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Emissions we will keep on this rapid warming trend. >> you can divide everybody involved in this into two categories, those who will engage with the public, and those who will not including in those who will not, unfortunately the regulatory agency supposed to be looking out for everybody. they sent out this pamphlet. it's useless shows you which end the flame comes out. and it's an indication of how much respect the agencies have for journalism in the age of trump. those who do want to talk about this, ryan sitten from the railroad commission and shell, shell says to nbc news in response "she...

Portion of our refining capacity is, we monitor it closely. we export four million barrels of refined products around the world, and that has a big impact on global markets. mike: is there any way of estimating the economic impact on the energy sector at this stage? >> there is. we know already that nearly a million barrels of refining capacity have been taken offline in anticipation of the storm hitting. we also know that many of the producers and what we call the eagleford area which is one of the biggest oil fields in texas also took their production operations offline. so when you consider...

Statement. -- speaker ryan's statement. senator chuck schumer tweeting: the only reason to do this right now is to use the cover of hurricane harvey to avoid scrutiny. arizona senator john mccain releasing a statement: the president has the authority to make this pardon but doing so at this time undermines his claim for the respect of law. and senator jeff flake, who has been an outspoken critic of the president, tweeting: regarding the arpaio pardon, i would have preferred the president honor the judicial process and let it take its course. but dr. kelly ward -- a trump supporter who is chall...

Most important things. >> reporter: and we've seen some of that over the last few days as the president has clearly been trying to send a message -- [audio difficulty] on the government's response to this storm. mike? mike: garrett tenney live in washington. many thanks. the storm forcing gulf oil refineries to shut down. the temporary work stoppage expected to cause a spike in gas prices with potential worldwide ramifications. here to talk about all that, texas railroad commissioner ryan sitten which oversees all oil and gas activity in the lone star state. ryan, good evening. how worried a...

That is, of course, until last night when the president came out with his pardon, announcing it on twitter. arpaio responding last night on hannity. >> well, it's great, i love that president. he supports law enforcement, and i'm very humbled. if you recall two years ago, i supported him, and i said publicly recently pardon or no pardon, i will be with him til the end. >> reporter: trump and arpaio have a like mind when it comes to tough immigration enforcement. arpaio called himself america's toughest sheriff. when he was in office, he gained national publicity for his outdoor tent city and f...