my husband went to try to go outside and it was too hot on the back so he couldn't remember where malloy right outweight are all and then the fire trucks came but they waited way down because there was nothing they could do put away from or through yeah from growth. so i think they were there basically for our homes and if they caught fires something you know one of our structures. and just real accidents and spills are common in these communities between two thousand and three and two thousand and eight it is estimated that there were one thousand four hundred and thirty five spills in colorado. nearly a quarter of the spills are believed to have contaminated either ground or surface water in the state. every time we are that's why that's why we see this when you see this and it's a good thing now but you know. a little farther down dry hollow road is the divide creek. ok here we go that's where lisa bracken and her family live. this is that was first discovered. put out a call one day april first from a neighbor steve thompson and said you know i found some stuff down here on my place

and also, we will have mark play, and also courtland malloy, and -- >> you have all kinds of cl celebrities. >> even my husband, marion barry, and we hope he will be able to make it. they are all teaming up with the kids? >> what time should they be there? >> everybody should be there 10:00 saturday morning, and it goes from 10:00 to 3:00. >> the cost? >> spectators, $50, and for players, $100. >> sounds like it's wonderful and benefits kids. >> don't worry about the rain. >> congratulations for all the hard work. it paid off for the kids. >> do you play? >> i can. maybe i will show up, just to watch. thanks a lot. good to see you. >>> a new government report shows the rich are getting richer. the congressional budget office says from 1997 to 2007 income for america's top 1% almost tripled. up 275%. income grew 40% for the middle class and 18% for the poor. washington, d.c. had the widest income gap. the high salaries for ceos and athletes and entertainers are as high as we thought they were. >>> if you plan to travel by air for the holidays and have not purchased your ticket yet, get ready

joining me now to discuss this new landscape is tara malloy, associate legal counsel for the campaign legal center, a nonprofit organization that favors tightening regulations on campaign spending. and hans von spakovsky, senior legal fellow at the heritage foundation, which opposes new regulations. he's also a former member of the federal election commission. since i almost got your position wrong there, mr. van spakovsky, let me start with you. and ask, is it really going to change the landscape? am i overreaching when i say that? >> i think there will be more money spent on the election but, you know, we get more money spent on every election. that's a long-term trend. i think in the long run it's actually going to be a wash because you have liberal organizations and conservative organizations raising money basically to oppose each other and, look, no matter how much money you have getting your message out, if voters don't like the message you're giving you're still not going to win an election. >> ifill: it feels like we have these conversations every couple years. each time it's

dan malloy writing a tweet yesterday, this is the largest number of outages connecticut has ever experienced. >> and why not? 4 inches of snow, wow. what is this? southern alabama? >> he says plan for power not to return for -- >> that's what he said back when the hurricane came through. >> easy explanation, leaves still on the trees, the snowfall, topple over, take down the power lines. happened in new jersey, the side of my in-law's house caught on fire. >> every street in my town -- every house had a tree down. but we still have power. it's weird. >> yeah. >> they were all over it. >> all right. >> i don't know. >> let's go to news. >> connecticut -- >> seriously? >> and some of my friends say they only have two trucks going around for entire towns. and one of them gets converted every afternoon into an ice cream truck. >> really? >> it is -- it is unbelievable how inefficient connecticut light and power are. >> all right. >> it is incredibly -- >> connecticut light and power is really a joke. >> i don't understand this. >> i don't understand what's happening. >> you can't do that. >> we'