. >> pat mcginley teaches environmental law and policy at west virginia university - an important job in a state where private lawyers often have to step in for citizens when regulation fails. he says the recent freedom industries spill is just business as usual. >> it seems like the costs fall to the people when regulation fails >> these scenarios are repeated time and again in west virginia and other states. it's a corporate mentality - make a fast buck we'll get away with this and actually if the law is enforced we'll work the system and pay a low fine and ultimately we'll come out ahead. the freedom industry tanks were built in the 1940s and the 50s. inspections by the dep were few and far between. mandatory leak prevention plans were never filed. >> it is basically a huge subsidy to polluting industries if they are allowed to operate without complying with environmental regulations. coal and chemical companies do bring jobs and money into a state that is struggling for both, but the lack of regulation comes with its own monetary cost. it's estimated that the public health burden

this past summer, air u worked with west virginia university to launch a pilot program that provideses. i commend chairman wheeler for considering an alternative plan that would provide for more unlicensed speculate frum in band.0 mega hertz there will spur services worldwide. there is protection for certain services than originally proposed. for example, i have been concerned about the impact that is a 2012 statute and this proceeding could have on low powered television stations or lp tv's and translators. they provide diverse and local television programming and translator stations are an important free over the air television resource in the most remote of locations. it was important for me that the commission export all reasonable options to allow these stations to continue to broadcast after the auction. the notice of proposed rule-making sought comment on allowing these stations to channel share. this order goes further by explaining that the commission will initiate a more comprehensive rule-making proceeding to explore several other options for l.p. tvs. in addition to chann

polka graduated from west virginia university magna cum laude and received his jd from pittsburgh universityf the law school newsmagazine and recipient of the law school's most distinguished graduate award to read welcome to you mr. polka. the next witness, professor scott hemphill of columbia law school is a law professor at columbia as i said where his research examines the balance between innovation and competition sets by antitrust law b, intellectual property and other forms of regulation. from 2011 to 2012, professor hemphill served as the chief of the antitrust bureau in the office of new york state attorney general. before joining columbia faculty, he served as a law clerk for judge richard on the u.s. court of appeals in the seventh circuit. and to justice scalia. he's a graduate of harvard college i and london school of economics where he studied as a fulbright scholar. he received his jd and phd from stanford university. so we welcome you, professor. our next witness is mr. alex grunes antitrust lawyer at the law firm. mr. grunes advises on mergers and acquisitions and provides th

of state, also previously a television news reporter and also first female to serve as west virginia university'sot. and now she's her party's choice to run for the senate. deep and strong democratic tradition make s it a wild card in this year's battle for control of the u.s. senate. yes, it's a state that's hostile to president obama and the national democratic party, but it hasn't given up on the democratic party altogether. it could remain more competitive than we're expecting it it to be right now. if natalie e te innocent wins this race and denies a seat they are count iing on picking up, i will blow up the midterm math. if democrats can win this race, it gets harder to see them losing the senate. natalie ten nant was here this week. >> you're talking to an undecided voter in west virginia. that voter did not vote for president obama and doesn't like the job he's doing. why should that voter vote pr somebody in his party who will give his party control of the senate? >> guess what, chances are that same voter you talked to voted for me in 2012. i won with 62% of the vote with president obam

larry in our pages west virginia university scholar writes about this.m sea scenario likely isn't going to happen for democrats. that is obama sets much more popular. then a republican wave doesn't happen and just a switch ofr one or two seats and democrats keep control of the senate chamber. >> believes that unlikely. let's go to the next which is the gael force white cap scenario. >> that is certainly a plausible scenario. it's not one i happen to think is likely. but that is republicans win and win pretty comfortably on the strength of seventh states, i believe it is, that romney won and where democrats are at competitive races and therefore they take over the senate chamber or come very close. >> what do you think is most likely? >> i think that democrats are -- and there's polling that suggests this -- that democrats we've been looking at as in a lot of trouble are running more vigorous races than we expected. mark pryor in arkansas is the premiere example of this. if he ran as mark pryor, democrat, he'd be in big trouble given how unpopular obamaca

universities in those areas. this past summer they worked with west virginia the university to launch a pilot program that provides campuswide wi-fi services using tv white spaces. i commend commend chairman who therefore considering an alternative plan that would provide for more unlicensed spectrum in the 600 megahertz band. this assures spurring new innovations and unlicensed broadband services worldwide. it provides more protection for certain services than the npr had originally proposed. for example i have concern about the impact in the 2012 statute in this proceeding could have on low power television stations are ltte and translators. they provide diverse and local television programs and translator stations in particular are an important free over the air television resource in the most remote of locations. it was important for me that the commission explored all reasonable options to allow the stations to continue to broadcast over the option -- auction. this order goes further. by explaining the commission will initiate a more comprehensive rulemaking proceeding to explore several other auctions for lt

west virginia house race. the president does midland's university is likely to be nebraska's next senator with the support of tedcruz and is there a palin and freedom works and you may be surprised to learn he is more of a washington insider who worked for the bush administration and did various capacities at the justice department and homeland security. what about his insistence he is dead set against amnesty for illegal immigrants? blast week he did not sign that anti-amnesty pledged that his opponent did sign. so the tea party victory may not be all that it appears. in fact, it appears to be little. at the very least the g.o.p. establishment there is not at all unhappy with the results. consider the op-ed by ntt party leader where he urged republicans to get behind immigration reform as in comprehensive immigration reform. within 24 hours of the victory. people around the tea party express co-founder and longtime establishment operator bruxelles' made it known that russo was urged to back amnesty and wrote the op-ed by bloomberg and murdoch who happens to be the head of the company that owns also this network

when i came to ohio state university, i was prettyonvinced i was going to become a coal geologist. because, having grown up in west virginia, i could see -- one of the reasons of going to college was to get a job. and i could see the application there. in my first quarter here, i got a little note in my mailbox that said, "how would you like to work for a research program "in the institute of polar studies, looking at ice cores?" and so i took this position. it took me about a year, year and a half, to really start to realize what was archived in those ice cores, or the potential. and at that time, all the work was being done in the polar regions. narrator: during the 1950s and '60s, ambitious drilling programs in the remote ice caps of antarctica and greenland provided an impressive record of past climate, such as ice ages and warming events, going back hundreds of thousands of years. but these records only provided part of the climate's history. as a young man, thompson's interests lay outside the arctic. he set a goal -- to drill ice where no one had ever drilled before. in the polar regions at the time, there was a lot

west virginia. people worked for the university of richmond's women's basketball program and the pilot has been identifiedl kirk who had more than 20 years of experience as a hot air balloon pilot. the bodies of two victims were found yesterday about a mile apart and a third person is still missing. this morning, investigators are continuing their search. they believe the hot air balloon drifted into a power line before bursting into flames and crashing friday night. >> we do find any safety issues with there. we make a recommendation for the tragedy in the future. >> the university of richmond released a statement confirming the basketball coach janine doyle and director of basketball operationers natalie louis were both on board. >>> a united airlines flight on the way to hawaii had to go back to the airport after smoke was reported in the cockpit and the cabin. flight 296 had been up in the air for about an hour when smoke appeared. one said when the oxygen masks came down, everyone realized for the first time just how serious the situation was. >> i turned around immediately and saw the smoke. came ba

university where she was a rhoades scholar. and has been said many times, hails from hinton, west virginia. ms. burwell, welcome.you for your long career of public service. and your statement will be made a part of the record in its entirety. and the floor is yours. and i know you have some family and friends here. if you would like to introduce them, we would be more than receptive to recognize your family and your guests who are here. >> chairman harkin, ranking member alexander and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me here today. i'm honored that president obama has nominated me for secretary of health and human services and it's a privilege to be considered by this committee. with me today is my sister, my brother-in-law and two friends as well as my husband, steven. i want to thank senator mccain. [ applause ] >> i want to thank senator mccain and senator manchin for their kind words. and i'm honored to be introduced by such extraordinary public servants. i'm especially grateful for my husband, steven, and our children. for their tremendous support. and while my parents can't be with us here

universally criticized for his shocking commentary about magic johnson. >> he acts so holy. i mean big magic johnson. what has he done? >> tragedy in west virginia. at least two people confirmed dead after a mine collapse. >> the roof reportedly fell in. >> i don't know what they think is inside, but that -- oh, my goodness. >> a house engulfed in flames explodes in new hampshire. a police officer was shot and killed at the home right before the fire started. >> officials believe the shooter died in the explosion. >> the united states flying manned surveillance missions to track down over 200 school girls kidnapped in nigeria. >> this morning heavy rain, possible flooding expected from texas all the way north to the great lakes. >> i've got four pumps in my basement. we just don't know what to do anymore. >> where is radio legend kasey kasem? a judge ordered an investigation into the 82-year-old's whereabouts. >> an apparent act of road rage flies out of control on a california freeway. neither driver was seriously injured. >> here comes wade top james. lebron! and miami takes a commanding 3-1 lead. >> security video appears to go beyonce's siste

citizens united all prump thed midland university's domination, and the nebraska republican senate primary and former chairman alex's nomination for west virginia's second district as a product of the conservative movement pry umping over the establishment. the senate conservative fund spent $90,000 to boost the primary in west virginia to replace congresswoman shelly, who's running for the senate, and also spent $1.1 million on the candidacy in the four-way nebraska primary. so some of the results from those elections yesterday. some other news to show you -- clay aiken wins north carolina house primary. "american idol" runner-up clay aiken was declared the winner of his tight house democratic primary in north carolina on tuesday, a day after his opponent suddenly died. aiken and keith crisco had been vying to take on congressman renee ellmers of north carolina -- host: one other piece of election news, this coming from the front page of the detroit news and several. michigan papers, congressman conyers concluded off ballot plans to challenge the law is the headline. there's a picture of congressman john conyers there. the story notes the politi

west virginia. that's the and with the nebraska gop primary. who is running? who's leading headed into the voting? there are three candidates. the first is an academic, president of midland universityhe is running as a simple conservative, the tea party, he has had the backing of groups like club for growth, who have worked heavily against his rivals. the second candidate's name is shane osborn, who came on the international scene in 2001. an aviator who was piloting a plane that was struck down early in the bush administration near china and was held hostage. later he was named one of people's sexiest men alive. the third candidate is [indiscernible] , who has been kind of off the .adar their allies have been beating each other into a pulp and there is now a perceived opening for candidate in the group, but most teale are predicting the party candidate prevailing, but no one is too confident of that. host: how are washington politics playing out in this race? caller: the tea party groups were not all aligned early on, but then they consolidated behind the antiestablishment candidate. if he comes to the senate, many be seen as a troublemaker, that is what i am guessing most people

university and being done at the international research centers through the consultative group on international ag research. work being done in mexico and in the philippines. they are all working on this. in west virginiaendent. caller: good morning. i had a question. so the farmers that are growing crops for the specific purpose of fuel, i am wondering if they are also growing additional gaps thatfill in the those would've been for food? my second comment, i wonder in ,he agricultural communities does anybody in farming do a year of rest for all the land? crops just for biofuels, look, farmers go to the store like everybody else. that is one way they will take care of themselves. it is like when you grow a crop, if you grow corn or soybeans, and you are doing it on a large scale, you are not really saying when you sell that crop what the final purpose will be. it may be used for livestock feed. it may be used for high fructose corn soy. it could be used for fuel. host: ethanol. guest: yeah, ethanol. as far as giving the land everest, absolutely. you actually see in some cases, say, and semi, arid regions of the world, look at southeast washington where it is dry, the actually have to give the land a r