yes, scott pruett really draining the swamp? yes, scott pru ett really has draining the swamp? has shown his dedication to try to rein in the epa which is really out of control. it's regulatory onslaught against people across america who dig up staff, grocer, and i am proud to say my organisation has been with the attorney general in oklahoma on several major suit including the case to overturn the greenhouse glass rules will power plants. the appointment has not been matched by the feelings of employees. they have signed a petition saying he is shown no interest to withhold polluters accountable but most significantly, accountable but most significantly, a former republican chief of the epa, christine todd whitman, saying that she could not remember ever seeing an appointment of someone so disdainful of both the agency and the signs of what the agency does. —— science. the signs of what the agency does. -- science. i disagree with that characterisation. these are the people i have been posing on policy grounds for a long time and i pleased the new administrator of the epa is s

scott pruett's nomination to be epa administrator is slated to a vote for the senate environment and public works committee. live coverage on c-span3 will get underway at 10:45 eastern. c-span is talking with freshman members of congress. here is one of the interviews. >> congressman ruben kihuen representing fourth district democrat nevada. you are not new to politics. how have you been serving? >> guest: i'm a freshman to the house of representatives but not congress, this is my 10th year in elected office. i started my political career in 1998 as a volunteer for senator reid's reelection campaign the race of senator reid won by 420 votes. i got involved in politics, not with the eventual goal to run for office, to get a little bit of extra credit. never did i imagine that 18-year-old kid knocking on doors for senator reid would go on to become a member of congress. i started volunteering, got to a campaign job that led to a job to senator reid and running for office and here i am at it is an honor and a privilege to be sitting here in this office serving congress, the biggest hono

environmental protection agency. >> he sued the epa again and again and again and again and again. >> scott pruett as attorney general of the state of oklahoma has not demonstrated the qualities that are going to be necessary in order to protect the environment of the company. >> in oklahoma judge ruled pruett must hand over thousands of emails where he communicated with oil, coal and natural gas companies. the senate confirmation vote expected today at 1:00 eastern time. also breaking this morning president trump plans a new executive order and immigration to replace the travel ban. >> i will not back down from our defending our country, i got elected on defense of our country. we will be issuing a new and comprehensive order to protect our people and that will be done next week toward the beginning or middle. >> this after his travel and was suspended by a federal judge and court of appeals refused to reinstate it. many legal experts say the new executive order will focus solely on foreigners who have never entered the united states instead of green card holders. president trump will be in south

. >> all those in favor -- >> democrats boycotted scott pruett to lead the epa.icans pushed forward without them. changing the rules that require democrats to be present for a vote and sending the nomination to the full senate. >> the aye's have it. republicans defended the move. >> it's a concerted effort by the entire democratic party, it's not just scott pruett. this is absolutely meant to obstruct, we're not going to allow that happen today. >> republicans already made the same move for two other nominees. >> i think they're pretty desperate to get these ethically challenged nominees through the process before the american people have an opportunity to get a good look at what they're up to. >> is this frustration from the elections? >> no, it's a frustration about particular cabinet members. >> on friday, republicans are poised to break a filibuster of betsy devos' nomination to lead the education department. only after two republican senators announce their opposition. which will prompt vice president mike pence to pass the tie breaking vote. and delay the c

the senate narrowly approving scott pruett to be the new administrator of the epa.ttorney general of oklahoma pruett sued the agency he's now set to lead. meantime president trump taking to the stage in charlestown, south carolina today strike agnew tone just a day after what was widely considered a chaotic and contentious news conference with reporters. the president revving up a large crowd of bowing employees during a visit to their facility. the president is now on his way to florida spending his third consecutive weekend working out of his so-called winter white house. >>> a local high school basketball team is taking a visible stance tonight on the political climate in the united states. high schoolers from lower merion are using what they wear to show where they stand. fox 29's joanne pileggi joining us live now from lower merion with the story. joanne? >> reporter: hey, dawn. there was a big high school hoops play off game here tonight in lower merion and the aces took the win but the aces also got some added attention. for a t-shirt some of the players desi

oklahoma attorney general scott pruett sworn in as head of the enviromental protection agency. pruitt sued the epa 14 times in his old job mostly over pollution regulations. according to the associated press, president trump considered using national guard troops to round up immigrants in the country illegally. the white house denies that report. allen martin, kpix5. >>> a cording to our exclusive kpix5 sur -- according to our exclusive kpix5 survey usa poll just 15% of americans say things in d.c. are under control. 70% believe that they are out of control and when asked if president trump is making america great again, 32% say he's on his way, 20% say he's not yet having an impact and 39% say he is making america worse. >>> the trump administration just dealt a roadblock to cal train putting the brakes on almost $650 million in funding. the money is needed to electrify and upgrade the train, but more than a dozen republican lawmakers urged the transportation secretary to delay the payment. they're worried taxpayers will be responsible for some of that cash. they say the money

h time scott pruett to lead the skrierptdal protection agency. >> the reason we freak out about this one is very simple. clean air and clean water. >> they want time to examine thousands of e-mails the oklahoma attorney general had. >> why won't they give the american people the ability to find out what is inside of these e-mails before there is a vote here on the senate floor. >> but republicans disagree. >> scott pruitt is the right person to run the need to confirm him. >> the secretary of department of labor will be mr. eric acosta. >> he named his pick to replace an andy after he withdrew his name. he named his former secretary. >> mike flynn is a fine person. i asked for his resignation. he reflespectly gave it. >> another turning down the offer citing disagreements about staffing. and the white house announced thursday it will not pursue an appeal of the suspension of the president's travel ban. instead mr. trump will issue a new executive order expected sometime next week anne-marie. trump got some in-person dent'r fact-checking from nbc's peter alexander about the claim over

the senate narrowly approved scott pruett to be the new administrator the of the pa. attorney general of oklahoma pruett sued the agency he's now set to lead. meantime president trump took to the stage in charleston south carolina strike agnew tone. just one day after what was widely considered a chaotic and contentious news conference with reporters. the president revving up a large crowd of boeing employees during a visit to their facility. >>> we want products made by our workers, in our factories, stamped with those four magnificent words "made in the usa". >> the president now heading to florida spending his third consecutive working out of his winter white house. >> prom season right around the corner but for students in northeast philadelphia the big dance is causing a stress. it's all over a prom dress approval system. fox 29's dave kinchen joins us from archbishop ryan high school in northeast philly to explain. what is going on here, dave? >> reporter: we can tell you that administrators had the sense that students probably would not be crazy about this poli

democrats showing contempt by boy cotting another committee vote on scott pruett.epublicans on the senate environmental committee did what the finance committee. they suspended rules to advance prosecute for an up and down vote. dems attacking the nominees without basis what so ever and pledging to block in my opinion one of the finest nominees in supreme court history without even meeting the band. warren, ryden and brown are at a level of radical that we have not seen. and they are behaving like anarchist and they are an embarrassment to the senate. their leader senator chuck schumer offered an incredible defense of his obstructionist pigheaded destructive tactics, claiming that president trump didn't put forth a normal cabinet. schumer is truly the head clown that trump calls him and few have respect or meaning for him after his conduct in the last two weeks. former clinton running mate tim kaine even less rational, it is appalling in his behavior call canning on dems to fight back against president trump and congress in the court and oh, yes>> the streets. did

scott pruett's nomination to be epa administrator is slated to a vote for the senate environment andublic works committee. live coverage on c-span3 will get underway at 10:45 eastern. c-span is talking with freshman members of congress. here is one of the interviews. >> congressman ruben kihuen representing fourth district democrat nevada. you are not new to politics. how have you been serving? >> guest: i'm a freshman to the house of representatives but not congress, this is my 10th year in elected office. st

how about the vote today on scott pruett for the epa.'s a climate skeptic and very controversial guy. i am told though that he will be approved, he will be confirmed. do you want to confirm that? >> yes, yeah. we've got the votes there and it's not unlike a couple of the others that have been 52-48, and in a few cases, senator manchin voted with the republicans, but pretty much 52-48 is the way they're going down. i think the democrats should be embarrassed that they are obstructing, they are delaying, there's never been a case where we're a month into a president's term, which is where we are right now, and so many of his cabinet officials are just now being confirmed or even not yet confirmed. so it is obstruction and it's certainly played a role in a few delays, getting tom price, secretary of hhs just a few days ago, just now getting secretary mnuchin in in treasury, so, we're moving beyond it, it was simply just that, a delay. stuart: on that subject of delay, we're very interested in the legislative schedule. as you know, a, to new

going on right now, senate democrats pull another all nighter debating the nominee for the epa, scott pruett. pruett is up for the final confirmation vote today. nbc news reports oklahoma attorney general is is facing some problems at home. a judge has ordered him to release thousands of e-mails between his office and fossil fuel companies. pruett has a close relationship with that industry. despite the opposition, pruett is expected to be confirmed. >> history is coming to the bay. two full-scale ships are docking along the embarcadero for a 10-day port of call. the lady washington and chief tan. both are represent can qaas that helped to pioneer sea trade in the 18th and 19th centuries. they provide walk-on tours. you can visit them at san francisco's pier 19 through the end of the month. just bring your umbrella if you're going. >> did they have umbrellas during those times? >> a lot of golden nuggets. >> a closer look at the radar. it is 5:08. we are seeing a pretty good coverage of rain all across sonoma and napa county. it is getting a little bit heavier now as you head down 101 throug

a boycott led to a delay of scott pruett to lead the epa. >>> tacoma park is a sanctuary city anden sads to lose federal funding. now the city's vowing to support its immigrant population, and alleviate any fear that people may have. >> i think my favorite part of this plaque is the two quotes. >> nancy abbott young is so proud of the plaque hanging in tacoma park city hall. he fought hard for immigrants and enacted tacoma park's original sanctuary city ordinance more than 30 years ago. if her parents were still alive, they would stand up a constitution and our human rights here in the united states of america may be in jeopardy, and they would be very concerned. >> kate stewart is mayor of tacoma park now, her city is just as committed as ever to all immigrants despite the executive order challenging sanctuary cities and travel. >> we will continue to be a sanctuary city as we move forward. >> tacoma park is having a sanctuary city teach in. all immigrants know they are protected here, despite threats to cut federal funding. >> we have already started on the city council to make sure th

scott pruett's nomination to be epa administrator is slated for a vote be you for this senate vote of public works committee. five coverage on c-span three will get underway at 10:45 a.m. eastern. >> in case you missed it, here here are a few program c-span viewer saw last week. cancers congressman mike pam pale swearing-in as cia director. >> that i will uphold the duties of the office on which i'm about to enter. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. >> senators questioning secretary of health and human services nominee, tom price. >> you bought over 400,000 shares at discounts that were as much as 40% cheaper than the price on the australian stock exchange. you were sitting at the time on committees that have jurisdiction over major healthcare programs and trade policy. yes, or no? doesn't this show that judgment? >> british lawmakers discussing prime minister's visit to washington. >> in the fourth coming meeting with president trump she will be prepared to offer up the sacrifice the opportunity of american company to come in and take over part of off our public services. >> pres

the main headliners already have addressed the crowd, we are awaiting the new epa administrator scott pruett, he'll be speaking to the crowd later in the afternoon just before those results of the straw poll are announced at just about 3:00. we'll bring you coverage of those once we know it. liz. elizabeth: all right, thank you very much. leland. leland: here in atlanta, liz, it's a battle royale. a chairman will lead those wounded and divided preparing to take on president trump in congress. jonathan serrie a few blocks away at the democratic winter meeting, voting getting underway there. jonathan, you get a sense this is a battle for the future? >> you do, indeed. in fact, the meeting got off to a late start. they're resetting the stage for candidate for chairman to come out and make brief speeches here. let's talk about the two leading candidates, one is tom peres, he served as labor secretary during the obama administration. in the race for dnc chairman he enjoyed strong support from the democratic establishment. he faces stiff competition from minnesota congressman keith ellison, an ear

going on right now, senate democrats pull another all-nighter debating the nominee for the epa, scott pruett. pruett is up for the final confirmation vote today. nbc news reports oklahoma attorney general is facing some problems at home. a judge has ordered him to release thousands of e-mails between his office and fossil fuel companies. democrats say pruett has a close relationship with that industry. despite the opposition, pruett is expected to be confirmed. >>> i'd like to get back to our microclimate weather alert this morning. a wet and windy morning commute. the radar there on our screen. wherever it is, you're seeing a whole lot of glean. on the right-hand side, a live look from san francisco on the top. san jose on the bottom. >>> let me give you a closer look what's going on around the bay area. some breaks in showers across the south bay. zooming in to san francisco, it is coming down heavily right now. that is where we see the rainfall rates. close to half an inch per hour. that is also moving closer to the bay bridge. as we go down the peninsula, getting lighter in spots. it is

scott pruett will run the epa. much to the display of most environmentalists. pruett's confirmation comes after an all nighter by democrats on the senate floor to protest. they hoped the judge would make pruett release e-mails with fossil fuel companies he got while serving as oklahoma's attorney general before the vote but in the end he was confirmed. president trump now has nine of his cabinet secretaries confirmed by the senate. >>> and speaking of politics, a local basketball team is sending a strong political and social message tonight. >> high schoolers from lower merion are using what they wear to show where they stand. fox 29's joanne pileggi has the story tonight joins us live from lower merion. joanne. >> reporter: hey, guys, the playoff game is over. the home team lower merion aces taking the win. but the home team also getting some extra attention for a t-shirt some of the players designed and the team started wearing. ♪ >> reporter: one team member took a knee and all of the players were sporting a special t-shirt during the national anthem before

the new administrator of the epa scott pruett. republicans blaming the other side of the aisle for dragging on the process as democrats remain fiercely critical of the president's choices. >> it's pretty clear what's happening. they want to move them as slowly as possible. >> why do they want to rush through this cabinet? they're ashamed of them. >> reporter: all this as vice-president mike pence heads to germany where he will join defense secretary james matos and homeland security john kelly for the munich security conference. in washington, lauren blanchard, fox news. >>> tonight pennsylvania governor tom wolf is making his position clear on a bill that puts more restrictions on abortions in pennsylvania. he held a press conference today in abington joining women's health advocates and doctors to emphasize he opposes senate bill three that bill the senate approved last week would ban abortionings after 20 weeks except in rare circumstances. >> just wrong. we cannot afford aspen yanns to allow this to move forward. we cannot all

they have confirmed scott pruett as the head of the environmental protection agency.wo democratic senators, voted for prosecute, while gop senator susan collins voted against it. malaysian police reenacting the alleged killing of north korean leader kim jong-un's half brother. he died at the kuala lumpur airport two days ago. north korea saying it will reject the postmortem conducted and demanded the body be released immediately. friendsic officers and security services shutting down a shrine in southwestern pakistan as they investigate thursday's suicide bombing, which killed at least 75 people. isis claiming responsibility for that attack, saying it had targeted a shiite gathering. >>> and pope francis telling a crowd of university students in rome the only way to overcome the fear of migrants is through intgrachlths he said it's important migrants learn the language, get a job and learn the language of their new country. >> unilever rejected a $143 takeover bid from-behind, one of craft's largest owners is the board of tradian owner 3g, which "fortune" magazine cal

we're awaiting confirmation vote on scott pruett expected this afternoon as the president named alexanderlead the labor department. at&t and food takes flight. delta is bringing food back to coach. and we're expect the dow to pull back from an all-time high. again, closing at a record level yesterday. now we're deepening the losses, now at the lows of the morning, down 70 points. nasdaq, s&p 500 also in the red. cac arante the lows of the day down better than 1%. in asia, declineacross the board. will it be the greatest movie every made. the plan to bring five time champion, tom brady's story to the screen. who should play tom bridy. and the solo news conference since the election, the massive tax reform to come. house speaker paul ryan says it's necessary. >> the last time we did tax reform, it's going to be up, down, on and off, you're going to report 150 stories on tax reform's fate before we get tax reform done. tax reform is going to happen. you know why it's going to happen? because it has to happen. maria: joining me right now is the u.s. chamber of commerce ceo, tom. >> glad to be

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. >> this week will be voting to confirm scott pruett as head of the epa. when you take a look at the resources that we are blessed within this country, you want to do several things. you want to make sure we use them in a way that protects our environment. you want to mixer you use them in a way to strengthen and provide for a healthy economy. we need people committed to public service who are committed to those goals. at epa over the last eight years with its regulatory rampage has lost sight of the balance that we need between environmental protection and a strong and healthy economy. the epa has been working in a way way that i believe has been irresponsible and reckless. it's time to fundamentally change the direction of the epa. scott pruitt is the right person to do that. as attorney general of oklahoma he is someone who protected the environment. work to strengthen the economy and protect state rights. he knows the importance as to all of us clean where clean air, clean water, clean lamb. it's not either/or. it's not just. it's not just a healthy ec