we have epa, a number of epa employees as well as epa contractors augmenting that and verifying the work, all of that plus state resources or tribal resources, and we're working with the tribes as well. all of those resources will be reimbursed at -- when we get the end of the process here. there's been some funding put forward already from our oil fund, cleanup fund, and, again, the responsible party will will have to reimburse that when we see what the final bill is. >> thank you. we're honoring to be joined by senator vitter. would you like to make a statement? >> thank you, senator, but i'm beginning to wait until the second panel to ask questions there. >> thank you. a couple questions of you, ms. quarterman. basically, if you could just go through a little bit of chronology here. it's my understanding that last -- i don't know what it was -- august or sometime that the people of laurel were a little concerned about the integrity of the pipelines, about the river potentially rising, of course, not august, but earlier on before the incident, and consulted with epa, consulted with the

i think epa will get to it.i do not know if it will be site-specific like i want. >> that is a good idea to have a site-specific assessment of each person's land for the reasons you indicate. it makes good sense. let's push for that. before we finish up, i like to hold up some photographs of flooding. you can see the oil. there is the yellowstone river. it was high. there are some folks doing the cleanup. it is laborious work. they are out there working at it. there is another photograph of the oil. there is the river. you can see the oil on the side. you can see how high the water is. i do not know whose property that is. you mentioned it went into your house. this reminds me of that. rivers move along pretty quick. the oil is on the side because it was so high. i will remind everybody that anybody who wants to submit additional testimony, it will be open for two weeks. the record will be open for two more weeks. we will be following up. thank you very much, everybody. the meeting is adjourned. [captions copyri

it is clear what the epa, what happens with the epa. this is a story that goes on and on. generally speaking, we are not saying that the department of public health may not be doing something in this city that any other director would not do what they believe is right. to pass a project as an expert is not acceptable. i sat on that advisory board and i voted. we were disbanded by the navy, which was irresponsible. we brought that before the supervisors. it went back and forth. here we are again. [tone] supervisor campos: thank you, sir. next speaker. sorry for mispronouncing your name. >> not a problem. i am with green action for health and environmental justice. on my way from another project that i have to take care of, it occurred to me that everything should or should have already been fixed. let me simply say that while your job as supervisors is not just to protect the district that you're directly elected for, ok, your job is to protect all of us. some of you have shown me that you took that very seriously. i trust that you will do that in this case. it is not coinc

what the epa is going to do. and they are too scared to invest. consumers are too scared to spend. then you have the president, you know, coming out with rhetoric, that is, you know, very damaging, attacking-- >> what do you mean, demonizing bankers. >> demonizing businesses telling companies i might raise your taxes if you make a lot of money overseas. >> paul: james what i hear from the liberal economists now, this time it's different. okay, because this recovery is coming out of a different kind of recession, not a normal recession, caused by high interest rates, but one caused by financial crisis, and a balance sheet recession, deleveraging by the concernings and by individuals and that's why this recovery is so substandard. what's your response to that argument? >> well, it certainly is different in terms. sluggish pace of job growth. i think what you have to say is look, one bright spot is companies, businesses, are very healthy right now. they are sitting on a lot of cash and they're very profitable. that's kind of the bright spot right now. if they just had reason to start

they said the epa displaced the courts making decisions of this kind. they said even if the epa does not act on its responsibilities no tort suits will be allowed by the attorney general's and there's attorneys i've heard two very tiny things, but the spirit of the case was set on page 14 where justice ginsberg of all folks really told the difference between what the courts can do and what the executive branch and congress can do. courts can call witnesses, they can't hold public hearings, they can't have notice and comment and those words were in the opinion, so i think in other cases this is meaningful to say no. the greenhouse gas problem is to be solved by congress and agencies and not the court. the final kiss i will mention is probably the most obscure for some of you. i don't know how many of you here know what fela, federal employers' liability act doesn't have to do with employers, it has to do with real roads, and they have this historic anachronism. there is no workers' comp, so if you are working on a railroad and are injured, and use of a r

the epa is currently studying potential impacts to water resources from hydraulic fracturing. a subcommittee of the secretary of energy advisory board is developing recommendations on steps that can be taken to improve the safety and environmental performance of shale extracted. the forest service will move forward to allow the safe and responsible development of domestic oil and gas resources consistent with the recommendations from these and other efforts. thank you for the opportunity to provide information about the oil and gas program on the national forests and clarify the situation related to horizontal drilling. i look forward to answering any questions you may have. >> thank you for your testimony. a housekeeping notes. we will soon be going to the floor as they call votes. it would be a lengthy series of votes. when that times happens, i will remind everyone that we will have to leave. i will set a time for us to come back. hopefully, getting some some certainty to our schedule. i think we have time to do the first couple sets of questions for 10 minutes. two sets of

but the post office, amtrak and interior department and bureaucracy, epa those are the folks that are going to be closed down, they are going to win this fight. >> sean: i agree with you. i agree with cut, cap and balance. it i -- i think it is where the mood of the country is. rasmussen poll only 34% want to raise taxes. people understand this is a spending problem. here's my concern. mcconnell did co-sponsor the cut, cap and balance bill in the senate. he put forward a proposal, this is my concern, the so-called fall-back, last minute deal that reid likes, obama likes, pelosi likes. i'm concerned that in fact, we may have a situation where they've all been winking and nodding at each other saying we are going to satisfy those conservatives on paper. in reality we are going to do this deal which would cede all power of the house of representatives and their control of spending to the president of the united states. that to me would be a failure of leadership by republicans. >> i agree with you completely. i have a video on my site now, bar -- borrowing bruce springsteen's line, no re

a spokesman for the epa said she could see a sheen of oil 40 miles downstreet. cities have to close their intakes. exxon mobile revealed the pipeline was shut down because it was concerned the rising water at yellow stone might damage the pipeline. >> bay air activists are holding a hunger streak in greece. greek authorities intercepted their boat bringing aid to palestinians and arrested the can't. now the activists want washington to pressure greece to release their captain. the obama administration is warning the american activists against participating in the flotilla, saying they might by see lating u.s. law because gaza is run by hamas, a militant group recognized by the u.s. as a terrorist organization. the activist are vowing to continue their mission, saying the flotilla will leave tomorrow for gaza. >> uc berkeley aluminum -- alumni are holding a rolling hunger strike to protest the detension of the two cal graduates who have been held in iran for nearly two years on charges of spying. iranian officials released a third important, sarah shourd, last ye

. >> the epa said the fast flowing water could actually help reduce the damage to wildlife and crops along the river. the yellowstone river is a tributary the to the missouri river. the concern now is stopping the oil before it flows any further. abc news. >> thank you. new >>> at noon it has been tough for people heading along northbound on the gw parkway. around 7:30 a.m. this morning, an rv caught fire. at this point, no word of any injuries. firefighters quickly responded in got the fire put out. traffic was diverted, and it was low-move it for most of the morning. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> coming up on abc 7 news at noon final fireworks. the jury gets ready to decide the fate of a mother accused of murder. >>> one case may be falling apart, but new legal trouble for the former head of the imf. we have the brand new allegations. >>> celebrating the fourth far from home. how trips are marking this independence day. >>> all that, and >> americans are marking his fourth of july halfway around the world. ♪ >> soldiers stationed in southeastern corner of afghan

fuel economy based on epa estimates. count on chevy for more out of every mile. delicious, real ingredients with no artificial flavors or preservatives. naturals from puria cat chow. share a better life. >>> today's verdict came as a shock to so many millions of people around the country, they felt passionately about this case. many believed justice has not been done. and one of the leading voices on this case from the beginning joins us now. nancy grace of hln. former colleague of mine at court tv. nancy, you have covered this case from the beginning. i just want to ask you, point blank, when you heard this verdict, what was your reaction? >> well, i've got to tell you, terry, i felt sick. and i still feel sick. because i believe -- i know, i don't believe it, i know it is a miscarriage of justice. we already have one of the prosecutors, ashton, retiring. we have the prosecution team so just sick at heart they couldn't even speak after the verdict. i love our system, terry. i believe in our system. when our system fails, as a victim's rights advocate and a crime

today, an epa aircraft showed aid ation levels about the same as before the fire broke out nearly a week ago. meanwhile, people evacuated started to return home today. >>> in new york a motorcyclist protesting helmet laws crashed during the dem vacation and died. -- the demonstration and died. they say one of them hit his brakes, fish tailed and hit his head on the pavement. they say he would have probably survived if he had been wearing a helmet. >>> organizers have a flotilla say they haven't abandoned their plans. it's docked at a greek port but the greek government has banned the vessels from leaving. they are trying to maintain momentum by staging protesting. >>> the families of two berkeley graduates still being held in iran. they have been held on spying charges for nearly two years. one was released last fall. they went on a hunger strike. >>> holiday sales and a new shopping incentive. the tax change that's giving >>> it's 1% on a whole bunch. >>> celebrating savings the tax change is giving shoppers. >>> it is time to hit the beach and the pools to cool off. what a new survey c

that way, because it is the david and the goliath battle between not only ford motor company, but the epa whose job it is to oversee ford's cleanup of the wastes there. are a lot of reasons that it may have happened in the first place, but no reason that it shouldn't be and i hope will be cleaned up. >> and ford actually had a plant on the land? >> not right on the land. the ford plant was the largest plant in north america at that time started in the 1950s and a lot of toxic sludge, and paint sludge and carcinogens. >> ended up seeping into the land? >> well, they picked it up in trucks and moved it as we still move toxic wastes off of sites and hope to contain them and sometimes driving up to canada and different places, but in this case, they drove a neat ten or so miles and dumped it right on the land in which wayne's family and the sort of tribe have been living for over 250 years. >> well, there are some people who ask, mr. mann, why didn't your tribe move once they knew that the land and the toxins were there and the cancer rates were increasing, and lives were being lost? why were

the epa i know is very much involved in the cleanup efforts and hopefully this matter will get resolvedy quickly. >> does it raise questions to you at least with the pending decision by the state department of a pipeline, 1400 miles from canada, all the way to houston which is pending before hillary clinton, the epa has expressed concerns about the environmental impact not having been properly analyzed of this additional pipeline which would take tar sands, very heavy kind of oil, from the canadian border to refineries in the gulf? >> obviously, you need to be concerned about accessing energy as we try to remove ourselves from a dependence on foreign oil and from middle eastern oil, and energy sources. having said that, every federal agency has to go through an environmental assessment whenever we take action that may impact public lands. so i'm sure that as this works itself through the process, there will be a very rigorous review and if there's not a rigorous review, then folks can question that in the courts and they have done that on a number of occasions with our forest service, f

identifying when there is a new concern that has not been regulated in every city and country, or by the epa, there are claims that local regulatory initiatives are not justified scientifically. when we raise new issues, we often get told by some members of the development community that this is a jump science -- is junk science. when we develop solutions, we are told it will paralyze the develop process. we need to take those concerns seriously and respond to them. it is a real challenge. when we get through that process and implement the regulations through a city process, when the department's approve it, when the board approves it, there is lit -- there is very little objection and challenge to the law. most developers, when the laws passed, they will follow the law with very little difficulty. with the new law, time and learning is always necessary. we are often first in the country to develop a new law. we're figuring things out. the development community is figuring things out. we are figuring out how to work together. there are stumbles along that road. they are normal and should be

epa in a training center, and i worked with the district attorney's office in san francisco for nineears becoming -- before becoming elected supervisor. i was one of 20 people who co- founded the green party in california. i thought that the democratic party in the united states had essentially vacated or left and use a little too much with the political right. in my opinion, there had been insufficient advocacy for people who were left of center. less than to w. years ago, i decided it was time for me to shift direction and said the democrats. that is what this comes down to. that does not take quite as long comparatively to other cities, either. if anything, at least maybe permitting is made to the frustration that red tape business is the way you deal with that reality, but in terms of legislation, good idea actually gets marshall pretty quickly in this city. i love to campaign. i knew that in advance. how i like to campaign is i meet people. i knock on every door in district 5, and i really did enjoy that. but i like grass roots organizing. does not matter what your brand of poli

the epa says that oil has been spotted 40 miles down river. say 100 miles. >>> america's oldest army medic is hard at work during another tour of duty in afghanistan. as and mandy clark reports he's a lot older than the ones he treats in afghanistan. >> reporter: in afghanistan back from the fighting the men and women of the u.s. military have tough jobs and the medical problems to match. >> when did this come up? >> this one started today. >> reporter: an experienced eye makes all the difference and few are more experienced than john burston, an ear nose and throat specialist from georgia. he may not bring it all but he brings a lot of history to his work at this military clinic in kabul. >> they're not sure if i'm a father figure or grandfather figure. >> reporter: what does he take away from the experience? >> i carry with me mostly an appreciation for the incredible sacrifice i see among the young people here. >> reporter: dr. burston is a volunteer with the reserves, his fourth tour since 2005, two in iraq, two in afghanistan. he joined t

the epa mandated it because customers drink unfiltered water. still its dimed it's a bold move. microwaves and cell phones pose dangers. we found any mention of radiation including ultraviolet. this is regular tap power. >> reporter: is hard for some. >> you are adding what? >> just a ph tester. >> reporter: marianne said she are exposing the dangers. >> it's turning blue. >> right. >> why? >> there is lye. >> reporter: others see nothing but blue. >> i don't --. >> reporter: they only serve san francisco tap at the table because it's all diners ask for. >> besides the wine, water. >> we pour like three and a half glass per person every day. the water. nobody has ever complained that the water is not tasty. >> reporter: the puc said as of tonight 85% of the water that reaches customers will be uv treated and in san francisco that number jumps to nearly 100%. in san francisco, there is always dissent. >> in your research and find out what are you drinking. >> reporter: in san francisco, cbs five. >> driving can get expensive but tonight a plan to make your boss pay for part of it

i dropped this light bulb, we would have to evacuate the house of representatives, according to the epa light bulb law. >> reporter: one group freedom action opposes the ban with the video of a black marketeer dealing with the black market of the future. >> reporter: there is one problem with selling incandescent light bulbs in texas. >> reporter: but then a light bulb went off in george lavender's head. >> if we attract light bulb manufacturers to the state of texas, then it's a great jobs program. >> reporter: the message in texas, don't mess with the light bulbs in the lone star state. kevin tibbles, nbc news, ft. worth. >>> another break and up next as we continue, a new honor for this nation's newest hero. >>> the nation's newest medal of honor recipient having just had the medal placed around his neck by president obama yesterday was today honored at the pentagon inducted into the hall of heroes. he is army ranger sergeant first class leroy petrie, six tours in afghanistan, two in iraq, a married father of four, awarded the nation's highest military honor by saving the lives of fe

nonprofit group has been tracking the mine's various violations and showed us multiple letters from the epae, and county. >> so far nay have good night away with everything. gotten everything they wanted and paid no penalties for it. this is the first time they are threatened with paying a consequence. >> the company has issued a written statement saying we are in full compliance of the law. lehigh is pursuing resolution and we are confident in the outcome and fully expect to continue to supply materials in the region. the county first told lehigh to fix its violations back in 2006 and since then received numerous extensions. >> i think it's going to be very tough for them if they haven't been in compliance for almost a decade. it's going to be a good trick for them to do it in 30 days. >> whether it could meet the august 13 deadline, but another extension is likely. losing government business would have a huge impact. the watchdog group admits the mine is not going to go away, but say for the first time in a long time, something might finally change. in coopertino, cbs 5. >>> have you flow

environment has been tracking the various violations over the years and showed us multiple letters from the epa, state, and county. >> pretty much, they have got b away with everything, gotten what they wanted and paid no penalties for it. this is the first time they are threatened with paying a consequence. that's why this letter really for the first time means something. >> the company has issued a written statement saying we are in full compliance of the law. lehigh is per suing resolution and we are confident in the outcome and fully expect to comply materials in the region. fix in 2006 and since then, received numerous extensions. >> i think it's going to be tough for them if they haven't been in compliance for almost a decade. it's going to be a good trick to do it in 30 days. >> the company did not say whether it would meet the deadline, but another extension is likely. losing government business would have a huge impact. the watchdog group admits it's not going go away, but for the first time in a long time, something might finally change. cbs 5. >>> santa cruz county was hard hit by st

the epa estimates that 50% of all office buildings don't provide enough fresh air. >> just increasing ventilation rates would have a huge impact according to a new report out of the lawrence, berkeley lab. >> we would produce ill health effects. >> bill authored the study and said the economy would benefit, too. >> economic benefits would be $10 to $20 billion. the cost of doing it would be .2 of a billion dollar per year. >> one building that is doing it right, the new department of education office in sacramento. >> this was truly a trend setter for the state. >> jim ogden helped design it and took us on a tour. the experience starts at the front door where people coming in pass over a special grate. >> what do these do? >> clean the dirt, so you don't bring them into the building. >> the big thing is the unique ventilation system. air comes in from the floor instead of from the ceiling. >> open it and close it. >> and there's a vent in each cubical. >> that allows each person to adjust the amount of air. >> most of the air is coming from outside. >> this is where it all starts. thi

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

epa said officials were taking air and water samples to determine the impact.f the spill has not been determined. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> good morning. yesterday it was the 4th of july. you know what? the weather was pretty good. key wail in around 89 -- key wail in at 89 degrees be a -- we came in at 89 degrees and we didn't see thunderstorms or showers during the fireworks. 90 in easton. dover came in at 92. philly around 90 and oakland 73 degrees. temperatures right now, 69 degrees in baltimore. not feeling so bad. it's a little humid out there. i will show outdew points in a second. york -- you the dew points in a second. so this is what i want to show you. we still have the green on here. so we are dealing with aton of moisture. 67 dew point -- a ton of moisture. 67 dew point means we are feeling it. going through the rest of the day, the dew points might drop off but not enough where we can feel the change. and this is going to move in as we go through the overnight and into

but neither the federal epa nor the epd back in the '90s were willing to take action under the clean water act to make the city fix its plumbing. so in 1994, we started upper chattahoochee river keeper. we filed a clean water act lawsuit. in 1997, we won. and so for the past decade, the city has embarked on a program to clean up the river. now, with 1,800 miles of sewer system, three sewage plants and combined sewer overflows, it took a number of years to figure out what would be the solution. we are facing a crisis in infrastructure. bethea: a huge change came about when mayor shirley franklin became the mayor of atlanta. we're having to choose how to spend our money. i named myself "the sewer mayor," and i wear that title very proudly, because, without wastewater infrastructure and drinking water infrastructure, the economy will stop. we did a major outreach. we trained an outreach team, who went to every community meeting, to educate people on how bad the crisis was. not only did i tell people that we'd have to raise rates, i told them we'd have to tear up the city to repair this

epa said officials were taking the air and water samples to determine how bad the oil spill was and whatthe impact is. >>> news time 4:57. and go ahead -- and we will tell you beforehand, we can't make this story up. this morning, a woman is in trouble after police say she was busted trying to sneak her common-law husband out of a mexican prison in a suitcase. a suitcase. carry on luggage is part of avisit. they noticed she was pulling a black wheeled suitcase that appeared bulky. her common-law husband waser is afg 20 year sentence from 2007 for illegal weapons possession -- was serving a 20 year sentence from 2007 for illegal weapons possession. >>> more meet and greets for the royal couple. they were greeted on prince weared island. this is the third province of the canadian tour. they rode on a carriage led by canadian mounted police. the couple arrived at the seaside resort by military helicopter pilot by prince william. they then -- piloted by prince william. they leave for a three-day trip to california on july 8th. >>> now "good morning maryland." >> reporter: how many times have