chief of staff at the epa. emily holden. frank, office of public affairs epa.e skipping over our speaker just a moment -- a reporter at eu news. he arranged today from a luncheon very thank you, rob. ofthew mccarey, the daughter our speaker today. a reporter at cq roll call. i messed that up. we have this conversation before. and jack williams. the former usa today weather editor and freelance science rider. -- freelance science writer. [applause] epa administrator jackson of our current day was last at this podium in september 2013 to unveil the obama administration's opening bid to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. those rules curb emissions from power plants, a precursor of the clean power plan issued in 2015, which was designed to reduce carbon emissions are u.s. power plants 32% below 2005 levels by 2030. the clean power plan is america's chief commitment to the world in pursuit of achieving the paris accords goals two, global warming. but the fate of that, as well as many others issued by the epa are uncertain following

listen from the free c-span radio app. epa administrator gina mccarthy spoke yesterday at a press club in washington dc including the paris climate agreement in the powerplant. she spoke for about 30 minutes and then took questions. >> welcome to the national press club. i'm the 109th president of the national press club. today is gina mccarthy. i want to remind you, you can follow the action on twitter using the #npclive. now it is time to deduce our -- to introduce our guests. stand briefly as your name is announced. please hold your applause until i'm finished introducing the entire table. frank, a partner at policy resolution group. elizabeth mcgowan. energy intelligence correspondent. bill loveless. energy columnist at usa today. matt, the chief of staff at the epa. emily holden. reporter at ene news. associative administrator for the epa. donna, usa today. breaking news editor. skipping over our speaker for just a moment, rob, a reporter at ene news. maggie, the daughter of our speaker today. melissa burke. a reporter at

mccarthy remains resolute in the epa mission. in a memo to her staff just after election day, she said, we are running, not walking to the finish line of president obama's presidency. today, we learn more about what she has in mind and what her expectations are that those efforts will stand up to expected challenges. please welcome epa administrator gina mccarthy. [applause] ms. mccarthy: first of all, thank you for your remarks. i think you probably gave mine as well. [applause] that is great. thank you, everybody, at the national press club for welcoming me back again. it's great to be here. a few of you may be old enough to remember -- i am certainly not -- but there was a time when congress passed a law with unanimous vote in the senate and only one nay vote in the house. i will give you a hint, it was not the renaming of a post office. it was actually the clean air act of 1970. it was an historic law that was signed by a republican president, and it was a global turning point. the clean air act was actually passed in response

that's why the new proposal by there epa scares some people. you want to find radiation in our community look no further than the alameda naval air station where 59 toxins including a half dozen radio active material remain in the soil and ground waterer. >> i wish i would have known some of those things before i moved my family here. >> yeah, that is a big problem because that can harm us. >> reporter: or the neighborhoods next to the main site and its explosive labs nearby, both epa superfund sights where ground waterer and soil hold 20 toxins. >> the more you're exposed to, the greater the risk. >> reporter: maria kelly served at tri-valley cares a watch dog group that monitors the lab. >> the current state of understanding of radio active pollution is that there is no safe level of radiation exposure. >> reporter: then there are every day places that use and store radio active materials. everything from hospitals to research labs. there was even a spill of radio active metal on the highway in antioch back in november. >> nuclearer facilitie

that's why the new proposal by the epa scares some people. if you want to find radiation in our community, look no further than the former alameda naval air station, a superfund site where 59 toxins including a half dozen radioactive materials remain in the soil and ground water. >> i wish i would have known some of those things before i moved my family here. >> yeah. that -- that is a big problem because that can harm us. >> reporter: or the neighborhoods next to lawrence livermore national labs' main site and its explosives labs nearby. both epa superfund sites where ground water and soil hold 20 toxins including radioactive uranium and tritium. mary kelly serves as the executive director at a watch dog group monitoring the land. >> the current state of understanding of radioactive pollution is that there is no safe level of radiation exposure. >> reporter: there are everyday places that use and store radioactive materials. everything from hospitals to university research labs. there was even a spill of radioactive metal along the highway in

that's why this new proposal by the epa scares some people. want to find radiation in our community, look no further than the former alameda naval air station where 59 toxins including a half dozen radio active materials remain in the soil and ground water. >> i wish i would have known some of those things before i moved my family here. >> yeah, that is a big problem. >> reporter: for the families next to the main site and its explosives lab nearby, both epa super fund sites where they hold toxins including uranium. >> the more you're exposed to, the greater the risk. >> reporter: she serves as tri-valley cares that monitors lawrence livermore labs. >> the understanding of radio active pollution is that there is no safe level of radiation exposure. >> reporter: then everything from hospitals to university research labs. there was even a spill of radio active metal back in antioch. is there there's radio activity in virtually every state. >> that's why what epa is planning. >> we are to be protected over a lifetime of radiation exposurer at a c

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were talking about the mood for the epa employees. as they're concerned with concern with your employees especially this step about rolling back the work they have done. >> we call them career staff. i like the word bureaucrat but many people atone as negative. my folks are there doing fine. most. most of them have been through transitions before. they are working with one another just continuing to hunker down and do their job. they're pretty confident that the mission of epa is a good one and it will be enduring and they will be continue to do the work of the agency. let's go back to your speech. name. name the top three of the accomplishments you have made in the top three achievements. >> again you're asking me to pick between my children. i've spent my first four years in the administration working in the air program. i probably have a bit a more in love with that work. we do a lot of work. when i came in here as you know i'm from new england, specifically anywhere in particular do you think? i came in with a couple of rules that

doing more, doing better, that is the epa's constant aspiration. it is also the nature of our democracy. we made progress using science and the law. and we continued to be responsive to change. we do not oppose it. that is how epa was born. that is how our mission will exist far beyond the bounds of electoral cycles. because at its core, epa embraces the american ideal, e pluribus unum. of many come one. because pollution and health risks do not discriminate, and we, like this nation, will always be a place where we draw strength from our differences. and under this president's watch, we have engaged more americans than ever in the work we do. millions have informed our climate rules. and vast majorities simply want us to protect them and their children's future by following real science in the law. mothers of every color have banded together to ensure their voices are heard and leaders of all faith have come into epa and beyond speaking about our moral obligation to take climate action. historic and african-american voices are speaking up. they are

>>> as a candidate donald trump pledged to scrap the epa. step one. this climate change skeptic running environmental policy in the transition. who is myron ebel, and what impact might he have on your air and your water.l, and what impact might he have on your air and your water. >>> the hotline bling. vladimir putin had no problem getting through to president-elect trump, but one close ally apparently had a little bit of trouble getting past the trump tower switchboard. for more than a day! >>> hello. i'm jake tapper. we begin with our politics lead today. and an attempt from a surprising source to reassure the public about what seems to be a rocky transition. minutes ago vice president biden emerging from his soon to be successor governor mike pence and saying the following. >> you think this administration can be ready on day one? >> no administration is ready on day one. we weren't ready on day one. i have never met one that's ever been ready on day one. i'm confident on day one everything will be in good hands. >> remain calm. that seemed a direct

tonight senior investigator reporter takes us inside the battle over drinking water. epawants to raise the amount of radiation allowed for drinking water after a spill or accident. critics say people consume water with those higher levels of radiation in it, more will get cancer. >> under the safe drinking water act, we are to be protected over a lifetime of radiation exposure at a certain level. what the epa has proposed doing, allowing you to drink in a single glass of water as much radioactivity you would normally be allowed in an entire lifetime. >> the epa insists these new levels are safe and they reflect a new understanding of the science around radioactive elements. some workers within that agency disagree. tonight you'll hear from both sides and see places in the bay area where this issue is already a very real one. that story is tonight at 11:00. >>> it is 5:15 monday morning. publically facebook continues to denied it affected the presidential election. >> after all the fake news stories circulated. privately the company is aghast at the accusations against the

the epa and the u.s. army corps of engineers now have an extra month to file their defense of the waters of the u.s. rule, or wotus. the sixth circuit court of appeals extended the deadline 2017. the justice department asked for extra time after states, businesses, and other municipal groups challenging the rule were given extra time to file their briefs. the justice department will file a consolidated brief on behalf of the epa and the corps. a new york times artcile this week casting doubt on the real impact of genetically modified crops. the article titled "doubts about the promised bounty of genetically modified crops" claims the biotech debate has missed a basic problem-- that gmo crops have not accelearted yields or reduced the use of pesticides it's sparked blacklash from ag groups like asa, saying the new york tmes artcile saying farmers are practical businesspeople and they choose biotechnology because of the return on investment. monsanto's chief technology officer also criticized the article, s

there were people left not knowing what to do. >> reporter: what the epa came up with was this a new proposed protection guide that would raise the allowable level after a spill. in some cases raising it thousands of times higher than current sach drinking water act. >> i don't want anyone to think we're changing our standards for drinking water. that is not the case. >> reporter: in an appearance at the national press club in washington d.c., epa administrator defended the new pack. >> what we're trying to do is figure out how to actually start transitioning from a case where everybody's in their house and can't drink drinking water to being able to understand what exposure in a temporary way would allow life to continue. >> one of the most dangerous things to come out of epa sfwlrks but critics aren't buying. >> it would cascade to other rules and not just for radiation. >> reporter: hersh is the director of the program on environmental and nuclear policy. he says wording in the current epa plan calls for the higher levels to be used in the limited number of subsequent years. >> for

the epa does play a role in that. publicans have talked about rolling back the powers with regard to clean water. water is a critical resource in alaska. many alaskans depend on the water in the ground. there is no way to treat it. it is critical we protect the environment. the epa plays a key role in that. >> thank you. you have been critical of the epa intervention. sen. murkowski: i have been critical of the epa's intervention. i have said that there needs to be an appropriate process. not only for pebble but for any development project that we have. the epa should not be moving forward with a preemption of a project, before the project has been laid down. i have had many conversations with people who have concerns about the balance. none of us want to exchange one resource for another. we are not going to trade fish for gold. we need to know we can access the resources safely. we have to have a process that we will respect. >> thank you. mr. metcalfe: i do believe that for the pebble mine ever is breaks ground it n

september 2015 the epa investigated yet another leak of diesel. the diesel fuel is used to supply the hospital's backup generators. the epa documented all of the spells it with photographs. some were l enough to go on the river. and a containment had been installed but still leave. >> when we were about 30 yards you could smell the oil. and then again maybe two miles down the river you can still see it in the water. just glistening on the top. >> now we learn something permanent is finally being doneonstruction crews are busy behind the hospital installing a new tech. the hospital says in epa confirms that the job involves removing tooth $10,000 tank ? replacing themhe hospital refused a camera comment. the steps being taken include a double wall system and an integrated design which will have one third containment. with new monitoring systems. hopefully a lasting solution to the disturbing scene. >> there is no wildlife inside of the water. it's really kind of weird and eerie. i have never seen anything on >> make no mistake the leaks are infreque

all the fish had mercury levels well over the epa limit. but the state has not posted any warnings along the river. studies have shown that eating contaminated fish poses a significant health risk. >> eating fish with mercury that was a half a part per million a couple of times a week for a month you could measurably reduce your iq. >> reporter: it turns out that more than a decade after the mine closed, the u.s. epa put mount jackson on their superfund list and then did nothing about it. we asked the epa why no action was taken in 1989. they sent us this statement: though mercury was found, these waters were not consumed. the site did not qualify for the national priorities list and was given a no further remedial action plan. >> i'm glad that you were dogged enough to pursue this, you know, over many months. it's a slow process. these federal agencies and state agencies move with glacial speed. i know. i used to work there. >> reporter: as for solutions? property owners may have to foot the bill to cover the piles of dirt. the board is als

mccarthy remains resolute in the epa mission. in a memo to her staff just after election day, she said, we are running, not walking to the finish line of president obama's presidency. about whatearn more she has in mind and what her expectations are that those efforts will stand up to expected challenges. please welcome epa administrator gina mccarthy. [applause] >> thank you for your remarks. i think you probably gave mine as well. [applause] that is great. thank you, everybody, at the national press club for welcoming me back again. it's great to be here. a few of you may be old enough remember -- i am certainly not -- but there was a time when congress passed a law with unanimous vote in the senate and only one nay vote in the house. i will give you a hint, it was not the renaming of a post office. it was actually the clean air act of 1970. it was an historic law that was signed by a republican president , and it was a global turning point. the clean air act was actually passed in response to a changing world. it sought to buil

which is what the industry asked the epa for.. "it was not intended to maintain the status quo, or to lag what was going on in the marketplace, so we think the epa really did miss the boat in not pushing further forward with the biodiesel the advanced biofuel category is a bright spot for biodiesel in the r-f-s.. they were only expecting 4 billion gallons.. and the epa raised that to 4.28 billion.. iowa's biodiesel counts as some advanced biofuels.. but it has to compete with sugarcane ethanol for that target. "so we think biodiesel volumes are going grow even more so than what people have initially proposed because of the advanced biofuel for stopping by.. i'll be back here again tomorrow. ---- we'll post a video every day in the agriculture section of kcrg.com. i'm david geiger with the agribusiness report. on the rest of the week. in addition, we are still on track for a few snow showers, primarily this afternoon and evening. accumulation will not be much of an issue, though areas north of i-80 will be at risk for a quick quarte

. >>> the environmental protection agency, the epa is considering relaxing the rules that could leader levels of radiation in your drinking water. >>> senior investigative reporter stephen stock takes us inside the battle within the federal epa over your drinking water. >>> good morning, guys. while radiation a natural part of our environment, some folks worry the higher levels proposed by the epa could lead to higher instances of cancer by those who drink this water. the new protection action guides would raise the allowable levels of radioactive materials in a community's drinking water in the event of a spill. in some cases thousands of times higher than the current federal law allows. the epa says the levels are safe since the agency has a, quote, better understanding of radiation contamination based on current science. in an e-mailed statement, the epa spokesperson said they're made to, quote, guide planning z and decision making efforts by officials and are, quote, not intended for long-term or everyday use. we found thousands of activists, doctors, scientists and policymakers

with the i-r-f-a says he's disappointed the epa did not set the biobased diesel number higher, they ended up at two point one billion gallons for 2018.. this year.. biobased diesel will produce close to two point five.. which he says the r-f-s was intended to push the industry forward.. "it was not intended to maintain the status quo, or to lag what was going on in the marketplace, so we think the epa really did miss the boat in not pushing further forward with the biodiesel specific number. kimberly says the advanced biofuel category is a bright spot for biodiesel in the r-f-s.. they were only expecting 4 billion gallons.. and the epa raised of those advanced biofuels.. but it has to compete with sugarcane ethanol for that target. "so we think biodiesel volumes are going grow even more so than what people have initially proposed because of the advanced biofuel category." ---- and that wraps up the show for today.. thanks for stopping by.. i'll be back here again tomorrow. ---- we'll post a video every day in the agriculture section agribusiness report. trt oc: standard in a world were it

the other rule the epa has is called the waters of the u.s. rule. where they have suddenly decided that while they have jurisdiction over navigable water, water you can move something on, an area of commerce you can move something on, they had decided "navigable" means any water that can run into any water that can run into any water that could run into the mississippi river, which would be navigable water -- i mean, the missouri river. but in our state, the epa map that the farm bureau believes would be the map that would be covered on anything involving water. any building permit, any determination to set a utility pole, resurface your driveway -- 99.7% of missouri would be under the control of the epa for those issues. if you really want to slow down our economy, those are two good ways to do it -- raise the utility bill and put the epa in charge of anything involving water. but fighting those regulations back, i think i should have to vote on any regulation that has any significant economic consequence. people that you can get your hands on need

the 70s. when mercury plants shut down instead of following epa regulations. he contacted kpix after another story we did. he wanted to know if officials knew that the mercury was poisoning this fish and the fish people eat. our investigation prompted the regional water quality control board to conduct tests in the area for the first time and their results. >> the levels that we found were about four times the levels of what would be considered a hazardous waste. >> reporter: four times the levels. the board discovered some of the mercury was going directly into the creek. >> when we first brought this to your attention. you guys moved on it. >> correct, yeah. >> did the testing, got the results and now moving forward. >> correct. >> and that's our hope, you know our job here is to protect water quality. >> when you're under, 18, 20 years old your brain is developing and mercury retards that development. >> reporter: all the fish had mercury levels well over the epa limit when tested years ago. but the state has not posted any warnings along the river. studies

people.k with the epa from washington, d.c. ends with a lawsuit. and i haven issue toured many farms with conservation groups and they are really on the right track. now, due to the way we , you can seedways why we have flooding. now with a coaching them, helping them. >> those are voluntary programs that farmers can opt into. taste on the fact that i -- doing it state-by-state is not --ething something you would consider and if not, what is the alternative? mr. blum: the federal government should be involved because all tributaries at some point and up in the river which is not a state river. they have to be involved and asp work with the states opposed to its my way or the highway. we have farmers now that are not making any income. low wee prices stay foode sanitary to our supply. we have to be sensitive to it. we need to do it in a thoughtful way and make sure there is measurable improvement and yes the epa needs to be involved working hand-in-hand with the iowa dnr and if we do it that way, i think it will be much better result. i agree with th

the plan started operations in october of 2015. that was two months after an epa crew accidentally released millions of gallons of waste water from the mine. the epa working as it looks for long term solutions. >>> a reference to slavery will remain in the colorado constitution. voters said no to the measure that would have changed the language. the margin does not require a recount. >>> a colorado congresswoman is pushing for the passage of a bill that will help find a cure for diseases. >> it is called the 21st century cure. life saving treatments. our shaun boyd on the story. we know finding cures takes a lot of money. >> reporter: right, this bill includes $6 billion in new funding for the national institutes of health and the food and drug administration. we don't even hear about legislation that impacts every single american but this is one of those bills and it may be one of the few bills congress passes during the lame duck session. as researchers race to find cures for thousands of diseases, congress is racing among other things streamline approval of bre

the epa does play a role in that. blicans have talked about rolling back the powers with regard to clean water. water is a critical resource in alaska. many alaskans depend on the water in the ground. there is no way to treat it. it is critical we protect the environment. >> thank you. you have been critical of the epa intervention. sen. murkowski: i have been critical of the epa's intervention. i have said that there needs to be an appropriate process. not only for pebble but for any development project that we have. the epa should not be moving forward with a preemption of a project, before the project has been laid down. i have had many conversations with people who have concerns about the balance. none of us want to exchange one resource for another. we are not going to trade fish for gold. we need to know we can access the resources safely. we have to have a process that we will respect. >> thank you. mr. metcalfe: i do believe that for the pebble mine ever is breaks ground it needs to comply with the clean water

. >> the epa knew no what for utility could go to every building and every faucet in the systemwide systems. >> it's not determining the risk. >> reporter: the standard doesn't account for hotpots. in one sample the lead level was 8 times the federal limit. 10 individual samples were over the limit for copper. >> i think that peo and let them drink it. you have an option to buy bottled water from the prison canteen, but is there not always enough to go around. the don't know recent tests were and there is a system to place to regularly monitor the john: very, very chilly this week. janet, i'm giving you an extra week's vacation! oh, ah... nooo. what? no way. who says no to more? time warner cable's all about giving you more. like the most free hd channels and virtually unlimited movies and shows on demand, so you can binge all day. and don't forget the free tv app. switch to get ultra-fast internet with secure home wifi to connect all your devices. for $89.99 a month you'll get free hd channels, 30 meg internet and unlimited calling. >> reporter: a road test for the bruks followed by a day

the epa does play a role in that. publicans have talked about rolling back the powers with regard to clean water. water is a critical resource in alaska. many alaskans depend on the water in the ground. there is no way to treat it. it is critical we protect the environment. >> thank you. you have been critical of the epa intervention. sen. murkowski: i have been critical of the epa's intervention. i have said that there needs to be an appropriate process. not only for pebble but for any development project that we have. the epa should not be moving forward with a preemption of a project, before the project has been laid down. i have had many conversations with people who have concerns about the balance. exchange onent to resource for another. we are not going to trade fish for gold. we need to know we can access the resources safely. we have to have a process that we will respect. >> thank you. thatetcalfe: i do believe for the pebble mine ever is breaks ground it needs to comply with the clean water act. it should be

it bodes well for the continued mission of epa and the work we do. i wish we could be responsive and answer everyone's needs. >> thank you. we will present you with the national press club mug. >> oh, cool. another one. >> i will ask you one more question. what advice would you leave your successor? >> my advice would be to listen to the great staff at epa. they are experts in these issues. they will give you an opportunity to lead. i suggest you take it. >> next, a conversation on presidential transitions and and on middle east politics presidential security. sociologist examines data caninion and how be manipulated. coverage tomorrow from the wilson center. protest of the standing rock indian reservation in north dakota. >> this weekend, from lincoln's cottage in washington, we will have a conversation with candace whoer on the women influenced the civil war for better and worse. means ofe a reinforcing the best or the worst in their husbands. film, american frontier. to the central office in oklahoma. telephoneght, the board was lit up like a chri

but even some workers within the epa disagree. tonight hear from both sides and see places in the bay area where this issue is already very real. that's tonight at 11:00. >>> if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call at 1-888-the 996-tips. >>> they are critical communications and now we're getting a new look at a much-needed upgrade for san francisco's 911 system. the changes will hopefully keep people safe. the current system is 16 years old. the new one, the city says, will be much more reliable. sf leaders are also planning on adding a text option so people can message their emergency to the system should that be easier. that option will be available sometime by mid-2017. >>> good news for bart riders. the new fleet of the future is designed to keep uncomfortable eye contact to a minimum. don't respond via your fellow human. bart recently required that one of the biggest responses they got when designing the new fleet was the seating arrangements make people feel uncomfortable. the new seats will now be a litt

if we do it that way i figure will be a much better result than the epa than the suits and washington dc who don't report to anyone and they're not elected by the citizens sitting around saying this is a new standard here's the way you do it iowa farmers. and if you don't there's a lawsuit at the end of the band. coached to compliance. if it doesn't improve the work and had to actually force the issue. i really believe that i would like to have it done here. in iowa i would like to have iowa and sit across the tables from iowans and hammer out some solutions. because this is whether it's on someone's farmland or city street in the end it's all of our water. and it's our responsibility in my background is in market research and i have listened to the hopes and dreams of people over 70 years. i've done a lot of studies for communities that are looking at water quality and looking at how we do a better job of being stewards of our resources and one of the things that always makes me so proud of our islands is that time after time what they say is when we make the mess we cleaned it up. f

farmers who are harassed by the epa. think about the farmers reading harassed by the interior department. relief coming. this is good for our country. this means we can lift the oppressive weight of the regulatory state. about the conservative respecting judges that will be nominated. this is very exciting. >> [inaudible] we did not do the right thing at the wrong time. the mistake in the past as we do not see the opportunity .hen it presented itself the opportunity is to go big, done for get things people of the country. we all come from different corners of our party. key is not only to unify and merge the approaches that invite country to get focused on the solution. here is great potential. what i see is a unified government. what i see with a unified opportunity tohe get back to work for the american people. trump pulled off an amazing political feet. keep the majority, but it also showed the country do not like the going.on we were what i'm excited about that we in congress along with our nominee offer a very this e

our guest this semester of the epa's jean m. mccarthy of whereby to welcome public radio and c-span audience also follow the action on shredder -- on twitter. i would ask you to stand briefly and told your applies until i have introduced the entire table. . . >> frank, associate administrator for the office of public affairs at the epa. donna, breaking his editor for usa today. >> skipping over speaker for a moment, rod, a reporter at e-news in a press club speaker committee member who arranged today's luncheon. thank you. the daughter of our speaker today., melissa burke that a reporter at the detroit news. alvina, reporter -- i messed that up tonight. i was going going to give it a try. >> and jack williams, whether editor and science writer. thank you all. [applause] ep administrator gina mccarthy was at this podium in september september 2013. those rules curved pollution from a power plant was a precursor to the pre-powerplant issued in 2015. 32% below 2005 levels by 2030. the clean powerplant is america's chief commitment t

think about the farmers being harassed by the epa. think about the ranchers in the west getting harassed by the interior department. there is relief coming. this is good for our country. this means that we can lift the oppressive weight of the regulatory state, restore the constitution. think about the constitution-respecting judges that will be nominated. this is very exciting. [inaudible] >> a lot of candidates ran saying they would be a check on a republican president. speaker ryan: that is a good question. [inaudible] we did not do the right thing at the right time. i think the mistakes we made in the past, we did not seize the opportunity when it presented itself. the opportunity is to go big, bold, and get things done. there are various types of conservatives. andkey is not only to unify but alsoe approaches, to invite everyone else in the country to get us focused on our solutions. what i see here is great potential. what i see here is a unified government. what i see now with a unified government is the opportunity to get back

but i worry about who he actually appoints to head the epa. are the undersecretaries, who are the district directors in the various states for new mexico out of the texas region. that's what i'm concerned about. politicians, when they run for president, they had to satisfy political interests, the people that brought them to the sans as they say. so you put some of these people in the transition team. it is worrisome, especially if they've taken those positions. but i'm of the view that donald trump needs to unify the country. he did not win a mandate. hillary clinton maybe is ahead close to 2 million votes in the popular vote. it was a close election. so he's got to unify the country. my concern is the appointments are saying okay, i'm paying you off, far right. i'm paying you off to pay off my campaign rhetoric. so i want to see some more inclusivity in the cabinet. i like the fact that he met with romney. i know romney. he's a reasonable guy. i don't know if he's the guy for secretary of state. but i think what you want to do, what you want

, the congress -- >> gone. >> give to the epa which is how he revooifs the energy industry. the energy industries is being crushed by the epa and they're being crushed by things that congress wouldn't pass that obama signed into so-call law by executive order. most will get struck down by the courts two or three years from now. a president trump can sign a paper and get rid of it. >> let's go back to september 8th, 1974, then president gerald ford, let me read read, i gerald ford president of the united states pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by article 2 section 2 of the u.s. constitution have granted and by the present and grant full, free and absolute pardon unto richard nixon for all offenses against the united states which he, richard nixon has committed or may have taken part in during the period from january 20, '69 through august 9, 1974. a lot of people have said to me today, wait a minute, hillary has not been charged. >> that doesn't matter. >> if you become the attorney general, donald trump has been cle

i think people don't understand the tradeoff between the demands of the epa and the ratepayers. many of the utilities that we spend a lot of time with on "mad money" are trying to keep their coal plants in compliance only to find the rules keep changing, and they have to sink ever more money into making them agreeable to an epa that keeps moving the goalpost. but what happens if trump staffs the epa with people who are pro-coal? then i think a company like american electric power, stock that we own for my charitable trust, could end up giving shareholders a much better than expected return. and don't overlook the very well run dominion resources, a growth coal too if the epa decides it's not a priority anymore. let's not forget the phone companies. look at those moves in verizon and at&t. they're not idle. that is a real rebound, and their yields remain juicy, and they've not hurt themselves with these acquisitions. these bond market alternative stocks, they've been trashed. i think it's their turn to participate in the trump rally. why not? everything else has. what the??? you'

think about the farmers here in wisconsin who are being harassed by the epa in the waters of the usa. think about the ranchers in the west who are getting harassed by the interior department or the laid-off timber workers. there is relief coming. this is good for our country. this means that we can lift the oppressive weight of the regulatory state. we can restore the onstitution. think about the conservative constitution respecting judges that will be nominated. this is -- this is very exciting. tim? >> mr. speaker, i wonder if you see any (inaudible) republican party at this point in time, perhaps sort of away from the ideas aspect you have long talked about? you know (inaudible) conservative principles (inaudible) populist republican party. and as part of that, also i wonder a lot of your republican house and senate (inaudible) a check (inaudible) republican president. and i wonder as speaker, what is the balance you need to strike (inaudible) president- elect (inaudible)? paul ryan: it's a good question. >> (inaudible) ensure that (inaudible) government does not repeat (inaudible)

people from the midwest fight hard against epa. t 10 republicans and democrats to meet with the chief of staff of president obama, which we have had to do to get ahead of epa. the reason there is a lot of ignorance is because so many people in washington dc pronounce it "eethanol." >> we are done with ethanol, "eethanol." the next question, much of the national security policy is focused on two areas. national security and threats on the border. tackling al qaeda. when it comes to national security, should it be on home, abroad or both? ms. judge: that is a big question for a minute. >> we can give you all the time you need. ms. judge: you are correct. i was the homeland security officer for the state of iowa for four years. during that time, i was briefed regularly on threats, both to us here in the u.s. and overseas and there is a threat both places. it has to be, really has to be addressed both places. i think there is lots of activity in the middle east and we are all reading about that. i think the obama administration is doing

, the congress -- >> gone. >> give to the epa which is how he revooifs the energy industry. the energy industries is being crushed by the epa and they're being crushed by things that congress wouldn't pass that obama signed into so-call law by executive order. most will get struck down by the courts two or three years from now. a president trump can sign a paper and get rid of it. >> let's go back to september 8th, 1974, then president gerald ford, let me read read, i gerald ford president of the united states pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by article 2 section 2 of the u.s. constitution have granted and by the present and grant full, free and absolute pardon unto richard nixon for all offenses against the united states which he, richard nixon has committed or may have taken part in during the period from january 20, '69 through august 9, 1974. a lot of people have said to me today, wait a minute, hillary has not been charged. >> that doesn't matter. >> if you become the attorney general, donald trump has been cle

so, guys, that is the proposal from the epa. mber, by april is when these have to be locked in place and we know what happens in january when a new administration comes into place. we'll see if the standards change then. >> good to note for now. phil lebeau. >>> when we come back, president-elect donald trump says he's cutting ties with his business, handing it over to his kids. easier said than done, though. we're going to break down the details on that. dow's up 80 with goldman adding about 60 of that. ♪ ♪ ♪ is it a force of nature? or a sales event? the season of audi sales event is here. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during the season of audi sales event. (bing) >>> let's get to the cme group, rick santelli on trump's economic cabinet picks. hey, rick. >> absolutely! you know, normally the picks of the day, i've been looking is it going to be treasury, oil, equities? but the picks of the day today, steve mnunchin, treasury secretary, wilbur ross, commerce secretary. why are they important?

the other rule out there, the epa has is waters of the u.s.ly decided that while they have jurisdiction over water you can move something on, the commerce, an area of commerce that you could move something on, they've decided that really means any water that could run in to anyone water i could run into any water and where we are standing, the mississippi river, i mean the the missouri river. but in our state the epa said farm bureau believes it would be covered on anything involving water, any building permit, resurface your driveway, 99.7% of missouri would be under the control of the epa. if you want to slow down our economy, i think i should have to vote on any bill or regulation that has any significant consequence. i have actually sponsored legislation like that for a long time. the last couple were with ram paul. donald trump said he would sign the bill if we get that bill on his desk. a president that will fight regulators, a president that will realize that obamacare is a disaster, you have pretty good healthcare here. i talked about

donald trump said the epa would real emissions. st: remind us what the paris accord is and what the u.s. pledged to do. guest: the paris accord is the international agreement reached a year ago in paris where the world decided how they would deal with climate change. as part of the agreement, the united states made commitments, emissions reduction commitments, by 2050.% reductions world's last hope to solve climate change together. we are talking to benjamin schreiber from friends of the earth about the incoming trump environmental's and climate policy. what is your expectation of the new chair of the epa? guest: that the new chair of the epa will be someone trying to gut the agency and their ability to regulate. we are here is anti-regulatory rhetoric out of the trump campaign. the entire framework going forward has been hamstringing the ability of government to do meaningful regulation. we expect we will fight the new epa chair to make sure they are doing their job. host: democrats can call (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8

. >> the epa knew no what for utility could go to every building and every faucet in the system. >> it's designed to detect systemwide systems. >> it's not determining risk. >> reporter: the standard doesn't account for hotpots. in one sample the lead level was 8 times the federal limit. 10 individual samples were over the limit for copper. >> i think that people saying that should get a glass of water and let them drink it. bottled water from the prison canteen, but is there not always enough to go around. the don't know recent tests were below the maximum level. and there is a system to place john: very, very chilly this week. >> reporter: a road test for the bruks followed by a day game against the miami heat tomorrow night. the green team keep the bucks at arm's length. >>> it's november 16th, time for now viral videos "right this minute." >> what's this? there it goes, boom, 18 years, gone! >> a guy releases drone footage of what he says is his wife, claiming he caught her cheating on him. >> only a few blocks from my home. >> why the story blowing up on the web has a lot of people

the question is from alina hurley re: mining and epa. >> it's no secret how important our seminar is to be. they are the cornerstone of our culture is in our economy. for more than a decade, my entire adult life was lived with the threat of a large-scale mind would destroy our land life. we try to take action. if elected will you support as we do the epa's use of the green water act to protect bristol bay. >> okay, let's start with you when you have 45 seconds to respond to the question. >> for the same reasons ted stevens was opposed to it. i think it's the wrong line in the wrong place. i'm opposed to the idea that we mind and a place that would potentially harm renewable resource and the bristol bay salmon watershed is an incredible resource for a stated mr. noble. it's very important we don't harm that for the future. i'm not opposed to mining, but mining has to be done in a way that protects the environment and the epa does play a role in that. the republicans have talked about going back the powers of the epa with regard to clean water, but water is a critical resource that alas