an interior department of investigation blamed the epa for not checking to see if pressure built up in the mine. >>> fewer drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of marijuana in 2015 says the colorado state patrol. csp started tracking marijuana-related driving offenses in 2014. troopers issued more than 4500 influence of drugs or alcohol last year. of those, about 15% or 665 citations were specifically for marijuana. csp says the 1.3% dropped from 2014. >>> the 2 democrat prez delg candidates will be in-- presidential candidate will be in colorado saturday. before the dinner sanders will hold a rally at the colorado convention center, doors open at 3:00, it is free, tickets aren't required though encouraged to rspp online. >>> -- rsvp online. >>> clinton is expected to meet in boulder thursday and friday. their visits come more than 2 weeks ahead of colorado's democrat caucus. march 1. clinton and sanders debate tonight before super tuesday in milwaukee. that begins at 7:00 on pbs. >>> a chance discovery is in the comanche grass lands in colorado, 92 million years ago i

he's worked for the department of interior since 1993. of leavitt's office in boulder city being raided as agents take out items from inside the government building. we did not find anyone there who would talk to us about what's happening there. and agents were also at another this one belonging the ll bradford cpa firm... fbi agents on site told 8 news now that this raid is connected investigation. coming up at 5, a neighbors reaction to what happened here this morning...and our i-team's george knapp will connect the pieces of the puzzle in this ongoing investigation back to you. ((denise valdez)) have we tried house? ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) we did see someone leave...and our crew went up and knocked on the door...but no one answered. authorities also told us to stay off the premises. /// toss to weather >peak gusts today up to 70 in the mountains and 60's in some areas this morning between 10 a-m to 1 p-m today. highest in kyle canyon and red rock. summerlin at 60 even later doay with high gusts in centennial hills and nellis. henderson

historic preservation commission and the consumer spending for the materials for the library and interior department interior grant for $35,000 and cost insured with the proposal of $500,000 for hearing and transportation services and then our grants budget next year p da from $600,000 from transports and caltrain for sustainable transportation and submit friends of city planning grant is coffer a wide variety of projects like the library resources, the poet p grant for $35,000 and then in 2017-2018 the streetscape grant if epa. >> and then goph going over the staffing the biggest division in the department is current planning that includes the historic preservation commission the division did that processed all the permits and planning application long-term planning and the environmental planning and zoning compliance this is the high-level view the departmental work program with the detail provided in the staff report that was provided you the current planning division will propose to there by 7 position citywide actually, one new position a position we received last year environmental planning ha

this morning, the fbi's public corruption squad, the irs and the department of interior's office of inspector general's office simultaneously converged on three local targets. an office building on sunset near durango.... a home in henderson off college and us- 95... and the department of interior's bureau of reclamation office in boulder city. we have team coverage with fox5's les krifaton and ophelia young... to explain the connection between the three locations-- and the reason why investigators were there. we begin with les in henderson. this is the home of the financial management director of the bureau of reclamation. law enforcement including the fbi and the internal revenue service raided this home looking for evidence into what may relate to an audit involving the

this morning, the fbi's public corruption squad, the irs and the department of interior's office of inspector general's office simultaneously converged on three local targets. an office building on sunset near durango.... a home in henderson off college and us- 95... and the department of interior's bureau of reclamation office in boulder city. we have team coverage with fox5's les krifaton and ophelia young... to explain the connection between the three locations-- and the reason why investigators were there. we begin with les in henderson. this is the home of the financial management director of the bureau of reclamation. law enforcement including the fbi and the internal revenue service raided this home looking for evidence into what may relate to an audit involving the this was the scene thursday morning outside the home of fredrick leavitt, the financial management director of the bureau of reclamation. he also holds titles as the accountant for the department besides the one here. we spoke with people inside those homes. one person we talked to around the corner from this home said they

incorporate input not only committees of jurisdiction in both chambers but also from the department of interior, the department of justice, tribal organizations and individual indian tribes. the congressional budget office has founded h.r. 812 would not affect the federal government's overall costs. i would also point out that h.r. 812 is a voluntary program intended to provide tribes with new flexibility to promote economic development. where tribes do not -- are not willing or unable to take on these responsibilities, they will not have to. h.r. 812 is just one aspect in a larger conversation on improving the management of tribal trust assets. if enacted into law, this bill would be an important step in providing tribes with the autonomy they need to manage their assets and spur economic growth in their communities. chairman mcclintock, i want to thank you and your committee and chairman bishop and young and the staff of -- for their work on this bill. you have held two hearings and graciously taken input from tribes and the administration which is why we are here today with this legislation.

an accountant with the us department of interior... leavitt is also a director of ll bradford cpas... we've found out - he is also the director of vestin, a realty mortgage company and board member of vestin groups - that company is located on the second floor of the same "do you know if the companies on the second and 3rd floor are connected i believe its goign on on the 3rd floor i dont know what the relation would be to anything on the second floor so you dont think theres anything on the 2nd floor all the commotion is on the 3rd. as far as i know yes." fox 5 also walked into vestin's office on the 2nd floor - the receptionist had no knowledge of a raid as of early afternoon.... but in calls to the office another worker told us they had no comment. only a couple cop cars remaining as of when we were this afternoon. we saw a few cops back and forth from their cars but i didnt see them documents out reporting live. we also called the bureau of comment-- but were referred to the just four months after an fire ripped apart an east las v

when he is president he will try to inform the interior department and the bureau of indian affairs, not with complete success. lee does not care about indian s and does not like catholics much. grant kind of likes everybody, almost. their politics, they are wigs, which means they are left of center. the military is the biggest single expenditure of federal dollars. the army is very interested in which will spend money to keep the army up-to-date. they both have a strong union attachment. i think lee is more politically aware than grant, certainly in the early days. perhaps later as well. though interestingly neither ever voted. with one exception. in that era to vote in a presidential election you had a vote in your home county. army officers were always off on post somewhere else. lee was never in his home county to vote. grant was not, either. the only voted once i know of and that was after he left the army in the election of 1856 in which he voted for the democrat james buchanan because he was not sure. he thought this the republican party might be too radical and it might be to

. >> department of interior. >> that's not fair! >> why? s my choice. >> department of interior. you get all the national parks and you also could help restore balance to federal land use and for coal country. >> see, i would just like to tell everybody that i'm a park ranger. >> you want an outfit? >> yes, i'd wear it every day. >> could the park police please send him one of those green outfits? >> the best job in a cabinet would be the treasury secretary because you're so close to the president. is that accurate? >> right next door. >> right next door. that's what i hear. maybe that would be the one. >> hm. >> i like it. secretary of education. >> why am i getting the sad face? >> because it's near and dear to my heart. you're a hot mess, greg. no, i think it's a great equalizer. i think i could save america's kids. >> that is liberal. >> national security adviser. i want to be in charge of isis. >> there you go. >> and i wouldn't even sleep. >> they might give up. if you were appointed, they might say, we're done here. you just do the re

historic preservation commission and the consumer spending for the materials for the library and interior departmentth the proposal of $500,000 for hearing and transportation services and then our grants budget next year p da from $600,000 from transports and caltrain for sustainable transportation and submit friends of city planning grant is coffer a wide variety of projects like the library resources, the poet p grant for $35,000 and then in 2017-2018 the streetscape grant if epa. >> and then goph going over the staffing the biggest division in the department is current planning that includes the historic preservation commission the division did that processed all the permits and planning application long-term planning and the environmental planning and zoning compliance this is the high-level view the departmental work program with the detail provided in the staff report that was provided you the current planning division will propose to there by 7 position citywide actually, one new position a position we received last year environmental planning has requested a new position in zoning and severa

and the department of interior's bureau of reclamation office in boulder city. the home belongs to rick zaffarese-leavitt. he's also linked to the other two offices. leavitt is the director of the bureau of reclamation. according to the review journal.. committee that oversaw a one million dollar audit of the hoover dam contract. ll bradford and company was in charge of that audit.. fbi agents raided that company's office today. we're still trying to piece together what the f-b-i is looking for. when we called, they simply confirmed they were investigating, but wouldn't give us details. at least a half a dozen local law enforcement cars were in front of leavitt's home today. we also talked to the bureau of reclamation, and ll bradford. they would not comment on today's raids. a house caught fire for the second time in four months. and that's not the only strange twist in this case. this house near lamb became a murder scene. police say home on fire, killing mario jimenez. other family members escaped after being burned and bound. a child was also pulled from the

historic preservation commission and the consumer spending for the materials for the library and interior departmentior grant for $35,000 and cost insured with the proposal of $500,000 for hearing and transportation services and then our grants budget next year p da from $600,000 from transports and caltrain for sustainable transportation and submit friends of city planning grant is coffer a wide variety of projects like the library resources, the poet p grant for $35,000 and then in 2017-2018 the streetscape grant if epa. >> and then goph going over the staffing the biggest division in the department is current planning that includes the historic preservation commission the division did that processed all the permits and planning application long-term planning and the environmental planning and zoning compliance this is the high-level view the departmental work program with the detail provided in the staff report that was provided you the current planning division will propose to there by 7 position citywide actually, one new position a position we received last year environmental planning has requ

and the third raid went down at the department of interior's bureau of reclamation office in boulder city. the home belongs to rick zaffarese-leavitt. he's also linked to the other two offices. leavitt is the director of the bureau of reclamation. according to the review journal.. he was on a committee that oversaw a one million dollar audit of the hoover dam company was in charge of that audit.. fbi agents raided that company's office yesterday. we're still trying to piece together what the f-b-i is looking for. when we called, they simply confirmed they were investigating, but wouldn't give us details. at least a half a dozen local law enforcement cars were in front of leavitt's home yesterday. we also talked to the bureau of reclamation, and ll bradford. they would not comment on the raids. the daytona 500 marks the start to nascar season -- and the lineup is now set. qualifying races took place thursday night... defending sprint cup champ and las vegas local, kyle busch won one of the races. dale earnhardt jr, matt kenseth and chase elliot won the other 3... but then kenseth was

if you look at what the interior department does, they decide where oil companies canon cannot drillt the regulations look like. that brings me to the environmental protection agency. through their regulations on anything from emissions from oil they have climate change regulations and others on traditional pollutants such as the smog forming compounds. the epa under obama has been much more aggressive. those regulations are one of the things that have been driving this transformation in our electric power system. around,bring it back you've got the biggest partisan disputes over the environmental protection agency regulations. almost all republicans say the epa should not impose carbon dioxide regulations and almost every democrat says they should be. we have the supreme court weighing in as well. guest: should be higher or lower? it's a more fundamental question of should the regulations exist at all. it's been a heck of a couple of weeks. policy are climate these epa regulations that require the electric power sector, it's been happening already. this keeps pushing it. there is a

senator murkowski is my chairman of the interior department appropriations subcommittee and she's always trying to find a way for us to work together to move that appropriations bill forward. and i think the same thing is very true of senator cantwell's very good leadership on the energy committee. they both had a very tough job and they've crafted an energy bill that i believe moves us forward. this legislation isn't perfect but it is bipartisan and it's moving us in the right direction. i'm pleased that my bill, the small energy and water efficiency act, was included in this legislation. all too often treated water is lost. a lot of it is wasted because of leaks and broken pipes. my state and many states have had historic droughts. we need every drop of water we can can get. we can't afford leaking pipes. we have to do better and we can do better. this bill supports federal pilot projects to develop water and energy efficiency technology. we can create a smart grid of technology to detect leaks in pipes even before they happen. this is critical to communities all across our nation. sav

department of interior's bureau of reclamation office in boulder city. the home belongs to rick zaffarese-leavitt. he's also linked to the other two offices. leavitt is the director of the bureau of reclamation. according to the review journal.. he was on a committee that oversaw a one million dollar audit of the hoover dam contract. ll bradford and company was in charge of that audit.. fbi agents raided that company's office yesterday. we're still trying looking for. when we called, they simply confirmed they were investigating, but wouldn't give us details. at least a half a dozen local law enforcement cars were in front of leavitt's home yesterday. we also talked to the bureau of reclamation, and ll bradford. they also would not comment on the raids. rancher cliven bundy is headed back to nevada... to face his 16 count indictment. bundy was supposed to appear in a portland courtroom for a preliminary hearing today, but that got canceled. the rancher was indicted on wednesday, on charges related to the 2014 armed standoff against fedreal officials. he

metro intelligence detectives, and the office of the inspector geneal for the department of the interior fanned out to serve search warrants at three locations. one location was the regional office of the bureau of this is the office that manages the hoover dam. law enforcment sources indicate that one focus of this probe is a contract to manage the sale of electricity from the dam. the 30 year contract expires in 2017 so an audit committee was set up to review the operation. the contract to conduct that audit was worth about a million dollars. the person who chaired that audit committee worked in this same bureau office..... his name is frederick leavitt, but he goes by rick. this is his home in henderson and it too was visited by agents this morning. they were seen carting material out of the house. leavitt has worked for the bureau of reclamation since 1993 but he also runs an accounting firm out of his home. presumably, he would have had a lot of influence over which company landed the million dollar contract to audit the dam.....what's the name of that company?... ((sorry you can't

martelly announced his departure plan at an event to inaugurate a new department of interior headquarters built after the january 2010 earthquake. haiti's constitution requires martelly to leave office this choose the next president were cancelled last month when the opposition candidate threatened to boycott the vote and protests turned violent. panama's health authorities have confirmed that as of yesterday 50 people have been infected by the zika virus. panama's ministry of health along with local government is conducting an aggressive campaign to contain the spread of the virus. blood samples are now routinely taken from peopleto a facility in panama city to be analyzed. the director of the institute warned that there are probably many more people with the virus, but since they displayed no symptoms, or the symptoms were mild, they saw no need to visit a doctor. the tiny south pacific kingdom of tonga is also battling the zika virus. country officials say five people are positive for the virus - while another 265 people may have it. the world health organization this week declared the

hunting that's the big issue. announcer: david hayes is a former deputy secretary for the department of the interior, and for 6 years oversaw the us fish and wildlife service and its duties in regulating the import of sport-hunted trophies under the clinton and obama administrations. david: if the funding that is used for sport hunting is then plowed back into protection of the habitat, then that can be a net benefit. bigad: have you found that money is always going to where it's intended to? david: well, that's a major question. it's tough because there's some fish and wildlife biologists sitting here in the united states, making decisions about what's going on over in africa. announcer: hayes says poachers capitalize on the limited oversight by routinely using sport hunting as a front to be able to kill wildlife and sell it on the black market. last year, the us government banned sport-hunted elephant trophies from zimbabwe and tanzania. david: it made that decision in part because they couldn't tell where the money was going. there was no sport hunting involved. it was essentially a massacre of e

is involved along with the i-r-s, metro, and the office of the inspector general for the department of the interior./// ((paula francis)) > jailed rancher cliven bundy will return to nevada to face federal charges. bundy waived an identity hearing in oregon today and requested a preliminary hearing for tomorrow. the government in turn requested a cancellation of that hearing and an order of commitment directing u-s marshals to transport bundy back to nevada. bundy's attorney did not object to the request. yesterday, a grand jury in against bundy relating to the 20-14 standoff with b-l-m officers in bunkerville. he, along with others, face several charges./// ((dave courvoisier)) > authorities are calling it a crime of opportunity. auto thefts are on the rise across the valley according to metro police. 8 news now's mauricio marin spent the day with police to find out how drivers are making it easy for criminals. ((mauricio marin)) metro police are working to tackle an increasing problem in the ((sgt. fred haas/metro police: "instead of waiting until it becomes a bigger problem we want to address an

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us department of the interior will use 18 million-dollar donation to give the lincoln memorial all aift over the next four years. they'll fix the marble, clean the memorial, give visitors inside look as to how it was built almost 100 years ago. the monument will stay open during these renovations. >>> pope francis continues his visit in mexico. today he'll visit, celebrate, mass, at town notorious for drug violence. during yesterday's meeting with families, a teenager told the pope about his struggles with muscular dystrophy. pope also gave the homily in three indigenous languages in front of 100,000 person crowd. the pope wraps up his five day visit to mexico tomorrow evening. >> if diamonds are forever there is a big old chunk right there, 400 karat diamond. it was just recently discovered in the african country of and goal a just beautiful. to give you an idea how big this is, about the lent after credit cardsment experts say it is virtually flawless. the company that found the diamond says it is entirely transparent, that makes it quite valuable, and rather rare. it could be wort

is involved along with the i-r-s, metro, and the office of the inspector general for the department of the interior ((brian loftus)) fbi spokeswoman bridget pappas said no arrests were made, and none were immediately expected. ./// ((brian loftus)) > honoring a supreme court justice. ((kirsten joyce)) the controversy brewing.. of antonin scalia's funeral.. flores: i was raised by my father. my mother left my family when i was 9 years old. things really went from bad to worse for me. this isn't just about numbers, this is about real lives. this is a system that isn't working for the everyday person. it's one of the reasons why i decided to endorse bernie sanders. nevadans are looking for people who are willing to think big, and that's exactly what bernie sanders is doing. sanders: i'm bernie sanders > we're following breaking news this morning... where three people were shot near the cosmopolitan...j ust west of the strip two of those people have died. ((kirsten joyce)) michael stevens is live.. right outside the cosmpolitan. michael... 2 people were killed in a shooting on the strip. suspects are o

and the department of interior's bureau of reclamation office in boulder city. the home belongs to rick zaffarese-leavitt. he's also linked to the other two offices. leavitt is the director of the bureau of reclamation. according to the review journal.. he was on a committee that oversaw a one million dollar audit of the hoover dam contract. ll bradford and company was in charge of that audit.. fbi agents raided that company's office today. what the f-b-i is looking for. when we called, they simply confirmed they were investigating, but wouldn't give us details. at least a half a dozen local law enforcement cars were in front of leavitt's home today. we also talked to the bureau of reclamation, and l-l bradford. they would not comment on today's raids. the first in the west caucus... takes place right here in nevada this saturday. but a lot of voters are still confused or intimidated by the caucus process. tonight... we clear up all of that for you... so by the democratic and republican caucuses... you'll be ready to have your voice heard. they fought for our ri

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presidents a new home where they will be appreciated. 3whit the lincoln memorial the us department of the interior says a recent 18 and a half million dollar donation will be used to repair and restore the memorial in washington. work will include fixing brick and marble masonry.. memorial cleaning.. and the addition of education and research areas. the donation is part of a 350 million dollar fundraising effort by the national park service. the memorial first opened to the public in 1922. 3whit this morning we're tracking the latest on the road conditions...pattie mona kosar abdi is out and about in lynchburg with the latest on the road conditions....mona live u live in lynchburg, mona kosar abdi, abc13 news. 3pattie still to come on 3good morning virginia... we aren't the only ones dealing with rough weather... a look at what the rest of and... 3 3***a winter storm warning remains active until noon today***our wintry mix will transition to all rain for the morning as temperatures continue to climb. the rain will be heavy at times. some areas could pick up 1" with locally higher amounts. please b

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we have to put this back exactly like it was according to the department of interior standards of rehabilitation and that's a book about as thick as the phone book. book.but at least the call for help is being answered.the sign here says rabbit hash has survived the whims of both nature and man.add one more whim to rise above. above. it feels like you're coming home when you walk through the general store. store. and the hope is to have a dedication ceremony in about a year for what they're calling a new- old general store. jordan burgess. the now cincinnati. cincinnati. along with money... the historical society says it already has donations of old houses that will be needed to rebuild the store. we new information to tell you about a deadly crash in ft. thomas on i-471.you saw this breaking at the start of the now cincinnati monday. monday.we can now tell you the names of those involved.police say amanda thomas is in critical condition in the hospital after that crash.as is a seven month old baby boy. another person, billy jones, was inside their car and is expected to survive.michael gilliam

the report details how the epa and department of interior were inaccurate and misleading in their conflicting accounts of the spill. last week the epa said the spill released 880,000 pounds of toxic metals last month. new mexico announced its intent to sue the epa over the spill. lauren: investors have been dumping bank stocks recently but ceo of jpmorgan chase is a buyer. jamie dimon scooping up 500,000 shares of his firms shares according to regulatory filing that was for more than $26 million. jpmorgan shares rising more than 3% after hours on the news. dimon's news is seen as a show of confidence in his company. investors have been anxious over plunging oil prices an financial health of european banks. nicole: two billionaire activists who have been pushing for a break-up aig have gotten seats at the company's board. carl icahn and hedge fund manager john paul send dropping their public fight with the insurer with exchange for two seats. it ends threat of proxy battle after four months of bitter debate between aig and activists. icahn continues to believe aig would be better off as a smal

is involved along with the i-r-s, metro, and the office of the inspector general for the department of the interior ((kirsten joyce)) fbi spokeswoman bridget pappas said no arrests were made, and none were immediately expected./// sherry how's the weather today? sherry swensk palm trees around this morning ... with the sun hiding behind some high clouds for now. and thankfully those crazy winds have calmed down from yesterday... when they cranked across southern nevada up to 60 mph in the valley and over 70 mph in the mountains. ............ sunrise before 6:30 a.m. now... and sunset getting closer to 5:30 p.m. ............. temps are cooler this morning and dropped back into the upper 60s for highs so a nice break from the extra warmth, but it won't last long. right now we have neighborhoods in the 40s so you will likely need some long sleeves, a light jacket if you're going to be outside for while this morning. ....................... get ready for another warm- up as we rebound from that little winter storm. we'll warm right back up to low 70s today... and continue warming up as the weekend come

in addition, the bill allows the department of interior to designate hunting access corridors throughout our national parks so that sports men and women can access adjacent federal lands to hunt and fish. the package also protect second amendment rights and the use for additional ammunition and tackle. it defends law-abiding individuals constitutional right to keep and bear arms on lands managed by the army corps of engineers and ensures that hunters are not burdened by outdated laws, preventing bows and cross bows from being transported across national parks. finally, the package prevents the implementation of onerous constraints by the u.s. fish and wildlife service on lawfully possessed domestic ivory products and eliminates red tape associated with the importation of 41 lawfully harvested polar bear hunting trophies. this important legislation will sustain america's rich hunting traditions for responsible outdoor sporting activities and help ensure that the future generations of men and women are able to enjoy the sporting activities our country has to offer and what we hold near and

would remain here until 1849 when they are transferred not to the epartment of state but the department of interior which is rather an odd place. like to appreciate these guys dge that think seriously about how we are going to do this. must and nation that -- indian land with as nt to do that much justice, fairness and honor as we can do. sets up, i think, one of the of the l contradictions united states indian policy. there ill be expansion, must be expansion, but we will do that honorably and we will do with the paoeeople whose lands we will take. i don't think this is crocodile tears. wrestled with this for a long time. -- their gel is to treat goal is to treat indians justly fairly and try to develop a and policy that is systematic, rderly, not accompanied by bloodshed and mayhem if possible. make just ands to fair treaties with agendas by with of course indians give up their land. agreeentually, hopefully, to live like americans. the problem comes, of course, thanks.e indians say no then what do you do? and then your choices are limited. his, i think, exemplifies location of the northwest terr

also work with my colleagues to maintain open communications with the department of the interior to ensure the money is spent wisely and achieves our shared goal of ensuring the memorial remains a spot of peace to millions of americans every day. i ask my colleagues to support this bill and provide the recognition this memorial deserves. i thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. >> i want to recognize representative nadler and thank him for this support in this process. i yield three minutes to the gentleman from new york, mr. donovan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. donovan: mr. speaker, this september 11 -- 15 years ago this september 11, our country suffered the most deadly attack since its birth. terrorists chose the twin towers because they stood proud and they stood tall. they stood as symbols of the raw power of a people free to pursue their dreams, to live their values and to practice nair faith. when the towers fell, they took americans -- practice

i'll just mention one that comes to my mind, and that's working with your department of interior, sally during the federal shutdown, we were able to work together, communicate, and collaborate, and open up the five national parks in utah to the benefit of the people of utah and americans, and people -- really, world travelers overall. so again, an effort of communication and cooperation, which i think is a great success. i do harken back to a failure, maybe an epic failure, of lack of communication on a previous administration, where a national monument was designated in utah -- larger than the state of delaware, two and a half times larger than rhode island. v.p. biden: [indiscernable] [laughter] gov. herbert: still, the vice president made a little -- pres. obama: where's jack? [laughter] gov. herbert: at any rate, the problem was that governor mike leavitt found out about that designation by reading the "washington post." that was the other side of the coin of not good communication. i expect all governors have got successes and probably where we could do better. and so my question t