are you that the epa cannot only and veil it but it will hold up? >> if congress will not act, he act.a he does not need them to have a new area. that is based on the interpretation of the clean act by the u.s. supreme court. hear about 5-4 decisions. liberals and progressives and most will would not like to see happen. they say the law requires that if it causes harm to public health it must be regulated. the epa under president bush made that finding. they sent it on to the white house. the white house would not even open up the e-mail, informing them of this information. coalties, oil companies, companies. the big polluters did not want anything to be done. >> did obama get it done? >> he has given enough time. it is to accomplish what he wants to accomplish. he's asking them to negotiate with the industry. with the states because the states have to enforce the clean air act. they left time open for litigation. i think litigation will not succeed. i think they will figure out that this will be the law of the land. will squeal and yell about it. a

the epa and the epa to do their work. jim, the democrat of virginia, the top subcommittee member said that mccarthy who was approved by the senate is going to go to the new job, even her own office is cut by 20%. we know if we had a job to do and somebody cut the resources by 20%, it would be very difficult to fulfill the mission. moran estimated it contains 13 brand new writers republicans didn't warn him about ahead of time. he's concerned that the epa would limit this bill would limit the ability to provide clean water and air. >> again, that has nothing to do with the law. number one, number two i've not read that particular provision. it's difficult to comment on it. >>>> host: would you vote that for that kind of a? >> guest: do you mind if i look tat first. you are asking me to comment on something i learned about three minutes ago. but i think actually what pertains here is the epa passing regulations? which have a negative impact upon families and jobses with their ability to take care of their future generations

host: would you vote for a budget cut for the epa? guest: do you mind if i have a chance to read it first? you're asking me to comment on something either devote three minutes ago. is is the epahere passing regulations that has a negative impact on jobs and family stability to have a future? are they using signs that in some cases is not clear, it -- science that in some cases it is not clear? comment on it, having just heard it, but i can say the epa has proposed laws that are job-killing, and of a marginal, and maybe negative impact on the environment. i do not think the american people would mind transparency. is it true they will bring benefits? host: do you have the votes? guest: i think it will pass the house, absolutely. we have some democrats vote on it in committee. senate, will you have someone introduce question mark -- introduce it? yes, it will be introduced and harry reid is more concerned about his agenda jobs.iddle-class host: kentucky. wells thatave oil have been abandoned. i have one in my yard that goes down a tribu

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the epa under president bush it on to the white house and the white house wouldn't even5 y opn up the e-mail informing them of this information because it >> this is not the heart of it. the heart of it is that people be[eh able to buy health insurae and if they don't have it through their job or they don't have it through medicarem/o or medicaid, they can go and choose between health insurance policies that will be offered in this marketplace and they can make the choice and if their breaks to help them pay for it. if they have preexistixeñ medicl conditions they can't be discriminated against. this is the heart of the bill, hearte. of the law and it assurs way it works, everybody has to >> the heart of the legislation is to make healthcare insurance availables]d to everyone. if you have preexisting condition, you can't buy health the insurance company have a model to try who don't need t and the people whoee don't want to covercn at all. for those people to be able to buy insurance at the same rate as othersmçh÷ their age, they nd to have insurance that's going to have healthy pe

still good, but 21 percent less than the epa estimate. >> we think the problem is the epa ratings are based on outdated tests that do not reflect real world driving conditions. >> take a highway driving, one test the epa machine testing cars at speeds averaging of 48 miles per hour but a lot of stop-and-go. >> hybrids do well in that operating in electric mode without using gas. >> but "consumer reports" tests at a steady 65 miles per hour, and deck in additions install a fuel meter to measure the gas burned. >> hybrids are constantly running the engine so they bun more gas than in the epa test. >> "consumer reports" has discussed the findings with the epa and the agency says it is considering updating the tests. >> ford says there are a range of cures reinforcing the fact that driving style, driving conditions and other factors can cause mileage to vary. >> we will continue to follow breaking news from sfo. >> smoke pours from the message and we are live with the response from firefighters. i am in oakland where we are 30 minutes away from an update from the oakland police department

regional haze requirements, new epa monitoring -- excuse me, mountain top mining rules, department of interior stream buffer zone regulations, and forthcoming o zone regulations projected to be thee most costly regulation in the history of the u.s. government, regulated, and i know it's not your agency, but the epa to cost 90 billion with a b dollars annually. yet, we say the president's administration, with all do respect to my colleague from california, says that the gas market waged a war on coal. that's the free market, the american entrepreneurs make that war, make that adjustment. consumers respond by buying the products, but it is a fact, my opinion, that this administration has a war on coal. in fact, there's a youtube video out on him where he was campaigning saying under his energy plan, electricity prices would of necessity skyrocket. you say there's a carbon constrained world, but what i just said, the only thing constrained is the american economy anded competitiveness? >> thank you, congressman. there's a lot there. i'll try to comment, i guess, on -- >> you got a lot of

. >>> lawmakers are not exactly giving president obama's new epa administrator time to settle into the role she was confirmed into late last week. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel shows the battle over the science of clean air. >> reporter: newly confirmed epa administrator a gina mccarthy is threatened with subpoenas if they don't show clean act provisions. >> the epa refuses to give data they promised us. our feeling is if they don't give it to us now by end of july, we are going to issue the first subpoena in many years by the science committee to get that data. >> reporter: the data will justify major costly air regulations, the epa's proposed limits on ozone. mccarthy is new to be administrator, lawmakers note she testified more than 20 months ago and made this commitment. >> weren't these numbers the same numbers floated around a week ago when the administration suspended its ozone standards? >> clearly not, no. >> they weren't? >> no, they were not. >> what were those figures? >> i actually don't have them at the top of my head, but i certainly can provide them. >>

and epa has a director. okay, epa has a director, it can start regulating carbon, problem solved. no, now it pops up over here on the republican side. where the republicans are passing absolutely draconian cuts, the question is what's going to happen on the senate side. will these dozen or two republicans in the senate maybe when it comes to funding the epa, comes to funding the environment, will they go sort of -- will it be a transportation -- will it be funding for transportation. will it go far away from where the house is, give obama and the administration to get a little more money there? ♪ oh. ♪ [ female announcer ] stress sweat smells the worst. and secret clinical strength gives you four times the protection against it. secret clinical strength. gives you four times the protection against it. to save big during sleep train's triple choice sale.chance for a limited time, you can choose to save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic mattress sets. or choose $300 in free gifts with sleep train's most popular tempur-pedic mattresses. you can even choose 48 months interes

during clinton's administration the epa was raised to the status position. although much work remained he took many big steps. jeff, do you think bill clinton is happy getting the epa building named after him. >> i think he would have been happier if he got the bill clinton center of attention. in a couple of years he will be renamed hillary clinton's husband. and if the epa can make a real difference. what is the signature achievement in his administration? it's hard to pinpoint one? doma? making arsono hall relevant? >> michael: and he credited our old friend al gore today as being part of the epa. but bill clinton sitting back i want the epaing? come on? >> probably not. maybe this is the start of the truth of naming. maybe we'll get the ronald reagan office of public debt. the naming of buildings -- you had ronald reagan named after the washington airport after he crushed the strikers at the washington airport, that's not exactly truth in naming. at least this is some truth in naming. >> michael: and they named the little rock airport as the bill and hil

and epa has a director. okay, epa has a director, it can start regulating carbon, problem solved. no, now it pops up over here on the republican side. where the republicans are passing absolutely draconian cuts, the question is what's going to happen on the senate side. will these dozen or two republicans in the senate maybe when it comes to funding the epa, comes to funding the environment, will they go sort of -- will it be a transportation -- will it be funding for transportation. will it go far away from where the house is, give obama and the administration to get a little more money there? >> fascinating, seeing the president try to work the republican party, which has been the theme of his presidency, is interesting. steve kornacki, host of weekend morning show "up with steve kornacki" thank you so much. we'll be right back. [ male ann] the earth moves around the sun. ♪ but man moves the earth. ♪ with best-in-class torque and best-in-class towing, these are some of the bold, new ram commercial trucks -- built to tilt the axis of capability. guts. glory. ram. it's delicio

but then the epa investigation abruptly stopped and was turned over to the state of wyoming whose research is funded by encana the same drilling company whose wells are accused of causing the contamination of

of the epa. i think this was a reasonable outcome. now we're going through a time when there is not a lot of legislation on the floor, which is what prevented going to the mattresses before by harry reid. withw has the opportunity judicial nominees to say, you want to oppose this nominee, you want to install? we're going to have cops. they will win the battle but have to be willing to spend the physical time to make that demonstration. >> mark? >> one consequence is the personal relationship between mitch mcconnell and harry reid is over. >> did it ever exist? >> it did. it was an accommodation. there was an old advice column about can this marriage be saved were they talk about the problems between the spouses. this one cannot be. you do not want to have certain people of the same party. harry reid and mitch mcconnell are that way. it is a very personal and acrimonious situation. mccain.with him on john there were others, chuck mccain 30lked to john times over the weekend which forced john mccai

and epa has a director. okay, epa has a director, it can start regulating carbon, problem solved. no, now it pops up over here on the republican side. where the republicans are passing absolutely draconian cuts, the question is what's going to happen on the senate side. will these dozen or two republicans in the senate maybe when it comes to funding the epa, comes to funding the environment, will they go sort of -- will it be a transportation -- will it be funding for transportation. will it go far away from from we the house is and give obama and the administration an opportunity to get money there? >> fascinating, seeing the president try to work the republican party, which has been the theme of his presidency, is interesting. steve kornacki, host of weekend morning show "up with steve kornacki" thank you so much. we'll be right back. sfx: oil gushing out of pipe. sfx: birds chirping. you're too perfect. even the inside of your dishwasher sparkles. ok, so i'm the bad guy for being clean? you said it! you know, you... bababababa ladies! let's not fight dirty. hi, cascade kitchen

. >> an environmental justice coalition is threatening to sue the epa for allowing emissions from pg&e natural gas power plant to jeopardize wildlife. the "contra costa times" reports at risk is a butterfly which is near extinction and can only be found at the antioch dunes national wildlife refuge. the wild equity institute says the epa violated the endangered species act when it issued clean air act permits for the generate station without consulting the fish and wildlife service. the epa has not issued a comment. >> a community pool in danville will re-open today after tackling a bacteria problem. it was closed for cleaning after a child vomited at the beginning of the swim lesson yesterday. the pool protocol and this is typical in the industry is to clean it and keep it closed for 24 hours. accrues will clean up after a water main break in atherton that happened yesterday evening at fair oaks lane near the caltrain station. you can see as crews mopped up the water that they had formed puddles in the streets. >> 4:53. so we don't need the pools today. >> not that one. good morning,

the epa was embarrassed. they had to really take the money changers out of the temple in this case the pharmaceutical industry and the apa had ted create some distance because they were caught . the child the bipolar thing was clearly a creation of the drug companies. for the most part there are conspiracies because you don't need them. you have capitalism. you out the conspiracy. maybe that's just a big conspiracy. in any event people sam aaron died. so they've made some distance there, but another part of the pharma psychiatric breakup is being fed by farmout. the pharmaceutical companies don't want anything to do with psychiatric drugs. there are new knows -- no new psychiatric drugs in the pipeline. they're walking away from it. and that is in part the faults of the dsm because the drug industry's forced to try to get their drugs approved for dsm disorders that don't exist. so when they go to get them approved, when they get to take them through the approval process that barely qualified not only because

neil: epa on a mission that might have you choking. >> and not only does congress not have a thing to say about it, guess what, neither do you. neil: who says government moves slowly? when it comes to thing they really want to do they move quickly, alarmingly quickly, maybe even illegally quickly. epa has come up with rules and regulation on emission standard that need little more than the presidents signature, executive out of order. neil: let's ask. jedediah what do you think? >> i think that barack obama needed to appear like he was not all talk. he came out, said september 20 is date where we will release this information to public, you better get on this it will need to go back and north a few times before public -- >> you don't have to go to congress? >> you know okay well, ideally you would, i think they wanted to make this a priority, brocail -- barack obama has been saying he has wanted to appeal to the economy. neil: how quickly government can move when it really wants. not just whether they are targeting groups, but i degres, do you think this is legal? >> i do, i do not ag

the people in the san francisco regional epa office say they have not yet seen the notification so they can't comment. reporting live in antioch. >>> a livermore man is facing charges for animal neglect tonight. in june, animal control got a call to check on animal us because of the smell of feces and urine. a search warrant was seized. the officers say the whole apartment was full of garbage and animal waste. two dogs and a cat were taken into custody. the animals were treated at an animal hospital and transported to a shelter. >>> beauty operators had more to sweep up besides hair after a car came crashing through. a 92 year old woman hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes while trying to park outside the top cuts salon. the driver was not hurt. the building was deemed structurally safe and business continued. customers just had to walk in from the back. >>> people in oak hand are rattled tonight after a woman was shot and killed yesterday. 66-year-old judy salmon was shot and killed a few blocks from her home. some in the neighborhood think she was caught in the crossfire. police ha

epa, 18 days. nlrb, two of them, 573 days. average time waiting is nine months. so, mr. president, and, of course, reshuffling the votes as he wants them, i mean, that's a laugher. he wants to have a majority of this nlrb to be republicans? i don't think that's really a good idea. so, mr. president, we're going to have our caucus monday. i think it was a good idea. you know, i've tried to have them before. my friend has objected to them. that's replete in the press. but we're going to have the this one. i'm happy to do that. my friend said the process works. [laughter] the process works? the status quo is good? i don't think so. >> mr. president. >> the republican leader. >> of course, the majority of the nlrb would not be republican, and i've mentioned to the administration on several occasions send us up two nominees who are not illegally appointed, but we can't seem to get that done. i mean, the taint attached to the two nlrb nominees and to mr. cordray who i agree is a good man and many of our members support, is they were illegally appointed. but, of course, the age

neil: epa on a mission that might have you choking. >> and not only does congress not have a thing to say about not have a thing to say about it, guess what, neither do i want to make things more secure. [ whirring ] [ dog barks ] i want to treat mo dogs. ♪ our business needs more cases. [ male announcer ] where do you want to take your business? i need help selling art. [ male announcer ] from broadband to web hosting to mobile apps, small business solutions s from at&t have the security you need to get you there. call us. we can show you how at&t solutions can help you do what you do... even better. ♪ neil: who says government moves slowly? when it comes to thing they really want to do they move quickly, alarmingly quickly, maybe even illegally quily. epa has come up with rules and regulation on emission standard that need little more than the presidents signature, executive out of order. neil: let's ask. jedediah what do you think? >> i think that barack obama needed to appear like he was not all talk. he came out, said september 20 is date where we will release this informatio

you know who's going to benefit when the epa shuts down the coal industry? take a guess. if you guessed china, you'd be dead right. why doesn't the white house get this? first up, let's buy american. we have three ceos who are producing everything right here in the usa, and they claim they can do it cheaper, faster, and with higher quality than brand x overseas. i say to that, terrific. here now is paul grandguard, president and ceo of shoe company. paul williams, ceo of the diamond group, producer of the popular clothing hiky freeman. and plus representing america's small startup businesses, we're joined by amy bradley, inventor and ceo of toy dozer, if i got that right. >> you got that right. >> i want to ask all you guys. paul, i'll start with you. how's business? tell me how business is. let's go with there. >> there's major trends going on. men are dressing better these days. we make only men's products, and business is very good. >> year on year, give me a hint. >> up 20%. >> and a year ago, what did it look like? >> up 20%. >> so you're wal owing in it. it's terrif

epa is one agency leading the war on coal. on tuesday, they discussed the department of interior's anticoal regulations to restrict coal mining activities resulting in thousands of lost jobs from the coal mining industry. incredibly, the president is attempting to limit the global use of coal by restricting international aid for it in developing countries; thus limiting access to which those country's citizens escape poverty. even if the president were successful in his quest to eliminate all u.s. coal fire power plants, any potential reductions in global warming would more than overtake -- be more than overtaken by global emission growth. china continues to be build a coal plant a week, and global coal demand is projected to grow significantly over the next half century regardless of u.s. domestic policy. the purpose of today's hearing and challenge before us in the subcommittee is to apply to the regulatory economic and global realities to improve the focus and priorization of doe's coal-related activities. i look forward to

still good but about 21% less than the epa estimate. >> we think the problem is the ratings are based on outdated tests that don't reflect real world conditions. >> take highway driving. one of the tests they perform on this dynamometer speeds averaged 48 miles an hour. >> hybrids do well in conditions and often operate in electric mode without burning gas. >> they say highway mileage at a steady 65 miles an hour. they install a fuel meter. >> under those conditions, hybrids are constantly burning more gas. >> they say the findings and agency says it's considering updating the test. >> ford says that the hybrid customers report a range of cures reinforcing that driving conditions and other factors can cause mileage to vary. >> ama: engineers have brought to life a dream since leonardo divinchi. human powered helicopter. it earned them a prize $250,000. the helicopter has to maintain an altitude nine feet for 60 seconds while inside a square. they hit the mark and helicopter has four lotors. >> it is in their hands. they are deciding the fate of george zimmerman after a showdown in cou

they are charging the epa with years of failure to act. >> we are asking the epa to do its job. it has a mandate under federal law to protect children from pesticide exposure. >> reporter: environmentalists say with this air monitor, they discovered pesticides near every field they checked. environmentalists say readings significantly exceeded federal limits. >> pesticides are linked to learning disabilities, to autism, falling iq's and the epa needs to take action today. >> reporter: environmentalists and parents want a big buffer zone. >> you can't smoke around kids, so why should you be able to spray pesticides? >> reporter: the property owner plans to comply with federal laws. but activists say it's simply not enough. the epa told me it will decline comment until officials review this litigation. reporting live in sebastopol, health and science editor john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a new announcement, the new nexus seven goes on sell next tuesday. it is thinner than before and has twice the processor speed. it sells for $229, 30% less than the apple ipad mini. another

epa guidelines. >>> the world finally knows how to address the new addition to the royal family. meet his royal highness prince george alexander louis. although the baby boy will officially go by prince george of cambridge. when he becomes king, he will be known as george vii. george was the odds-on favorite among bookmakers. the family spent last night at home in kensington palace but they are now in bucklebury, kate's hometown just outside of london. >>> coming up, sharks in the bay. and we're not talking about san jose's hockey teams. >> what's behind a boom of the leopard kind? >> and it looks like something out of paranormal activities. the mystery of a swaying chandelier at a well-known bay area mansion. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, tested positive for rabies. zoo keepers say the bat do't even belong to the zoo services a bat flying around the oakland zoo has tested positive for rabies but zookeepers say the bat doesn't even belong to the zoo. ee teenaged volunteer found the bat near the otter exhibit and told zoo officials that she may have been bitten. the girl received multiple

. >> you do mention in your conference call that you are actually somewhat encouraged with the new epa. they changed administrators. is it tone? is it regulations? ist it when you speak with them, they say, you know what, you have done a tremendous amount with mercury, and nat gas, what is it about it that encourages you? >> there's a tone there, gina mccarthy has listened to the industry and continues to listen to the industry, and i also like to believe that the epa has learned a lot through the previous rulings, particularly the mercury rule that was an overreach that required the requirement of 20 to 25% of the coal fleet in the country. when you are have that kind of impact, you need to take a reasonable approach to the greenhouse gas rules that the president has asked for. i think gina mccarthy and the epa is trying to reach out to the industry to try to get that kind of knowledge base in place. hopefully we get rational set of proposed rules. >> it did seem to be less ideological, much more practical. they never seem to care that it meant the rate payers could get hurt. >> that'

the suit charges the epa with years of failure to act. >> we're asking the epa to do its job. it has a mandate under federal law to protect children from pesticides exposure. >> vineyard owners promise to comply with all federal laws. >>> google unveiled its latest tablet today, as the competition heats up with apple and amazon. the next version goes on sale tuesday. it has a higher-definition screen and double the processor speed of the original. the 16-gigabyte model sells for $239. amazon's kindle fire goes for $199. is >>> the city of oakland is promising brighter and greenerring lights. this afternoon, mayor jean quan and other officials held a news conference in west oakland. the city is converting 30,000 of the old street lights with new led fixtures. we're told the lights will repay their $14 million cost in about ten years. >> because this lighting is brighter, it allows people to feel safer and to see what's really going on and to see the movement, which certainly increases public safety. >> the project started last month in east oakland, where more than 3100 street

. >> the epa has approved a state plan to improve its drinking water after earlier threatening to cut off funding. they had previously warned california water official that the states wasn't giving out funds properly. approval means that new projects can get started aimed at improving contaminated water supplies. >> unfortunately, there are public water systems that are so contaminated that people have to spend their own money to buy bottled water. that's a horrible situation. that's a situation we want to fix. >> the epa approval means more than $600 million in federal funds will be available for work on the improvement plans over the next three years. >> only on two, how this one of a kind house being built on the stanford campus is like a car and what it means for your next home. >> and coming up, a cooling trend is kicking off for the bay area. how utemperatures will drop moving in to your weekend. >> first, squirrels infected the plaque. we're new to town.ells. welcome to monroe. so you can move more effortlessly... we want to open a new account: checking and savings. well we can

that is the job the epa does. in the case of fluoride they had recommended the addition of fluoride chemical to the water and are working very closely with the centers for disease control and prevention. host: sheila from connecticut. caller: i have a statement first, and that a very important question for you. to me, we cannot wait for congress to get a vote on it. obama has nothing to lose. he could be the deciding factor right now hos. host: what you mean, the proposal? caller: yes. he could be the deciding factor and put out a proposal my tom curtis,you is can you speak to the issue about the proper way to dispose of and the newedicine, labels that the mercury in them? i was told they could only be disposed of and hazardous waste place. we cannot let these get into our drinking water. very important. i wanted to mention the article i am pushing. expert on thet an disposal of batteries. i would say to consult with your local waste management authority. she was talking about the proposal for federal funding, the

epa guidelines. in that lawsuit that will be filed against the epa tomorrow, the pesticide action network wants the feds to make the regulation stricter for children's sake. >>> ajents with the california department of justice arrested two state employees that they say were on the take. attorney general harris says 42-year-old stephny clark and 62-year-old danny compson took bribes from a vendor to inflate quotes for office supplies. investigators are still combing through the evidence. >> we have a lot of things to go through. you know, we've seized computers. we've seized paperwork. we have to go through all of that and see if it leads anywhere else. obviously if it does, if we find other employees, other companies, other invoices, we'll take a look at those and move forward. >> clark works at the department of fish and game. compson works for caltrans. the vendor was also arrested. all three are accused of bribery, conspiracy and misappropriating state funds. >>> paul, last night we talked about t

. >> an environmental just first coalition is planning on suing the epa for allowing emissions from pg&e power plant to jeopardize wildfire. at risk is a but the federal fly -- but step fly -- butterfly that is nearings sting. the epa violated the act when they issued clean air act permits for the generating system without consulting the fish and wildlife service. the epa has not issued a comment. >> on the peninsula, crews will clean up from a water main break that happened at 7:00 p.m. near the caltrain station on fair oaks lane. you can see crews mopping under the water that formed puddles in the street. >> now a check on weather. summer is, again, on vacation. >> on hiatus. open up the weather window looking across the exploritorium trying to see oakland. it is hard with the clouds and haze that are lingering this morning. temperatures again today are around 5- to 10-degrees cooler-than-average with oakland and san francisco about four degrees cooler-than-average and if you are around the state we will have a few high clouds from our neighborhood all the way to the north but no thu

. >> you do mention in your conference call that you are actually somewhat encouraged with the new epa, they changed administrators. is it tone? or regulations? or when you speak with them? they say, you know what? you have done a tremendous amount with mercury, and nat gas, what is it about it that encourages you? >> there's a tone there, gina mccarthy has listened to the industry and continues to listen to the industry, and i like to believe that the epa has learned a lot through the previous rulings, particularly the mercury rule that was a over reach that required the requirement of 20 to 25% of the coal fleet in the country. when you are have that type of impact, you need to take a reasonable approach to the greenhouse gas rules that the president asked for. i think mccarthy and the epa is trying to reach out to the industry the to try to get that kind of knowledge base in place. hopefully we get rationally set of proposed rules. >> it did seem to be ideological. they never seem to care that it meant the rate payers could get hurt. >> that's right. and now, you are seeing communit

what the epa turned up was real hard proof of contamination in many places. what we saw however after that was when obama embraces natural gas drilling in the 2012 state of the union address, the first campaign speech of the cycle, we watch epa fold and fall apart and dissolve investigations midway through. this happens three weeks ago in wyoming. the epa turned over its investigation which had proven hydraulic fracking was contaminating ground water and with a $1.5 million contribution from the drilling company itself. we're watching the obama administration walk away from science and we know that the obama administration has met many times with the gas industry. we're asking him to please meet with the people, families in the film who are emblematic of thousands of people suffering at the hands of the drilling industry and with the scientists and engineers in the field -- >> indeed, and it is a debate that will continue on. i think it is a positive sign at least for the argument that the president is talking about the issue of climate change but as you poin

narrator: epa standards did not safeguard against cryptosporidium, because it was an unknown threat. once it contaminated the water supply, the treatment plant had no capability to kill the pathogen. so it spread throughout the system. biedrzycki: we saw an expenditure of $90 million to upgrade both water treatment plants. kaminski: cryptosporidium was a wake-up call. it was a wake-up call for us. it's a wake-up call for the nation. take care of your infrastructure before you have the kind of problem we had. biedrzycki: by no stretch of the imagination do i think we're out of the woods. recent cdc statistics indicate that up to 32 million cases of waterborne disease occur each year in this country. roy: but the vast majority of waterborne outbreaks go undetected. when people first get ill, they think, "oh, it's something i ate last night." they don't think, "oh, it's something i drank last night." narrator: the milwaukee incident pointed out the potential vulnerability of our drinking water infrastructure in controlling the spread of illness. biedrzycki: it's incumbent upon us to try

the epa building is now the william jefferson federal building. next call. and caller: i did not find anything wrong with what rolling stone did. i think they did not do it to glorify him but to show young people to show young people that a terrorist is supposed to be working this way or that way that this could be someone going to college with you. we have different views of the older generation does. if you have children, you know that. i think when they see that it will ratchet their attention, but when they read the article they will be able to see if that this is not someone to be glorified. this is someone that i could go to school with, someone that might not grab your attention because he looks so normal. i think that is why they did it. i give them credit for it. going to read the article? caller: yes, i am. host: if you would like to read it, it is at rollingstone.com. from the hill this morning, urging congress to restore voting rights act -- host: lead editorial in "usa today" -- in a side editorial, darrell issa has an editorial -- this is "the

epa, it was about an $8 million grant and really the purpose of the grant was to help monitor potential contaminants in the water supply, but there was also a public education component to the grant. and, so, what we did is launched a education program that was really about what people should do if they were concerned about the water, concerned about water quality issues, is to call 311. but it also began to be a vehicle to talk about where, you know, our pristine hetch hetchy water. it was a really successful -- a successful education program. we saw the signs on muni bus station, you saw them on tv. and what actually happened as one outcome of that is anecdotally, people told us that they started to

epa, it was about an $8 million grant and really the purpose of the grant was to help monitor potential contaminants in the water supply, but there was also a public education component to the grant. and, so, what we did is launched a education program that was really about what people should do if they were concerned about the water, concerned about water quality issues, is to call 311. but it also began to be a vehicle to talk about where, you know, our pristine hetch hetchy water. it was a really successful -- a successful education program. we saw the signs on muni bus station, you sawhem on tv. and what actually happened as one outcome of that is anecdotally, people told us that they started to drink more water once they understood where it comes from.

epa, it was about an $8 million grant and really the purpose of the grant was to help monitor potential contaminants in the water supply, but there was also a public education component to the grant. and, so, what we did is launched a education program that was really about what people should do if they were concerned about the water, concerned about water quality issues, is to call 311. but it also began to be a vehicle to talk about where, you know, our pristine hetch hetchy water. it was a really successful -- a successful education program. we saw the signs on muni bus statio y

epa, it sounds like mcconnell would those votes to go forward. those are wrapped up in a larger fight that is before the supreme court involving the president's recess appointment authority, in which to move forward with richard cordray's nomination as well as the debate about whether the senate was actually in recess and the president was allowed to circumvent the senate. there is a constitutional fight pending before the supreme court regarding those nlrb nominees. those nominees are before the senate and harry reid wants to confirm them by an up or down vote. a, saying he is not going to allow that to happen. >> what are republicans saying about what senator reid is planning to do? >> they are furious. , was on the floor earlier today and saying if we go forward, he will be the worst majority leader ever. this was a very personal exchange. they are warning that if this happens, if he invoked the nuclear option and sides it is decides he can change the of boats, they are going to do the same thing. they will continue to weaken the filibuster. t

. >> john: they demanded that pennsylvania environmental officials tested the water and epa did and concluded the water was fine and reported that good news them. listen to his reaction. >> i'm sick and tired of this. what happened. >> we tested your water and at this point in time we found no contaminants in it. >> john: even epa director says. >> in no cases we determined that the fracking process have caused chemicals to end groundwater. >> there is risk. the protestors say instead of track america should just use less energy and invest in alternatives. >> renewable energy would be that, wind, solar, geothermal. >> there is more energy in algae in any other source. >> john:, no, renewable energy doesn't provide the world with the power we feed. >> if you got your way there would be no progress. oil, natural gas, fuel is dirty but otherwise we would be living in the dark ages. >> i hear the zealtry coming from the other side. i see statistics that are uncomfortable for you and the people who are in favor of this. >> john: on his side in my state protestors persuaded to stop all tracking in

everybody was there for the democrats and epa committee. we shouldn't be doing stuff like that. that isn't what it's all about. you can't reward bad behavior over and over and over again. the first time in the history of the country, they filibustered the secretary of defense. this wild eyed liberal, in nebraska a war hero, literally a war hero who was commended for his heroism, who among other things on the battle field saved his brother's life. i went to his office, when he was here as a senator, he has a picture there of he and his brother on a armored personal carrier in vietnam, and not only that, one of the senators questioned his loyalty to our country in a public hearing they did that. john brennan, filibustered director of the cia. so my efforts are directed to save the senate from becoming obsolete rendered relevant and effective as an institution. to do that the senate must evolve to meet the challenges of modern day america. this is a moment in history when circumstances dictate the need for change. minor change, no big deal. remember, all we want to do is what the c

in this area here, this was used to be a mechanics shop in the epa and they have done what they need to do on the tanks and that and i guess that the place will have to sit for a while. excuse me? >> the place has to sit for, i think that it is like two years or something and i am not sure where they are in that process before something can be done with this lot. and i guess that it was supposed to be like an apartment building with some good offers business. and retail space underneath, you know? and but right now people do park here and as you can see and there is nobody is using it and you don't get, you know you won't get a ticket right now because you know it is kind of a vacant lot waiting. so, but, there will be a time and there has been a time and you know, in the recent past when this was not available. you know? and then in my next photo, this is just a delivery truck double parked and it is in front of other avenues and it could have easily been in front of beach burrito and i am not saying it, and you know, other avenues or but if you would know, and the lines next to thi

do not forget the epa nominee, department of labor. republicans are willing to let those cabinet level positions go. the president has to appoint a homeland security secretary. senator mcconnell refused to say that republicans would advise and consent and let the president have his nominee. is thinking about getting a new homeland security secretary without a lot of headaches from republicans, and the white house is fed up. to oure will turn viewers next. in order to set this up for them on this question of whether or not they think, people outside of washington, think that there should be changes to the filibuster rules, what has the gop said in retaliation what they might do if senate democrats go forward? guest: a couple things -- if you change the rules in this way -- it is taking away the ability to filibuster nominees, and it is how you do it. both of those things are important. mitch mcconnell and others have said if you do this, the senate will stop until 2014. nothing will go through. if you want to get immigration reform done

. >> they demanded the pents pens environmental officials test their water so the epa did and concluded their water was fine and reported that good news listen to his reaction? >> it is pull grbull crap. what is wrong with you people? >> at this point in time we found no contaminants. >> even president obama epa director said in no case have we made a definitive determination that the fracking process can cause chemicals to enter groundwater. >> some companies have spilled chemicals there is risk. protestors say instead of fracking people should use less energy and invest in alternatives. >> being solar. >> more energy. >> today renewable energy provide the world anywhere near the power we need. >> if you environmental zell lots got the way there would be otherwise we are living in the dark ages. >> from the other side i don't see what i am saying i see statistics that are uncomfortable for you and the people who are in favor of it. >> protestors persuade politicians that all fracking that makes me uncomfortable the world needs energy. energy is unlimited. >> life is cruel and life is s