decision . it faces at least one fewer hurdle. the high court in nebraska path and it came just hours before the house was set to approve the pipeline. that puts new pressure on the president to decide the project cost fate. peter cook has been following the situation for months. we have to imagine that it is a big win for keystone but that it is not a deciding factor ultimately. >> this is a big win for keystone supporters. the decision is coming from nebraska pasay court. -- nebraska's high court. the house is set to vote this morning on the 10th proposal to bypass the president it -- approve the pipeline going forward. of the nebraska decision, the president wants to allow the state department review to finish its work. he would veto the house bill. >> what is the chance that keystone becomes a bargaining chip? you have a republican-controlled congress. the president has made his feelings clear, yet there are so much you would like to do in his last two years in office. it has to seem like this could be an issue on which compromises possible. >> compromi

think human activity impacts climate. >> in that interview, lauren gardner spoke about decision yesterday in the nebraska supreme court reversed a lower court decision on the keystone xl pipeline. a group of land owners were challenging the authority the governor had in approving the pipeline's route in state law. they ruled the lower court was correct but he did not have standing. they require a supermajority of five justices to strike down any legislation as unconstitutional. the white house had previously said that the ongoing lawsuit was one of the factors in preventing president obama for making a decision on the pipeline project. up next, the oral argument for that case before the nebraska supreme court. it'd place in september and runs 30 minutes. [indiscernible] >> all rise. here ye, hear ye, hear, ye. the honorable supreme court of the state of nebraska is open for the transaction of business. ye shall be heard. god save the state of nebraska. >> thank you. you may be seated. good morning to everyone. our first case this morning is thompson vs. heinemann. justice wright has recused. judge friedm

you tweeted about the nebraska decisioning.landowner plaintiff in keystone xl case, it's time for the president to put an end to this damn thing. what will -- how does that change the dynamic of the president's decision? nebraska supreme court says they can move forward assuming the senate passes it, what's next with the white house? >> guest: well, with the nebraska decision coming out today, that just means it takes away one of the reasons why the white house has said it's not making a decision yet on the pipeline because there was no legal route through nebraska. so now that that state law has been upheld, the state department can now ask federal agencies across government to submit their comments on the national interest determination to them. so it'll still be at least a couple weeks yet for agencies to do so, but we're expecting that process to get back underway now. >> host: with lauren gardner staying with us at least for a little bit to hear from you. wendell, north carolina, james, go ahead. >> caller: yes. i was watc

nebraska's constitution requires a super majority of five justices to strike down a decision that is unconstitutional. this is 30 minutes. >> all rise. here ye, hear ye, hear, ye. the honorable supreme court of the state of nebraska is open for business. ye shall be heard. god save the state of nebraska. >> >> thank you. you may be seated. good morning to everyone. our first case this morning is thompson vs. heinemann. justice wright has recused. good morning to you. >> >> good morning. i am the deputy attorney general. i am here today on the half of the appellants. i would like to reserve three minutes of my time for rebuttal. we are asking this court to reverse the district court for two reasons. we stand on those arguments. we will turn now to the merits of our case. >> well, just a minute. on your standing, didn't we in cunningham carve out an exception to the standing rule if it concerns a matter of great concern? would you agree that this concerns a matter of great concern? >> yes. >> and that was a standing -- and that case did not have a legal expenditure involved correct? >>

so i would say that this decision by the nebraska supreme court today is a very interesting decision, a very interesting decision because the majority of the supreme court four out of the seven individuals on the court basically said that this law was unconstitutional. this attempt to circumvent what is a public interest process by the citizens of nebraska to raise concerns about a pipeline going through their community the majority of the supreme court said yes that attempt by the nebraska legislature is unconstitutional. unfortunately, for those citizens in nebraska and those citizens in the united states of america who want to make sure that the environmental security issues and economic issues are fully discussed, they are getting shut down by a supermajority of the nebraska supreme court. they failed to get five out of the seven supreme court justices to side with them. but nonetheless i think that there is a lot in this decision for all of us to think about and that is just how much this process has been circumvented. to me, it's very unusual that the united states senate would

he indicated that he was holding out for the decision in nebraska. wlg, the decisionwell the decision in nebraska has been completed. he needs to make a decision and he needs to tell us what he is going to make that decision. if he follows his process he needs to make a decision in favor of the project because as i'm pretty sure you're going to hear from some of the opponents of the project they're saying, oh, well based on environmental issues, that's why he should turn it down. and i understand and respect their views on some of the climate change issues, and they're certainly entitled to those opinions, but based on five studies three draft environmental impact statements and two final environmental impact statements done on this project, the obama administration state department in those environmental impact statements found this result. as a result of this project "no significant environmental impact." and i understand that they're going to spend a the love time talking about their views on climate change. that's fine. i understand that. but ther

you tweeted about nebraska position landowner and keystone xl case, time for the president to put an end to this damn thing. how does that change the dynamic of the president's decisionbraska supreme court says they can move forward. assuming the senate passes it what's next with the white house? >> well, with the nebraska decision coming out today that just means it takes away one of the reasons why the white house has said it's not making a decision yet on the pipeline because there was no legal route through nebraska. that's been upheld. the state department can now ask federal agencies across government to submit their comments on the national interest determination to them. so it will still be at least a couple weeks yet for agencies to do so but we're expecting that process to get back under way now. >> with lauren gardner saying with us, thanks for waiting. go ahead. >> caller: yes. i was watching the proceedings on your show. i find it hilarious that the republicans are talking about how they are so much in agreement with certain unions. everybody know that they are not for unions. so i wonder after all this is over, are they still going to be in support of t

reporter: long standing decision making process already underway, goes against the president's authority. one of the hurdles though to that approval process was cleared with the nebraska court decision and some house members say the white house should no longer delay. >> report the title of the bill. >> hr 3 a bill to approve the keystone pipeline. >> the fight and outcome a familiar one. >> mr. speaker, it's time to start building the keystone pipeline. >> approvalling won't lower gas prices for americans. in some areas it may even raise prices. this pipeline is a terrible deal for the united states. we get all the risk while the oil companies will reap all the rewards. >> it is the 10th time that the republican-led house has voted to approve the keystone pipeline but let the senate advance the keystone bill yesterday. with six democrats already on board republicans expect to win. >> no more excuses. it is time that we pass it. >> all this l disputed a guaranteed veto by president obama. the white house says the approval process should play out and not be fast-tracked by congress. and that process took a leap forward friday hours before the house vote. cleared the wa

we were frustrated last friday when nebraska, the president said he was waiting for the nebraska court decision. on friday we had the nebraska court decision. the court included it was not a problem. we removed the limitation as viewed by the president, and yet the president's people say he was still veto the pipeline. it appears to be a moving target. every time an issue is raised, and issue is addressed, then a new issue is raised. we are a little frustrated with the process, and we are hopeful cooler heads will prevail. adult will sit in the room and say we can do this for the american public. host: another tweet for you. let's assume there is passage of the keystone xl. what effect would that have on the price war between american shale companies and opec? who will cave first? guest: we thought we were going to make ourselves energy secure as a nation, and now 40 years later, what will give us that opportunity is the free marketplace. to detect ecological advances we have made, like fracking, we are now able to compete with anyone in the world in the production of oil and natural gas. we ne

still have a court decision awaiting from nebraska on routing, you still have a recommendation coming from john kerry, the secretary of state. the president has not indicated that he is against the pipeline but he doesn't care that much about it one way or the other and since republicans want it so badly, he's trying to put it off and invite them to bargain with him on things they might do for him on energy. >> do the record lows in oil prices help the administration in their case? it seems it might. >> reporter: no question about it sue. in fact there's some question whether the pipeline would be finished under current circumstances because how low the prices are and expensive that makes the tar sands oil. i think there is enough momentum behind the project that it's not going to simply die, but i think that strengthens the president's hand. >> talk us to a little bit about today's speakership vote in which mr. boehner had many more defections en than the last time. >> reporter: he could afford to lose 28 republicans and still get a majority of the house. he lost 25. now, the entire

the supreme court of nebraska approved that route for the keystone xl pipeline, reversing a lower court decision today. a group of landowners challenged the authority to approve a new pipeline route. four of the justices said that the landowners had standing. the nebraska supreme court's decision placed the ball back in the hands of the state department. here's a look at the high court oral argument from last december. >> here ye, hear ye, hear, ye. the honorable supreme court of the state of nebraska is open for business. he shall be heard. god save the state of nebraska. >> thank you. you may be seated. good morning to everyone. our first case this morning is thompson vs. heinemann. justice wright has recused. good morning to you. >> good morning. i am the deputy attorney general. i am here today on the half of the appellants. i would like to reserve three minutes of my time for rebuttal. we are asking this court to reverse the district court for two reasons. we stand on those arguments. we will turn now to the merits of our case. >> well, just a minute. on your standing, didn't we in cunningh

the face of the decision-making process that's already in place as well as the president's own authority. now, the one hurdle, though, that a lot of people were pointing to was this nebraskaourt decision. with that out of the way some members of congress say the white house should not delay. >> h.r.3 a bill to improve the key stone x.l. pipeline. >> the house wrapped up its first week of the new congress by approving the pipeline. both the fight and outcome were a familiar one. >> mr. speaker it's time to start building this key stone pipeline. >> approving and constructing this pipeline won't lower are gas prize for americans. in some areas, i did may raise prices. that this pipeline is a terrible deal for the united states. we get all the risks while the oil companies reap all the rewards. >> it's the 10th time the republican led house agreed to green light key stone construction, but have wind at their backs because the republican led senate advanced a bill thursday paving the wear for a vote next week. with six democrats onboard republicans expect to win. >> no more excuses. it is time that we pass it. >> all this, despite a guaranteed veto by president obama. the whi

nebraska supreme court ruled against a proposed proposed route to the pipeline. >> the in path for the pipeline is proipt. it will have all the information it needs for that decisionf the nebraska ruling today, if presented to the president, he will veto the bill. new majority leader says mitch mcconnell is out of excuses and quote, today's produces -- for the president to change his unproductive posture on this jobs project and reskrers his veto threat. the administration has favored allowing the state department the process of determining what the pipeline is in the national interest. >> the agency will obviously be given a sufficient and reasonable amount of time to provide their input. >> a senate sponsor of the keystone bill, north dakota republican said after years of study and delay, it's time to act. >> the legislature did in the state of nebraska. the rerouting of the stay nebraska is upheld. >> passage of the bill in the senate has taken some time. to allow amendments more debate and perhaps eastern supporters along the way. >> mike thanks. >> as ed henry just touched on a little bit earlier president obama wants people to have two free years at a commun

last month, the president said this was one big issue delaying a decision on keystone xl pipeline and here it is. >> you have a nebraskajudge that is determining whether the new path for this pipeline is appropriate and when that is resolved the state department will have all of the information it needs to make its decision. >> now on friday the nebraska supreme court threw out the challenge to the pipeline but senator, the white house still says that it is -- the president is going to veto a bill when it gets through congress as it is expected and he will send it back to the state department for more months of review and this process has been going on for six areas. >> the process has taken a while and it was put on hold while nebraska citizens were asserting their rights in nebraska court but two things happened on friday. first the nebraska court came to a final decision but, second the house of representatives took up and passed the keystone xl pipeline pipeline bill that takes conisderation out of the hands of the administration and we should note there were enough folks voting against that in the house of represe

decision on keystone. here it is. >> you've been a nebraska judge that's still determining whether or not the new path for this pipeline is appropriate. once that is resolved, then the state department will have all the information it needs to make its decision. >> now, on friday the nebraska supreme court threw out that challenge to the pop line, but senator coons the white house still says that the president is going to veto a bill once it gets through congress as expected, and he'll send it back to the state department for more months of review. this process has been going on for six years sir. >> the process has taken a while. it was put on hold while nebraska citizens were asserting their rights in a nebraska court, but two things happened. first the nebraska court came to a final decision but second the house took up and passed the keystone pipeline bill that would take consideration out of the hands of the administration. i think we should notice there were enough votes voting against that in the house it's clear there will not be a veto override. my lope as it comes to the senate, we will take it u

well, the decision in nebraska's been completed. so if there is a process if there's a real process, then he needs to make a decision, and he needs to tell us when he's going to make that decision. and if he follows his process, he needs to make a decision in favor of the project. because as i'm pretty sure you're going to hear from some of the opponents of the project just saying, oh well, based on environmental issues that's why he should turn it down. and i understand and respect their views on some of the climate change issues and they're certainly entitled to those opinions. but based on five studies -- three draft environmental impact statements and two final environmental impact statements done on this project -- the obama administration's state department in those environmental impact statements found this result. as a result of this project no significant environmental impact. and i understand that they're going to spend a lot of time talking about their views on climate change. and that's fine, i understand that. but there'

look at the state of nebraska __ just last week, the courts overturn an earlier decision to say thatverything has been approved through private process. the process to permit a pipeline like this is very exhausting. you consult with a lot of people, you look in digit species, you look at environmental laws. these comprehensive reviews __ of which there have been five __ on the keystone xl pipeline have been very significant. these reviews have been done by the obama administration's department of state. what we look at this, he comes to the fundamental question, do we believe the science or don't we? the science has concluded that we can do this right and protect the environment. we think that that is a sort of decision process that should be allowed to move forward. that is why we are frustrated, just like 72% of the country saying, get on with it, let's put our people to work, let's bring energy for the benefit of all. host: democratic caller is next. we will move on to susan. caller: my question is __ is what we are doing not a matter of oil? we have plenty of oil. we have more th

. >>> a follow up a legal decision seems to clear the way for the keystone pipeline. nebraska supreme court threw out a lawsuit challenging the proposed route for the pipeline judges determined the landowners suing did not have legal standing to do so. that forces the landowners to sell. president obama has previously said he would wait for the nebraska ruling before making a decision on the pipeline. the house is expected to vote on the measure sometime today. there is a possibility, of course, that it will be vetoed. >>> new details in the measles outbreak that happened at the happiest place on earth. health officials say five more people who visited disneyland and disney california adventure now have the measles. bringing the number of confirmed cases in california alone to 12 which is up from seven yesterday. health officials say it is likely that a single person with measles visited the parks spreading the virus. doctors warn more people would have been exposed when patients were treated at nearby hospitals and at a lab. most of the cases are in southern california. but h

decision. we saw the supreme court nebraska came out with their determination and the decision had come out of nebraska, it was not unconstitutional. and so there is a way that excuse for that reason to say that we cannot move forward, there is really nothing holding up a decision at this point in time other than the president's unwillingness to do so. and so i think that if we want to move forward and we want to provide these jobs and we had the debate about how many jobs are really created, we have had this final in terms of direct and indirect jobs if you want tos on the permanent jobs, that is definitely a much lower number, 35 to 50 per minute. but when you build something the opportunity for good honest work and well-payingobs and for welders and truck drivers and operators people are looking for an opportunity like this. .. in alaska, when we're debating how we're going to move our natural gas to market and how we're going to build this natural gas pipeline that will move this, nobody is saying we can't build this because it's only going to be temporary construction jobs. that's not what

decision. we saw the supreme court of nebraska come out with their determination that what had -- the decision that had come out of nebraska was not unconstitutional so it clears away that excuse, if you will, or that reason to say we can't move forward. there's really nothing holding up a decision at this point in time other than the president's unwillingness to do so. so i think if we want to move forward provide good jobs -- and we've had the debate about how many jobs are really created. is it the 42,100 that the final seis states in terms of direct and indirect jobs? is -- if you want to just focus on the permanent jobs -- you know, that is definitely a much lower number, 35 to 50 permanent. but, you know what? when you build something the opportunity for good, honest work for well-paying jobs, for welders, for truck drivers for operators, people are looking for alookingfor an opportunity like this. they want to be part of i would abouting something. i can tell you in arks in alaska, when we're debating how we're going to move our natural gas to market and how we're going to build this nat

i think the senator from north dakota was correct in putting a provision and says nebraska were versus the decisions made in nebraska but somehow that's been forgotten in this debate. we are going to have a lot of hours of debate on keystone xl pipeline. we are going to have a lot of amendments. i'm grateful for the opportunity to go back to regular order. i'm grateful for the opportunity to talk about amendments but i want so badly for us to have a reasoned and rational debate. not an emotional debate but it debate that puts this pipeline in perspective. puts this issue in perspective. i want to congratulate my colleague from north dakota for the success in raising this issue in getting this issue into early debate. i hope we will be able to move this along and that we will be successful in getting enough people to provide that achieve ready approval. finally i want to say it's important we do it now. for those of us who live in northern tier we do know what a construction season is any can't begin to put pipe in the ground in september and october. that would have a lot of additional cost. we need

correct as part of this bill in putting a provision in that says all bets are off if nebraska reverses the decisions that were made in nebraska but somehow that's getting forgotten in this debate. and so we're going to have a lot of hours of debate i think on keystone x.l. pipeline. we're going to have lot of the amendments. i'm grateful for the opportunity to go back to regular order. i'm grateful for the opportunity to talk about amendments. but i want so badly that us to have a reasoned and factual-based debate. not an emotional debate but a debate that basically puts this pipeline in perspective. and so puts this issue in perspective. and so i want to congratulate my colleague from north dakota for the success in raising this issue and getting this issue its early debate. i hope we'll be able to move this along that we'll be successful in getting enough people to provide that momentum to achieve ready approval, and finally, i i want to say why it's so important that we do it now. for those of us who live in the northern tier, we know what a construction season is. and you can't begin to put pipe

correct as part of this bill in putting a provision in that says all bets are off if nebraska reverses the decisions that were made in nebraska but somehow that's getting forgotten in this debate. and so we're going to have a lot of hours of debate i think on keystone x.l. pipeline. we're going to have lot of the amendments. i'm grateful for the opportunity to go back to regular order. i'm grateful for the opportunity to talk about amendments. but i want so badly that us to have a reasoned and factual-based debate. not an emotional debate but a debate that basically puts this pipeline in perspective. and so puts this issue in perspective. and so i want to congratulate my colleague from north dakota for the success in raising this issue and getting this issue its early debate. i hope we'll be able to move this along that we'll be successful in getting enough people to provide that momentum to achieve ready approval, and finally, i i want to say why it's so important that we do it now. for those of us who live in the northern tier, we know what a construction season is. and you can't begin to put pipe

the nebraska legislature made decisions dealing with the pipeline siting within our state's borders. the bill passed on a 44-5 vote. i would also mention that the entire nebraska congressional delegation which does include a democrat congressman from the 2nd congressional district, and he also served in the nebraska legislature, we are united in our support for this bill. this bill has been called an opening gambit or spin by some of my colleagues last week. mr. president, for the vast majority of nebraskans this is about certainty. nebraskans want a decision made. this has been going on for six years. it is time for the president to make a decision. i'm also working on some commonsense amendments to improve the arduous nepa approval process and to protect private property energy production. and i am also going to be offering amendments to set commonsense limitations for federal land designations. i'm excited about the opportunities we have to pursue policies where we can

decisions. . . . . >>> welcome back. nebraska's highest court throwing out a ruling removing a major road block, putting more pressure on the president to approve the long delayed project. keystone is going to be one of the low hanging fruits. ed rollins, what do you think the congress will be focused on? >> the congress will pass it and pass it very quickly. the president will veto it. they will make an establishment to overthrow it but they won't succeed. he's appeasing his environmental constituency as opposed to what's in the best interest of the public. >> that's politicking, that's not leading. >> yes. politicians keep talking about jobs, but it seems to me it's the political red herring. the big issue comes down to stagnation. obama is threatening to veto the bill and he talks about congress issues. he cannot solve any problems moving forward. >> well i think keystone is something that there's a fair amount of agreement on. but i'm not sure that there's enough agreement to override a presidential veto, which i think almost s

report that president obama was waiting for before making his final decision about the keystone pipeline. then he was waiting for the nebraska supreme court, remember, to rule? and even after that supreme court decision has come down, he says oh, forget that, i'm still going to veto the pipeline apparently just because is he trying to assuage the green part of the democratic party when so many jobs could be at -- a long time supporter of president obama has now entered the fray jimmy hoffa, the leader of the teamster's union deploying the prez to give his okay. hoffa knows the pipeline will create jobs, according to his calculations, in fact, 2,500 in fact just for teamsters and would fuse millions into the middle class. so just like hoffa, i stay enough is enough. so will the president let it pass? or will the veto pen come out? coming up on the real story, a lawyer for the accused boston bomber asks for something kind of outrageous, a delay in the trial. and he's blaming the paris terror attacks now. so what did the judge have to say about all that? and nascar star kurt busch, making some interesting claims in court, why h

decision on the permit. but even before the nebraska supreme court recently released its decision on the location of the pipeline, the republican leadership said this should be our priority even ahead of that decision. any decision which did not clarify lingering questions about the process. in fact, a majority of the justices said that the decision to circumvent the public process and block nebraskans' ability to raise concerns about the pipeline was unconstitutional. four of the seven justices says unconstitutional under state law. under their procedure you need a supermajority five of the seven. what bothers me is not only were the majority opinion being ignored in nebraska, but the legislation proved last week -- approved last week by the house in consideration here would remove consideration of all appeals. you have to go take them out of local federal courts. they have to put them before the d.c. circuit. so, in other words if you're in a state where this pipeline goes through your state, you have a question you've got to make an appeal to the d.c. circuit. and what that's saying in this senate. congress b

the matter could be further complicated by a ruling from the nebraska supreme court which could come as early as today. the decision is deciding whether state lawmakers were in the right when they approved the pipeline route through their state. the supreme court will meet behind closed doors to consider legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. the high court has five cases pending from states that ban gay unions. the issue is whether those bans violated the u.s. constitution's guarantee of equal protection under the law. if the justices decide to take up the controversial cases, a ruling could come as early as june. >> there were remembrances from arizona to capitol hill marking four years since the mass shooting that gravely wounded former arizona congresswoman gab by giffords. they rang a bell 19 times one each for the people killed and wounded including giffords. she met with the president yesterday who was in arizona. >>> still ahead, no tuition. the new plan from washington providing free college. >>> also former football player alive this morning after swimming nine miles to shore following a boating acciden

and hearings where we don't know what the route is going to be, because the court in nebraska hasn't made that decision yet. i know the chairman mentioned oil prices at one point. and you know, this should not be perceived as a bill -- again, i'm not trying to put words in your mouth, but there are some saying this is so important because of oil prices. and somehow it's going to reduce oil prices. we all know oil prices fell to their lowest prices just this last week. get away from the process. my concern and the concern of many of us is if you go ahead with this bill which deems approval of the pipeline basically says we don't have to go through the environmental process, then, i want to weigh the fact that it doesn't appear to be any real positive benefits in terms of this bill in terms of oil production and oil prices, versus the fact that we have this very dirty tar sands supply of oil, that is going to have a major impact on the environment and greenhouse gases. to give you some statistics here. canada projects that its greenhouse gas emission will grow by 25% and emission will be the single large

and i think with the supreme court decision in nebraska today, the president is out of excuses.gamut on it. no more excuses. at a time is the time that we pass it the senate pass it and that this legislation go to the president's desk. one of my colleagues said that being here on the floor today is a waste of time. i really disagreed with that mr. chairman. the president vetoing this legislation is a waste not only of the american people's time but of the resources. and the taxpayer money that come in to the coffers for this government to function. create 20,000 new jobs. increase our energy supply. move us to energy independence. pass the bill. yield back. >> gentlemen ladies yields back. gentleman from new jersey? >> mr. speaker, may i inquire how much time is available on both sides? >> gentleman from new jersey has six minutes. the gentleman from kentucky has 7 and a half minutes. >> i yield now two minutes to the gentleman from georgia. >> gentleman from georgia is recognized for two minutes. thank you very much, mr. mr. speaker. this bill is a labor economics jobs bill. th

because the court in nebraska hasn't made that decision yet.now, i know that the chairman mentioned oil prices at one point, i think you did earlier. and, you know, this should not be perceived as a bill -- gerngs i'm not trying to put words in your mouth but there are some out there who are saying, this is so important because of oil prices. you know, somehow it's going to reduce oil prices. and, you know, we all know oil prices fell to the lowest level in five years just this week. u.s. production of oil has skyrocketed. i'm asking you from -- getting away from the process into the substance, my concern and the concern of many of us is, that if you just had a bill which deems approval of the pipeline, basically says, we don't have to go through the environmental process, then i want to weigh the fact there doesn't appear to be any real positive benefit to this bill in terms of oil production or oil prices versus the fact we have this very dirty tar sand supplied oil if you will, that is going to have major -- a major impact on the environment

and hearings where we don't know what the route is going to be, because the court in nebraska hasn't made that decision yet. i know the chairman mentioned oil prices at one point. and you know, this should not be perceived as a bill -- again i'm not trying to put words in your mouth, but there are some saying this is so important because of oil prices. and somehow it's going to reduce oil prices. we all know oil prices fell to their lowest prices just this last week. u.s. production of oil has skyrocketed. get away from the process. my concern and the concern of many of us is if you go ahead with this bill which deems approval of the pipeline basically says we don't have to go through the environmental process, then, i want to weigh the fact that it doesn't appear to be any real positive benefits in terms of this bill in terms of oil production and oil prices, versus the fact that we have this very dirty tar sands supply of oil, that is going to have a major impact on the environment and greenhouse gases. to give you some statistics here. canada projects that its greenhouse gas emission will grow by 25

nebraska judge still determining whether or not the new path for this pipeline is appropriate. once that is resolved, then the state department will have all of the information it needs to make its decision white house spokesman said regardless of the nebraska ruling today. if presented to the president he will veto the bill. now majority leader mitch mcconnell said the president is out of excuses and today's ruling offers the president to change his posture and reverse the veto threat. the administration has let the state department to determine if the pipe line was in the national interest with no time taim table. >> the agency will provide their input and i don't have the assessment on the amount of time at this point. >> after years of study and delay, it is time to act. >> all of the work that the legislature in nebraska did and all of the work that the government did and rerooting in nebraska is upheld and that excuse is gone. >> mcconnell pledged an open process and allow debate and earn supporters along the way. fox nows. >> san francisco's golden gate bridge is closed for construction this weekend. it is the first time it has been closed. crews will be adding a life saving anti-

threat to approve the pipeline after race the court in nebraska dismissed a lawsuit dealing with the pipeline. given the house vote, given the court decision, where does the balance of power stand in this political fight now? >> i just think it's changed very much. we talked about this earlier in the week, and i think the president is is dedicated now at this point as he will be to this thing. the nebraska thing was not the only excuse the white house is using. >> it was a pretty big one. >> it was hard of it. the state department is a big part of it, too. i just do not think it has changed very much. >> in the end, the president is going to have to figure out what he wants to do in the merit. most public comment have been negative, but what does he actually want to do? and he should do it faster. even democrats have criticized him for going too slow. he should solve this now and get the country to move on. >> come up with the big energy package. were going to take a short break, and then our inside man hans nichols, is going to give us an inside report from france. we'll be right back. ♪ >> joining us now from paris right outside the char

>> nebraska's high court made a decision that a lower court ordered blocking of the keystone pipeline is invalid and they tossed it out. that basically removes, whether you call it an obstacle or excuse, but the last one for the administration and the president obama saying it wasn't ripe for a decision. they have pointed to this case saying they want to proceed because there is legal difficulties in nebraska. now this sets up a vote in congress today to take the bill directly to the president that says go ahead and authorize this. >> has the white house reacted to the nebraska situation? >> not i have seen but they will have plenty to react after today. >> no doubt they are watching the situation in france closely as are all of us. we talked about what the united states leadership is on this issue and what is required to tackle this global threat that is now taking on the city of paris and who knows what is next. >> i think you heard very much in senator johnson's conversation that for the future of the united states involvement in the middle east in dealing with islamic militants an

committee and hearings we don't know what the route is going to be because the court in nebraska hasn't made the decisionyet. i know the chairman mentioned oil prices. at one point, i think you did earlier. and, you know, this should not be perceived as a bill and again, i'm not trying to put words in your mouth but there are some out there who are saying, oh this is so important because of oil prices and you know, somehow it's gop nah reducenna reduce oil prices. u.s. oil production has skyrocketed. my concern and the concern of many of us is if you go ahead with this bill which deems approval of the pipeline, basically says we don't have to go through the environmental process, you want to weigh the fact there doesn't appear to be positive benefit to this bill in terms of oil production and oil prices versus the fact that now we have this very dirty tar sand supplied oil, if you will that is gonna have major -- a major impact on the environment and green house gases. now, just to give you some statistic here canada projects that its greenhouse gas emissions will grow pie 25% between 2005 and 2020 and t

and now, the nebraska supreme court has cleared construction through that state. and president obama withheld his decision in part until that ruling, although he's threatened a veto. >> and in his 9t states further the bill would also authorize the project despite uncertainty due to ongoing litigation in nebraska. well, mr. president, it looks like that part of it has been resolved. that can't be used as the excuse. >> reporter: the u.s. senate has scheduled its vote on a keystone pipeline for next monday, but it's not clear if there is enough votes to overcome a presidential veto. >>> california governor jerry brown presented a new budget today, a $113 billion spending plan including significant increases for k-12 education while putting aside money for tough times ahead. kent was at the state capitol and said that governor brown gave no ground for the fight over the system and tuition hikes. >> reporter: by now, it's a common theme. the governor reminds us that california's recent $20 billion budget deficit and where we are now. >> we have a carefully balanced budget and we can keep it that way. it will

>> well we wanted a decision either way, but what the president does is irrelevant to what we're doing in nebraskaet our sights higher than a single oil pipeline. >> tell me about the liability. what do you mean by that? >> the land owners still have the liability for any negligence that occurs. transcanada can say wasn't it you who drove your combine across the easement? maybe it's you. >> it would be the little guy against the big corporation who has deep pockets who can drive the whole thing. >> the land owner would lose everything they have. >> mostly it boils down to the families, the future and the content in the pipeline. terry and becky van housen own a feed lot where the pipeline is projected to go. >> they want to shove that pipe right through our field, and what i'm worried about is where it goes through the incline and everything and the way it gets cold here. it'll go down into our water system. it is two miles from my feed yard, which i have fields in between. i got seven neighbors. it will effect the water on all of them and it will eventually get to my feed yard. with all that chem

the project would complete a pipeline moving canadian oil across nebraska and other states to gulf coast refineries. after the court decisions. house of representatives voted, again, to approve keystone, as it revisited long- standing arguments. >> thousands of jobs will be created by this pipeline. this will improve consumer prices. this will bring stability to oil markets around the world. this will contribute to protecting us here on american soil rather than relying on energy sources from hostile nations of the world. >> building a pipeline clear across the united states so that transcanada can sell its dirty tar sands oil to the highest bidder, namely china, is not in the american people's best interest. we take risks to our own lands. the american people face threats to their health and transcanada gets to reap the rewards. >> woodruff: the senate could vote on the keystone bill as early as next week, but president obama has threatened a veto. >> nomination and said it was fine to share the news. he gave no timetable for making the decision. and islamic cleric faces life in prison an islamic cleric now faces life in p