scott pruitt is a controversial administrator of the epa. seen it 13 times before he was deleted by president trump. and finds himself at the center of more agency drama. trace gallagher has that story. >> shannon, as a current head of the environmental protection agency and oklahoma general, scott pruitt has built his career by challenging what he calls the epa's activist agenda. he has made no bones about wanting to cut regulations, but he has made some enemies. and critics now say that his level of personal security is unprecedented. they also bemoan the fact that while president trump is threatening to slash a epa funding and jobs, the bill for the round security could run into the millions and that agents protecting permits are being pulled away from investigating other environmental crimes. the reason that scott pruitt is getting more security is because he is getting more threats. according to the epa system inspector general, scott pruitt is getting four as many times as threats as his predecessors. through social media and letters a

was scott pruitt right on the radio or was scott pruitt right in that statement? >> i prefer the first scott pruitt. at which point he was one of the many attorney generals. about 27 republican attorney generals did, in my judgment, yeoman work, thorns in the side of the obama administration, trying to restrain the executive's discretion wielded by the administrator of state. the old axiom, where you stand depends on where you sit and now he sits at the cabinet table. >> how would you character the state of our union? >> not bad, all things considered. the great problem, family disintegration and things like that are not understood, we don't know what caused it. there's no particular public policy that's going to change it. the great problems of the country are not amenable to raising your hand in congress and casting a vote. conservatives me included have for years objected to politicians -- if i am elected, i will create 4 million jobs. now the conservative position is you will create no jobs, the american economy creates these jobs. it's very difficult to preve

we will talk to epa's scott pruitt. that and more. >> one of the most tangible things we can do for our citizens with respect to environmental protections is make decisions and get protection on superfund sites across the country. lady of the e lady of the e back on her feet. and help her feel more strength and energy in just two weeks yaaay! the complete balanced nutrition of (great tasting) ensure with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. ensure. always be you. >> dana: new details on the false muscle alert in hawaii earlier this month. this is the message that jolted people out of bed on a saturday morning. "this is not a general." the worker actually believed a missile was heading for hawaii. amid the chaos, it took 38 minutes to send out the false alarm message. hawaii's governor will release results in a press conference later today. that's why we are learning more. epa administrator scott pruitt on capitol hill today, testifying before a senate committee on issues like climate change, keeping led out

administrator scott pruitt has steered the agency's priorities away from some issues, such as climate change. major garrett sat down with pruitt today. as so we spent past year trying to achieve regulatory certainty, regulatory clarity to make sure that people knew what was expected of them so they can ouvest, achieve good outcomes for the environment. >> reporter: and is the meilosophy to protect the environment or protect business? rm it's neither. i mean, our focus here should be on stewardship. >> reporter: by that he means rolling back regulations to , velop all forms of energy, including coal and natural gas. pruitt points to the obama-era clean power plan, an effort to sgulate existing coal-fired power plants in hopes of boosting renewable sources. d e supreme court halted the move, based in part on a lawsuit filed by pruitt when he was oklahoma attorney general. >> the clean power plan was an example of this administration d cking winners and losers in the development of electricity, in the generation of electricity choosing renewables at the expense of what? natural resources

pruitt at the v.a. will do something to reverse that or lower that rate some time this year. well right now manufacturers are hoping to make that by offering lots of electric vehicles that's why you're seeing every manufacturer say we're going to offer more and more electric cars not because consumers want them because the total sales were less than one point seven percent for twenty sixteen and we may be very close to two percent for twenty seven thousand sales that's not a lot of vehicles we sold seventeen point seven million vehicles in two thousand and sixteen and we're just getting the numbers in for today so more around seventeen point one million for twenty seventeen that's not a lot of vehicles so manufacturers are producing these vehicles as quick as they can whether you buy them or not to say hey we're offering these vehicles in order to make that fifty four point five now it is highly likely that scott pruitt at the e.p.a. is going to get rid of that regulation of carbon credits and change th

pruitt at the v.a. will do something to reverse that or lower that rate sometime this year. well right now manufacturers are hoping to make that by offering lots of electric vehicles that's why you're seeing every manufacturer say we're going to offer more and more electric cars not because consumers want them because the total sales were less than one point seven percent for twenty sixteen and we may be very close to two percent for twenty seven thousand sales that's not a lot of vehicles we sold seventeen point seven million vehicles in two thousand and sixteen and we're just getting the numbers in for today so more around seventeen point one million for twenty seventeen that's not a lot of vehicles so manufacturers are producing these vehicles as quick as they can whether you buy them or not to say hey we're offering these vehicles in order to make that fifty four point five now it is highly likely that scott pruitt at the e.p.a. is going to get rid of that regulation of carbon credits and change tha

now that is either epa administrate scott pruitt thinking jeff sessions is about to get fired and he is saying pick me, boss, pick me or this is a considered effort by the administration which knows jeff sessions is about to get fired and they are floating scott pruitt's name as the new ag as a trial balloon. so i know it's cold. it's dark. it's january. looking forward to turning off the news this weekend and curling up with the latest slow burn podcast. i know. i know you are. but that issue about jeff sessions, and whether it means something more than it looks like that he is not invited to this otherwise big republican and cabinet summit this weekend with the president is -- it's just -- it's worth watching the next couple days. you know, today, was pretty remarkable -- pretty remarkable day of news itself. partisan unity has broken down in some important ways on the two gigantic policy changes the administration announced yesterday and both the administration decision to basically recriminalize pot all over the country in including states that legalized it. and the decision to o

. >> jonathan, i want to come back to scott pruitt in a second. but first, let me ask you, what we heard from the president. he said everything he's done was a hundred percent proper. how does his alleged request to stop sessions recusing himself affect the potential obstruction of justice claims? >> that's something that robert mueller will be looking at. these are certainly pretty intense allegations that are coming from that "times" report. you have the white house lawyer telling the attorney general not to resign. you also had in that report, it seemed that the president had made up his mind about firing james comey much earlier than previously anticipated. so when you have the president saying, oh, everything i did was a hundred percent proper, these are dismissals that he's been saying for a long time. he's consistently tried to play down these reports, but we still have this bubbling up, the leaking of new information. and each time we learn a little bit more new information that seems like it can fit within the scope of obstruction of just

pruitt at b.p. will do something to reverse that or lower that rate sometime this year. well right now manufacturers are hoping to make that by offering lots of electric vehicles that's why you're seeing every manufacturer say we're going to offer more and more electric cars not because consumers want them because the total sales were less than one point seven percent for twenty sixteen and we may be very close to two percent for twenty seven thousand sales that's not a lot of vehicles we sold seventeen point seven million vehicles in two thousand and sixteen and we're just getting the numbers in for today so more around seventeen point one million for twenty seventeen that's not a lot of vehicles so manufacturers are producing these vehicles as quick as they can whether you buy them or not to say hey we're offering these vehicles in order to make that fifty four point five now it is highly likely that scott pruitt at the p.a. is going to get rid of that regulation of carbon credits and change that

scott pruitt has taken the absolutely opposite approach. pruitt operates in secrecy. in an interview with huff post, former new jersey governor and chairman of the 9/11 commission tom kean is also troubled with pruitt's obsession by secrecy. i think this "new york times" op-ed makes his opinion clear. he writes, to see his penchant for secrecy, pruitt is installing, at a cost of nearly $25,000 to taxpayers, a secure phone booth in his washington office to keep people, including staff members, in the dark. imagine that. while demanding massive cuts to e.p.a.'s budget, pruitt is spending thousands of dollars to build himself, like maxwell smart, a cone of silence. he doesn't run the c.i.a. he doesn't run the f.b.i. he doesn't even run the state department. what possible purpose could this very expensive, secure phone booth have at the environmental protection agency? governor kean believes that pruitt is doing this to keep his own staff members in the dark, which begs the question what does pruitt have to hide from his own staff? it sounds like a question that my republ

>> next on c-span2 hear epa and minister scott pruitt testified before the senate environment and public works committee. >> good morning. i call this hearing to order. we have quite a full house today and i welcome the audience. this is a formal senate hearing. in order to allow the committee to conduct its business i will maintain the core of. that means if there is any disorder or demonstration by a member of the audience that person causing the destruction will be escorted from the room by the capital police. first, i would like to welcome the administrator of the environmental protection agency, scott pruitt for your tax money today. with respect to today's hearings we will abide by the committee's five-minute rule for length of member questions in the first round. time permitting we will also have a two-minute second round of questions until 12:30 when administrative pruitt has to leave the building. of course, members will have the ability to submit written questions to administrator pruitt for the record. today's hearing is to examine the epa's record today after the first year o

first, i would like to welcome the administrator of the environmental protection agency, scott pruitt for your tax money today. with respect to today's hearings we will abide by the committee's five-minute rule for length of member questions in the first round. time permitting we will also have a two-minute second round of questions until 12:30 when administrative pruitt has to leave the building. of course, members will have the ability to submit written questions to administrator pruitt for the record. today's hearing is to examine the epa's record today after the first year of the administration. the environmental protection agency under the leadership of administrator pruitt has been doing the hard work of protecting the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the communities our families live in. mr. pruitt has led the agency fairly. he is balanced with the need to prioritize environmental protection with the desires of americans have thriving and economically sustainable communities. his leadership of epa has vastly different than that of the last two predecessors. under the oba

pruitt's name as the new a.g. as a trial balloon. so i know it's cold. i know it's dark. it's january. you're looking forward to turning off the news and curling up with the latest slow burn podcast, i know you are. i know you are. that issue about jeff sessions and whether it means something more than it looks, that he's not invited to this big republican and cabinet summit with the president is just worth watching over the next couple days. you know, today, was pretty remarkable, pretty remarkable day of news itself. partisan unity has broken down on two gigantic policy changes that the administration announced yesterday, on both the administration's decision to basically recriminalize pot all over the country, including in states that have legalized it. and in their decision to open up to off-shore drilling, the entire east coast and west coast, including florida and california and the carolinas and all the rest of it, not just democrats today, but lots of elected republicans, particularly in the affected state

. >>> on "cbs this morning" major gartd talks with scott pruitt, the head of the epa, on why he denies being too friendly with polluters and why partnering with businesses can help clean up the government. >>> and examining the military divide in america. wheel meet a family whose history of service stretches backes to the civil war. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. tanks for watching. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> just three days to go until the big eagles game and officials are talking about increased security we are live with the stepped up safety measures you can expect in and around the city. >>> and also 24 hours now after law make tours pass a spending bill to prevent a government shut down but is there one giant hurdle still in the way. >>> another chilly start the two day but as we get close to the weekend katie says we're in store for winter warm up, o h, my it is thursday, january 1m jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. it will still be chill toy day but this warm up is in store for weekend lets check the forecast with katie an

the environmental protection agency's scott pruitt is interested in becoming attorney general. beis said to be willing to leaving the justice department should the position become available. this comes amid speculation about attorney general's jeff sessions tenure. his actions went against requests from the white house counsel. united nations security council is holding an emergency meeting on the protests in iran. ambassador nikki haley said the international community cannot let iran silence protesters. >> the arabian people are rising up and over 79 locations throughout the country. ofis a powerful exhibition brave people who let become fed up with their oppressive government, that they are willing to let -- willing to risk their lives and protest. >> it was said that americans were trying to violate iran's sovereignty. the storm that pounded the east coast was expensive. it is estimated to cost between $3 billion to $4 billion. while that may seem steep it is reported to be in line with most winter storm costs. global news 24 hours a day. this is bloomberg. more of bloomber

>>> and live this morning here on c-span3, we're on capitol hill where epa administrator scott pruitt will be testifying. there he is before the camera there, his back turned to the camera. the chair of the committee, we've seen him in the room. the ranking member is tom carper of delaware. and you're watching live coverage on c-span. >>> now, good morning. i call this hearing to order. we have quite a full house today. i welcome the audience. this is a formal senate hearing in order to allow the committee to conduct its business. i'm going to maintain decorum. that means, if there's any disorder or demonstration by a member of the audience, that person causing the disruption will be escorted from the room by the capitol police. first, i'd like to welcome the administrator of the environmental protection agency, the honorable scott pruitt to the senate environment and public works committee for your testimony today. with respect to today's hearings, we're going to abide by the committee's five-minute rule for length of member questions in the first round. time permitting, we will also

. >>> on "cbs this morning" major garrett talks with scott pruitt, the head of the epa, on why he denies being too friendly to polluters and why partnering with businesses can help clean up the government. >>> and examing the military/civilian divide in america. we'll meet a family whose history of service stretches back to the civil war. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> a live look outside at the city of san francisco. take a close look at this shot. look at that layer of fog. "karl the fog" making his entrance this morning. it is thursday, january 18th. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. good morning. [ crosstalk ] we have fog and rain this morning. across the north bay, it's going to get there first. so let's show you what's going on. we saw the foggy shot of the golden gate. not so much. we are going to see the fog come around town as it's been doing the past few mornings. showers will reach the north bay this morning and then we'll continue to see patchy fog this morning as well

pruitt. scott macfarlane broke the story on twitter. the epa says it is reviewing the frequency costs and extent of secretary pruitt's travel. this was requested by members of congress. outside watchdog groups say true wit traveled extensively, including 43 days of travel to his home state of oklahoma. >>> and new opposition to plans to redirect money to the transit agency. both virginia and maryland assemblies reconvened today. they are considering to give them a permanent source of funding. >>> the virus has exploded across 46 states and now there are widespread flu activity with more than 41,000 cases reported. federal health officials say there are three more flu cases this time than at the same time last year. california's been hit especially hard with at least 27 deaths in patients under the age of 65. and there's another complication. flu patients are often treated with iv fluids but there's a nationwide shortage of those iv bags because they are manufactured in puerto rico. manufactur

meanwhile, we're reading recording threports that epa administrator scott pruitt is interested in the position if sessions leaves. we've been down this road before, speculated on how long before sessions is shown the door. does this time feel different? >> it does feel a little different. when you look back over the past year, you're right. it seems to have kind of ebbed and flowed. we've seen periods where this is intense speculation. is the president going to try to get rid of attorney general sessions? and then things kind of smooth out for a few months. we don't hear much more. well, now we're in one of those periods again. what you're hearing now that makes this perhaps a little bit different is some republicans on capitol hill, as we've heard, raising concerns about him. and if that continues, if we start to see, you know, dozens and dozens of members start to talk about that, then that would make this really different. but i think in the senate, you know, you have a lot of republicans who don't want to have to go through another confirmation battle potentially. so whatever feel

administrator scott pruitt directed his agency to revisit an obama-era decision to use the clean water act to block the gold and copper mining project which endangered bristol bay, home to the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery. but in a statement this week upholding that 2014 decision, the e.p.a. says it found the project could irreparably harm the watershed, but the agency stands ready to work with the mining companies. there are some notable passings to share with you. first, ingvar kamprad, the founder of ikea, the world's largest furniture retailer. he started ikea at the age of 17, growing it into a worldwide business and making him the eighth richest man in the world, according to bloomberg, he's was worth nearly $59 billion. kamprad was known for his frugality, a trait reflected in ikea's prices. ingvar kamprad died yesterday at his home in sweden at the age of 91. and mort walker, the creator of the comic strip "beetle bailey" has died. wlker debuted the "beetle bailey" comic strip in 1950. his satirical take on life in a military camp appeared in 1,800 newspapers worldwid

. >> scott pruitt, the epa administrator testifies at the senate environment and public works committee oversight hearing, live coverage at 10:00 eastern on c-span3, you can watch live on c-span.org and the free c-span radio apps. >> the president of the united states. >> tonight, donald trump gives his first state of the union address to congress and the nation. join us for a preview starting at 8:00 eastern. then the state of the union speech live at 9:00 pm. following this speech the democratic response from congressman joe kennedy. we would hear your reaction and comments from members of congress. the state of the union address on c-span, listen live on the free c-span radio apps available live on your desktop, phone or tablet at c-span.org. >> leslie government officials and economists across the globe, the world economic forum in the final session

administrator scott pruitt has steered the agency's priorities away from some issues such as climate change. major garrett sat down with pruitt today. >> so we spent past year trying to achieve regulatory certainty, regulatory clarity to make sure that people knew what was expected of them so they can invest, achieve good outcomees for the environment. >> reporter: and is the philosophy to protect the environment or protect business? >> it's neither. i mean, our focus here should be on stewardship. >> reporter: by that he means rolling back regulations to develop all forms of energy including coal and natural gas. pruitt points to the obama-era clean power plan, an effort to regulate existing coal-fired power plants in hopes of boosting renewable sources. the supreme court halted the move, based in part on a lutz filed by pruitt when he was oklahoma attorney general. >> the clean power plan was an example of this administration picking winners and losers in the development of electricity, in the generation of electricity choosing renewables at the expense of what? natural resources w

. >> i have to bring up scott pruitt said "i believe donald trump and the wlous be more abusive to the skruconstitutionn draum, and this says a lot. he is -- >> he was working with jeb bush then. now he is talked about now that he has worked with this president he has seen up close how good he is and -- this was a critique because the president believes he has all power. i think that he mistakes his power. >> and we have a number of republicans and retired military, the ceos love the corporate tax cut, that he is breaking down regulations. they're still profoundly disturbed, conservative people, that he is breaking down norms, saying his justice department, talking to the people, investigating him. >> i talked with one very active member of the congress and the senate, and i said what is it like when the white house comes to capitol hill, he said it is all just rah, rah, rah. it's not just the presidency at stake here. the republican party is now all bought in. all in, and those are -- that is very consequential. >> this is trump's party, it was a point of pride for him today. that we

over at e.p.a., bob murray's political money beneficiary, scott pruitt, has begun a review of the agency's 2015 ozone standards. let me just drop in as a senator from rhode island we have had days when you drive into work and the skies are clear and the weather is nice and the radio says little children, infants, and elderly folks and people who have a breathing difficulty should stay inside air conditioning and not enjoy the beautiful day. why? because of ozone, which is being bombarded in rhode island by, guess what. coal plants. we are downstream of the receiving end of ozone of those coal plant emissions. so, obviously, loosening the ozone standards is good for coal companies. and, a new topic, e.p.a. continues to cut and drive away its staff, all items on bob murray's action plan. since it appears that bob murray has tailored his action plan for individual agencies, i sent additional asks last week to the department of labor, environmental protection energy, the federal regulatory commission and the tennessee valley regulatory commission to see what action plans they have from bob mur

the environmental protection agency's scott pruitt is said to be interested in becoming attorney general. according to people familiar, prewitt said he will be willing to leave the justice department should that position become available. this comes amid speculation on jeff sessions' tensure. he excused himself from the russian meddling investigation. securityd nations council is holding an emergency meeting on the protests in iran. u.s. ambassador nikki haley says the international community cannot let iran silence the protesters. rising up people are and over 79 locations throughout the country. ofis a powerful exhibition brief people who have become so fed up with their oppressive government that they are willing to risk their lives and protest. before the meeting, a russian deputy foreign minister says americans were trying to 's sovereignty. the storm that pounded the east coast was more than inconvenient, it was expensive. moody's analytics says the storm is estimated to cost between $3 million and $4 million -- $3 billion and $4 billion. movie says that is in line with the cost of

scott pruitt, the epa administrator said here's five reasons we should get out and laid it out and he listened to him. i think that's true in several of these other issues that he has surrounded himself with good people who are persuasive and it turns out they end up being more of the type of conservative establishment republicans will be used to. people are calm her. i took over for jesse. it's >> richard: the question, pulling out of the paris accords speech the facts that it changes what used to be the american waf doing things, our foreign policy norms. that creates a larger problem for us. a recent poll in germany came out that the germans trust the russians, found the russians credible than the united states. >> greg: why should we care? >> richard: we should care about what the germans think. >> greg: i care what the americans think. >> kimberly: this is worse than a juan williams poll. >> richard: we need the germans to back us on sanctions. we need the germans to back us on joint military operations. >> dana: they will. >> richard: on iran. we don't have credibility in europe

we'll now hear from scott pruitt, the honorable member of the environmental protection agency. your full written testimony will be made part of the official hearing today. i look forward to hearing your testimony. >> good to see you this morning. it's been too long. as was mentioned by senator carper and i'm look forgd to the exchange and the discussion today. as you know, i was confirmed by this senate in mid-february of last year, and as i began my journey at the agency, i took the opportunity to spend time with the entire agency and i did, in fact, senator carper, mention three priorities by which we would govern and lead the agency. the first was rule of law and rule of law does matter. rule of law is something that people take for granted that as we administer laws at the agency, the only power that we possess is the power that you give us. so as we execute our responsibilities in rule making, what you say in statute matters as we do towdo our work because provides certainty to the american people. secondly, as you've indicated, senator carper, it's process. process is oft

. >> news4 has learned the investigation is expanding as officials take a new look on the scott pruitt's travel spending at the end of 2017, weeks after the epa came under fire for frequent trips at taxpayers' expense. >>> plus, a technical glitch affecting dozens of animal owners. those stories and a lot more ahead at 6:00. i'll see you shortly. >> looking forward to it. doreen, thank you. >>> it's ten seconds of one man's life but it's been viewed millions of times on the transcript today. up next, pat collins catches >> and his surprise for a local hockey team that lost all its equipofme >>> the guy is from loudoun county and he managed to look his tumble on the ice look funny and graceful. >> graceful, did you say? >> oh, boy. there he goes. >> i've got it. i've got it. >> oh, boy. >> hit the grass. hit the grass. >> almost into that pole. wow. that moment shared by the man's wife. filming it all has been viewed 31 million times on facebook today. >> that's more times than the very popular youtube hit scarlett takes a tumble. we're hearing fell. >> pat collins has that story. >> repo

environmental protection agency scott pruitt's distancing himself from his 2016 statement that then presidential candidate donald trump is a bully who, if elected, would abuse the constitution. rhode island democratic senator tried to use his words against him today during an oversight hearing. made the comments while appearing on a conservative talk radio program in oklahoma. he said he appeared on the show several times but did not recall making those specific comments. huge crowds gathered in a park to witness kenyon opposition leader being sworn in at eight mock inauguration. the ceremony was carried out in protest over the president's midterm after months of deadly election turmoil. elsewhere in the capital, police would gather to demonstrate. in the u k, a man was scolded from the arena bombing while pretending to help them is headed to prison. a judge sentenced him to four years behind bars, telling him it was hard to imagine a "more reprehensible set of circumstances." parker received worldwide attention after claiming to have helped comfort the in -- injured and dying after the explosio

pruitt has told employees to report for business as usual throughout this week and sanctioning a tweet for hard work and dedication also open today, the smithsonian museums and some natural parks the press service is worried no one is there to clean. back over to you >> thank you, ylan i understand that government workers were getting happy hour specials in washington, d.c. >> that's right. if you're not going to work, you might as well hit the bar and enjoy a cocktail >> i like some of the names we saw over the weekend and for people to come together and try to take a step lighthearted ylan, thank you for that like being called nonessential >> like do you want to be essential or nonessential? yeah, what do you want >> like the government shutdown. >> there is essential. >> let's continue to talk about the government shutdown joining from us washington, daniel lippman, reporter of the politico playbook. daniel, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> thanks for joining us what's your latest take for the likelihood that this gets cleared up in day three. and an important vote in the se

people like scott pruitt at the epa, scott gottlieb at the fda and sort of an awareness that the hostility to business -- almost as much as the actual regulations, but the overriding message from the obama administration thatç basically business was a problem -- that reversal, i think, has made a big difference in the economy this year. paul: all right. james, i'm going to come to you for the low points, or at least some of them. because i think there's this paradox here. you've got these sort of to successes, accomplishments of congress, but then why is he under 40% in the polls? how do you explain that? >> yeah. i think his -- if you could say the big failure of the year in contrast to the substantive accomplishments is his failure to sell himself politically to the american people. paul: still swing voters. >> he's still bumping along, and i think a lot of it is despite what is turning out to be a pretty significant record of achievement in year one, he often says things that even his supporters wish he didn't say, tweets things they wish he didn't tweet, and i thinkç it'a historica

pruitt and a mining company ceo, there was a wave of criticism and now the epa is doing an about-face. yet the mining company says its application for a permit is still on track while the epa gathers more information. that does it for me. thank you for watching. i'll be back tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. eastern. nbd shanghai is next. good night.

epa administrator scott pruitt testifies tuesday at a senate environment and public works hearing. >> the house intelligence committee voted monday evening to make a gop memo on the russia investigation public. the memo was drafted on the staff of committee chair, devin nunes and alleges surveillance abuses at the justice department. the hill reports that the committee voted against making public encounter memo but did vote to release it to the entire house. republican members expressed concern that the minority memo would damage sources and intelligence methods. the president has five days to review and reject or prove the -- approve the publication. we heard from adam schiff who spoke to reporters following the report. he was joined by other committee democrats at this 15 minute briefing.

. ♪ >> epa administrator scott pruitt testifies tuesday at a senate environment and public works hearing. a life coverage is at 10:00 eastern on c-span3. you can follow on c-span.org and on the free c-span radio app. >> the president of the united states. [applause] >> tuesday night, president donald trump gets his first state of the union address. join us on c-span for a preview of the evening starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern and in the state of the union speech lebanon p.m.. following the speech, the democratic response from joe kennedy. we'll hear your reaction. president trump's state of the union address tuesday night, live on c-span. listen live on the free c-span radio app and available live or on-demand on your desktop c-span.org. >> the house intelligence committee voted monday evening to make a gop memo on the russian investigation public. the memo was drafted on the staff of committee chair, devin nunes and alleges surveillance abuses at the justice department. the hills just the hill reports that the committee voted against making public encounter memo but did vote to release it

. >> today on capitol hill scott pruitt the epa administrator testifies at a senate environmental public works committee oversight hearing. live coverage antennae and eastern on c-span3 pic you can watch live on c-span.org and the free c-span radio app. >> the president of united states. [applause] >> the night president donald trump gives his first state of the new address to congress and the nation. join us on c-span for a preview of the evening starting at 8 p.m. eastern. then the state of the union speech live at 9 p.m. following the speech the democratic response from congressman joe kennedy. we will hear your reaction and comments from members of congress. president trump's state of the union address tonight live on c-span. listen live on the free c-span radio app and available live or on-demand on your desktop, phone or tablet at c-span.org. >> next on c-span2, navy secretary richard spencer is joined by technology a financial industry leaders to talk about the fence innovation. from the reagan library in simi valley, california, this is about an hour and 15 minutes. [applause]

epa chief scott pruitt is considering the change, which would reverse a 2015 rule that requires anyone working with agricultural pesticides to be at least 18 years old. doctors warn many pesticides carry a risk of cancer and can impact the developing brains of children. in missouri, republican governor eric greitens acknowledged on wednesday he had had an extramarital affair after a woman said the governor took a compromising photograph of her and used it to blackmail her into silence. the woman, whose name has not been revealed, has said part of her affair with greitens was consensual, but that the governor took a photo of her against her will after binding her to a piece of exercise equipment in his bement and blindfolding her, following up with a verbal threat to release the image if she spoke publicly about the affair. governor greitens, who's a former navy seal who's been discussed as a future republican presidential candidate, has denied the blackmail allegation. employees at fox news have confirmed that long-time correspondent james rosen recently left the network due to inappro

environmental action agency scott pruitt is distancing himself from his 2016 statement that then presidential candidate president trump is a bully and the constitution -- sheldon whitehouse tried to use prudes words against them -- when oversight hearing. in februarycomments 2016 appearance on a conservative talk radio program in oklahoma. pruitt said he appeared several times but does not recall making those comments. the first annual strategic dialogue between the u.s. and persian gulf nations. secretary of state rex tillerson and james mattis were joined by counterparts at the ceremony with the two nations agreeing to bilateral cooperation on a range of security and economic issues. significant made progress to combat terrorism. as a result of the memorandum of understanding that our country signed in july, the united states and qatar have sent on information sharing on terrorists and terrorist financiers. we have taken steps in improving aviation security. ministerar foreign backed the trump administration forever to improve relations and to take just position on the saudi blockade of his

pruitt at the epa and a sign about women's rights, and women's rights to choose, and another sign about voting rights, and another sign, you know, about daca and it is really running the gamut, and when i talk to the people out here, the difference between last year's march, and this year's march, and last year, everyone told me the same thing, they wanted to be with other people who felt the same way they felt because they did not vote for donald trump. so they wanted that feeling of unity. this year, it is about a wide range of oissues. they were out here earlier with drums, and the crowd is kind of moving its way forward, but again, still a significant number of people here. we know that this particular march they were permitted to have some 10,000 people out here. and it is quite possible that they have met that mark out here, brook. but a wide, wide array of folks here. let's talk to you, sir. were you here last year? >> i sure was, yes. >> and this year how do you feel one year later, and how are things different for you and your cause and what brought you out here? >> this feels

. >>> and live this morning here on c-span3, we're on capitol hill where epa administrator scott pruitt will be testifying. there he is before the camera there, his back turned to the camera. the

he's nominated people like environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt who himself sued the epa14 times as oklahoma ag. and just last night, "the washington post" reported that more than three-quarts of the members board at the national park service quit out of frustration that interior secretary ryan zinke key refused to even meet with them or convene a single meeting last year. i'm joined by author david k. johnson. i just got a note from the head of the peace corps. she just quit the park service board because they never meet. i get the sense one of the reasons the dow jones is going up, it's generally good news but in this case i wonder if it policy. it means all the stuff we rooted for for the last 40, 350 years, the clean air and water act, are being termited to death, being killed by administrator who's want the government to fail in its mission. your thoughts? >> exactly. and chris, there's no free lunch. if you're not going to enforce pollution laws, you're going to have more people get cancer, children develop asthma, more people with heart disease. if you're g

mark: environmental protection agency chief scott pruitt is distancing himself from his to 116 statements that then presidential candidate donald ifmp is a bully who, elected, would abuse the constitution. -- try to use his words against him today during an oversight hearing. pruitt made the comments on february of 2016 appearing on a conservative talk radio program in oklahoma. he was the state's attorney general at the time. pruitt says he appeared on the show several times but did not recall making those specific comments. the state department today hosts officials from cutter in the first annual strategic dialogue between the u.s. and the persian gulf nation. secretary of state rex tillerson and defense secretary james mattis were joined by their with the tworparts nations agreeing to bilateral cooperation on a range of security and economic issues. >> we have made significant progress to improve efforts to combat terrorism and as a result of the understanding, our countries signed in july, the united states and qatar have increased information sharing on terrorists and terrorist fina

. >> the epa is run by scott pruitt who hopes to become a u.s. senator in oklahoma that has vowed to destroy the agency. staff members are not allowed to use certain words, not allowed to be going to scientific conferences. the investment the taxpayers have made an expertise and knowledge is being wasted once again. in the regulatory environment, they are basically allowing polluters to get away with all sorts of stuff. by the obamaove administration to stop taking the toxic residue, the coal ash from power plants, turning it into a slurry with water and then you put it into a pond next to a river. as we know in south carolina i think it was in several other places, some of these old dikes broke and run the drinking water for weeks and months, killed all of the wildlife. the trump administration basically saying to polluters, "go ahead and pollute." what is pollution? it is a way to jack up profits by taking costs you should andor to clean up your mess spewing them onto everybody else. so of course profits for companies like that will go up becau

. >> the epa is run by scott pruitt who hopes to become a u.s. senator in oklahoma that has vowed to destroy the agency. staff members are not allowed to use certain words, not allowed to be going to scientific conferences. the investment the taxpayers have made an expertise and knowledge is being wasted once again. in the regulatory environment, they are basically allowing polluters to get away with all sorts of stuff. by the obamaove administrationon to stop taking the toxic residue, the coal ash from power plants, turning it into a slurry with water and then you put it into a pond next to a river. as we know in south carolina i think it was in several other places, some of these old dikes broke and run the drinking water for weeks and months, killed all of the wildlife. the trump administration basically saying to polluters, "go ahead and pollute." what is pollution? it is a way to jack up profits by taking costs you should andor to clean up your mess spewing them onto everybody else. so of course profits for companies like that will go up bec

remember, scott pruitt, who runs our epa, said he thinks we should have a televised debate, discussing whether or not climate change exists. given what we're hearing from world leaders and the president's possible position on climate change, it could be an interesting topic when we speaks on friday. >>> we are awaiting a sentencing of disgraced u.s. olympic team doctor, dr. larry nassar, accused of sexually abusing over -- ready for this number -- 100 women and girls. many of whom bravely testified against him during the trial. we're going to bring you the very latest as it happens. >>> and a war of words over who is paying for trump's wall on the border with mexico. i assumed it was going to be mexico. democratic leader chuck schumer says he is pulling his offer to fund it. president is warning, if there is no wall, there is no d.r.e.a.m.ers. you know what you're watching. "velshi & ruhle." global today. mike and i are both veterans, both served in the navy. i do outrank my husband, not just being in the military, but at home. she thinks she's the boss. she only had me by one grade. w

we know we've got members of this administration, you've got scott pruitt who likes to say let's have a televised event debating whether or not it exists. you have justin trudeau talking about the importance of global trade. but the president arrives today. people love to throw shade when he's not there. but tell me what it was like when he walked into the congress hall. >> so he got into the congress center and you're right, by the way, people here call it davos. probably about 15 minutes ago. from the hotel area where he's coming from. i have never seen anybody get the reception that president trump had. over the last couple of days, talking to economists, you know, people have started to talk about the idea that america first is not exclusive to global coordination. so everybody's trying to come to terms with the idea that you don't want to end up on the wrong side of the president of the united states. he walked in here and this is the main stay care thircase tha down to the main hall. there was thousands of people, everybody with their phone up like they were at a rock kconc t co

. >>> and one more thing before we go, epa head scott pruitt had some explaining to do after the left-leaning watchdog group resurfaced an old interview where he appears -- well, is pretty critical of candidate donald trump. >> i believe that donald trump in the white house would be more abusive to the constitution than barack obama, and that's saying a lot. >> our own garrett hake attempted to get a formal response from pruitt. key word there, attempted. >> any comment about that radio interview, administrator pruitt? any comment at all, sir? >> excuse us. back up. >> pruitt was hiding there from hake and he had no comment for him but he's now issued a believe me now that i'm employed by him not then when i was not statement. after meeting him, donald trump, and having the honor of working for him, it is abundantly enclosure that president trump is the most consequential leader of our time. no one has done more to advance the rule of law than president trump. the president has liberated our country from the political class and given america back to the people. that will wrap things up for me

guest: we have requested a sit down with his epa administrator, scott pruitt. we are awaiting a positive response on that. that's a good question, i appreciate it. host: several governors have expressed concern about this drilling plan. are you working with them specifically on this issue? guest: i don't know to what extent we work specifically with governor's offices, but we know that that reflects a populist movement in the states where the people depend on the clean and healthy oceans and coasts. men, fishermen, historic districts, hotels, restaurants, beaches, that's where the jobs are. you can't put that at risk, we don't believe, for the sake of oil and gas profits. to put it in perspective here, what the department of the interior is telling us is that we have 21 billion barrels of recoverable oil. this is not enough to cover our consumption for three years. we need to protect these oceans for all time and not give them up for short-term profits for this industry. host: michigan, independent, go ahead. think it's just a matter of time before another disa