the everglades. is is the way to see it, to, you know. >> right on cue, the alligator takes his leg. >> nah. >> what do you call this one? princess? >> this is where snakes like to hang out like right on top of these. ♪ >> i keep waiting for yoda to walk out. watching a barn owl enjoy his sushi lunch, you realize this is the good stuff, the stuff that is in deep trouble because not enough clean, fresh water is getting into places like this. because, for too long, people saw the everglades like this, endless squishy wasteland full of things that simply want to hurt you. >> it's got that sawgrass, you know, it's like bathing in broken glass. and the air, it's kind of hard to breathe, the mosquitoes that are choking you. >> in his definitive history "the swamp" michael grunwald nails it as too wet to farm, too dry to sail, too unpredictable to settle. >> when you read the early settlers during the 19th century, they thought this was a hell hole. >> something had to be done and something was. >> and so in

and here in the everglades you can see the effect of a changing climate. sea levels rise salty water from ocean flows inward. this harms fresh water wild life. which endangers the fragile eco ecosystem. that's the drinking water of 7 million people in florida. south florida, you're getting your drinking water from this area. and it depends on this. and in terms of economic impact all of this poses risks to florida's $82 billion tourism industry on which so many good jobs and livelihoods depend. so climate change can no longer be denied. >> there it is from the president earlier today inside the hour from everglades national park in florida. mike you started to list some of the areas where the president is beefing up his legacy in this area of climate change and the environment and you made me think of november as we look at the skies over homestead, florida. i think you're right, they're trying to get air force one out of florida before that and everything that's in that rolls into their direction. >> it's part of a theme that the president has struck sinc

number five phish at the everglades big seminal reservation. ucer. i know he wears those groan sunglasses all the time. the hair has changed, but he lost a lot of hair from then to now, but haven't we all? we welcome the president to south florida to the everglades. what a great place. if you're ever down here visit the everglades, but do bring mosquito protectant. not kidding, they are like this. one bite sucks 30% of your blood. victor has fruit fly problems, they attack his cats. there wraps up "the rundown" on msnbc, thank you for the privilege of your time. "news nation" with tamron hall is up next. i'll see you here tomorrow. all these networks keep making different claims. it gets confusing. fastest, the strongest the most in-your-face-est. it sounds like some weird multiple choice test. yea, but do i pick a, b, or c. for me it's all of the above. i pick, like the best of everything. verizon. i didn't. i picked a. maybe c. and how'd that work out for you? not so well. can i get a do-over? why settle for less when you can have, well, every

and here in the everglades, you can see the effect of o changing climate.a levels rise salty water from ocean flows inward. this harms fresh water wildlife which endangers the fragile ecosystem. the salt water flows into aqua, threatens floridians. south florida, you're getting your drinking water from this area. and it depends on this. in terms of economic impact, this poses risks to florida's $82 billion tourism industry on which so many good jobs and livelihoods depend. so climate change can no longer be denied. it can't be edited out. can't be omitted from the conversation. and action can no longer be delayed. that's why i've committed the united states to lead the world in combatting this threat. [ applause ] the steps we've taken have made a difference, useing more clean energy than ever before number one in wind power and jen rated 20 times more electricity from sunlight than we did in all of 2008, 20 times. we've committed to doubling the pace at which we cut carbon pollution. china, in part of because of our actions, committed for the first time to

we think we know what the ever eve everglades are about. it looks like a squishy waste land of stuff that wants to bite you but when you get out in the middle of it with max stone, amazing wildlife photographer, you realize it is a web of life unlike any other, not in america but in the world. there's manatees, panthers, crocodiles, alley gate oigatora representation of life. we can't trash entire ecosystems without paying the price. half of the everglades is dead and half is on life support. in the '50s it was dredged and drained in order to turn florida into a paradise. all of the drinking water comes from under the aquifers under those glades. now we're spending billions to try to put it back the way it was before we got ambitious. >> so, when we talk about this new plan, how hopeful are folks down there that it can be restored? >> well, there's good signs. for the first time in a long time. what happened was in the '90s all that fresh water that flows south from lake okeechobee to the bay, it slowed to a trickle. there was a huge fish ki

we want to restore the natural water flow of the everglades which we know is one of the best defenses against climate change and rising sea levels. i'm calling on congress -- [applause]. >> i'm calling on congress to fully fund the land and water conservation fund which supports this work across the country. [applause] [crowd cheering]. >> i'm also announcing $25 million in public and private money for restoration projects at our national parks as part of our broader effort we've launched to encourage every american to find your park. chances are there's one closer than you think. just last weekend michelle and i took the girls for a hike in a national park just 20 minutesout side of washington d.c. as we were walking a trail along the everglades there was a group of school kids couldn't be more excited mostly about the alligators not seeing me. but also learning about the science of the planet that they live on. i want every child to have that opportunity. so starting this fall we're going to give every fourth grader in america an every kid in a park pass that's a pass good for free

. >> this may be the first time president obama set foot in the everglades national park. the environmental agenda is nothing new. the president views climate change as an eminent threat. environmentalists say florida is dealing with the consequences of rising sea levels, and the delegate everglades is a symbol of bigger issues. >> the world's top climate scientists warn that changing climate affects the air that we are breathing. the surgeon general and i met with doctors, nurses and parents, who see patient and kids grappling with health impacts. the pentagon says that the climate change poses an increasing set of risks to our national security. >> but in florida, climate change is a contentious issues. the president says policies do nothing more than stop job broeted. >> for environmentalists south florida is on the edge of climate change. the president's visit raises tough political questions. the governor's administration is accused of banning turns like climate change which they deny. they'll welcome funding. >> the president pledged to condition restoration project.

floridans, 7 million people dependent on the everglades or the their drinking waters, an $80 billion tourist economy at risk if climate change continues apace. the president working on a number of fronts to try to change the argument and to burnish his legacy, they say he's he's the greenest president in history. >> the economic argument may end up winning in the end. mike viqueria always good to see you, thank you my friend, mike viqueria in washington. coming up david versus goliath. a number of ecuador ians, and will they find justice in a new york courtroom? that story in two minutes. >> monday on "techknow". >> we should not be having earthquakes in texas. >> the true cost of energy hits home. >> my yard is gone. >> are we destroying our way of life? >> contaminated water from the fracking activities come here. >> they stick it into the core of the earth. >> but this cutting-edge technology could be the answer. >> the further of fracking is about the water. >> protecting the planet saving lives. >> how do you convince a big oil company to use this? >> "techknow". monday, 6:30 ea

in the everglades, talking about not only climate change but the threat to the everyday lives of south floridans 7 million people dependent on the everglades or the their drinking waters an $80 billion tourist economy at risk if climate change continues apace. the president working on a number of fronts to try to change the argument and to burnish his legacy, they say he's he's the greenest president in history. >> the economic argument may end up winning in the end. mike viqueria always good to see you, thank you my friend, mike viqueria in washington. coming up david versus goliath. a number of ecuadorians and will they find justice in a new york courtroom? that story in two minutes. >> for more than two decades the oil giant chevron and ecuador ecuadorians have been locked in a fight over who controls the vast swath of the amazon. the ecuadorians took the first round. that was in a court in ecuador. in 2013 a federal court in new york ruled that the case was unenforceable in the united states because it was the result of fraud by one of the ecuadorians. in the meantime, the indigeno

to soaring heights in the french alps where the glaciers are melting and best known wetlands the evergladesd and another part on life-support. bill joining me with more on his adventures. two very contrasting parts of the world and yet both see major changes. >> exactly. and i wish i could say we planned it this way. it was a bit of logistics but i think it's poetic whether we talk about disappearing tigers in india or tourists in the galÁpagos. i've read about disappearing ice and see it through the people who really know their ice, mountain and skiers and wonder if it's the last generation there. and climate change skeptics at a las vegas conference there to see what was going on and then ended up in the everglades related when it comes to sea level rise some of the most vulnerable neighborhoods in america but the everglades is a great example of when man wakes up and realizes you can't trash entire ecosystems with impugnnityimpunity. we drained the swamp in the '50s to build paradise and the '90s, uh-oh, there can be no florida without those glades without that diversity. without the fre

the delicate balance of the everglades could be threatened by the rising sea levels.bama addressed how climate change is not a partisan issue. >> yes this winter was cold in parts of our country, including washington. some people in washington hopefully used a snowball to illustrate that fact. but around the world in the aggregate, it was the warmest winter ever recorded. this is not a problem for another generation. not anymore. this is a problem now. it has serious implications for the way we live right now. stronger storms. deeper droughts. longer wildfire seasons. the world's top scientists are warning that a changing climate already affects the air that our children are breathing. because in places like this, folks don't have time, we don't have time, you do not have time to deny the effects of climate change. >> ground zero for the impact of climate change. our team traveled around the state of florida to hear from the people who want action to protect their homes and their environment. tune in all next week here on "the ed show" for our original series "rising

all the time in the everglades are not there, the snakes are really causing a problem.coming up on "the rundown," watching and waiting on negotiations on iran. >>> and heated debate over religious freedom bills. we will talk with the president of butler university who has been sounding off since the controversy began. >>> and today's five things is no joke. unlike this online ad from honda, the car maker unveiled the hrv selfie edition. a car for those that love themselves with ten cameras inside and out, allows drivers to snap selfies while in park. in case you're interested, april fools. denver international is one of the busiest airports in the country. we operate just like a city and that takes a lot of energy. we use natural gas throughout the airport - for heating the entire terminal generating electricity on-site and fueling hundreds of vehicles. we're very focused on reducing our environmental impact. and natural gas is a big part of that commitment. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my

what made you decide to end the season with the everglades and the alps? say it was calculated. it was really logistics but it is a poetic ending because at 9:00 on sunday we go to the alps that are going away at an alarming rate. when you talk about tigers or giant tortoises disappearing or whatever those problems seem really minor when you talk about climate change. this is the big kahuna. i have read countless scientific warnings but i wanted to see it through the eyes of people who really know their ice, mountaineers skiers who have been there their whole lives and i wanted to talk to people who don't believe it's a big deal. i went to the skeptics convention of heartland institute and tried to challenge their assumptions on that. at 10:00, the everglades is a great hopeful end because that more than anything else is an example of the folly of man and the price of redemption. they drain that swamp in the '50s, '40s and '50s to create a paradise in florida but nobody realized that without that swamp and all the gators and critters that live in it there

and how critical the everglades restoration efforts are throughout the whole system. supporting the corps on ongoing work in the everglades is key for water quality in the watershed which includes' myers and cape coral and palm beaches that i represent and throughout florida. right now, a toxic blew-green algae bloom pictured here is threatening waterwaist. when toxic blooms hit our water health advisories like this are posted. right here. warning people, do not touch the very water that is the center of their livelihoods. supporting the corps' everglades work can help move restoration projects closer to restoration like the c-44 reservoir in martin county which will hold water back in the fragile areas. this is not the first time i have come to the house floor to address this issue. every year, our communities face this same threat and to the people i represent, it is unsustainable and it's time to stop this before unlasting damage is done. i, along with many people committed to protecting our water and our community, will not rest until the health advisories posted

watch this. >> we want to restore the natural water flow of the everglades. evels rise, salty water from ocean flows inward. this is like we're hitting the brakes on a car, but the car's not going to come to a complete halt right away. [ laughter ] you got a coming storm, you don't stick your head in the sand. you prepare for the storm. [ laughter ] teddy roosevelt, he's a a republican. thank you very much, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: what happened? >> steve: what? >> jimmy: even beauty pageant contestants were like, "what the hell is he talking about?" prepare for the storm, you put your head in the sand. >> steve: did you get it? >> jimmy: the car's fast and then the car comes to a halt. [ laughter ] actually, here's some good news for the president. a new poll shows that obama's approval rating is currently at its highest level since 2013. it's not that he's doing better, it's just that people have seen all the crazies lining up to replace him. they're like, "you know what, he's not that bad. he's not that bad." [ cheers and applause ] i me

. >>> live look now at the florida everglades. e president is speaking in the swampy wetlands to mark earth day. that's today. the white house says the president shows to -- chose to go to the everglades today because the wetlands are under many different environmental threats. which they have been for many years. they include rising sea levels as well as invasive species taking over such as pythons, that's our fault. you may not believe in global warming, but the dropping of the pythons in the everglades that is human. they did not fly there. you can see president obama's earth day speech streaming live on foxnews.com. click over to the website and you can watch and listen right now. >>> first here on the news channel, feds opening a civil rights investigation into the man who died in police custody in baltimore. the family's lawyer says his spine was severed 80% at the neck. his name was freddie gray. about a week ago, cops arrested him after officers say he quote, made eye contact with them unquote. and then started running. so

president obama is not allowing them to stand with them in the everglades. they are inviting bill nchlye who is worshipped in our public schools by the teacher. >> one thing you can't deny the earth day co-founder killed and composted his girlfriend. >> this is a horror movie. >> this is the definition of flower power. the poor woman, as they remember ira on green day -- earth day but don't remember her name. i want to bring up eric -- what happens when they focus on the environment and put it ahead of terror. this is the president of the united states on msnbc. >> i think the islamic world is going through a process where they have to push out the type of extremism that we've seen from isil. that's a generational project but i remind people you know that there actually is probably less war and less violence around the world today than there might have been 30 40 years ago. >> is it really about shifting priorities? >> he said on numerous occasions our biggest threat to national security is the air, the water -- based on what? he's also the guy who said jv is

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in his budget, president obama asked for a $70 million funding chretien for the everglades this year, but he has repeatedly asked for more than congress has been willing to provide. >> simply refusing to say the words, climate change, doesn't mean that the climb at change isn't happening. we know that in our own lives you have a coming storm you don't stick your head in the sand. you prepare for the storm. >> as for earth day, it has been a success but the job is far from done. >> the movement has grown much larger than neighborhoods and cities. this is across the nation and across the world. we need to get down to business to addressing it. >> tony, today 50% of florida's original wetlands no longer exist. and president obama cited one of the original champions of the much glades, marjorie, the national park service a historical site. >> she advocated saying, don't call them swamps, they're wetlands. and mike is with us, the director of the save center enter climate change. and good to see you. i'm wondering, mike viqueira mentioned it off of the top here. cap and trade in 2009 and t

but the swamp, the good life can't exist without all of that wildlife diversity a, and the evergladesthe hurricane sponge and responsible for all of the life around the florida keys, and so the same army corps of engineers that blew it up and dredged it is now under orders to put it back and we are checking on the progress. >> and i went with a tour guide and i said, is that a statue, and he said, no, that is a real gator, don't you go near it. and so thank you, bill weir. you can see the season finale of "the wonder list." and that is sunday right here on cnn. again, our thanks to bill weir. two weeks later. look, credit karma-- are you talking to websites again? this website says "free credit scores." oh, credit karma! yeah it's actually free. look, you don't have to put in your credit card information. whew! credit karma. really. free. introducing the kelley blue book price advisor. the powerful tool that shows you what should pay. it gives you a fair purchase price that's based on what others recently paid for the same new car and kelley blue book's trusted pricing expertise. kbb.

we had a clip before of the kinds of things president obama announced at the everglades this week. ere things like just releasing a report, the presidential proclamation on the value of national parks some grant funds to improve federal parts. those are relatively low level and non-controversial. many are non-controversial because they do not implicate constitutional prerogatives of the president or congress. but they do keep the issue of climate change in the news from week to week and that is something i think will continue over the next year and a half or however much time president obama has left in his presidency. host: you raise an interesting point. if these movements are low level, why does the president need to step in to make it happen? guest: he does not as a matter of fact. many are things the e.p.a. or whatever federal department may do anyway. but what the white house does is it packages these lower-level actions together, calls them executive actions,, but the number in front of them and says today we are taking a executive actions. they are usually across the governm

." >>> president obama makes an earth day visit to the everglades, aiming to turn up the political heat on confronting climate change. by visiting the ecosystem known as the river of grass, the president is drawing attention to an area rich in beauty and in biological diversity, but also a potent example of the risks posed by climate change. the everglades' 1.5 million acres are poised between marsh and ocean, fresh water and salt water, a delicate balance leaving both tourism and drinking water under threat from rising sea levels. threats the president addressed just moments ago. >> climate change is threatening this treasure and the communities that depend on it, which includes almost all of south florida. and if we don't act there may not be an everglades as we know it. simply refusing to say the words climate change doesn't mean that climate change isn't happening. >> the president's earth day remarks come as americans are confronting human impact on the environment, like never before. californians are operating under mandatory water restrictions, four years and counting into the st

i have caught one here in the everglades. >> you're getting all kinds of species. unintended consequences. >> we've added new species. >> reporter: this biologist tracks the health of the everglades' ecosystem. >> what impact can it have? >> it can displace species. i think more importantly it can change the way the food web works and frankly we don't know enough about what those species are doing and their impact. >> should we let this one go, you do think? >> reporter: wade takes pride in teaching moments like this throughout his show, but for most fans it's all about the adrenaline. >> one of the things that we're doing new this system is i'm going more underwater. northerly you can't see anything but in certain situations you can. here you can see what's there. >> yeah. i'm looking at what's over there. >> exactly. so i probably wouldn't get in. >> but you did. you did get in with some of their cousins. >> a crocodile. a live crocodile. >> when i did pick up the tail of the crocodile, my heart was beating more than normal. >> fishing with the alligators. fortun

tom: she can get rid of the pythons in the everglades. they have snakes in the everglades.livia: it's the alligators on the golf courses that are bothering the donors more than the stakes in the everglades. this brings us to our twitter question of the day. what are you looking for in bank earnings this week? we will be covering jpmorgan's earnings. wells fargo will be reporting. we want to hear what you think. ♪ tom: good morning. it is april 14. that gives us back 150 years to 14 are. -- for dear. president lincoln founded an escape from work. one place he frequented was the new ford's theater from the white house. he wanted to watch rehearsals and his spirits were refreshed. this is a wonderful comment. this is a photo of the atlantic magazine did. this is the single best photo i've ever seen. to get up close to it. he aged dramatically in the final year of his life. read this. we're going to bring back read this. david herbert donald. this is a spectacular one volume from 20 years ago. this is the one volume to read. i just reread it. one of the major takeaways is i nee

we created these beautiful resorts and hotels and strip malls and half of the everglades is now deadd other half is on life support and people realize what that means to fresh water for people and fish in florida bay and this web of life that we're a part of depends on places that have snakes and mosquitoes and gators. >> it's sad to me we never appreciate nature until it's in danger of going away or it's gone away. >> once we do realize it's gone away it's so expensive to bring it back. it will cost $13 billion to try to get that fresh clean water flowing again to the right parts of the glades. >> all politicians who don't believe in conserving along the way now have to spend huge amounts of tax dollars because nature is dead at the moment. >> that's human nature isn't it? one more development. if i push a little bit farther into the glades and build this one housing development, it will be mine and we can stop. multiply that times 1,000 and that's what happens. i hope "the wonder list" helps people think about that in a broader way. >> i don't think people realize how gorgeous flor

president obama will be in the everglades to talk about global warming. today he'll tour pico headquarters. he'll discuss the importance of investing in the energy infrastructure. they tout gains in clean energy resources such as wind and solar power and better fuel efficiency in cars and trucks. they want to cut carbon and we'll talk about the opposition to the plans coming up in an hour. live in center city this morning, "nbc 10," jesse gary. >>> new from overnight, police are investigating a shooting in south philadelphia. investigators tell us the victim was shot in the shoulder on jackson street. taken to presbyterian hospital in stable condition. no word yet on a suspect or a motive. >>> today a philadelphia mother accused of abandoning her disabled son in a park will appear in court in maryland. nyia parler is set for an extradition hearing to return to philadelphia. parler left her 21 quadriplegic son in the woods in cobb creek park so she can visit her boyfriend in maryland. her son has cerebral palsy and cannot communicate. a passerby found him.

. >> president obamaurt day travels bring him to the florida everglades using rising sea levels there to call for dramatic cuts. >> refusing to say the words climate change doesn't mean the climate change isn't happening. we know that in our own lives. you got a storm, you don't stick your head in the sand. >> this as air force one uses 9,200 pounds of fuel. ninety-six to the environmental effects, the obama administration has released a report saying climate change is weakening inu.s. power infrastructure and threats from cyber attack and terrorism are growing. the energy review says the u.s. electric system is at a strategic inflection point. a time of significant change for a system that has had relatively stable rules of the road for nearly a serchry. citing a 2008 edison electric study. utilities need to invest up to 2 $2 trillion upgrading their systems. others say they are spending enough to keep them safe. >> i've seen what their obligations are. remember at the end of the day, if they're not delivering power they're not making money. ultimately that drives them. >> for the wh

. >>> president obama is on his way to the florida everglades for earth day. the press corps will be watching closely to see whether florida governor rick scott greets the president in person. the two are fighting on how to pay for the state's conservation efforts. scott is known for not acknowledging the human causesover climate change but he's also asked for more federal funding to help the everglades. a white house spokesman called mate change a "grave disservice to future generations." >>> how about the weather, chuck? >> well, the weather is an up-and-down game. it's up right now, sunshine still out there. but it will be down later today as rain chances come back into the area. this whole line of rain showers out here no severe weather throughout just yet, not expecting widespread severe weather today but a rumble or two of thunder can't be ruled out. rain showers move into martinsburg. is 12:30 to front royal and 1:00 to frederick, maryland. we've warmed nicely into the upperup upper 60s to near 70. i think temperatures will jump into the low 70s for a br

. >> president obamaurt day travels bring him to the florida everglades using rising sea levels there for dramatic cuts. >> refusing to say the words climate change doesn't mean the climate change isn't happening. we know that in our own lives. you got a storm, you don't stick your head in the sand. >> this as air force one uses 9,200 pounds of fuel. ninety-six to the environmental effects, the obama administration has released a report saying climate change is weakening inu.s. power infrastructure and threats from cyber attack and terrorism are growing. the energy review says the u.s. electric system is at a strategic inflection point. a time of significant change for a system that has had relatively stable rules of the road for nearly a serchry. citing a 2008 edison electric study. utilities need to invest up to 2 $2 trillion upgrading their systems. others say they are spending enough to keep them safe. >> i've seen what their obligations are. remember at the end of the day, if they're not delivering power they're not making money. ultimately that drives them. >> for the white hous

president obama will be in the everglades. is weekly address saturday obama said earth day is a day to appreciate and protect the precious planet we call home. >>> and we now have video of a new high tech park bench on independence mall. we told you about this yesterday but now we're seeing it for the first time. the environmental protection agency unveiled that bench yesterday. it monitors wind speed and direction, temperature and relative humidity. it also runs on solar and wind power. >> wow. fancy bench. >>> well, after checking out this year's game schedule for the eagles it's safe to say the nfl likes the birds. >> five primetime games, five. less away games for the birds, that's in addition to only facing five teams that had winning records last year. for the first time ever hosting three teams in december. the season starts on the road in atlanta for monday night football. the first home game is sunday september 20th. mark it on your calendar against the cowboys. >> yeah. >> and the following week pope francis is in the

his destination -- the florida everglades. >> mac is a renaissance man. >> cool. this is where it starts getting fun. >> all of which makes him one of the best wildlife photographer in south florida. >> wow. incredible images there. bill weir joining me now. so bill these are incredible images. i understand them. i used to live and work in the miami market so the whole notion of the beauty there in contrast with a lot of people with their exotic animals, and then they dump them there when it becomes a bit too much to handle. you helped focus on the issue of these pythons that are damaging the ecosystem there, at least interrupting it. >> it is. when the raccoons and possums and arm adilos even small deer began to disappear, they realized wait a minute there may be 100,000 of those massive, you know african or south american snakes swallowing these things. they had an open python hunt a few years ago to very mixed success. that's just one front in a war for nature there. the everglades a lot of people thought was a swamp full of snakes skeeters and gators in the '3

the drinking waters under the everglades. illion dollar fishing industries. that was the sort of totem, the everglades when we do realize the error of our ways. the same army corps of engineers that ripped it apart is putting it back together. it's expensive. it's cheaper to develop these places and develop and maintain them at the same time. >> obviously climate change continues to be a divisive issue. you talked to skeptics and did they open your mind to what their perspective is. >> what opened my mind i went to this hartland institute, big libertarian think tank. they dismissed it that they're in the pockets of big oil, big cole. coal. some of the skeptics don't get a dime. >> they are liberals. >> or that no great harm will come. we can burn every bit of coal every drop of oil on the planet and it wouldn't matter. >> sway you? >> no. because you have nasa noaa the academies of science in every country that knows how to fire a rocket and google apple, coke pepsi, pentagon the pope all agree that this is happening and we ne

at florida, it's an $81 billion tourism industry, a great deal of that relates to places like the evergladesed in the florida keys and everglades, we could see a huge impact on the tourism economy. he'll be talking about that on his trip later this afternoon. >> he's going to be talking about that. we'll be listening. jen psaki communications director of the white house. thank you. >> thank you. >> have a great day. we got some answers. >> happy earth day. >> indeed, there you go. i should have worn green. >> happyurt day earth day heather. >>> hope you're off to a good day. this coming out of washington, d.c. the head of the va has a new idea to fix a billion dollars construction problem. he says pay for it by raiding veteran treatment funds. a va hospital construction project in colorado, is more than a billion dollars overbudget. now the va secretary wants to pay for it with a fund designed to help veterans pay for outside doctors while the va deals with that huge delay in treatment. republican lawmakers slammed this idea. suggesting instead mass firings of those responsible, or ending bo

the present will use the everglades. he will also call out republicans and derail it. a passes most prominent republicans, a consensus on climate change. among them, presidential hopefuls jeb bush and marco rubio. stephanie: you may remember the present of the charter school for the 2010 documentary "waiting for superman. >> kids getting stupider every year, or something is wrong in education system. >> most republican candidates have a speaking out against common core standards and in favor of charter schools p or take a look at some of these issues with the one and only jeffrey. welcome. you left out a year ago. time to take a step back. when you think we are in terms of the american public school system today? jeffrey: this is troubling. i have seen a sense that common core is bad. setting standards that everybody has to now say, these are the minimum standards. i have enough problems with my democratic friends, with the unions. it was something, i will tell you for me, as you all know for quite some time, this is something we cannot let up on. i've said to people th

experience we had some inmates that escaped from a state prison and had to chase them through the everglades. lou: jim born always gets his man. great to have you. >> thank you. lou: good luck with the book. >> thank you. lou: the book is available online and at book stores everywhere and if you can't find it we can get it for you. >> that's right. lou: time for a look at our online poll results real quickly. we asked -- thanks for letting us hear from you, that's it for us tonight. have a great evening. see you here tomorrow. good night from new york. website. >> victors in battle of little bighorn, welcome an outsider in. >> once they trusted him they would share things with him. >> he paints their port rats and get -- portraits and gets inside scoop on custer's last stance. >> she is convinced it worth millions but will anyone buy it. >> was he an artist or just someone who documented a side of history?

experience we had some inmates that escaped from a state prison and had to chase them through the evergladesrn always gets his man. great to have you. >> thank you. lou: good luck with the book. >> thank you. lou: the book is available online and at book stores everywhere and if you can't find it we can get it for you. >> that's right. lou: time for a look at our online poll results real quickly. we asked -- thanks for letting us hear from you, that's it for us tonight. have a great evening. see you here tomorrow. good night from new york. . >> you are looking live at chicago, illinois. in fact you're looking at rahm emanuel's hq, headquarters for the potentially unseated mayor of chicago in the runoff of his life tonight. polls are closed in the city's first mayoral runoff election ever that is happening. rahm emanuel fighting for his seat in a race with national implications. what this means for chicago. the democratic party and the nation. we're going to deliver that you result as soon as it comes in tonight live on the fox business network, and give you exclusive reaction from the revere

president obama travelled to florida to take a tour of the everglades. the president said that climate change cannot be denied and action cannot be delayed. he's committed to the u.s. leading the way. >> climate change is threatening this nation and the communities that depend on it. if we don't act, there may want be an overglades as we know it. reporter: he is a clean water activist and today, he dove into some dirty water to raise awareness. here he is swimming in brooklyn's heavily polluted canal. the 1.8 mile waterway is a disgusting mix of toxic sludge, garbage and raw sewage. the environmental protection agency declared it a super fund site. and a cleanup is in the planning stages. that may take a decade and cost half a billion dollars. also in new york city today, the mayor announced a sweeping new plan to reduce the city's waste my 2030. to do that the city will overhaul the recycling program and reduce the use of plastic shopping bags. karen traverse abc news washington. scott: $1600 is a lot of money for a group of seventh graders. alison: now

[laughter] the backdrop of the everglades got that story in every newspaper with a photograph of him n the walkway. over the swamp. that's how you get your message out. christi: also, you can go to the event that they put on, but you don't have to see what they want you to see. i think josh mentioned, when they are changing the lexicon within the white house, it is reflective of the change of policy or viewpoints, and those are things that are hard to hide if you're paying attention. >> to your question about the tension between setting your own agenda, there is a story they want us to write every single day, but we all will get e-mails 6:00-8:00 and we are all supposed to get super excited and pop out these stories at 6:00 about a progress report on nothing, basically. and, you know, we are in a unique position that we have to cover everything. because even if their progress report on the auto industry is really not that interesting to most of our readers, people in michigan do wondering about that stuff. we have conversations throughout the day, you know, every signal day about how

experience -- we had some inmates that escaped from a state prison and we had to chase them through the everglades>> we know how that ends because jim bourn always gets his man. great to have you here. >> thank you for having me. >> good luck with the gk. congratulations. scent of murder. the book is available online and at bookstores everywhere. if you can't find it we can get it for you. >>> thanks for letting us hear from you. that's it from us tonight. have a great evening. see you here tomorrow. good night from new york. >>> tonight on "war stories." the one-way bombing mission that was america's answer to pearl harbor. >> we were going to die out there by fighting. >> taking on the fighting, with doolittle. >> those who made it and those who didn't and those who fell into the hands of a brutal enemy. >> they were tortured and beaten and interrogated. >> that is next on "war stories." >>> good

everything from deadly stingrays and river monster jeremy wade takes michelle miller fishing in the evergladesck in the morning and we'll see you at 7:00. >> tell her to stay safe. >> we'll see her so we know she made it out safe. that's the best part about it. >> that's right. >> charlie have a good morning. >>> so no relative dangers in our way here weather wise? >> the only slight danger we do have is speaking of dangers is there a slight fire danger especially areas south and east of the district. it's going to be windy until saturday evening really through sunday morning and we aren't going to see too much rain so keep that in mind if it's spring weather in time to get the barbecue started just keep that en mind. let's take a look how we're starting off look outside. beautiful start to your thursday. some sunshine right through the afternoon, we're looking good even nats home opener monday looks good. finally, full steam ahead we're into spring here, 43 degrees but once you head out into the suburbs we are a little bit cooler, it's only 42 degrees and 70 this afternoon, look at the jump w

visited the florida everglades. check out the picture from the event. yeah.kim jong-un climbed a mountain. i believe it. i believe he did it for a good reason. that's where supercuts is. >> a plot like this i imagine had to be kept in total secrecy. >> he blogd about his plans in 2013 and shared detwals the tampa bay times last year. >> vie lites our privacy daily, cliff clavin over there waving a giant needle. >> an intruder was arrested at the white house after trying to jump the fence. authorities are not releaseing the fence-jumper's identity. they did say she tore her pantsuit. >> nothing can get past our defenses now. >> there's been a security breach at the white house. this time involving a 4-year-old. >> a spokesperson said the child got a time-out. >> in guantanamo. specifically baby gitmo. >> yesterday, bill clinton presidential library made news when it posted a picture of hillary clinton as first lady in 1993 playing a game boy. take a look at this. isn't that cool? i didn't know she played gameboy. we have footage of the game she was playing. lo

will use this earth day to highlight the damaging effects of climate change he will visit the florida everglades and tour the national park and is expected to speak about how pollution destroys our natural treasures, in florida rising sea levels brought salt water inland and threatening drinking water and the native species. >>> the zero waste plan plans to reduce waste by 3 million tons by 2030, it includes an overhaul and an expansion of the city as program and provides innocentcentives to reduce waste the garbage is shipped out of the city to five different states. >>> a missing dog is on her way home how she was found safe after a month on the run in alaska. >>> and yards covered in toilet paper, not by vandals, the source suspected of trashing the pennsylvania neighborhood and david murphy returns with more on the cool down ahead. when "action news" at noon continues. (female announcer) you could win $1,000 a day for life... (husband) hon! it's grover cleveland! (female announcer) ...when you play the new cash4life, from the pennsylvania lottery. (grover) nice! (husband) 3 club seats. 50 ya

but what they didn't know is that without the everglades, there can be no good life.