[inaudible conversations] we will resume the of confirmation hearing aerostar it by saying sometimes you can sit down over lunch answering questions to an halfhours i wish i said Something Different anything you would like to clarify . Unresponsive to the white house questions about the steps we have taken with the underground storage i have initiated three cases with valero and bp and con co exxon and others are in settlement discussions. Thanks for that clarification in shiny and wyoming it was discovered that chemical used by the military to decrease the engines is seeping into the of water supply the army corps of engineer refuse to even did a mitt it was the cause of the pollution. It was obvious to everyone that shows a large plume now they are addressing the of water supply with the state of the are water facility but where you went after polluters to hold them accountable . In that mentioned uh case that is something we actually initiated that was both respect to federal and st
The his strength in compassion in courage shine through any perceived shortcomings from this large portrait. The book has drawn praise from far and wide from john mecham in secretary of state kissinger. The New York Times book review praised in this fashion greenback to life the young president who for a brief moment is still the hope for the future for a angry and fearful americans. What we will never know is what might have been, no one can say. New nixon, no watergate, vietnam . No one knows. But i do know that from the crushing pain that followed his brothers death he merged a wiser and more compassionate man and. As president coming he waited mitt his mistakes war would be the last resort. We would talk to our adversaries and listen to them. Nuclear weapons would be in new major and urgent focus. He would fight the corrupting than challenge the greedy and most of all remember the for gotten. Those in the hollows across the land and better yet they would see that and that is what m
Steve what about gender, any other issues . Mark absolutely. I think that gender plays a role right now. Right now the disease a discussion right now there is a discussion about how many harvard and yell graduates are on the court. To some extent its a legal decision, but there are certainly political dimensions to it. Steve is that just to make sure that all views are considered . Mark absolutely. Candidly, the president wants to nominate someone that he thinks will be confirmed, so the way you have to do that is get it through the senate, a political body, so you have to take that into account because of the politics. Steve Justice Scalia was known as a strict constitutionalist, does that mean that others do not do that . Mark its interesting, he is a strict constructionist. He believed that you should look back at what the framers thought and what the meaning of some of the constitution passwords were constitutions words were back in the 18th century. But it was fair to say that he
This is10. Battleground in South Carolina. The candidates for president are in the palmetto state working for every single vote on the road to the white house. Just one day after the first primary of the election season and New Hampshire, and now shifts to South Carolina. It is the equivalent of a back alley knife fight in the state. A very critical piece of the puzzle in the fight for the nomination. The republicans are up first as we get closer to the february 21 in the south primary. Here is what we need to know issue we look forward to the gop primary. It is coming up on saturday, february 20. 50 delegates are at stake here. The winner of the primary gets everyone of those 50 delegates. In other states, they are divvied up in order of finish. 50 go to the winner here. Needed to win the nomination overall. Of course, you also have to get the nomination of the party at the convention, which usually goes handinhand. Two more candidates have pulled out of the the republican race. Gover
Are below freezing. Most of news the 20s. Coming up which nights will be the coldest. Anytime, anywhere, award anytime, anywhere, awardwinning coverage you can count on, there is abc 13 news. We are taking a live look over lynchburg tonight. It is clear but cold. Temperatures outvied taking a nose dive for a few days. We want to get right to chief meteorologist George Flickinger so you know what to expect tonight. George . George danner, we are all going to see temperatures dropping into the teens tonight, so dress warmly. If the wind chill which makes it feel that much worse. If you are headed out this evening with a late dinner we are at 23 and this light blue number is the wind chill. Thats how cold it feels. Wind around 10 Miles Per Hour and any wind at all below freezing that makes it feel thatch more miserable if you are out. Virginia tech, blacksburg down to 18 with hillsdale at 16. Also seeing 20s as you make your danville and south boston. This map shows how cold it feelsthis