harry allen is the federal on-site coordinator with the epa.ecific materials are you looking for here? >> we look for any uncombusted paints, or any household custom chemicals, pesticides batteries, especially in electric vehicles, and other hazards, like unburned munitions, we may remove. >> reporter: the epa also monitors each property for asbestos and arsenic. this is painstaking work, as teams respond to what is the costliest natural disaster in u.s. history, and now crews facing mounting public pressure to work faster than ever before. this executive order from president trump calls for the epa to expedite the bulk removal of contaminated and general debris. the deadline for such a large-scale disaster is unprecedented. consider that in lahaina, the epa took more than four months to clear hazardous materials from 1400 homes. in southern california, the epa faces clearing nearly ten times that amount in just 30 days. do you feel the pressure, in general, to expedite this process? >> yes, of course. it's a lot more to coordinate and we have

i think hundreds, if not more, epa and epa aligned officials as part of this cleanup.do you want to change from what was happening before you came in? >> well, first we have to finish the cleanup. this has to get done urgently. there is a goal currently to have this done by this spring. i would love to see that deadline met. the people of east palestine deserve it. and we don't want to have to see shifting deadlines and dates long into the future. what we do need to see long into the future, as i had just referenced, is that health and environmental monitoring for for people to feel confident that they're not going to be abandoned for years to come. vice president vance has taken this effort quite personally. it was the first real high profile incident that took place after he was sworn in as the junior senator from ohio. he led he was on the ground. and when i was sworn in, i heard from the vice president immediately saying, your first trip, you're coming with me to east palestine. this is something that is very important to him. and in turn, it's going to be very imp

epa administrator, congratulations.or being a here, lee zeldin. >> thanks a lot, maria. great to be with you. maria: before with i get into your trip with the vice president tomorrow, president trump told metayour role is one of -- me that your role is one of the most important in the entire administration. can you tell us what your priorities are? >> well, so much of the president's economic agenda and his desire to the make sure that the federal government is not just being good stewards of tax dollars, but being responsive in making our country more energy dominant, making american a.i. capital of the world, bringing back american auto jobs. we have an important role to play working with other agencies to provide that american prosperity that the president campaigned on. the american people, many of them had never if voted for a republican in the past. they wanted to vote for president trump because they believe in his leadership after seeing the last four years contrasted with the president's first term four years e

harry allen is the federal onsite coordinator with the epa. >> we look for any uncombusted paints or any household chemicals, pesticides. we look for batteries, especially in electric vehicles and other kinds of hazards like unburned emissions we may even remove. >> reporter: the epa monitors each property for asbestos and arsenic. >> this is painstaking work. as teams respond to what is the costliest natural disaster in u.s. history, and now crews facing mounting public pressure to work faster than ever before. this as president trump calls for the epa to expedite the bulk removal of contaminate and general debris. the dead lynn for such a large disaster is unprecedented. considering in lahaina the epa took more than four months to clear hazardous materials from 1400 homes. in southern california, the epa faces clearing nearly ten times that amount in just 30 days. it's not just to move this toxic debris out, it's finding a place for it to go. last week the waste began arriving here, to be stored and processed. it's a park 15 miles from the a

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there are now growing concerns over where the epa is processing toxic waste. safety concerns and why local officials say they were blindsided. >> reporter: in the los angegel burn zones sits one of the most challenging next steps. safely removing miles of toxic debris. both president trump and california governor newsom have asked the epa to speed up the first phase of the process. >> we need it done in 30 days. the original commitment was 60 days. >> reporter: one of the processing sites, this park eales of the altadena burn zone on land owned by the government but long operated by l.a. county. it's usually a public park with a bike path that runs through here. all of it is now closed to the public. from what we can see, there's a large tent set up. the epa says this s where they are bringing the debris, sorting it and packaging it up for disposal. the use of this site in a largely latino and working class community has sparked outrage. >> why not altadena! >> reporter: residents packing a recent town hall. >> would you allow your children, your elderly, woul

army corps of engineers and the epa.the park thing used, the office did not respond but according to the epa the agency first approached the county on january 16, nine days before any of the local mayors or residents say they became aware of the plan. >> i believe the higher-ups knew what was happening. >> who? >> the federal, the governor, the president, they failed to inform us. >> we need to make sure that the assurances are there in place, after they pick up their tents and the material and they leave, that we are not left in this region. >> the storybook super bowl ending for quarterback jalen hurts, his path to glory, even when life didn't go according to the game plan, that is next. some people saw a response as early as 2 weeks. with austedo xr, dan can stay on his mental health meds— (dan) cool hair! (vo) austedo xr can cause depression, suicidal thoughts, or actions in patients with huntington's disease. pay close attention to and call your doctor if you become depressed, have sudden changes in mood, or have su

the epa says this is where they are bringing the debris.for disposal. the use of this site in a largely latino and working community has sparked outrage. >> why not altadena? >> reporter: residents packing a recent town hall. >> can you look me in the eyes and say would you allow your children, your elderly, would you live in a place where this is going on? >> reporter: the woman who asked that question salisa luesa. >> this is the path of least resistance. they felt we wouldn't put up fight personally, it's environmental racism too. >> the epa said it is safe and will provide no impact, but for luesa, it's too late. >> the bridge of trust has been broken. >> reporter: it's not just the residents. the four mayors surrounding lario park tell nbc news they were blindsided. were any of u contacted by anybody ahead of time or informed that this was going to be the site where the debris was coming in? >> no. >> absolutely not. >> no. >> i was watching the news, and that's how i found out. >> reporter: you found out watching the local news? >> ye

the epa says this is where they are bringing the debris.hen sorting it and packaging it up for disposal. >> the use of this site in. >> the largely. >> latino and working class. >> community has sparked outrage. >> why not? >> altadena residents. >> packing a recent town hall? >> can you. look me in the. >> eyes and. >> say. >> would you allow. >> your children. your elderly? >> would you live in. >> a place. >> where. >> this is going on? >> the woman. >> who asked that question, lisa, lisa. >> this was. >> a path of least resistance. they felt. >> like we wouldn't. >> put up a fight. personally. >> i feel like it's a part of environmental racism too. >> the epa says the. >> site is safe and that. >> it will ensure no negative impact to the environment or its residents. but for lisa. >> it's too late. >> the bridge of trust has been broken. >> and it's not just residents. >> the four. >> mayors representing the cities surrounding laureate park tell nbc news they were blindsided. were any of you contacted. >> by anybody. >> ahead of time, o

before i take a few questions from the press, i want to invite first our new epa administrator and then governor dewine to say a few words. le.. e. [applause] >> i was sworn in the middle of last week. as soon as i was sworn in, i instantly heard from the vice president's office saying that your first order of business right away, your first trip we are going to east palestine. as someone who is watching this disaster strike two years ago, somebody who is watching from out-of-state, i saw then senator vance go to the site andlead to be a voice for people looking for leadership from all levels of government. it educated the rest of us around america what was going on, and that motivated all of us to want to be able to do our part, now knowing this tragedy and what it meant for this community. i know how much of a priority this is for vice president pence, and because it is such a high priority for him, i will make sure that for the epa it is our highest priority date in, day out, doing everything in our power to make sure this is completed as quickly as possible. anything that is left wi

people living nearby say the epa moved forward without consulting them first.ieve that it could have been a better decision. worst part is, i feel like i wasn't respected, you know, as a resident of this community. we had no voice at the five acre site. workers in protective gear organize materials like lithium batteries from cars, oils, household cleaners and oth toxins. we're concerned that people are going to get sick from this. if it's not right now down the road, but the epa says the site is secure and that precautions are in place. protecting the human health and the environment is our mandate. and we wouldn't be doing this at this location if we couldn't do it a safe manner. according to eric nolde, hazardous materials are packaged at the burn site each morning and transported to the waste site, then sorted and shipped for disposal. the epa says all processing areas are lined with plastic and spill control measures. a water truck also sprays the area three times a day to control dust. but despite the assurances, protesters say they won't back down. we wa

at epa we have the water sense program when standards are placed on faucets, what is important is toul this as quickly as we can to apply common sense and ensure american consumers aren't getting burned by what is coming out of government at the department of energy, chris wright is looking at different rules implement it during the biden administration that come down on the mandatory front harder than the standards for epa. rachel: we bought our house with old dishwashers, we wanted to keep them but one went bad so we had to purchase new dishwashers, i went money back for dishwashers that don't work, look into that, do we get our money back. speaking of money, secretary, there was a video that talked about biden era officials saying it is like we are throwing gold bars off the titanic, putting this money into ngos before you guys took power. you found the gold bars. break that down for our viewers, $20 billion worth of it. >> that video was shocking. i was going through meetings, members of the senate saw this video and if confirmed will this be a top priority to chase down as soon

will finish the cleanup during this administration under the great leadership of lee zeldin, our new epa administrator who stands behind me. i also think part of that means the long-term economic development of this community. we know a lot of local businesses and a lot of local people lost a lot when that train disaster happened a couple years ago. we are committed not just to finishing the environmental side of the cleanup but hopefully seeing east palestine build back better and stronger and more prosperous than it was before this disaster happened in the first place. that's not going to happen overnight of course. i'm a realist about this. but i just want the people to know here that president trump, me, and the entire administration are committed to ensuring the people of east palestine, that their community, their government does right by them and will keep on working at it in the months and years to come. before i take a few questions from the press, i want to invite first our new epa administrator and then governor dewine to say a couple words. lee? [applause] >> i was just sworn

it was incredible. >> trace: meantime back in california the epa administrator went with l.a. mayor to the fires, at the palisades to check all of this out, i think as you look at these pictures, they will do more for the state of california than karen and gavin and the rest of them put together because they are in the process, they are in an administration once to get stuff done. >> absolutely, you can see her turning the wheel very quickly, as demands are being made by the residents that have been a disgruntled, located and cannot get back to their homes because of the debris, the mayor kept saying we will get it done quickly and you could see epa administrator presence there really forcing the mayor, the county and the state to actually get things done for them. >> trace: they really are, great to have you on the show, thank you for coming. coming up the president spoke to run the doj, pam bondi shaking up the city, watch. >> not only did we sue the city of chicago, we sued the state of illinois, we sued the mayor, we sued the governor and we sued others and let me be very

president has been clear it wants epa to do its job. we are insisting and making america the ai capital of the world. we are pursuing permitting reform and helping to bring back american auto jobs. this is the mandate of the american public, the trump mandate. it was clear and the guidance from president trump when he asked me, thankfully, for the opportunity for us to serve together in partnership to unleash energy dominance. this is a moment we must meet. to that end, it is important to note the prior biden-harris epa issued a waiver to california for tailpipe emissions. this was a rule that should have been submitted to congress. we will submit it to congress and congress will have the opportunity to make the waiver go away. we will do everything in our part to help the american people to make life in america more affordable. the golden age of american success is upon us. if you are excited about the last three weeks, that was just a taste of the main event, the entree to come, the next four years being the greatest term in the histo

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i want to know whether or not there were any epa employees that worked there.notches them but us as the ultimate recipients just to receive the funding. another update for you earlier today i cancelled a 50 million-dollar grant to an organization called the climate justice alliance and they say they run free palestine, the american taxpayer when one thought going to this left-wing advocacy group. it's cancelled. >> martha: a 50 million-dollar grant to a climate justice group and a quote from their motto is we believe climate justice runs through a free palestine. >> that is basically what the quote was an congress has been advocating against it. and we cancelled it. i will give you one more quickly. there was $116 million going to a canadian electric vehicle bus manufacturer, the biden administration sent all of the money, you might say produce the school bus and we will pay you or a few need partial payments along the way we will pay money that make sense. they gave it all up front and just to clear bankruptcy. they still haven't declared -- provided $95 milli

and so while we can always make the epa more. regulatory efficient, make sure that people can get their get their laws passed in a way and get the budgets to work in a way that that works better. what we now know, though, is that's not what's happening. they're not trying to fix the epa. they're not trying to fix usaid. they're trying to destroy them in some way. the chaos that's happening. so we've got to figure out as a country, how do we do this in a way that doesn't go too far, doesn't move too fast, and isn't too mean, right? >> well, i mean, they were clear with usaid. i mean, at least elon musk was i mean, he wants to kill it. so congressman buck is a former prosecutor. and and you've been in congress and you've sat there, you know, with trump. right. understanding the what they're dealing with right now, do you believe, congressman, that trump will do what the courts tell him to do? >> yes, i believe. >> the. >> that president trump will do what. >> the courts tell him to do. >> i also believe we have a $36. >> trillion d

and notified 1000 staffers that they can assume be out of a job, he is epa administrator, joining me see you today, i think i would love to ask you both about the global cuts to personnel across washington, d.c.,, and how that affects or how it inspires, what you take over epa what i believed to be, essentially some anticipation of 1000 out of what? 50,000 employees could soon be cut back. >> well, we have some people who are taking president trump's fork in the road, that allows them to leave and get paid until the end of september, we also initiated something called a voluntary early retirement so some people are deciding to retire early, others just deciding on their own it's time to go. then we will be able to assess those numbers and what the impact is. we have core statutory obligations, congress, sets out that in the environmental protection agency, they have to follow a mission of protecting human health and the environment. right now, we have responses going on in california, the largest fire response in the history of the epa, yesterday i was with vice president vance and e

joining me now lee zeldin, epa administrator who is already can't getting rave reviews.eat to see you. one of the questions markey said he wanted to ask are they, meaning doge, blocking the important work that the epa does on a daily basis to protect the people of the country. to that, you say what? >> no, actually, doge is making us better. they are making us more efficient. more -- helping us to to be more accountable to the american taxpayer. they are doing good work. and it's not something where doge is coming and saying this is what has to get done at your agency. it's hey, here are our ideas. and they come up with great recommendations. and we can make a decision to act on it. i think it's been fantastic so far. and while senator markey was at our front door, i was out in los angeles at the sites of these fires where epa is actually doing our mission, where trump gave us 30 days to remove hazardous material and crushing it on the ground and he is at the front door. who is stopping the work is that type of activity at our front door distracting our people from getti

this is the epa's largest wildfire cleanup in the agency's history.st week in conjunction with his visit, he signed an executive order directing the epa to safely remove all the hazardous materialses from the burnt-out location within 30 days. those materials include potentially damaged lithium ion batteries, propane, oils, greases and chemicals used for pesticide. >> we a want to make it safe for people to come back and look through the remains of the fire without having to worry about explosion hazards and fire hazards or chemical injury. >> reporter: the epa has already surveyed more than 5500 properties. there's nearly 740 epa personnel here on the ground working these fire zones already, and more than 1,000 of them are expected to be here in the field by by the end of the weekend. they're assembling teams of 60 to clear out materials from more than 13,000 residential and 250 commercial properties impacted by the fires. enter the pressure's here, you know, people want to the return to work and they want to return home. they want to come in and see

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the epa has more than 15,000 employees. president trump is shutting down the u.s. agency for international development known as u.s. a i d. >> employees were told to stay home today. this comes after elon musk's announcement yesterday that president trump agreed to shut the agency down usa id oversees foreign aid funding for health care, clean water and disaster relief worldwide. this is the latest move by the department of government efficiency, which musk leads. he says usa id does little to help other nations and is quote, beyond repair. it's unclear if the white house has the authority to shut down a federal agency without congressional approval. strike has been averted after the company and the teamsters union reached a tentative contract showing about costco here. >> it now needs member approval to be finalize the agreement was reached shortly before the previous contract expired on friday. the deal will keep workers at 56, costco, locations from heading to the picket lines. union members say that they wanted an increase in pay to reflect the company's profit

an epa spokesperson says the goal here is to create a more effective and efficient federal government that serves all americans. the epa administrator says anyone who is not committed to following trump's directives should not work at the agency. the epa has more than 15,000 employees. >> the state assembly advances 2 bills aimed at taking on president donald trump. capitol correspondent eytan wallace. i'll give you a closer look at the legislation let you know about the fierce >> welcome back. our top story at 6.30, is the rain moving through the bay area. once again, the wet weather is going to be here for the next few days, says we take a >> live look outside at san francisco's embarcadero where a cruise ship has joined us. yeah, the busiest man in the building, lawrence karnow. we're running today right january off. but, yeah, i that in fact, it was so quiet. but boy, all of a sudden the weather is really kicked into gear and it's going to pretty ferocious out there overnight tonight and tomorrow. >> it is going to be a wicked day outside that storm system rolling to dangerous wea

now, to the epa and warnings that pink slips could be coming. i want to bring in nbc news white house correspondent gabe gutierrez. this obviously was a scary email that employees got. what's happening? >> yeah that's right chris. look around 1100 employees received this email saying essentially that they could be dismissed immediately. that's because the employees were identified as, quote, probationary, meaning that they worked at the epa for under a year and therefore had less job protection. now, union representatives say that no one who received the email has been let go just yet, but that the email itself is very scary for these employees. they want to know what's going to. happen next. and of course, this comes as the federal, the trump administration has offered federal employees buyouts as seeking to eliminate usaid, as you were just discussing. so there are a lot of questions about the future of these 1100 employees. now, we should point out that an epa spokesperson says that the goal here is to be open and transparent and to create a

and fred, about 1000 workers from the epa are already on site now doing that kind of cleanup. and here at the community in altadena, we are at the pasadena community job center. it's been a hub for aid distribution just around the corner. we're hearing that 175 workers from this community and beyond are now being trained in disaster work so that they can come in after the epa and start getting those people back into their homes. fred. >> all right. that's incredible. all right. julia vargas jones, thank you so much. coming up, rfk junior's hhs secretary confirmation hearing remains up in the air after hours of senate hearings. a congressional reporter who attended those hearings, joining us with analysis. >> this part. >> changed my life. >> superman is now nominated for a bafta award for best documentary. chris wanted to change the world. >> people are literally walking because of him. >> superman the christopher reeve story tomorrow at eight on cnn. amazing. jerry, you got to see this. saying that, trust me, after 15 walks gets a little old yeah. >> stop waiting. start inves

for the epa, that will mean significant numbers of scientists, engineers and lawyers, including someield right now, who could be working on major disaster responses in places like east palestine, where government employees are still working on air and soil cleanup. two years after that devastating train derailment, and north carolina, where epa officials are supporting fema in the aftermath of hurricane helene. and in los angeles, where folks assisting in wildfire cleanup are getting put on administrative leave. joining us now, president of afge council. 238 representing epa employees across the country, marie owens powell, thanks so much for being here. who exactly is at risk right now? i just mentioned folks that are in the field cleaning up. can you give us a little bit more? >> sure, absolutely. who's at risk? is everybody in the in the country? anyone who lives anywhere there is a potential. for a hazardous accident or some extreme weather. we have a civil servants. we have one mission. which is protecting human health and the environment. and that means doing everything we can

vice president jd vance and epa director lee zeldin will visit the area to commemorate the disaster.week, the village of east palestine and norfolk southern announced a $22 million settlement, resulting, or rather resolving, all of the village's claims from the incident this morning, with the palisades and eton wildfires fully contained, cleanup efforts are now underway, closing a chapter on historic blazes that wiped out entire neighborhoods and forced mass evacuations. >> cnn's julia vargas jones joined epa crews in altadena as they work to remove the dangerous waste left behind by the fires. >> sifting through altadena's ashes., what were once homes. now piles. >> of toxic. >> waste. >> the cleanup after the deadly eaton fire is just beginning. >> so we put a white x to mark that. we've checked it, and it doesn't have anything dangerous in it. >> weeks after flames decimated thousands of homes and businesses, crews and hazmat suits roam the ruins. the environmental protection agency, carrying out what they call phase one of painstaking process removing all that is hazardous in the

two months ago featuring a biden epa political appointee talking about how they were tossing gold barsshing to get billions of your tax dollars out the door before inauguration day. the gold bars were tax dollars. and tossing them off the titanic meant the biden administration knew they were wasting it. >> jesse: right before christmas, bidens epa gave the climate united fund $7 billion. this climate fund looks like a slush fund to funnel cash to joe's donors for pet projects. we looked to see who ran the fund and went to the border director page and they scrubbed it. it is all gone. they took the money and ran. that is why trump calls it the green new scam. doge is saving over $1 billion a day chasing this trash down and democrats are acting like they are getting carpet bombed. >> what does that mean when an unelected billionaire ken waltz into our agencies and slash and burn the whole thing to the ground like a taliban terrorist? >> jesse: only a democrat would think the funding cocaine puppies is terrorism. bill clinton fired almost 400,000 federal bureaucrats r no one called him a

the epa is undergoing the largest wildfire hazardous waste cleanup in the history of the agency. teams will clear materials from more than 13,000 fire impacted properties. we know from recent studies that there are at high levels of lead asbestos scoring another particulate matter right after the fires. >> and people are worried. >> monday, local leaders called for action urging the qnd and fema to create a joint task force because families across the southland want to know that their neighborhoods are safe from dangerous pollutants. >> we're requesting epa take the lead in this effort by forming a task force together with federal state and local government to monitor the air quality in the la area and test for pollutants. asked where this information to be communicated to the public regularly and transparently. sitting at 500 on the season. welcome in the orlando magic town tonight. now the mandate currently on a three-game ski. it looking for when to keep from falling out of the spot in the eastern conference while the warriors will they have their sights set on getting back in

up next, a sugar factory is on the sour side of the epa. we're going to tell you about the federal orders hitting the new c and h refinery, which is in the east bay. based in contra costa county. epa officials say they have ordered the company to stop dumping raw sugar into the carquinez strait that's located between crockett and martinez in the east bay. the report says cane sugar has done that at least three times last month. environmentalists say raw sugar can change the water quality and endanger fisish and sea life. te agency says c and h sugar responded, agreed to update its wastewater system and fix its sugar offloading system. officials for keana sugar have not responded to a request from comment for us. heartbreaking news at the san francisco zoo. oscar the gorilla has unexpectedly died. the 43 year old endangered gorilla lived at the zoo for 21 years. the zoo says he went in for a medical procedure yesterday and was in recovery when he suddenly stopped breathing. his exact cause of death is unknown. visitors could usually find osc

. >> item number seven treasure island a mobility management agency epa grant overview directors as i mentioned following our last meeting the treasure island mobility management agency and one treasure island were successful in getting this this securing this grant opportunity and turn it over to alex pan from tema to to give you an overview of what we hope to deliver. >> hi everyone i'm alex a transportation planner with cta and tema. i'm happy to be here today with now gonzales is the executive director of one treasure island to present item seven a quick update on the epa community change grant for a collection of projects called treasure island connect. >> this is an information item the epa community change program grant program is designed to help equity priority communities tackle environmental and climate justice challenges through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience and build community capacity. >> it is funded through the environmental and climate justice program part of the inflation reduction act signed by president biden in 2020 to. we'r

the epa is ordering cane sugar in crockett to stop dumping raw sugar into the carquinez strait, accordingo the agency. ships docking at the refinery discharge sugar into the waterway at least three times. officials say sugar can rapidly deplete oxygen in the water, endangering fish and other aquatic life. epa officials say cn has agreed to modify its offloading system and update its stormwater pollution prevention plan and sugar management practices. now to the latest on the bird flu. new york's governor has ordered all live bird markets in new york city and surrounding areas be closed temporarily after detection of avian flu in seven live birds in a new york city market. a nationwide outbreak has led to millions of birds being euthanized and has caused egg prices to skyrocket. here's abc news reporter alexis christoforous with the details. >> new york state issuing an order on friday requiring the cleaning, disinfection and temporary closure of all live bird markets in new york city, westchester, suffolk and nassau counties over the last week, inspectors have detected multiple cases of b

so i think that's really important to point out to the public because as we strained epa the function of dpa could start unraveling a little bit. so that's something that we should prevent. yeah. thank you colleagues. any questions comments thank you for all your work. no problem. >> just maybe it's just for me and i just want to know what is a break up between the full time positions and the salary? i think in your previous budget presentation i just remembered it was broken out. >> oh, it's just what the salary is. yeah. or maybe this is like the format that the mayor and the board of supervisors prefer. no, this is just one of the president take the each one of the breakout for it is just for the two positions you have the ig's position which is budgeted based on what the base salary is. i don't remember the number on top my head and then the other is the clerk position right here and then your positions are also but like in those line items for the $100 stipends that you receive once a month and then the interdepartmental i know as a gov tv is included in here what else is include

this scheme was the first of its kind in epa history. it was purposefully designed to obligate all of the money in a rush job with reduced oversight. >> bill: more on that in a moment. senator tuberville has thoughts and join us live. peter doocy reports from the white house. let's begin there. north lawn we go. peter, let's start. good morning. >> uh-huh is right, bill. office of personnel management is pleased a federal judge upheld the fork in the rug federal buy-out for the 75,000 people that said they want it. this judge told the unions suing to stop the fork in the road direct live that the unions don't have the required direct stake in the fork corrective. they're challenging a policy that affects others, executive branch employees. this is not sufficient. >> it is the administration's position that well be vindicated and the president's executive actions that he took were completely within the law. they were constitutional and we look forward to the day where he can continue to implement his agenda. >> another win from another fe