welcome back. president trump is defending his plan to revoke california s authority to set its own tailpipe pollution regulations. yesterday, on twitter, trump wrote this. there will be very little difference in emissions between the california standard and the new u.s. standard, but the cars will be far safer and much less expensive. many more cars will be produced under the new and uniform standard, meaning significantly more jobs, jobs, jobs. automakers should seize this opportunity because without this alternative to california, you will be out of business. the head of the epa and the secretary of transportation are expected to make the formal announcement today. the rollback would be a huge blow to climate regulation in california, the nation s largest auto market and has set pollution standards in the past that has influenced national and international policy. california has vowed to take the fight all the way to the supreme court and the attorney general
high rents and just to hold on to meet their cost of their living. so most americans and i ve seen you put up the polling data. most americans do not feel they re doing better under thissy economy. senator booker, i appreciate your time. thank you very much tonight, sir. erin, thank you. come to newark and walk my community with me. out front next, california preparing to battle trump again and this time over fair pollution standards. the attorney general is out front and the trump administration calling the attack on saudi arabia an act of war. so that s a u.s. secretary of state calling something by one country against another country an act of war. does that mean u.s. military action next?
and i said yesss to linzess for help with belly pain and recurring constipation. ask your doctor. all right, this morning this a very big deal. the environmental protection agency just rolled back obama era climate rules for power plants leaving states to set their own pollution standards. the move fullfuls part of president trump s promise to help the coal industry but will likely face fierce legal challenges. cnn s bill wier with more. reporter: before leaving the epa andrew
the contrast of our approach and plans like it couldn t be clearer. rather than washington telling americans what type of energy they can use or how they can travel and even how they can eat, we are working cooperatively with the states to provide an affordable, dependable and diverse supply of energy. reporter: but in reality american coal consumption is at a 40-year low not because of regulation but competitionmism for the first time ever more power is being generated by cleaner, cheaper renewables, a free market trend president obama tried to accelerate by a tough carbon cap called the clean power plan. but after several groups sued conservative majority kept those rules from taking effect and today the epa killed them. instead they ll give states three years to come up with their own pollution standards. our air and water are the cleanest they ve ever been by far. reporter: that s a lie. in fact the american lung
travel, or even what they can eat, we are working cooperatively with the states to provide an affordable, dependable and diverse supply of energy. reporter: in reality american coal consumption is at a 40 -year low because of competition. for the first time ever more power is now being generated by cleaner, cheaper renewables. a free market trend president obama tried to accelerate with a tough carbon cap called the clean power plan. after several groups sued a conservative supreme court majority kept those rules from taking effect and today the epa killed them. instead, they ll give states three years to come up with their own pollution standards. our air and water are the cleanest they ve ever been by far. reporter: this is a lie. in fact, the american lung association says the air has gotten measurably worse in the last two years, and four in ten americans are now breathing