Im 111 years of bipartisan land conservation, which began with president roosevelts leadership. The most glaring example is an ongoing attack on the Antiquities Act in general and the National Monument in particular. Trying to roll back as a taxpayer weight especially at a time when the administration is proposing significant staff cutbacks. In my opinion, another management designation is that they are seers Intertribal Coalition inspectors working to protect these lands. I believe any action by the administration to undermine protection for any other National Monument is illegal and i will strongly oppose any legislative attempt to weaken this monument status. Secretary zinke, the administration also attempting to unilaterally rule that has gone into effect on the blm mapping rule. The department now statistically dubious decision to suspend the methane waste prevention rule. This is a commonsense rule that implements in 97yearold requirement to prevent waste of federal natural gas.
Good morning. We are here to consider the budget requests for the fiscal year 2018. This is the second of three hearings halloween the following the hearing last week. Back. Ary zinke, welcome gives nice to be able to you the official tally this morning, make it officially official. I want to start by noting you have taken on top tasks including challenges that have gone unaddressed for years. I think you are off to a good start. I have enjoyed working with you. Appreciated the opportunity to host you and some members here on the committee here and alaska a couple of weeks ago. We had meetings in anchorage, we were on the north slope looking at our considerable potential up there. We attended a memorial day. Eremony at fires lake it was an important and productive time. Our hearing coincides with a big milestone for alaska. Today is the 40th anniversary of first oil moving through our transalaska pipeline. Our 800day in 1977, milelong pipeline carried what is now more than 17 billion o
Development on federal land and environmental issues. Les this is two hours. Good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. We are here this morning to consider the president s budget request for the department of interior for fiscal year 2018. This is the second of three budget hearings before our committee this year following the Forest Service last week and the kept of energy which is coming up on thursday. Secretary zinke, welcome back to the committee for your first appearance since our bipartisan vote in favor of your confirmation on march 1st. It was nice to be able to give you the the official tally this morning, make it officially official. I want to start by noting you have taken on some tough tasks at the department including some challenges that really have gone unaddressed for years. I think you are off to a good start. And i appreciate that. I have enjoyed working with you during the early month of your tenure as secretary. I truly appreciated the opportunity t
The two men are suspected of killing a hair stylist in chicago. Those two arrested in the bay area from chicago. It was so vienlt that police say the knife broke off in the victim. They were on the run for more than a week until last night. Were learning from u. S. Marshals. They came to the bay area because they helped negotiate their surrender to police. A motive for the crime still unknown. Two wanted men on the run now in custody for the brutal murder of a chicago man. 42yearold brendan lathem surrendered peacefully in oakland friday night. We were able to negotiate the surunder at the Oakland Federal Court house. Reporter he gave himself up at the park Police Station in San Francisco around the same time. Both men face first degree murder charges in the stabbing death of cosmetologist. Chicago police found his body nine days ago, describing a horrific crime scene inside the chicago apartment after getting an anonymous 911 call. The same day an hour away in wisconsin the two suspec
Details. It can rain in august. Active weather is surrounding us at the moment. Live doppler 7. You get it double thunder showers. Theyve given way to 55 lightning strikes. Meaning theres showers and storms at the moment have the potential to make a lot of water in a short amount of time. What were watching, live doppler 7, along with satellite. Even has a couple of showers just off the coast to us. Live doppler 7 showing you one or two lightning strikes associated with it in the last two hours or so. Over the next 12 hours and right on the outer fringe it may scrape by parts of the north bay and try and touch off a thunder shower after midnight tonight. So well track that system a little bit closer and ill tell you cooler weather headed our way. All that after the forecast in just a minute. The two men are suspected of killing a hair stylist in chicago. Those two arrested in the bay area from chicago. It was so vienlt that police say the knife broke off in the victim. They were on the