whole debate about global warming warming and so chris christie just before just after meeting with david koch but just before meeting with charles koch in vail in between those two coke meetings chris christie shockingly pulls the state of new jersey out of the regional greenhouse gas pack and the words he's actually doing the one thing new jersey could do to reduce greenhouse gas emissions between two meetings with the brothers koch and after that and suddenly get six million dollars from an organization which by name they had started many years earlier it sounds too coordinated there's too many coincidences here and if it's not just a coincidence if it's more than a coincidence then it's a violation of federal law yeah that's remarkable that regional pact was the pact where all the states got together and said if all of the rest of you states reduce your emissions then we will too if i'm remembering right that's right and it was and was actually you know here we have chris christie running around with the president of the united states during hurricane sandy in the aftermath looking at the

when david koch ran for vice president in 1980, he minted gold dimes with his own head on them as a campaign made his own money with his own head on it as a means to persuade you to vote him into the white house. wow. that's the level of money and that's the level of politics in which these guys have always operated. when you operate at that level maybe you are not used to ever hearing things that you do not want to hear, particularly things about yourself. and so very frequently when we cover the koch brothers, we then hear from the koch brothers lawyer. it was about the drug test the poor law smacked down by a federal judge on new year's eve. it was blocked twice. it was hugely expensive when it was in effect. when it was in effect, it turned up hreflts of the drug use that were one quarter the level in the population at large. so the florida drug test the poor law has been an expensive and embarrassing failure from the beginning. it has failed legally. it failed as a bolster for the stereotypes on which it was based. the political right has successfully marketed that failed florida policy

when david koch ran for vice president, he minted gold dimes with his own head on them.ch brothers made his own money with his own head on it to persuade you to vote him into the white house. that's the level of money and the level of politics at which these guys have always operated. when you operate at that level, i think maybe you are not used to ever hearing things that you do not want to hear. particularly things about yourself. and so, very frequently when weep cover the koch brothers we then hear from the koch brothers' lawyer. our lead story last night was about that florida drug test the poor law smacked down by a federal judge new year's eve. the law blocked by the courts twice now. hugely expensive in effect. it turned out when it was in effect it turned up levels by the drug use by the poor in florida 1/4 the level of drug use the population at large. so the florida drug test the poor law has been an expensive and embarrassing failure from the very beginning. and has failed as a fiscal policy. failed lee gaechgally, failed a bolster on the stereotypes. nevert

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another pet coke storage company controlled by industrialist charles and david koch recently invested30 million in improvements in its facility including $10 million in a new dust repression system. >> they're collected in late november and early december. these samples showed no unlevel dust particles. it seems that our system is working. >> reporter: residents and community activists remain unconvinced. >> they say they spend $30 million? i showed you a filter from a residents' home and that was full of oily dust. the reason why i know its oily was because i could not wipe it off my hand. >> reporter: it appears with these new regulations companies like kbx terminals will be allowed to continue storing it. the only difference now is that someone is watching. >> reporter: the emergency rule calling for dust suppression systems to be within place within the month. the facility owners must take steps to keep it from washing into waterways. it would be expensive and burden some something that would be required in the next two few years but that's something that would have to be approved

. >>> another pet coke storage company controlled by industrialist charles and david koch, said it recently invested $30 million for improvements including $10 million in a new dust suppression system. >> with your 69 samples of various areas and collected in late november and early december. the samples showed no unusual levels of dust particles that could be associated with pet coke and coal. again our systems are working. >> reporter: residents and commune activists remain unconvinced. >> if they spend $30 million, i showed you a filter from within a resident's home, and that millster was full of oily dust. the reason why i know its oily is because i could not wipe it off my hand. >> reporter: while they may not want the pet coke near their communities it appears with these new regulations companies will be allowed to continue storing it. the major difference now is that someone is watching. emergency rules that the governor invoked in this case called for mandated dust suppression systems, the facility owners must take additional steps to prevent storm run off washing into waterways. th

network of politically active nonprofit groups funded by the billionaire industrialists charles and david koch other conservative donors. there is a expose a just published called " koch-backed local coalition, signed to shill donors, raised $400 million in 2012." it reveals how elaborate of 17 tax-exempt groups and limited liability, these rates at least $407 million in the 2012 campaign. the staggering amount is equivalent to the combined spending of all unions in state, federal, local races -- it forced nearly all other sources of political spending in 2012. the groups were designed to help conceal the sources of the money, much of which into voter mobilization and television ads attacking president obama and congressional democrats. brothers -- a koch spokesman provided a statement to "the washington post" that read in part -- for more we go to madison, wisconsin, where we're joined by lisa graves. she's executive director for the center for media and democracy. how cold is it in madison, wisconsin? is 70 degrees below this morning and madison without the wind chill. so it is -- it is 17 d

charles and david koch have built, and the complicated ways that supporters are hidden from public viewtwork of 17 conservative groups the kochs raised $407 million in 2012. it's not clear how much money came from the kochs themselves. to be sure, groups on the left, particularly unions, raise a lot of money too. but the post says the koch network uses a system of, quote, unrivaled complexity to move money around. and the groups that get this funding go after democratic candidates and policies. >> tell senator shaheen it's time to be honest. obama care doesn't work. >> it took the federal government more time to build a website than it took from the time when pearl harbor was attacked to the day germany surrendered in world war ii. why aren't we surprised? government-run health care doesn't work. >> and the creepy uncle sam ads are just the beginning in this election year. the conservative network will be very active. will democrats be ready to respond? joining me now is lisa graves, the executive director of the center for media and democracy and democratic strategist jamal simmons. th

around this time every year the conservative activist billionaire brothers charles and david koch getr very wealthy people around palm springs. they try to hold the seminars in as much secrecy as possible. this was outside the koch's desert summit in 2011, and that was an off year for politics. but that year people did find out in advance where they were going to and when they were going to be there, and there was sort of a welcome party in reverse for the kochs and trash -- their rich allies that year. that was 2011 when the kochs and their friends were presumably planning their strategy for the next election cycle. the next election cycle, of course, was 2012. a few weeks ago the "washington post" tallied up all the money the kochs and their network raised for the 2012 election cycle. and by the post's accounting, it looks like something on the order of about $400 million just for the 2012 election torn down into a warrant of -- most with seemingly unrelated names and spread out across the country and good luck sorting it out. they found tax exempt groups and limited liability compa

>> when people talk about art pope, someone who is often invoked is the koch brothers, david and charleske, -- koch, who spent a great deal of money expanding their idea of libertarian politics. with art same thing pope. is a some ways, art pope junior sized version of the koch brothers. he has what some might call a factory production line for his ideology. the people that work for his think tanks are on the radio, they have websites, they have publications that are statewide. they get their message out all the time. message aimed at the moral monday protesters. have been arrested for disrupting the state legislature. ofit accuses protest leaders marching to protect access to government handouts. >> these organizations are fighting to keep their spot at the public trough. welcome to money mondays. he is now at head of the pope civitas institute. >> having worked here for seven years and running it for six years, art pope's control is very little. i always like to describe him as a holocene want. among his different groups, you will see that they do not always agree. the group that he fu

very -- when traffic wasn't bad, he could go right over the bridge to new york city and meet with david kochy begged him to save the republican party for president. if those guys are not confident in him, they're going to remember paul ryan's phone number and remember people who we just didn't write off exactly but didn't need to come into the conversation because christie had such a mind meld with the wealthiest forces in the party. >> amy u one more question. do you think at this point -- like we were just mentioning, that this investigation will continue. it's not really going to go away anytime soon. do you have any feelings about his political future at this point as this goes forward? >> i think governor christie has been certainly by this episode -- democrats are going to certainly take advantage of every single single report, every investigation, every text male or text and e-mail that might point to the governor or toppling his governorship. >> guys stay right there. the house just voted to increase security on exchanges. were they protecting you or themselves? that's next. the midd

another company controlled by industrialists charles and david koch said it recently invested more than $30 million in improvements, including $10 million in a new dust suppression system. >> would your 69 samples from various public areas collected in late november and early december. these showed no unusual levels of dust particles that could be associated with poet cog. again, it seems our system is working. >> residents and community activists remain unconvinced. >> i showed you a filter from within that a resident's home and that was full of oily dust. the reason i know it's oily is because i could not wipe it off my hand. >> it appears that with these new regulations, companies will be allowed to continue storing it. the major difference now is that someone is watching. aljazeera. >> pet coke emits five to 10% more carbon dioxide than coal when burned. it is nasty stuff. >> it is. it is. at the end of our second hour, let del take over. >> good morning, two students were injured in a middle school shooting in new mexico. the accused gunman is a 12-year-old boy under arrest. it is

you know, the karl roves of the world, the koch brothers have to go somewhere. >> anyway, nice haircut, davidu for coming on tonight. i love the haircut. and thank you. i've always watched these little things. and jonathan, quick question, yes or no. will it be las vegas and a long shot on the right, or will they hedge their bets and go to the center? >> you know, i think that they're going to go for someone far right conservative. chris christie doesn't stand a chase. >> thank you. david corn, thank you, jonathan capehart. whatever happened to the senate republican running down in texas? he is going mia 679 the sideshow is next. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] this is the story of the dusty basement at 1406 35th street the old dining table at 25th and hoffman. ...and the little room above the strip mall off roble avenue. ♪ this magic moment it is the story of where every great idea begins. and of those who believed they had the power to do more. dell is honored to be part of some of the world's great stories. that began much the same way ours did. in a little d

david brock and all the rest of them. we could have more transparency but the issue at hand is the president. we didn't vote for the kochor obama and he said he would be transparent and we're not. >> i just want the same standard on both sides. jon: we'll have to leave it there and get you back for another discussion. thank you both. patti ann: historic gathering in a place synonymous with evil. who is visiting ausowich and why. hey, the new guy is loaded with protein! really? 25 grams of protein. what do we have? all four of us, together? 24. he's low fat too, and has five grams of sugars. i'll believe it when i -- [ both ] oooooh... what's shakin'? oops. [ female announcer ] as you get older protein is an important part of staying active and strong. ensure high protein... 50% of your daily value of protein. low fat and five grams of sugars. see? he's a good e. [ major nutrition ] ensure high protein. ensure. nutrition in charge! [ major nutrition ] ensure high protein. nwas the most watchedage otelevision event ever.s so, what's next? the upcoming winter games from sochi. where every second of nbc universal's coverage