closure of the dakota access pipeline because it could threaten the water supply of the standing rock sioux reservation the judge ordered a review of the pipelines environmental impact. did it ruin the. standing rock sioux tribe. over the years. the church got exactly right knee to. us on the wrist where you operate says the native american sue had been protesting the pipeline since its construction began in 2016 it has been operational for 3 years after the us military concluded it was safe to operate. the pipeline draws all oil from the massive buchan shale basin in north dakota. oil producers have vowed to fight the ruling i'm sure we were. you know the order in. washington d.c. is no one going to be questioned or even. possible. the pipeline closure is also a defeat for president donald trump who has sought to water down environmental regulations. as trump's agenda takes a blow the sioux savor their hard won victory. in german football vetter bremen faced small town club hiden home the 2nd leg of the relegation play off of a sees the 3rd from bottom side play the 3rd place team from the 2nd divisio

pipeline is right next -- is only a couple of hundred yards from the water intake of standing rock sioux reservation, of knowing a break could impact not only that reservation but the 17 million people that live along the missouri river. not to mention the continued extraction of fossil fuels from the ground, the continued impact to the environment, to greenhouse gas emissions, to the climate crisis that we know is happening all over the globe. this is a project that was one of many, but it is one that i think people recognize it is time to take a stand. we continue to fight on. amy: in statement energy transfer said -- if you couldld comment on enerey transfer parartners ceo, the billllionaire kelcy warren,n, a major supporter of president trump, recently hosted a fundraiser at his home in dallas and if you could t talk about hs role? somebodywarren was that was absolutely completely oblivious and outright dismissisive of humalilives on e ground. you mentioned at the beginning of the segment the fact t that energygy transferr partners prie security unleashed dogs on women and c children, unarmed pe

standing rock sioux tribe. he's joining us from his home on the reservation tonight. and showing me around when i was out there during the protest. what is your reaction to the federal judge's ruling that you've been fighting for for so many years? >> well, you know, i think it's a step in the right direction. it's something that we've been always putting in front of the judge, this argument that this pipeline isn't safe and our people have a right, and we should be heard. the pipeline, when it was granted, violated federal law. we always knew that, and we're just thankful that the judge is starting to see what we've been saying all along for the past four years. it feels good. today's a good day. i know it's not over. i know that the eis process still has to take place, but it's a step in the right direction where we get to hopefully be a part of the eis process, the environmental impact statement process. our tribe should be included in every step. our technical team and our experts should be presenting our concerns all along the way. that's what's needed in the fut

the blistering within the months, fighting against the pipeline, which crossed near the standing rock sioux reservationline say they will appeal the ruling. they also say it will take three months to effectively shut down the pipeline and that it won't be able to finish by the judge's deadline. joining me now is the executive director of the thunder valley community development corporation. it's good to see you again. thank you for being with us. let's talk about both of these issues but let's start with the dakota access pipeline. there were two distinct issues, although they were not disconnected. one was a number of people who where are just environmentalists who don't like pipelines and felt they didn't want that pipeline. others say that this compromises native lands. and certainly a lot of people at those protests who went there and got arrested believed that both of those two things are the same. but tell me what this means to you as a representative and you had official office with the native peoples of this country. >> right. so, at the time of the no dapl movement and when the water -- descen

environmental impact analysis and the decision is a win for the standing rock sioux tribe which has environmental protections near its reservation since 26 team officials in north dakota say the pipeline closure could result in major economic issues for people in the back information where oil costs are already depressed due to the pandemic now this has been a long road for standing rock but after all the protesting police violence and legal battles the pipeline is shutting down at least for now jesse well i got news for you bruges be the bearer of bad tidings but with the trumpet ministration in power right now all you know will win in the end or oil will win mark my words on it they will excuse the pun trump up the economic report to what they need to make it work they've already built that they're not going to let it go now it'll be delayed for a while but i'll be the 1st one to admit i'm wrong if oil doesn't win i'll sit on this show and say whoa re her a jesse ventura was wrong it was great that he was speaking about him in the 3rd person but i don't think i'll be wrong i think all. will win out in the end it's just a tempo