I wish that we had time to take all of the questions that we dont and so now i just want to introduce the third member its great to be back here. We felt the warm invite from when we came especially alex and the team and at the Kennedy School. Go to the digital riptide if you cant remember that short url, go to the shorenstein site. You dont have to read it all. I promise you if you let these people speak for themselves, you will be engaged and you will learn and if you are having insomnia trouble there are a couple that will put you to sleep, but im not going to tell you which ones those are. You have to hunt for those results. A nice discussion with riptide is meant to be back. But it wasnt a testament of the discussion and its not a testament of the conclusion that we are not pessimistic about the future of news. So, certainly as we look back and think to people, we found that the truism that was the most true of course is what has already happened in the past. And we interviewed an
Epa Administrator Gina Mccarthy said earlier this month that Environmental Policies and regulations that affect the lives of americans need to be grounded in quality and transparent science. She testified before the House Science Committee which is chaired by congressman lamar smith of texas. [inaudible conversations] the committee on Science Space Technology will come to order. Welcome everyone to todays hearing entitled strengthening transparency and accountability within the Environmental Protection agency. Im going to recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement and then i will recognize the Ranking Member for hers. The Environmental Protection agency like every other Governmental Institution should answer to the American People. Everyone agrees that we need to protect the environment but we should do so in a way that is open and honest. Democracy requires transparency and accountability. Yet the epas justifications for its regulations are cloaked in secret science. I
Good evening, the George Washington bridge, the busiest is the unlikely backdrop to allegations of power in politics. A popular elected official is in the middle of all of it. Chris christie, the straight talking governor, the scandal having many in washington taking notice, involves the closure of roads, which doesnt seem like a big deal, but could be turning into one. Republican governor Chris Christie instituted lane clearance at the approach to the George Washington bridge in order to punish a democratic mayor who refused to endorse Chris Christie. Time for traffic reasons in fort lee wrote bridget anne kelly, the deputy chief of staff. It went to a david wildstein, a friend of Chris Christies appointed to an agency overseeing bridges and tunnels. Got it was the response. A month later the agency closed several lanes as part of a traffic study. The amount of time it took to cross the bridge stretched to four hours. In a text message about the traffic jams another Chris Christie aid
The white house coming out today with some strong words in response to an attack on the Obama Administration from former defense secretary robert gates. In gates new book he slams president obama for things of how it handled the war in afghanistan, and a particularly harsh attack against Vice President joe biden. Gates writes i think he has been wrong on every Foreign Policy and National Policy in the last four decades. This line on biden, as you know, has been used by republicans before. But how surprised are you to hear this coming from the former secretary of defense. Reporter its surprising for a number of reasons. First of all, robert gates never struck a person that he would write a memoir to write about someone he worked for while they are still in office and while still directing the troops. Robert gates was always known at a lowkey, quiet, getitdone kind of individual. In his book titled duty writes about his di disdain of washing. You wrote of the individuals in the white hou
Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is seen as the republican front runner for the white house in 2016. Now hes involved in a local political fire storm tarnishing his national image. Emails suggest top staffers were involved in closing lanes to the George Washington bridge. It was payback against a democratic mayor who refused to support christys reelection. The stunt caused massive traffic delays on one of the worlds busiest bridges. Chris christie is viewed as a top challenger to clinton. Fall out from the scandal could impact president ial aspirations. We have a story of a traffic jam on a busy commuter brim. Who in their right mind would close down access to the busiest bridge in the world to send me a message . The mayor of fort new jersey says governor Chris Christie has explaining to do after documents revealed the shutdown of leaps was an act of retribution because the democratic mayor refused to endorse of the re