the environment agency have set upa system.mportant flood alerts and warning. so far, the waters have been contained but they haven't peaked yet and there is more rain in the forecast. david gregory kumar with that report. and tonight, heavy flooding between york and doncaster is delaying services on virgin trains east coast. the train operator says customers who wish to can defer theirjourney until tomorrow on their original tickets and that gas leak in london, we have been told by the company responsible it is not in the same place as the lea k it is not in the same place as the leak that happened five days ago. they did do theirjob last time. engineers are going to be working overnight to fix the leak and the road will be closed for now, hopefully getting it open in time tomorrow for that performance of the opera. dozens of newly—discovered dinosaur footprints, left 170 million years ago, have been discovered on the isle of skye. researchers say the prints were made by theropods, older cousins of the tyrannosaurus rex, which

yes, it's the environment agency ramping up this power that already exists.nteresting in terms of, i guess it's another positive move from michael gove, who is really being seen as a bit of an innovator in that role. usually it's a bit ofa innovator in that role. usually it's a bit of a political backwater, let's face it. another headline grab from him really. certainly helps get on the front page. the devil will be in the detail once you find somebody £400 will you be able to get the money from them, what is the procedure? will it end up being somebody who's dropped a tissue on the side of the pavement or cracking down on the people it needs to? what is the burden of proof? will they say i dumped it properly, i don't know how it got from there to there, there are complications. moving on toa there are complications. moving on to a story that has been making a lot of headlines this week. a story your paper the guardian has very much led the charge on. the windrush scandal. the mirror in the morning has yet another case of someone from the windrush generation

across england, flood warnings and alerts have been issued by the environment agency, with two areasnment has been defeated in the house of lords on a central part of its brexit legislation the eu withdrawal bill. peers voted by a big majority to give parliament a vote on how to proceed if there is no final brexit deal after a sometimes acrimonious debate. this new clause is thoroughly and fundamentally misconceived. i am afraid it illustrates the length, the appalling lengths to which the die—hard remainers are prepared to go to achieve their aim and i urge your lordships to reject it. lord howard talks about a constitutional crisis, well what constitution do we have where a government bullies parliament and says, take it or leave it? it is parliament that should be supreme in their best interests of the people and the country. it is parliament, thanks to this amendment, that will have the ability to stop the train crash that is brexit. a flavour of the debate. 0ur political correspondent ben wright is in the house of lords this evening. potentially has significant could this boat t

they see it as a pro business agency, not a pro environment agency.'s promise as he took office. he likes what pruitt is doing. there's also another thing here that i think we have to keep in mind. this is also a cultural identifier. if you say that you're sceptical about climate change, for example, you may not believe there's anything wrong with the science, but you're signaling something about what team you're on. pruitt is signaling what team he's on. he's on the trump team. he's on the far right. this is something the president really prefers. you know, you can make a lot of mistakes and commit a lot of ethical lapses and still please him by signaling in the right way, that you are his kind of guy. >> we have also reported the president doesn't like negative attention brought upon his administration by members of his team. i'm wondering though about another promise that the president made on the campaign. that was about draining the swamp. does he even care about draining the swamp? >> no. he never did. he doesn't really even know what that means

the environment protection agency has been successful. the industry cried wolf -- the 360% since thewn epa was created. been proved a lie. the epa has been saving lives in saving money, making people more productive at home and in the workplace. >> you have offered criticism of the epa administrator. the tweet from earlier this month defending his epa administrator, while security spending was more than his received death threats because of his bold actions. record clean air and water saving billions of dollars. the rent is about market rate. travel expenses ok. scott is doing a good job. guest: the apa's own homeland security official found there was no credible threat of any sort to scott pruitt. that is not true. he is not doing what the american people want done john. we had a poll last month that found 90% of the public once the epa to do what it is doing, or do even more to protect our environment. nine of 10 americans and two tords actually want the epa do more. whatever donald trump is happy about, 90% of the american public is ou

sufficient to meet environments of the agency to appropriately budget for repair and reconstruction and replacement of assets and setting rates and charges to achieve certain policy goals to properly fund the organization to ensure customer equity, environmental sustainability, predictability of rates and charges, simplicitying anand of course affordability. there are a number of financial policies. i listed them here. fund balance reserve and capital financialing policy. they influence the revenue requirement. those policies we talked about when we were reviewing the budget in january and february as well as the 10-year capital and financial plans. they impact the rate and charge process through the revenue requirements. these are the real -- the three elements of the scope of work with respect to the rate study. the first is the revenue requirement scope of work and the revenue -- [ please stand by ] >> -- there needs to be an adjustment in fact revenue requirement of about 6 or 7% a year for water and wastewater enterprises. and we also understood that of the increased revenue genera

and later, in washington, the head of the us environment protection agency, scott pruitt, will be questionedhere arsenal are hoping to get closer to a spot in the europa league final, and the boston celtics one win away from the next round of the nba play—offs. so arsene wenger‘s farewell at arsenal continued later on thursday with the first leg of the europa league semi—final with atletico madrid. wenger announced last week he would leave the london club at the end of the season, and this competition represents his last chance of silver wet with the gunners. honestly, i don't know what i will do. will i take a little rest? i have seen them this season be challenged mentally, and i have seen them always respond in a positive way. the boston celtics one win away from reaching the next round of the nba play—offs after beating milwaukee bucks eat 2— 87 to go 3—2 up in their series. that returns to milwaukee bucks thursday for game six where the celtics could clinch it. they will need the likes of jason tatum landing this 3—pointer in game five to do more of the same. same for their top scorer o

that he actually cares about the environment, having worked in the agency. he actually cares about the environment, the air that we breathe, the water we drink, the planet on which we live. stuart spencer, the president of the association of air pollution control agencies, said this of mr. wheeler. he said mr. wheeler has exemplified excellence in his professional endeavors in both his previous government service and his private sector experience. in short, he is keenly qualified to hit the ground running at the e.p.a., and i agree. this nomination has garnered the support of a broad base of organizations including the national association of manufacturers, the united mine workers of america, and the chamber of commerce. mr. president, andrew wheeler is well qualified, well qualified to fill this critically important role at the e.p.a. he is the right person to serve as deputy administrator of the e.p.a., and i would urge every senator to support this nomination. with that, mr. president, i would recognize my colleague and friend from oklahoma who has been

first-class flights on taxpayers' dime, and he took clean water act decisions away from regional environment protection agency offices. with all those questions, why does he still have a job? >> that's my question. other people can cut regulations at the epa for donald trump and enact that kind of an agenda. there is no reason to hang on. you listed you wiall of the infractions that scott pruitt is responsible for. he's an ethic mess. ben carson, david shulkin, tom price. i'm going to forget the rest of the names because there have been so many people who have overstepped, not followed the rules, thought it was their playground. this is a narrative that is so outrageous that the president would allow this to continue. basically the president's word is meaningless. he has given a pat on the back to the kiss of death. i don't think he will make it to another tv interview. >> let me play a clip from what he said on fox. listen to this. >> president trump said he would drain the swamp. is draining the swamp renting an apartment from the wife of a washington lobbyist? >> i don't think that's even remotely fair to

and so he runs the environment pollution agency. that's what he is turning it into. we got to face facts. this is about more than just nanny taxes. >> i got. >> we're not talking about dotting the i's and crossing the t's. it's corruption opinion destroying our government and the environment in the. >> i'll give you the the last word scott if you will. >> yeah, look, i mean i think that's a bridge too far. he is not doing what lobbyist wants. he does what donald trump ran on and wants. i'm not decline -- or deny, sorry this stuff looks terrible. it does. and it needs to be fully investigated but at the end of the day he has done more i think for trump than shulkin which is why he has a longer leash. >> out of time we'll be right back. helped put a roof over the heads of hundreds of families, he's most proud of the one he's kept over his own. brand vo: get paid twice as fast with quickbooks smart invoicing. quickbooks. backing you. >>> americans across the nation today honoring dr. martin luther king jr. on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. a large crowd gath

agency said monday it will radically weaken fuel efficiency and emissions standards on u.s. automobiles, setting up a clash with states that impose tougher regulations in a bid to curb catastrophic climate change. environment protection agency had scott pruitt changes will ,oll back obama-era rules including a requirement that u.s. cars average more than 50 miles per gallon by 2025. pruitt has also signal he will try to force california and other states to comply with the weekend admission standards. this comes as a study published in the journal nature geoscience found that warm ocean water is melting antarctica's ice sheets from below, contributing to sea level rise. most is in west antarctica where more than 20% of the ice sheet has retreated across the sea floor. the study cited satellite data that show more than 10% of the continent's glaciers are in retreat, as opposed to less than 2% of glaciers that are growing. if all of antarctica's ice melted, worldwide sea levels would rise by about 200 feet. in mexico, immigration authorities say they're planning to disband a caravan of more than a thousand central american migrants who are bound for the u.s.-mexico border amid a series of threats by president

just in the last hour that those who questioned pruitt within the agency were punished, quote, at least five officials at the environmentction agency, four of them high ranking were reassigned or demoted or requested new jobs in the past year after they raised concerns about the spending and management of pruitt. this is just the latest in a series of bad headlines and according to the daily beast, chief of staff john kelly called secretary pruitt this week to ask if there were any more bad headlines coming. and to say that while he has the confidence of the president now, the scandals need to stop. the president spoke to members of the press corp on the way back from west virginia today. and said pruitt has done a fantastic job, when asked about the allegations he said he would have to look at them and make that determination. but said pruitt is a good man who has done a terrific job. and at the same time, officials familiar with the president's thinking tell nbc news that the president had recently been considering replacing attorney general jeff sessions with -- scott pruitt. but one person familiar with the discussi

environment. >> with transparency at the agency how does that work? >> and find to call him -- common sense i don't know what is controversial about this. we want to support the rulemaking. with the findings. they don't publish the data or review. to hand the results and today. with the problematic office if we do rule-making with that methodology. but up until now that didn't take place that is actually not consistent whole purpose of the epa and then to allow citizens across the country what if all you have is the conclusion from the analysis? that we can rely upon the third party. in support the rulemaking. and as part of those conclusions. and that is fair to the american people. [applause] >> in those house committee hearings. is there to transfer the. that is to be what we are about. >> and with that previous administration is that so important to help run the agency? >> you think of the implementation in the state with many delegated programs of the clean water act we are working in active partnership, or should be to achieve environmental outc

and so he runs the environment pollution agency. that's what he is turning it into. about more than just nanny taxes. >> i got. >> we're not talking about dotting the i's and crossing the t's. it's corruption opinion destroying our government and the environment in the. >> i'll give you the the last word scott if you will. >> yeah, look, i mean i think that's a bridge too far. he is not doing what lobbyist wants. he does what donald trump ran on and wants. i'm not decline -- or deny, sorry this stuff looks terrible. it does. and it needs to be fully investigated but at the end of the day he has done more i think for trump than shulkin which is why he has a longer leash. >> out of time we'll be right back. not quite... just the result of dell emc working with callaway to gather data - and design best-in-class clubs, transforming the player into a bonafide golfer. oh! maybe it is a magic wand. magic can't make digital transformation happen... but we can. that's the power dell emc, part of dell technologies. aah! ...i would have said you were crazy. but so began the yea

the san francisco department of environment is the only agency that has a full time educational team,go into the schools to help teach children how to protect nature and the environment. we realized we needed animal mascot to spark excitement with the students. the city during the gold rush days, the phoenix became part of the city feel and i love the symbolism of the phoenix, about transformation and the message that the theme of the phoenix provides, we all have the power to transform our world for the better. we have to provide teachers with curriculum online, our curriculum is in two different languages and whether it's lesson plans or student fact sheets, teachers can use them and we've had great feedback. we have helped public and private schools in san francisco increase their waste use and students are working hard to sort waste at the end of the lunch and understand the power of reusing, reducing, recycling and composting. >> great job. >> i've been with the department for 15 years and an environmental educator for more than 23 years and i'm grateful for the work that i get t

individual would then be in charge of the environment of our country, in charge of it, the coal industry would have their person running the environmental protection agency. that is unbelievable. that is the -- the dream of the coal industry that finally, after all these years, they get the guy to be in charge of the environment as the country and the world are moving in just the opposite direction. now, would he have been vetted for that role as the head of the e.p.a.? absolutely not. he's out here on a snoozy thursday afternoon with his name out here to be considered, with the galleries empty of either public citizens or the press paying attention to the debate, where the consequences of this decision that the united states senate is about to make a decision of historic magnitude. this man is the coal industry. if you google the word coal, his picture comes up. coal, which has declined from 50% of all electrical generation down to 30% over the last ten years. why? because utilities in america are moving towards wind, they are moving towards solar, they are moving towards energy conservation, they are moving towards natural gas which is half the polluta

antiquated authority it is a 104-year-old agency using the authority to protect consumers from unfair practices and has been able to adapt that into the online environmentthe agency itself has always called for strong tools. i think this set of facts underscores that the ftc is not strong enough as it is currently configured with its current authorities and its current resources to be the kind of consumer protection agency required for a moment in which we are connecting every part of our lives to the internet and each other. kevin: how do we fix that? terrell: i would start by making sure it is adequately resourced . at the end of the obama administration, they did call for resources for the agency. it has never been funded near that level, so it is under resourced and that is easy to fix. i think it needs to think about its configuration. one thing it had been doing, and i am proud of sharing the fcc with this is we have been bringing more technologists into our work in bringing more researchers on staff. we have an office of technology research and investigations i think is a great first step in the direction. i think we need to think about instituti

several investigations underway into the environment of protection agency's chief scott pruitt's conduct. the inspector general conducted at least five investigative audits related to scott pruitt, including a look at a time sheet abuse by his security detail. on friday, the associated press reported that the 20 member team providing day and night protection for scott pruitt had racked up expenses approaching $3 million in his first year on the job. hundreds of striking railway workers demonstrated in paris today, they are protesting the president's plans to change their benefits. 'sions are angry at macron proposal to revoke a status for rail drivers that provides benefits. today is day 4 of the strikes. unions and management insist that they will not back down. kimberly, six men who were detained over concerns about a possible attack on the city's marathon have been released. german officials say they found the no concrete evidence to back their initial suspicions, but they are continuing the investigation. all of the men were between the ages of 18-21. global news 24 hours a day, powe

the environment agency is urging people not to drive through water.. the county championship season starts two weeks on friday, weather permitting. personally, ican't wait. i don't know if you have got a comeback on the beast from the east jibe. i willjust wish good end to the season at luton town. i am sure he is looking forward to that. thank you. it is all one big happy family on the face of it! thank you both. if you would like to see more on any of those stories, you can access them on the iplayer. we go nationwide every afternoon at a:30pm. let's update you on the main breaking story, the duke of edinburgh has been admitted to hospitalfor a planned edinburgh has been admitted to hospital for a planned operation edinburgh has been admitted to hospitalfor a planned operation on his hip tomorrow. let's take you to the king edward vi! hospital. we will take you there in a moment. the duke is expected to undergo surgery tomorrow. he is 96 years old. all buckingham palace has said at the moment, let me read you the statement, is that he was admitted t

new investigations are underway into an environment and protection agency scott pruitt.onducting five investigative audits related to prewitt, including alleged spending and timesheet abuse by his security detail. on friday the associated press reported the 20 member team providing protection for prewitt racked up expenses approaching $3 million in his first year. illinois democrat tammy duckworth has become the first u.s. center to give birth all in office. she delivered her second daughter, miley perl, today. she is recovering well, if 50-year-old veteran who lost both legs in the iraq war is one of only 10 lawmakers with given birth while in the united states congress. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. let's get a recap of today's market action and start it off a solid rebound. it peter did out by the end of the trading session, and part of it was because of an article in the new york times claiming that fbi raided offices of president trump's personal law

the environment protection agency has been successful. industry cried wolf -- the 360% since thewn epa was created. been proved a lie. the epa has been saving lives in saving money, making people more productive at home and in the workplace. >> you have offered criticism of the epa administrator. the tweet from earlier this month defending his epa administrator, while security spending was more than his received death threats because of his bold actions. record clean air and water saving billions of dollars. the rent is about market rate. travel expenses ok. scott is doing a good job. guest: the apa's own homeland security official found there was no credible threat of any sort to scott pruitt. that is not true. he is not doing what the american people want done john. we had a poll last month that found 90% of the public once the epa to do what it is doing, or do even more to protect our environment. nine of 10 americans and two tords actually want the epa do more. whatever donald trump is happy about, 90% of the american public is outrag

measures.pollution the widely anticipated position has drawn criticism from consumer an environment of groups. the agencyay revoke california's right to set its own emissions rules. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts. i'm jessica summers. this is measures. the widely bloomberg. betty: thank you so much. the bearishack into u.s. close and the confluence of factors giving investors cause for concern. speculationgst, the about trade regulation. the s&p brace below key support levels since the first time since 2016 was likely signals more selling ahead. let's go into the bloomberg. what you see in this chart on the far right is for the first time, we have closed below the speculation about trade regulation. 200-day moving average since 2016. let me move my mouse so you can see this. it is represented by the pink line. indexeshese three major are down about 10% from the recent highs? >> that puts us in correction territory. what is important about the average -- in the past three major selloffs, we have seen the old, we have seen the 50 day selling break which means

either transfer all unrelated nasa programs and projects to other agencies and recreate the management efficiency, the management environment of the "apollo" program or we create a new agency to do that. model after nasa of 1969. as a note of proof that focus brings results, between september of 196 and november of 1969, that's "apollo" 7 through "apollo" 12 beginning 50 years ago this year, nasa and its contractors and suppliers and 450,000 young men and women, mostly in their 20s launched a saturn 5 class mission every two months. thank you, i'd be happy to take any questions. >> we have again a few minutes for questions and. >> reporter: the current age of civil servants in the agency is 47 to 48 so my question to you is. [ inaudible question ] how does nasa or another agency recruit and retain young people that seem to want to seek gratificati gratification. >> well, i guess my first thought is that you won't have any problem doing that if you push forward and get this program going. my experience in the universities and the high schools is that the jung people will flock to nasa. nasa -- talk to a -- to bob cabana abou

environment. and what i care about is making sure that this agency is a better environment for veterans. >> your criticsur discussion about privatization, is you trying to cover up some of the ethics charges against you. you have said that the controversy was really all about politics. but writing in the va times, the evidence is more than enough to warrant shulkin's termination. your response? >> well, look. i've been really clear, everything that i did was done properly, it was preapproved by our ethics team. >> would you do it any differently? >> i think what the igs office found was that some staff member made some problems in some of the paper work that they had put through. so i think that this was a political exploit of this ig report in order to accomplish the job of trying to get a change in leadership. >> so you've described dr. or admiral jackson who's been nominated to replace you as a friend, as a patriot, you have said you'll do everything you can to help him if he's confirmed. he has not the kind of experience that a lot of people who care about veterans would like to see in a nominee. th

he hates the mission of this agency, which is to protect the environment. and he is very smart about his tactics, he is rooting out climate scientists, this agency is a shelf what it was. we've heard stories in the news recently about people who opposed his spending habits. people who believe in climate are being pushed out. donald trump's strongest backers are the group that loves scott pruett the most. they're rolling back regulation after regulation that has protected people, but has cost a dollar or two or some money to the oil and gas industry. scott pruett was well known for this in oklahoma and he's bringing those tactics effectively. he's been smart about destroying. his effort to truly detroit this agency that was created by a republican president. >> the legacy of the epa may be a bigger concern than scott pruett's spending habits in the end. david corn and jill wine-banks, thanks for joining us tonight opinion. >>> how trump's penchant for bluffing is bringing us closer and closer to a trade war. you know, i used to be good at this. then you turn

administrator of the epa on important matters currently before the agency including the subcommittee's continued interest in the workings of the environment protection agency. it's an opportunity for the subcommittee just questions and have a thoughtful discussion on these issues and the number of people in the audience is morning demonstrates a strong interest in the topic and we welcome that interest in your attendance today. you do want to remember our guests in the audience that the chair is obviated under the rules of the house and the rules of the committee to maintain order and preserve decorum in the committee room. i know that we have deep feelings on these issues and that we may not agree on everything but i ask that we abide by the rules and be respectful of our audience members, our viewers and our witnesses. the chair appreciates the cooperation in maintaining order as we have a full discussion on these important issues. i'd like to recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. good morning and welcome back to the environment subcommittee. i'm glad to be here with you today and look forward to our discussion. fr

agency. eventually i was able to leave that veurmt. at the same time, i -- environment, at the same time, i have other domestic workers in the home health agency environment, we talked about it, we did not know about the national domestic workers aligns, but hope happened in 2016 when we had our first national domestic workers local assembly for domestic workers. we asked workers, tell your story about what happened to you, i did, that was the beginning of my healing. ever since then i have been telling my story over and over and over again and that is what brought me here to the capitol. to stay, enough is enough. we are some of the most vulnerable workers, when we disappear behind closed doors, we do flot have -- not have human resources, we are alone and we are most vulnerable. one of the things that i am hoping will happen is that there will be a law that will protect us. and will protect all women, no loopholes, that all of us will be protected from sexual harassment because domestic work is rooted in slavery, we are seen, still today, we are called girls, there is

the brazilian ministry of the environment, the national industrial association, and the german agency for international cooperation, or g.i.z., are involved. luciana: the teeb approach is to look at natural resources in economic terms, because most of them have had no clear value. so the project tries to make something tangible and real that didn't have a clear value until now. otavio: and how to integrate that value into business decisions. bianca: one study compared different ways of farming acai. it concluded that organic forest farming -- like costa does -- is 45% more productive than conventional methods. this farmers' collective from igarape miri has been supplying beraca since 2009. they've negotiated a purchase guarantee and a fixed price. that provides security for the families here. the study shows incomes in the community have increased significantly with the switch to organic. what beraca doesn't buy, it sells to other customers. but they're not ready to pay the organic premium. the acai will be delivered to a branch of beraca just outside belem. first, the berries are soa

environment. even a cameraman from marty's video agency finds himself caught in the middle of the action. also this hour for. his daughter was simply offered new identities by u.s. intelligence. believes you would like to return home to moscow. welcome swats international live from moscow with me wherever you are today thanks for joining us this hour and we start with breaking news now from syria where a number of people have reportedly been killed in a large scale missile strike on a government military air base that's according to the country's state media for updates i'm joined live now. in the studio really not clear so far what exactly is happening who is responsible what do we know so father and mourning well first of all it looks like. the month of april for the second year in a row things are getting increasingly complicated in syria last year after a chemical attack in the il a province the u.s. president donald trump fired tomahawk missiles against a syrian government army base in the province now this time as you were saying their largest military air base was hit by a missile

environment. even a cameraman from marty's video agency finds himself in the middle of. the news. and his daughter reportedly offered new identities for u.s. intelligence. would like to return home. from moscow with me. today thanks for joining us on the program start with breaking news from syria of course where a number of people have reportedly been killed in a large scale missile strike on the government's biggest military air base that's according to the country's state media the number of casualties is still unclear this footage was released by syrian state media reportedly shows the moment of the attack it's claimed the airfields missile defenses destroyed eight rockets still apparently hit their target. some media outlets were quick to point the finger at washington saying it could be behind the attack the pentagon though has denied those claims they've said the u.s. was not conducting military operations against syria at the time now they're in question has previously been targeted two months ago israeli fighter jets bombed. lebanese media's claim several israeli military

agency. if you created a hostile work environment in a small team in the white house, what can be expected under the stress of running a very large organization? and so the lack of expertise for managing such an organization combined with the style, a style that people described as dealing with parents during a bitter divorce, that's really not what the va team needs. we need very competent managers who know how to run a hospital and health care system. we owe our veterans nothing less than that. >> i want to ask you about some of the challenges that the president has had getting people appointed, right, and it's not all on him. earlier today he accused democrats of blocking his nominees. he was specifically citing his proposed ambassador to germany. here he is. >> we have angela merkel coming to the united states on friday. we still don't have our ambassador approved. and at this rate, and many of the papers checked it out yesterday and they actually said i was right. but it would be nine years before these people -- we have hundreds of people in waiting to be approved, and the democrats are ta