we've been speaking with david rosenfield, white-collar criminal defense attorney at herrick, feinstein. >> tom: the obama administration today moved to block the controversial keystone x.l. pipeline. it would have brought oil from canada to the gulf of mexico. republicans called the decision a job killer, while environmentalists applded the protection of water supplies along the pipeline route. darren gersh reports from washington. >> reporter: the white house blamed the decision to block the keystone pipeline on what it called an arbitrary deadline for approval forced by congressional republicans. >> the republicans put in jeopardy a process that should be immune from politics. >> reporter: oil producers blasted the president for caving in to pressure from environmentalists, and republican congressional leaders promised to keep pushing for the pipeline. >> the american people are still asking the question, where are the jobs? and here the president's got an opportunity to create 20,000 direct jobs and over 100,000 indirect jobs, and he says no. >> reporter: most analysts expect the ke