george kaiser. we found out that beacon energy had another tied to it.t if ener 1 had another obama backer -- >> dana: i wouldn't be surprised. people investing in that world are friendly and talk to one another, colleagues. like people in other industries grow up through the energies together. they're willing to help each other when it comes to this. i think they believe it. it's not necessarily bad to chase a unicorn. especially if you use taxpayer dollars to do it. the problem is if they want to do it on their own, do it. >> greg: government funded entrepreneurship doesn't work because it's somebody else's money. but more important under the assumption that electric cars are better than other cars. where does the electricity come from? it comes from coal. in some cases, some studies show that it can produce more pollution than internal combustion engines. so the reason for the stupid little cars is a lie. >> bob: wait a second. king let you get away with that. do you know government investment in the defense department that got us the internet. space

the million of dollars that the obama administration gave companies like solyndra to peak like george kaiserho is out there bundling money for the president. would you like for us to subpoena him, too? >> the committee summoned the state department official to explain the new delay after they had already given the environmental green light last august. protesters raised concern over the aqua forein nebraska so in november to avoid pipeline or te unions which favor it. governor heinamen will complicate that strategy approving a new route by september. >> i would send a letter back to the president of the united states saying we approve it and if he were decisive, he can turn around and improve it shortly thereafter. well before the november election. >> the legislation that the president recently signed flatly states no further environmental study will be required once the state of nebraska is satisfied. bret? >> more on this with the panel. thank you. later, just who is saul alinsky? and why is newt gingrich talking about him so much? and now, for tonight's infinity sponsored text to vote qu

the million of dollars that the obama administration gave companies like solyndra to peak like george kaiserho is out there bundling money for the president. would you like for us to subpoena him, too? >> the committee summoned the state department official to explain the new delay after they had already given the environmental green light last august. protesters raised concern over the aqua forein nebraska so in november they withdrew approval citing the state's concerns. >> the people of nebraska felt so strongly about the issue, the legislators met in the special session to draft a law to ensure the sand hills would be protected. >> the state quickly agreed to find a new route which the governor says would be easy. >> the state department approved route environmentally sensitive and in my view he should have said yes, to allow it to move forward. >> many argue president obama's delays are to avoid angering the environmentalists who oppose to pipeline or the unions which favor it. governor heinamen will complicate that strategy approving a new route by september. >> i would send a letter b

would make the radical environmentalists happy and they will did it for political pay back for george kaiserthe billionaire, fundraiser for president obama. and they are keeping this going, keeping solyndra alive for what reason i do not know except that kaiser, obama's crony is going to get the biggest payout. don't think the taxpayers will see a bit of their half a billion. they will not. >>neil: there was criticism on the right about the wall street firms that rescued handing out the huge bonuses and retainment contracts and all for key personnel, and they -- the argument was don't interfere, stay out the guy could do what they want to do. so, are the critics on the right consistent? hand off is hand off is hands off or is it? >>guest: a lot of folks on the right were critical of the bonuses and a lot of folks on the right said the public administration should have stayed out of it, let capitalism run its course during the process of winning and fiving. >>neil: that included this program we were critical of the bailouts then and critical of them since, that it was a slippery slope. >>gues

the millions of dollars the obama administration gave companies like solyndra and people like george kaiser who is out there -- would you like us -- would you like us to subpoena him? >> wire you interrupting members and take a limited time for yourself? >> i am responding to your questions and allegations. i am the chairman and i'm telling you right now we're going to recess for ten minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> the senate energy and commerce subcommittee is taking what looks like a ten minute recess and we will continue bringing you live coverage of the hearing on the keystone xl pipeline as soon as it gets underway. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> looks like we are in a holding pattern in the house energy and commerce subcommittee hearing on the keystone xl pipeline. we expect it to get underway in just a moment. we will take y

millions of dollars that the obama administration gave companies like solyndra to people like george kaiseruld you like for us to subpoena him, too. >> why are you interrupting members and taking unlimited time for yourself. >> i'm the chairman and i'm telling you we are going to recess for 10 minutes. megyn: stu varney who is the incore of varney and company. that was the chair of the committee. waxman is the one who wanted to pull the banks in wanting them to explain why they wanted to readjust their bottom line. >> reporter: congressman waxman wants to smear the pipeline by associating it with charles and david koch * who are very wealthy. congressman waxman wants to establish a link, pipeline, coke brothers. megyn: they are pushing for it because they are trying to appease the koch brothers? >> i think it's more specific than that. congressman waxman does not want the pipeline. he's trying to smear it by saying these rich guys are for it, therefore it must be bad. he's factually wrong. the koch koch industries, second largest private company in america. they have no role in its construc

george kaiser, big time billionaire oil guy of all things backed it.f they do retrieve any money, the first 75 million dollars goes to him, not to us. and, you know, it's just a long line of these alternative energy companies that have these amazing links to president obama through fundraising. >> right. >> where the people who run these companies who supposedly put up risk capital end up getting billions of dollars worth of taxpayer funded guarantees and at the same time, raise $5 or $6 million for the president. it's crazy. it seems like the quid pro quo. >> maybe that's why you don't get a pipeline of oil through the country and the thing that sticks out to me about this whole story is not only is the administrati administration not running from solyndra, they ran an ad with them last week. >> they didn't bring up their billionaires. i got to tell you guys, september 30th was the last round when they had to push through a bunch of these alternative energy companies, look at some of the companies that got our money. $700 million, a billion dollars an

. >> first, i want to point out that george halverson, ceo made 8 to 9 million dollars last year and had a million dollar bonus there are executives at kaiser national and kaiser northern california who make over $500,000 and close to a million dollars. that money could be well spent somewhere else. >> reporter: employees say they are striking because they believe patients deserve better care. and the hospital need to hire more people. they are upset about proposed cuts to nurses and employees' salaries and benefits. kaiser says they are offering fair and reasonable wages and benefits. they have replacement nurses working here today only a one-day strike it starts at 7:00 this morning. amy hollyfield, abc7 news the court: -- >>> if you are walking a picket line this morning, what can you expect? >> good question mind temperatures drizzle possible right now temperatures just updated, you can see 51 half moon bay, 50 oakland and in san jose everybody else in the mid to upper 40s. look at the wall of clouds coming our way weak disturbance with a lot of moisture, just we won't get much rain out of it if any we'll talk about how we are going to

george will have an update on the hotspots in a couple of minutes. for plot faugh the fed if that >>mark: car watching as the thousands of bay area nurses and kaiser workersoss the state are on a 1 days straight. it's the 2000 hit to picket lines at 7:00 a.m. fighting over several issues including all your retirement benefits. will tran is an oakland woman more on any possible effect to patient care. >>will: i'm to the workers behind me on strike. i spoke with kaiser this morning and did they say if you are a patient, you have met the prime friday about carry it incurs and if they are relying on hospital staff to take care of all of your needs. this is technically a mental health and optical workers strike but they are being adjourned--the nurses are joining in on what is being called a sympathy strike. fed >>justine: for a former los angeles elementary schoolteacher has now been arrested to leave gagged and made a bondage photos of nearly two dozen children still inside a los angeles classroom. the teacher is in jail the $0.3 million bail and is charged committing lewd acts on 23 children ages 7-10. we are learning that this investigation began when a fi