we are letting the everglades go. this is a special place where they let oil drilling at the grand canyon, would that be allowed? where will we stop? is anything sacred? >> "america tonight"s adam may with us. this is not a halt to action down there. it's a valuable area. >> it's very valuable land. it's not a permanent halt. dan hughes, the company that pulled out. they said they would not return our calls, but they released a statement saying that they are pulling out for economic reasons. it's confusing when there's 3 0 million -- 370 million barrels untapped. a lot of companies have had their eye on that area, waiting not the right technology. >> it is clear for us to look at the area saying it would be endangered. what are the risks. >> a lot of environmentalists say this is different to other parts of the country. the water system is very, very connected. a very porous limestone under the everglades. the watertable sits high and moves around. for example, where they do the oil drilling in the sip rushings if the

coming up, saving the everglades.what is threatening the national park in the multibillion project to reverse the trend. >> we're here in the vortex. only on al jazeera america. >>> saving the everglades will not be app easy task the the tropical wet lnds are deteriorating. some environmentalists say moving on a fix up is occurring too slow. >>> the florida ever glades is bigger than the state of new jersey. after 50 years of development it's half of what it once was. >> every day we wait the eco system declips. >> reporter: the ef clads touches the -- everglades touches the lives of 8 million floridians. development drained the everglades, if no effort is made to get water na it, the everglades will continue to deteriorate. that's why the federal government and the state are in the middle of an 8 billion project that is called the largest eco system plan in the world. the goal is to restore the natural water flow, and in doing so preserve what is left of the everglades. the problem environmentalists say is the lack o

development drained the everglades, if no water is made to get water into it.ridians will contend with flooding and water shortages and the everyglade will deteriorate. that's why the federal government and the state are in the middle of an 8 million project called the largest eco plan in the world. the goal is to restore the natural water flow, and preserving what is left of the everyglade. the problem environmentalists say is the lack of progress. >> the restoration effort began in 2000. the pump station is one of a few projects finished. >> in may, for the first time in years, congress approved additional proept, but has -- projects, but has to approve the funding. >> the state of florida is not waiting. it built a pump station. >> living on the canal i was conseniored what would -- concerned what would happen. >> reporter: water is bumped into the bay, supposedly to spread water, intending to improve conditions for every org jpism. >> the historical flow of water used to come from the everglades. >> reporter: environmentalists want congress to pick up the p

. >>> the florida everglades is bigger than the state of new jersey.fter 50 years of development it is half of what it once was. >> every day we wait, the eco system declines. it's more than a swap. it touches the lives of 8 million floridians. it's the main source of drinking water for people in the county and a draw for tourists. development drained the everglades. if no effort is made to get water into it. there'll be more frequent flooding and water shortages and the everglades will deteriorate. that's why the government and the state is in the middle of a project called the largest eco system restoration plan in the world. the goal is to restore the water flow, and in doing so preserve what is left of the everglades. the problem environmentalists say is the lack of progress. this pump stakes is one of a few finished. congress approved the preoject but hasn't approved the funding. >> the state is not waiting they built a pump station. water is pumped from the neighbourhood canal to biscayne bay. it's supposed to spread water to of the coastal wetla

>> thank you for having me. >> drilling isn't new to the florida everglades.goes back about sent years but now we are learning about the dangers. what are some of those concerns? >> absolutely. well, the process of acidizing fracking involves injecting hundreds of chemicals, including hydro coloric and hydro coloric acid, deep into the ground. those chemicals are cars inogenic and released into the water and air and produce health concerns including cardiovascular sdeerz, rare cancers, problems with immune deficiencies, et cetera, in addition to the ecological risk of drilling so close to florida's lawns, the everglades, incredibly essential and vibrant part of the health and tourism of florida. >> you can understand why some don't want this to continue. the state, as i mentioned, tried to put a stop to it. the fracking company paid a fine. they continue their operations. this begs the question: are government officials simply not putting up a strong enough fight? >> unfortunately, they are in a bad position to do so because of the absence of federal leadershi

development trained the everglades.f no effort it made to get water into it, with more flooding and shortages, and the everglades will deteriorate. that's why the federal government and the state are in the middle of an 8 million promote, called the largest eco system plan in the world. the goal is to restore the water flow, and in doing so preserve what is left of the everglades. the problem environmentalists say is a lack of progress. the restoration began in 2000. the pump station is one of two projects finished. in may, for the first time in seven years congress approved additional projects but has to approve the funding. the state of florida is not waiting. it built a pump station in the middle of the neighbourhood. >> living on the canal i was concerned with what would happen. water was pumped from the canal to the bay. it's supposed to spread water into the coastal wetland and is intended to improve companies for every living organism. >> it's an historical flow of water from the everyglade. environmentalists war

but is adjacent to the everglades national park.and therefore, it's time for the e.p.a. of the federal government to get involved. it's time to question whether their authority in law as to what is after this kind of drilling is done to inject all of that stuff that's left over back down into this substrate of freshwater. what is that going to do under the clean water act? what is it that could contaminate the source of drinking water? what is it going to do to the structure that upholds the surface of the state of florida and very importantly since it is co-located right next to everglades ?ark and since it is a part of the area generally known as the everglades, what is it going to do to the flora and fauna, in other words all of those delicate ecosystem balance of the critters and the plants. what is it going to do in the very area that we're spending hundreds of billions of dollars of state taxpayer and federal taxpayer money to restore? now, this is a very legitimate question. the collier family years ago were very generous. th

the superintendent of the everglades national park in a book called "the swamp" to read which i can be because now i'm feeling more and more with park issues. another book on the grand canyon is recommended call polishing the jewel. so that's on the list. then when i'm done with work reading i relax. i know there's a couple of craig johnson books that haven't read. those are great. lee child, i'm still working my way through all the lee child books. jack reach her book. and james lee burke is also a favorite of mine. >> what are you reading this summer? tell us what's on your summer reading list. tweet us at the booktv. posted to our facebook page or send us an e-mail, booktv@c-span.org. spirit this week booktv takes a look at some of barnes and nobles best selling nonfiction books. >> booktv, television for serious readers. >> next, "the communicators" with california representatives zoe lofgren and congressman john shimkus of illinois. then a house hearing with astronauts testifying from aboard the international space station. after that, a conversation with dan pfeiffer, senior advi

. >>> the black boxes from the wreckage of malaysia airlines florida everglad florida everglades flight -- malaysia airlines flight 17 has been found. >>> and 25 years since neil armstrong walked on the moon. >>> we begin in gaza with these developments. the security council is set to hold a meeting. israel confirmed that 13 soldiers have been killed in an overnight operation. the military wing of hamas claimed it captured a soldier. the israeli army are looking into the claims. 60 palestinians were killed in one neighbourhood. 469 have been killed in 13 days of israeli attacks. the wounded have been streaming into hospitals. there are severe shortages. nick schifrin joins us live in gaza city. the past 24 hours has been violent. where do we stand at this hour? >> yes, good evening. the strikes that we first saw last night into shajia to my left - 24 hours later the violence has been high, for his rail and the palestinians more than 60 dead, a few hundred wounded. so many that nobody knows quite the actual number, and for anyone who saw the images today in that neighbourhood and in the

it came from the wild from the everglades. >> meantime, ohio three baby red pandas are welcomed gueststwo boys and girl were born june 20 first litter for zoo's adult red pandas. they're listed as endangered species. two other red pandas made their debut brandywine delaware. >> they have some at philadelphia zoo. >> something you don't know exists null see one. >> they're related to rack soons. >> i could go on and on about the pandas. >> feel free. >> let's talk about the weather i know more about that. stormtracker 6 double scan live showing we have dry conditions out there. and the action cam taking a look at the ben franklin bridge on this quiet, comfortable night, a little bit of a breeze. rippling the delaware and temperatures on the cool side today. not quite as cool as yesterday. yesterday never made it out of the 70s. it was coolest 4th of july in 1 years. today's high made it up to 83. 4 degrees below normal. morning low 64. five degrees below normal and comfortably cool now. philadelphia, 72. allentown 64, trenton 70. millville dropped down to 59. and boardwalk in accuweathe

i lived in miami for a year, and i lived about an hour away from the everglades national park, biscayneional park, and big cypress national preserve. to get to any of those places if you live in miami, you need a car. and a lot of working class folks don't have a car. there was also very the public transportation. so, s, part of it is about poverty. but we live in a larger system, in a larger set of structure. part of it is also about the cities and the states that we live in, and their concern and care for all of us. >> the link between poverty is well documented. people who live in poverty don't have access to transportation. >> but it doesn't mean we don't have a relationship with nature or the environment. because we all do. my belief is we all have a story and a connection, but those stories aren't always valued or put front in center. >> but let's just be politically incorrect, i can handle that and obviously you can too. part of the fact is we have always had a connection to the land. but for many of us, that land has been stripped from us, taken away from us. you can talk red fo

the military police the army the air force the navy will all carry each of the companies from the everglades to the few people that take it away to the military base is expected to be a very soft but seventy days old we are going to be observing it in silence that may come close to the top of the aisle way which will be will be am local time. there was a huge problem for this to be done and a very respectful audience make sure that the correct amount of respect was paid to those who died there as the real shock and disbelief amongst the people of the netherlands following the news that almost two hundred of those in this one of three in this instance almost more playing in the has really affected everybody in the country the whole the whole mood of the nation has as being very very soft but . they have there hasn't been any real good towards any policy we have heard a few people complaining that the obviously that's military sent to the border to secure the crash site but we had the prime minister on monday he said that wasn't an option that wasn't something that they would do that he was wi

were you quoted correctly to drill in the everglades of florida. >> what i said of course we would dod do is pass the mother of all repeal bills on education. i would repeal the federal education law and repeal it. when you take the 999 plan and turn it upside down, i think the devil's in the details. >> all right. >> we have to legalize american energy. we won the peace in iraq. i think it's outrageous to continue to say over and over through the debates that i don't have my facts right, when as a matter of fact i do. i'm a serious candidate for president of the united states, and my facts are accurate. covergirl wants you to blast your beautiful! lash blast - a blast of mega volume in an instant! clump crusher - 200% more volume with zero clumps and covergirl fusion - a big blast of volume plus length. big bold mascaras... big bold lashes - no matter how you blast it. blast mascaras - from easy, breezy beautiful covergirl. show us how you blast it at covergirl.com/blast having a perfectly nice day, when out of nowhere a pick-up truck slams into your brand new car. one second it wasn

within minutes the plane plummeted into the everglades killing all 105 passengers and 5 crew memberscovered. but as you pointed out, steve rattner, malaysia airlines is owned in part by the government. >> yes. >> so it has a good possibility of surviving. >> yeah, as long as the government wants to put money in, it can certainly survive and perhaps even recover from this. >> what do you think is left out? what is like a haunting question to you looking at this now or does it all make perfect sense in terms of what happened. >> what happened in this most recent? >> yes. >> look, i think the biggest question is who did it and where did they do it from and what role did the russians have in training and equipping them, because i think that will animate a lot of the responses that we make as the west, whether it's europe or the u.s. once we know what actually happened, i think then we know who to hold responsible and how to do it. >> and nick kristof, do you see a transformation in tone or choice of words on the part of vladimir putin as he watches this unravel before his eyes as well? >

people of los angeles for the clean air act torrey hope doesn't take anything in maryland or the everglades or dust bowls to become regular in the breadbasket before we act on the critical issue i think the administration the hope congress will take action to make their reality of leadership of climate change that is desperately needed. >> ag for being here and it is nice to see you. with that existing source it is hard to know whether to begin to replace the power plants and that is compliant. . .. the takeover the entire religious the market in the black box. that said, there are a few things that are pretty clear. we know the rule will cause electricity prices to go up. another is from the epa all logic to save the 6% of nuclear generators will that have become economically marginal. how would the epa do this? increasing electricity prices. the only way to keep a marginal nuclear plant in business is for it to be paid more for its power, and the only way to do that is the person the president. the second thing that we know is that this rule will end up with the united states looking like

had a decade ago, valujet plane the everglades. company survived.nate incidents also happen to be the same airline. >> estimating the airline only had enough funds to last throughout the year. irrespective of what we just saw in the ukraine, it was having major issues with competitors. >> you're talking about real planes, real route, there is demand. can potentially survive but i am not sure the name and the parent survive. >> what is the best option for a company like this? you mentioned a takeover. is it ranking first? >> that depends on what the balance sheet looks like. arbitrarily file bankruptcy. if they need those, bankruptcy is a two edged sword. you can cut costs through the process to make it more -- more attractive. but then you also have the cost of a bankruptcy and it is an expensive process to go through. i do not think we learn anymore like we did years ago because all of them have gone through bankruptcy. >> that is a great point. thank you so much. it was great to have you there. good to see you. coming up, is it illegal or is it no

wiping out an entire ecosystem. >> all the small mammals are disappearing from the everglades, whichns. >> can we move on to the joe klein piece? joe klein reports from texas on the immigration issue and he says obama seems all about decorum. he needs to go to the border on a lot of issues. >> so joe went down to mcallen and spent some time with catholic charities down there, tons of people who he says are dealing with not an immigrant crisis, a refugee crisis. and when the president said he wouldn't go to the border just for a photo op on the same day the white house releases a picture of him playing pool with governor hickenlooper. >> bad timing. >> his point is, you cannot just throw in the towel when it comes to leadership. there is a lot that the president could and should be doing. but when you have your consultants telling you whether it's safe to be courageous, you've really taken political courage out of the equation. >> and this is quite a headline. surprise, the economy is not as bad as you think. tell us about that. >> no, it is pretty bad. >> we were writing about the si

people of los angeles for the clean air act torrey hope doesn't take anything in maryland or the everglades or dust bowls to become regular in the breadbasket before we act on the critical issue i think the administration the hope congress will take action to make their reality of leadership of climate change that is desperately needed. >> ag for being here and it is nice to see you. with that existing source it is hard to know whether to begin to replace the power plants and that is compliant. . .. the takeover the entire religious the market in the black box. that said, there are a few things that are pretty clear. we know the rule will cause electricity prices to go up. another is from the epa all logic to save the 6% of nuclear generators will that have become economically marginal. how would the epa do this? increasing electricity prices. the only way to keep a marginal nuclear plant in business is for it to be paid more for its power, and the only way to do that is the person the president. the second thing that we know is that this rule will end up with the united states looking like

that's for the true daredevil. >> the everglades are the largest area east of the mississippi. snake, panthers and lots of gators. there are not a lot of places where you can see alligators in the wild, but we found one called shark valley, where you can go, take a tram tour, walk on a 15-mile loop. ride a bike. >> i've done the airbuses. airboats. >> right. which is another great option. >> so scary. >> but there are gators everywhere and you can see them in their natural habitat. you can get pretty close to them and still feel safe. you're up a little bit above the marsh, so you'll be okay. >> it's pretty scary, but it's exciting. then there's new jersey, the garden state, and you are helping us to look at the garden state really very intimately. this picture really speaks to that motto. >> people think of new jersey and you think of maybe the opening of a sopranos where tony soprano was driving through this sofrt industrial land scale with refineries. we picked a very different part of the state up in the northeastern corner along the pennsylvania border. the delaware river.

i hope it doesn't take the loss in maryland or the washing away of the everglades or dust bowls to become the regular in our bread basket in this country before we act on this critical issue. i thank the administration for taking action. i hope congress will take action to be your partner in making the reality of america's leadership on global climate change what is desperately needed. >> thank you, senator. >> thank you for being here. very nice to see you. there's so many problems that have been pointed out already by my colleagues with the existing source carbon rule that it's hard to know where to begin. first there's the issue of the impossible efficiency requirements that will replace some power plants. then there's the question of what should happen with the standard, the compliance for coal plants and how they're supposed to achieve reductions without going belly up. and how epa plans to enforce the rule and to what extent the agency will be allowed to tweak the state's plan if it's not making the progress that it needs to be made during the decade-long compliance period. these ar

. >> reporter: south florida's everglades, home to billions of mosquitos.e an app for that? >> i don't know. it sounds kind of far fetched. >> reporter: well, there is an app, the anti mosquito sonic repeller. >> do you feel mosquitos, buddy? no. maybe it's working. >> reporter: scientists say there's a theory that's worked before, emitting a high-end frequency that developers of the app say the mosquitoes find distasteful. >> putting out a frequency that's supposed to imitate the male wing beat frequency and deter females because it's the female that bites. >> reporter: we asked tyrone to download the app. he listened to the frequency and so do i. >> you can't hear it unless you put it up against you're. >> reporter: opinion among the swatting public is mixed. one says, impressed, after 20 minutes not one mosquito. another found this app will have no effect whatsoever on any species of mosquito. the company that makes the app, pico brothers, says on its website, it's not 100% cover, but it will ease the pain of mosquitos biting you. >> more skeptical. >> c