i've been to eastern montana, not just western montana. i very much appreciate the challenges that many of those tribes face. we're working on a hydro project as well with the tribe of coe. they have some frustrations. the treaty rights i'm committed to that. as it relates to energy development, we don't have a specific goal on what energy development is but we do want to facilitate development on public lands. we have continued to process apds. authorizations for permits to drill in a number of states. what would be helpful is the ability to match supply and demand. where is the drilling activity and can we have the resources so we cannot only write the permits but also do the need inspections. we were written up by the gao for not doing appropriate inspections on the 100,000 wells that the blm is responsible for overseeing. there's a request in the budget to be able to charge a modest fee to industry to cover that as they do already offshore. i don't think we'd have significant objection. that's something i would ask of you because that

i've been to crow and eastern montana, not just western montana, and i very much appreciate the challenges that many of the tribes face. we're working on a hydroproject with the crow. they're frustrated with the bureau of land management and the treaty rights are -- i'm committed to upholding those as i'm sure the tribes will tell you. >> yep. >> as it relates to energy development, we don't have a specific goal on what the energy development is but we do want to facilitate development on public lands. we have continued to process a.p.d.'s, authorizations for permits to drill, in a number of states and, of course, what would be very helpful to us is the ability to match supply and demand, where is the drilling activity and can we have the resources so that we can not only write those permits but also do the needed inspections. we were written up by the g.a.o. for not doing appropriate inspections on the 100,000 wells that the b.l.m. is responsible for overseeing. move the inspections forward so that we can make sure there is a fair return for the tribes for the taxpayers and so on. we have

a while back, i was in my pickup traveling in eastern montana in the town of glass go. ,,about glasgow. i stopped by the norvelle leak co-op. this supplies electricity to a few thousand families in northeast montana. they told me over a cup of coffee that morning that they will keep electric rates flat for the next ten years if the keystone pipeline is approved. why is that? because the norvelle electric co-op is supplying electricity that extra volume will keep costs down for everybody. and i asked what happens if the keystone pipeline is not approved? and they said electric rates will go up about 40% over the next ten years. that's nearly $500 a year increase per family. now, these are hardworking montana families living month to month. these are senior citizens living on fixed incomes. we can hold their utility rates flat for the next ten years by passing the keystone pipeline and building it. what about north american energy independence? up to 830,000 barrels a day of oil will be transported through this pipeline. now, contrary to what the president has said, 100,000 barrels a day

eastern time, a montana cowboy inherit as ranch that is bust until he discovers ancient fossils that montana cowboy inherit as barren patch much prairie. >> this place isn't big enough to starve to death on. >> but beneath the parred soil he finds prehistoric treasure. >> this is one of the one of most important discoveries in this century. >> i have a year to see if i survive on the ranch and selling dinosaur fossils. >> will this cow poke's "strange inheritance" lead him to boom? whoo. >> or bust. >> lightning doesn't strike same place very often. maybe never. ♪ >> then at 9:30 another amazing story about a wife who inherit as struggling wildlife sanctuary in florida. find out what happens on two all new "strange inheritances," tonight beginning at 9:00. you don't want to miss that. >>> coming up a warning to look up your child's social security number. we'll tell you why. new technology allows parents to monitor their teen drivers. we'll have details coming up. ♪ help brazil reduce its overall reliance on foreign imports with the launch of the country's largest petrochemical opera

eastern district. basically basically we had assistant us attorneys from the three involved districts we also had a very able prosecutor from montana. and an extremely able writer and assistant us attorney named douglas wilson who came on to basically be a brief writer because we knew this was a case that was going to involve a lot of briefing on a lot of different issues. >> would not be brief. >> speaking of briefing it sounds like it was a lot of evidence obtained as a result of that search. that you make any effort to crush that? >> one of the jobs of the defense attorney is to look selected search warrants and see whether you think that they are lawful and if not whether the evidence pursuant to the warrant can be suppressed. we looked at that search warrant affidavit actually about a hundred pages i recall and the fbi was hustling to put that together with good reason because they were afraid they might be another crime. we felt in the end it was not sufficient. you you have to understand that basically until david kaczynski contacted the fbi nowhere in the government had ever heard of ted kaczynski. he was not on the radar.

freshman colleague from montana on his initial speech and particularly second his observations about the devastation in the coalfields of america. we have a depression in the eastern part of my state as a direct result of this administration and the e.p.a., and i know it's affected the great state of montana as well, and so among the many insightful observations of the senator from montana, i particularly appreciate his thoughts about energy. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk with the committee-reported amendment. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the committee-reported substitute amendment to s. 178, a bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking signed by 17 senators --. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk for the bill. the

montana, beautiful at 70. no problems throughout much of the west. back to normal in phoenix at 82. a lot of rain there in texas. as we take you through your weekend forecast the eastern storm leaves quickly. admit of the country is quiet a lot of rain in the south, and we are going to watch wet weather and rain in the northwest especially as we go throughout the next 24 to 48 hours. even into sunday no problems l.a. beautiful at 75. looking at the extended forecast, we get very warm in much of the west nevada, california, about a week from now. maybe more record highs, which is the last thing you wanted to to stay nice and warm and dry. of course, we keep getting more and more of this drought information in california. more dire news every day, it seems. >> with regards to the snow is this it? after this moves out? >> if you want it to be, i'll make it it. >> spring's coming on monday so says bill. >>> we'll hear from former white house intern monica lewinski next. >>> also an arrest in the carolina kennedy death threat investigation. >>> constitute obamas be moving into magnum p.i.'s home in hawaii? you're watching "early today." ken loans, we like to go the extra m

eastern district. basically, we had assistant u.s. attorneys from the three involved districts. we had a very able prosecutor from montana bernie hugohley and an able writer, assistant u.s. attorney named u.s. wilson -- named wilson, to be our brief writer. this is a case that is going to involve a lot of briefing on a lot of different issues. [laughter] >> wouldn't be brief. >> it sounds like there was a lot of evidence obtained as a result of that search. did you make any effort to quash that search? >> we did. one of your jobs as a defense attorney is to look at search warrant and see whether you think that they are unlawful, and if they are not, whether the evidence can be suppressed. we looked at that search warrant affidavit, 100 pages, and the fbi was hustling to put the affidavit together. they were afraid or may have been another crime. they compiled a lot of we felt that in the end, it wasn't sufficient. you have to understand that basically until david kaczynski contacted the fbi, no one had ever heard of ted kaczynski. he was not on the radar. they found his name in it data bank of people who graduated from t

montana. with what they found, law enforcement had enough to arrest ted kaczynski, and the decision was made by the united states department of justice to bring the prosecution here in the easternt of california. the decision was also made to ask for the death penalty. the defendant was indicted in april of 1996, and the trial began in the courtroom of the united states district in late 1997. after a lengthy jury selection process in january 1998, the defendant suddenly agreed to plead guilty in exchange for a sentence of life in prison without parole. in our panel discussion here this evening, we hope to discuss among other things how the fbi managed the investigation of such series crimes, expanding over such a lengthy period of time and such a vast geographical area. we will discuss the effect that those crimes had on their victims, one of particular. we will talk about why and how the decision was made to allow the publication of the unabomber's manifesto. we also hope to discuss what was involved in seeking and obtaining a search warrant. and how the decision was made to bring the prosecution here in the eastern district of california. we hope to learn about the prosecutio

eastern half of the country. go out across the west, you are just baking. today you are looking at temps into montanae average, tomorrow moves slightly i to the east. but kind of expands. so very, very warm air out there for much of the country. not the case across the northeast. here is your first alert forecast throughout the day. we will see the rain plague the entire area all day and throughout the evening. and then snow across much of maine, some areas up to a foot. down across the southeast where you have been really rainy all week long. you still have one more day to get through but i think we are going to see breaks in sunshine at times and overall things improving. tomorrow is going to be a great day. down across or up across the northern plains and the central plains, look at that we are talking about temps in rapid city into the 70s and we're going to be looking at pretty nice conditions even towards chicago. things are great. finally out across the west. record breaking temperatures across southern california getting into the low 90's in los angeles and pushing 90 in phoenix. very warm. a