president barack obama today took a preemptive step to protect the environment and potentially thwart the pro-drilling incoming administration. issuing a ban on all new oil and gas drilling in u.s. federal waters anywhere between the atlantic ocean and the chesapeake bay. the president has designated those areas indefinitely off-limits to future leasing. now, this is a joint action between the u.s. and canada, and canadian prime minister justin trudeau is also placing a ban on new leases in canada s arctic waters. to get around the potentialf donald trump simply reversing his executive order, president obama invoked a 1953 law, the outer shelf continental lands act that could give his order much more staying power. still, the issue is likely to end up in federal court. stay tuned. we ll be right back. safe driver accident-free everybody put your flaps in the air for me go paperless, don t stress, girl