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not everyone believes the delay is a good idea. jim inhoff calling it a disappointments and deterrence means projecting strength and resolve not sacrificing readiness for hollow gestures. the white house will ask congress for $10 billion more dollars to help with ukraine money for humanitarian assistance and help boost their military in the war that seems to have no end in sight. >> bill: mark meredith at the pentagon. back to you shortly. >> dana: joining us now is julia mendel. thank you so much for being here. i know it is not an easy thing to do when you are watching what's happening to your country. a map where civilians have been hit and the ukrainian emergency services is saying up the 3,000 civilians have been killed. that's a number we had as of late last night. love your overall thoughts where things are today, julia. >> thank you for having me here.
outrageously they both support the flubt. let's not always be distracted by two annoying democrats and let 50 republican senators off free because the reason the freedom to vote act did not pass directly failed because of 50 republicans who shamelessly voted against it and whom we don't talk about. let's talk about them. let's name them. ted cruz, steve dane, chuck grassley, jim inhoff, roger marshall, jerry moran, lisa murkowski. rand paul, rob portman. rick scott. tim scott. richard shelby. dan sullivan. john thums. yes. all of them. next, a man's inspirational fight for his own life while also fighting for the lives and
a briefing earlier today at the pentagon, general hank taylor reported that within 24 hours, meaning by tomorrow, they expect to be flying out one c-17 military transport plane every hour on the hour. 24 hours a day. which theoretically means that instead of the 1,100 people they got out today, it means the u.s. could by tomorrow be evacuating 5,000 to 9,000 people a day from here on out. now, how people get to the airport who do want to leave and potentially who qualify to leave, that's another question. u.s. forces only control the airport itself. they can't help you with the taliban checkpoints that are set up outside it. just as a bare minimum. and there's the issue of getting permission to come to the united states or at least to be evacuated by the united states. today more than 40 u.s. senators, democrats -- excuse me, 43 democrats and two -- excuse me, 43 democrats and three republicans, lisa murkowski, bill cassidy and jim
senators, democrats -- excuse me, 43 democrats and two -- excuse me, 43 democrats and three republicans, lisa murkowski, bill cassidy and jim inhoff for the republicans, they wrote to the secretary of state asking for people to be evacuated. they want a new humanitarian parole category created for afghan women leaders, women journalists, women judges, women activists, women lawyers, women police officers, women soldiers, for women who have held jobs and held positions in afghan society and government while the taliban has been held at bay who now have so much to lose and so much to fear from the taliban takeover. the letter asks homeland security and the state department to create that new humanitarian parole category for
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pruett's duties. he is a former coal lobbyist with close ties to the industry. unlike pruett is not a d.c. outsider. he worked on the senate environment and public works committee, and we know -- he knows the ins and outs of how washington works. he was also top aide to oklahoma senator jim inhoff, a vocal denier of climate change. when he was asked during his confirm's hearing back in november, this is what he said. "i believe man has an impact on the climate, but what is not completely understood is what that impact is. one mother made some news this week when she flat out confronted scott pruett at a restaurant. here is the moment have you to see. >> this is my son. he loves animals. he wants clear air. he wants clean water. we need somebody at the e.a.a.
as one republican put it today, it is weeks of drip, drip, drip of allegations against scott pruitt and the good will he's built up from his aggressive epa policies is starting to wayne as supporters get fed up with the constant bad headlines. republican support for epa administrator scott pruitt is eroding. following a string of allegations of ethical lapses, everything from first class flights to pricey security detail on personal trips to a sound proof phone booth and questionable staff pay raises. >> you can't just go around acting like a big shot -- >> reporter: even his mentor, senator jim inhoff is concerned. >> there are serious allegations against him i want to check out and i'm doing it. >> reporter: his saving grace for his supporters so far has been drastic roll backs of obama-era environment regulations, including this week telling a new york radio station that he plans to reorganize how
>> i absolutely have concerns. a lot of questions that need to be answered. i will continue to ask questions. >> reporter: and also another loyalist of sorts, jim inhoff raising concerns saying there should be a hearing to examine -- these allegations that have emerged. so even as the president stood behind scott pruitt, concerns on capitol hill showing that the shaky support that he's also getting and also raising questions about how much longer he could hang on, particularly if more of the revelations continue to emerge. >> manu raju, thanks very much. more on all of this. democratic congressman gerry connelly is joining us. congressman, thank you for joining us. >> great to be with you. >> and you heard president trump's comments about the nominee for the secretary of veteran as fairs, dr. ronny jackson, it was extra ard neri to hear that, saying the president suggesting -- what does he need it for. he's better off without it.
i was grateful for the opportunity to visit senator mccain several weeks ago. we had a great conversation. he is mentally sharp, still has his sense of humor, and it was a very positive opportunity to visit with someone i consider a friend. >> welcome back. that was chris coops. it was unclear when mccain will return to the senate. jim inhoff said he would return may 1st. but he said there was miscommunication, doesn't know when mccain will return. we hope the best for him and his family. >> for sure. let's check your weather with meteorologist michelle grossman. mostly good news for us this morning. >> mostly good news. exactly. we deserve that after all of the cold the past several days. felt like winter in so many
bit of that gold old global warming our country, but not other countries, was going to pay trillions of doll hars to protect against. bundle up. it's the same argument senator jim inhoff made on the senate floor. >> we keep hearing that 2014 has been the warmest year on record. i ask the chair, you know what this is? it's a snowball. and just from outside here. so it's very, very cold out. >> inhoff and the president mistakenly suggesting cold weather means climate change is in the president's words, a hoax. >> it's like saying that if everybody around me is wealthy then poverty's not a problem. it misses the bigger picture. local weather is not an indicator of changes in climb. we all experience local weather. >> nasa says 2017 was one of the warmest years on record. and 97% of climate scientists agree. climate change is real and poses