interior secretary david bernhardt for getting it done. neil armstrong, buzz and michael for the moon landing 8 to 69. i re-watched the video this week and is still thrilling. they cannot seem to find them into the back to the moon but those guys got it done. >> i remember that. thank you for my panel and thank you all for watching. i am paul gigot. i hope to see you all next week. >> one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. >> and with that mankind stepped onto the surface of the moon for the very first time. that, 50 years ago today. now the history making moment is being celebrated throughout the country today. events taking place in florida, texas, here in new york city and there is the promise that we will go back to the moon within the next five years. hello welcome to "america's news headquarters", i am eric shawn. >> i am laura ingle if

to do some of the work out west, so cheers to interior secretary david bernhardt for getting it done.believed to neil armstrong, buzz and michael for the moon landing 8 to 69. i re-watched the video this week and is still thrilling. they cannot seem to find them into the back to the moon but those guys got it done. >> i remember that. thank you for r r r r right? i'm going to be in trouble for saying that. [inaudible conversations] trish: thank you so much. maria bartiromo's next. >> from the fox studios in new york city, this is maria bartiromo's "wall street." maria: happy weekend, everyone. welcome to program that analyzes the week that was and helps position you for the week ahead. i'm maria bartiromo. coming up in just a few moments, sam zell is my special guest. we're talking real estate and the economy and interest rates and a lot more coming up. but first, earnings season is underway with america's largest banks leading the second quarter reports this past week. goldman sachs, jpmorgan, citigroup all beating expectations on the top and bottom lines while b

afternoon's event we're pleased to be joined by secretary steve minucci steve thank you very much david bernhardt david thank you secretary wilbur ross thank you over secretary alex a's are alex great drug prices are coming down i see it. proudly. secretary elaine chao elaine thank you administrator andrew wheeler. andrew thank you. and chair of the council of environmental quality mary newmar thank you mary thank you very much in a few moments we'll hear an update on some of their very important work also with us are senators kevin kramer steve daines john barrasso these are 3 great senators i might add perhaps i'm a little prejudiced because i like them very much but they're great senators thank you one of the a and congressman bruce westerman and thank you bruce for being here appreciate it very much thank you all for being here the and as the cabinet secretaries will tell you from the very beginning i have given them clear direction to focus on addressing environmental challenges so we can provide the highest quality of life to all americans in addition to clean air and clean water that means