as i mentioned on behalf of his former client westlands, mr. bernhardt sought to weaken protections for endangered species so that westlands could pump more water. mr. bernhardt has looked to implement the very same policies that he lobbied before from within the walls of the department. as deputy secretary mr. bernhardt also dismantled a landmark agreement among bipartisan western governors to protect the greater sage grass, opening up millions of acres of its habitat to oil and gas drilling without protections. the endangered species act should be classified as in danger under mr. bernhardt's client-friendly interior department. let's talk about another extinction risk, chlorpurafrost is not a household name like d.e.t., but it will be. it is a neurotoxin and linked to brain damage in children and could cause serious harm to human health and wildlife. in 2016 the e.p.a. recommended a ban on all uses of this toxic pesticide. one of scott pruitt's first actions as e.p.a. administrator was to rescind that proposed ban and one of mr. bernhardt's

carla westland thought she was getting into the back seat of an uber when she was approached by nicholas morales one night. >> after i'd been out for a friend's birthday and i remember there were a lot of cars on the street. >> reporter: little did she know he was just posing as a driver. >> i fell asleep, and i woke up, we were parked somewhere in a driveway and he was just banging my head against the seat. >> reporter: she says she was raped and only managed to escape after talking to him for three hours. >> and i just remember slowly getting dressed thinking i can't believe this guy's actually going to let me go. this can't be -- i can't believe that he's actually going to let me go. >> reporter: morales now faces 27 felony counts in los angeles after posing as an uber driver and allegedly assaulting seven women. in at least one instance using a firearm. in another a knife. >> there's clearly a level of responsibility by the uber rider of checking the tag, checking the photo that it matches the driver, that the car description matches and that he has the correct name as to who you are