gaffney-smith, did they refer the application to the corps? >> no. like the department of interior, the application came from the applicant. >> okay. did blm provide views on the permit application? answer yes or no. >> provide what, sir? >> did blm provide views on the permit application? please answer yes or no. >> we were part of the environmental impact process that was led by the state department and so the mandates that we're, we have obligations with in terms of issuing right of way grant in montana, then we did review the application, in the context of the overall product. >> ms. gaffney-smith, did the court provide views on the permit application? >> in three core districts in galveston, fort worth, received for permit 12, initialled coordination with other agencies and we did provide a response to the applicant in accordance with our nationwide permit rules based on comments received from the department of state. >> so the answer is, yes? >> yes. >> under hl 3548 environmental review process would need to be completed within 30 day, even th

this is rob gaffney skiing the palisades a decade ago.e says these mountains aren't extreme enough for a new generation of skiers. >> i think a lot of what we're seeing now is if you added four of five of these on top of each other. we're starting to see things you where you have more vertical and risk because of that. >> reporter: the psychology of risk is something that rob gaffney understands. he's also a doctor, a psychiatrist whose office is at the base of squaw valley. so what's changed? what combination of factors is claiming the lives of some of the world's most talented extreme skiers? from his unique perspective as both an extreme skier himself and a practicing psychiatrist, dr. rob gaffney has some ideas about what is luring these remarkable and daring athletes into what he calls the death zone. >> we've entered a different realm. there's something that's changed. >> reporter: you call it the death zone. what do you mean by the death zone? >> i think it's where we start rolling the dice a little bit. all my friends who have bee

kristy gaffney vows to keep fighting for full custody.his lawyer said he doesn't want it played out in the media. he wants what's best for his daughter and will abide by whatever the courts decide. >> kristy gaffney is here along with sam tartaro. good morning. welcome. >> good morning. >> why are you going public? we heard the father of your child hopes this is not publicized. >> it's been almost a year since he took her. it hasn't gone anywhere. it was ruled upon fraud and duress, but even so that happened with the way the courts are the way they are they filed an appeal. the judge said it was the most frivolous appeal he's heard but the custody judge won't hear it until after the appeal. >> you're hopeful people -- >> i'm hopeful. and ever since i did the initial local interview i have had a lot of support which is helpful. >> you're very emotional about this. >> yeah. >> what makes it hardest for you? >> my daughter. i think she's missing out on her mother. i can't believe people could do something this horrible and be okay with thems

gaffney-smith. mr. poole, you're now recognized for five minutes for the purposes of making an opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you for inviting the department of interior to this hearing on h.r. 3548, the north american energy access act. the legislation directs the federal energy regulatory commission to approve the keystone xl pipeline project. the department has concerns with several provisions of the legislation. the proposed $7 billion pipeline project would spend more than 1700 miles between hardesty, alberta, canada, and multiple destinations in oklahoma and texas. under executive order 1337, all proposed oil pipeline projects that cross u.s. borders require a presidential permit, including a determination that the proposed cross-border pipeline is in the national interest. the state department reviews applications for a presidential permit and consults with eight other agencies including the department of severe your in its -- interior in its review. state received an ap

gaffney-smith under the section 404 of the clean water act, u.s. army corps of engineers has a permitting process to ensure that wetlands are protected from discharges of dredge or fill material. now, doesn't this bill take away jurisdiction of your agency over >> it appears to do so, yes. >> -- your agency has to do with -- wildlife. tell me what your agency would ordinarily review and whether you have that ability to review it. >> congressman, all these type actions we review for land use plans. that's the congressional mandate and -- >> are you being taken that jurisdiction taken away? >> it appears we would no longer app apply -- >> we used to have a party in this country known as the no-nothings. the people pushing this bill know nothing about this pipeline except what the propose want to us know. if the coke brothers are proponents and are going to e nefit, i'd like to know abouto ought to know about it as well. my time is expired and i hope we have another round. >> this time right now, the gentleman from oregon, for five minutes. >> i thank

as an expert to talk about it frank gaffney this is the guy that is obsessed with shari'a law wants to convince americans that every single muslim on the planet is out there to get them by no means should anybody consider this man a credible expert on our nuclear arsenal but hey it is fox news that we're talking about right so i guess it's not all that shocking but then i felt it was just too important not to call them out every cable channel out there has their own agenda their own faults usually i like to pick on them in areas where they all fail collectively if there's one channel out there ginning up fear on a daily basis fear that is so on founded in any reality it's fox news and they deserve to be called out for it so i guess i just wish the other cable networks would do more to bring sanity back into the bait call out their competitors too but the mean time people out there are buying into the hysteria of a reduction in our nuclear arsenals if it's a bad thing it's because our media chooses fear over truth and that's where fox news especially chooses to miss. well protests in

and gaffney got pregnant. she claims the father whose real name is emmitt convinced her to sign some papers ensuring his parental rights. it turns out they were papers giving up all her rights to the child. >> i felt like someone stabbed me. it was a nightmare. i couldn't believe he would actually -- that anybody would actually do something so horrib horrible. >> turns out he was married, he and his wife are in the process of adopting the child. gaffney is going to court to stop that. emmitt doesn't want a private matter to be played out in the media. he'll abide by whatever the courts decide is the best interests of his daughter. >>> a new witness came forward revealing new details about a case of road rage on a maryland highway. >>> a popular petting zoo under investigation of allegations of animal cruelty. >>> local voters weigh-in on the casino on the potomac. >>> the capitals struggles reach a season low, and the owner doesn't like it one bit. meanwhile, down at spring training, everybody's happy on the n

. >> here is robert and gaffney, south carolina. you get the last word. go ahead and answer the question. >> home of the big peach. >> i live within five of that peach.

. >> here is robert and gaffney, south carolina. you get the last word. go ahead and answer the question. >> home of the big peach. >> i live within five of that peach. i love your comments and history, and i had four grandfathers that served and one of them was killed in that war. i'm glad lee won, and i'm very glad, but i read a book 30 years ago by a school teacher from north carolina that had pictures up and said that abraham lincoln was a son of john abrahams and cherokee, north carolina, after he got his mother pregnant because he objected and sent him away in a wagon with another man. is there any truth to that? >> i don't think so. there are all kind of stories and questions about abraham lincoln's birthright. the biggest stretch i've ever heard has him the son of calhoun because nancy once worked in a tavern where calhoun may have gone during the time he was riding the legal circuit, but that's a real stretch. i think lincoln was the son of thomas and nancy. >> emory thomas, congratulations again on winning this year's person of the year. >> than

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gaffney-smith, thank you for being here. mr. pool, thank you for being here. we will recess or about i would say 35 or 40 minutes and then we'll come back and we will begin with panel two, thank you. we are in recess. [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible conversations] >> i will call veering back to order, and before i introduce the witnesses, as we were finishing up with the first panel that was a lot of back and forth about whether not we're going to release the first panel. and in consultations with the majority, a decision was made to release them but i had already told mr. bilbray, before he left, that he could come back and ask some questions. and since they are not here, i am going to recognize mr. bilbray for three minutes to say whatever he wanted to say about the corps of engineers. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and mr. chairman, i appreciate you giving me the time. it is frustrating that you, you know, think you have an agreement, and i think some of these questions are important but i will raise them with the army corp

gaffney-smith, a like to recognize you for an opening statement. -- i would like to recognize you for an opening statement. you are now recognized. >> thank you. i am the chief of the regulatory program for the u.s. army corps of engineers. thank you for the opportunity to discuss the regulatory authority under section 404 of the clean water act and section 10 of the rivers and harbors act related to utility line projects and to discuss our regulatory involvement in the proposed keystone xl pipeline. section 10 requires authorization from the core for the construction of any structure in, under, or over and navigable waters of the u.s. section 404 requires authorization for dredged or discharged material into the waters of the united states. utility projects may require a approval for work areas, storage areas, and permanent impacts associated with stabilization or crossing. when materials are associated with activities that are expected to cause no more than minimal effects, they may be authorized by general permit. activities that do not meet the criteria for a general permit for pr