there's definitely a mismatch between what epa idoing internally andhat everybody who deals with epa has heard from them and thinks is going on. now that said, what does dow chemical think of this? we asked. we asked dow chemical. they did not answer our question about whether epa has reached out to them about these new processes. the company spokespeople did tell us that, quote, dow works closely with epa every day on matters that affect dow. yeah, we know. dow also told us as a company they support the epa decision not to ban their pesticide. well, blow me down. if we hear more from the epa about these memos, about this radical new process they apparently are putting in motion very fast without telling very many people about it, we will let you know. in the meantime, we're going to make these memos public now. we're going to post them at maddow blog.com. if you would like to get something into my hands, whether or not the epa will ever answer my questions about it, please, send us what you've got. you can do so through a website we've set up, www.sendittorachel.com. what do you got

basically that means that if any action is taken anywhere by any epa office, any epa personnel anywhereountry, a statement on how much pesticide it's safe to leave on a crop or response to a petition or response to a court, anything has to be reported to headquarters in d.c. everything, everywhere in the country goes through d.c. now. everything. so that's memo one. that's the first thing that we obtained. that's new. then there's the second memo we obtained. it specifically cites that, here's your pen andrew executive order. and then it says this. by may 15th, the offices of air and radiation, land and emergency management, chemical safety and pollution prevention, water, environmental information, congressional and intergovernmental relations and small and disadvantaged business utilization should provide the task force with recommendations regarding specific rules that should be considered for repeal, replacement or modification. while we intend to do some outreach rargd this effort, i'd like the recommendations from those offices to be informed by consultation with their particular

we are gathered here in the bathroom at the epa -- map room at the epa. of the journeyto towards a destination. as the president signs of this executive order, i'm setting any path for on how we're going to be business in this country with energy and environment. the president is rejecting the narrative that this country cannot be pro-energy and proenvironment. we done that throughout our history. we can achieve good jobs, good growth, pro-energy policies at oursame time as protecting environment and the president is sending that message with his signature. he is also setting a pathway forward, a journey to say we are no longer going to have regulatory assault on any given sector of our economy. that is going to end by signing our executive order. we are not going to allow regulations here at the epa to pick winners and losers. that is going to be important as we chart the pathway for. and we're going to play with the new rules. the epa should pass rules that are in the framework that congress has established. we should not reimagine our authority to pick

according to a memo obtained by the "associated press" a top epa official said epa leaders will do everythinger to protect our ability to support the mission of the agency and protecting human health and the environment. you scott pruitt the head of the epa questions global warming and the effect of global warming on the virus. the trump administration says it has to make the cuts to boost military spending. and this protest also comes the same week that the local bay area air quality management group passed a sweeping plan that would actually help protect the environment and fight climate change. but these protestors are targeting the feds and they want some changes. it all starts at noon. live in san francisco, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> president trump is expected to sign three executive orders today reviewing tax, financial regulations and rolling back federal oversight. the president will travel to the treasury department on friday to sign three measures. one of the orders is meant to stop banks from growing too big to fail. the president will also sign an executive order directing

how can getting this 1.5 grams of epa and dha into your body every day help with pain? >> a few years back, i took 250 patients who came into my office complaining of neck pain and back pain. all were on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, and i gave them and put them on a therapeutic dose of omega-3 fatty acids. and within six to eight weeks, 60% of the patients returned and were able to get off and get rid of the nonsteroidals, which we all know have very serious potential side effects. these include gastric ulcers and other major problems. so that for joint pain, i'm absolutely convinced, and i rarely use nonsteroidals in my practice anymore. as a neurosurgeon and as a triathlete, healthy aging is extremely important to me, and keeping my heart healthy, my joints limber, and my mind sharp are absolutely critical for me in my profession. >> that's impressive hearing that a neurosurgeon is no longer using nsaids in his practice for the most part. i'm a believer now. i already was, but i'm even more of a believer hearing about that study. we were able to catch up with you

yet epa allowed imidacloprid on the u.s. market a year later. after decades of expurure, the consesequences epa a scientistse warned about are now confirmed by the task force on systemic pesticides. >> and unfortunately, these chchemicals are often, and i wod say most of f the time, rereased beforee there is s adequate informatioto show whether they arare harmful inin the environo. i thinknk neonicotinonoids are a prime exexample of thahat. >> epa assesses risk posed by pesticides prior to their release on the market. safety studies are typically conducted and paid for by pesticide manufacturers on their own product. epa says its decisions are informed by the best science available. in addition to studies by manufacturers, epa scientists review pesticide studies from peer-reviewed scientific journals and data from a wide variety of sources when they are available. but studies on pesticide safety that come out after a pesticicide isn thee market may not be evaluated by y epa until a a pesticide cos up for rereview, a process that canakake long a

lessinking of the epa, capability in the epa to over regulate the economy. host: you were part of the president's transition team with the epa. the director, what do you think of the performance of our? guest: i was head of the epa transition team for the agency. pruitt ised with scott think he is a good choice, but i do not have anything to do with taking him. host: what does he bring to the table? guest: it is a disaster. the epa was created by president richard nixon to be our national guardian of our environment and health. hispruitt has devoted career to take the epa to court to try to prevent it from doing its job. that is what he's doing from the inside. just today, he was going to visit one of the dirtiest coal-fired power plants in the country. it puts up between two and three times as much of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide as the national average for coal plants . these are dangerous pollutants that cause heart attacks, asthma attacks, bronchitis, strokes, acid rain. is a horrendous pollution problem. the fact he is going to showcase that show

the senators say the memos would overturn well established epa procedures and undermine epa's missionrotect the health of the american people and the environment. quote, administrator prosecute inexplicably ignores the input from two vital sources, scientists and the american people and tells people his plans will make unscientific decisions more common in the future. signed sincerely senators brian schatz, ed markey and sheldon whitehouse. the epa will not answer our questions about what these memos mean and what this new process is that they're not talking about publicly, but they are directing their employees about internally to the point where somebody who had access to those memos decided to feed them out to news the outside world to try to get an explanation of what's going on. epa won't answer our questions about those memos at all. we only believe they're authentic. we can't prove it because they won't authenticate them. the question now that the senators are asking, will the epa own up to this process that they didn't want to discuss publicly? will they tell these senators wh

epa is not the enemy.otect the american family from those determined to allow their greed to take our country backwards. to make america gray again. that is the plan. to make america gray again, and for what? the almighty dollar. only we can stop it. there is not a politician who will do a thing unless we say so, so we have to demand our leader step up and take charge of things and make sure that we maintain our health. federal. we vilify the federal servants. i served in the military. nobody vilifies the military because we protect america. well it is the same thing for all your federal agents. i took an oath for this job. i swore a same oath that i signed up for when i was in the marine corps. we have to make sure that we serve and those employees at the epa must be allowed to do that. we have been made scapegoats. we follow orders and we should not be punished for doing that. no order, no regulation comes to any of these agencies unless they are approved by congress. so why are we talking about what's w

the epa is redundant.hy are we building a huge government control district where you are now to help establish epa regulations in montana? look at the animus river spell last summer. they contaminated the river. it was not cleaned up from the old gold mine, the epa did that through its contractor. records andch of paper fossil is and the encounters -- my cousin is tonging a truckload of bees put in the woods where we planted hundreds of trees over the years. we have an advantage, we are in the woods and can do something. some callers can recycle but that is based on the need and the commercial value of what you are recycling. otherwise, you're stockpiling stuff. there are 300 million tires per year used in the united states and they cannot all be used up. there are solutions that need to be put in place commercially, otherwise it is not possible. like the windmills, they kill hundreds of birds. the big glass solar panels, they use and and glass and processing materials. and a lot of materials -- and energy

he was at the epa. he and the vice president came and signed an executive order that cedric the organ be about energy independence. the war on one sector. the fossil fuel sector. see what the problem is i got it breathing down my back. are you going to change that while still being mindful that working have a great country and we have many great places and great resources and we need to protect what's here. when we talk about regulatory overreach. sometimes people interpret that as no regulation. that's not what regulatory overreach really equals. the washington dc they're using power to pick winners and losers.

there's a supreme court decision , massachusetts versus epa that is the law of the land. there is not that much room to maneuver, but we will lose two things. one, we will lose time while the lawyers and lawsuits go forward and that is not a commodity without risk. the second thing that we will lose is we will lose our reputation. go to any state university in this country, go to all of the other countries and look to america around the world. everybody understands perfectly well what's going on. this executive order only demeans donald trump himself, his administration and ultimately our country. the fossil fuel industry needs to be held to account here. they are pulling the strings that are causing this to take place. they are hiding their hand behind front groups and behind lobby groups but the american people should know at this moment of national embarrassment is brought to you by the fossil fuel industry and hand off to jeff merkley. >> thank you. i'm honored to be here with this group of five senators who are climate champions fighting for clean water and for clean

the epa says farmers can continue to use the pesticide while more research is done. dow agri sciences which makes the pesticide applauded the move in a statement saying it remains confident the authorize use of chlorpyrifos offers wide margin use for health and safety. >>> citron -- sky drone 5 giving us an exclusive view of the matthew turner, the first wooden tall ship built here in almost 100 years. it's set to hit the water tomorrow. todaying fissions the company an eye out for -- today technicians in the company kept an eye out for troubles today. >>> we have a sneak peek tonight with kpix5's betty yu who takes us for a ride. >> reporter: a select number of season pass holders tonight and the media got a chance to right great america's newest roller coaster, the first of several more thrilling improved rides to come. the streams screams and roar of the patriot pierced through the night at great america. >> it was really enjoyable. i've been on a lot of coasters. it ranks high up there. >> i thought it was pretty fun. >> reporter: it's a revamped version of the v

epa and the u.s.uld not pick winners and losers, chris, and that's what's happened the last several years, and we demonstrated that leadership -- chris: i'm sorry to rush you along, but we do have limited time, sir, and i say it respectfully. you had a famous exchange last month that i'd like to play right now. >> do you believe that it's been proven that co2 is the primary control knob for climate? do you believe that? >> no, i would not agree that it's a primary contributor to the global warming that we see. chris: mr. pruitt, there are all kinds of studies that contradict you. the u.n.'s panel on climate change says it is at least 95% likely more than half the temperature increase since the mid 20th century is due to human activities. noaa, that's our own national oceanic and atmospheric administration, says there's more carbon dioxide now than in the last 400,000 years, and noaa says 2015 and 2014 are the two hottest years on record. mr. twiew wit, are we supposed to believe that's all a coinciden

the epa is calling for more research. the usda says decision for continued use is grounded in evidence and in science. >> jerusalem's mayor at the last minute is cancelling his visit to san francisco state university that was scheduled originally for today. he was scheduled to lecture on campus, but the examiner reports he became upset with how the school was promoted his visit and the limited amount of people allowed to attend. a similar apeernls last year drew process. school leaders tried to limit the audience because they say there was not enough time to prepare for the event. >> the warriors going where no team has gone before, with last night ace win in phoenix the warriors become the first nba team ever to win 65 games in three seasons straight. now, to do that a seem can only lose 17 games in a season. the doves also last night formally locked up the number one seed for the playoff. that is also the third year in a row for that. and the last time that happened, 1986. here is a live look at oracle arena which is ab

the epa has tried twice to regulate co2.me court struck it down and separately, the clean power plan that the president introduced in 2015, which are subject to a u.s. supreme court state. as much as we want to see progress made in clean air and clean water, with an understanding that we also want to build drops, with to do so in the framework of what congress has passed. tools have to be a little box. the past administration just made it up. they reimagined authority on a statute. as a commitment to the new administration drove a pro-growth, pro-environment approach. the law you talked about many times, the regulatory overreach, the executive fiat that the previous administration engaged in. we can't continue that process, because what happens is clean air is not advanced because you have litigation such as the clean power plan. you have a stage of enforcement on the same power plan. there's no progress being made for cleaner and we are also spending money on litigation. >> chris: that goes both ways, because the fact is, y

>> i think the epa budget cut suggestion will be debated in congress. we are not going to get all the president has requested but the epa is an agency that is overstaffed and overregulated economy. one of the reasons president trump on the election is that he made that he talks about e economic growth. cle economic growth has been the managerial class, the bicoastal urban really with pennsylvania, indiana, those states are hurting and president trump said, i think that one of the reasons is because of the regulatory rampage that epa has been conducting. that resonated because they havf seen it. if we have a shrinking of the epa will have less capability ii the apa to over regulate thes tn economy. >> you are part of the transition team, we are part of the choice for him to becomeer director of what you think of the performance so far? >> i was head of the transition team for the agency. is a go i am pleased with scott pruitt, think is a good choice but ing. tabl't have anything to do with picking him. >> what you bring to the table? >> the environmental

we had a hearing where the epa covered it up.and exchange of emails from the state of michigan to district 5. we have got to have people that we trust running these agencies. >> i want to thank you for being here. >> another vietnam veteran, thank you for your service. [applause] >> i want to thank the other members for being here. >> how many veterans? can we all stand? [applause] >> i want to thank you for who you are and your staff and talk to a lot of numbers tonight, but there is a number of our veterans, it is estimated 22 veterans commit suicide every day. i hope we have your prayers and your support, the mental health issues that face veterans of all ages and i am a vietnam veteran and i can speak for most of the veterans here, that we are proud to have an opportunity to serve our country as you are serving your country. [applause] >> thank you, sir. you have a fabulous advocate for mental health treatment for veterans and congressman tim murphy of pennsylvania. i have gotten to know tim. tim supports the amendment, a cli

-- epa and some of my colleagues, they try to equate suing the epa, not caring for obama's children. forcare about -- not carry oklahoma's children. do you care about oklahoma's children? >> i care very much about the environment. direct the role of the states in improving our environment. those in oklahoma or alaska or other parts of the country do ranchers, farmers and most of them are very committed to that. when they have not been, we have taken enforcement action. a lot of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle spend a lot of time vilifying the oil badgas industry, sometimes actors, polluters, according to the american petroleum oklahomans364,000 work in the oil and gas industry. are these people bad actors, are they polluters? who are these people? are you representing them when you are bringing these kind of actions? are they evil people? >> no, senator. they want to comply with the law. they care about the air they breathe and the water they drink. they want to make sure the epa is partnered with state agencies and industry. >> are these thousands of people part of that

pruitt filed more than a dozen lawsuits against the epa. prior to becoming state attorney general, and served in the oklahoma state senate. this version of his january confirmation hearing includes questions from dan sullivan and bernie sanders. senators sullivan: i appreciated your opening statement. we all want clean-air. we all want clean water. my home state of alaska has the most pristine environment in the world, but your emphasis on the ability to do both, to growing develop my believes important. i believe the epa needs a correction.se as senator ernst talked about there's a lot of anger and fear throughout parts of the country and i believe you are the right person to provide that course correction and do something that is very important, which is regained the trust of the american people that i think has -- and a lot of places in america because of the overreach because of a lakh of ofusing -- because of a lack focusing on the law. is this a term -- did you come up with that or is that directed by congress? directed by congress, s

according to a memo obtained by the "associated press" a top epa official said epa leaders will do everythingn our power to protect our ability to support the mission of the agency and protecting human health and the environment. already the administration has rolled back some protections including rules on coal. the trump administration says it has to make the cuts to boost military spending. and this protest also comes the same week that the local bay area air quality management group passed a sweeping plan that would actually help protect the environment and fight climate change. but these protestors are targeting the feds and they want some changes. it all starts at noon. live in san francisco, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> the u.s. government is stepping up its efforts to find the people responsible for intelligence leaks. sources telling cbs news that the cia and the fbi are conducting an investigation into classified material posts on wikileaks back in march. much of the material was classified and stored in a highly secure section of the cia. attorney general jeff sessions says inve

sued the epa, and in april 2007, the supreme court ruled that massachusetts was writes, that the epa determination as to whether or not greenhouse gases were endangering the coastline of massachusetts, eroding the coastline. and they ruled that the epa had a responsibility to make an endangerment finding of whether that was happening and if it is, they had to begin to put rules in place to protect against that damage. amy: so, what you say to president trump today? uh --r markey: donald, i guess, donald trump should worry about what his obituary says. we have or 25 years catastrophic storms, icecaps melting, millions of people endangered all across this planet, and he stood on the sidelines and made that kind of a catastrophe possible, but that is all he is going to be remembered for. if he wants to g go down as a great man, he has to take on the greatest challenge of our generation, and right now he is just walking away from that fight. days, the last0 two days, he has issued a number includingve orders opening up public lands for drilling, offshore drilling, to the arctic, do these

the epa budget, according to trump's budget, he is going to cut epa by 31%, which is a massive cut for any agency. and he issued an executive order telling epa and other federal agencies to eliminate all their climate change programs. >> reporter: musk says he is committed to stopping climate change and his carbon-free tesla cars are popular among the wealthy and environmentally conscious. that's why he says he has to dump trump. first he said it was billboards. >> it started with billboards in fremont, hawthorne, and palo alto. >> reporter: a twitter account, a change.org petition, and today? >> a running newspaper ad, full page ad in "the new york times," "washington post," "san francisco chronicle," and san jose "mercury news." >> reporter: that's not all. >> next week we are going on the air with tv adthat will run in "meet the press," "morning joe" and full frontal. in two weeks a new set of billboards in six cities across the country. >> reporter: tesla issued a statement today saying, mr. derwin believes those who want a more sustainable future should not have a seat at the tabl

one of the things important is that the epa office of r&d goes down by 50%. 31% atrall epa cut is the office of research and development in the epa cut in half if the congress accepts the trump recommendation. i hope they don't. you he is doing desperate can read these headlights faster than i could read them to you. but the picture is pretty clear and pretty discouraging. the obama priorities on clean energy and climate change seem to be out the window. the epa chief has called publicly for an exit from the paris climate accord. there is an ongoing debate as to whether to stay in or out. has their opinion. there are some opinions to the contrary including rex tillerson . heelys we should stay in. interesting news released the other day, a number of coal companies have popped up saying we should stay in. it is better to have a seat at the table than not even from the standpoint of the coal companies. an interesting indicator. it is sort of like the plastic thermometer in the turkey saying it is done. here is another one. i hope you can read this all. looks like another gas attack on b

i believe the epa needs a course correction. there is a lot of anger, even fear come of this agency throughout many parts of the country. i believe you are the right person to provide that course correction, and do something ofortant, regain the trust the american people that i believe has been lost in a lot of places in america because of the overreach. because of the lack of focusing on the law. there is a lot of discussion about cooperative federalism. can you explain it in more detail? is it your term? is that something that was directed by congress? >> directed by congress. >> in the clean air act, the clean water act, what entity in our republican form of government was given the primary responsibility over clean air and clean water in the united states? act therehe clean air are state implementation asked that the epa and states review together. the states have the responsibility. law it says the primary responsibility under the clean air act, clean water act, who addresses it? >> congress. >> is not scott pruitt invented

the epa tried to cover that up so it's not just business. you are going to have accidents but we want good inspections. we want to have regulations that do what we need to do and we have seen that with what happened over the last 30 or 40 years with air quality. i've got a chart here that shows that since 19832012 our economy grew 462%. vehicle miles traveled 193% population went up 30% of consumption is up 22% that emissions are down 6%. every category of emissions we have improved it. but we have done it through sensible regulation and corporate of arrangements with the private sector. that's the way to do it. one of the things that's in the president's infrastructure bill's emphasis on replacing the water systems. what we have seen in flint michigan is indicative that we need to replace that. we need to take action on that. we have a hearing for the epa covered that up. they knew about it. there's an exchange of e-mails between the state of michigan and the epa officials in district five so we have got to have people that we trust running

epa agreed with us. until couple days go. >> reporter: new epa director said in a statement by reversing the previous administration steps to ban the pesticide we are returning to using sound science in decision making. many in agricultural agree. >> it is safe. effective. and because we ever it we -- we have it we don't have to use other products that are more challenging. >> farmers say without this they are in trouble. >> it has been a useful tool for farmers. however the evidence is it is dangerous to children and children's development. does not justify its continued use. >> reporter: farmers say on crops the pesticide is carefully sprayed following regulations and the company that makes it said in a statement that when used as authorized there are wide margins of production. >>> the anderson reservoir opened for water supports. people are excite -- sports. people are excited for a long fishing and boating season. >> run around. >> i have been girls in the truck. they are excited to go. fun to get o

. >> well, it's not just the epa. it does it to all of us because it means you'll step enforcement, a clot of cleanup projects and brownfield sites. those are located in many downtowns, the abandoned gas stations and things and money going to states to clean them up is going to dry up. that money is not going to be there. you're not going to have enforcement. we're going to go backwards. it's hard because people look around and say, gee, my water is clean and safe to drink. what's the problem? well, it's not always because we know that from flint, michigan, and here in arizona, we've had two back-to-back days of air quality alerts. one of the interesting things they said when there were quality alerts, they said car pool as much as you can. they get it. there's a cause and effect relationship between the cars out on the road and the environment. so we lose that and that research. what is safe and what isn't safe. for a long time we thought asbestos was fabulous. there's a downside there we've found out about. same thi

drastic cuts in budget and authority for epa. other cuts and climate change monitoring and analysis zeroing out a number of nasa programs essential to understanding the continuing course of climate change. cutting ocean grants and programs by $250 million. the roll back or, quote, reexamination of obama climate executive orders and the clean power plan and the coal plant and the methane strat scombree all called into question and the social cost of carbon and the consideration of climate change and nipa and the preparedness eos have largely been reversed by executive orders by president trump on the international domestic on climate change preparedness and transparency and integrity in government and i just put a few headlines and covers here from recent stories and keeping the list of white house visitors secret and this is not confined to science and technology and potential conflicts of interest among appointees and no transparency about how those conflicts are being dealt with and no release of tax returns and candidate trump

the epa agreed with us until a couple days ago. >> reporter: new epa director said in a statement byreversing the previous administration's steps to ban one of the most widely used pesticides in the world, we are returning to using sound science in decision making. >> it is extremely safe. it is extremely effective. because we have it we don't have to use other products out there that can be more challenging. >> farmers say they don't have an alternative. >> it has been a useful tool for farmers. no doubt about. that's however, the overwhelming evidence is the danger and hazard to children's development does not justify its continued use. >> reporter: farmers say on crops like these almonds the pesticide is carefully sprayed following strict regulations. the company that makes it said when used as authorized there are wide margins of protection for human health and safety. san o's palace of fine arts became the fighting ground - for this "games of drones!" the indoor arena was lit up with neon colors. huge screens showed just how the drones fared, in "air combat and freestyle" matche

the overall epa cut is 31% and the office of research and development in epa, the basis of science-based regulation cut in half if the congress accepts the trump recommendations. i hope they don't. what he's doing or proposing on environment and headlines and you can read these headlines faster than i can read them to you, but the picture is pretty clear and priority and the clean energy and claim at chief and the epa chief has called publicly for an exit from the paris climate accord. there is an ongoing debate we understand in the administration as to whether to stay in or out the epa's head opinion is clear. there are evidently other opinions to the contrary including interestingly, secretary of state rex tillerson, the former ceo of exxon, believes we should stay in. interesting news was released the other day, a number of coal companies have piped up saying we should stay in. it's better to have a seat at the table than not. even from the standpoint of the coal companies. that's an interesting indicator as sort of like the plastic thermometer and the turkey popping out to tell you i

there is a lot of concern here about rolling back the regulations that the epa has put in place. this all started back in 1970, that was the first huge march for science on earth day. which was created because of that. people are getting quite excited, waving, yelling, but back then after the march the epa was created and now fast forward almost 50 years and some of those regulations that the epa had in place are now being pulled back by the trump administration. so there is a lot of concern here about that and people are saying, look, you have to look at -- >> all right. we're going to have to break away, sara, we are losing your signal probably because it's a live view. so all of those people who are using their cell phones impacts that signal. sara sidner reporting from san francisco. huge crowds there for the science march. now, president trump campaigned on a promise to divert money away from climate change projects. cnn's jennifer gray has that part of the story. >> it's time to put america first. we're going to put america first. that includes the promise to cancel billion

the agriculture and chemical industry apparently lobbied epa administrator scoop pruitt to overturn the ban on the chemical put in place by the obama administration.>> the evidence has been in for many years. the scientific community believes this pesticide should be phased out because of its harms to children's brains.>> epa secretary pruitt says there needed to be more study of the effects of that pesticide before keeping the bennett place. >>> the u.s. border patrol is pushing to expand the use of drones. the government is asking silicon valley to create new drones and new technologies to help in the search for illegal immigrants. >> reporter: the government has been using drones for years. in fact the air force says there is more demand for drone operators that for pilots. i knew initiate hopes to speed up the procurement process for smaller drones. >> we are looking for the latest and greatest technology that we can give to our operators that have the huge mission of securing the u.s. border so they can do it more effectively and keep them safe.>> reporter: that means eyes in the s

. >> the epa budget according to trump's budget he is going to cut epa by 31%. a massive cut. and he issued an executive order telling epa and other federal agencies to eliminate all climate change programs. >> reporter: elon musk said he is committed to stopping climate change and his cars are popular among the wealthy which is why he says elon musk has to do dump trump. first he said it was billboards. >> started with billboards. >> reporter: then twitter. change.org, a website and today -- >> put together newspaper ads in the new york times, washington post, san francisco chronicle and san jose mercury. next -- san jose mercury. tv ads next week. >> and two weeks going to go up with a new set of billboards in six cities across the country. >> reporter: tesla said he believes those who want a more sustainable future should not have a seat at the table. we disagree but he said elon musk has been at the table for months and it hasn't had any impact. >> at what point do you give up on trying to influence the people from the inside because it is not working. >> reporter: melissa

taken down from the epa website. well, that happened on the eve of this very big march. here is where all of those marchers are coming from. where brian is at the white house. they're all filling into this open area here at the washington monument. they are still coming and i just spoke with head of the sierra club which is essentially one of the main groups organizing this march here, and they tell me, according to their estimates, ana, some 150,000 people showed up. again, that is the sierra club's crowd count at this hour. and we're starting to see those protesters fill in here for a rally that will happen here in just a matter of moments a,na. >> reneathena. president trump tweeted about his 100th day in office. what did he say? >> reporter: that's right. he's not happy with the coverage he's getting. this is the tweet in the last couple hours. he said "mainstream fake media refuses to state our long list of achievements including 28 legislative signings, strong borders and great optimism!" so it seems like the p

the clean power plan, with the last epa mr.thur speaks, she says no biggie, it's all going to happen anyway. the targets will be met. the natural momentum in the system has essentially, we were riding the wave, and so whether an ex-president revokes or not we will get to same place anyway. reflections on ite items that ad where do you see those issues going? >> i'll pop in on the clean power plan, and i think no shocker there, one of the things that are think is important to delineate is the difference between changes that are made by market or technology forces, and changes that are attempted to be super accelerated by a program in a way that is not reflective of the natural order of those two. and former administrator of the epa mccarthy is correct in saying when you look across the generation of the united states, it has shifted in a way due to the price and availability of a natural gas that has a lower carbon footprint than ten, 15, 20 years ago here the key word there is price and availability of natural gas. not too long

>> reporter: her employer, the epa, could see some of the deepest cuts to its budget and workforce.reeze at the agency remains in place and like other agencies, she says there's little guidance on big picture policies. >> the guidance has not been changed as of yet. we're still following what's been set before. >> so you're following the obama guidance? >> we're following the epa's guidance. >> that's why hundreds of vacancies across government has some of trump's staunchest supporters deeply concerned. >> the agenda is an ambitious one, they've gotten a good start on it. but unless they have people in place to carry out that agenda and to make the decisions, the whole thing is going to come to a grinding halt. >> reporter: historical data shows trump's total 26 appointments is far behind other administrations at the 100-day mark. career and former employees in agencies across the government, including the labor department, the department of education, epa and the state department all tell cnn there's a high level of uncertainty about job security and the mission of the agency. at t

. >> we've had scott pruitt appointed as head of the epa.get according to trump's budget will cut epa31%. which is a massive cut for any agency. the executive ordered selling epa and other federal agencies to eliminate all their climate change. >>> his carbon spree are popular along the wealthy and environment tally conscious which is why irwin

reporter corey james has more on why the epa is reversing the ban. >> reporter: while many farmers arewing almond and fruits, one has popular chemical use to keep crops alive. scheduled to be pulled off the market at the end of march after obama administration revealed it could harm children's brains and create respiratory problems, the central california asthma collaborative does not understand of the epa is now making down when for nearly 20 years the pesticide has been banned for home use. >> if it is not allowed to be used at home u shouldn't use it right next to schools where thousands of children go to school everyday. >> an almond grower, his farm stopped using the pesticide more than a decade ago because of health concerns. >> it was a dangerous material. it smelled really bad. it was dangerous. >> but citrus farmer tells us having this chemical in the tool box helped stop resistance issues. >> using the same material over and over again or pest become resistant to it. >> epa releasing a statement saying quote reversing the steps to ban one of the most widely used pesticides in

blame the epa for that cleaning up the air on time. sound familiar? i feel i might have missed a slide here. i think we're -- yep, it's fine. okay. so once congress began this new way of legislating, there was no going back because the ability to shift blame for bad consequences had changed the personal incentives of members of congress. they could legislate any n ways that let them make rosy promises regardless of the impact constituents in the cleanary act they but 940 commands for the epa to regulate. and those are extra judicially enforceable ponds, and they also rote the commands in ways that are complicated to obscure their responsibility for consequences. so we have fabulously complicated system for regulating air pollution, this is from eugene mccarthys barack obama's epa administrator, each secretarior has 27 rules the governor even piece of equipment and you have to be a neuroscience to figure it out. that's the clean air act today. and beyond that, there's no personal incentive on the part of members of congress to update it

s chief strategist and epa administer scott pruitt one him to follow through on his pledge>> paris is something we need to look at closely. it's something we need to exit in my opinion. >> a bad deal says pruitt because it clearly favors china and india at the expense of the us. critics say is likely a run nuclear deal all over again. it's a latest obama era policy to draw fire from the president who just last month signed the energy independence executive order to begin a full review of mr. obama's clean plow or -- clean power plant. >> we're going to cancel the paris agreement. >> it's acknowledging that yes his team is studying the deal. white house officials tell us

is trying to roll back epa protections. ahead this morning, an interview with house minority leader nancy pelosi sitting down with joy coming up. imagine if the things you bought every day earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. with the united mileageplus explorer card, you'll get a free checked bag, 2 united club passes... priority boarding... and 50,000 bonus miles. everything you need for an unforgettable vacation. the united mileageplus explorer card. imagine where it will take you. >>> my action today is the latest? a series of steps to create american jobs and to grow american wealth. >> so that was president trump earlier this week when he signed an executive order dismantling president obama's environmental legacy. the new order from president trump does several things starting with an epa review of president obama's clean power plan. it rescinds a moratorium on coal mining on federal lands and identifies regulations that curb energy production. joining me is heather cycle former deputy assista