which far predates george whitfield. some historians have come out and pushed back on that. but the great awakening and whitfield are seen as absolutely essential events. in terms of theocracy and first amendments, those are not discussed with any significant depth and i think it is because of the focus on principal. so if liberty is the principal of the founding era it is embodied in the first amendment, it is right and then we apply it to subsequent moments. so the complexities that might come out of what the first amendment, the process of creating the amendment the different readings of the first amendment those are addressed in the culture wars context and the culture wars context is usually off to the side of this discussion because it is so admittedly political. so no, it is not centrally prom prommelized. >> hi. i have two questions. one for kate and one for spencer. my first question to kate is the link between -- i'm very interested in this link between moses or the ancient israelites and the may flower compact

i'm fredricka whitfield.unday is really about remembrance and renewal. the president of the united states and first family are already now in the sky on their way to this region. and when they get here they will be taken to the stage set up right behind me and then later on in the afternoon, the first family will actually walk across the edmund pettus bridge. so many people have turned out here. by the thousands. and it's unclear exactly how many more people will show up. but when the president and first family gets here they will indeed get a warm welcome, both literally and figuratively. the sun is shining, and, of course, people are very excited about this event. some are calling it a celebration. and some are saying this really is a continuance of so much work yet to be done. the alabama governor robert bentley, is with me now. there have been a number of people as we have been standing up here governor who have arrived. we saw amelia boynton, 103 years old, really the reason why dr. king and his civil ri

. >> hem low and thanks for joining me, i'm fredericka whitfield whitfield. marchers went from the city center to the spot where the critic was killed. it was a rally he was supposed to lead today. and there's new surveillance video of the moment he was shot. you can make out he and his -- what appears to be the alleged gunman getting away. this is the companion which is now a witness, a 23-year-old model al model. so is this model friend now in a type of witness protection? how is this investigation being conduct. >> reporter: he's not in witness protection but she's in a place where she's under con stand surveillance by the rush shachb security services but apparently it's not the russian government apartment, she's in a place that's apparently owned by a place owned by boris netsof. there are rushsian media reports that reveal that the snow now driver has apparently talked to authorities now. he said he didn't see the shootingshoot ing himself, but he did see in his rear view mirror a man lying on the floor and this krukukrainian model is cooperating with

. >> we turn things over now to our colleague fredricka whitfield whitfield. >> good to see you both.usy morning, too. it's the 11:00 eastern hour. i'm fredricka whitfield and the "newsroom" starts right now. >>> and we begin with the latest on the crash of germanwings flight 9525. cnn can now confirm the identity of the captain of the doomed flight. it was patrick sanden himondenheimer who tried to desperately to get back into the cockpit but to no avail. recovery teams are battleing treacherous terrain and high winds. the weather is more favorable today and officials say they are making some progress. also continuing today, the search for the critical second black box which contains the flight's data recorder. and prosecutors have been sifting through the apartment of co-pilot andreas lubitz. they're trying to find out why he apparently brought the plane down deliberately killing all 150 people on board. we go to germany right now where cnn's senior international correspondent frederik pleitgen is tracking all of the newest information. what more do we know about the captain, patric

you will see it all unfold here in this historic city. >> fredricka whitfield, thank you.te it. we'll bring you live coverage of the 50th anniversary of the selma march. we'll be right back. okay...listen up. i'm here to get the lady of the house back on her feet. ohhhh. okay veggies you're cool. mayo, corn dogs you are so out of here! ahh... 'cause i'm reworking the menu. keeping her healthy and you on your toes. the complete balanced nutrition of great tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals antioxidants and 9 grams of protein. i see you cupcake. uh oh the #1 doctor recommended brand. ensure. nutrition in charge! i am totally blind. and sometimes i struggle to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. this is called non-24. learn more by calling 844-824-2424. or visit your24info.com. >>> i'm sorry to all of the mothers i work with. that headline triggering a social media firestorm after a woman executive apologizes for not valuing working mothers until she became one. for mothers in the workplace, it's death by a thousand cuts. sometimes it's other women holding th

thanks to chair whitfield and chair shim kiss for holding this hearing. and welcome administrator mccarthy we appreciate your keen intellect and i respect your passion to provide sound stewardship for our environment all while growing jobs. i thank you for being here today to discuss the president's fiscal year 2016 budget request for the agency. the epa plays a vital role in the lives of our citizens and in maintaining the resource base that sustains our society and indeed our economy. as you state in the opening of your testimony administrator mccarthy public health and a clean environment are linked. i agree. and the record of environmental achievement and economic growth over the years demonstrates that environmental protection is consistent with a strong and vital economy. in fact, if we are willing to make investments in vital environmental infrastructure such as our drinking water treatment and delivery source water protection sewage treatment and waste energy systems we can create thousands of jobs and improve the condition of our rivers, our lake

but yes the great awakening and whitfield are seen as essential events. in terms of the question of thee okaysy in the first amendment no those are questions that are not discussed with any significant depth and i think it's because of the focus on principle. so if liberty is the principle of the founding era, it is embodied in the first amendment, it's right and then we apply it to subsequent moments. so the complexities that might come out of what the first amendment, the process of creating the first amendment, different readings those are addressed within a culture wars context and that's usually a little bit off to the side of this discussion because it's so admittedly political. so no, it's not central. >> hi. i have two questions. one more kate and one more spencer. my first question to kate is, the i'm very interested in this link between moses or the ancient israelites and the may flower compact. i'd like you to speak on how they linked them, how exactly they justified that link a little more specifically. and then for responsespencer, you talked

thank you. >> thank you chairman whitfield, and shimkus.mbers rush and tomko and the members of the committee for giving me the opportunity today to appear before you to discuss the environmental protection agency's proposed fiscal year 2016 budget. i'm joined by the agency's acting chief financial officer david bloom. the epa's budget request of $8.592 billion in discretionary funding for the 2016 fiscal year provides the resources that are vital to protecting human health and the environment while building a solid path forward for sustainable economic growth. since 1970 when epa was founded we have seen over and over again that a safe environment and a strong economy go hand in hand. this budget supports essential work to address climate change, improve air quality, protect our water, safeguard the public from toxic chemicals, support communities' environmental health, maintain core enforcement strength, support needed research and work towards a sustainable future for all americans. effective environmental protection is a joint effort of

. >> private whitfield lincecum. >> reporter: those officers forever remembered on a glass memorial dedicated in their honor outside the police department. >> men and women of this police department i hope this is always a place of reflection and may we never place another in memorial at this location. >> reporter: one of the names, detective conrad bernie her daughter who later became an officer spoke at the ceremony. >> i was 12 years old when he died and 42 years of his death he is the most important person in hi life. >> reporter: the memorial was years in the making and looked like it might not happen. ken howard a member of the police foundation is thankful for the generous donations that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> it is very personal. i was involved in some of the incidents where some of these officers died. >> reporter: officer george w. crump died in 1893. tonight his great grandson was here for this dedication. >> kind of unique. very humble to go up there and put the flower in the wreath. >> reporter: the honor guard did a three-round volley of shots. >> aim, fire!

hello again, and thanks for joining me i'm fredricka whitfield.ources tell cnn, the u.s. is evacuating 100 special operations forces from the al anod air base. this is over concern the security situation in yemen is deteriorating. we are joined now from baghdad. so the last of the american troops who were stationed there, and of course the embassy was evacuated back in january. are there any u.s. personnel in yemen? >> reporter: well of course the counterterrorism operations in yemen, fred have been surrounded with a lot of mystery. but what we do know at this point from officials, these are the last of u.s. forces there on the ground there, in the process of evacuating as you mentioned. a hundred special operations forces members from the alanad air base. we saw the u.s. embassy there last month, along with other diplomatic missions from the country. and this does come after months of a deteriorating situation. a security situation, and a political crisis in that that seems to be -- is continuing to worsen. now, there is a lot of can concern, fre

i'm fredricka whitfield.e of the details surrounding the latest secret service scandal are being questioned. law enforcement continues to investigate what happened at the white house involving two agents. sources tell cnn allegations about drinking and driving, may not be true. joe clancy the new head of the secret service, is expected to appear on capitol hill next week to discuss all of this. ear rip mcpike joining me from the white house. is the direction of this investigation changing? >> i wouldn't say it is changing. there is an investigation. the department of homeland security is investigating, also there will be some talk about this on capitol hill on monday and tuesday, but our latest reporting does contradict or at least diverge from some of the original details. and what we know is that there were two senior secret service agents who were at a retirement party for one of the colleagues on march 4th at a bar in chinatown about 7 blocks due east of the white house. at the end of the evening the two

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cnn's fredricka whitfield is there in selma where the first family and thousands of others are expectedanniversary celebration there is. i know you have the story of a family a couple families who are reuniting this historic weekend to relive some of their most trying moments. >> that is so true ana. it is an extraordinary weekend. it's starting out already. you can see the log jam right on the edmond pettis bridge there. you see people who are walking. and i have talked to so many people who have stressed the importance of why they wanted to be here in zellselma on the 50th anniversary. and i also met up with reverend orlaf miller. he was with his colleague just a couple of blocks from here, about three blocks from here 50 years ago and witnessed the beating death of his colleague. and when i caught up with him, i asked him if he had any trepidation whatsoever to be here. he said at first he was not going to come. and then he thought of the reunions. >> you are standing where the attack about took place. we heard them behind us because they said hey, you [ bleep ]. and we agreed just k

earlier today chairman whitfield talked about the clean bill rejected by the congress and which is oney to characterize it and it was only killed because of republicans in the senate who filibustered that bill. if it is fill to say if waxman was enacted and not stopped by senate republicans we would not be involved with clean power rules right now? >> in some ways that might be the case but i don't know that for sure because the filter act really is our responsibility to implement. it might have impacted the choice considerably and the requirements to move forward. >> well, i want to talk more about the clean power plan and kentucky, my home state and the the -- the home state of the chairman. i was please yd yesterday to see the secretary and the chairman praising your work and reaching out to states on the clean power plan and he said i'm from kentucky and i'm not a climate science denier but with what pa has done with reaching out to the proposed legislation and the outreach is ensen credible and talked about your open door policy and you could call them and meet with them and we di

. >> earlier today, chairman whitfield mentioned the cap and trade bill, mr. markey who indicates being rejected by the congress. in fact, it did receive a majority of votes in the house and senate. it was only killed because of republicans in the senate who filibustered that bill. is it fair to say that if markey had not been interrupted by the senate, we would not be impacted by clean air rules right now? >> in some situations, that would be the case but i don't know that, sir, because the clean air act is really our responsibility to implement. it might have impacted the choice considerably and the requirements to move forward. >> i want to talk a little more about the clean power plan and kentucky, my home state and the home state of the chairman. i was really pleased to see the chairman of the environment in kentucky praising your work the agency's work, in reaching out to the states on the clean power plan. he said, i'm from kentucky and i'm not a climate science denyer, but what epa has done with that region leading up to the proposed legislation the ou

i'm fredricka whitfield. there is a foot soldier before the first family makes it over the edmund pettus bridge. our live coverage continues. poppy harlow is in the "newsroom" up next. >> all right. again, the president of the united states and michelle obama making their way through the crowd. the plan was to make it from the podium to across the bridge. it takes it roughly ten minutes to walk the entire span. i've done it a couple of times since being here. for the president, it may be even quicker because they won't have traffic or walking on the sidewalk. they'll likely walk in the middle of the bridge. and you can see them there walking perhaps they are going to first collect sasha and malia before they cross the bridge. when they get to the other side another extraordinary experience will take place. the national voting rights museum is at the foot of the bridge on the other side of the alabama river. in it incredible documentation of bloody sunday. there are photographs, government surveillance photogr

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. >> private whitfield lits come. >> reporter: forever remembered on a glass memorial dedicated in their honor outside the place department. >> i hope this is always a place of reflection and may we never place another memorial at this location. >> reporter: one of those names, detective conrad barney his daughter who later became an officer spoke at the ceremony. >> i was 12 years old when he died and even today, 42 years after his death, he is the most important person in my life. >> reporter: the memorial was years in the making and looked like it might not happen. retired police captain ken howard a member of the police foundation is thankful for the generous donations that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> it's very personal. i was involved in some of the incidents where some of these officers died. >> kind of unique. vf humbled to go up there and put the flower in the wreath. >> reporter: the honor guard did a three-round volley of shots. and bagpipes played. the memorial lit up at night for the first time providing a place to think about the sacrifices made by these fall

i'm fredricka whitfield. much more "newsroom" with poppy harlow is up next. \s . >>> hi everyone.e russian opposition leader boris nemtsov. one of the suspects in that brazen killing has been blown himself up following a standoff with police. that's according to russian-state television. who was the suspect and what did he know? we'll go live to moscow in just a moment. >>> also exactly one year to the day after malaysian airlines flight 370 disappeared, the mystery that gripped the world remains unsolved. for the families of the 239 people on board that plane, no words can describe their pain. the global hunt triggered widespread interest from people across this country and around the globe. everyone still wants to know how, how can a jumbo jet vanish without a extra is? we will bring you malaysia's brand-new report on the investigation. also our experts return with fresh insiding on what could have happened to malaysia flight 370. >>> there are still many questions after the shooting of an unarmed black teenager friday by police in madison, wisconsin. the officer who fired the f

today is february 25, 2015 and earlier he told chairman whitfield you were confident going forward with the powerplant under 111d and i'm just wondering your budget document states the powerplant is president obama's top priority domestic climate mitigation agenda. yes or no has there ever been a time since it was announced by the president in june of 2014 at the epa has considered not finalizing this rule? yes or no? >> know. >> has there have been a times as announced by the president in june of 2014 that you have considered as the administrator of epa considered not finalizing this rule? >> no sir. >> in the case of murray energy versus epa and virginia apartheid when your lawyer said the epa may not adopt the proposal related to final action of 111d related to clean power plan's your lawyers did not tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. is that accurate yes or no? >> sir the proposal is proposed may not be what we move forward with but there is forward with but there is never give in -- been an indication to me that it would indicate that. >> they say we may not

whitfield, five minutes for questions. >> secretary burwell thank you for being with us today.follow up on my colleague's question. we are concerned about this cost reduction program because cost -- cost sharing program because it is $170-some-billion over a number of years. we understand that's one of the issues involved in the lawsuit. but all we're asking you is, since you a you will are dis. percent dispersing the money, what is your opinion as to where the appropriationdispersing the money, what is your opinion as to where the appropriation is dez nail thesignated that you are working from? >> i understand the question. we believe we have the authorities. with regard to the specifics of that, because we are in litigation -- >> but you can't tell us where the mrnoney is come being from? were you instructed by doj not to answer that question? >> with regard to that specific issue, that is at the root of the litigation. >> were you instructed by doj not to answer the question? >> with regard to when there are issues of litigation like this this is our standard practice. >> we

i'm fredricka whitfield. major developments in the deadly germanwings crash.rying to bang down the cockpit door as the "new york times" reports that the co pilot, andreas lubitz sought treatment for vision problems before the crash. another piece of the puzzle as investigators try to determine what may have driven lubitz to crash the plane intentionally. officials found a ripped up doctor's note in his apartment declaring him unfit to work. and that he had a mental illness which he kept secret from the airline. this as crews rush to recover the remains of the victims. they say they are making some progress and the weather at the crash site is now improving. the crash has reignited the debate over cameras inside the airplane cockpit. some say it's a good idea. others consider it a violation of private policy. >> reporter: andreas lubitz had locked himself alone in the cockpit as the captain pounded on the door. now safety experts are calling for a bold move to avoid another disaster. cameras in the cockpit. >> the cameras would not be on the face of either of t

whitfield of kentucky, mr. roe of tennessee.he speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2015, the gentleman from illinois, mr. schock is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. schock schock thank you mr. speaker -- mr. schock: thank you mr. speaker. six years ago i entered this chamber and raised my right arm to take the oath of office as a member of the united states house of representatives. i remember feeling so excited about the opportunity that lied ahead. i remember vividly this chamber and all that it meant to me and to the country. the men and women debating the issues of the day, not always agreeing, but always fighting without pie -- without apology for what they believed in. over the past six years i've come to understand that this institution is far more bigger than any one person and that freedom itself is even more important than this institution. some of the world's greatest debates have occurred right here in this chamber, for what happens here effects mor

. >> now recognize the gentleman from kentucky nestor whitfield, five minutes. >> secretary burwell, i want to thank you for them with us today and i want to follow up on my colleague brent guthrie's question. we are concerned about this cost reduction program because caution program because it's 170 some billion dollars over a number of years. and we understand that that's one of the issues involved in the lawsuit. but all we are asking it is since you all are dispersing the money, what is your opinion as to where the appropriation is designated you are working from? >> this is an issue understand the question we believe we have the authority. with regard to the specifics of that because we are in litigation -- >> but you can you can't tell us where the money is coming from? >> with regard to having a conversation that is what -- >> were you instructed not to answer that question? >> with regard to that specific issue, that is at the root of the litigation. >> were you instructed by doj not to answer the question? >> with regard to when the are issues of litigation like this, this i