hearing, utah congressman jason chaffetz urged u.s. marshals to quote "hunt him down" with a subpoena.earley switched flint's water source two years ago - to save money. that change exposed thousands of flint residents to high levels of lead. now here in the corridor, some churches are collecting clean drinking water for flint. cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee is here to explain how they got the idea and what you can do to help. pastor damien miguel epps with mount zion missionary baptist church says it started with a phone call. call.a pastor from indiana contacted pastor epps about getting midwest churches to help flint with their water crisis.pastor epps says he knows all too well what it's like to need extra support - he started working in cedar rapids right when the floods of 2008 hit.he says churches in cedar rapids, davenport, and des moines are collecting staff say so far - mount zion collected seventeen thousand bottles and want to hit the one hundred thousand mark before they drive to flint.

jason chaffetz/(r) utah) "no. no, you will not -- no, you are not allowed, under the house rules, you have not been sworn in." (benjamin brafman/attorney for martin shkreli) "i understand but he [rep. trey gowdy] is making illegal arguments." (rep. jason chaffetz/(r) utah) "you are not recognized. you are not recognized and you will be seated." at another point in the hearing... martin shkreli was scolded by a congressman - when it appeared he wasn't paying attention. donald trump.... used some salty for the g-o-p presidential nomination. "these people, i'd like to use really foul language, i won't do it. i was going to say they're full of , but i won't say that. no it's true! it's true." trump is looking to bounce back from a second place finish in the iowa caucus... with a victory in the new hampshire primary. ted cruz... who came out on top in iowa... says donald trump is just frustrated. "donald trump is very rattled right now. he told the entire world he was going to win iowa and he didn't win. and his reacti

jason chaffetz/(r) utah) "no. no, you will not--no, you are not allowed, under the house rules, you have not been sworn in."(benjamin brafman/attorney for martin shkreli) "i understand but he is making illegal arguments." (rep. jason chaffetz/(r) utah) "you are not recognized. you are not recognized and you will be seated."advising his typically talkative client -- to stay silent. na-63th benjamin brafman, attorney for martin shkreli:19 "i think at the end of this story, he is a hero." so what's next for shkreli? he's been indicted for financial problems with a previous company. and if found guilty -- he could get 20 years in prison. do you think you know more than the average football fan? fan?in honor of super bowl 50 we're putting you to the test you're watching the now on wcpo 9 on your side... you've heard of six degrees of separation.it's where you see your connection to someone through the people you know -- and the people they know.but we may all be much closer than we realize. williams does the math. face

earley was a no show at a heated hearing earlier this week.during that hearing, utah congressman jason chaffetz urged u.s. down" with a subpoena.earley switched flint's water source two years ago - to save money. that change exposed thousands of flint residents to high levels of lead. here in the corridor, a cedar rapids church plans to donate thousands of bottled water to flint residents.a pastor from indiana contacted mount zion missionary baptist church about getting midwest congregationss to help with flint's water crisis.right now - churches in cedar rapids, davenport, and des moines are collecting bottles of water for flint.so far, mount zion has collected 17-thousand bottles and they hope to hit cbs 2 news ten at ten continues now with new developments in the case against the owner of mid-a-mar foods. foods.supporters of the company's former owner are asking a judge to spare him prison time. time.william aossey junior is currently behind bars.in july, jury convicted him of making false statements and wire fire. fire.authorities say aossey directed employees to falsify packaging lables so

later in the program i will talk with house -- jason chaffetz.ington with all the details. reporter: hey, maria. bernie sanders has made a big issue but the $675,000 in peeking fees as proof of her ties to wall street to the new hampshire town hall meeting last night on cnn she struggled with questions about the payments. >> well, i made speeches to lots of groups. i told them what i thought. >> did you have to be paid six or $75,000? >> i don't know. that's what i offered. every secretary of state that i know has done that. reporter: she also said when she took the speaking engagement she had not yet committed to running for president. donald trump and ted cruz traded insults and accusations yesterday charging the texas senator with broad in the iowa caucuses which cruz one on monday and demanded a do over. ted cruz shot back the reality tv star does not like the reality of losing and said trump himself is losing it. ted cruz tweeted trump as having a trump or tantrum. maria: i like that. peter barnes in washington. i would grant permanent resid

client couldn't make it to washington in time.that excuse not sitting well with committee chair jason chaffetz... who asked u- s marshals to track earley down. meanwhile... in michigan... governor rick snyder proposing additional relief to flint water customers. 3 "when i do my presentation next week, i'm going to be calling for a 30 million dollar appropriation for a consumption and consumer credit for water bills in flint."snyder says it will take nearly 800- million dollars to fix flint's water system... on top of money already spent on bottled water and filters.the governor's announcement on bill relief comes after a lawsuit with the same goal was filed last month. 3 3 3 taking a live look out over arnold's park tonight on our great lakes countertops and kitchens sky watch camera. a lot of nice sun today. we'll we see a repeat tomorrow? 3 "first alert weather with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." 3 3 3 3 larry, diana and chad talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast.3 3 <

jason chaffetz/(r) utah) "do you think you've done anything wrong?" martin shkreli/former ceo, turing pharmaceuticals) "on the advice of counsel, i invoke my 5th amendment privilege against self-incrimination and respectfully decline to answer your question." )) ((brian loftus)) shkreli tweeted: "hard to accept that these imbeciles represent the people in our government." - shortly after leaving the hearing. his attorney says shkreli is a brilliant scientist who has saved lives with the drugs he has created./// ((sherry swensk)) we're getting a lot of wear out of our winter wardrobe this week... waiting for temps to warm up and get back to normal. and light winds, and if you look really hard out from our boulder station camera... you can see a few high thin clouds over the mountains. ........................ these below normal temps are a lot easier to take with the warm sunshine shining on you when you're outside. ............ those morning lows were awfully chilly again today... but they will gradually get milder as the afternoons warm up. it will t

the man representative jason chaffetz wants to hunt down is darnell earley. he served as michigan's emergency manager at the time flint's water was changed to the flint river. earley's attorney says his client didn't attend because he was just subpoenaed last night. that didn't give him enough time to travel to washington d-c for this morning's hearing. the other person lawmakers want attend. maryland "the problem is that, today, we are missing the most critical witness of all: the michigan, rick snyder. he is not here lawmakers say the contamination is a failure at all levels of government... the e-p-a was also specifically called out. the problem in 20-14... but declined to take action until last september because of push-back from michigan leaders. with one final mess this moved out of iowa... chief meteorologist ed wilson joins us... there. find out who will join coach campbell when he takes the field for the first time at jack trice stadium. and right after the break... second place isn't sitting well with donald trump... why he says the caucuses were a

. >>> joining us is republican congressman jason chaffetz of utah.ittee and is endorsing marco rubio's white house bid. thanks for being with us. this new quinnipiac poll shows rubio well behind trump in florida. rubio's campaign says not to worry. tim scott couldn't say that rubio had florida in the bag. given these numbers, what's do you say? does rubio have his own state? >> i hope so. he needs to. i think as you look at the home state as ted cruz, if he can't pull off in texas, i think marco rubio needs to pull off florida. my personal opinion. and in kasich if he thinks he's going to stay in the race, the governor has to pull off ohio. you are expected to win your home state. >> at this point, though, if the race doesn't become a one on one matchup, how does your candidate -- if cruz doesn't drop out if kasich doesn't drop out and carson, how does your candidate start to win anywhere? where on the map do you see him right now winning? >> look, this is the challenge for republicans. if you actually want to have a nominee who is conservative, then

republicans led by jason chaffetz were laying the blame at epa's doorstep.emocrats said they supported the decision to take the epa to task but warned responsibility should lie primarily with the state government. is certainlyme being asked in the wake of that crisis in michigan. rick is next in tipton, michigan. good morning. caller: good morning. i blame rick snyder. he is one of the elites in this country that run the country. he has lost touch with what the people are doing out here. company.at ford motor he taxed our pension and that is one of the reasons why he has such a surplus in the state of michigan now. mostgan has probably the claim drinking water -- clean drinking water in the world and there is no excuse why this should happen. i know for a fact within the last couple of months he has been going down to the bahamas scuba diving to get away from this problem. he is one of the elites running this country and they get elected because they are one of the elites. they have meetings and discuss what they are going to do with the country. it is crimi

enthusiastic supporter of the public lands initiative by congressman rob bishop, congressman jason chaffetz and senator mike lee. i believe these are critical steps to help resolve this long-standing conflict and improve our self-reliance. and of course self-reliance is not just an issue for our public lands. it should permeate everything we do in state government, especially in our annual budget process. while a $528 million rainy day fund is extraordinary, there are other things we must do in order to preserve our state's unprecedented fiscal stability. first and foremost, my proposed budget calls for no new debt and no tax increases. in addition, it pays off $350 million in existing debt. bringing the total debt paid off

jason chaffetz/(r) utah)"do you think you've done anything wrong?"(sot: martin shkreli/former ceo, turing pharmaceuticals)"on the advice of counsel, i invoke my 5th amendment privilege against self-incrimination and respectfully decline to answer your question."some lawmakers seemed irritated at shkrelli's smirks and laughter during his short appearance.(sot: voice of: rep. elijah cummings/(d) maryland)"are you listening?" (sot: martin shkreli/former ceo, turing pharmaceutical) "yes."shkreli's attorney tried to explain his clients behavior.(nats)"some of what you saw was nervous energy." ben brafman says shkreli has been unjustly (sot: ben brafman/shkreli's attorney) "mr. shkreli is not a villain. he's not the bad boy. i think at the end of this story he's the hero."(gfx)shkreli tweeted: "hard to accept that these imbeciles represent the people in our government." - shortly after leaving the hearing.mark albert for cbs news, washington. 3 3 safety is an important part of 3 coming up after the break in tonight's healthwatch... how sioux city fire resc

fernando: that' s representative jason chaffetz, chairman of the house oversight committee, summing up public sentiment as congress confronts the crisis in flint, michigan. it' s a disaster that is holding an entire city hostage. we sent jessica jallings gomez to flint for a conversation with mayor karen weaver about the city' s struggle to survive. mayor weaver: when i drive through flint, i have a range of emotions. some days, i am disappointed about what happened. jessica: flint mayor karen weaver, just three months into a brand-new career. happened here in flint, nobody deserves. jessica: a cost saving measure put high levels of lead contamination into water pipes, exposing tens of thousands of people, among them 9000 children. mayor weaver: this has been a breakdown in government. a breakdown in oversight. then it was a cover-up. jessica: while state and federal help has arrived, as well as private donations, the city is still suffering. mayor weaver: it is really sad. if somebody wanted to move, who will want to buy their house? the property value has plummeted. jessica: mayor we

in the future for a hearing with governor snyder, but he would not. >> in a letter to chairman jason chaffetzsman elijah cummings and all of his fellow committee democrats invoked a house rule that they say requires the committee to schedule another hearing and to invite the witnesses that the democrats want to hear from. they want to hear from not only the governor, but also the three emergency managers that he appointed to run the city of flint since they were the ones calling the shots as the lead poisoning crisis unfolded. but for all the political and legal drama today, the thing everybody's going to remember, the thing that i think rattled washington today about this, was all the flint residents and former residents who packed the hearing. they rode buseses through the night to be there. they held vigils outside. they held one -- there was one flint mom turned reluctant activist who gave formal testimony today at this contentious hearing. by the way, when you hear her say mdeq here, that's michigan's state environmental agency. check it out. >> the citizens in flint were assured for 18

obstruionist that eventually the chairman of the house oversight and government reform committee, jason chaffetz of utah, introduced articles of impeachment against commissioner koskinen. he's taken every step to be respond to congress and hold irs employees accountable. shatz says it's up to congress to prevent taxpayer abuse, by pressing for more oversight and transparency. tom: these are not political issues. these are genuine abuses of the taxpayers' money. congress is unfortunately more reacti than proactive. taxpayers need to get them to do what's necessary to stop the waste in washington. sharyl: citizens against government waste has started compiling its list of contenders for the 2016 porker of the year. ahead on "full measure" -- a look ahead in cologne, germany where young women talk about called "the rape game." sharyl: this week, the european union considered allowing border checks to cope with the migration crisis in as we've reported, tightening borders in europe could have a critical impact on the future of the e.u. more than 1 million people headed to europe in search of them re

condiment jason chaffetz said that the epa has promised to hand over internal e-mails and has ordered the u.s. marshals to "hunt down" darnell earley to serve him a subpoena. earley has decided not to testify today. jummy: thank you for those updates. also happening right now, president obama visiting a mosque in baltimore. his first trip to an american mosque as president. the islamic society of baltimore began a small sunday gathering at johns hopkins. ands one of the largest most influential muslim communities in the mid-atlantic region. another candidate dropping out of the race for the white house today. this as democrats and republicans double their efforts in new hampshire ahead of tuesday's primary. marci gonzalez is in manchester where the pressure is mounting. marci: donald trump once again on the attack tweeting ted cruz did not win iowa him he stole it, accusing crew cruz of fraud. the campaign suggested dr. ben carson was dropping out of the race. >> what an incredible victory we had in iowa? marci: cruz holding events in iowa hoping to keep the momentum from his finish i

congressman jason chaffetz says he's going to utilize the federal marshalls to bring him to testify. "if they want to be more transparent they have to be more than just willing to say the things they want to say they have to answer the questions the other people have." while the hearing was going on-- governor snyder tweeted this out --- he says he'll propose 30 million dollars in repayment to flint residents. "there's no price you can put on what they've done to us." "he needs to answer this whole crisis in the manner that's equal to the gravity of it and not just one little piece at a time." families all over flint wanted congress to know how their lives have been forced to change. "i get two showers a week in mount morris that's what i get." melissa mayes brought her three sons all the way to d-c. her entire family has been poisoned. "we're all dealing with anemia, bone pain, bone breaking autoimmune disorders . and that's long after we stopped drinking." he recently shattered his arm and is in constant pain. he feels like his government has put flint on the back burner. "i just f

jason chaffetz: "do you think you've done anything wrong?" "on the advice of counsel, i invoke my 5th amendment privilege against self- incrimination and respectfully decline to answer your question." that didn't stop members of the house committee on oversight and government reform from lecturing shkreli on his company's behavior... which included a decision to increase the price of a life-saving pill from $13-50 to $750 dollars a piece. shkreli refrained from from answering lawmakers in person, but later turned to social media, tweeting - quote "hard to accept that these imbeciles represent the people in our government." brandon marshall and virgil green are playing in another and hear from the former nevada "now, here's sports director garrett dearborn, with channel 2 sports" they've played 5-seasons in their nfl careers...but brandon marshall and virgil green are already about to play in a second superbowl. and while the first time around didn't work out well for the former wolf pack stars they told dallas colodny this time around is goin

jason chaffetz / r utah "i'm disappointed at the response at the local level, at the state level, and at the federal level, it's a failure at every level. it's absolutely, fundamentally and totally wrong. the public has a right to be outraged. 'outraged' doesn't even begin to cover it." the f-b-i says it's working with several other agencies to see if this crisis could lead to criminal charges. construction crews are on the site of a historic plantation in botetourt county tonight, preparing to move two buildings that date back to the 18-th century. the buildings are being moved to development. the structures originally housed slaves on the greenfield plantation. people in the community have been fighting to keep the buildings where they are. new tonight at eleven... we're hearing reaction from experts on the issue from around the state. archaeologist matt reeves at montpelier in orange county says these buildings in their original location is extremely rare. matt reeves / archaeologist montpelier "what's amazing about it is there's not that many slave quarters from the 18th century t

jason chaffetz / chairman, house oversight committee) "you can't come to a hearing before congress and be in charge of water quality for the epa and not know the answer to that question!" lawmakers are trying to figure out how the entire city ended up with contaminated drinking water. flint's water problem began back in 20-14, when the state temporarily switched the city's water source to the flint river in order to save money. the poor water conditions has caused lead poisoning...and law makers want answers. (rep. matt cartwright / d- pennsylvania) "can anybody tell me why the governor is today? because he is hiding, that's what's happening." key michigan officials were absent from the hearing. the michigan department of health and human services is now investigating if the lead-tainted water is causing skin rashes. president obama makes his first visit to an american mosque. the president went to the islamic society of baltimore on wednesday. he thanked muslim americans for serving our communities-- and embraced them as part of one american family. he also criticized rhetoric against

jason chaffetz/(r) utah) "we're calling on the u.s. marshals to hunt him down and (applause)." michigan governor rick snyder was not invited to testify ...he has said that both the federal epa and his state's department of environmental quality "missed" how the decision to switch the city's water supply from lake huron to the flint river in april 2014 had gone dangerously wrong. the dangers of drinking while pregnant are well known ...so why are some american women still risking it?health officials find ... they might not know they are!with more, here's abc news senior medical contributor dr. timothy johnson pregnancy? talk to many mothers-to-be, and they will tell you it changes everything. including, lifestyle changes to protect her unborn child. and since it is common knowledge that alcohol can be dangerous to developing babies? most pregnant women decide not to drink at all. but what about women who are pregnant? but don't know it yet? the concern: that their normal drinking habits could pose a issue that the c-d-c addressed today? releasing a report intended to warn the es

joining us is congressman jason chaffetz, republican from utah. chairman of the house oversight and government reform committee. mr. chairman, welcome, good to have you with us. it was a theatrical morning at the very least. you had some pointed questions for people in mr. shkreli's sort of cohort there. what did you learn today and more importantly, what can you do? >> well, i thought it was a good hearing. i was disappointed that mr. shkreli didn't choose to testify. he has taunted congress and said that if we just got to know him, we would think more of him. and gave him every opportunity to provide his side of the story. but nevertheless, look, you have drugs that have rapid increases in pricing and in this case, less than $20 to more than $700, closer to $750, then you would think that basic economics would allow competition to come in and undercut that pricing and still maintain a healthy profit. but i -- more of my focus, long-term, will be on the fda process. we have more than 3,000 drugs that are in a backlog at the fda, congress had pass

committee chairman jason chaffetz added the food and drug administration needs to reform its process bring generic drugs to the market at he was already considered a hero for his service to the country.now an iraq war veteran is being cheered for fighting off an armed robbery.this surveillance video was taken at a gas station in brevard county, florida.the military vet was working ... when authorities say the robber came in and demanded money.on the video-- you see the vet go to the register with the man pointing the gun at his back. him... the veteran quickly grabs the gunman.the vet throws the man around while punching him.the robber ends police are now looking for him. strong upper and don't forget you can get your latest weather and news on virginia first.com .... 24 hours a day. hippos.... to flip from hippos....1:22-1:27 :16-:21 reports.jeunesse william la alone.that state worth of ads in that state alone. william la jeunesse reports. :16-:211:22-1:27from hippos.... to flip floppers...negative ads saturate airwaves in the early voting statescarrick says: "clearly the research s

at a hearing before the house oversight committee hearing, chairman jason chaffetz blasted darnell earley -- the former emergency manager of flint -- for declining to show up. chaffetz says: "we're calling on the us marshals to hunt him down and give him that subpoena. today we're issuing a new subpeona, he will be here, he will appear to do a deposition later this month." the panel's top democrat expressed his own outrage as well.cummings says: "why would they be paying for water that they cannot even use that is poisoning them?that's not american, as mr chairman said this is not a third world country." a key republican noted it would have only taken a small amount of money to properly treat the flint water. mica says: "for lack of $80 to $100 a day it's about $30,000 a year, it wasn't $50 million we heard cited being cut or something, for that much money we poisoned the kids in lint! didn't we?" an e-p-a official acknowledged this isn't just a flint problem.beauvais says: "there are drinking water issues across the country that we are monitoring actively and we are working with our stat

committee chairman jason chaffetz added the food and drug administration needs to reform its process bring generic drugs to the market at a faster pace. in washington, the leader of one of the entertainment world's best known bands has died. maurice white, the leader of the band "earth wind and fire" died wednesday night in his sleep.white's brother made the announcement on his facebook page.among the group's more famous tracks....."september", "shining star" and "sing a song."maurice white was in music long before forming earth, wind and fire.he moved to chicago during his teenage years and was a drummer at chess records....playing on songs for people like fontella 74 years old. extreme sports pioneer dave mirra died thursday in greenville, north carolina -- he was 41-years old.mirra rose to prominence in the 1990s as the world's top athlete in b-m- x.he helped bring action sports to the mainstream, winning more medals in the e- s-p-n x-games than any other competitor.mirra became a superstar in video games as well through his best-selling "dave mirra freestyle" series. police say t

committee chairman jason chaffetz added the food and drug administration needs to reform its process bring generic drugs to the market at a faster pace. in washington, rich edson, fox news." the leader of one of the entertainment world's best known bands has died.known bands has world's best entertainment the leader of washington, rich edson, fox the leader of one of the entertainment world's best known bands has died. maurice white, the leader of the band "earth wind and fire" died wednesday night in his sleep.white's brother made the announcement on his facebook page.among the group's more famous tracks....."september", "shining star" and "sing a song."maurice white was in music long before forming earth, wind and fire.he moved to chicago during his teenage years and was a drummer at chess records....playing on songs for people like fontella bass and etta james.white was 74 years old. extreme sports pioneer dave mirra died thursday in greenville, north carolina -- he was 41-years old.mirra rose to prominence in the 1990s as the world's top athlete in b-m- x.he helped bring action s

carson jason chaffetz from utah. and his wife julie. -- congressman jason chaffetz from utah. his wife julie. >> it is an honor and privilege to be here with my wife. we do not always get to do that. today guest account as date night. [applause] i hope you are ok with that. this night is a little different than the others because tomorrow we are going to do something that i'm just so honored. tomorrow, we sell red out 25th wedding anniversary. -- celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. [applause] i told her, julie, after 25 elco. i'm taking you to [laughter] that is how much she loves me. we are so looking forward to going. i have to say that i'm very blessed. i first met julie and i did not have much of a dime to my life. andought her on the stage buyht a coupon -- i had a one get one free frozen yogurt and it worked. we went all the way through this and we are very blessed with three children. we have a son and two daughters. i get a little emotional when i talk about it because they are the thrill of our lives. asgo through that experience you have a inevitably gone through

(jason chaffetz committee chair) he's vital to understanding what happened and how these decisions were made. (adriana diaz/cbs news, flint, mi) many democrats also called for michigan governor rick snyder to testify but the panel's gop majority did not invite the republican governor. what do you say to those residents and congressmen who about how tihs happened (gov. rick snyder/r- michigan) i've released email i've been very open. we're cooperating with every investigation snyder announced he will propose $30 million dollars for flint residents. he says they shouldn't have to pay for water they can't drink. adriana diaz cbs news, flint, michigan. ((paul joncich)) an estimated 21-thousand residential customers have continued paying their bills despite the water problems. /// ((denise valdez)) > two russian cosmonauts are safely back inside the international space station... after a 5 hour space walk. they installed fresh experiments outside the i-s-s and gathered old ones. in addition... the cosmonaut released a container with a flash drive that has videos and messages pertaining to th

jason chaffetz says he will direct the u.s. marshals to "hunt down those officials, serve them with a subpoena, force them to appear. in washington, jacqueline fell, channel 9, eyewitness news >>> within one hour president obama is expected to make his first visit to an american mosque as commander-in-chief. he is scheduled to visit the islamic society of baltimore. the president plans to hold a roundtable with committee members and deliver remarks. he is visited mosques overseas but never in the united states as president. >>> another recall for toyota drivers. hundreds of thousands of trucks, suvs recalled because the roof mounted airbags can inflate without a crash. the recall includes 2005, 2006 toyota tundra. the 2000-06 land cruiser, 2004,- 06 400 they will replace the issue at no cost to you. women should be required to register for the court draft. >> the recent decision to open combat jobs to women in the u.s. military these women made history last summer when i ranger school. now top army and marine corps generals are

and the chairman of the committee, jason chaffetz, loggerheads whether to go forward in those kinds ofasses the speaker usually wins. ambassador, great to have you here. thanks so much. >> thank you, lou. >> john bolton. >>> scary footage capturing the moment that a wild elephant went on a rampage. this elephant was frightened. it strayed into an east indian town after wandering from a nearby forest. the elephant, as you see there, well, doing a lot of damage. it moved around for several hours, destroyed parked cars. rather over motor bikes. dozens of homes and we're told it took four tranquilizer darts to knock him out before authorities could use a truck and crane to lift him and then to transport him home. no one was hurt. the elephant later released back into the wild. >>> up next, bernie sanders having the best week ever. eviscerating hillary clinton in new hampshire playing basketball. wait a minute. watch this. now, we're going to do a count. how many times have you actually seen president obama swish? guess what xwlts going ? it's going to be interesting and coming right back i

we have just heard from speaker ryan's office that congressman jason chaffetz, the chairman of the houseight committee, will not be proceeding with his investigation, his committee's investigation into government record keeping in which there was great concern that, well, the former secretary of state and presidential candidate now, hillary clinton, might become ensnarled. this is congressman chaffetz's statements saying -- that was apparently enough to spook speaker ryan. he's apparently scared to death of friction in his relationship with president obama. politico reporting that ryan and majority leader mccarthy met, chairman chaffetz's house oversight committee will not be proceeding with that investigation. we have not heard from chairman chaffetz who is on an airplane on his way to his district. if in any way hillary clinton had been the subject or even moderately collateral to the oversight probe, that would have created considerable problems for speaker ryan in his judgment. the speaker had earlier been emphatic about limiting any oversight investigation. here's his response today

the chairman of the oversight committee, jason chaffetz livid.you have 100,000 people poisoned by their government because they made this switch which they shouldn't have done, and when they realized there was a problem, they covered it up. deirdre: do you think it sounds like you are going to say yes, but there was a coverup? >> no question there was a cover-up. and a cover-up of the worst kind. you were costing people their health and maybe their lives. and you went for the way not reveal to it people but you came down on people who tried to reveal it to people. susan helpedman of al helped d n headman, she is the worse. deirdre: i read about 100,000 kids who have lead poisoning. >> it wasn't a mistake. she knew what was going on. not on would she nod ring the -- not ring the alarm, she forbade those under her from ringing the alarm. deirdre: the congressman was in the hearing on the water crisis in flint, washington. maurice white. you know him as the founder of the music group earth wind and fire has passed away at at age of 74. he founded th

former officials related to this water crisis and the bottom line is, the karm of the panel, jason chaffetzxpects a lot of documentation from the epa by the end of the week. heather. >> i bet. mike emanuel on capitol hill, thanks so much. >>> can a defendant claim brain injury as a legal defense? the doctor who discovered cte thinks all of the hard hits that o.j. simpson took in his playing days may have played a factor in his behavior. how liable is he when it comes to preventing and researching brain injuries and is this going to be a staple in legal cases in the future? caring for someone with alzheimer's means i am a lot of things. i am his guardian. i am his voice. so i asked about adding once-daily namenda xr to his current treatment for moderate to severe alzheimer's. it works differently. when added to another alzheimer's treatment, it may improve overall function and cognition. and may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. vo: namenda xr doesn't change how the disease progresses. it shouldn't be taken by anyone allergic to memantine, or who's had a bad reaction to namenda xr

conservatives and progressives, who have come together, folks like raul labrador, trey gowdy, jason chaffetz, good friends of mine on the other side of the aisle, recognize the importance of dealing with mass incarceration for america. but here are a few statistics i think we need to be concerned about. as it relates to your question. african-americans serve virtually as much time in prison for nonviolent drug offense, approximately 58 months, as white americans do for a violent criminal offense. 62 months. whilets in america statistically use drugs five times as aufpble as african-americans, yet african-americans are sent to prison for drug offenses as 10 times the rate of white americans. lastly, african-americans represent 83% of crack cocaine federal defendant bus only 28% of users. 83% of defendants, 28% of users. whereas white americans retcht 5.8% of federal defendants, but 62% of users. something is wrong. justice is not color blind in america. and so hopefully we'll find the ability to come together to deal with the overall broken criminal justice system and certainly as part of tha