clifford forrest the very man who bought freedom industries at the end of last year as for the funding that company is organized by the lawyer who also organized not near funding l.l.c. and the sole listed number of that company is you guessed it now in your funding l.l.c. critics are now calling this colucci in freedom industries now needs to disclose its financial situation and come up with a reorganization plan that plan could take months or even years to be put into effect so it looks as if the battle for west virginia water supply isn't over yet in washington meghan lopez r.t. . red flags traffic systems the manufacturers and install surveillance cameras across the country and signs million dollar deals with governments to enforce traffic laws tonight's resident takes a book of this company's questionable business practices. red sox traffic systems is a company in arizona that manufactures some stalls and services stoplights surveillance cameras across the u.s. more and more cities are getting these cameras even though there's debate about whether or not they actually do anything

> an official, dennis farrell of freedom industries, president, we asked him how much material leaked he stated, "not much" >> tens of thousands of litres of crude mchn leaked. the state is it pursuing tougher laws so companies like freedom are better regulate in the future. it will not change things for the residents who are angry with freedom's executives who will never be held accountable. >> when college football star michael sam announced he was gay. he put himself in a position to be a pioneer. former player kris kluwe. we spoke to him about why he came forward. >> you were part of a team. agents and athletes who helped michael sam with the announcement. what led you all to believe that the n.f.l. was ready for a gay player? >> it was strides made, helping people become aware that there were gay players, setting the stage for someone like michael who feels comfortable enough in himself and his abilities to say, "hey, i'm a football player who happens to be gay." >> some is about to go through the most important job interview process. why was it better for him to reveal his sexua

question of accountability and who's going to be held responsible for this let's talk about freedom industries that's the company that was behind that original spill back in january and it's to the company itself has filed for bankruptcy can you break down there's also a conflict of interest here concerning the company that bought out the company and the law firm representing it can you give us a breakdown of that conflict of interest. yeah it's a really shady situation and i'm surprised that no one's been for that and to be quite honest you know eight days after the still had the on january seventeenth jay clifford forced to his older freedom industry and another company called chemistry holdings l.l.c. he opened up another company eight days later called mountaineer funding l.l.c. now right after filing for chapter eleven bankruptcy which by the way is the unity from over twenty five cities lawsuits and one federal lawsuit after filing for bankruptcy an hour later they filed an emergency motion for the debtor in protection so on that on that agreement and basically making this agreement to g

clifford forced to his older freedom industry and another company called chemistry holdings l.l.c. he opened up another company eight days later called mountaineer funding l.l.c. now right after filing for chapter eleven bankruptcy which by the way is the unity from over twenty five cities lawsuits and one federal lawsuit after filing for bankruptcy an hour later they filed an emergency motion for the better in protection so on that on that agreement and basically making this agreement to get five million dollars in loans to keep them in operation while they're doing the bankruptcy now that agreement that they filed an emergency motion for as cheap places to sign one place for freedom industries and the other is for your fund the l.l.c. which is that band corp the company itself that's doing the lending it's called w.v. fund the l.l.c. which has no incorporation records and either west virginia or pennsylvania so it appears on the surface that a phantom corporation is set up by friends owners loan money during the bankruptcy and ask you that conflict of interest that you spoke abou

another official said about freedom industry, they would have liked to hear from them. this is what was said in the hearing just an hour ago. >> we thought all above ground storage was being tested and checked, not knowing there was no laws on the books. if it was not a hazmat material, there didn't have to be. 1976 is the last time we tried to find out what chemicals we're using and how it effects humans. >> senator joe mansion asking the committee is the water safe? he ticked down the line. couldn't get a definitive answer. scientists from the health department said it's up to the data to say whether it's safe. the senator said i'm not going to get the answer here as to whether the water is safe, a recurring theme this morning. also brought up the chemical september act in saying that he thought that that needed to be revisited, this could affect the entire country with above ground tanks being exposed, and no regulation, also someone from emergency management here in west virginia testifying that just hours after he was on site with freedom industries, a gentleman fr

safe in the goldman house since the chemical, mchm leaked into the water supply from a tank at freedom industries three weeks ago. >> what is frustrating, there is no end in sight. >> reporter: for weeks, this family says the tap water smells like licorice, a scent associated with the chemical. >> we have a new normal now, we have new ways of cooking and washing hands. >> reporter: the goldmans say they have been using bottled water and will continue to especially when tests found the levels of the chemical higher than standard, in six area schools yesterday, including at eldest daughter's ellie's school. >> my big concern will be the health of my kids maybe in ten years. >> reporter: restaurants say

. -- freedom industries is not a member. i've served as an officer in the merchant greens and i began with the engineering department of an ilpa founding company. we have a sale but on chesapeake bay. no one is harming our nation's waterways is a personal priority to me and my family and closest friends. we are committed to the safe reduction of our facilities. vast majority of us, we want rigorously enforces laws and regulations. levelsor environmental are perfect it in. there is the clean water act and the clean air act. all of our facilities are subject to regulation requiring tank inspection and secondary containment. some state laws carry additional requirements. terminals follow industry standards and best practices for maintaining the eggert -- integrity of their equipment. to examples.nce the epa has a spell -- spill prevention policy. incorporates robust standards for tanks and pipeline integrity. sbc see also has regulations of secondary containment. there is financial responsibility of plans must be certified by a

interest here stems from the fact that the man who owns mouneer funding also owns you guessed it freedom industries it seems the company is poised to transfer assets under another name leaving the baggage of the nasty chemical spill for someone else to clean up and this same story is becoming all too common in this country whether it be a coal asheville north carolina or chemical spill in west virginia people and the environment are being victimized with no one held accountable believe it or not just in the first month and a half of two thousand and fourteen there are already been thousands of gallons of oil spilled in minnesota new york pennsylvania and several other states involved debate continues over how safe the keystone x.l. pipeline would be phase one of that project has already leaped over ten times in its first year in canada but unfortunately regular. ations aren't very stringent for reporting the leaks according to the state department's assessment keystone x.l. would quote have to spill more than twelve thousand barrels a day before its internal spill detection system would trigger an

the chemical mchm, a chemical used in coal production, leaked from a water supply owned by freedom industries in january. >> people are afraid, concerned, anxious. >> reporter: today, west virginia american water underscored that it is not responsible for the leak and said it is evaluating the availability of federal and state assistance to address customer concerns, freedom industries has not responded to nbc's repeated requests for comment. >> there is a new level of normal for those families in west virginia right now. >> reporter: melissa sutton said even though the state insists the water is safe she and her family are not convinced and continue to drink and cook with bottled water. >> it just seems like every three or four days another story comes out. and that is when you sort of just don't know where you stand sometimes with it. sometimes you feel really good about the water and good about moving on. and then you know three days later you may sort of question yourself again. >> reporter: her concerns heightened this past week after five charleston area schools, including her children'

it is the second time freedom industries has revised its estimate up. it doesn't end there.s released where you can hear freedom industries reporting the incident and then denying that the spill was toxic at the same moment that toxic chemicals were releasing into the water supply. >> are they toxic? >> no. >> no? >> no. >> joining me now is the great erin brockovich. you've been to west virginia. if you can tell us about what you've seen down there, the national media attention on this has been dramatically thin and the suffering has been quite great. what are you seen? >> a lot of frustration from every person we have talked to. we're in and out of restaurants. they're still using bottled water. people just don't trust what's going on. they don't trust their politicians. they're not trusting their officials. they're told one thing. they're told another thing. yet they complain and complain that they smell things. they're nauseated, they have headaches, mouth sores. they can't get answers about their children. should we flush? should we not flush? outlying communities aren'

the tide is starting to turn for local politicians who have long supported businesses like freedom industries like this hopefully will show them that industry may be their gravy train but there are other industries that want to be here and who really want do a really good job for our state. >> reporter: and these folks say the protests will continue. those demonstrators are mailing a list of their demands to the water company in these envelopes which include a piece of black relinquish up, around i, s*, charleston, west virginia. >>> a group of u.s. law make percent on a human train vinnie mission to cuba visiting detained american contractor allen gross who is serving 15 years in prison for attempting to establish an illegal communications network on the island. the congressman toured the guantanmo bay detention center. >>> the wife of former vice president walter mondale has been laid to rest, she was known as joan of arc for her decades long support of the fine arts. she helped put art in public venues like train stations and address vo indicated for arts fundsing in washington. mon tail w

we reached out to freedom industry multiple times but got no response. >>> all right, thank you. >>> and when we return, one of the big problems caused by the frigid january temperatures. >>> from the great lakes to the atlantic shores and all the waterways in between, it is an effect of one of the coldest januarys on record, ice jams, they make for some spectacular winter scenery. but as our kristen dahlgren reports, they are causing some serious problems on some of the nation's most vital waterways. >> reporter: on this coast guard cutter, this is one objective. >> we want to keep this channel clear so that maritime traffic can get through. >> reporter: these are not the icy waters of antarctica, these are the icy waters of philadelphia. >> it's been maybe 20 years since we've seen it this bad. >> reporter: so every day, the coast guard ice breakers are out, slicing through a foot or more of ice, making sure the vital shipping lanes stay open. >> the groceries for the stores and heating oil for your homes, all that coming through the maritime channels. so if the river froze through

we reached out to freedom industries several times but got for response. >>> all right, thank you. >> and when we return, one of the big problems caused by the frigid january i have the flu, i took medicine but i still have symptoms. [ sneeze ] [ male announcer ] truth is not all flu products treat all your symptoms. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus severe cold and flu speeds relief to these eight symptoms. [ breath of relief ] thanks. [ male announcer ] you're welcome. ready? go. as a police officer, i've helped many people in the last 23 years, but i needed help in quitting smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix varenicline is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix reduced the urge for me to smoke. it actually caught me by surprise. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking, or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of mental-health problems, wh

look like water at all it looks like mud this spill happened almost exactly one month after freedom industries spilled thousands of gallons of coal cleaning chemicals into the elk river poisoning the water for charleston three hundred thousand residents and just one life was getting back to normal in charleston fema announce that it will not reimburse west virginia for spill costs because it says the spill was not big enough or severe enough to warrant grant assistance under emergency declarations as for reimbursement from freedom industries not happening anytime soon since the company filed for chapter eleven bankruptcy i'm sure you've heard of this next bill duke energy spewed eighty two thousand tons of coal ash mixed with twenty seven million gallons of contaminated water into the dan river after a pipe broke it took six days to stop the leak and now residents are being told not to eat the fish near the spill sites something that you might not know north carolina's new governor. pat mccrory worked for duke energy for nearly three decades before he took public office today federal authoriti

three months prior to the spill did not meet federal and industry standards interesting lee freedom industries the company responsible for the actual league did not attend this hearing facing a whole host of lawsuits from those who had been harmed freedom industry filed for chapter eleven bankruptcy the bankruptcy shielded it from lawsuits and since then the company has been increasingly mum about the spill that has affected thousands. and what happened to west virginia's elk river only sheds light on an even bigger water catastrophe that took place many years ago at camp lagoon the military base may be most recognizable as the home to hundreds of thousands of marines and their families but camp le june which is located in jacksonville north carolina also has a darker side it's the site of what is thought to be the largest water contamination disaster in american history between one hundred fifty seven and one thousand nine hundred seven hundreds of thousands of marine corps members and their families were exposed to tap water containing extremely toxic chemicals during that time people living

luckily the company discontinued its use of in its supply just last month as a result of the freedom industry spill and very little of it was in this batch of slurry otherwise the amount of him c.h.m. would have been ten times higher than the leak that contaminated the water of three hundred thousand charleston residents but the chemicals that are in this lorry include highly toxic metals like ours. sinek lead cadmium charmian iron mag news aluminum and nickel that's according to the environmental group the flood safety project the west virginia coal association spoke with r.t. today and said that the spill of coal slurry is not a danger to west virginia's residents since there aren't any public water intakes immediately downstream from that plant that is the spokesman went on to say that the association will work with the department of environmental protection once the cleanup is complete to discuss how this spill happened and its environmental impact and that impacts could be significant according to the d e p they warned that the leak could affect the surrounding area and might contaminate

shower. >> they think the tide is turning for local politicians who supported businesses like freedom industries. >> marches like this will hopefully show them that industry maybe will be trained. other industries want to be here and want to do a good job for our state. >> folks say the protests will continue. >> those demonstrators are mailing a list of demands to the water company in these envelopes including a piece of black liquorice. >> a not so subtle signal. still ahead - a royal trial, spain's princess christina in court. following the drug trail. how does heroin make its way into the u.s. we talk to two experts next. >> death from heroin have doubled over the past decades in some parts of the united states. let's look at where it comes from and where it ends up. most of the world's heroin comes from afghanistan. only a small amount of that makes it to the u.s. most of the ours comes from latin america. the u.s. drug enforcement administration says much of the heroin in the eastern part of the u.s. comes from columbia. mexico supplied much of the american west. the american city is balti

and it was said there is an odor from freedom industries, and it's not licorice.when asked by federal lawmakers if the water was safe not one person could say the word, instead they had this. >> am i confident in the science. i'm as confident as i can be given what we had. i believe the waterwaysed on the standards we have is useable for every purpose, that includes drinking, bathing and cooking. >> as a water company we don't set the safe standards, but we're in compliance with all the standards set by the health agencies. >> reporter: meanwhile water distribution sites are open, public faith in the water and officials is low. state and federal investigations considercondition, and federal regulations continue to make sure that a chemical spill like this never happens again anywhere in america. since 2008 the chemical board responded to two other chemical incidents in this particular area. >> thank you. >> on wall street stocks ended up slightly. investors stayed in a holding pattern as they wait to hear from janet yellen in her first appearance before congress a

freedom industry is note a member. before joining i held position in product develop and marketing for one of our nation's chemical manufacturers, i've served as an office in the marine and began my career with the engineering department of an il cia founding company along the mississippi river. i should note that my wife and i now have a sailboat on chai's peek bay next to our dog's favorite swimming beach and assures that no one is harming our nation's water way is a personal priority for me, my family, and our closest friends. regulatedded enforced serious of laws and regulation. at the federal level rule for environmental protection are prom all gaited in response to the numerous laws. all member facilities are -- and secondary payment to prevent spills from my immigrating should a tank fail. some state laws carry additional requirements. . . and plans must be certified by professional engineer. second epa regulations stemming from the emergency planning and community right to know act or title iii requires the fac

. >>> not in attention freedom industries, the company blamed for the disaster. one committee member said that they had no courage. one representative said there is an odor emanating from freedom industries, and it is not licorice. we cannot legislate morality in the courtrooms where shell game playing abounds. when asked if the water as safe not one person could say the word. instead we heard this. >> am i confident in the science, i'm as confident as we can be given what we have. i believe the water based on the standards we have is useable for every purpose, and that includes drinking bathing and cooking. >> and this from the water company president. >> as a water company we don't set the safe standards, but we're in compliance with all the standards set by all the health agencies. >> meanwhile public faith in the water and officials are low, and new regulations are being used to make sure that a chemical spill like this never happens again anywhere in america. >> tony, the chemical boards will has responded to two different chemical spill incidents since 2008

tanks at freedom industries were not necessarily in compliance with the standards.state of georgia bracing for another winter storm. ice and snow hitting the sit. some parts could get as much as 8 inches of snow. zoo keepers in denmark receiving death threats after killing a healthy giraffe. staff youthan aced a giraffe. those are the headlines, i'm john seigenthaler, see you back here 11 eastern pacific. then, the n.f.l. could have an openly gay player. we'll talk to a gay rights advocate and former player chris kluwe. "consider this" with antonio mora is next. >> a man who could be the n.f.l.'s first openly gay player facing a big backlash for coming out. also, why did a zoo kill and cut up a giraffe in front of kids is this an outraged jack hannah joins us. >> making genocidal killers face their crimes by reliving them in an oscar-nominated film. >> and the high price of fashion - how models are abused by their industry. >> hello, i'm antonor

if freedom industries disregard applicable regulations industry-standard towards own operating procedures the most effective response will be through more consistent enforcement represented bye bye the strait of burden and frankly the confusion of another layer of legislation regulation. with regard to the safe drinking water act measures have been proposed to require good design and construction standards spill protection inventory control emergency response training integrity inspections and financial responsibility. within a terminal industry and in my experience regulation requiring strict adherence to all of these provisions are already well established and seem directly applicable to freedom industries. thank you for the opportunity to provide this testimony and i'm certainly happy to respond to questions. >> let me thank all seven of our panelists. i thought it was very helpful to us, the information that you supplied. to mr. olson and mr. faulk i couldn't agree with you more about the need for infrastructure. the state revolving fund is inadequate at -- inadequate to deal with the

. >> also del the company freedom industries blamed for the chemical spill was asked to be here at the hearing, they were a no-show and in fact didn't even have a statement. no courage you could feel the anger towards that company, some of the people on the hearing committee this morning were just frustrated and wondering where these guys were and why no one is hearing from them even though their in chapter 11 bankruptcy right now. >> thank you very much. a short time ago, accused a man killing a teen over loud music. michael dutton is accused of killing a man back in 2012. prosecutors say he acted in premeditation, but dunn said he shot davis in self-defense. (t) corruption trial of new orleans mayor ray nagin went to the jury a few moments ago. essentially, is ben lemoin is are outside the ne new orleans courthouse. do we know why the mayor didn't agree to a plea deal? >> nagin had an advantage in this case, six other people had been charged, indicted, five of them pled guilty, one of them went to trial and was found guilty, and obviously, mayor nagin knew what the evidence was prose

freedom industries admitted to the presence of a second toxic chemical, one that can cause vomiting,ss, headaches and irritated skin. this week, mostly pediatricians in the area are telling patients not to drink the water. in the past two days several schools have closed early because of a liquorish smell in the water. students complained of lightheadedness, itchy eyes and noses. one teacher fainted. and a student was take on the hospital. on a hearing tuesday for the public works committee west virginia's secretary of state spoke about what's happening to the people of her state, rashes, headaches, nausea, and vomiting, and called for a ten-year study to monitor the long-term health of the men and women and children affected by the spill. ten years. >>> back in washington, a group of senators, including west virginia's joe manchin and jay rockefeller, have introduced the chemical safety and water protection act to prevent spills like the in the future. it would require inspections and cleanup plans for chemical storage plants. the senate could take it up this week. but the question

the company's called freedom industries.for chapter 11 bankruptcy just about a week after the spill. after weeks of questions about responsibility and damages resulting from the spill and freedom industries' liability for it, there's news today a grand jury investigation opened up in west virginia complete with subpoenas. west virginia epa confirmed today two of their employees are among those who already testified in the federal criminal investigation. there is this issue of how to punish the people who are responsible for this disastrous spill. but there's also now the issue going forward of how to stop this from happening again. and that may fall in part to senator joe manchin who he would not mind me saying is not exactly a zealous regulator of the coal industry or other energy industries around it. today in the wake of the elk river chemical spill, senator joe manchin joined with senator barbara boxer of california who is the top democrat on the environment committee. he also joined with his home state senator jay rocke

. >> yes, the reckless conduct of a private company, freedom industries was responsible for the spillnd the failure to report properly, but our system needs to be adequate to protect against all contingencies, and it was not in this instance, so i think we need to look at how we can strengthen our laws to make sure that the public, indeed has safe drinking water. >> reporter: center rockefeller also said that regulation is soft in west virginia, that he is angry, upset and embarrassed at the situation. >> what is the current situation with regard to the water there? is it safe to drink? >> well, officials say it is safe to drink, but the people are not doing that, in in fact they are not even bathing in it. last night at the state capitol in the house chamber, about 50 residents and activists were given the chance to give their opinions and thoughts on the situation over the past almost four weeks to the group of delegates there, and about half of the delegates showed up and some trickled out early, and people were not happy about that. we talked to one of the women who -- who was the

on the 9th of january a tank at the freedom industries facility sprung a leak, and 38,000 liters of ahemical pored into the water supply of 300,000 residents. the charleston mayor is furious the owners of the company have filed for bankruptcy protection. now it is impossible to sue for damages. >> the damage to our brand is something that will be carried on for years, probably for the rest of my life. >> reporter: in the past two years charleston has spent more than $50 million revitalizing its downtown economy. now it is feared that news of the chemical leak and tainted water will drive away any hope of future investment and tour. dollars. its fate has long been tied to the coal industry. it needs jobs. she says state politicians turn a blind eye to safety regulations to attract jobs. >> all we have is big professional interests in this state. i feel like to some extent they -- they must have the idea that they have bought a certain amount of reprieve, and i'm not nigh -- naive enough to know that that is the case. >> reporter: [ inaudible ] >>> it has been four years since michelle

we'll see what happens there. >> it's kind of disturbing freedom industries declared bankruptcy, rights cleanup. it's the state of west virginia right? and maybe federal officials for all i know. right? >> that angers the people. they say we can have no responsibility because we have so many debts. we cannot pay the debts we have more or less the ones that will be coming. i'm not surprised. your initial question was why haven't we heard from gary? i'm not surprised. facing multiple charges, one civil suit. one civil suit in federal court i understand. anything he says truly can come into the courts of law. >> elizabeth and jean thanks so much. we'll be right back. and when you put them in charge of making an unbeatable truck... ... good things happen. this is the ram 1500. the 2014 motor trend truck of the year and first ever back-to-back champion. guts. glory. ram. my dad has aor afib.brillation, he has the most common kind... ...it's not caused by a heart valve problem. dad, it says your afib puts you at 5 times greater risk of a stroke. that's why i take my warfarin every day. but i

reporter: the tide is turning for local politicians who have long supported businesses like freedom industries marches like this hopefully will show them that industry may be their gravy train but there are other industries who really wants to be here and who really want to do a really good job for our state. >> reporter: these folks say the protests will continue. >> this is a place worth fighting for. >> reporter: those demonstrators are each mailing a list of their demands to the water company, each putting them in an envelope that each contains a piece of black licorice, jonathan. >> okay, andy live for us in charleston tonight. thank you. >>> west virginia towns not affected by the chemical spill now too are in need of water. seed or grove rushed to help during the crisis, it shipped water for neighbors unable to use their taps, but all that demands how now strained the system. >> the reservoir tanks are down to next to nothing. they have been serving everyone for a month. and now they need help. >> the town hopes to truck in water from other counties to help refill their own supply. >>>

. >> yes, the reckless conduct of a private company, freedom industries, was responsible for the spill, and the failure to report properly, but our system needs to be adequate to protect against all contingencies, and it was not in this instance, so i think we need to look at how we can strengthen our laws to make sure the public indeed has safe drinking water. >> reporter: so senate bill 373, which was discussed last night in the house chambers of the state capitol here in charleston, about 50 members of activist groups and residents talked to delegates and the delegation was not all there, about half full which upset a lot of the residents wondering where they were? what this wasn't an important evening? but their concerns last night were if the regulation is passed, they want amendments to it here on the senate bill 373. they would like a long-term medical treatment to look at the [ technical difficulties ] >> i have a hundred dollars antibiotic in my pocket to take care of that. my skin gets itchy and red. i can handle it, but there are a lot of folks who cannot handle it. >> repor

getting answers from the health department, the politicians or the water department, nor from freedom industries, the company that allow that chemical to be dumped and get in the water on january 29th. >> andy, thanks so much for being with us this afternoon. i'm morgan radford. you're watching al jazeera america. stay tune, we'll be right back after this short break. >> i'm joie chen, i'm the host of america tonight, we're revolutionary because we're going back to doing best of storytelling. we have an ouportunity to really reach out and really talk to voices that we haven't heard before... i think al jazeera america is a watershed moment for american journalism >> every sunday night, join us for exclusive, revealing and surprising talks, with the most interesting people of our time. >> i've always been a huge fan of space >> the world's not enough for you... >> he's creating an environment where the greatest minds... >> i don't care where you went to school, what you've ever done before... >> ...can invent , profit, and change the world. prizes could spur innovation in extrodanary ways... >> e

i can tell you that senator rockefeller of west virginia noted that freedom industries, the company thats chemical spill, he said that they must be accountable for the appalling damage. he says he's going to work really hard to make sure that the justice system takes care of them. also, the secretary of state here, she came out and said that she wanted 10-year study based upon the long-term effects of the chemical. because as we know, the centers for disease control prevention in atlanta has very little data and information on the chemical that went in to the elk river. in fact being the only testing that's been done to date is on lab rats. we don't know what the long-term effects will be on people, if any for that matter. as the flushing of their pipes continue here, and the smell of licorice is prominent here this evening, tony. >> that's crazy, that's crazy. robber ray for us in charleston, west virginia robert, appreciate it. thank you. ian, california draft tick measures to deal with a draught that gets worse by the day. but as jennifer london reports from marina del ray there may b

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there will be argument on whether freedom industries' counsel can obtain their own consultants just onth was saying. when this story was breaking, i was told by scientists and medical doctors that the one million part per standard set by the cdc, anything below that should not cause a health concern was just sort of thrown out there. they had to have a number and they had to have it fast. the fact is, when we did our independent testing there, the chemical was found in the water. yes, it was below that number but the chemical was there. and that is the heart and soul of the issue. i think it's amazing that independent consultants across the country are going to try to find out the truth of what the composition of this chemical is, does it stay in your body, does it leave when it breaks up in the water? >> really what disturbs me is, let's say you own this company, right, and you handle dangerous chemicals and you have employees who handle dangerous chemicals and you realize at one point you can have a leak that would contaminate groundwater. wouldn't you make it your business to find o

the company behind the spill-- freedom industries was exempt from inspections because it only stores chemicals. lawmakers are considering new rules. subway is changing its bread recipe. the chain is removing a chemical additive from all breads, following pushback from food activists. 57 thousand people signed on to the movement launched by blogger vani hari. the chemical: oz-oh- dy-car-bon-ah-myd, is used to make yoga mats, and has been linked to respiratory issues. the fda contends its safe as an "aging or bleaching" ingredient. subway states it was "already in the process of removing oz-oh-dy-car-bon-ah-myd as part of our bread improvement efforts." some dramatic market moves following earnings. disney knocked it out of the park. profits were up 33% with help from the animated hit film frozen. ad sales at espn also boosted results. the stock rallied 5%. twitter shares tanked 24% as investors reacted to a lackluster earnings report that forecasted fewer users. and at gm...a sales skid overseas hurt incomes. however, the automaker will send out profit sharing checks for up to $7,500

tomorrow, freedom industries attend a bankruptcy hearing. it filed for chapter 11 in january following a massive chemical spill that polluted water, affecting hundreds of thousands of people. it is now trying to speed up the process so it can hire consultants to reasearch the chemical spill. free pizza is prompting nationwide outrage. chevron made headlines by giving out free pizza coupons to residents of dunkard township, pennsylvania. that's after a fire raged for four days last week at a chevron fracking site following an explosion that killed one victim, and left another missing. regarding the coupons-- chevron tells first business "it's been well received." however, critics flocked to facebook and twitter to air complaints. " it renforces the negative stereotypes people have about these big corporations. that they don't care about the individuals and they aren't community oriented. it's more about profits. and when it comes to something like a disaster that affects a community, it's almost like an after thought." a director of emergency

now, freedom industries, the company that is to blame for the chemical spill in the elk river januaryth was a no-show. folks here did not appreciate that. one official saying that the company had no courage. another one said that there is a foul odor surrounding charleston in the area of licorice and it's not coming from freedom. there is another odor coming from that company that was cause for this. senator joe mansion came out and said there was an overall distrust of the system, the water system here in west virginia a month after the spill. he also went on to say that the regulations are iffy at best. live to some of this that he said a few hours ago. >> we thought that all above ground storage was being tested and checked, but not knowing there was no laws on the book, it was not a hazmat material, it didn't have to be. the chemical safety improvement act which would for the first time in 4 years, 1976 is the last time we were trying to find out what chemicals we're using and how it effects humans. >> delinquent, the water department saying today they understand the lingering con