. >> i'm perplexed by how the president can turn his back on a pipeline project that even the teamsters and the pipe fitters have gotten by. >> and that explains the pecking order. environmentalists first and foremost, unions and teamsters. >> 20,000 jobs would be created immediately, and putting in pipeline in place another one, 118,000 spin-off jobs and then, the environmental argument doesn't wash, because again, you're going to ship the oil to china where it's going to be burned in polluting factories when in fact, it would be better used here in the united states. >> you know, ben, we always have a lot of reminder, why we probably should get the most we can out of the domestic supplies and canada being friendly and should this put additional pressure on a president to go i have the okay to the keystone pipeline? >> well, the president has to look at realistic situation. the environment is incredibly important, we love it, want to live on earth as long as mankind possibly can, but right now we need oil and natural gas. and his people, his environmental people, are fighting shale gas

predominantly teamsters. today there are two large -- two large trucking companies that are unionized and the majority of the industry is not union. even in manufacturing, where we've lost 4.5 million from 1997 to the present time, lost 4.5 million unized jobs. the nonunion sector in manufacturing has actually increased by 1.5 million since 1997. so what you've seen is an increasing competition and where there has been increasing competition, often unionized companies have lost out to nonunion companies. and the shift in construction is equally dramatic. much of that helped frankly by the civil rights laws. it wasn't just the philadelphia plan. as larry indicated. that wasn't george schultz' primary focus but the reality is that by opening construction jobs to minorities, we also increased the number of construction workers and put pressure on their ability to mow nopize -- monopolize control of labor. >> and have to add more sophisticated management. >> yes. >> management got much better at sort of managing

the teamsters are still in the upper-40's. dimeters will be in the mid- 40's.y thuisis midday. tomorrow be warmer than today. tomorrow morning will be just as cold as what we have outside right now. bundle up as your head out to the bus stop. tomorrow afternoon will be sunny. we will see an increase in cloud cover. it'll give us the chance of showers by thursday. at least it will be warmer into the 50's. it will cool down behind that front. that should give this a few showers. mid-40's by saturday. it pretty much uneventful. only scattered showers. that is the forecast. what about the commute? >>> we are taking our holiday picture to send to your in mindzumba -- in my zumba class. plan on it. the lady behind the desk says i love it when you talk about your class. what are we going to talk about on the highway? not much. to the parkway has been reopened. no traffic on the beltway. the university boulevard is open. we will go into virginia where we are zooming our way just fine on washington boulevard. no problems on 110. >> i really like that zumba stuff. >> it

. >> reporter: the teamsters union says for now, shutdowns are the most effective tool they have. >> basic, they are owner operators and legally we have some anti-trust problems. >> some of them will lose their ability to earn a living and i don't think that's the way to do it. >> reporter: the port was shut down on the 2nd. that was because of an improm tour march from o-- frank ogawa plaza. the meeting starts at 5:00. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> well, stocks are surging on wall street. there is encouraging signs out of europe after consumer coosh consumer confidence grew unexpectedly in germany and spain pummed off a debt option and there's more evidence the u.s. will avoid slipping into another recession soon. the dow was up 329. that's up almost 3%. the nasdaq is up 3%. s&p is up. we'll take another look at the numbers at 2 12:25. >>> president obama called on house republicans to act on the issue of extending a payroll tax cut. the house this morning officially rejected a senate measure that would have renewed the cuts for 60 days. they want a long

now a man who knew jimmy hoffa says he knows where the teamster's leader was buried. that story is at 5:50. the wealth gap between the members of congress and the people they represent is growing. and next at 5:15, not too much to complain about in the seven- day forecast. olga is in for howard. we'll be right back. >>> all right. welcome back. it is 5:13. glad you're with us this morning. weather first time this morning. olga is in for howard. the rain has moved out. what's coming down the pike? >> some dampness still around. we do have some areas of fog this morning. that could slow you down. what we're dealing with today though, already a breeze this morning. that's going to turn into windy conditions later on this afternoon. so, don't be caught off-guard by that. right now though, we're looking pretty good. mainly clear skies. we do have -- are expecting a lot of sunshine after sunrise. but as we get in toward the afternoon, we'll crank up some winds so our daytime temperatures are not going to feel so warm. right now, we're expecting to stay in the 40s with that

he claim his found out about the burial place during a teamster's conference back in the '80s. hoffa disappointed back in 1975 and hasn't been seen since. >>> around the world tonight, israel prides itself in being a country that allows religious freedom, but now some orthodox jews are trying to enforce strict rules on women who live outside the community. it's causing an up roar. >> reporter: this eight-year- old is afraid to walk to school. >> you want to school a little bit? no. and then we'll cross? no. >> reporter: she's terrified that ultraorthodox. >> phil: s in her naked will assault her and her mother for not dressing modestly enough. i'm afraid when one of them passes by me, says the mother, i dewpoint know if she will spit on me. -- if he will spit on me. this is the latenist a series of high-profile examples of what officials say is an attempt by the orthodox community to impose it strict beliefs on the wider public and eliminate women from the public sphere. >> you see a separate street for men and women. we see the buses. we see supermarkets, where singing is not

does not change the john o'connell honorific to the name in order to give respect to the 1930's teamster member for grew the school was named. the o'connor family believes that as we continue to make our quest to be the place it needs to be, which will continue to work with the superintendent to officially designate the name to be john o'connell high school. >> be it resolved that the sfusd approves the modification of the school to john o'connell high school. i know that the school community was prepared to turn out this evening. they have elected a representative body of an apparent leaders to speak. you can learn what is happening tomorrow on the morning radio show. president mendoza: i do have some speakers. aaron yam, roberto bob, gamino, joann and steven bonnacorso. you each have two minutes to speak. >> hello. i am day 4.0 junior at john o'connell. when i first got the acceptance to the high school, i was a little turned away from the alternative. as i give it a chance, it is a great high school. though some of my friends did not give it a chance and tried to go somewhere like was

the teamsters have reportedly thrown in their support for today's action. now, this is an action that's going to be going all day long, according to occupy oakland. they have a 5:30 march. something they need to be planning if you're going to drive through the area. mayor jean quan, the chief of police are going to be at it if not already there in the city of oakland. meantime, reporting live. jon, marla? >> all right. we'll check back with you later in the day and with all the updates. >> and protesters will rally demanding charges be dropped against those arrested during occupy protests. dozens of people are expected outside oakland's courthouse just before 9:00. the rally coincides with a court date for 39 protesters arrested at the uc berkeley campus on november 9th. >>> the sidewalk in front of san francisco's federal reserve building is cleared out after a police sweep over the weekend. 55 occupy protesters were arrested early sunday morning. police say demonstrators were warned on an hourly basis before the 24 hours leading up to the crackdown. polic

number one, the more ironies, the teamsters and other unions want this to happen because of the job creationnd the irony is-- >> it's still going to happen and the eyed was, he didn't want to stick with his environmentalist friends and it's possible that the canadian prime minister could be shipping the chinese and-- >> that's another irony, if you ship this oil to china, the-- it's the pollution from the shipping, it's substandard refining and then it's going-- >> very good points. >> then it's going into factories, causing more pollution-- >> and so the people are determined to destroy us, gaedz. >> and i would point out the reason you had bp such a problem, adam, because it was so far off shore and the reason it was so far off shore because of environmental reasons and build it so far and the whole lie about how if you turned it, you know, the oil won't come immediately and won't do anything to deal with gas prices and you understand that oil is set in the futures market and the future markets sees future supply and the price of oil generally goes down and i tell you, this is going to be

. >>> and nurses joining teamsters in san francisco today in a gesture of support in great britain. organizers say as many as two million people didn't go to work today in the uk. workers there are angry over pay freezes and proposed pension hikes. >>> and taxpayers still have not received their income tax refund. an irs spokesperson told ktvu that the agency is holding about 3 million in undelivered refunds. those people have changed mailing addresses so their checks were returned to the irs. >>> we strongly recommend that people both electroniccaly filed. >>> to find out if you are due money go to ktvu.com, we posted a link to the irs website where is my refund web page? >>> and oakland based chlorox looking at two products between 2008 and 10. the bleach and cold water bleach, and three liter bottles, only 80% full. they agreed to paying penalties without admitting wrong-doing, they're subject to an injunction, barring it from using misleading packaging. >>> his service was short, but his death rocked the community. the final tribute to a danville marine killed in the line of dut

marvin says he learned where hoffa was buried during a teamsters conference back in 1985. hoffa disappeared ten years earlier, supposedly while on his way to meet mobsters. >>> north koreans have paid their last respects to their late leader kim jong il. a massive procession took place in the capital -- in the country's capital ahead of his funeral. dvor funeral. >> they line the streets to say good-bye to kim jong il. sobbing uncontrollably, they waited in the snow for a glimpse of their dear leader's casket. state tv showed mourners falling to their knees and soldiers pushing back crowds to keep the path clear. kim who ruled the nation with an iron fist died elle this month of a heart attack. his youngest son, kim jong-un led the elaborate funeral procession. as the giant military orchestra kicked in, the youngest kim saluted his father. it has only been days since kim's death and the son is already being hailed as north korea's next ruler with titles like supreme leader and great successor, washington is taking note. some analysts believe the transition could mark a tur

teamsteres and long shoreman union never sanctioned this action either though some of the rank and file were on board. the city and port were saying this hurts workers, the 99% who demonstrators claim to support. several hundred occupiers converged on the port over 24 hours starting yesterday morning. the protests were nonviolent. only two arrests. they, along with other occupiers at ports up and down the west coast wanted to hurt the so-called 1%, the companies who make money exporting, importing goods through these terminals. given the headaches that they caused, the protesters believe they won this fight. here at the port of oakland, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> bob, thanks. >>> in san jose, a get out of jail free card of sorts to occupier whose defied city leaders and police for weeks while camping out at city hall will have an opportunity to avoid legal trouble. the city of san jose is offering to drop all civil charges against demonstrators who have been cited for city code violations if they agree not to set up tents on the city hall plaza for the next two years. there are r

the teamsters and the afl-cio want the keystone pipeline, want it now.regg: republican congressman steve scalise of louisiana sits on the house energy and commerce committee. he joins us here in studio. great to have you here in new york. >> great to be with you. gregg: majority leader, minority leader at odds. harry reid says no chance the payroll tax cut extension with the keystone pipeline extension will pass. there is bipartisan support and lindsey graham comes in seems to contradict mcconnell. saying it will probably not sell who. is right here? >> we passed a similar bill out of the house a few weeks ago that jump starts the keystone project. we had over 40 democrats that joined us voting for the bill. clearly they're is a bipartisan support for this bill that creates something over 20,000 american jobs. this is something the president ought to embrace if he is concerned about the middle class. this is great way to start about 20,000 middle class and by the way bring in the 7 billion of private investment to america. gregg: shovel-ready. won't cost

he rose to fame as the teamsters leader but was later to -- convicted. he disappeared in 1975 and was declared legally dead in 1982, but his body has never been found. >>> it was a bad year for movie ticket sales. u.s. ticket sales are about $500 million behind last year. they are blaming d.o. economy too many family movies, and not enough star power. >> interesting. >> we saw one of those family netflix -- flicks yesterday. >> today is when you need to be in the movie theater. >> it is going to get better. this is laurel high school. cloudy skies gusty winds and rain. the rain is pretty much out of the metro area right now. 49 degrees in alexandria right now. all that is going to change. this is a small area of very intense rainfall. we put our lightning detection system into gear, and no lightning strikes. it is just very heavy rain. it is being pushed across eastern maryland right now. however, additional sprinkles or showers are not out of the question. about half an inch in the district. things are going to change, there is a storm system at work ac

we understand some are being funded by money from the teamsters union who have a part in organizing the truckers. and these folks have been moving quickly toward the port here down 14th street with police and photographers in tow. >> if you can hear me, what is the police presence like? we don't see a lot of officers in spots shoths we're looking at. >> you know, ts police have actually taken a low profile here, i have seen only a couple dozen officers who have been staying on the sides of the things. trying not to make themselves so present that it appears confrontational. you can see people here are protesters. many carrying signs and some carrying a mobile audio rig there. the mees on the side lines in this protest. they at least at the start of the demonstration made sthechls invisible except for the presence of a few uniformed police officers, watching. >> we'll check back with you in just a few minutes. jonathan bloom reporting life checking healthy living news, research suggests that radiation therapy is another potential culprit behind what is dubbed as chemo brain. concentratio

>> well, itels hurting them from the teamsters to the l i wu. they are incident to youred -- incident to youred serve advance and they want to help them address issues of labor that are really old now. >> thanks a lot, you heard the reply to what some people have said is actually going to hurt the 99%. this march and rally is supposed to begin at around 530 and as you can see a lot of the people in the truth here, it looks like it's some kind of structure and of course we will have more on the planned block cade, -- blockade, kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >> do you agree with the shutting down? rain rights, up hope occupied does not succeed in shutting down the port. there are plenty of people who depend on the rights of the people and the area being open. we want you to join the conversation, sends us a question, we will share it coming up in the 6:00 hour. >>> we will continue to coverage on today's information and you can log on by going to our website any time of day, www.ktvu.com. >>> hundreds of pounds of fuel are leaking into the bay a

. >> reporter: this time around the blockade is not being supported by the teamsters union which reps truck drivers. we want to mention a march today at 3:00 at oakland city hall where they want to march to the port. everybody is moving around and we don't see anyone central location for these protesters so we will bring it to you live in the next half hour. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >> so do you agree with the plan to shut down the port oakland? now shelly wrote, i have friends who work there who will not be getting paid. it is hurting the people they are trying to help. when you perceive the rights of others you have gone too far and i will back them up to that point. join us on facebook and we will share some of your comments coming up on mornings on 2. >>> in news this morning, police in oakland are looking for suspects in an overnight shooting. it happened shortly before 11:00 last night at 16th avenue and east 12th. witnesses say the victim was shot in the leg and shoulder, police don't know his condition but it happened during a robbery attempt. >>> they are doing clea

a new claim where the teamsters body is and why it may never be found. >>> rescued from a frozen car. a lucky break that happened. a man helped pull two girls to safety. ,,,,,,,,,,,, [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ >>> they usually make cars. honda is actually destroying them tonight. factory in thailand was severing flooded. honda is intentionally destroying a thousand cars. no parts from the destroyed cars will be reused. >>> the website is linked to four murder victims in detroit. >> police discovered the bodies of two more women in the run of course a car. four women all advertised themselves as escorts to back page.com. first two were found december last week in the trunk of the car. second pair of bodies were found in the trunk of a burning car christmas morning. investigators have not determined the cause of dea

hoffa, international brotherhood of teamsters. at a time when jobs are the top priority, the keyston project will put thousands back to work and have ripple benefits throughout the north american economy. our members look forward to being part of this historic project and pledge to deliver the highest quality work to make it a success. president edwin d. hill, international brotherhood of electrical workers. and the list goes on. as i said, this project has been studied for three years. we've already built the sister project. we've gone through that whole process. this has been studied for three years already. how much will this project cost? the american taxpayer. this is a $7 billion investment but it's private investment. it's private investment that stimulates job creation. not only will it not cost the american taxpayer one dime, the group from waco, texas, estimates that it will create hundreds of millions of dollars in local and state revenues. you know, our country faces some real challenges. one of those challenges, we've

in a new book he claims that the teamster boss was whacked by his own people and buried in the generaln detroit and he claims he learned about the final resting place during a teamsters conference in detroit in the '80s. and a new medical study, taking a page from buddy the elf book. >> you like sugar, huh? is there sugar in syrup. >> yes. >> then yes. we have the four main food groups. candy, candy canes, candy corn, syrup. >> all sweet and looks like buddy was right i all awe long. researchers say that sugar might be the key to easing some mag pains after a holiday feast. and i thought it causes stomach. >> and sugar stimulates the stomach and allowing it to loosen up. >> dave: give me some sugar last night. i ate a meal killing me right now. all this have cheese. anyway. >> ainsley: candy. what do you like. >> dave: i like it all. sports time. basketball fans rejoice and the nba season tipping off the short onned 2011-2012 season after the lockout and starting off with a bang. five big matchups today. the boston celtics taking on the new york knicks. how about lebron james and the t

the teamsters, the people working the docks, the regular people who are not going to be able to work.? because goldman sachs ownedded 3 percent of one of these ports? or one of the shipyards? people, get your message across. don't get it lost in making the wrong people angry. >>shepard: this side attracts almost as much as venom as the tea party folks attracted back when they were in this stage of things. >> i don't think it started out that way. >>shepard: not that they are equivalent. >>guest: the bottom line it did not start out that way but what is happening the money that is being spent by the country trying to go up, is now saying we will spend it on cops and cleaning up parks and now the ports. now we value to make arrests and go through the system and that is not a good way to go. >>shepard: well keep following it. the man is facing charges today after he pretended his mom was dead. even had an obituary published on his mom so who ordered the cereal that can help lower olesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. [ woman ] lower cholesterol. [ man 2 ] yummy. i got that w

the teamster's unit is in support of this.alameda county sheriff deputies that formed a line behind protesters over there. the mayor, the chief of police and city administrators are in downtown oakland also monitoring the situation. marla? jon? >> we'll check back in with you in just a little bit. they are also demanding charges be dropped against those arrested during occupy protests. the rally coinciding with a court date for 39 protesters arrested during the occupy cal demonstrations at the uc berkeley campus on november 9th. police arrested 55 protests outside of san francisco's federal reserve building. demonstrators were warned to remove their camp on an hourly basis during the 24 hours leading up to the crackdown. police say nobody was injured during the raid. >> we'll have more on the occupy protests for you all morning long. bob redell will be back with more live reports. you can always go nbcbayarea.com for updates any time. 6:33 now. it's sentencing day for a bay area man arrested in the connection of a shooting dea

yes, of course, blue collar work yerse teamsters want to drill for oil.e talking about hundreds of thousands of jobs. democrat party is elite yuppis and environmentalist and that's who obama and the democrats have to kowtow to. dick gebhart last of the old democrats and blue collar democrats voted against drill nothing anwar. that shows that the blue party alliance is dead as a door nail. >> i want to ask you a question. the year ago. you said if mitt romney was the nominee republicans would lose the white house. you have changed your mind and done a 180 and surprising a lot of folks and you support romney why? >> first of all. i make predictions it i will make sure i am not sick because i hate how i look in that video. how that was a year ago and there was pawlenty fever and jeb bush and mish daniels. and hope i my love chris christie didn't run, it will be mitt romney. and i didn't hate mitt romney. i thought the only guy who could beat obama is chris christie . i think he is spectacular. only a few months after that cpack on fox news shows. i retracted

many teamsters said we have been experiencing cutbacks and layoffs and salaries seeing if not a steady salary or a decrease. so they get the sentiment, but it is christmas time and a lot of these folks are saying they are trying to buy presents for children and they are counting on the money that they are getting and that they are not getting for the day today. >> when they can't go to work, they don't get paid. so joe, keep us updated. joe vasquez at the port of oakland. >>> they have been threatening to leave california for months and today one of the largest employers made it official. the company said it is just too tough to do business here. >> this is just a very difficult place to do business. >> reporter: ceo ron middle stat is packing up his company and moving to texas. fed up with california's business climate. >> highest tax rates in the nation, until recently very expensive real estate, tremendous regulation and a broken legislature. >> reporter: the third largest waste collection company in the country, waste connections is the largest publicly traded company in the sacram

the teamsters are on board with the action. inside the emergency operation centers we are told by mayor police chief they are there. they're monitoring what's happening. they're going to be updating us around 6:00 with a news conference. jon, marla? >> bob redell out there. that preplanning is clearly resulting in big numbers. we'll keep you posted. bob will be there for us. thank you very much. >>> 5:33. protesters will rally, demanding charges be dropped against those arrested during occupy protests. dozens of people are expected outside the occupy courthouse just before 9:00. the rally coincides with a court date for 39 protesters arrested during the occupy cal demonstration at the uc berkeley campus. >>> there was a big time scare at san jose's christmas in the park when a ferris wheel accident sent people swinging in their seats. spectators say they heard a loud bang and a pop and then saw a carriage wheel swaying. they all went tumbling down onto a carriage below. the impact broke a piece of fiberglass and sent the carria

the teamsters and afl cio want the keystone pipeline and want it now. >> it is ready to go. all it requires is his signoff. with regard to senator reid's comment i am sure he had to check with his own conference. there are a significant number of democrats senators and house members who are going to support this package. this has bipartisan support. oo poo when you said senator that isn't going to happen. you are saying that the payroll tax cut will be extended? >> of course. it has bipartisan support. we also need to have something in there that prevents the loss of jobs and something that will create the jobs. that is why we boiler mac supported on a bipartisan basis and the keystone pipeline supported on a bipartisan basis. one would save jobs one would create jobs right now. why not have some balance rather than have the whole package designed to help those who are unemployed or prevent a tax cut on working americans let's have something that reduces and saves jobs so we put together a bipartisan package that i think is going to enjoy pretty strong support among a lot of

teamster drivers. this is what it is. oil sands. come see the hearing we mine it, surface mine or you get it in sit u. it's going to the marathon refinery in robinson refinery, good paying, great benefits. members of organized labor already benefiting. how many pipelines go through the acwhichfer right now. >> only one crude -- >> the question is, how many pipelines. can i answer your question? >> the question is how many pipelines go in the aquifer. >> in the state of nebraska there's one crude oil pipeline -- >> yeah. okay. and what's the other ones. >> there are -- >> there are three pipelines that go through the aquifer. >> you're absolutely confirm -- >> i'm reclaiming my time but i live in nebraska. >> reclaiming my time, ma'am. >> that's fine. >> that oil causes cancer. >> now, i'd like to go to again people can -- they're more than welcome to view this. i've had studied this stuff quite a lot. and i know it's a lot of jobs. mr. booker, how many jobs do you project will be produced from your segment? >> for the labor's intern

labor agreement with the international union of north america, the international brotherhood of teamsters, the united association of plumbers and pipefitters, the union of operating engineers, and the pipeline contractors association. only the highest-skilled workers will be employed on the project. this will insure the safest pipeline possible. today, the u.s. is experiencing the worst economic downturn since the great depression. the keystone xl pipeline is shovel ready. as soon as a permit is granted, jobs will be created, jobs that our country and our members desperately need. i thank you for your time and look forward to your questions. >> thank you, mr. burton. >> my name is jerome ringo. [inaudible] >> would you pull your microphone closer to you? is it on? >> is this better? >> perfect. thank you. >> again, my name is jerome ringo. i am the chief business owner for an allergy harvesting and extraction project that is creating advanced technologies as alternative energy and pharmaceutical resources. my thanks to the chairman and members of the committee for inviting me to speak on

that's estimated to be the direct jobs, those people that are directly working on the pipeline, from teamsters to earth movers to sheet metal workers to pipe fitters to laborers to the electricians that will build all the electronics for the pump stations along the way. this will create 20,000 jobs. and that's just -- we heard from judge carter, that doesn't count the spin-offs that occur in the refinery expansions, the extra jobs that will be needed to handle the extra oil in the refineries, the suppliers. in fact, there's a business just south of my district in auburn, nebraska, that makes parts for oil refineries. they will have increased orders in people going back to work. it was interesting, just yesterday, there was an article online from a fox affiliate in little rock, arkansas, who had to lay off 500 people. why? they make pipes, they make pipelines. and they are the fabricator of metal into the pipelines. they have an order for transcanadian pipeline for this project. because this has been stalled out and they don't need to fill an order because there's no order to fill yet, they've

the teamsters put it this way. "the keystone pipeline project will offer working men and women a real chance to earn a good wage and support their families in this difficult economic climate." the afl-cio, "for america's skilled craft construction professionals, any discussion of the keystone x.l. pipeline begins and ends with one word: jobs." you look at what's been said by the brotherhood of electrical workers, "at a time when jobs are the top global priority, the keystone project will put thousands back to work and have ripple benefits throughout the north american economy. our members look forward to being part of this historic project and pledge to deliver the highest-quality work to mick it a success." now, that's what some of the labor leaders in this country are saying. i want to read what you some key dmems congress have said about this. these are just a few excerpts, madam president, from democratic members of congress. this is one. "america truly cannot afford to say no to this privately funded, $20 bill

because his environmental extremists don't want it and yet all of his union people, including the teamsters do want it because it means 20,000 new highly paid jobs and also means an a leaving some of our dependency on foreign oil. my gosh, it makes sense. it is a shovel-ready project, ready to go right now. the pipes are already bought. it just has to be done. all we need a president who will step up and start to lead and quit acting like some scared cat hiding in some closet in the white house. maybe that is not, maybe i shouldn't have said it that way but that's the what i feel like. bill: it is your opinion. >> that's what i feel like. bill: you think he is hing in a closet? >> i tell you this, he is not leading. that is one with of the problems. he is a very charming person. you can't help by like him. he is articulate, charismatic and doesn't lead. he gets pushed around by one or the other huge factions in the democratic party. in this case it is the environmental extremists. everybody knows we've got to do that project. everybody knows we need the oil. everybody knows it is a shovel-r

a teamster. he would cart goods from the seaport up to the city. he died young. al never graduated, even from the eighth grade. if you trace his red book entries,which is the official biography, he always said he graduated from eighth grade, which was not true. he said he inherited his father's truck business. that also was not true. that might have been self consciousness of sitting around lawyers and doctors and businessmen from upstate. the real struggling diehard neighborhood shaped him forever, it made him tough. he enjoyed it. for the rest of his life, it was the catholic church, his family, and the democratic party. >> so he went through the seventh grade. >> he had to leave a month or two before graduating eighth grade. it was too tough. >> paint the larger picture. what was new york like and what was the country like in 1873? >> 1873 -- new york is growing increasingly different from the rest of the country in many ways. at that point we are eight years out from the end of the civil war. in new york, you are beginning to see the city change in all sorts

those encouraging the pipeline also include labor unions such as the teamsters, that together represent 25 million workers. rs is a job program creating high-paying jobs. many of these will be union workers. yet the president has blocked the pipeline construction for some time, deferring a decision now until after the next election. many argue -- it's hard not to conclude -- that this is a political decision, an attempt to avoid having to alienate the liberal anti-energy environmentalists supporters or those who favor the pipeline, like his union supporters. i don't know the politics of it. all i know is that i cannot find a single reason not to proceed with this. and i know it will be tremendously economically beneficial to america. we must address the true structural long-term problems that are hammering our economy and middle-class workers in america. robbing them of opportunity. we had before the environmental committee just a couple of days ago a witness from alabama who -- van richi sperbgs a c.e.o. -- van ritchie, a c.e.o. of citgo. a number of years ago they turned it over to th

uaw teamster drivers. this is it. this is what the whole fight's about. oil sands, come see it after the hearing. we mine it. surface mining or get it in situ. this stuff is already coming into the country. going to my marathon refinery in robinson, illinois. good-paying, great benefits, members of organized labor, already benefiting. miss kleeb. how many pipelines go you there the aquifer right now? >> actually only one crude oil pipeline. >> the question is how many pipelines. >> can i ask the question. the. >> the question is how many pipelines go through the aquifer. >> in the aquifer in the state of nebraska there is one crude oil pipeline. >> yes. >> and what is the other ones? >> there are no other -- >> there are plea pipelines go through the august which fer. >> i'm reclaiming my time. >> i live in nebraska. >> reclaiming my time. ma'am. >> that's final. . . >> ruby pipeline el paso would be under 680 miles. we performed 2.1 million man-hours on a 680-mile pipeline which generated $24 trillion infringement of the the contributions for our donors.

teamster union, other unions want it. and because the president wants to please the radical environmentalists, they're going to stop 20,000 jobs? i mean, they've got to be crazy. >> reporter: and i spoke to a democratic aide yesterday who said there were some concerns within the party of the environmental impact of keystone but eventually the idea is, look, we cannot hold up a tax cut for the middle class, unemployment benefits about an issue divided within our own party, we might as well go forward on it. look, it basically says the president has to make a decision within the next 60 days. doesn't mandate the pipeline is constructed at all. a little bipartisanship last night, will go through senate today. keep in mind, though, it still has to go through house of representatives. we've seen all year getting anything through the house gop is not the easiest thing in the world. even though this has bipartisan support in the senate, it could still face a little bit of an uncertain future in the house. speaker boehner, we've