reading the daily coverage, the story goes back 40 years at least and there's been a project that charles koch have funded for these four decades to try to change the direction of american politics. charleston david were about far right libretarian in america, 1976, charles was 30's, he was saying that he wanted to found what he called a movement to smash or destroy paradigm. big government in america. he's a -- someone that regards government as a form of tyranny for the most part and wanted to change the setup in america, shrink the government and government away from businesses and get the regulations off of the businesses. that started in 1976 and he was trying to think, how do we do it. the first stage and the obvious think that you do when you want to change politics is you run for office so in 1980 charles helped, he's the older brother of david, he helped david to run as vice president as the united states on the ticket and ran against reagan from the right because they felt reagan was too much of a liberal. really far out. it was so far out that conservatives were describing them as t

of the $889 million that the koch's pledge, i think it was charles that they would spend this year basically regarding the current presidential election. that level of money being spent at the same level as political parties. we've never seen donors, it's not just the koch now, it's scores, maybe hundreds of other exceedingly wealthyfolks who have these periodic mysterious , amusing, strange meetings in fancy hotels and things and i've never seen anyone declare they were going to spend as much as apolitical party in a single election . the numbers now and the numbers of people, similarly minded folks now joining forces, most of which you carefully, clearly document and by the way she names which is great. she names names, all these billionaires and i guess some of them only have a five or 600 million which i would reach for my handkerchief but anyways you talk about that and what it all means and it's unprecedented, right? >> there's just been an explosion and this other thing were talking about is dark money for the most part. that's money that's undisclosed and so instead of being the char

click goes back 40 years at least in there is a project that charles and david koch has funded over decades to change the direction of american policy purport charles and david were is a far as far right in libertarian issue again in america could from 1976 at that point charles was in his thirties and said he wanted to found a movement to smash or destroyed the status paradigm of big government in america. he really regards government as a form of tyranny in taxation as fast. he wanted to change for modern america to shrink the government and get the regulations off of his own business starting in 1976 and how do we do it? the first-aid obviously, you run for office. in 1980 charles is the older brother of david got him to run as vice president of the united states on the libertarian ticket and they ran against ronald reagan from the right because they felt reagan was too much of the liberal side gives you an idea on the political spectrum. so far out even conservatives at that point like william buckley was describing them as totalitarians they have very interesting ideas but they are unu

this libertarian think-tank was co-founded by charles koch in 1974.oday, koch and his brother david head koch industries, one of the largest private companys in america. through their company and foundations they donate to politicians and issues surrounding the fossil fuel industry. >>> let's start really simply, does climate change exist? >> of course, climate change has existed since the earth got an atmosphere. >> is climate change manmade. >> some of it has a human cause, that's correct. >> but michaels is among a group of scientist cited by senator inhofe that believe the worsening climate change models are wrong. >> i would argue that every model that we have - i wouldn't argue, these are facts, okay. shows that if we drop our emissions to zero, we don't do anything really detectable over the course of 100 years. that's incontrovertible reality coming from our own environmental protection agency's models. >> that is the most irrelevant comment i have ever heard. >>> "techknow's crystal dilworth turned dr. burton richter, a nobel prize-winning ph

charles koch a the flyers with 16. free-throw line. 79-70. nebraska. 80-64. legendary boone county high school football coach owen hauck passed away today. he' s been 25 years leading the rebels before retiring. he won a state title in 1964, then spent a season that you see, before leading mounts healthy to an undefeated season in the early 70' s. and four trips in a a. he coached one of the greatest running backs to come out of the area, shaun alexander. marty steele tells us touch the lives of so many in and coach. too many of us, he was a larger-than-life figure. he was a mentor, a role model, and a friend. owen hauck was 88 years old. and is about to begin. guys throwing baseballs to other guys. reds, pitchers and catchers set to report for spring training tomorrow. i will have the reports from arizona on monday. mike: i wish it was 13 degrees when you leave, but it will be 60. >> it will be 80 when i get down there. sheree: sheree: our top story for you tonight, three police officers suspect who pulled a handgun on them this afternoon. a man who appeared

charles koch league th e friars. saint joseph' s getting the win , 79, 70. indiana, 80 to 64 over nebraska. legendary boone county high school coach, on how passed away -- oh when how passed away. before boone county won a title in 1964. they spent it -- he spen t a season at uc. then came 25 years of county and four trips state championship games in class for a desk class 4 - - class four a. mart y steal tells wlwt that coach touch the lives -- touched the lives of so many. he was a larger-than-lif e savior. he was a mentor, role model and a friend. he was 88 years old. it is about to begin . guys throwing baseballs to other guys. pitchers and catchers are set to report for spring training today. i will have reports from arizona beginning on monday. that is all the sports for now. we' ll have more coming up later in the day. mark: taking a live look this morning. 4:49 is your time. coach howell. legendary coach. he touched a lot of people. mark: randi knows how many lives these coaches touch. i' m -- i know how many coaches i had. branko i will try to light

charles koch making grown men. the second half, time winding down. adams, the dagger. one of those seniors was samantha k.d., drilling the another senior, alexis santamaria. speaking of moss, she became the all-time leading scorer with this triple. the saints go on to win 94-76. courtis: very impressive. congratulations to them. anchor: i should say congratulations to you. erik: you could have said that if i made it outside and through some hamburgers out there but i did not. it' s a beautiful day. >> tomorrow, you can' t beat 72 in february. we are not even going to try. 55 degrees. if you more clouds. monday and tuesday, a little closer to average. there is a storm system. we are going to be on the mild side of things. with snow that could change and will for us. wednesday night we change to some snow as to pitchers take another nosedive. not done with it yet. >> i see the silver lining. george is in arizona. 30 days away from spring. that' s all the time we have. nightly news is next. >>> decision 2016. here is lester holt. >> good evening, everyone. we are watching

this point, you may be asking yourself, is charles koch feeling mthe bern? hardly.he center for giving a voice to many americans struggling to get ahead. when it comes to electing our next president, we should reward s most committed to the principles of a free society. andrew in parksville, maryland. democrats line. is the supreme court to political? caller: yes, it is, sir. i am american afro. i am afro-american. i have served this country in war. i have supported the presidents that, when i went to war in vietnam, whether they be democrat or republican. this democrat knows, any president has the right to fulfill his job and select yes, it is, sir. i am american afro. i am afro-american. i have served this country in beever he or she feels to for the supreme court. , the american people voted in 2012. ins president was elected 2012. until the next president in 2016. until then, he has the right to select. let me tell you something else, if it was a republican in, i'm quite sure all the republicans that are senators would be saying the same thing that i'm saying an

draining it, louisville wears out duke for the win, 71 to 64. dayton down seven with charles koch making a grown man move. second half of the game tied at 72 to five, winding down. adams, the flyers losing at home , what? 79 to 72. playing their last regular-season game senior day yesterday afternoon, one of those seniors was samantha katie, drilling the jump from kylie martel, another senior. santa maria took the pass and sank it for two. speaking of, she became the president of the athletic conference, all-time leading scorer with that three. a record that stood for 13 years. winning 94 to 46, the senior class is now at an amazing 116 and three. how about some amazing postseason action, meeting up with buster hills? easy bucket cutting the lead to three. second quarter, montgomery steps up, knocks down the deep days line jumper, extending the lead after the quarter. lasalle, again in the break with hudson and joe hartman on the layup. pulling away and routing the mustang, 72 to 40. they will take on the whole ring wednesday night. sending it to you for now, jonathan. jonathan: i will t

. >> charles koch agrees with bernie sanders. >> exhibit a. tom shillue. he wants to see people happy butt does president -- but doesn't make them happy. >> joanne you said at the extremes this show has ended up in the same place. i agree. sometimes that's correct. right now there is an agreement that the idea -- people are successful not because they are good, but because the system is rigged. >> definitely. i find ways to win when i don't deserve it. >> the left looks as a rig system and says we need a bigger system which i don't get. >> write that down. >> hillary stuff. remi you said she said she is always trying to tell the truth. you do. or as yoda put it in. do or do not if there is not a tribe. >> you .ed out that hillary was was -- obviously she was. what if she said something like i have always tried to be truthful with the american people, but there were times when i was secretary of state i could not speak the whole truth? if she says that she sounds like a bad a as. i can't divulge informationful informationful -- information. she could. i am

about a million hourly >>> in an opinion piece in "the washington post," conservative billionaire charles koch says he agrees with bernie sanders on one issue. that is sanders' beliefs we have a political and economic system often rigged to help the privileged few to the expense of everyone else but koch is not feeling the burn and unlikely to support sanders. >> let's just be clear. >>> the "los angeles times" reports on the fcc opening the cable television box marketplace. it approved a proposal we showed you yesterday that allows consumers to swap cable boxes for cheaper devices and app. american households spend an average of $231 a year to rent them. cable providers and stakeholders have 60 days to comment for a final vote. if passed the industry has two years to imply. >>> a spaceship will be rolled out today at the mohave air and space port in california. passengers to the fringe of space. an earlier version was destroyed during testing, killing a pilot. richard branson said space is too important not to continue. >>> "the new york times" looks at apple ceo's road to bridging security.

charles koch making grown men moved spirit a spin up, they lie off to go to second half, game tied at 72. time winding down. the flyers lose at home . 79-72. five states playing their last regular-season games on senior day yesterday afternoon. one of those seniors was minnesota' s samantha katie drawing the jumper off the alexis santamaria took this loss, banks it in for two. she became the president' s athletic conference all-time leading scorer with matt three. a record that stood for 13 years. the saints win 94-46. the senior class is now at an amazing 116-3. how about ohio ask postseason action? la salle meeting up with western hills aired first quarter, on the break, nick watson to cj fleming, the easy bucket. the mustangs levi three. the second quarter, montgomery, knocks down the deep baseline jumper for western hills extending the lead. up ahead to joe hartman for the layup and the foul as la salle pulls away and routes the mustangs, 72-40. we will send it to you, jonathan. jonathan: a local organization disorders. why they' re focused on getting the word out this week, and w

you got president obama, van jones and charles koch agreeing on the same issue. like your head is going to explode. our next question from jake and he's a young student at baylor university. welcome, jake. and your question? >> thank you. my question is about prison reform. currently there are several bills in the house and senate co-signed by democrats and republicans alike, all trying to fix the issue of mass incarceration. what would you do with the united front as president to solve this issue? >> well, first of all, thank you for the question. it's an important issue but i think largely misunderstood. federal crimes, vast majority of people not in jail for a small thing. the growth incarceration in the country largely of mandatory minimum sentences for violent offenders. up until 1980s we had huge crime rates in america and then minimum mandatories kicked in around the '90s and you saw that people once quickly released returned back to the streets an committing crimes, much of the crime in america committed by recidivist and now being locked up and suddenly

you got president obama, van jones and charles koch agreeing on the same issue. like your head is going to explode. our next question from jake and he's a young student at baylor university. welcome, jake. and your question? >> thank you. my question is about prison reform. currently there are several bills in the house and senate co-signed by democrats and republicans alike, all trying to fix the issue of mass incarceration. what would you do with the united front as president to solve this issue? >> well, first of all, thank you for the question. it's an important issue but i think largely misunderstood. federal crimes, vast majority of people not in jail for a small thing. the growth incarceration in the country largely of mandatory minimum sentences for violent offenders. up until 1980s we had huge crime rates in america and then minimum mandatories kicked in around the '90s and you saw that people once quickly released returned back to the streets an committing crimes, much of the crime in america committed by recidivist and now being locked up and suddenly

you got president obama, van jones and charles koch agreeing on the same issue. like your head is going to explode. our next question from jake and he's a young student at baylor university. welcome, jake. and your question? >> thank you. my question is about prison reform. currently there are several bills in the house and senate co-signed by democrats and republicans alike, all trying to fix the issue of mass incarceration. what would you do with the united front as president to solve this issue? >> well, first of all, thank you for the question. it's an important issue but i think largely misunderstood. federal crimes, vast majority of people not in jail for a small thing. the growth incarceration in the country largely of mandatory minimum sentences for violent offenders. up until 1980s we had huge crime rates in america and then minimum mandatories kicked in around the '90s and you saw that people once quickly released returned back to the streets an committing crimes, much of the crime in america committed by recidivist and now being locked up and suddenly

two of the wealthiest americans, charles and david koch have a poll of around $80 billion. that kind of money doesn't by influence, it influences makers. university chairs, political ads, and let's be real - it influences some politicians. now we are seeing that when a reporter dares to investigate the money, it can by intimidation. after publishing a 2010 article, showing the role in shaping, bundling the tea party movement. she was warned she was about to be exposed as a playing ourist. if you want to take down a reporters, there's pretty much nothing more lethal. it took more than a day to declare them incorrect. where did the charges come from. >> the charms were traced to two coke operatives. neither would respond for commint. hey admit it's unclear if the koch brothers would have known. it's clear reporters shouldn't fear persecution when they shine a light on wealthy doctors. fear of retribution "third rail". 0 >>> dozens of people are killed in a series of bombings in damascus, over shadowing talks aimed at ending syria's war. coming up in the next half hour, the ne

. >>> in an opinion piece in the "washington post," conservative billionaire charles koch makes a surprising revelation. he agrees with bernie sanders on one issue. have a political and economic system that's often rigged to help the privileged few at the expense of everyone else. but koch says he's not feeling the bern and is unlikely to support sanders. >> just to be clear. >>> the "los angeles times" reports on the fcc taking steps to open the cape television box marketplace. it approved a proposal that we showed you yesterday that allows consumers to swap cable boxes for cheaper devices and apps. american households spend an average of $231 a year to rent them. cable providers and stakeholders have 60 days to comment before a final vote. if passed, the industry has two years to comply. >>> usa "today" reports on a spaceship unveiling later today. virgin galactic will roll out spaceship 2 at the mojave vir gypgin founder richard branson says space is too important not to continue. >>> "the new york times" looks at apple ceo's tim cook's road to promoting apple security. cook said he value

you got president obama, van jones and charles koch all agreeing on the same issue.s going to explode. but it is happening. a young student at baylor university. we have a few baylor visitors tonight. welcome jake and your question. >> my question is about prison reform. currently there are several bills in the house and senate cosigned by democrats and republicans alike all trying to fix the issue of mass incarceration. what would you do with a united front as president to solve this issue? >> well, first of all thanks for the question. it can be an important issue. but i think it is largely misunderstood. federal crimes the vast majority of people are not in jail for a small thing. the growth of incarceration has been through mandatory criminal sentences for violent offenders. up until the 1980's we had crime problems and minimum reforms and ones quickly released to return back to the streets and were committing crimes. they are committed by people going back to crime and now they are being locked up. you saw a dramatic plunge in crime rates. that's where the major

, a single corks the koch brothers, poured almost $25 million into dozens of different organizations fighting climate reform. the sum was staggering. his research showed that charles and david koch had outspent what was then the world's largest public oil company, exxonmobil, bay factor of three. in a 120 report, greenpeace crowned koch industries a company few had ever heard of at the time the -- quote -- "kingpin of climate sense denial." and by the way, i should say that exon mobile has been actively involved in this swcialg as a lot of recent reporting has shown. but they were out-shown and outdone by the koch brothers. another section, i will queet from "dark money." "the first peer-reviewed academic study on the topic added furtherdetail. robert brulle, a drexel university professor of sociology and of environmental science discovered that between 2003 and 2010 over half a billion dollars was spent on what he described as a massive -- quoting brulle -- campaign to manipulate and mislead the public about the threat posed by climate change." "a campaign to manipulate and mislead the public." "the study --" still lead reeding from the book. "the study examined

on the political and economic underpinnings of the conservative movement with a focus on charles and david koch. .. they also declare the detainees are not criminals which kit rid of the criminal code. they're putting detainees in the legal limbo where they make up the rules as they go along. >> jane mayer live on booktv sunday march 6 new intel 3 p.m. eastern. >> good evening. so as scott said, paleontologist.

now according to bloomberg news, that puts him above charles and david koch. it's all because more users are logging on to facebook than ever before. an estimated 1.5 billion per month. the company's net income has more than doubled from this time last year. >>> still to come, the fight to clean up tons of trash. the homeowners who refused to wait for the city to come up with a solution. >> took it into their own hands. >>> also, it is a dangerous virus and it's spreading. the critical action that the world health organization is now considering to fight the spread of the zika virus. nter tonight right now so bundle up. >>> hopefully tonight you're home toasty, warm inside. because it's been very blustery outside. bundle up. we've seen a lot of hail, a lot of strong winds. >> and the question is there more ahead? meteorologist rob mayeda joins us now with the answer. >> a colder air mass settling into the bay area. we saw snow across the peremptory peak to the south. the observatory, the ham cam throughout the day, you've been watching snow flying there at 4,0

charles: nasdaq leading in the the way back. are the koch brothers reat ready to -- are the koch brothers ready to go to war? should we admit it's too late. there is an election taking place right now in iowa. "making money" starts right now. the first votes for the 2016 election being cast through iowa caucuses all night long. the big question is who will win, who will have the momentum. christopher, a lot of people started second guessing themselves in the last 24 hours. i know iowa is notorious for some of these late charges. how do you think things are shake out so far? >> none of the campaigns had any idea who is happening. 2012 set a record for republican participation. 122,000 people came out. they are going to watch closely to see who has got momentum. if they start to reach the mark, 135,000, 145,000 attend the caucus, you will know donald trump has sent out his people and he may take the night. charles: mark i know you are a trump guy. but i have been hearing anecdotally and other reports when chris says trump sends out his people.

charles: nasdaq leading in the the way back. are the kochreat ready to -- are the koch brothers ready to go to war? should we admit it's too late. there is an election taking place right now in iowa. "making money" starts right now.