track to hit the highest annual average growth rate for and even six percent of his world obama air regulations was supposed to unshackle the economy his one point five trillion dollars tax cut super charge the new growth but while economists expected a surge from the tax cut this quarter some even predicted five percent if you believe it is sustainable. for one the federal reserve concerned about inflation is expected to raise interest rates several more times this year. businesses also don't appear to be investing heavily there were also one off events this quarter soybean exports shot up over tariff concerns government spending rose in part to the defense budget. and there are worrying signs housing sales continue to decline wage growth is still weak one thing is sure the u.s. economy is booming at the moment in the long term however question marks linger. let's go straight over to off financial correspondent yens quarter in new york hence charles then went on to say in that press conference off to it had it achieved an economic turnaround of historic proportions that's how he put it is that

his war on obama air regulations was supposed to unshackle the economy his one point five trillion dollar tax cut super charge the new growth but while economists expected a surge from the tax cut this quarter some even predicted five percent if you believe it is sustainable. for one the federal reserve concerned about inflation is expected to raise interest rates several more times this year. businesses also don't appear to be investing heavily there were also one off events this quarter soybean exports shot up over terror concerns government spending rose in part due to the defense budget. and there are worrying signs housing sales continue to decline wage growth is still weak one thing is sure the u.s. economy is booming at the moment in the long term however question marks linger. the tour de france leader graham thomas has a golden opportunity to claim the biggest prize in road cycling after maintaining his lead through stage nineteen the two hundred kilometer route from loris to the rons was the best chance his rival had to knock him off for his perch for sunday's final stage of tho

after historic tax reform and obama-air rein regulations, job openings at a record high, paychecks are growing and wages are rising right along with consumer confidence. in my home state of washington, the average wage increase just hit a 10-year high and those increases are benefiting like garfield county. the smallest coirnt in the state of washington and the average wage increase has been 8.7% this the last year. another small rural county, they have seen a 6.6% increase in the has year. for other rural counties, unemployment rates. another in my district, seen a .2% drop. for families and small businesses who are no longer jofrle taxed and joifer regulated, they have confidence because they can achieve a better life and reach their full fonings. that's what i'm most excited about. i'm excited about the hope and optimism that is bringing top people across this country. it wasn't that long ago, 2010, unemployment was at 9.9%. our policies have unleashed economic growth. more americans are coming into the work force. just last month, 600,000 americans and i'm proud to say people with

. >> he voted to limit obama-era regulationsding epa rules on greenhouse gasses and hazardous air pollution. fccing regulations on internet traffic and he found the consumer financial protection bureau and now the bcst unconstitutional and his rulings have been s narrow inpe. >> when you look at the cftb case in which he ruled that the cftb as structured was ti unconstial. he didn't go out and strike down the entire cftb. he fixed it in a narrow way, giving the president the power to fire the director.>> at the white house podium judge kavanaugh said if confirmed he'd keep an openveind on case. >> my judicial philosophy is a raightforward. dge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make the law. >> kavanaugh's critics have seized on his political roles working for ken starr during the whitewater investi ttion andhe bush white house. a california judge who resigned amid a sexual assault investigation. here's democrat chuck schumer. >> no investigation of a president. is it any wonder that president trumpm hose kavanaugh fe list of 25? when we know he's obsessed with investigation? >> democrats stal

he launched and set in motion a number of changes to obama era regulations governing climate change and airnd water pollution. many of those are still in progress. frankly very early stages, but he has put them in motion. era initiative for ratcheting down carbon emissions from power plants across the country. there is a proposed repeal in the agency is putting the final touches on a proposal to replace it with a much more modest alternative. we have also seen him roll back limits on methane pollution from to wells and change the way epa regulates and oversees water pollution. >> i want to bring in here that the new acting epa chief will be andrew wheeler. he was the deputy to scott pruitt. pruitt, injure wheeler is a former coal lobbyist. >> someone representing the coal industry. is it possible that prewitt found out about his recognition -- resignation via tweet? >> it is very possible. was never an inner circle guy. you didn't see him conversing with the president very often. i don't know the donald trump will continue a relationship but given scott pruitt's relationship -- interest in

pruitt has declared war on regulation dismantling dozens of obama era protections on clean air chemicals in cars i think the focus in the past has been on making manufacturers in detroit making manufacturers in various parts of the country make cars that people are going to buy these cold global warming hopes infuriating progressives in congress if that's the kind of. e.p.a. administrator you will be. you're not going to get my vote he's drawn the fire of environmentalists scott pruitt saying taxpayers and president trump and dangerous to your family's health his alleged ethical lapses pricey first class flights hiring a small army of security agents and running a cut rate condo from the wife of a lobbyist have drawn the barbs of late night comics bad. through it being the head of the e.p.a. is the same as new york's food inspector being a rat with a clipboard he's there to take a good piece a landing get the most money out of it about time the environment got a pen and we got one now he used aids to try to get his wife a job in a chick fil a franchise he was recently confronted by this

pruitt has declared war on regulation dismantling dozens of obama era protections on clean air chemicals in cars i think the focus in the past has been on making manufacturers in detroit making manufacturers in various parts of the country make cars that people are going to buy these gold global warming hopes infuriating progressives in congress if that's the kind of. e.p.a. administrator you will be. you're not going to get my vote he's drawn the fire of environmentalists scott pruitt playing taxpayers and president trump and dangerous to your family's health his alleged ethical lapses pricey first class flights hiring a small army of security agents and running a cut rate condo from the wife of a lobbyist have drawn the barbs of late night comics got through it being the head of the e.p.a. . the same as new york's food inspector being a rat with a clipboard he's there to take a good piece a landing get the most money out of it about time the environment got a pen and we got one now being used aids to try to get his wife a job in a chick fil a franchise he was recently confronted by thi

regulations. in 2015 he was part of decision in which he said the obama administration at the time, the epa had overreached in its regulations for clean airthey had not considered the cost to utilities, quote, costs are huge, a billion with a b by the epa's own calculation. a couple of things to know about judge kavanaugh, favored to curtailing power of federal agencies and written a number of rulings to cut back environmental regulations not just epa ruling, and he considers net neutrality in some ways to be unlawful. he basically wants congress to be specific and rejects this concept that they called the chevron concept essentially that regulatory agencies, that the courts will differ to those agencies when congress has not been specific. here is the judgment -- judge last night. he wrote the speech, by the way. here is the judge in his own words about cons, the -- constitution. >> a judge must interpret the law and not neighboring law. a judge must interpret the constitution as written informed by history and tradition and precedent. >> a lot of people will take issue with how he feels about net neutrality but a key quote, congress nev

he's also saying you know what, we want to get back on the take back obama era waiver that led the california regulate on it own air you know what, we are going to rescind the waiver that lets california set its own rules and revert back to 70s era federal law that says the government sets the standards. that basically like california start all sorts of electric car sales quotas and the state of california. stuart: there will be a big fight on that one. >> 16 states in california could go to that. stuart: 35 miles per gallon. that's a big move. thank you. the skyscraper turn the tap on for 354 that went on the side of the building into a public plaza. there you have it. there's some criticism here from people who don't like the cost. the cost is $118 per hour. that's it. i guess that's a great deal of money. the people don't like it and that's criticism. it is beautiful. two nights mega millions jackpot fifth largest in jackpot history. the cash payout for a single winner will be about $303 million. 11:00 eastern. what's your odds of winning? one in 300 million. to use, got it? president trump taking a hard line to

of cmate policies enacted by the obama administration, as well as other things having to do with ho -- you know, what happens with regulation of water bodies andot r air pollution and pesticides and you name it. all of these poicy proposals, some of which were quite rushed ing challenged in court by environmental groups and others, and the jury is really out on how that litigation is going to play out over time. so i think we won't know for several months, maybe even a year or so, in terms of what is the actual policy impact that scott pruitt will have exercised as e.p.a. administrator. >> woodruff: and the mo has been named as his acting -- the next acting administrator pretty much follows along the same line of views >> absolutely. he emplaces all the same priorities in terms of the regulatory rollbacks. andrew wheeler is a former e.p.a.mployee as well as a top aide for senator james enhoff of oklahoma and a former lobbyist for coal compans and other firms, and, so, there's no question he's equally committed to the policy agenda that scott pruitt and president trump have pursued, and he's quite skilled in terms of being a policy exnrt, so there's no

is planning to roll back regulations put in place by the obama administration that will allow -- that allow the state to limit automobile emissions. which would mean a lot more airxactly what we need around here. trump's plan is to make the air so toxic immigrants won't even want to come here. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] and he's doing this for the oil companies. doing it so the oil companies can sell more gasoline. even the auto companies think this is a bad idea. they're like, please, mr. president, we've already made our plans based on these standards. trump is like, no, i promised americans foul, filthy air and that is what i'm going to deliver. [ laughter ] it's like we're living in the first half of "the lorax." very sad news to report from the fashion world. president trump's daughter ivanka announced today she's shutting down her clothing line. [ audience groaning ] >> jimmy: i know. i guess i'll have to get my heels a the zappos. [ laughter ] sales of ivanka trump merchandise have dropped dramatically since her father became our ayatollah. [ laughter ] a number of prominent retailers have stopped carrying her stuff. wow, a trump business failin