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politico reports there's a new investigation of interior secretary ryan zinke and a real estate deal him with a company that would have stood to benefit from certain moves. agency's watch dog group it looking into the deal which took place in zinke's home town. it involves developers including the chairman. since his department overseas oil and gas drilling critics say it could violate conflict of interest laws. a spokesperson for the department of interior has denied any wrongdoing tell nbc news when this first came up, the secretary adheres to all applicable laws rules and regulations. he resigned with his position upon confirmation as was required. he goes above and beyond mere technical compliance and strives for full transparency. we're confident the ig report will confirm that. just like with scott pruitt, the list of scandal is a list. right? the inspector general's office is currently reviewing potential lobbying conflicts. previously under scrutiny for use of chartered flights. they found they did not violate any laws. i'm joined by the reporter for plo politico who has been

as sarah gannon reports the latest offender is interior secretary ryan zinke. >> reporter: when he wants what he is doing he knows how to get your attention, riding a horse to work, raising a flag to show he is in office. the interior secretary notorious for public stunts has been keeping his schedule discrete. a cnn analysis has found about a dozenin dozen incidents. leaving the public in the dark about meetings with lobbyists, lawmakers and groups with business before his department. cnn found vague terms like personal or hold used regularly and in one instance describing a meeting with a federal contractor. >> it is important for cabinet secretaries to keep accurate calendars. he works for us, the american people. >> cnn compared e-mail conversations between zinke and his skej skejular. that same month his itinerary notes a meeting but a briefing packet we found notes two lobbiest is were present for a firm that represents a lawsuit against the department. the committee that oversees the department wants an investigation. >> the kind of entitlement sense that they brought into the pos

i think his inky is doing a good -- i think ryan zinke he is doing a good job. itself, people and agencies are living with thinness bubble and they do not know what you need to do it and what harm we do not do. mind forever.een they are trying to make them revegetation to the original state. let's go back to the original state. that is silly. somebody sitting here making up some ideas, foolish ideas. it hurts my alaskan constituency. >> from june oh two my town is a little over -- from juneau, alaska, to my hometown is a little over 18,000 miles. host: how do you bridge that gap here in the congress? what do you tell young congressman? youngave no problem with congressman. they all know who item. no one sits in my chair. there is a reason for that. i started this 25 years ago because i found out when you are running around you j sharon tale. you don't really know what is going on, like i am talking to. if you said in one spot and watch, you know who is talking and whispers to this group or that group. you can find out. you learn more by being stationary. frankly

you obviously have had ethical questions raised about ryan zinke, about ben carlson. you could also argue that compared to scott pruitt they were amateur hour, but does this bode for something else that might happen in the future? >> i think that would be a signal of bill shine having an immense amount of power on i guess his first official day, maybe his fourth official day this week. i wouldn't put it past him and the administration to make that happen. i think the midterm election angina 'em is significant. governor howard dean just mentioned this a little bit. if democrats take back the house or the senate, either chamber of congress, it will be a lot harder for the head of the epa to move forward on dismantling the obama administration's environmental agenda because there will be more congressional oversight from democrats. there are mounting controversies happening within the administration from the top down that are easily becoming a distraction ahead of the november election. scott pruitt is maybe viewed, now we're saying today, as something that is not worth

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forte iseg g seeking reelection after winning a special election to fill the house feet vacated by ryan zinke todaythat rally live at 6 p.m. eastern on c-span. this week, you are watching c-span programs in prime time. at 8 p.m. eastern tonight, racism in america. >> black fears of white people are totally justified, white fears are not. >>

. >> thousands of pages of e-mails show interior secretary ryan zinke and aides dismissing tourism benefitsnd archeological discoveries in favor of shrinking national monuments for logging, ranching and energy developments. "the washington post" sites documents the interior department released this month and retracted later. >> trevor: i don't what's worse, scheming to help owl and timber businesses or thinking you could take back the e-mails you mistakenly sent out. how does that work? can't send an email say to your boss saying work is my favorite place to get high and jerk off in the boiler room, and then send an email saying, please disregard, work is my favorite place. ( laughter ) it isn't likely they would dismiss archeological discoveries just to get a little more oil. imagine trump president during jurrasic park. >> what's that? >> that's nothing. let's frack the shit out of this place. ( laughter ) >> trevor: obviously the interior department was embarrassed because its e-mails showed they know they're doing something super shady, but we shouldn't be surprised considering all the

interior secretary ryan zinke along with state congressman tom mcclintock visited the command centergs were progressing. the eight-day-old fire is causing more evacuations. however, zinke says he had nothing but positive takeaways after seeing how resources were being used. >> we have improved on being more joint, having the interior and department of ag work with cal fire and the sheriff's department. >> reporter: crews are continuing to build and improve conm lines. fire officials say dead brush and trees are making the fire spread quicker. >>> ignition, liftoff. >> it could be the largest commercial satellite ever launched. spacex successfully launched a falcon 9 rocket this morning, carrying the telestar 19v communications satellite. that thing weighs more than 15,000 pounds. and after getting into space, the falcon 9 was able to land back on to a ship in the atlantic ocean, about 400 miles off it will coast. this was spacex's 13th launch of this year. >>> a lot of heads were turning in san francisco today after people saw this. a giant inflatable chicken sailing by. a group of a

. >> and it's not the first time that ryan zinke and his staff have failed to disclose or hide informationblic. >> this comes actually on the heels of another cnn report which found interior secretary ryan zinke not fully disclosing meetings on his calendar, and we also revealed in a cnn investigation how the now fired epa administrator scott pruitt also deliberately altered his public calendar to hide meetings and events from the public. it's a troubling pattern that one government ethicist told me today that looks like these trump appointees are trying to create their own version of reality. anderson? >> so much for transparency. drew, thanks very much. >>> well, there is new polling from voters eight days ago on the meeting from president trump and russian president vladimir putin. it comes from quinnipiac university. 52% said it was a failure for the u.s. 27% said it was a success. a big majority believes it was a big success for russia. just 8% said it was failure for russia. pretty astonishing. 73% said success for russia. that's what the majority of voters think. what about veterans

forte iseg g seeking reelection after winning a special election to fill the house feet vacated by ryan zinke he. . todaythat rally live at 6 p.m. eastern on c-span. this week, you are watching c-span programs in prime time. at 8 p.m. eastern tonight, racism in america. >> black fears of white people are totally justified, white fears are not. kirk cameron, attorney general jeff sessions and republican senator cory gardner speaking at this year's western conservative summit in colorado. >> we at the department are hammering the criminals and violent groups especially ms-13, of vicious gang, it is one the most violent and inhumane groups in the world. kill,motto, get this, rape and control. >> this week in prime time on c-span, c-span.org and the free c-span radio app. >> senator john mccain's daughter meghan mccain recently accepted the lbj foundation's liberty and justice for all award on behalf of her father who was diagnosed with brain cancer last year. watch that tonight at 9:30. here is meghan mccain at the lbj library in texas talking about president trump. >> one of the things that non

. >>> thousands of pages of e-mails show interior secretary ryan zinke dismissing tourism benefits and discoveries in favor of shrinking national monuments for logging and energy development. the documents the interior department released this month and were retracted a day later. president trump significantly reduced two of utah's largest national monuments. >>> 40 minutes past the hour. are you looking to buy a snohou? existing home sales fell in june. sales fell. the third straight month in a row. the problem is tight supply. for months a shortage of homes on the market. not enough new homes built to make up the difference. that is driving prices to record highs. locking out many potential buyers. especially for starter homes. sales fell 18% from last year. prices and mortgage rates rise, there is concern making the housing market a weak spot in a strong economy. unemployment at an 18-year low. second quarter growth is expected to exceed 4%. we get that number on friday. the gdp for q-4. all indications will be a hot quarter. >>> all right. president trump's all caps tweet on iran i

the documents accidentally released by the interior department show secretary ryan zinke and his aides tailored a report to emphasize the potential value and upside of logs, ranching, and energy development on the protected lands. president trump has significantly cut down two of utah's largest national monuments. the largest reduction of public lands protection in the history of the presidency. then there is the "new york times" story. sunday the times reported the trump administration and republicans in congress are trying to weaken the endangered species act to ease restrictions on gas and oil interests in part out of concern republicans could lose the house in november. the paper reports in the past two weeks, more than two dozen pieces of legislation, policy initiatives and amendments designed to weaken the law have either introduced or voted on in congress or proposed by the trump administration. this includes a new white house plan to make major changes to the act that would make it harder to add animals to the endangered species list and easier to remove them. earlier on this n

. >>> ryan zinke is in california to see the state's water infrastructure. is he touring water systems in the sierra foothills. he will discuss the trump administration's efforts to improve the state's fra construct and protect water rights in central california. he will then go to the yosemite area for a briefing on the damage caused by the ferguson fire. >>> the state of california is suing the epa over its planned roll back of pollution restrictions early their -- the lawsuit by california and 14 other states said the decision could put thousands of highly polluting trucks back on the roads. the rule harms small businesses. . >> these are pumps. >> reporter: a former nasa astronaut said the rocket will be able to send humans to mars and quickly. we are talking a mission to mars in a matter of weeks. >> this idea started as a simple catch. >> reporter: the idea 40 years in the making. heating argon gas to a temperature that takes the form of plasma and using that to power a rocket. the subis made out of. he uses a tube shaped metal shield to house the plas

. >>> thousands of pages of e-mails show ryan zinke and aides dismissing tourism benefits and discoveries in favor of the national monuments for logging and ranching develop many. the interior -- development. the interior department released documents this month and retracted them a day later. despite push back, president trump reduced two of utah's largest national monuments. >>> president trump threatening european cars at his made in america event yesterday. >> the eu has been tough on the united states, but they are coming to see me on wednesday. we will see if we can work something out. otherwise, we have to do something with respect to the millions of cars they send every year. >> president trump meets with eu leaders tomorrow. the aim to deescalate the trade fight. european leaders failed to stop the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. now tariffs up to 20% on foreign cars. the presideresident says the cu rules are unfair. europe puts a 10% tariffs on american made cars. the u.s. only slaps a 2.5% tariffs on european cars. automakers have criticized tariffs. ov every car sold in

. >>> happening today ryan zinke is in california to see the water infrastructure.st he will tour water systems in the sierra foothills. he will also discuss the trump administration's efforts to improve the state's infrastructure and protect water rights in central california. he will then go to the yosemite area tomorrow for a briefing on the damage caused by the epa over its planned roll back of pollution restrictions from heavy duty trucks. an obama administration rule banned truck engines that don't meet certain emission standards. the epa decided to suspend that rule. the lawsuit by california and 14 other states said it could put thousands of highly polluting trucks back onto the roads. the epa said the rule harms small businesses that make the trucks. an appeals court has taken action, temporarily allowing the lawsuit to move forward. >>> a coach has been arrested on suspicious of molesting a 17- year-old student. investigators say that the 37- year-old man had an inappropriate relationship with the girl. he was arrested by park rangers at joseph grant park.

after the events occur and only after someone files a freedom of information request, a blog that ryan zinke keeps hasn't been updated in nine months and he is wrracking up t investigations now facing a dozen federal probes looking into his actions. >>> you're live in the cnn news room. thanks for being with us. breaking news tonight, president trump reversing course yet again on russia's election interference. he tweeted this a short time ago. president obama knew about russia before the election. why didn't he do something about it? why didn't he tell our campaign? because it is all a big hoax, that's why. he thought hillary clinton was going to win. this comes after trump's stunning words on monday refusing to call out russia's interference while standing right next to vladimir putin. that triggered bipartisan outrage forcing the president to issue a clarification. watch. >> all i can do is ask the question. my people came to me, dan coats came to me and some others said they think it is russia. i have president putin. he just said it is not russia. i will say this. i don't see any reason

department of interior ryan stinky tweeted that he met -- ryan zinke posted photos at the reservoir on sunday and tweeted quote taking a fresh look at different opportunities and options to restore public access and recreation to the valley . >> this is an important part of the valley that john muir said was one of nature's most precious mountain temples and should be returned to yosemite and all americans. >> reporter: the environmental group has been fighting to have hetch hetchy drained and be part of yosemite national park for years. it lost its lawsuit against san francisco, which owns the hetch hetchy system but rosecrans says he's prepared to take the battle to the california supreme court. a measure to study emptying the reservoir was overwhelmingly rejected by san francisco voters in 2012, and it appears to still be unpopular with residents. >> reporter: it's just kind of a bunch -- >> it's a bunch of lobbyists to do something that is a waste of taxpayer money. >> reporter: a nonprofit representing the region's largest employers -- >> to dismantle it would increase the bay are

. >>> happening today, interior secretary, ryan zinke e, is in california to look at the state waternfrastructure. he will tour the foothills and will discuss the trump administration's efforts to improve state infrastructure and protect water rights. he will then go to the yosemite area tomorrow for the briefing on damage that was caused by the ferguson fire took >>> in the bay area, a coach arrested on suspicion of molesting his 17-year-old student. the 37-year-old man had an inappropriate relationship with a girl and was arrested at joseph grant park and they found him inside the vehicle with a girl last week, he coaches synergy badminton and has been released on bail. >>> sheriff's deputies in contra costa county have arrested a man and woman in connection with the shooting death of a 22-year-old man. this is anthony gaines of richmond, and judy barkin as, police said that the victim was found on a private driveway and his name has not been released. detectives do not have a clear motive, but they say that they believe the suspects and victims knew one another and were involved i

the record oft the interior secretary, ryan zinke? documents released by the department of interior and then retracted a day later revealed that agency officials dismissed evidence of public lands provide numerous benefits in favor of prioritizing fossil fuel interests along with ranching and logging. is meetingng zinke with people that are not on the public record. for example, he met with congressman chris collins, a new york republican, the first in congress to endorse trump's presidential candidacy. but his calendar did not show who else was in the room, three representatives of a company that do business with the national park service. one of about of a dozen instances uncovered of his calendar omitting who he is actually meeting with. is going to zinke go down as one of the worst interior secretary zinke history -- his actions are very interior secretaries in history and his actions are very similar to scott pruitt's before he was forced to o resign. he is aggressively trying to avoid all environmental laws. he is meeting with i

interior secretary ryan zinke visited the command center to see how things were progressing.refighters are working together to battle the flames. >> we have improved on being more joint, having the interior and department of ag work with cal fire and the sheriff's department. >> the eight day old fire is causing more evacuations as crews continue to build and improve containment lines. fire officials say dead brush and trees are making that fire spread quicker. >>> nearly a week after meeting one-on-one with vladimir putin, president trump gave another glowing review of the summit today. but he also found himself dealing with fallout after the fbi released documents that authorized the wiretapping of a former trump campaign adviser. nbc's white house correspondent kelly o'donnell has our report. >> reporter: gleeful tweeting from the president today. reliving his helsinki handshake. i had a great meeting with putin. but a new poll casts doubt. in "the washington post"/abc survey, 50% responded they disapprove of the president's handling of the putin meeting. 33% approve. echo

confirms to fox news it is investigating a possible conflict of interest concerning interior secretary ryan zinkel estate deal involving energy companies over which he has regulatory control. specifically named is the chairman of the helper corporation. house democrats contend their dealings and by questions of whether he is using his office for personal gain. he has defended his relationship with halliburton chief david lessard. new york democratic governor andrew cuomo is being accused of trying to manipulate donors statistics after campaign finance reports revealed small contributions from individuals on or associated with his own staff. he first faced backlash after "the new york times" reported one donor contributed to the campaign 69 times. the man, who shares the same address on his filing, donated $1.67 times and $5 twice. at the head of the state republican party says he was trying to make it seem like he has a lot more support from small donors, grassroots donors, small dollar grassroots donors i should say. a campaign aide tells fox news it's pretty standard to reach out to a campaign'

an earlier, speaker of the hospital ryan zinke doesn't take the threat to revoke security clearances very seriously. >> i think he's telling people. this is something that is in the purview of the executive branch. these people already lost their clearances. >> marie: them of the claims need seem to be based on classified information, but also point out that my kid and didn't work for barack obama, he worked for george w. bush, he didn't continue serving, he left when bush left but the broader picture here is there are reasons that the top intelligence officials once they leave keep their clearances and impart, best to help their successors if they need someone to call who has dealt with issues before. when i worked at the cia for three cia directors, they would call their predecessors all the time, the only ones who have been in that job and they would turn to them for guidance. say when i worked for the secretary of state. so i don't like the idea of stripping these clearances away for political reasons because you're being criticized publicly. and quite frankly, if they stripped t

. >> we talk about scott pruitt and questions about his spending or ryan zinke or wilber ross.ething that betty devos is doing to policy specifically. why hasn't it gotten attention? >> the president tweets ten times a day. while we're paying attention to the tweets and what he says, there's so many things. the biggest untold story about the trump administration is how they are changing rules and regulations at departments and agencies. so, firearm restrictions, you know, environmental protection, all these things that are getting looser and different, that people aren't really paying attention because it's the work done in the agencies. >> if you remember, hallie, who was the most controversial nominee in the confirmation process? who had to have mike pence come and cast the tiebreaking vote? it was betsy devos because of her attitudes on charter schools. >> heidi, thank you for coming on. anita and aaron, thank you. we want to talk about an nbc exclusive. the new story from nbcnews.com about allegations involving jim jordan of ohio. three former wrestlers at ohio state univer

you've got ryan zinke who used taxpayer funds to spend $139,000 on office doors. and then ben carson, who spent $31,000 to get a dining table until he was forced to reverse it after the free press reported on it. >> what can you tell us about andrew wheeler, pruitt's successor? he's being described as a washington insider, somebody who knows the halls of congress well. is he someone you're familiar with? what can you tell us about how he might lead the environmental protection agency? >> i have not met him personally. i'm happy to give him a chance to show what he can do at the epa. i do know he's a former coal lobbyist. he will be very aware that coal is not coming back. >> do you think it will be a radically different agency under his leadership? he demurred when asked if he would take the job permanently. he said, i haven't been offered that, i'm doing it on an interim basis. >> i think we should give him a chance to show what his views and policies are. i don't think we should prejudge what he's going to do. but he does come from the coal industry, and he cert

some have been bounced around, ryan zinke and wilbur ross. they've had their share of unflattering headlines. who do you think is next in the scandal-ridden trump cabinet? >> hard to say who is next. it really has less to do with the headlines that are out there than it has to do with the headlines that make it across the president's desk. scott pruitt was able to withstand the pressure for so long pause tbecause the preside some cases, ignored the news coverage about hit, the scandals around him, because he was happy with the job he was doing. what this piece gets at is the uncertain nature of the president's cabinet. people around the president are never quite sure where they are in his orbit. is he happy with them? is he not? it can go from hot to cold in a matter of seconds. earlier this week, looked like prewitt was going to withstand the latest round of scandals. the next turn of a screw, almost without warning, there were no leaks about pruitt submitting his resignation, but we are reporting he was forced to by the white house chief of

republican greg ginn forte is seeking reelection after winning to replacelection ryan zinke he, now the interior secretary. watch that today at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. week, you are watching c-span programs in prime time. at 8:00 p.m. eastern, tonight, racism in america. >> black fear is that white people are totally justified. white fears are that black people are not. and republican senator cory gardner speaking this year at the western conservative summit in colorado. >> we in the department are hammering the violent criminals and groups, especially ms 13, that vicious gang. it is one of the most violent and inhumane groups in the world. their motto -- get this -- kill, rape, and control. >> this week in primetime on c-span, c-span.org, and on the free c-span radio app. senator john mccain's daughter, meghan mccain, recently accepted award forundation liberty and justice for all on behalf of her father, who was diagnosed with brain cancer last year. watch that tonight >> one of the things that none of us understood. i can speak for you and i can speak for this audience, is donal

brian: if ryan zinke didn't secretary of interior he would have been going at this seat.. rosen dale has to sell tester's voting record. interesting. the supreme court justice will probably be up this fall. will tester go ahead in his last big vote will he remind the people of montana that he side with the president or remind the people of montana that he never sides with the president where he goes on this. ainsley: a lot of pressure to do it. the president is going to be meeting with people in the agricultural community to try to convince them even though tester is a father and also going to meet with small business owners. steve: i think john tester's ears are going to be ringing tonight. >> he is not going to be at the rally. brian: my family try to go tomatoes every year. didn't get them until two or three. that's all we go for. rip them off and put them in the sun and hope they ripen. that was my. ainsley: that you will work and only get three. steve: what is that about tomatoes. brian: we score tomatoes. steve: what does that have to do with anything. brian: you we

under the trump administration and certainly, interior secretary ryan zinke you, there is a big move push state decisions. as an example, secretary zinke you reorganizing the interior department, he has talked about moving the bureau of land management headquarters to the west, possibly colorado, predicated on the possibility that it is best to make decisions on land and resources closer, rather than further away. host: david in michigan, you are on the air? michael: i just have a question. host: david, we cannot hear you. apologies, perhaps you can call back in. ellens go on to alan i in colorado? michael: good morning. ander: i live in colorado, in the last five years, i have witnessed a significant increase in tourism, the gateway to the rocking on national park. five short years ago, our tourism was in excess of about one million tourists per year, and today, about 5 million tourists per year. we have tripled the amount of wildlife deaths in both the parks and in rocking on national park. , species like birds, there all being hit by vehicles, by tourists who simply do not observe

forte is seeking reelection after winning a special election to fill the house seat vacated by ryan zinkech that rally live on c-span. this week you're watching c-span programs in prime time. at 8:00 p.m. eastern tonight. racism in america. >> black fears of white people are totally justified. white fears of black people are not. friday, actor and activist kirk cameron. attorney general jeff sessions. and republican senator cory summit in colorado. we in the department are hammering the criminals and violent groups, especially ms 13, that vicious gang. it is one of the most violent and inhumane groups in the world. their motto -- get this -- kill, rape, and control. primetime,kend on c-span.org, and the free c-span radio app. with we will be talking jonathan cheng of the wall street journal. he serves as their seoul bureau chief, here to talk about this meeting between secretary of state mike pompeo and kim jong-un. mr. cheng, good morning. guest: hi there. host: could you let us know exactly what the state of north korea is when it comes to their willingness to dismantle, especially with

then, of course, there's interior secretary ryan zinke who spent $139,000 on three sets of doors in hisoo can have not only his gold collection but also -- with his face on it, but also three doors, three doors for $139,000. oh, wait, no, you can't because that is coming from your pockets. that's your hard-earned tax dollars. you work hard so this corrupt administration can buy three doors for $140,000. now, zinke denied having a role, and a friend from his montana hometown getting a $300 million contract to restore power to puerto rico. you remember that? >> where 5,000 people died. >> if you don't remember that, there's good reason, because this is the most corrupt administration in the history of our lifetime, certainly over the first year and a half, because we can't forget hhs secretary tom price. >> i was waiting. >> he billed you, the taxpayer, for dozens of private jets before he resigned. and then, of course, there's scott pruitt. >> oh, good lord. >> who viewed you, the taxpayer and your taxpayer money as no object in his pursuit of luxury living before reporters caught on. pr

speaker, this effort is supported by the secretary of interior, ryan zinke, as well as the national park service. it's also supported by many in kentucky, including our governor, our friends in our congressional delegation, and countless local and regional leaders. it's also supported by the battlefield association, who's willing to donate their property, some 900 of the acres, to make this national monument a reality. chairman mcclintock, i'm particularly grateful to you, and chairman bishop, and your staff, who worked closely with us to bring this bill to the floor. and i can't thank you enough for the great work that you do, mr. chairman. i'd also like to specifically thank my friend and colleague, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, who's ushering companion legislation through the senate. finally, mr. speaker, i want to thank the men and women of the mill springs battlefield association. without their decades of work, to piece together and preserve this important site, none of this would be possible today. they stage an annual reenactment of this battle, which is realistic to the