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Quiet death. they were wrong again. industry is alive and well. our lights are still on. we have damatically reduced acid rain. time after time when science pointed to health risks, special interests cried wolf to protect their own agenda, not the agenda of the american people. time after time, we followed the science. we protected the american people in the doomsday predictions never came true. >> stins the clean air act was first passed in 1963, theres been a long history of bipartisan support...

Our lights are still on, and we have dramatically reduced acid rain. so time and time, when science pointed to health risks, special interests cried wolf to protect their own agenda, not the agenda of the american people, and time after time we followed the science, we protected the american people and the doomsday predictions never came true. >> since the clean air act was first passed in 1963 theres been a long history of bipartisan support in congress, bipartisan votes in congress to handle p...

Way saying it would be the end of the world if we tried to stop this current round of pollution. but the chicken littles have been wrong all along. so they make their arguments. but those arguments time and again get proven to be wrong. today in washington, the epa administrator gina mccarthy cited that long history of how people argue against fixing pollution problems when she announced major new limits on emissions from power plants. >> in the 60s, when smog choked our cities, critics cried wo...

And, yes, there have been little chicken littles all along the way saying it would be the end of the world if we tried to stop this current round of pollution. but the chicken littles have been wrong all along. so they make their arguments. but those arguments time and again get proven to be wrong. today in washington, the epa administrator gina mccarthy cited that long history of how people argue against fixing pollution problems when she announced major new limits on emissions from power plant...

About what exactly happens to the released after this year of whats been characterized as monitoring and a travel ban. the administration hasnt been wanting to give away too much detail. thats not good enough, wolf, for some of these members of congress. >> certainly isnt. thanks very much, michelle kosinski traveling with the president in poland. republican senator saxby chambliss is among the sharpest critics of the deal, joining us live from capitol hill. you were just briefed, you asked for ...

Goes into effect and congress doesnt try to undo it and it doesnt get stuck in the courts, it would have a huge environmental impact, wolf, because burning coal is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. and the epa says -- this is not me, this is the epa, is that a 30% reduction in carbon pollution from these power plants is the equivalent of canceling all carbon pollution from two-thirds of all trucks and all cars in america. so it would have a huge impact, but theres a big if here, an...

Sergeant bergdahl was in question, we thought it was important to act. i mean, had we not done that, imagine what would have happened if the deal had fallen apart in the interim? what that would have meant. >> but you know what youre suggesting, tony, and mike rogers says a lot more sensitive secret information is shared with the respective chairs of the two intelligence committees than this. what youre suggesting is, as far as a leak is concerned, you really dont trust the intelligence committe...

>> thats a good question. nick, youre there where bowe bergdahl is being hospitalized. what can you tell us about his condition? whats the very latest? also, do you know if hes had a chance to speak on the phone with his parents in idaho? >> reporter: wolf, if hes had that opportunity to speak to his parents, we havent been told about it. were getting a few details. not a lot, but its just enough to give us an idea of whats happening to him. were told that hes in a stable condition. that he is g...

Especially when you think that turkey, turkey is actually an ally, a nato ally of the united states. for this kind of press harassment to be taking place is very, very shocking. you deserve more than simply an apology from the officials in istanbul where -- are you okay now, are you okay, ivan? >> absolutely, wolf, and thanks for the concern. its not -- in the grand scheme of things, ive been detained in countries like iran and russia, roughed up, my colleagues roughed up in other countries. the...

Aware yet. yes, there is the capability for phone calls, for teleconferencing, all those sorts of things. but thats not something that were privy to. the best information we have, wolf, so far, not. >> nic robertson on the scene for us at landstuhl in germany. defense secretary chuck hagel was adamant when asked about the bergdahl swap. he said, im quoting him, we did not negotiate with terrorists. that explanation is being challenged by some republicans here in washington who said the president...