yes, joe manchin was a democrat but he was a coal state governor. pretty much maintained the role of opponent to environmental regulations, particularly anything to do with the coal industry and coal-fired power plants. just as he promised the people of west virginia he would do when he was running for senate. in 2011, he introduced a bill in the senate that would prevent the epa from revoking clean water act permits. that same year he also co-sponsored an amendment that would suspend the epa's regulation of greenhouse gases. this past summer senator manchin was the only senate democrat to vote against the confirmation of president obama's choice to be the new head of the epa. then came january 9th of this year, four weeks ago. a chemical spill paralyzed governor manchin's state. a chemical used in the processing of coal. the banks of the elk river in charleston, west virginia, at the public water intake for charleston's drinking water supply. that chemical it turns out was stored poorly in tanks maintained poorly been and unregulated storage chemic

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joe manchin has asked that it be banned. the one currency trader says joe manchin was going too far. >> in the early days of banking there were bang runs. we came up with government regulation, ftic insurance and the federal reserve. now you trust putting your money into a bank. in the early days, it's expected there's hiccups. >> federal prosecutors in new york and authorities in japan are looking at what caused the bitcoin exchange to shut bun. more than $300 million worth may have been stolen from a tokyo exchange. >> in part two of our look at the citrus problem, farmers get help to overcome the crisis. jennifer london has the story from redland. >> i can see the tree has a broken branch. >> citrus farming runs through bob's blood, passed down from his father, grandfather, and great grandfather. >> we have been farming oranges and citrus in this area since the 1900s. >> the citrus groves have survived snaps, cold snaps. >> it is it the asian citrus psyllid. it's fatal. we'll lose all the trees. it's like losing someone i

west virginia joe manchin asking federal regulators to ban the currency.wants the disruption to the economy, but one currency trader says joe manchin may be going too far. >> in the early days of banking there were bank runs all the time, then we came up with the regulations, insurance, and the federal reserve. now you trust to put your money into the bank. in the early days, it's expected there were hick cups. >> federal prosecutors and japanese authorities are investigating what happened. >> president obama making a push to fix the crumbling infrastructure. the president asked congress to approve a $300 million plan to create jobs by fixing roads, bridges and railways. the president made similar pitches, but congress rejected every one. >> farmers got some rain, but not enough to help them recover from one of the worst floods. >> it is raining hard, what does it mean? to give you an example of the impact. dairy farmers need hay and grain for the cows. it requires water to grow. there has been a cost for dairy farmers this area. we had the chance to speak

saying there are different definitions of safety as far as the water goes, that are prompted senator joe manchin of west virginia, to ask, do you think the water is safe? they dodged that question, seems that people will not want to answer that with pure conclusion. here is what manchin said. >> we thought that the tested and checked but knowing, haz-mat material, it didn't have to be, the chemical vaift improvement act which for the first time in 42 years, think about this, 1976 was the last time we ever tried to find out what chemicals we are using and how it affects humans. >> 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. michae

so i have a bill, it's a bill that i have introduced with joe manchin, senator joe manchin from west virginia, it's a bipartisan bill, and it is going to help provide greater security for kids in our schools. madam president, my immediate inspiration for -- for introducing this bill came from a tragic story that originated in pennsylvania. it's a story that begins at a school in delaware county. one of the schoolteachers, it turns out, had molested several boys and had raped one. the prosecutors never felt like they had enough evidence to actually mount a case against him, but the school knew what had happened, and so they dismissed the teacher, but unbelievably to me, although they dismissed him, they also gave him a letter of recommendation that he could take with him as he applied -- where do you think -- to other schools, because that's what these predators do, they look to be in an environment where they can find more victims. that's exactly what this guy did. he managed to get another teaching job in west virginia. the story, this episode ends in 1997 when that teacher, who by

west virgina senator joe manchin is calling for a complete ban of the digital currency. he sent a letter to treasury secretary jack lew and fed chair janet yellen, saying the currency is unregulated and allows illegal activity. earlier in the week, bitcoin's exchange, mt. gox, went offline after a series of cyber-attacks. customers lost about $350 million in bitcoins, with no solution for recovery. identity theft tops the list of pricey consumer complaints. consumers lost $1.6 billion to various types of fraud in 2013, according to the federal trade commission. also making the list along with id theft.. credit card theft, false debt collection notices, payday loan charges, government imposter debt claims, and unexpected telephone and mobile charges. in our cover story, "everybody wins at the oscars." that the name of the gift bags that last year, were filled with 48-thousand dollars' worth of stuff-we-all-get---swag for short. and for the companies that provide the goodies--- seeking good publicity---it's in the bag. the storefront of terry's toffee's and shelves inside

i think i think the state and you know governor earl ray tomblin and senator joe manchin are doing everything in their power to stop that regulation from happening precisely because people like jake like reporters donated to governor thomas camping the executives at patriot coal doing to governor thomas camping out financial resources which acquired massey energy which is responsible for. coal blast that killed over two dozen miners they gave money to this government so this this whole administration is in the pocket of the coal industry so i think and tell the federal government steps in and really starts to regulate the state because the state won't do it so i think until that happens you're not going to see much in the way of accountability at the state level that's that's really a shame and i want to ask you about another another aspect of this that it doesn't surprise me it sounds too absurd to actually be true the the koch brothers charles and david koch actually might be connected to these chemicals bills this is something that you've been writing about yourself can you explain that co

continue to be concerned about the safety of their drinking water democratic senators barbara boxer joe manchin and john rockefeller proposed the chemical safety and drinking water protection act that would require state inspections of above ground chemical storage facilities this bill has not yet been referred to committee for more on this we turn to our to correspondent make a. first west virginia residents were told that their water was unsafe to drink now one expert warns that the air in charleston could also be toxic take a deep breath because this one is a doozy west virginia environmental quality board member scott simon testified in front of west virginia's joint legislative oversight commission on state water resources that he conducted tests and found trace amounts of cancer causing for the hide in the air simonton believes this talk cicare is linked to the spill of thousands of gallons of for meth the cycle hexane methanol into the elk river earlier this month state officials have blasted the testimony the west virginia american water company called simon tones opinion misleading and

financial regulators have been asked to ban the karch by joe manchin. one currency trader said joe manchin may be going too far. >> in the early days there were bank running, fdic insurance, federal reserve and now you trust to put your money into a bank. this the early days it is expect there'll be hiccups. >> joining us to discuss this is david nelson. senator joe manchin brings up a sudden point, follow the closure, $300 million-plus dollars missing. it's more than a major hiccup. >> it's important to distinguish between a bitcoin exchange and the currency itself. we may find out several months from now that it was nothing more than a ponzi scheme. it could be that. red flags showed up for several months. people that had invested said that it was easy to get money in, almost impossible to get it out. the company, their founder, mark kapellis believe they were hacked or robbed. it may have vanished. >> they ceased operations. >> the senator september a later saying: >> if criminals are taking advantage of bitcoin, will regulators step in. >> probably.

. >> chris co phoenix and democratic senator joe manchin. brad, let me start wu. you make of what harry reid was saying about people with bad experiences with obama care? >> look if you take harry reid's own words there is no problem with obama care or website or sign ups and delivery of services and people are satisfied with the coined of law that was passed. three big lies perpetrated by democrats, you will keep your doctor and policy, false. when americans tell their truthful story about their experiences with obama care, what does the septemberor do who claim they are political attacks he goes to the well of the senate and attack the americans. it is a disgrace! >> what mcconnell said, chris, his behavior is a stop iing. do you believe the people who have come on our channel, and related the stories of hard ships, are they liars? >> i will not call anybody a li. i will admit people out there had difficulty with the roll out whether it was the website or lost their plan, i understand that. i understand that has happen. what i think our message should be in fixi

to call the water safe when questioned by congressional leaders like senator and former governor joe manchin >> is the water safe? would you use the water with your children and grandchildren? >> i consider the toxicology that exist this chemical is so little and so -- the chemical is so little it started it's very hard to say whether it is safe. >> west virginia state health officer dr. letitia tierney said she drank if the water but when asked if she would call it safe, she stopped short. >> that's in a way a difficult ethnic say because everyone has a different definition of safe. i believe the water based on the standards we have is usable for every purpose including bathing cooking. >> nobody would use that word right? >> appropriate for use i think it's -- >> a way to pass blame. because nobody knows. we do not know if it's safe. >> just straight up ahead there. >> for sarah and kirk uncertainty is not an option when it comes to the birth of their new baby boy. >> you have to spend three months working on this room and you're going to be just moving right out. >> yeah, yeah, he play no

. >>> west virginia democratic senator joe manchin appeared to tay another step away from the health care law at a town hall this week, saying, quote, i will vote tomorrow to repeal the aca, but i want to fix the problems in it. the senator's office clarified his remarks today. quote, i have never supported repealing the affordable care act because i came to washington to find solutions to our country's problems. >>> a republican governor and possible presidential candidate is in the spotlight as opponents try to stir up a scandal. but it's not who you think. carl cameron with new news on old news about a man many consider a rising political star. >> wisconsin republican governor scott walker is in d.c. today for the national governors' association annual meeting. back home, he's in the morning headlines state wide. e-mails released by a wisconsin court indicate when walker was milwaukee county executive and running for governor in 2010, he was copied on e-mails from county staffer whose have since been convicted of illegal lee walking on his gubernatorial campaign from their desks a

a former chief of staff to west virginia senator joe manchin and a fogs news political analyst, welcometh of you. >> thank you. >> we should explain that so far this is only regarding those who are affiliated with the justice department. perhaps it will stepped to others. in the meantime, some would say, angela, that it's a step in the right direction giving equal rights. others apparently not. what are your thoughts? >> well, it's a tref vasty that our chief law enforcer of the land is going against the fabric of our nation which is the constitution. his statements go against the first amendment which is freedom of religion, separation of church and state. and then the tenth amendment states rights. and president obama even though he believes in same-sex marriage, he said that it's up to the states. so eric holder is going against our president, as well. >> chris, do you think the timing of this is interesting or the substantive matter or the fact that the announcement will come from eric holder and not from the president? could the president not have said our justice department has de

joining me, chris kofinis, the former chief of staff to west virginia senator joe manchin, and steve ascue, senior strategist for cory booker. great to have both of you here. steve, let me start with you. senate democrats, a lot are up this year for re-election, but not many of them who are in hotly contested races are all that excited about having the president coming to campaign for them. is it as obvious to the democrats as it is to the rest of us? >> no, governor, i think this is the tactic that is used in campaigns. you know very well as a pro when you ran for priesident, you distanced yourself from president bush at times. i respected you for that, by the way. i think these races are going to be won on local issues. they're fought going to talk about washington and touting the culture of washington. they're going to quite frankly run against washington. i don't see that's being an issue. it's standard practice, by the way. republicans and democrats have done it alike for years. >> i don't remember when they didn't want to be photographed with the sitting president. even though

senator joe manchin, thanks for your time. [applause] >> i'll introduce my colleague with senator richard blumenthal. >> good morning. thank you for joining us. we appreciate the opportunity to talk to you. i wanted to give a quick reminder those to to participate in the polling question and we'll get to that. i want to start where you left off, what was the one thing -- the biggest thing you learned about the president last night? >> that he is frustrated with congress as the american people, as i am and going to use the full reach of his authority, not exceed it, not overreach, but use all of the authority that congress has given him to give action to the american people and whether it's the minimum wage or immigration where he has already acted or veterans, which is such a pauferfully important issue, he is going to use -- how were fully important -- powerfully important issue, he is going to use executive orders and promulgate the regulations that are delayed. one of the problems is the overdelay in issuing rules in order

senators jay rockefeller and joe manchin testifying about the situation in their state. co-sponsoring a bill to streamline oversight of chemical facilities like the one that caused that 300,000 people to lose their water for about a week. is that a step in the right direction? >> yeah, look, i think the take home message here is very clear that when you spill thousands of gallons of a toxic meth ol coloral hexane in the elk river that fresh water is the most precious thing we have. we have to protect it at all costs. >> we'll leave it there. thank you for your time, sir. >> we're also keeping a very close eye on the markets today, showing signs of a gentle bounceback after yesterday's 300-point nose dive. i want to talk vice president biden's former economic adviser about the overall health of our economy next. this was the hardest decision i've ever had to make. jim, i adore the pool at your hotel. anna, your hotels have wondrous waffle bars. ryan, your hotels' robes are fabulous. i have twelve of them. twelve? shhhh, i'm worth it& what i'm trying to say is, it's so har

joe manchin actually wants federal regulators to ban the currency, calling it dangerous. disruptive, highly unstable. we've mentioned of course there's other regulatory approaches here, but before you get that far, right, you have to look at whether people on the internet think they can actually use this service with any trust. what is the kind of mood out there right now? >> bitcoin was created by the famous winklevoss twins. on the overall filter, it's still 43% positive. there's a lot of people who believe there will be an internet currency that bitcoin is in the lead, and they like what's called the democratization of currency, not run by governments, but run by free market. so it's quite a roller coaster ride. >> i think you put it well. the very thing that makes it cool also makes it very unstable. it is new, unknown. interesting for people with money to play with, not a place to put any of your retirement savings. on a more serious topic that we've been covering, arizona's religious freedom bill. it has been vetoed by governor brewer, but this story is bigger than

bill introduced in the senate by pennsylvania republican pat toomey and west virginia democrat joe manchin failed to pass a critical hurdle in the legislative process. and that's despite getting more than 50 votes. in fact, the "new york times" reports that last year the gun control movement actually lost ground. 109 state laws passed, 70 of them loosening restrictions primarily on things like concealed carry. if anything, the obama years have been for the business in the gun industry very, very good. and according to the atf, the number of guns manufactured in president obama's first term alone nearly equals the number manufactured in president bush's two terms. as an editor for a pro gun magazine told business week, barack obama is the stimulus package for the firearms industry. the program director for moms who demand action, which was formed in the wake of the newtown tragedy. jennifer, quantify for us in your view the impact that the brady law has had on the u.s. since it was passed. >> well, it's impossible to quantity guy the effect because goodness knows how many lives have been sa

. >> to politics, a congressional hearing led by senator joe manchin sought answered about the chemical leak that contaminated drinking water for hundreds of thousands last month. there alingering concerns by residents that the water around charleston, west virginia, may not be safe to drink. this, despite repeated assurances by state and federal officials there is no threat but last week, five charleston area schools temporarily closed because the water smelled like licori licorice, associated with the chemical mthm. one teacher fainted, several students claimed burning sensations in their nose and eyes. residents don't believe the water's safe. >> i'm not drinking the water. my wife is not drinking the water. none of my neighbors trust the water. >> when will we stop smelling the water? when will we hear the chemical leak is completely stopped? >> why cannot one of you say our water's drinkable. >> the question's been asked and answered a couple of times. >> no one wants to answer the question. >> the experts said there are concerns there hasn't been enough testing. >> the biggest fea

senator joe manchin, democrat from west virginia asking the fed chairman about bitcoin. >> the federal reserve simply does not have authority to supervise or regulate bitcoin in any way. >> and that's pretty much puts a period on it, all that. obviously getting attention as sarah said. again, the rest of the hearing. >> and we've kind of made this addiction to debt amongst we're studen our students. i'd like a comment on that and also i'd like a comment on an issue that i've raised before and i know you've not -- you felt i perhaps over stated it but with our financial institutions now having $2.4 trillion in excess reserve deposited at the fed and i know that 25 basis point interest rate you pay, you feel isn't that much. i would simply say that, you know, when you've got other central banks like the bank of denmark which has made a negative, that has pushed their institutions to get more of that money lent out, which actually then might assuage senator shelby because you might not have to do as many asset purchases if some of these banks were doing more to sim stimulate and get that

for example, joe manchin was praising this idea. people are tired of the war, tired of supporting the war, want the troops to come back home. i expect easier for obama to pull this off than it would have been maybe a year ago. >> i think that's right, sam, and the folks looking at this as a substantiative level have to be real about karzai and the total lack of cooperation here, which is just a public fact, and that's different than rhetoric you have of staying to win. david, i want to put up to that point what john boehner said. he said, "succeeding in afghanistan is national to our interests and must take priority over any calendar dates." that's fine as it goes, not a super tough reply. what do you make of that from the speaker? >> interesting, afghans are going to pick a new president in april and each of the candidates said they will sign the agreement. and i think if you look sort of out broadly, there's a lot of pressure still to keep forces there, because, you know, analysts are concerned that this will sort of dissolve into

you might know by now that joe manchin asked for stricter limits on bitcoin and yellen told him the fedate it in any way because there is obviously no central issuer to bitcoin. >> a good thing a lot of other regulators, new york state and treasury, has beening booing bitcoin. he's calling for the ban of bitcoin, saying that it's dangerous. i just like that he brought it up during the testimony. >> very nice. >>> in the meantime, breaking news continues this hour. scott cohn is back at headquarters. scott? >> busy day, darl. federal prosecutors in manhattan have unsealed an indictment against a british computer hacker now accused of hacking the fed. the federal reserve as well as the federal reserve bank of chicago, the man is 28-year-old lauri love accused of two-count indictment unsealed today in new york. he was previously accused of hacking various other government website, military websites, nasa and so on, in a year-long hacking campaign. and allegedly boasting about his hacks on a chat room. he is reportedly still in the uk and u.s. authorities will likely seek extradition of lau

>> so you guys might not be surprised about this, but the most moderate democratic senator is joe manchins on a whole host of issues. been on the show many times to talk about his moderation and cen terrorism and s-- centrism and susan collins the most moderate senator. the most moderate republican senator susan cole lips is still more -- collins is still more conservative than joe manchin. now that sorting is fully complete and you have this polarization that we talked about all the time. >> interesting you say that the tea party is running out of senators to run against, because the senate is becoming so conservative. >> yeah. the tea party has won the war basically and there of the 12 senators that are up for re-election on the republican side, in 2014, six of them are facing primary challenges from the right. but we find in our ratings that a lot of them, like pat roberts in kansas, or john cornyn in texas, they are among the most conservative members of the senate based on their voting records. so it's hard to really make the case anymore that, you know, at least in certain cases lik

jay rockefeller and joe manchin were introducing a chemical safety intricate water protection act of 2014. lack of information has been our greatest challenge in west virginia. that piece of legislation will go a long ways towards providing the much-needed transparency that we will have in the future. but i must say now that at this time west virginians need answers now. the water ban has been lifted, but too many west virginians are wondering if their water is really safe area for stuff we hear that it won't chemical. then we hear that it is to chemical. then we hear it is 7500 pounds. then we hear it is 10,000 gallons. one day we are told that the water is safe and the next day we are told that the pregnant women should not drink it. it doesn't add up. either safe or it is not eight. i frankly people are fed up and angry and they are scared. i have families telling me that they are melting snow just to be able to give their children's bath. as a mother of an 11-year-old daughter in our county i show those things to be of concern. as secretary of state, i demand answers and i asked

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joining me is the former chief of staff to democratic senator joe manchin. good morning, chris. you? >> good morning. i'm good. >> is there this mass exodus of democrats and senate democrats from the obama band wagon this year because of obamacare and falling popularity numbers of the president? >> to some extent. i mean, this is kind of a norm in presidential second terms. you have the second-year itch. the average loss for a second term mid term is about six seats in the senate. part of this is to be expected. the other part to this that makes it a little bit difficult for democrats is you're talking about a lot of red states when you're talking about west virginia, louisiana, alaska, states where the president's numbers ar't necessarily the strongest. but at the end of the day the reality, and i know this from we ran a tough race when i was advising senator manchin in the mid terms in 2010. you have to distinguish yourself, establish your own identity in terms of what your vision is and how you're going to establish yourself in the congress and the senate. hugging yourself wi

cuts joe manchin possible to the military.ere is a headline on that subject from "the wall street journal" this morning. some news on that subject for those interested in military pay issue. in the next 35 minutes or so we are asking about whether governors make better presidents. we want to get your thoughts. that's go to glenn in lakeland, florida. go to glenn in lakeland, florida. about: this is not whether governors make a better presidents, this is about ideology. this is in regards to the fact that republicans did not have a candidate in 2016 to run against hillary clinton. this is not about whether governors make better presidents. if you look at the last republican president and then look at ronald reagan, ronald reagan is who started this trickle down economics theory and let the country to the recession we are in now. the next republican governor, george bush, exploded the economy and to look at where we sit. they also want -- they are also responsible for the war we have been having in this country. that is the situ