mr. pruitt: yes, sir. ofator sanders: 97% scientists believe that human acted -- human activity is the fundamental reason we are seeing climate change. do you disagree with that? mr. pruitt: i believe the ability to measure with precision is subject to more debate on whether the climate is changing or we contribute to it. senator sanders: you are not certain to rid the vast majority of signed his are telling us if we do not get our act together and transform our energy system .way from fossil fuels so, you are applying for a job as administrator for the epa to protect our environment. a majority of scientists have said we need to act boldly and you're telling me that there needs to be more debate on this issue and we should not be acting boldly. mr. pruitt: as i indicated, the climate is changing -- senator sanders: you have not told me why you think the climate is changing. mr. pruitt: the job of the administrator is to carry out the statutes of this body -- senator sanders: why is the climate changing? m

mr. pruitt at e.p.a. has signaled he is going to get rid of the damaging. forget the paris accord whether we go with it or not. it's not that important. pruitt and e.p.a. is far more important. brian: what's important for me is for everyone to watch you from 9 to noon on the fox business network. >> i think you should anchor that money, brian. you know a great deal be money. brian: i'm doing radio at the time or else we would talk. you don't have heather on your show do you? brian: not now. good morning to everyone esm. we begin desperate search for teenager. have you heard about this? the teenager vanished in the middle of his high school prom. police in idaho says kristian perez drove to the dance with a relative but walked out 9:00 p.m. saturday. the car was found in a parking lot nearby the 17-year-old's tuxedo jacket, one shoe and broken cell phone.

mr. pruitt: yes, sir. senator sanders: 90% of the scientists who wrote article in peer-reviewed journals is that this is the fundamental reason we are seeing climate change. you disagree with that? mr. pruitt: i think to measure the degree of human's on chimet -- there is a debate whether human activity contributes to it. senator sanders: while you are not certain, the vast majority of scientists are telling us that if we do not get our act together and transform our energy system away from fossil fuel, there is a real question as to the quality of the planet that we are going to be leaving our children and our grandchildren. >> just some of c-span's special program looking at the trump cabinet with portions from congress fir mation hearings featuring -- confirmation hearings featuring education secretary betsy devos and e.p.a. director scott pruitt and others. we'll have that for you at 8:00 p.m. here on c-span. >> this week on "q&a," historian david mccola on "the american spirit: who we are and what we

mr. pruitt, thanks for joining us.ant conversation, and we'd love to count with you, sir. >> thanks, chris. chris: up next, the growing russia controversy. the trump team says the real scandal is what the obama administration did. ♪ ♪ i wanted to know where my family came from. i did my ancestrydna. the most shocking result was that i'm 26% native american. i had no idea. it's opened up a whole new world for me. ♪ >> people serving in government who are provided classified documents misused, mishandled and potentially did some very bad things with classified information. chris: white house spokesman sean spicer pushing back on questions about the trump campaign and russia saying the real focus should be on the obama administration's leak of class fayed information -- classified information about the trump transition. it's time now for our sunday group, laura ingram, gerald seib, julie pace who coffers the white house for the associated press, and former national security council staffer gillian turner. laura, the presi

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mr. pruitt, are we supposed to believe that that's all a coincidence? i said in my confirmation process, individual senators as well, there's a warming trend, the climate is changing. human activity contributes to the change in some measure. the real issue is how much we contribute to it and measuring that with precision. but then also, what is the process as far as response, what can we do about it, the tools in the toolbox to address the co2 issue. from the epa perspective, you can't simply make that up. you can't do with the president did previously, president obama and his administration simply reimagined authority. that's why we had that u.s. supreme court stay against the power plan. that's why president trump is dealing with that regulatory reach to deal with the issues in the framework. you said there i would not agree that carbon co2 is a primary contributor to global warming and the question i have is, what if you are wrong? what if, in fact, the earth is warming, what if it is causing dramatic climate change and we as humans through carbon em

mr. pruitt, you were in conversations with the president today any changes or any developments there?dra. and the discussion continues. and you're right. there were discussions today at the white house with respect to this issue of paris. i think the point that needs to be made initially is that the co 2 discussion, having a see at the table, american leadership if you will on co 2 reduction. we are at pre1994 levels right nowen in o. n this country on co 2 footprints because of technology deployed here reduced our carbon emissions. china, russia, independent i can't, those countries across the globe have not had similar commitments. >> what paris represents is a front loading of cost for this country. a contraction of our own economy while those countries continue to pollute and not take steps that we have taken already. >> sandra: so is there any changes, a more moderate approach to this agreement that would, in your opinion, allow you to stay in the -- allow us to stay in the agreement and not leave it entirely? >> well, the paris accord and the paris agreement one, should have bee

mr. pruitt a question. as i understand earlier in the hearing, you said mr. trump was wrong in suggesting in stating over and over that climate change was a "hoax." is that correct? >> that is correct. , 97% ofu may know scientists who have written articles for peer-reviewed journals have concluded climate change is real. it is caused by human activity. it is already causing devastating problems in our country and around the world. do you believe climate change is caused by the omission -- by carbon emissions, by human activity? >> as indicated in my opening statement, the claimant is changing. human activity contributes to that in some manner. >> in some manner? scientists that wrote articles in peer-reviewed journals believe human activity is the fundamental reason we are seeing climate change. do you disagree? >> i believe the ability to measure with precision is up to more data whether the -- more debate whether the climate is changing and people contribute. the vastu not certain majority of scientists are telling us if we don't get our act together and t

mr. pruitt a question. as i understand it, earlier in this hearing you said that mr.rump was wrong in suggesting -- in state over and over again that climate change was a hoax. is that the case? >> that is correct, senator. >> ok. let me ask you this. as you may know, some 97% of scientists who have written articles for peer-reviewed journals have concluded that climate change is real. it is caused by human activity, and it is already causing devastating problems in our country and around the world. do you believe that climate change is caused by the emotion, by carbon emissions by human activity? >> senator, as i indicated, you weren't in here during my opening statement, but as i indicated in my opening statement, the climate is changing, and human activity contributing to that in some manner. >> 97% of the scientists who wrote articles in peer reviewed journal believe that human activity is the fundamental fundamental reason we are seeing climb change. do you disagree with that? >> i believe the ability to measure with precision is subject to more debate on the amo

mr. trump, once called global warming and, swans a sweeping executive order for regulators to rewrite president obama's climate change policies. join and we know from oklahoma is scott pruittp's new administrator for the environmental protection agency. mr. pruitt, welcome to "fox news sunday." >> scott: good morning, chris, how are you? >> chris: good. when the obama epa announced its clean power plan, it said that the reduction in carbon pollution would have the following health benefits. i want to put them up on the screen. by 2030, it said there would be 90,000 fewer asthma attacks a year. 300,000 fewer missed work and school days, and 3600 fewer premature deaths a year. without the clean power plan, how are you going to prevent those terrible things? >> scott: chris, i think what's important this past week is to recognize that the president is keeping his promise to the american people to rollback regulatorying the last couple of years. ast to a u.s.the steps have beee supreme courtsaid that the powes been used has been an overreach. the president is keeping his promise to deal with that overreach. it doesn't mean that clean air and clean water is not going to be the

mr. pruitt filed more than a dozen lawsuits against the epa. prior to becoming attorney general, senator pruitt served in the oklahoma state senate. this portion of his january confirmation hearing includes fit --ns from alaskan alaskan senator -- >> i want is, we all want clean air, we all want clean water. my state of alaska has one of the most pristine environment in the world. but your emphasis on the ability to do both -- to grow an economy and protecting the environment is very important and i appreciate that focus. i believe the epa needs a serious course correction. as the senator talked about, there is a lot of anger, even fear of this agency through parts of the country and i think you're the right person to provide that course correction and regain the trust of the american people that has been lost in a lot of places in america because of the overreach, because of the lack of focusing on the law. there is a lot of talk about cooperative federalism. is that your term? did you come up with that or was that something directed by congres

mr. trump's daughter and son-in-law are urging him to honor the nearly 200 nation packed which calls for major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.'s chief strategist and epa administer scott pruitt one him to follow through on his pledge>> paris is something we need to look at closely. it's something we need to exit in my opinion. >> a bad deal says pruitt because it clearly favors china and india at the expense of the us. critics say is likely a run nuclear deal all over again. it's a latest obama era policy to draw fire from the president who just last month signed the energy independence executive order to begin a full review of mr. obama's clean plow or -- clean power plant. >> we're going to cancel the paris agreement. >> it's acknowledging that yes his team is studying the deal. white house officials tell us

mr. perez should apologize and democrats should denounce the rhetoric comes from the new leader of their party. >>> epa administrator scott pruitts asked to clarify his position on climate change yesterday and he acknowledged humans are a contributing factor. >> there's a warming trend. climate is changing. human activity contributes to that change in some measure. the question is how much and measuring that with precision. >> in the past said carbon emissions are not a contributor to global warms. yesterday declined to say whether president trump will pull out of 2015 paris climate agreement. >>> still ahead. ncaa championship preview. opening day in baseball. major league is back. take a look at some highlights from opening day. sports is next. do you play? ♪ ♪ use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before. you got next? chase. helping you master what's now and what's next. mi'm evenarts win the kitchen. i need my blood sugar to stay in control. so i asked about tresiba®. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ tresiba® is a once-daily, long-acting insulin that lasts even longer than 24 hours. i ne

mr. trump's daughter, ivanka, and son in wla-in-law ag him for major reductions for greenhouse gas emissions, steve bannon, and epa administrator, scott pruittant him to follow-through on his plan. >> paris, we need to look at closely. we need to exit in my opinion. it is a bad deal for america. >> reporter: a bad deal, says pruitt, because it favors china and india, at the expense of the u.s. critics say it is like the iran nuclear deal all over again. >> we make promises in return for dodging promises of future action. the parallels are eerie, and it is time we stop. >> reporter: it is the latest policy to draw fire from the president, who just last month signed the energy independence executive order, to begin a full review of mr. obama's clean power plan. the president using the rarely congressional used act, that allows congress to repeal recent regulations. it was just used once before he took office. but mr. trump has used it 13 times. >> we're going to cancel the paris climb na paris climate agreement. >> reporter: the white house isn't tipping its hand, only acknowledging the team is studying the deal. >> white house officials tell

mr. tester: is part of the reason -- >> our look at president trump cabinet continues tomorrow night. we will bring you portions of confirmation hearings, including betsy devos, epa administrator scott pruittnd others. that is thursday. here's a preview. i have only got one question today. us to it so difficult for figure out how to focus on a come versus to get so hung up on process? >> senator, that is a good question. get have a very robust debate in this room about the. it human tendency is to protect and guard what is, because change is difficult. we see the fact that there are millions of students that are simply not getting the opportunity for an equal -- an equal opportunity for a quality education. we try to tinker around from the top, and try to six things. -- fix things. that it becomes more about the system then what is right for each child. >> do you believe climate change is caused by carbon emissions by human activity? >> senator, as i indicated in my opening statement, the climate is changing and human activity contributes to that in some manner. >> in some manner? who wrote scientists articles in peer-reviewed journals believe human activity is the fundamental reason we ar

mr. shulkin: even more, at the time of the crisis, down 70%. -- 78%. president trump's cabinet continues tomorrow night. portions of confirmation hearings including betsy devos, scott pruitt, and others. that is thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. here is a preview. >> i've one question. difficult for us to figure out how to focus on outcome versus getting so hung up on process? >> that is a very good question. i think we could have a very robust debate in this room about that. i think that human tendency is garden whatn the is. we see the facts that there are millions of students were sickly forgetting the opportunity an equal opportunity for a quality education. we try to tinker around from the butand we try to fix things it becomes more about the system i am afraid of man it does about what is right for each child. >> do you believe that climate change is caused by the emission -- carbon emissions, human activity? >> during my opening statement, as i indicated the climate is changing and human activity contributes to that in some manner. >> in some manner? 97 percent of scientists who wrote articles in peer-reviewed journals believe that human activity is the fundamental re

mr. ambassador. >> really. >> thank you very much for being on the show. >>> president trump's top environmental official is calling for the u.s. to pull out of the paris climate change agreement. epa administrator scott pruittplicitly reject the agreement which has been endorsed by nearly 200 countries. >> paris is something we really need to look at closely. it's something we need to exit in my opinion. it's a bad deal for america. it was an america second, third, or fourth kind of approach. chinese china and india didn't have any obligation until 2030. we front loaded all of the cost. >> reportedly set to gather tomorrow to discuss the fuchl of the paris deal. >> pruitt asteve bannon are bot against this. >> it's stupid to get out of this. first of all, it's voluntary. the biggest problem is coming from china and india. not from the united states. and we finally got them at the table. this is a china and india second third fourth fifth. we're already going through the possess of cutting emissions. why would we get out of a deem that actually pulls other people. >> because bannon says we should. >> it's so stupid and counterintuitive. >> bannon wants it. >> you said it. >> that i don't know, but china now

mr. pruitt, thanks for