Predecessor no mike is up. Just come here. Now it is back. We had asked your predecessors to come particularly as relates to section 321a, to see the impact some of the regulations were having on in the coal fields and they declined to do that. But i am particularly appreciative of the fact that a week ago or two weeks ago the epa, you sent other folks to West Virginia to get the impact of what these regulations are having. Because it is pretty clear in the statute that we have to abide by the economic impact. We have to take that into consideration when rules and regs are promulgated. They didnt do that. I know you and i have had that conversation, that you want to follow the law very clearly, and i know a federal judge has already ruled that the epa in the past considered them discretionary and not mandatory. I think your position, i have heard from you, is you think they are mandatory and you intend to abide by them. Am i correct on that . Yes, congressman, and we did, in fact, as y
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Plenty of blue sky tonight. So the fireworks might be visible, which you know is not always a sure thing on new years or for that matter on the 4th of july when they light up the sky here. Sometimes it lights up the insides of the clouds. Stay tuned. Were going to bring you the craziness coming up in our later newscast. Reporting live, joe vazquez, kpix 5. Thank you, joe. Heres a live look at times square in new york. The annual crystal ball drop happens in less than three hours, at midnight eastern time. Security is tight. Everyone who goes into times square must be scanned with metal detectors. Police have deployed teams of rooftop snipers and dogs that can detect explosive particles after two recent terrorist attacks in the city. Thats not the only concern. Could be one of the coldest celebrations on record. The temperature at midnight in new york will be about 13 degrees and with the wind chill it will feel like 1 below. Back in the bay area, its not bad at all. We will actually wi
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Your water and how you can protect yourself. A Louisiana School superintendant says hes to blame for the arrest of a teacher who repeatedly questioned his salary during a public meeting. He talks about the uproar and the threat hes received. We begin with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Go down the creek, see what we can find. Search for survivors among californias mudslides. Search dogs open t s on the this is a long difficult journey for all of us. President trump refusing to answer whether he agreed tore couns questioned by the special counsels team. It seems unlikely youd have an interview. Hours after the first state of the state address, the governor admitted to having an affair. The middle School Teacher who was escorted to a Board Meeting in handcuffs says no regrets. Im hoping you choose to speak out after seeing what happened to me. Harvey weinstein. A man confronted the disgraced movie mogul. All that. And a construction site in austin, texas. The cran