i get the argument for the keystone pipeline. he pipeline is -- business as usual. we use fossil fuels. we continue to use them. we need to transport them. but the time for business as usual has passed. we cannot afford 40 more years of dirty energy. we cannot afford the drought's and the disasters. mars -- most of all, we cannot afford not to build a cheaper, cleaner, more secure energy system. look, investment is about analysis and timing. we are always asking the question -- why is today different from the other day before this? it is different because it is time now for the first time to look comprehensively. we have to consider all the costs and ask ourselves if this pipeline helps us or helps a few narrow interests? look, we're americans. we have never been scared to look at the facts. we have never run away when things are hard. someday we will be too scared to face the facts. someday we will not answer the bell when it rings for us. but not today. today we absolutely have to stand up and face the truth. today we have to da

going to defer to corporate interests let me ask this is it possible for him to both support the keystone pipeline but also support clean energy is there are those two just fundamentally against each other to the montreux of the pipeline movement the keystone protest has really been all pipelines all the and all oil peaks i mean there's no way to have a sustainable pipeline and there's no way to have a sustainable energy policy that's built on policies like this and addition to other issues like fracking in mountaintop removal i really. it's the breath of environmental destruction that's going on right now in the name of energy and so it's up to obama to change course you know a lot of proponents for this for this keystone x.l. pipeline have brought up different things that you know are benefits for the u.s. in the short term it would bring down oil prices right now we're seeing oil prices gas prices anyway rise a thirteen percent in one month to an average of three dollars and seventy three cents per gallon across the nation they also say it'll bring jobs and infrastructure into the u.s. at a muc

no keystone pipeline. no keystone pipeline. no keystone pipeline. no keystone pipeline. come on. no keystone pipeline. come on. no keystone pipeline. >> oh, yeah. make some noise! "s.o.s." by sting] >> thank year, thank you, thank you. it's a lot will warm. they say where we are right now is at least 30,000 strong. let me say this as we get started. right here, not too far away of the lincoln memorial, dr. king -- 50 years ago -- yes. august 20th, 1963, they marched for jobs and freedom. they marched for equality. they marched so we could come together as black-and-white, brown, yellow, red, male, female, straight, gave we could all come together account as united. united against what appe? this rally it 50 years later is as important of not more important than the rally them. while they were fighting for quality, we're fighting for existence. so that in 2063, but years from now, they will look back door and this rally and they will see you up front, you in the back, you over here. if we succeed, this pipeline does not exist and they will look back and say, thank you. we have com

will be joined actress and activist daryl hannah who was arrested in texas protesting the xl keystone pipeline and she went to jail yesterday in washington, d.c. for protesting the same pipeline. stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> back in 2009, musicians and celebrities from around the world released this reworked version ahead of the u.n. climate talks in copenhagen. for those listing on the radio, go to democracynow.org to check out the music video. daryl hannah is an actress and activist, was arrested last year in texas for protesting the keystone xl pipeline. yesterday she joined 47 others, including julian bond, the former chair of the naacp, leading civil-rights activist robert kennedy jr., attorney, michael brune who is the head of the sierra club, in getting arrested once again, this time in front of the white house. daryl hannah welcome back to "democracy now!" why did you get arrested again over this issue? >> unfortunately, this lethal beast does not seem to go away. also, the southern leg of the keystone pipeline is already being put in the ground as we speak, so as i would like to b

to protest the keystone x.l. pipeline they hope president obama blocks the plan but will he disappoint his liberal environmentalist base we'll ask that question coming up. it's monday february eighteenth five pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. . harsh words coming from afghan president hamid karzai today enough is enough in the wake of an airstrike that left ten civilians dead last week president karzai has issued a decree banning afghan security forces from requesting international air strikes during operations in residential areas for quite some time now nato and afghan security forces have teamed up to conduct counterterrorism operations that relied heavily on these airstrikes but it appears those days are over in his decree president karzai said quote our india s. in their own country calls foreigners to assist them and bombard a four or five al qaeda or taliban members it is very regrettable to hear this you are representing afghan pride how do you call for an airstrike from foreigners on

he should have come out for the keystone pipeline. do you think the energy department should be a hedge fund portfolio of all these companies they own? that's what austan goolsbe is saying. >> i love austan but i think he's wrong here. i think if they want to be v.c. guy, they should be real v.c. guys and get out in the marketplace and do that. in the 70s everyone was saying the japanese, they're the way to go, let's follow them, they have all this central planning, look at their economy. then it all collapsed and they've been in a recession basically for 25 years. >> i'm not even going to do the hedge fund thing. i just want to know why it's the government's job to throw money at specific industries and specific companies. and i'm going to even add manufacturing. much as i'd like to see a manufacturing renaissance, he wants to throw money at manufacturing. we don't know that's going to be the industry of the future, only the marketplace knows. >> he certainly doesn't know. i think his state of the union wasn't a socialist manifesto,

second of all, the product of the keystone pipeline is destined for export, how does that improve u.snational security? it doesn't. particularly you look at the increased levels of chinese national government investment in production, by 2020 under the direct control of the chinese government will be under the control of nearly a million barrels of production every day. sandra: rick, i want you to get in and respond to this. >> i think those are exceptions, but based on what he said, let's take down a list. oil is going to go to houston, which will refine the level. some of it could be exported, most of it will be used here. it will take several years to build, five thousands and thousands of jobs positive for the economy, just in pennsylvania and north dakota alone. it is huge. obama has given us sort of a true balloon. he did say he was going to, if the oil pipeline is approved, he would give the olive branch to the environmentalist to get energy research and development dollars out of the texas. the oil and gas industry is the second-largest payer behind the federal income tax. san

they may must not know what the keystone pipeline is.ow we are a dependent on the middle east for a certain portion of the oil that we do consume in this country. eric, if we don't use it it will go someplace else. the smart thing would be to get this done. >> eric: question whether president obama saw supply and demand curve. more supply, pricing down, right? >> pricing down and people's lives improve. daryl hannah has been arrested six times in the last couple years for violating other people's rights. the pipeline violates no one rights. it helps us, fossil fuels power our modern rule. they help us in every regard and those that oppose them and protest them and get governments to move against them, they love nature and hate human beings and they do a disservice to all of us. >> eric: we'll go to julie, you agree with the pipeline? >> i don't know if he is against the pipeline. i actually think its good thing to create jobs. i don't necessarily think it's going to affect demand, as soon as this comes through, opec turns on the spigot a

to accompany this kind of action direct action when you're talking about something like the keystone pipeline that's here which you say. people are increasingly committed to doing what it takes to stop the pipeline if that means you know laying down our bodies and civil disobedience we are prepared to do that and i think it's really important that we conduct civil disobedience not just in the streets we must be prepared to conduct civil disobedience in the voting booth and actually put our values ahead of our fears in the voting booth i really like also what you said. i like her that she has a vote because it was great she is super passionate about this issue since super positive about civil disobedience and also what i thought was really interesting is how many indigenous people were there representing their communities who are going to be directly adversely affected by the pipeline talking about the their health the earth our mother earth and really how they need to lie their bodies down to prevent this from happening absolutely was very strong as there was a lot of amazing speeches that ha

they are worried that keystone pipeline would increase global warming.test on one of the coldest day of the year. up with threatened to use any means necessary to stop the pipeline from happening. listen. >> we will dismantle the pipeline. we would like for any means necessary for the pipeline to not be built. whether it means strike through workers or any means necessary. >> you are not endorsing dismantling physically violation of the law or ecoterrorism, are you? >> it depends on the circumstances. by my means necessary. we would support it. >> dana: i think he means business. eric, can you explain why the increase 33 days in a row? why people, why -- >> eric: cool, that guy. >> greg: any means necessary. he will call his dad for more mup for rent. >> dana: it was freezing, wind chill, minus 20. you have to hand it to them. they are dedicated even if misguided. >> eric: there will two occasion they dade global warming cancel and had to be canceled. one time for cold and one for snow. keystone pipeline with 600, 700, 800-barrels of crude oil to houston

an extension of the original keystone pipeline.ocal sierra club says this is an important step in curbing carbon emissions. the sierra club says there were 25 other similar rallies across the country. one of which in washington d-c. where tens of thousands held signs and marched on the national mall. michelle myers with the says. the president needs to act fast. the sierra club says the entire keystone pipeline project costs roughly 12- billion dollars. in san francisco, philippe apartments are a hot commodity if you plan on living in san francisco. they're hard to come by in just about any neighborhood. realtors tell kron 4's alecia reid that there are potential renters vying for the same apartment, so having your money ready is key. >> reporter: to live in san francisco you have to be willing to pay the pricean depending on the neighborhood and amenities, you'll have to dig deeper in your pockets. we have a one bedroom that we're renting. we were renting it for $1800, but now we're renting it for $3000. the response we've gotten

. >> both sides are concerned it didn't mention the keystone xl pipeline last night, issue that commitsironmental from some unions that say keystone xl creates 20,000 high-paying jobs. >> those are shovel ready jobs. all he has to do is pencil in his signature and they will go to work. >> the president did give a nod to environmentalists, promising to act on what he described as the dangers of climate change. >> if congress want act soon to protect future generations, i will. >> epa has been investigating fracking but that's primarily responsible for the boom in natural gas the president cheers. >> 70% of the natural gas resource that we know of in the united states is the dependent on the technology. >> north dakota illustrates, analysts of all kinds say no single policy could create more jobs than opening up federal lands to energy development. >> more on this with the panel. thanks. the dow lost 36 today. s&p up 1. nasdaq gained ten. taking the concept of college being a life changing experience. to a whole new area. they reveal where the boss is not doing a good job. grapevine is ne

they want obama to approve the keystone pipeline. thousands of jobs would be created. n influence push the president on keystone and make him approve it? that will be coming up in a few minutes. >>> the myth of the rich who flee from taxes. that was a headline in saturday's new york times. the story suggested that wealthy people do not move because of tax hikes. it caught my attention because my name came up in the story, twice. here's my take, people do change their behavior when confronted with higher taxes, and that includes changing their address. tax refugees are real. they are not a myth. on this program, we've reported on investment managers moving from the new york area to florida. we've reported on the 2 trillion dollars worth of income that is shifted out of high tax states. we've covered the complaints of phil mickelson over his 63% tax rate. the exit from france's 75% rate, along with a tennis star, a singer as well as wealthy entrepreneurs. let's not forget, governor christie blamed high taxes for the loss of 70 billion dollars worth of income from his stat

they want the keystone pipeline back online. so the president has to choose between friends. t do you make of unions effectively saying, you environmentalists, pipe down. >> it is interesting. because this pipeline has brought together a lot of factions, skin service -- conservatives and when you look into it, the promise of jobs the trans canada support. when you look at the big picture, he realized the threat of the climate crisis is still urgent. we have an obligation to act and demand that the keystone not be put through. if we allow it, not only is it only for them to be able to have their product to export, but it was dirtiest form of extreme extraction of fuel on the planet. >> had to explain that to a lot of americans within 30 sunday's? you know, what is really getting me upset, these higher prices. there is daryl hannah. >> yes, this has nothing to do with our gas prices. it has nothing to do at with that. this is and even gas for us. this is expert on the global market. neil: do you worry about fossil fuel reliance for folks abroad? in the end, in the interim -- it'

this is putting a face on the public support for clean ener gee and opposition to the dirty keystone pipeline. >> i consider myself a reasonable person. so, indeed i think the idea here is to be reasonable and to try to get other reasonable people to think about the reality of climate change. >>> undetoured by freezing temperatures, tens of thousands rally inside washington, d.c. demanding the barack obama administration on climate change and reject the pipeline. >>> the president earlier this year said he would push the pipeline through. sounds more cautious in his state of the kwraoup address. >> if congress will not act soon to protect future generations i will. i will direct my cabinet to come up with executive actions that we can take to reduce pollution, prepare our communities for climate change and speed the transition to more sustainable sources of energy. >> reporter: it will run from canada to the gulf coast. they claim the extrapgz of oil from tar sands generates more greenhouse casses. they said the president has gone part way but they want more. >> now we want him to do the next

among the demands, they're looking for president obama to kill the keystone xl pipeline. we've got a reporter right in the thick of it and we'll take you there, just moments away. >>> massachusetts is covered with a thick blanket of snow again, just a week after a monster blizzard slammed into it. boston is the hardest hit with strong winds and blowing snow, making it very difficult to see. as you can see that driver there. in detroit a snowstorm resulted in a massive pile-up on the highway, southbound 175, i-75 was shut down for hours after about 20 to 30 cars spun out of control, drivers said it was simply impossible to see in a snowstorm. >> it was just like somebody suddenly threw a white sheet across the -- >> we could see nothing ahead of us. >> -- the wind shield. you could hear cars one after another banging. >> the winter storm warning for massachusetts ends a couple of hours from now just about 5:00. >>> over in illinois the family of jesse jackson jr. are struggling to cope with allegations the former congressman misused campaign funds for personal expenses. th

an approval the president delayed last year due to concerns over the pipeline ae environmental impact. the keystone is back on the table. the $7 billion project would build a 2,000 mile pipeline connecting canada's oil sands to refineries in texas and the gulf of mexico delivering more than 700,000 barrels of heavy crude oil into the country every day. president obama and the state department are expected to make a decision by the end of march, but it won't be easy. last weekend tens of thousands of environmentalists took to the streets of washington in what's being billed as the largest climate rally in u.s. history. opponents of the pipeline say that the extraction of the crude oil from the canadian tar sands is exponentially harmful to the environment. climate activist bill mcgibbon has said it's akin to lighting a carbon bomb, causing irrepairable harm to the environment. he emphasized in both his nagral and state of the union speempz this year wroosh proponents of the pipeline argue it will reduce our dependency on foreign oil and trans-canada, the energy company with the bid to build the pipe

say no keystone pipeline. say no keystone pipeline. say no keystone pipeline. say no!re awesome. thank you so much. >> on behalf of canada, i apologize. i'm ashamed of what my country is doing. i'm ashamed we're knocking on your door for oil. i want to stand up here as a canadian and say i'm sorry to the workers in canada and the workers in america have to go home and look their kids in the eye and know they are damaging their future. i want to say yes to jobs that allow americans and canadians to go home and look to their kids in the eye and say, i'm fighting for you. i'm working for you. [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you, thank you. moving along. these are for the people fighting in the trenches out there. keep fighting. keep hope alive. we are behind you, barack obama. >> let's keep going. >> you can see the rally held today on the national mall to raise awareness toon climate change on our website, c-span.org. next q&a with timothy naftali. then british prime minister david cram ron takes questions at the house of commons. >> what worries many is that i do

[cheers] above all, stop the keystone pipeline.applause] the president can do that with a single stroke of his pen. and if he does, he will become the first world leader to veto a big project because it is bad for the climate. [cheers] that would be a legacy and a signal to the rest of the world. and so we will keep making our case to follow him and the secretary of state around the country. and we will unite the fight with the focus on all of the other [indiscernible] as summer comes on, this movement will just pick up. i want everyone to circle those days toward the end of july that on average are the hottest each year. we will try and make them hot politically, to, this year. >> bill mckibben of 350.org come. canadian actress evangeline lilly from "loss" also spoke sunday. >> it is a shame what my country is doing. i am ashamed we're knocking on your door. i want to stand up here is a canadian and say, i am sorry to the workers in canada and the workers in america who have to let their kids in the eye and of their damaging their

hundreds rallied to gather against the keystone pipeline calling for moving oil from canada to the gulfough several states. >> a larger demonstration took place in washington, dc, with a group voicing opposition to the keystone pipeline, as well calling for the president and congress to take more action on climate change. >> northern california hiker is safe after a face-to-face stand off with a mountain lion north of sacramento that lasted for an hour as the sun went down. david n ash was hiking when he came upon a female cougar that dashed ahead of him and backed herself in a corner and first he thought it was exciting until she didn't back down. >> i got irritated and blew the whistle hard, loud, for as long as i could, and blinked my eyes and i could see her eyes 20 feet away coming at me fast. >> she broke the charge and returned to the corner and a c.h.p. helicopter scared her off and escorted him to safety. the wardens had to shoot and kill the mountain lion after she confronted them. >> a man is facing burglary charges after police say he left an important piece of evidence at t

they'll mostly be there because they're upset and outraged about the keystone pipeline. giant human pipeline snaking its way around the washington movement. monument. this is the pitch. it's the purest test. we can't just keep bringing online new sources of carbon and pretend that we're fighting global warming. the atmosphere is already too full of carbon. the temperatures are too high. last summer the arctic melted. we broke one of the most physical features on earth. talk is nice, but we're talking math and physics. >> john: in terms of policy what would you like to hear and what do you expect to hear? i expect a carbon tax is too much to hope for. what do you think is realistic to hope for this evening? >> here is the thing. there are things the president can't do because he needs cross congress to come along. and no one thinks that john boehner is going to come true the house of representatives. there are things that he can do under his own power, and luckily there are many. there is this carbon rule that will prevent smoke blown out of the top of power plants. he cou

as thousands march on the nation's capitol to demand president obama reject the controversial keystone pipeline oil project. first some breaking news. music fans are stunned this morning over the death of country star mindy mccready. mccready was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. she stayed in the public eye for her relationships with actor dean cain and roger clemens. in 2011 mccready disappeared with her son in a custody battle. then her boyfriend died at her home, reportedly on that same porch where mccready's body was found. >>> the immigration debate took a new turn over the weekend when an immigration proposal being drafted by the white house was leaked to reporters. the plan largely follows themes hinted at by the president, the timing of its release raised new concerns from republicans about the directions of the discussions. according to this draft, undocumented workers could apply for lawful prospective immigrant visa. after eight years, people who learn english and pay a fine could apply for legal citizen status and then citizenship. it would require businesses

he tweeted the keystone pipeline will carry foreign oil across the u.s.ed to foreign refineries. what's not to love? good point. all the pipeline will do is self-deport crude oil to foreign lands while ruining our land in the process. kind of a win-win. if you have a comment for the show, please tweet us at "viewpoint"ctv or at john fuglesang or use hashtag "viewpoint." washington hosted the biggest climate change rally in history. the people who won't talk about climate change may not be talking about this rally either. about 35,000 people march on the national mall with smaller protests popping up around the country. in particular, protestors ask the president to reject the xl extension for the keystone oil pipeline. while he was off golfing as we mentioned earlier with a texas oil millionaire. but as climate awareness spreads, so do attempts to confuse this issue. in kansas, the state legislature might make schools include evidence against climate change in science class giving equal time to those oil industry-funded 3% of scientists who disagree with

keystone pipeline is one of them. as chris points out we'll get the oil from somewhere.or in the environmental community on this issue are split. so he is going to make somebody unhappy. both were very, very involved in the campaign. he owes both to each of those individual constituencies, the labor community has been make ago lot of noise on this and the environmental community basically for four years has been asked to wait and they're tired of waiting and looking for action. if the president can't do this for them, i think he needs to and probably will quickly be looking at other things he can do that will make the environmental community a little happier. >> gentlemen, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> a programming note. tomorrow we'll be speaking with actress and activist daryl hannah who has been arrested several times including just last week fighting the keystone pipeline. daryl hannah tomorrow on jansing & co. >>> also making news this morning, country singer mindy mcdecreedy has died after an apparent suicide. she struggled with substance abuse for years and

pipeline already. so when you talk abou adding the keystone in, it's just yet another pipeline.is something new we've never heard about or seen. >> no. pipelines are the safest way to move petroleum products, but there are other things that we can do, repeal the jones act which only limits us to u. vessels to take product from the gulf coast to the east coast or port to port, u.s. ports u.s. port. whether we move it by barge, whether we move in by ship, by rail, pipe, the secret is to move from where it is to wear it isn't. i keep saying that. it is not hard. and the pipeline is actually the safest environmentally friendly way to move a product. gerri: wel you said that before. worries now that we're going to damage our relationship and summer with canada. here is what craig said from the canadian association for petroleum produce. the signal of a rejection of a permit by the president would be a significant change in the canada-u.s. relationship. canada is looking for security in demd wherever that might be throughout the world. is that going to be a problem? i ththink people f

they opposed the keystone pipeline. fifty people. that is all.eo appeared everywhere. incredible. the group include actress daryl hannah. she made her name with tom hanks in the movie "splash." she is a movie star. we must listen to her. then there was a candidate with a name like that. astonishing that a tiny group of demonstrators could get a level of media attention. they are starstruck. they do not like oil. stay right there, please, one of those demonstrators joined us in one minute. ♪ stuart: all right. you just heard me rant about the demonstration against the keystone pipeline yesterday. our next guest was there and arrested with daryl hannah at the white house. mic brewing is with us. it is great to have you on the show. you do not like the pipeline. i put it to you. that oil will be used. the canadians will get it out of the ground and if we do not take it, it is going to china. whatever you do, it is irrelevant. >> that would be compelling if it were true. first, thank you for having me on the show. two pipelines have been proposed to

there was the keystone xl pipeline on the hill, the morning papers are full of the debate about whether or not the keystone xl should go to. it comes down to the president is a decision to make american hopes may not be aware this decision about keystone has been the last year and a half. when mr. obama became the president after mr. harper became the prime minister the politics are not that similar but they're from a generation that both are outsiders that came to form the capitol. unfortunately, over the first two years of the obama presidency it became clear they don't agree on anything so that was a problem and the event of that relationship was president obama's decision to delay the keystone xl, the final decision on the pipeline until last fall's election. we tend to forget about that and after several weeks he implemented a major push it in the canadian trade policy away from the united states and towards china. he essentially dropped keystone xl and picked up another pipeline, the number eight way that seeks the pacific coast so that we can ship it on to china. and there has be

pipelines? the canadian government is anxiously awaiting a decision from the white house on the proposed keystone xl pipeline. it would carry oil nearly 2,000 miles to refineries on the u.s. gulf coast. john kerry, who long campaign to cut greenhouse gas emissions, will ultimately recommend the approval or rejection of the pipeline to the president. he is not tipping his hand , his stand on the project -- his hand on where he stands on the project. >> we have a legitimate process on the way and i intend to honor that. >> those pipeline opponents gathered in washington by the thousands, calling on the president to reject keystone. >> if you let this pipeline go through, the first thing it runs over is the credibility of the president of the united states of america. >> what about the president himself? his recent comments on climate change suggest he is losing and does the as i'm -- he is losing enthusiasm for the program. what's the must do more to combat crime a change -- >> we must do more to combat climate change. >> strong action by canada on greenhouse emissions might soften opposition to th

. >> ifill: then, we take up the arguments for and against the proposed construction of the keystone pipeline, as environmental activists mounted a protest this weekend. >> woodurff: ray suarez updates the hugo chavez story, after the president's surprise return to venezuela following more than two months of cancer treatment in cuba. >> ifill: and jeffrey brown talks with filmmaker kirby dick about his oscar-nominated documentary "the invisible war," detailing the high rate of sexual assault in the u.s. military. >> 86% of men and women who are sexually assaulted in the military don't report. they experience reprisals that are, in many ways, a second betrayal that's even worse than the actual rape itself. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and found

let's go through the narts of the keystone pipeline.important for our audience to see what you're talking about and why you're so passionate on this issue. talk to us about the impact of keystone once that production gets rolling. 800,000 barrels a day. part of this pipeline is from the backen oil field and the other one, of course, is from it's proposesed to be in a pipe loin and displace venezuelan oil. the question for the united states is is it in the national interest to have oil from venezuela, hugo chavez, or does it make more sense to get it from canada, and when you look at the greenhouse gases, the venezuelan oil, according to daniel jurgen, is -- is higher in ghgs right now than the canadian oil that is proposed to come into the pipeline, so i don't think it makes much sense to have venezuelan oil come to the refineries when you can get canadian and north dakota/montana oil, and i also believe that americans understand being less reliant on the middle east and more reliant in our neighborhood, canada, united states and mexico