. >> reporter: kopser is exploring a run against texas republican lamar smith, a 30-year incumbent who's chairman of the house committee on science, space and technology. >> most climate science today appears to be based more on exaggerations, personal agendas and questionable predictions than on the scientific method. >> reporter: kopser says he's motivated in part by smith's skeptical views of climate change science. >> lamar smith is a nice gentlemen. he has a view toward science and technology that is not helpful in terms of where our economy is going. his views on climate change are not in step with where the body of the science is. >> reporter: smith also supported president trump's recent executive order rolling back president obama's clean power plan. >> the whole discussion of the clean power plan and repealing so much of that work over the last eight years is not only not smart in terms of market forces and what's happening and the actual trends in science and what's happening in their energy industry. solar and wind are actually adding jobs to the economy faster than coal righ

i want to thank congressman frank lucas, chairman lamar smith, and former environment subcommittee chairs jim bridenstine and chris stewart, who were great partners in getting us here today. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration is responsible for important work at the cutting edge of science and public service, and whether forecasting is one of the most critical tasks for our country. at a time when budget uncertainty jeopardizes some of the most fundamental services noaa provides to our nation, it is imperative that we support legislation like h.r. 353, to give the agency the resources and flexibility needed to fulfill its mission. the northwest oregon communities i represent in communities across the country rely on timely and accurate weather forecasts to decide when to harvest their crops, when to go to sea to fish, how to navigate the road safely when there is freezing rain or snow, and to prepare for possible flood conditions. the national weather service provides excellent forecasting products to support our economy, but with the increasing frequency and severity of

smith. billy joel. and bruce springsteen. and kendrick lamar.nd the list just goes on and on that we would love to do it a guest co-host on "the talk" and you can watch it right here on wusa9 at 2:00 tomorrow afternoon. also live on wake u washington to -- "wake up washington" to us. >>> caught on camera, this is out of connecticut. a police officer saved a man's life. the footage was taken from the officer's bid cameras responding to a suicide call. s in in lam den. retirement home at one point the officer sees the man who begins to run away. toward the roof determined to take his own life. >> hey, hey, hey! >> and he saves him. the officer was able to pull him to safety. ham den police department posted about it on facebook saying great job officer justin martin. and that's an understatement. >>> and it was anything but normal night patrolling the streets of florida when the officer recorded night. on the dashboard camera of his cruiser. he captured this just before 11:00 last night while he was working in lower florida keys. you can see it sh