lisa jackson came here to exchange ideas about green jobs. this is on the same day the washington post published an article headlined green jobs hype, suggesting efforts lag behind expectations. >> people are seeing those jobs as we might like but they're there. think you should expect to see this answer those kind of charge as gresively. >> jackson suggests there will be push back against those who see fremont bankrupt solyndra as a sign of failure and the administration's guaranteed loan program. >> i hate to see is for to us walk away from other companies who have benefited. >> carol is with the center for labor research skped x. and -- and education and she says it's a small plus for the economy. >> it can't solve the whole problem. that is the part i think was hyped up that green jobs would be like manna from heaven, solving our huge unemployment problem. >> and saying the green economy is neither a panacea some hoped for nor the pipe dream critics claim. >> thank you. >> and university of california students currently pay about $12,000

epa chief lisa jackson toured the plant at pier 96. san francisco recognized as greenest city in the country. it's programs have created 250 new jobs. jackson hopes to replicate that formula across the united states. >> when the government decides that this is going to happen people because vote and say this is what we want as a city, a huge marketplace for and jobs are created. >> and they had to hire 20 additional workers to process the compost generated every day. >> the government of ohman says it sent a plane to iran to pick up the uc berkeley students. their lawyer says the combined million dollar bail sk paid z they should be freed in the next few days but the iranian judish yairy says its under review. the country says the similar happened in for sarah shourd. the three were accused of spying. >> and a lot more to bring to you here at 5:00. coming up a local paramedic hailed as a hero for saving a east bay woman in a raging water rescue. >> and we're going into a cool pattern and will we get out of it in time for the weekend? a

lisa jackson says it may take time but the green industry will create jobs in spite of what critics say. >> people are seeing those jobs as fast as we might like. but they're there. i think you should expect to see this administration answer charges aggressively. >> some say the oochl should not depend on green jobs to solve the problem. >> and on the sunt -- subject of jobs, abbott laboratories is cutting 150 jobs. the pharmaceutical company says cuts coming from manufacturing positions and in its diagnostics divisions, jobs eliminated by the end of the year. the work then outsoresed. they made up nearly $4 kbrinl or 11% of the $35 billion in sales last year, employees in the research and sales division will stay intact z postal service is cutting, cost cutting may soon hit the bay area announce today this may close 250 mail processing facilities across the country. two facilities in petaluma and one in burlingame are on the chopping block. and officials say all will be reviewed for three months before a final decision is made. the post office trying to close an $8 billion gap. >> tuit

. >> lisa jackson says the epa will meet a self-imposed deadline for fossil fuel burning plant. do you see this as the second in a line of regulations that the obama administration has punted on the above is this an election moved. is this something that demonstration will not tell the anyone about -- administration will not talk about until the deal is done? >> the supreme court says epa must regulate greenhouse gases if they make a finding that they are a threat to public health. they made that finding. even the bush initiative epa made that finding. they have got to stop regulating. it was the black first choice that congress start to enact regulations dealing with green house gases. when i talk to republicans try to work schedule, our response was, is not believe in the science. how do you solve a pro -- solve a problem that you do not exist. they do not believe in science. every year, we will see more record heat waves some storms, it drops. -- and droughts. >> we are running out of time. one more quick follow-up. >> what about the president with his recent ozone decision?

this point, i am going to turn it over to epa administrator lisa jackson for a few comments. >> thankyou. give him a hand. i think that is extraordinary. [applause] well, i just want to thank everyone in take a few moments. it is wonderful to be here, especially on a day like today. i want to thank adam, eric, and drew, and everybody from method that has come out to help prove that it does pay to protect our environment and to conserve our resources. method as recognized with more and more businesses are recognizing every single day, and that is that americans once safe products. they want safe products that are good for their health, the health of their families, their children, and also good for the environment. but, method, you all go one step further. along with selling green products, you run green yourself. you run efficiently. you produce most of your energy on site through solar panels did you deliver your product bike tracks that run on biodiesel. a quick shot to the epa smart way program to help that biodiesel go further and further. you work with suppliers to make them gree

epa chief lisa jackson will meet with local organizations to discuss president obama's jobs plan andy at local businesses. during her visit at the will tour recycling station and also see a solar panel project that works with aids patients and homebound seniors. >> new tougher driving restrictions for teenagers is not saving lives. fatal crashes among 16 and 17-year-old drivers have fallen but deadly crashes among 18 and 19-year-olds have increased by the same amount. california restrictions between driving from 11:00 to 5:00 a.m. and. >>> aaa blames the storms back back east the higher than expected gasoline price. it's 3.95 a gallon up 17 cents from last month. san mateo has the highest. >>> increased fees charged by airlines has turned into a cash cow for them. u.s. airlines collected $1.3 billion from baggage fees. those are not the only fees charged by airlines. some imposed leg room fees and early boarding fees. new rules they have to disclose. how they make from those fees, as well. >> i think we all know they were making a little money off those fees. i think we all suspected

it epa administrator lisa jackson. administrator jackson oversees implementation of some of the most important legislation ever passed by congress and it is my view she is one of the most gutsy and effective members of the administration, so i'm glad to have her. the main topic of the conversation today will be jobs. i know that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle will assert that environmental rules and regulations are stifling jobs and harming economic growth but this is simply not the case. we need to keep in mind the purpose of the clean air act to protect the health of americans. now come in 2010, alone, the clean air act prevented 160,000 premature deaths, millions of respiratory illnesses, 3 million lost school days and 13 million lost work days. by 2020, the clean air act's total benefit to the economy will reach chu trillion dollars outweighing costs more than 321. the clean air act and other environmental -- do something else. they create millions of jobs and in they could create millions more jobs i

in discussing these republican efforts today, lisa jackson, e.p.a. administrator, testified before our committee that if we could reduce particular matter to healthy levels, it would have the same impact as finding the cure for cancer in our country. the difference is we already know how to reduce particulate matter, we don't know how to cure cancer. the republicans are providing the american people with a false choice. we do not have to choose between air quality and air conditioning. we do not have to choose between manufacturing and mercury poisoning. we do not have to choose between clean air and cancer. ending protections for clean air and clean water should be a third-rail issue but the republican tea party express has veered far off onto the right track. sadly, these are the kinds of antiinnovation, antiscience, antipublic health -- 30 seconds? mr. waxman: i yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for 30 seconds. mr. markey: i thank the gentleman. these are just the kind of anti-innovation, antiscie

administer lisa jackson. administrator jackson oversees implementation of some of the most important legislation ever passed by congress and its my view that she's one of the most gutsy and effective members of the administration. the main topic of the conversation today will be jobs. i know that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle will assert that environmental rules and regulations are stifling jobs and harming economic growth. but this is simply not the case. we need to keep in mind the purpose of the clean air act, to protect the health of americans. now, in 2010 alone, the clean air act prevented 160,000 premature deaths, millions of respiratory illnesses, three million plost school days and 13 million lost work days. by 2020 the clean air act total benefit to the economy will reach $2 trillion, outweighing costs more than 30-1. the clean air act and our environmental laws do something else. they create millions of jobs, and they could create millions of more jobs if it weren't for the inaction

the epa made very clear, lisa jackson, the illustrator, the president himself has made clear because are not in the business -- we don't want to regulate churches and schools and houses. they want to regulate these giant polluters. o they did this tailoring of a lot. that has come under fire as well. --ler: jim wright's this now let's hear from rich in connecticut, independent caller. caller: ok, osha in the workplace. manufacturers vent all these things that the workers were exposed to all, to the outside air. also, there's a worldwide diabetes epidemic, even in populations which are primitive and have not changed their ways or anything in the last years. the cancer rates, it is all in the wind. the wind is out of the west. one is d.c., number two is road island, #four is new jersey. if we go by the life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, we need clean water, clean food, and clean air to breathe. all of the pollutants are dropping on the fields on our food. surface reservoirs, the levels of mercury and cadmium levels are higher than in isn't i -- that -- higher than in well water.

the epa made very clear, lisa jackson, the illustrator, the president himself has made clear because are not in the business -- we don't want to regulate churches and schools and houses. they want to regulate these giant polluters. o they did this tailoring of a lot. that has come under fire as well. --ler: jim wright's this now let's hear from rich in connecticut, independent caller. caller: ok, osha in the workplace. manufacturers vent all these things that the workers were exposed to all, to the outside air. also, there's a worldwide diabetes epidemic, even in populations which are primitive and have not changed their ways or anything in the last years. the cancer rates, it is all in the wind. the wind is out of the west. one is d.c., number two is road island, #four is new jersey. if we go by the life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, we need clean water, clean food, and clean air to breathe. all of the pollutants are dropping on the fields on our food. surface reservoirs, the levels of mercury and cadmium levels are higher than in isn't i -- that -- higher than in well water.

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rejecting, overruling lisa jackson the head of the environmental protection agency saying we're not going to implement these regulations, these rules right now. they'll have to wait for perhaps better economic times. brian, thanks very much. as president obama prepares for his big jobs speech next week, one republican member of congress is actually planning a boycott. i'll ask him about that and if he really meant to call the president idiotic. and a storm that could drench once again new orleans. stay with us here in "the situation room." to help eliminae litter box dust: purina tidy cats. our premium litters now work harder to help neutralize odors in multiple cat homes. purina tidy cats. keep your home smelling like home. exclusive to the military. and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. from free checking to credit cards to loans, our commitment to the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. ♪ visit us online to learn what makes our bank so different. usaa. w

i don't know lisa jackson, the environmental protection agency cabinet official. but i do know that the way people are screaming about the work that she has done suggests that she must be having some success. it's time to call my friends out on the other side for their shenanigans and show the american people that they are more interested in helping big business and the wealthy than the middle class and working poor americans who continue to struggle all across this nation every single day. if we start cutting the regulations that protect the environment when we are down, there will be -- where will we be when we recover? i have seen firsthand what happens in places that disregard environmental protections for the sake of business. i remember being in china with departed colleague, gerald solomon, who was chair of the rules committee, and holding my hand in front of my face and not being able to see it. also had that same experience in los angeles, california, in the late 1950's. this certainly is not the kind of home that we want to leave for our grandchildren. t

and lisa jackson in their attempt to do a cap program without congress' involvement or approval. they couldn't get it done legislatively so she's doing it by rule and edict from the e.p.a. this rule will add significant costs to the ability of small generators to generate electric treft -- electricity which will force them to shut down without any path forward to replace that. in fact, they have -- they haven't even can done a study on -- they haven't even done a study on reliability to see if electricity can be wheeled into the areas that the plants will have to shut down and in fact there's two plants in my district in nebraska, grand island and fremont, grand island saying that these rules that the e.p.a. are fast and furious and without any cost-benefit analysis will force the plant to close. how will they get their electricity? they will have to find a creative way to do it but yet there's been no study on reliability. secondly, fremont, nebraska, they say what they'll do is just lower their plant level, just do a minimum amount of electricity. where are they going to make t

. >> lisa jackson says the epa will meet a self-imposed deadline for fossil fuel burning plant. do you see this as the second in a line of regulations that the obama administration has punted on the above is this an election moved. is this something that demonstration will not tell the anyone about -- administration will not talk about until the deal is done? >> the supreme court says epa must regulate greenhouse gases if they make a finding that they are a threat to public health. they made that finding. even the bush initiative epa made that finding. they have got to stop regulating. it was the black first choice that congress start to enact regulations dealing with green house gases. when i talk to republicans try to work schedule, our response was, is not believe in the science. how do you solve a pro -- solve a problem that you do not exist. they do not believe in science. every year, we will see more record heat waves some storms, it drops. -- and droughts. >> we are running out of time. one more quick follow-up. >> what about the president with his recent ozone decision?

michael jackson and lisa marie.oesn't need him for what he has and he doesn't need her for what she has. there is pride and ego and the outside world and something has happened. >> she stood by his side during the roughest period. >> i love her. she's great. >> are the children michael's biological children? >> yes, they are. and i will explain to you why? >> tell me? >> i was at the house the other day and they were all playing and they were swimming and i look the jer majesty, i love that. >> he was swimming and all here on his body a spots that is going to spread all over his body and i have a picture but i don't want to do that to him. and i said this is his kids. i knew that. we knew that. >> geraldo: so his children have that. >> he passe passed it down to . >> you are saying that michael did not bleach his skin? >> he had discoloration and he had to even out his kin. when fell in the hospital and he went -- >> geraldo: during the trial. >> and went to the hospital there was a moment there where i walked in an

administrator, lisa jackson, to halt all her agency's work on global warming regulations. now, these are just some quotes from some of the media out there that are talking about job creation. i'm for a moratorium, we'll see if we can get that done. red tape reality. the white house promises to save $10 billion in five years. the white house just put forward $17.7 billion in regulations in only two months. next one. thank you. this is something we call the train act. the purpose of the train act is very simple. transparency and regulatory analysis -- in regulatory analysis of impacts on the nation, train. these guys sit up late at night to figure out how they can have an acronym to cover whatever they're doing. but this is very simple. train delays mact and csapr rules until the full impact of the obama administration's regulatory agenda has been studied. it basically says 1,000 power plants are expected to be affected, the annual electricity bill increases in many parts of the country from 12% to 24%. now, what is this? the administration's new maximum achievable control t

he was a tender guy i felt it would work because i got michael jackson, you got lisa marie she doesn'the doesn't need her for what she has. there again we forget there is pride there's ego and the outside world something had happened. he really loved her. she is great. >> are the children michael's biological children? >> yes, they are. i will explain to you why. >> tell me. >> i was at the house the other day. prince and paris were all playing and i looked -- >> your majesty. >> that's my heart. he was swimming, all here on his body is a spot that will spread all over his body. i have a picture. i don't want to do that to him. i said this is his kid. >> his children -- >> michael is passing it down to prince. >> you are saying michael did not bleach his skin? >> no. michael had discoloration. he had to even out his skin. when he fell in the hospital and he went -- >> during the trial. >> he went to the hospital there was a moment where i walked in my mother was there he was in court he said they are aing all these things about me. look at me i am the most misunderstood person in the w

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lisa sylvester is monitoring some of the other top stories in "the situation room" now. testimony in the trial for michael jackson'sooked like he didn't know how to give cpr. >> yeah, this was very bizarre, joe. one of michael jackson's bodyguards, he is telling the jury he didn't see any medical monitors in the room and the third day of the trial against jackson's physician, conrad murray, alberto alvarez testified, the doctor told him to scoop up all the drug vials by the bed before they called 911. murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's death in 2009. >>> rapper t.i. is out of an atlanta halfway house. the road to freedom begins now as the performer whose name is actually clifford harris jr., serves a year long probation. he was given an 11-month prison sentence on a parole violation. >>> if you ever wondered what happened to the little boy in the movie "the shining," steven king sure did and he's now working on the sequel called "dr. sleep." it promises to be just as terrifying a tale for character danny torrence. king says danny works in a hospice center for the terminally ill where

lisa sylvester is monitoring news in the situation room. what is going on? >> it's a legal set back for michael jackson ds doctor.hter, lawyers will not be permitted to show a video of jackson from march 2009. the defense says the video shows jackson's mental and physical condition but prosecutors say it's irrelevant because it took place four months before his death. take a look at texas governor rick perry. you see them dancing around. this is creating quite a stir on the internet. it's from the ceremony to mark the first day of hanaka. you might remember why is this video making the rounds just now? i guess it proves the point that ppz everyone to see politicians. dancing governor perry. >> that was a while ago. the video is just emerging right now. >> he's a popular guy now. >> popular with the rabbis, i'm sure. thank you. >>> time to check back with jack with the cafferty file. >> the question this hour, should chris chris stooe join the republican race? john writes, i don't think he would fit in. he doesn't seem to be a racist. he may be a reasonable guy. he can get his whole sentence out without come sound

administrator lisa jackson. the reason for the invitation is very straightforward. there is a lot of confusion about e.p.a.'s position on regulating farm dust. it's the most remarkable thing. the administrator says one thing, but then the agency takes a different position. back and forth, back and forth it has gone. administrator jackson said -- and i'm using her words -- it's a myth that e.p.a. is proposing to regulate farm dust. that seems pretty clear. but then her agency says, well, no, we can't distinguish between farm dust and other dust subject to regulation, so rural america is not off the hook. it is out of luck. well, i was very pleased recently to offer a solution to this e.p.a. dilemma. my solution was offered in partnership with my friend and colleague from iowa, senator chuck grassley, and others actually from both sides of the aisle. we proposed a simple solution to this confusion. we proposed legislation that very straightforward says e.p.a. can't regulate farm dust unless there's scientific proof that it causes harm. that proof does not exist today.