it is my honor to honor heath ceramics. they employ about 50 crafts people to produce high quality durable and beautiful ceramics. the company's goal of sustaining local manufacturing, creating high quality products and reducing environmental impact, has made them a model across the state of california and across the country. they pride themselves in providing a fair workplace for their workers and having a staff that is fairly compensated and a staff that has full healthcare and retirement benefits available to them. heath is committed to reuse waste reduction from the way they manufacture their productings to the strict standards they have for their products, this company has been leading the way in /sus stainable products for makes them a perfect candidate for this honor. it is truly a pleasure for me and a privilege to say that you are in district /tphaoeupbl, that you are in the /pheupgs and i want to open >> thank you for that introduction and welcoming us to the neighborhood. we've only been in our facility there for

just a little bit more on heath row. we're getting reports that the whole of the airport isn't closed, they have closed two runways, apparently. we are waiting for confirmation of that. we'll bring you more on that, as well. >>> ecb president mario draghi was in london last night to attend a dinner hosted by the lord mayor in the city of london. in his speech, he said economic conditions remain challenging. >> what i can say, i can clearly say is that europe needs a more european uk as much as uk needs a more british europe. >> draghi didn't give a lot away last night as to his next policy move. instead, he pressed eurozone governments to shape up their economies. >> today, these recommendations are commonly regarded as having set out the principals by which both central banks should conduct lender of last resort operations. >> and you can find out what else the ecb chief mario draghi had to say about the place in the euro. the debate heats occupy wales at cnbc.com. >>> what else is on today aes show? we'll be in madrid

. >> no, and heath ledger died at the hands of the red coats. >> call the red coats, the red tails. >they did say sometimes it is thomas jefferson. >> thomas who? >> some people say jefferson and some say ben franklin. benbenjamin martin aka, the ghost. >> tom seems to have as good of a handle as you do. >> do you know what benjamin martin did to the french in the french and indian war, he wouldn't tell heath ledger about it. >> you don't understand your references. >> well, he saw him and then he took his time. >> jedediah, people are willing to give up freedom as long as it doesn't enter their personal sphere. people in this survey said they love cameras in the public space, but they are against tapping phones. it is funny because when you think about it, cameras in the public taif everybody. tape everybody. nobody gets away from the spying eye of the government. with cell phones we know what happens with cell phones. we went over this. you couldn't wiretap the phone. they couldn't tape a conversation unless one party is in another country. >> you know what else is interesting? peop

we decided we could provided our own heath food to the community. certain and care for each other and support for local farmers. so the whole principle of how the farmer's market was orgsdz was to connect the vision for to 80 a better world. this connection has given rise to this proposal. i want to say we're a reliable community in supporting a space like this and supervisor alvarez i very much like the idea of working in a solidity fashion >> i want to thank the supervisor on what the community can be. this is a great idea of having this bloom. mr. bash >> good afternoon. i'm alicia bash it gives me great pleasure to speak on behalf of the noah valley town square. it's a community aspect for noah valley. the people who have been movie this forward have done an incredible job. and many of the folks here pledge to have this project. i - perhaps the one aspect of it that hadn't been spoken about is a great place to get people to vote. and a great place to have a valley club. it is a place where people come from all over the city. we're not overwhelme

. >>> operations at heath row airport in london are back to normal after a scare in the sky shut things down. the crew of a british airways plane made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff because of what's being called a technical fault. some passengers shot video of the left engine cover open. one of the engines may have sucked in a bird. a full investigation is under way. the air bus left for oslo. 75 passengers were on board, no injuries were reported. >>> the tokyo stock market has another day of highly volatile trading, but it managed to post a gain after thursday's sharp decline. it ended up 0.89%. they lost more than 1,000 points between the interday high and low. it opened above 15,000 at one stage after u.s. markets didn't fall overnight but they faced strong selling pressure as the yen regained strength. sources say investors remain cautious following trading. they said that trading may be unstable for awhile. >>> wildly swinging stocks are keeping many on edge. there was a seminar in osaka on friday and 850 individual investors listened to specialists talk about the tok

at heath ceramics, it was the landlord of mission laundry which had been vacant for a long time something like 22,000 square feet in the center of the mission pdr area, and a renovated it, and it is an absolutely beautiful space they have the kilns, demonstration kitchen, beautiful retail shop should be a great party. if you go you will get a special edition tote bag. >> chair adams: heat ceramics, under the directors report, under the previous item we mentioned. >> that's it. >> chair adams: commissioner ortiz. >> commissioner ortiz-cartagena: currently i am working with the local small business land bridle that is being for lack of better words bled out of their lease by the developer. normally we see lack of renewal leases for established businesses, hard to take in. what these developers are doing they are putting up lawyers, fighting frivolous cases because they know small businesses don't have the tools, meaning the money, to compete. i want to highlight that because leonard bridle have been there for 25 years, and the developers bought the building and they have a nine year lease.

their names are nichole heath, madison fox, haley barnett, richard, and john landis. thanks to each of you for your help to me and congratulations. [applause] each of you has had your own particular challenges as you have gone through your education that you had to deal with. this week i received a letter from a graduate. in the letter she shared her challenges and accomplishments and i want to share that letter with you tonight. dear congressman, i am a 38- year-old african-american woman who grew up in the deep south. soon i will be a first- generation college graduate. my mother spent her entire childhood on government assistance and she did not even finish high school. she did, however, received a ged. fortunately, past is not always prologue. through hard work as a single parent, she kept her children clothed, fed, and secure. such that we might have the opportunity to use our own sweat and tears to shape our futures. having left full-time employment to a half years ago to finish my bachelors degree, i have maintained a 4.0 gpa. and i will be starting a phd progr

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congresswoman nancy pelosi was on hand as small business leaders took a tour of heath ceramics. it marks the start of two weeks of celebrations highlighting san francisco's growing manufacturing base as well as local companies and products. the house minority leader says small businesses are key to an economic recovery. >> san francisco-made and small businesses are so important. small businesses are where families can thrive. >> sf-made events happen this week. then next week will be small business week recognizing local businesses and entrepreneurs. lots going on. >> my dad used to own a camera shop, sold cameras small business owner. said those were the happiest days of his life. >> he wanted to give you the business but you said, no, i'm going in front of the camera, totally different business. >> here you are. >>> we have some changes coming our way today as we are seeing more of a sea breeze begin to kick in along the coastline. still hot in many spots inland. looking back toward san francisco, hazy skies and temperatures soaring inland. it will be hot in some of the valle

this after a six game losing streak. 6-3 winners last night over new york and the bats heathed up quickly. nick markakis a home run there in the 1st and after him chris davis following suit and going deep. matt wieters added a home run of his own and hammel pitched six plus. that's great for the bullpen. the o's really rebounded after that six game losing streak rather. they now sit three games back of first place in the american league's eastern division. >>> this morning, 7-year-old josephine gay was killed in newtown, connecticut. >> now people in our area are coming together honoring the young girl. one local restaurant owner didn't know her but still wants to help. >> also ahead this morning, you've seen the damage and you've heard how much power monday's tornado was packing. we are actually going to show you that. the amazing video that you don't want to miss. and the severe weather threat just east. i'll tell you when it will affect us and what we can expect from the severe weather this afternoon. >> well speeds are locking in at just 16 miles per hour here on 83 south. i'll have a

. >> heath, delighted to have you here. this is a troubling report. 22 veterans a day. is this a unusually high number and off of the charts for most post- war situations? >> it is a number that is too high. no one grease that number is acceptable and allowable. if you put it in context. it is not a high number. and even before 91120 veterans were taking their lives and dipped down to 19 in 1997. and still a high number. and so it is perception of iraq and afghanistan. but the average age of vet system 60 years old. you have mixture of young guys and gals and vietnam veterans and others dealing with difficulties on the balth field. >> i hear reports that some veterans come back from afghanistan or from iraq and they are made to wait a hundred and some throw 50 days before they can get the treatment they need. this seems to me to be inexcusable. why is it taking so long and what will it take to get the country off its did you have and mote the needs of the veterans who should get the first fruits and not the left overs. >> vets are told to wait in line for the disability

things and so last friday, congress woman nancy pelosi held an event at one of our local manufacturers heath ceramics to promote the national initiative naked in america as we launch here in san francisco af made week and small business week. so, it was a great event, with the congress woman highlighting the initiative at the federal level for encouraging the growth of local manufacturing and encouraging manufacturing to relocate back on to the u.s. soil. so to speak. and then, allowed an opportunity for myself to talk about small business week and for kate to talk about sfmade week. and so i appreciate that. and i have for you some more outlines for small business week. and the line up of the presentations for the award ceremony on thursday. for your information. and then, you heard the presentation today from greg asay about the summer youth job programs and he did highlight the fact that there were businesses that just had one job and that was great that we have the small businesses get represented and just for that information, our office is going to be sponsoring a summer youth internsh

heath row was temporarily closed and 20 more flights were diverted to other airports.or david and 70 other passengers, they are happy to be on the ground, safe. >> graduates at u.s. naval academy received a call for honor of a different kind today. the president used his commencement speech to remind service members their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking in response to reports of wide spread sexual assault and misconduct throughout the military. >> those who commit sexual assaults are not only committing a crime, they threaten the trust and discipline that makes our military strong. that is why we have to be determined to stop these crimes. >> a report estimates up to 26,000 military members may have been sexual assaulted last year and thousands of other victims are still unwilling to come forward. >> first lady michelle obama sent a message today to young people in washington, d.c.. the first lady told the kids she's failed at things in life but didn't let it stop her from working hard. >> it's not about what you know it's about the effort you that

care and the woman in charge of targeting of the conservative groups is among those heading upthe heathare division of the irs that does not have a great deal of confidence on my part. >> rid of the american public is clamorin for smaller government and this an example of washington not being able to manage itself d targeting individuals and investor groups and those that want a smallegovernment it is of problems so we want smaller government and smaller deficits and spending. ne: thirs is a tool and it evengets to that level but do you thnk for people to reassess government or have more faith in government? >> it says nothing about more or less government but that i works well and is accountable and quite frankly to look to these various issues it does show the system is working. ey are getting to the bottom of what hapened in these issues and people are held accountable. neil: ter it wateate it never ppened again we stumbled upon it. >> to think any institution whether government or corporation will never make a misstep i not serious. neil: i wish we could ceo jamie dimon.follow and l

look at this tweet from heath day. this was the earlier car fire.d to take a picture of it. southbound 101 at 92, that car is blazing away on the shoulder. you can see the fire department is there. this fire is out, but we thank heath for sending us that picture. 8:25. let's go to steve. >>> there is a pretty good cloud bank over us. chloe up in lake county says it looks like the sun has chased the clouds away. there you go. napa county, same. it looks breezy and cool today. as at at&t park. bundle up. it looks cool. low 60s antioch, concord, everne in close. everyone is in the same ballpark. you can see the system dragging across us. 50s, 60s, did go with a couple of low, low 80s. tomorrow will be warmer. we'll see high pressure build in. today is the tweener day. it does look warm to hot on saturday. it doesn't look like it will last long. >>> 8:26. it was a crime that shocked and angered a lot of people. later today, the little boy accused of killing his baby sister will head to court today. what a jury will not do in this case. >>> a spike in vi

tempers flared during a heath over badly manning. police were called in. manning faced criminal charges in connection with the wikileaks case and release of classified documents. the pride parade rescinded manning's selection as a grand marshal saying it was made by a few board members. the decision to rescind the selection has stirred anger among supporters who showed up in force last night. agoers decided to reschedule the meeting when they find a larger venue. >> delaware is now the 11th state to allow same-sex marriage, signing a law into law minutes after the state senate passed it to the cheers of supporters. the first marriages will be performed after july 1, under the bill exiting civil unions are converted to marriages over the next year. >> developing news in philadelphia, where a truck crash left shortening all over the road. interstate 76 is shut down for several hours after a tractor trailer jackknifed. the trailer broke open and, woulds of crisco fell out making a mess. a tow truck tried to remove the truck this was stuck under a bridge. no w

more tonight from 7 news transportation reporter heathe heather. >> gallivanize high strength rod proudy that makes them susceptible to bricking in marine environment. of the more than 2300 installed on the self anchor suspension bridge only 32 have broken. but cal-trans now reviewing quality control tests for all of them and doing additional testing. in 2004 cal-trans updated bridge design specifications or manual banning the use of this type of bolt. yet they were installed 4 years later. still cal-trans says using them water perfectly acceptable. >> miami for building anything but particularly bridges get updated of. some up take ited annually. and if we had, we stopped and changed the material every time there was an update we would still be designing the brim. not building it. review of the suspect rod is the latest in the series of construction fumble that would seem to threaten the scheduled labor day weekend opening. that decision hasn't been made yet. >> vehicle if the put on the structure until we determined it's one00 percent safe. >> former consolidate transspokesman and 7 n

hadley heath. noell nikpour is with us and julili roginsky, a fox news contributor.have a the ladies -pwith us. >> tnks very much. julie, were you surprised at this number? i was. 40% are the primary bread winnerses. that is most half. >> i'm not college at higher rates than men. guys, have to step it done because women are graduating in much higher rates than men are day. you have a rise and spike in single mothers. melissa: yep. >> single parent households. combine the two trends makes perfect sense why women are doing so much better. you have a more educated workforcand workforce wherwomen are the sole breadwinrs. combine those two facts, how could it not be? i'm not surprised i is not 50% at this point. meliss hadley, what do you think about that? what do yothink of the stat that a lot oo households have just one parent bringinin the money? that was exactly my first reaction. aren't they considering how many single parents households areed by mothers. of coursehose women are breadwinners. it is not always by choice. so thetatistic doesn't indicate good nws. it co

things are going to be heath up later in the week for you guys. a look at tomorrow's forecast, could be dealing with another severe weather outbreak through parts of nebraska, oklahoma, kansas. we will be watching this day very closely for the threat of some tornadoes once again. 81 around kansas city. also minneapolis. on the west coast 63 and 75 for san francisco and los angeles. 60 in seattle. we'll watch for some rain showers up in the pacific northwest on thursday. things on the dry side for the east coast. still a little severe weather possible up into areas like minneapolis and kansas city. temps make it into the upper 80s in new york city. low to mid 90s in washington, d.c. now, by friday we've got rain showers into parts of the midwest and northern plains. 64 around billings. temperaturesaround 86. for atlanta mid 80s. also for new orleans. on saturday showers and storms around the great lakes into the midwest. low 90s for dallas and houston. near 90 in orlando, florida. if you've got disney world plans it's going to stay warm. we'll keep

to help grade mayer's tenure so far we brought in hadley heath from the independent women's forum andtegist and fox news contributor, julie roginsky. hadley, let me start with you, because sheey does seem just unafraid.id >> right. this remind me of margaret thatcher quote. melissa: totally. >> being powerfu l is like being a lady. nobody, it is this idea that you don't have to tell people when you're powerful. obviously, marisa mayer is very powerful. she is making good decisions for yahoo. i support what she is doing. whether you agree with her decisions she is the person in charge and will be held accountable for yahoo success or another way, their failure. melissa: julie, she sunday a microscope without question. there have been articles back and forth. i haven't seen the office so i don't know if there is nursery there. right on the heels saying you will not let people telecommute, she has something near her own office for her own child. i don'tch know, is she playing with fire? >> i'may all for not telecommuting. i tried it when i had a baby and it worked five minutes. melissa:

the story tonight from 7 news transportation reporter heathe heather. >> so far 32 bolt have broken andhere is a 10 million dollar retrofit planned for them. but there are about 2300 similar bolts elsewhere on the bridge including 4 24 at the base of the signature tower. 24 foot rod are like these removed from the bridge and taken to a cal-trans lab for testing. but those in the tower base are already encased in contract and inaccessible so unmostly clear how checked. >> i don't know the exact test. it's part of ongoing review and investigation and once we have all the results from that we will provide that information. >>reporter: cal tras says the that failed rods broke because of embrittled. a panel place from the goat now joined by the federal highway administration in checking cal-trans conclusions and testing plans. uc berkeley materials engineer specialize ins fracture mechanic and glad cal-trans asked federal investigators to join in. >> i think the oversight is important here i really do. it involves 2 or 3 agency and independent boards this is sufficiently important i think. t

that wasn't normal, and so i yelled at him, "heath, what's going on?" and he went like that. and i knew he was telling me something, so i came to the door, saw the officer and mr. shauntee struggling. at first i wasn't sure if it was horseplay or something, but it wasn't. it was real. and so i called for a signal ten. i could see it escalating. >> shauntee, come here! come here, come here! let me take care of the situation right here. calm down. don't do anything to yourself, okay? sit down, calm down. >> alanna shirk is a registered nurse on pendleton's 24-hour medical unit. >> you see things you're not going to see other places, but a lot of the kids are like him, you know. if you know how to deal with them, a lot of times if you treat them with respect, you'll get it back. not always, but it's just learning them. please. >> shauntee? >> take some breaths. i'll be right back. i'll be right back. >> i have been with him for a long time. i know when he's just playing or getting serious, and he was definitely serious. somebody could have really got hurt. he's strong. >> have a

heath center. >> hi. she. >> your thoughts. >> i am not surprised.hink that this jury did their jobs very, very seriously, and went through a 30-page verdict sheet step-by-step-by-step. their questions seemed to coincide with each page of the verdict sheet. i think that -- they considered baby c, which was one of the babies that was left after the judge threw out three of the counts. most specifically, the two different witnesses they asked be read back, specifically talked about baby. -- baby c. the jury took their came and came back with a true verdict. >> judge, there's a bigger issue here. and it has to do with how this particular political football is going to be tossed around now. >> i think you're right. you and i talked about this before. this may be -- correct me if i'm wrong -- the first first-degree murder trial. planned, plotted, heartless, cruel murder 0, to come out of abortion. so, the big picture is, is this going to affect abortions in the united states of america? is this going to send a message to other abortion doctors who may con

heath shuler, jim demint. to me, there's something really sad about this whole thing, which is, being a member of congress was once the thing you wanted to get to, was the major leagues, and now being a member of congress is the thing right before the thing you want to get to, the major leagues, which is any one of these much-more highly paid, influential positions. >> which is anything to make a lot of money, whether it's big pharmaor a hedge fund or wig nut welfare. and that part of it is bipartisan, because you -- >> that's my point! >> some of our lovely former democrats. >> but also, the feeling that, like, when you look at being a member of congress between calling for six hours a day and the fact that the washington feels completely broken and dysfunctional, particularly in congress, it's like, well, sure. >> it could be a rational decision. i'm not sure it's a totally rational decision on her part, because i'm not sure any of them have been, but, you know, she's going to have a lot of fun. >> and sarah

jack nicholson versus heath ledger. who do you think? >> i would have to go with heath ledger.i think he brought a realism to that character and made him a frightening character. the jac jack nicholson was fantastic, too, more over the top, but more of a caricature. >> my son asks to watch the christopher review superman serious when he's saving the helicopter. christopher reef as superman versus brandon ralph. he, of course, played in the 2006 batman or superman returns. then the new one who we haven't seen on camera, you got to see man of steel. >> that's one of the perqs of working at dc comics, sneak peeks at the movies. henry is awesome in the movie. very different from brandon and christopher. he's a man's man. very virile and completely yoked. a very fresh take on superman. >> you believe christopher reeves still? >> he holds a special place in my heart. i was 10 or 11 when the movie came out. i think, you know, miles will probably do the same thing after he sees man of steel. he'll run faster because the special effects are way over the top. you'll see super powers that

i had high heath hopes for holder but he committed far too many. al friend in hr says agree 100%.ace eric holder for the no wall street prosecutions and other inactions? >> four years is plenty of time. right? >> sure. yes. >> what the hell, blaine calling from kansas. what do you say? >> caller: i don't agree with you, bill. >> bill: okay. >> caller: but i think president obama does. in the sports world when the athletic director says that he has complete confidence in the football coach, that coach won't finish the season. >> sometimes, but i think in this case, president obama meant it literally and meant it seriously. i don't think he has any plans to replace him. unfortunately. do you? i think he will wait a couple of months >> bill: joey from chicago. agree with me call >> caller: i concur with you. when you are right, you are right. in 1988, ronald reagan, people went to jail. >> bill: yeah. absolutely. we got nothing. we got bumpcuskus out of this which was a lot bigger scandal than that one. >> this is "the bill press show." >> connect with the bill press show on twitter.

now heath got a person in front of him -- he's got a person in front of him. they all got in trouble. because if he'd have killed that kid, the mission would have been paramount, but he congress do it because it was just a kid, it wasn't a hajjy or a towelhead, and i think that's the way it's done. it's just, i mean, i thinkst the imper tough that we understand that. i think if you're able to kill people, i think you're a psychopath or a sociopath. i wanted to address the young man who says he wants to become a chaplain. i always felt it difficult when i was sort of a young man and say how in the world can these chaplains come and talk to me about god when one of the ten commandments is thou shall not kill. and i'm remined of a story that's happened to me and almost everybody in this room, but this is the way it happened to me. we had a really important football game against north -- [inaudible] and there was none of this nonsense about we pray be, oh, nobody gets hurt and we do our best. he world come in there and say, god, let us beat the other team because

right now, heath is being held at juvenile facility.l the process of getting a mold. >> the state senate has passed a series of bills aimed at reducing the chance of mass shootings. a total of seven bills moved to the assembly yesterday it would expand the list of people who are prohibited from owning a firearm and require permits and a fee would find ammunition. upon as those say that the measures will not keep weapons out of hands of people. >> people in san jose are learning how to look out for themselves after a violent weekend. a meeting was lsi with police, city council members, and residents to discuss ongoing crime problem in central said. three people were gunned down within hours of each other over memorial day. neighbors were briefed on how to protect themselves from danger and how they are urged to work together to report crimes. >> alameda police captain paul rolleri will service in term chief of the the city's police department's starting this weekend justice chief michael of noonan retires. noonan searched on a force for

nice to you're heath. >> yes. >> when did you graduate high school?om troy university with a master's in computers science. >> how old? >> 17. >> did you feel, what am i doing on campus with all these young adults? >> it's normal for me. my three older sisters did the same thing. >> you are? >> serena. >> when did you graduate? >> 12. >> he beat my record. >> congratulations. that's an interesting rivalry. so you go to college. where did you go? >> huntington college as well. >> what are you doing now? >> i just graduated from medical school last weekend in georgia, from georgia pcom. >> wow. through medical school already. you want to be -- >> a physician in the military. i'm in the navy as well. >> kip, you were in the military? >> retired air force. >> could you tell me what you do and as you talk to your friends what are you doing that they are not doing? >> what am i doing? >> in school, home. taking math 9, english, geometry. >> we did all those things but at our own pace. rather than a class of 30 we were a class of 3. we did it at our own pace

their names are nichole heath, madison fox, haley barnett, richard, and john landis.urs to each of you for help to me and congratulations. [applause] each of you has had your own particular challenges as you have gone through your education that you had to deal with. this week i received a letter from a graduate. in the letter she shared her challenges and accomplishments and i want to share that letter with you tonight. dear congressman, i am a 38- year-old african-american woman who grew up in the deep south. soon i will be a first- generation college graduate. my mother spent her entire childhood on government assistance and she did not even finish high school. she did, however, received a ged. fortunately, past is not always prologue. through hard work as a single parent, she kept her children clothed, fed, and secure. such that we might have the opportunity to use our own sweat and tears to shape our futures. having left full-time employment to a half years ago to finish my bachelors degree, i have maintained a 4.0 gpa. and i will be starting a phd program this f

here to help you avoid breaking the bank when you travel over the weekend is retail analyst a heath a >> right. well, part of the reason why gasoline, you want to conserve on that gasoline is that when you have it in the sunlight, it actually starts evaporating and you have to fill up your tank even more. you might want to go out and travel a lot. you want to go ahead and conserve that gasoline. also, those -- i don't drive in the city. but when i am out of city, i tend to fill up a lot more. when you start doing that, it actually deters from the actual fill-up on the tank. what they say to do, experts say it's to fill it up once and then when you're starting to hit the empty mark, go back and fill it up again. >> really? >> also -- >> yes. >> i would think -- >> keep the air conditioning down. >> this is something my dad taught me. dad if you're watching, this is a mistake he wanted to make. >> he always wanted to top off the tank. do the mini fill-ups. we're here to get a bathroom break. we might as well fill up again. that's a bad move? >> it ends up costing you more to keep doing

recently in 2006 -- about seven years ago in a rapanas decision -- the supreme court considered heath the army corps of engineers properly determined wet lands in michigan as being in -- quote -- "waters of the united states." now, although the court determined that the corps viewed its authority under the act too broadly, a majority of the justices still quo not come to a precise agreement into what waters of the u.s. means exactly. so they agreed about what it didn't mean in the context of that case, that the corps had gone too far afield, but they didn't clearly agree on exactly what it meant. more recently, justice alito in the sackette case, observed that the reach of the clean water act remains "notoriously unclear. "now, although justice alito and others have called on congress to examine the clean water act statutory language to make it precise, to clear up the confusion, he also noted that e.p.a. -- quote -- "has not seen fit to promulgate a rule providing a clear and sufficiently lomented definition of the phrase" -- that trays being "the waters of the united states. "instea