the most recent example of epa and abuse is well within today's subject predicate is the epa's abuse of power to use the clean water act to consider climate change in approving keegan details, or the total maximum daily loads for commuters. i.t. mdl as a plan to reduce overall loading of a particular substance to a body of water. the economic impact of an overly restrictive tmdl can be devastating to communities. it would stop expansion of a sewer system and put in a new housing developments or a small business or a factory. they could increase the sewer rates of existing customers which could limit any new land-use activities that could impact the loading. this includes activities such as forestry and farming. now the epa wants to consider the potential, potential effects of climate change on water bodies. no one can predict what the effect would be a change in -- a changing climate in the future. not even the oracles at the environmental protection agency can do that. in fact, in epa's most recent ambergris review of the impacts of climate change on water it mentions the vote uncer

this is where epa comes in. utilities count on the agency to conduct solid peer-reviewed research to inform us about which contaminants at what levels we should focus on to protect public health and meet water quality standards. the regulatory process put in place by the safe drinking water act amendments of 1996 was designed to do this. and we believe the process as designed works well. this is why we have some concerns about the guidance epa released last month to check for chromium-6. while we agree that the public must be made aware of harmful contaminants in their drinking water before encouraging utilities testing the screening methodology should be approved by epa and the public health impacts of the contaminants should be established. additionally the january 11th guidance recommends using california-certified laboratories to analyze water samples for chromium-6 at a reporting level at .06 parts per billion and a five-hour holding time, a five-day holding time. although california's method is only approv

washington about the role of the epa in regulating greenhouse gases. senator john barrasso, a wyoming republican joins us at 8:30 eastern to discuss the health care lot and budget and spending issues. and we will look at the future of community service block grants with don mathis, head of the community action partnership. this is "washington journal." [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] host: federal reserve chairman ben bernanke will be up on capitol hill today to set -- testifying before the house budget committee. lawmakers are expected to ask the fed and question about avoiding inflation and the current unemployment rate. at a speech last week that it will reserve chairman said it will be several years before the unemployment rate will return to a normal level. live coverage today on c-span2 at 10:00 a.m.. also on the house side, homeland security committee hears testimony from the secretary of homeland security janet napolitano and director of the national character -- c

. >> quien investiga el asunto, en la epa . >> encontramos que hay un número anormal de deformacioensnos de indentificar mas quimicos los investigaremos , analizaremos si hay alguna conexion . >> west magaemente se desligaron y dijeornq no son los culpables de la contaminacion del aire . >> desde hace 28 años esta plata se ocupa de los desechos ambientales y toxico,s y ahroa buscan ampliarze. >> este es el lugar donde la compañia tiene planeado montar un nuevo vertedero. >> el jueve ocho de abril la epa federal los multo por el mal amnejo y la eliminacion de desechos toxicos. >> limpiaron lod e afuera del edificio y encontraron unos pcds particulaares. >> el tarbajo hace 11 años en esta empresa y ha vivido sin ningun problema de salid. >> mientras algunos habitantes aseguran que no pasa nada, estas madres aún buscan respuesta. >> no los estamos apñuntando, njada mas queremos sersioaranos que no tienen anda que ver .

the two countries originally agreed to conclude an epa at their summit meeting held last october. under the epa japan would gradually eliminate tariffs imposed on most indian goods including curry ingredients and industrial products. india would gradually abolish a 10% tariff being imposed on some automobile goods and a 5% tariff on steel products. with these efforts tariffs on 94% of the total value of bilateral trade will be eliminated within ten years. the japanese government hopes to put the agreement into effect this summer. when it does, india will become the 12th country for japan to conclude such an agreement. >>> u.s. president barack obama has unveiled a budget plan that aims to trim the nation's deficit by $1.1 trillion over a decade. the budget proposal for fiscal 2012 was sent to congress on monday. the budget year begins on october 1st. the plan forecasts the u.s. deficit will rise to a record 1,645,000,000 for the current fiscal year. spending on defense will also be rolled back. instead money will be shifted to spending on education, infrastructure, and innovation

the epa has said they are concerned about that. it is kind of a local issue, but the public is that we are trying to produce new plants that would create new jobs. regulations have stopped that plant for the last three years. host: mike is a democrat in the hayes, kansas. go ahead. caller: congressman, we would hope he would move a little bit more to the moderate approach as your predecessor -- you would move a little bit more to the moderate approach as your predecessor. the epa -- you have degraded in numerous occasions in your comments. actually, the epa could help in many ways to keep us safe, with clean water and clean air and some of the regulations that help to do that. as far as the budget cuts, how about considering what our former president eisenhower said about the military-industrial complex and all of the useless pieces of equipment? some of which the armed services do not even want, but congress continues to fund because it makes their districts look good. washington can indeed create jobs, congressman. jobs in high-s

election by defeating someone who supports the epa budget. i for transparency and accountability, and i believe that the corporation should be accountable to their own shareholders and their run consumers. >> would you insist that the democratic allies have the same level? >> everyone should play by the same role. >> we have time for three more questions. >> how does it change your timetable to recruit? >> in some cases, you have a chicken in a issue wary of someone interested in running but they want to see with the district looks like. i understand that. that is perfectly natural. human nature to know where you are running if you run. many of our progress know that they want to run. so they have to do certain things operationally. they need to contact their prospective donors and doing their local politics, building their message, doing their mobilization, and then be in a good position one fell lines are drawn. >> once the lines are drawn. is not chicken array, you need to do both. >> good luck to campaign finance for a second. you know li

i want to replace, not reform epa because epa's made up of self-selected bureaucrats who are anti-americanmerican business, anti-state government, and i don't think you can reeducate them. allow them to go home, get a college job, write their memoirs -- what i did before the revolution -- and just go on with what they're doing. [applause] i don't think that epa bureaucrats who are dedicate today a washington-centered, top-down, bureaucratic control by litigation regulation are going to learn a new dance, a new approach and a new model. what we need is, and by the way, this is doubly true because obama wants to use epa so he can control all of the non-health economy to match his control of the health economy through obamacare. and it's the two of them together that are such a fundamental threat to this country by centralizing power in washington d.c. i believe this would do a better job of protecting both the environment and the economy. principles are straightforward. localism when possible. i believe local people who actually live there may have a higher value for their environment. than

in this particular case you have the state of california, you have the region nine, epa, so you have a regulator, san francisco ucuc. all contributing to funds offered by the california commission. so i'd like to suggest that we, as a group here, recognize that those opportunities are out there and that we leverage those opportunitys for the sake of reducing the carbon footprint and if we do that, these are near turn gains we can do as we get to the long-term as far as uncertainties and hydrological issues that might take a longer time to resolve. >> i just want to come back down a little bit to something a bit on the specific side and add to specific points. chuck and i spent some time yesterday talking about infrastructure and knowing it and knowing where your pipes are and what they can and can't do. yesterday as a waist water person listening to this, i'm thinking pipes and pumps which i'm sure your thinking too but your talking,dams, and canals and part of that is understanding each others language but what i want to add is there's a tremendous amount of coordination and researc

than perk by the epa.t's water and detergent-based and did well in good housekeeping's test for getting out coffee and wine stains. it had a tough time though with lipstick, oil and ink. >> another process was considered safer than perk by the epa. in our test it did a good job at getting out coffee, lipstick and oil but less effective getting out ink and wine spots. liquid silicone is a product offered under the brand name of green earth. it's effects have not been researched yet so the epa has not taken a stand on it. >> said it removed coffee and lipstick and oil but left ink on silk. >> another process that's also petroleum-based like perk but they are designed to break down more quickly. >> it's important to remember the claims of green or oregon began nick dry cleaning are not regulated. buyer beware. >> 6:21 now. coming up, the viral video showing the first images of apple ceo steve jobs since he left the company for medical reasons. why some are saying the video is cause for concern. >> also, thank

epa affordability index says those two added together, usually, you want them to be below 4% if they are added together, and you see here, once you look at what our total bill would be for water and waste water over the period, we are still significantly below the 4% threshold or limit, but, of course, always less expensive is better for our customers. and then, one more way to look get it is that we'd get a bill that is a dollar number. this does that. it starts off and about $50, and then it shows how the average bill goes up over time if we do the $10 plan the $8 billion plan or the others, and those are all different colored mines there. to put that into a frame of reference, we also show how that waste water bill is compared to the monthly electric bill that san franciscans received in the mail today from pg&e. its average electric bill is about $70, $74 a month, and historically, the electric bill has gone up anywhere from 469 to 6% a year. to keep in mind how that compares with inflation, inflation has averaged about 3% per year in the postwar period, so this shows that all of

host: do you know where the votes are for a delay of the epa rules? guest: harry reid guest to decide what he brings up. i will focus on my bill, which has to deal with american energy and the affordability and availability and the jobs related to that. i think that is the best way to go so that none of these laws can be manipulated under the guise of global warming. across the board in washington on the hill, people realize how devastating these epa regulations are on jobs. the president believes -- i agree with a lot of what he says. i agree with little of what he actually does occur if we're going to focus on jobs at a time when china is focus on its economy -- we saw that when the president of china was here a couple of weeks ago. we need to not tie our hands behind our back and allow us to get to american energy. host: indiana, independent caller. caller: about insurance -- you cannot keep people to buy car insurance now. that is a man they. -- that is the mandate. it doesn't make sense to me. the work force -- they want us to go out and get reed

the epa is concerned about that, but that's a local issue. the point is we're trying to build a new plant to produce electricity to create 1800 new jobs. it's regulations that stopped that plant for the last three years. >> do you know where hayes, kansas is? >> guest: absolutely, it's my district. >> caller: congress mapp, we hope you would move more to the moderate approach of your preed -- predecessor. the epa, you have degraded on numerous occasions in you know comment. the epa can help in many ways to keep us safe with clean water and clean air and the regulations that help to do that. as far as the budget cuts, how about considering what our former president eisenhower said about the military industrial complex and all the useful pieces of equipment, some of which the armed services don't even want, but congress continues to fund because it makes their district look good, and washington can, indeed, create jobs, congressman. jobs in high speed rail, solar, and wind which they can subsidize, which have been subsidized in the past to a ce

japan and australia began negotiations on an economic partnership agreement, or epa, four years ago. but the talks stalled over japan being reluctant to open its agricultural market. the two sides are now set to resume negotiations as prime minister naoto kan has pledged to make efforts to open up the country and revitalize its agriculture. some japanese officials are hoping to speed up the talks with australia. they're concerned that further delay in reaching an epa agreement will leave japan out of discussions for a separate trade deal called the transpacific partnership agreement. australia is a major participant in the tpp talks. >>>ar arron earnings have soared for japan's major electronics parts makers due to rising global demand for smartphones. tdk posted $8 billion in sales in the april to december period, up 10% from a year earlier. the firm's net profit nearly quadrupled in yen terms to $470 million. the strong results came as demand grew for the company's mainstay products such as condensers used in if mobile devices. tdk told a news conference on monday that it expects c

i think it was already dusty before the epa canyon. pretty sure, if we all left, they would be dust. so one of the things i would like for you, as you are on these subcommittees and water and power and all these different things is to ask the question of, are we looking at what the baseline is? as a dental hygienist myself in the health care profession, i understand that we have to look at baseline readings in our own, in our own practice before we can make decisions about how to help our patients. i just wanted -- >> you're right on the money, and that is insightful we have to do is i should be able to take the same parameter, be able to handle it to someone at it and you get the same results based on the same parameter. that's what we are missing out. we are utilizing science flawed. to give you another example more close at home is when i came out of dental school 25 years ago, i'm aging myself now, there was maybe five or six journals. there with very, very. review for the most part. he knew people trying to look out for the best i

i was pleased with epa decision on the 15. but i'm wondering if there's anything usda can do to encourage state governments to ensure that that gets you through the rugged or process. and secondly, senator johnson and i are working on a bill that would include a new prospect to replace existing tax credits. i don't know if you're from either with that, but i wondered if you thought that would be more helpful to look at a more cost effective and have a tax credit toward to the producers than just the blender's. >> i think it is a good discussion to have about how best. we saw what happened when the biodiesel credit was prematurely ended and allowed to lapse. we lost 50% of our production capacity and 12,000 jobs. i think that there needs to be some attention to the infrastructure on the supply-side making it easier and more convenient for consumers to get ethanol. and i think when you look at ways in which we might be able to incent our auto manufacturing companies to spend 150 bucks to make every car flexible fuel vehicle or t

the epa is setting some new standards after an ingredient found in rocket fuel was found in 26 statesgredient's been linked to thyroid problems in pregnant women and young children, too. republican lawmakers are expected to oppose the epa standards that could take two years to implement. >>> lighting up will soon be offlimits in places like times square, under one of the toughest anti-smoking laws in the entire country. new york city's ban will cover 1,700 parks and 14 miles of public beaches, plus boardwalks, marinas and pedestrian plazas here in the big apple. >>> and now, for some ports. the steelers and packers are likely to hold super bowl practices indoors again today. told temperatures in the dallas area yesterday forced both teams inside. as for last night's hoops action, here's max bretos at espn news. >> good morning. now, it's time for your espn news update. another night, another big game in the big east. syracuse visiting uconn. walker facing an orange team that comes in losing four-straight. walker to jeremy lamb. down three. two minutes to go. kris joseph, gets the lay-

narrator: epa standards did not safeguard against cryptosporidium, because it was an unknown threat. once it contaminated the water supply, the treatment plant had no capability to kill the pathogen. so it spread throughout the system. biedrzycki: we saw an expenditure of $90 million to upgrade both water treatment plants. kaminski: cryptosporidium was a wake-up call. it was a wake-up call for us. it's a wake-up call for the nation. take care of your infrastructure before you have the kind of problem we had. biedrzycki: by no stretch of the imagination do i think we're out of the woods. recent cdc statistics indicate that up to 32 million cases of waterborne disease occur each year in this country. roy: but the vast majority of waterborne outbreaks go undetected. when people first get ill, they think, "oh, it's something i ate last night." they don't think, "oh, it's something i drank last night." narrator: the milwaukee incident pointed out the potential vulnerability of our drinking water infrastructure in controlling the spread of illness. biedrzycki: it's incumbent upon us to try

i want to replace, not reformed epa because epa is made up of self-selected bureaucrats who are anti-americanents, anti-local control and i don't think you can reeducate. you shall love and to go home, get a college job, write memoirs, what i did before the revolution and go on with what we're doing. [applause] i don't think the epa bureaucrats are dedicated to washington top-down bureaucratic control by litigation regulation are going to learn a new dance in a new approach and a new model. what we need is -- and by the way this is doubly true because obama went to use epa control carbon of the camera control all the non-help the economy to match his control over the health economy through obamacare. the two of them together such a fundamental threat to freedom in this country by centralizing power in washington d.c. a new environmental agency i believe would do a better job of protecting both in higher mint in the economy. first of all they are straightforward. localism when possible. i believe local people who live there may have a higher value for their urban. a washington bureaucrat who h

if you do not like it, go talk to the epa." they say, "we were not elected by you." note so, a "bug off." -- so, "bug off." that is why i will be co- sponsored legislation with rand paul and some other senators to rein in some of this regulatory morass -- what i will be cosponsoring legislation. -- why i will be. every time there is something that has a significant economic impact over a certain threshold, we are going to provide that that regulation will not remain in effect unless or until congress adopted by law. that way, it is on the table. >> thank you, senator. right now, i went to go to somebody who is local here in virginia, and anytime we have put together any event, i can always call on this person to help, turn people out, and be there for support, so i mean going to go to tom with more right now. he has a question for congressman king -- tom whitmore. >> congressman king, you'll be happy to know that your colleague, congress will michele bachmann, has got your back to repealed dog frank. do -- dd-frank. -- dodd-frank. you have been there, from the very b

i want to replace, not reform epa, because the epa is made up of self selected bureaucrats, who are antian jobs, anti-american business, anti-state government, anti-local control, and i don't think you can reeducate them. i think you should allow them to go home, get a college job, write their memoirs "what i did before the revolution", and just go on with what we are doing. [laughter] [applause] epan't think the bureaucrats, who are dedicated to a washington centered, top down, bureaucratic control by litigation and regulation, are going learn a new dance, a new approach, and a new model. what we need is, and by the way this is double true because obama wants to use epa to control carbon, so he can control all of the non-health economy to match his control of the health economy through obamacare. and it is the two of them together that is such a fundamental threat to freedom in this country, by centralizing power in washington, dc. now a new environmental solutions agency, i believe, would do a better job of both protecting the environment and the economy. the principles are straightfor

the department of interior and the epa appear to be driving u.s.eign-policy in the middle east and north africa. the state department is forced into a reactive role because of the increasingly hostile stance that the interior and epa and taken to domestic energy exploration and production. these are agencies that can lock down domestic oil with no responsibility for consequences. they can force america to depend more heavily on foreign oil at the cost of lives, tax dollars, and economic opportunity. they do this by delaying leasing, permitting, and attending sweeping lockups of land without congressional approval or authority. the department of interior has aholic with ashopping holida stolen credit card. they evaluated millions of acres of alaska and elsewhere as potential wild lands. that designation if implemented would lock up alaskan oil without congress having any input at all. putting such a sweeping initiative in motion overnight without congressional direction and without consulting the affected states or public is unfathomable bowl. large

we really beat up the epa. thank you everybody. those are all things i have been preaching for about two years now. it is a classic example of the administration picking winners and losers. we have an air quality control director who has decided to get rid of agriculture. i do not know if he has his own garden or the gross his own cotton for his shares, but it is a sad deal. i can go on about that with their staff. it is so important. >> what do you do as a family? the duracell. it is a real crucial issue. i think it covers multiple states. i like to talk about the economy. i know it is difficult for the government to have anything to do with sparing on business. there is an awfully large projects that has come to the county. is there any insight to that and you could share with us? >> you are right. there are few things the government do except for one, get out of the way. >> we can cut all the programs we want. but if we do not have businesses producing, we cannot get out of the pool. you are dead on. with the road, it is somethi

the we have the civics center project which was paid for by the epa. that would bring this project money. we need money to make this work. we would like to recycle the bay bridge into treasure island. currently, caltrans will not even discussed for that is going. that still belongs to us. why can't we recycle it? why can't we build a treasure island with this steel? that would save this project quite a bit of money. obviously, caltrans has to give us better access. it is difficult to exit and access. we need caltrans participation to do that. we need muni to help us with adequate bus service for people that will live out there. they have to be able to access the city. muni is starting a beautiful new facility. maybe they need a similar one on treasure island. this is something that we would like to throw out as an idea. obviously, the port will have to be involved. with this meeting -- this many people needing access to the city, this is very difficult to maneuver with coast guard and other regulations. we need the involvement of the port. there will b

epa. >> the a five footer million dollar buyback. wall street has the results. >> rob will be back later on. we have more days. stay with us. >> why, from bay

if you do not like it, go talk to the epa." they say, "we were not elected by you." note so, a "bug off." -- so, "bug off." that is why i will be co- sponsored legislation with rand paul and some other senators to rein in some of this regulatory morass -- what i will be cosponsoring legislation. -- why i will be. every time there is something that has a significant economic impact over a certain threshold, we are going to provide that th regulation will not remain in effect unless or until congress adopted by law. that way, it is on the table. >> thank you, senator. right now, went to go to somebody who is local here in virginia, and anytime we have put together any event, i can always call on this person to help, turn people out, and be there for support, so i mean going to go to tom with more right now. he has a question for congressman king -- tom whitmore. >> congressman king, you'll be happy to know that your colleague, congrs will michele bachmann, has got your back to repeed dog frank. do -- dd-frank. -- dodd-frank. you have been there, from the very beginning

ey, epa... la pistola. no seas maÑoso. [mÚsica] >> ¿quÉ pasÓ, jefe? para negociar. >> ¡no! te equivocas. estÁn ustedes aquÍ para confesar, que es muy diferente. entren. [mÚsica] [risas] >> usted... ¿usted quÉ demonios hace aquÍ? ¿cÓmo se atreve a pararse frente a mÍ...? >> ¡cÁllate, viejo idiota! ¿no te das cuenta? estÁs solo con tres chamacos que nunca sacamos buenas calificaciones en conducta. [mÚsica] >> ¿quÉ dice, patrÓn? ¿hacemos negocios o le haces compaÑÍa a los de afuera? [mÚsica] >> ¿ya ve, don adolfo? por la buena, todo se puede. [risas] [mÚsica] >> leonardo me dijo que despuÉs del tiroteo llegÓ adolfo a buscar a mi papÁ. ¿o sea que fue adolfo el que disparÓ en casa de leonardo? >> pues no lo sÉ. igual, Ávila mandÓ a alguno de sus matones y luego llegÓ para verificar que hubieran hecho el trabajo, ¿no? >> trabajo que afortunadamente no terminaron. >> ay, gaby... tengo miedo. ¿ahora quÉ va a pasar? >> no sÉ. ayer pensaba que esto se iba a arreglar pronto, pero ahora ya no estoy tan segura. >> lo bueno es que mi papÁ ya estÁ aquÍ tambiÉn, ¿no?

the epa was founded by a bipartisan majority. every polls those -- every poll shows the great public support for the epa. can you explain how you think the epa arms business and why we need to overhaul it? >> i called for its replacement with an environmental solutions agency. i suggested that you needed an agency that was collaborative, not dictatorial. second, we need an agency that focuses on the entrepreneur is and study science and technology. if you look at the whole process of the cleanup of toxic waste dumps, we spend about two-thirds of the money on the administration lawyers and about one-third actually cleaning them up. it is taking far longer then it should and it is far more expensive, and it is a field day for trial lawyers and bureaucrats. when i was speaker, we had virtually every african american mayor in the country to talk to being -- come to me to talk about brownfield's. on one side of my street was a huge bethlehem steel plant. the epa said, if you do not clean it up to a standard that would be appropriate t

epa is coming in and shutting down energy power. but yet and they have the energy to keep the super bowl going. what will you tell us about the free-trade, where energy plants are being shut down here and why china is able to come in here and start them up. china is starting power plants up, two a week, while we are being closed down two a week or five a week. can you answer that, plee? j., -- guest: i don't know of us to shut down power plant's two a week. i know the epa has regulations that they are developing which will result in the retirement and shutting down of some of the old power plants in this country that have the worst conditions, greenhouse gas emissions, and other pollutants that result from them. that is over a period of quite a few years. i am also not aware of any action the epa has taken that has pointed to a possible cause or the rolling blackouts that she referred to in texas. i think that has much more too with the weather then it does with the epa. host: richmond, virginia. hank is a democrat. caller: good mor

fema, the epa, and the drug enforcement administration will of deep cuts.poor people assistant heating bills would also be reduced. high speed train, clean energy republicans pounced that it will do nothing to reduce the national debt. >> we're going to spend 46 trillion dollars over the next 10 years? this is not an obscure budget. >>catherine: the budget will increase shipments, but it will is hoping that it will long-term decrease. and with california voters refusing to extend a detaxes and fees. that is part of jerry brown's big idea. and what is going to happen? >> with a program, nation and extension of taxes and fees. the real question is that wimpact? what is that in terms of additional cuts? to put that into the legislative analyst's. here are the options with a 9% reduction pay reduction and a 35 percent reduction to employees' health care. increasing k-3 school crosses feet betweeschool-size,g fee at the college level. and requiring the second tenths word strike before serious and violent crimes, only. firefighting ft. for residential properties

epa to seize control about moving forward with the recommendation to lower the target level.we have a target level of slightly less [unintelligible] they were recommending moving it down to something like .7 parts per million. there is no regulatory process that would drive that, but we are looking at this information. we will consider the pros and cons of doing it. it will be a very minor change. >> there is a range of .7 to 1.2. >> that is the current range. they are pushing the lower end of that hai believe. commissioner caen: thank you for the information. president vietor: what did you see the current amount is? >> the target is not exact, but slightly less than 1 part per million. president vietor: thank you. commissioner caen: you will not believe me when i bring this up. but when we run off on our pursuit of bottled water, i recalled that was something that we could not do certain things. i thought it might be an interesting opportunity to go back and look at this with america's cup coming here. i thought it would be a good way of promoting san francisco as well as ou

the new rule will be opposed by republicans who plan to take on the epa over regulations. >> women appear to have a higher risk of heart attack if their mothers have had a stroke. >> according to gender, researchers found that strokes in mothers meant a higher risk of heart attacks in daughters. there was no such tie for mother's and sons. they found 25% of people had a heart attack. researchers have identified five new mutations that increased the risk of parkinson's disease. since 2007 experts have pinpointed six variants that may have contributeed to the condition. researchers found those who had the most mutations were more likely to develop the disease. >> major retailers are working to buy back old bath ets. you can take back video games into a target or a radio shack and get store credit. the retail giants are working with nextworth. target is bracing for a wave of mustmers wanting to trade in their phones. the train-in is expected to be in most target stores next month. >> it looks like a tv set it is so big. >> amazing discovery in space. i doubt it. i >>> could is there be life

you have a right to know whether a corporation with a vested interest in expanding the epa because they do not know it is ensuring clean drinking water standards, so i prefer transparency and accountability, and i believe these should be accountable to their own consumers. >> would you insist democratic allies have the same transparency of hamas >> ever but they should play in -- now have the same transparency bowman's -- have the same transparency? >> evertz but they should play by the same rules. -- everybody should play by the same rules. you have a chicken and egg issue where they want to see what the district looks like. i understand that is perfectly natural. i must say many of our recruits want to contact donors. they need to be building their message, during mobilization, and to be in a good position once the lines are drawn. it is not chicken and egg. you need to do both. >> you say the democratic allies groups played by the same rules. you do not like the rules. the using democratic rule should follow a rigid democrat groups and follow rules but are not written an -- to use st

epa found it and 153 water supplies in 26 states, most often in california and texas. the new rules reverse a bush rare policy saying the standards are not necessary. >>> thanks so much. >>> with the unrest and uncertainty in egypt we talked about, there is concern this evening about the price list collections in cairo museum. world history scholars are worried they could be stolen or destroyed. we talked with an expert on egyptian history. >> the fighting has intensified and it's become a battlefield and that is where the egyptian museum is located, filled with the history of egypt. there are concerns about the fate of the museum and huge collection. >> in a situation like this where anything could happen. >> a professor is director of near east studies at berkeley. >> you are always concerned. these things are irreplaceable. they are national treasures, they tell us about our human history. most egyptians will do whatever they can to protect it. >> the professor has reason to be concerned. earlier this week, vandals broke into a museum and smashed statues and glass.

epa is coming in and shutting down energy power. but yet and they have the energy to keep the super bowl going. what will you tell us about the free-trade, where energy plants are being shut down here and why china is able to come in here and start them up. china is starting power plants up, two a week, while we are being closed down two a week or five a week. can you answer that, please? j., -- guest: i don't know of us to shut down power plant's two a week. i know the epa has regulations that they are developing which will result in the retirement and shutting down of some of the old power plants in this country that have the worst conditions, greenhouse gas emissions, and other pollutants that result from them. that is over a period of quite a few years. i am also not aware of any action the epa has taken that has pointed to a possible cause or the rolling blackouts that she referred to in texas. i think that has much more to do with the weather then it does with the epa. host: richmond, virginia. hank is a democrat. caller: good

i have a bill that will get epa more involved in coordinating cancer cluster actions. when we hear people in different states that said we don't know what's happening, but we have a higher -- we don't know why there's this hot spot of leukemia over here, and why there's a hotspot of other problems over here. and right now there isn't a way to respond, except with the local people doing something, the epa maybe being called, and what we are trying to do is get all this information under one room and try to answer these questions. a lot of the questions could lead back to water. we have a cancer hotspot -- it was a brain tumor, a hotspot of brain cancer in children in idaho. and senator crapo and i crossed party lines and have gotten together to move all of this cancer cluster bill, and it may lead to the water because as it turns out, we found out the one thing we know, there was mining and a lot of those toxins went into a lake, and the kids swam in that light. i don't know if it was in the drinking water. we don't know all that, but the point is it's now responsibly t

no one was injured, but the epa is monitoring air quality. >>> in minnesota, a man is using discardedchristmas trees to transform his backyard in to his own personal forest. life in the burbs gets jeff down sometimes. too many people for his liking. he says there are just way too many of them, so he created what he calls his north woods oasis. a place he says is a cool spot where he can pretend that he is far away from suburban life. >>> finally in georgia an atlanta woman is hoping to nail a meeting with oprah winfrey and other celebrities by using what she calls her divine gift. jazz has grown her nails for more than 20 years and has no plans to cut them. her monthly salon visits take up to five hours. they cost her $250. wow. >>> now a look at your weather, here's bill karins with the weather channel forecast. bill, there was a shot of her getting out of her car. how does she get through the day? i just don't -- how do you function? >> i -- different than mine. i don't get it. maybe she'll get on oprah. we'll see. hope you had a wonderful weekend. finally, no huge storms to talk ab

the epa is holding the second national bed bug summit.conference ames at management and control of the pests which have been showing up in apartment buildings, luxury hotels, and movie theaters across the nation. sdmrimplgts a summer anniversary. eight years ago today the space shuttle columbia broke apart during re-entry killing all seven of its crew members, and congratulations to america's last surviving world war i veteran, frank buckels, he turns 110 today. you can keep up-to-date on the stories as they break on msnbc, and be sure to watch brian williams tonight with nbc nightly news, and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on ""the today show"." al roker is live in chicago with the latest on the monster storm set to slam much of the countries, and ricky martin performs a hit single from his new album. keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today" just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- c

in the epa. it will not be repaid, but until they revoke the rules, they don't get paid. i think that's the only way congress gettings the man -- gets the mandate back from the agencies they granted power to. i want your comments, please. >> guest: i agree completely. the eps a overfunded. there's more and more money going in there. if you look at budgets of washington with the agencies and rule makers, this legislation has 40 more rules than bill clinton's administration had. regulators are being hired is way up under this administration at a time when people all across the country are looking for jobs, you know, government jobs continue to grow, and it's because of the administration and the rules and regulations, and congress is still 100 members in the senate and 435 in the house, but the administration with its 16% more federal regulators right now than there were before president obama came to office. he's absolutely right. >> host: a democrat in ohio. what's the name of your town? >> calle

. >> the polluting companies get involved in standard setting and try to persuade the epa to set a weaker standard, people who are concerned about the health in drinking water need to be involved and watchdogging that kind of a process. >> reporter: as i said the process does get under way this morning. the hearing on capitol hill begins in less than half an hour at 7:00. they will hear from a variety of experts on chemicals and the nation's health and put together some standards to have chromium 6 to be tested by the epa and ways to take it out of the drinking water where it already exists. back to you. >> thank you, matt bigler with kcbs radio. >>> time now 6:38. six more weeks of winter or an early spring? the world's most famous forecaster weighs in. >> we'll talk to lawrence again? no, it's the other one. >> he is second. >>> more than a quick pick me up. we'll tell you how coffee boosts brain power in women. and the negative effect it has on men. >>> and the stock market just opened about 10 minutes ago. let's take a quick check on the early numbers. the dow is down about 10 points.

we really beat up the epa. thank you everybody. those are all things i have been preaching for about two years now. it is a classic example of the administration picking winners and lose. we have an air quality control director who has decided toet rid of agriculture. i do not know if he has his own garden or the gross his own cotton for his shares, but it is a sad deal. i can go on about that with their staff. it is so important. >> what do you do as a family? the duracell. it is a real crucial issue. i think it covers multiple states. i like to talk about the economy. i know it is difficult for the government to have anything to do with sparing on business. there is an awfully large projects that has come to the county. is there any insight to that and you could share with us? >> you are right. there are few things the government do except for one, get out of the way. >> we can cut all the programs we want. but if we do not have businesse producing, we cannot get out of the pool. you are dead on. with the road, it is something we