they have jim inhofe is expected to chair the senate environment and public works committee. >> first of all global warming is not taking place. kind of laughable right now with all the records being sent. got to understand we have people tied up in trying to make this hoax a reality. >> it's just a hoax isn't it. i wouldn't hold out too much hope for facts and science for those theories to be put on a board. it won't pe etched in stone from this ground but they will get some support on keystone pipeline. president obama has addressed the keystone pipeline. doengt want you to miss it. >> on keystone pipeline there's an independent process that is moving forward. i will let that process play out. i have given perimeters how i think about it. ultimate is it going to be good for the american people, is it going to actually create jobs and reduce gas prices that have been coming down, and is it going to be on net something that doesn't increase climate change that we're going to have to grapple with. there's a pending case before nebraska judge about some of the sighting, the process is m

. >> why does jim inhofe -- i know he's from oklahoma. why is he using the bible? why is he doing that? >> that's a jim inhofe question, but evidently -- >> must when i period in the ears with chinese he must have been more flexible in negotiating climate change. the 2k50e8 he just negotiated as senator mcconnell pointed out, was ridiculous. you give the china ease 16 years -- >> how many years would you have given them? >> that's not the point. >> no, it is the point. >> the chinese made a commitment to try -- >> no, no, no. >> and india wasn't even at the table. >> if this goes how you're going to go about it, it's never going to happen. china has hundreds of thousands living in abject poverty, using coal-fired stoves, so it's not unfair for china to say we have to build or way out prosperity, and we'll start tapering off, because you have already done that. >> there's a lot of americans who are worried about their jobs. if you're a coal miner in west virginia, are you sitting there and saying today because of what obama did, your family's income would put food o

quick so want to turn to jim inhofe in his own words. he won reelection tuesday. this is a video message he recently made for the climate skeptics and tank "the heartland institute." republicans are going to take over the united states senate in november, and i will be replacing barbara boxer as andrman of the environment public works committee, so we can go back and start using cra's as congressional review asked to repeal or to stop onerous regulations taking place. you guys are the only group out there that can be effective and help us in this battle, and keep in mind, they now have unlimited money to run for reelection using the issue of global warming. >> like another republican senator i was watching yesterday , rob portman, sing the key issues or cutting down regulation and keystone xl. the significance of what one big when ity, lee fang, comes to the keystone xl, some think president obama has put off ruling on until after this election? >> that's right. in terms of policy change, we will see incredible pressure from congressional republicans to push the a

>>> jim inhofe is now the -- he is a climate denier, so i think back in the 2012 campaign, mea dad send out a tweet, but it was call my crazy, but i believe in science. >> i actually remember that. i've always been a fan of her dad. nobody cares about the environment. the midterms are over. that is what this is all about. he's not going to get along with the gop. that's it. >> i glare. i think it's legacy time, the opposition in congress. i think there's no other option. you clearly see there's a member of congress, as abby said, that don't understand the impact. they think there's constant deniers, and the president is right, moving forward -- >> but if the concern of the president is his legacy is the concern of the gop to deny him a good legacy? >> i think it depends on which member you're talking about. you have members like mitch mcconnell who are talking about getting things done. some generally don't want anything good to happen to the president. so it depends. when it comes to science and the environment, it's a millennial issue. i think we'll look back -- and you believe that a

here's one blast from republican senator jim inhofe. he says "the american people spoke against the president's climate policies in this last election. they want affordable energy and more economic opportunity both which are being diminished by overbearing epa mandates." cnn's jim acosta is traveling with the president. >> reporter: in a deal forged by the world's two largest economies and its biggest politers to combat climate president, president obama and chinese president li made a plan to cut grasses. >> this is an ambitious goal but it is an achievable goal. >> reporter: it will cut levels by a third. china has to 2030 to cut down its emissions. the president's determination to bolster u.s. ties with china at a time when he's butting heads with russia's vladimir putin. >> the united states welcomes the continuing rise of a china that is peaceful, prosperous and stable. >> reporter: then mr. obama and li went on to take questions, one from an american journalist, a rare occurrence on chinese soil. in a moment of high drama, the chi

. >> one of the most outspoken critics of the deal, you just heard him in the piece, senator jim inhofe, republican of oklahoma, the soon-to-be chair of the works committee. thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> you say you're against this plan because you think china is getting off too easy and you simply don't believe china will do enough to reduce its carbon footprint, but is that really your issue with the deal? i thought you didn't think carbon emissions were a problem? >> no, i don't think so. in fact, science has totally changed since 2001. back then, everything was global warming and we're all going to die and all that, and then as we realiz realized, jake, what the cost was going to be and it would be the largest tax increase in the history of america and $300 to $400 billion every year. you have to remember when lisa jackson was director of the epa appointed by obama and i dead her the question on the record, live on tv. i said if we pass any of this cap and trade stuff either by regulation or by legislation, would that have the effect of reducing co2 emissions.

>> i think there will be if you have been-back in congress, especially with jim inhofe, the new chairman of the environmental committee in the senate who is essentially an arch-foe and denier on climate change. but i think two things. china is under the begin. i mean they're under the gun at home, as david put, their own air. they had to close down the industrial plant 400 miles away to clean up the air just so they could have the economic it's asian economic conference there in beijing. that's how bad it is. and let's be very blunt about it-- they're going to be competing now on alternative energy, which i think as the president pointed out is good for the united states as well. if there's competition in that area, it can only be good under humankind. >> sreenivasan: shifting gears about energy, let's talk about the keystone x.l. pipeline. the house voted on it today. it's likely to get to the senate floor on tuesday. is it purely political? it was motivated by the race happening in louisiana. >> it's purely political in the the timing. there's nothing wrong with politics. it's interest

the likely incoming head of the senate environment committee, senator jim inhofe, has called the climate deal a nonbinding charade. do you agree with his assessment or do you think this is consequential in terms of our relationship with china and also what will happen with climate change? >> the reality is, it's nonbinding. this is an agreement. it's a statement of intent. to a large extent there's no way to verify, there's no way to enforce what each side is going to do. nonetheless, in some ways at least it's a political gesture that says the united states and china are both willing to look at this issue. it may shift the debate, though, from broad multinational climate change arrangements to something that focuses a little more on bilateral agreements. >> mike kay standing in for toure today. i wanted to ask you about the u.s. defense budget, which is over five times that of what china is spending at the moment. but we do know and we have seen that china has been expanding its military capability from the j-31 stealth fifth generation fighter all the way to expanding its air craft cap

louiser in the house, and jim inhofe and barbara boxer, i say both of them because they worked together. >> we really have enjoyed having you. thank you very much. we will be back in just a moment. >> rose: sir andrew witty is here, the c.e.o. of glaxosmithkline, the global health care and pharmaceutical company, leader in vaccines and respiratory medicine. it's currently working on a vaccine for ebola that is both effective and scaleable. last year they became the first major drug maker to announce it would to longer pay doctors to promote its products it also said it would stop compensation of sales representatives to the number of prescriptions that doctors wrote. i'm pleased to have him here at this table for the first time. welcome. >> thank you very much. >> rose: we have a lot of things to cover in a small amount of time. a couple of things about the company of which happened before you, there were some issues in terms of what would you call it, fraud. that is all behind you? >> yes. we had to deal with some unfortunate events in the past. we constantly are focused on raising the

how vulnerable -- and actually your predecessor christine todd whitman told politico with jim inhofe as chair of the environment committee, i think what they're going to do is starve the agency. question is, how vulnerable do you feel the e.p.a. is to starve the agency strategy by senator mcconnell and others? >> well, i feel very confident that the american people understand the value of e.p.a. i am confident that for 40-plus years we have been able to do our job and continue to grow the economy. i feel confident we have had four republican administrators at e.p.a. that have testify brd that very committee and this just this past year and we're very strong about their cry for immediate action on climate change. so this is not been -- e.p.a. has not been a partisan agency. it's been an agency that's done its job to protect public health in the environment in the smartest way we can. i do not believe that the american public wants to see us not do that. >> have you had conversations with senator mcconnell in recent days on this or anything else? >> not in recent days but certainly we

how vulnerable -- actually, your predecessor told us that with jim inhofe, i think what they will do is starve the agency. my question is, how vulnerable do you feel the epa is to a starve the agency strategy by senator mcconnell and others? >> well, i feel very confident that the american people understand the value of epa. i am confident that for 40-plus years we have been able to do our job and continue to grow the economy. i feel confident that we have had four republican administrators at epa that have testified before that very committee, just this past year. and we're very strong about cry for immediate action on climate change. so this -- epa has not been a partisan agency. it has been an agency that's done its job to protect public health and the environment in the smartest way we can. i do not believe the american public wants to see us not do that. >> have you had conversations with senator mcconnell in recent days on this or anything else? >> not in recent days but certainly we have met before. and i certainly respect his position. but i think the american public will spe

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inhofe as chairman of the environmental committee, what they're going to do is tardy agency. my question is, how full herbal do you feel the epa -- how vulnerable do you feel the epa is to a strategy by senator mcconnell and others? >> i feel very comparable that the american people understand the value of epa. i'm confident that for 40 plus years we been able to do our jobs and continue to grow the economy. i feel confident that we have four republican administrators at epa that have testified before that very committee in just this past year, and were very strong about their cry for immediate action on climate change. so this has not been -- epa has not been a heart is in agency. -- has not been a partisan agency. it has done its best to protect public health in the modest way can. i do not believe the american public wants to see us not do that. >> have you had conversations with senator mcconnell in recent days on this or anything else? x not in recent days, but certainly we have met before. i certainly respect his position , but i think the american public will speak. >>

inhofe vanquishes. we like that word tonight vanquishes matt silverstein. >> seems bolder. seems like he did more. >> special election to fill the seat filling tom coburn leaving the state two years before the expiration of senate term. fox news can predict that james lancaster ford will beat connie johnson to serve out that term. illinois the cincinnati majority whip dick dire bin beats jim oberweis. >> also in massachusetts, where senator edward markey beats republican brian hur. >> so the balance of power as we look at it right now, there you see 40 republicans. 37 democrats, again vice president biden is the tie breaker and he would be the majority -- give them the majority. >> is he predicting victory. he believes that the prognosticators are wrong and that the democrats will hold the balance of power. so far the only turnover we've seen from blue to red or in any kind of turnover is in west virginia where the republicans have picked up that state. >> we're still at a net gain of 1. turning now to