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Workers. vinita, rob. republicans will not be able to benefit from this explosive campaign issue, the ethics trial of two prominent democrats is now going to be held after the election. gop lawmakers tried to push up the hearings of charles rangel and maxine waters. pre-election trials would have generated some headlines that republicans could have used in their campaign ads. republicans pulled an explosive commercial at the center of the senate race in west virginia off the air. it sparked outrage across the state because of how the people in the ad were recruited. jonathan karl spoke to both senate candidates about it. reporter: here in morgantown, west virginia, real west virginians. we better keep joe manchin right here in west virginia. reporter: here, fake west virigians. actors on a set in philadelphia. the ad in question has sparked a firestorm in the west virginia senate race. you have seen that nasty ad. if this doesn t make your blood boil nothing will make it bo ....
They re already i should add attacking o donnell as an extremist tea party candidate so that s the theme you will see going forward in this race, k a kyra. what does a victory jig look like, jessica? reporter: i m not doing it but that s a good try. oh shoot. reporter: very happy. you have irish blood in there. thanks. voter frustration boiled up in new york. tea party candidate carl paladino scored an upset, defeated former congressman rick lazio supported by some conservative groups. another interesting race in new york with legendary congressman charlie rangel. democrat faces an ethics trial this month. joe johns has that part of the story. reporter: a slightly surreal night and bit of history here in harlem as charlie rangel looking for his 21st term faced a crowded field of challengers but none of them was able to rise to ....
However, it s just taking too long. they must know from the a exxon valdez case, people are still waiting. it s frustrating for all those trying to collect. maybe it s more about making a statement. let s move on to something they ve spent a lom of time covering. let s talk about congresswoman maxime water es. she s facing a ethics battle as is charlie rangel of new york. yesterday i was sitting there in that pressure cover frens. very unusual. she was insisting that she did not miss use her station as a member of congress to help a bank of which her husband held a financial stake. what do you make of this? it s as if the ethics trial was playing out before reporters. you know, brianna, we d seen this with the blagojevich case ....
it was interesting. she wasn t the only one who met with reporters. her chief of staff who happens to be her grandson met with reporters as well. that s right. he met with us, not only that, but gave us a somewhat lengthy power point presentation. it was pretty interesting because it was almost as if the ethics trial had begun and we were sort of watching it play out there. the reason that he was there and also defending himself as well is he is a big part in this. the ethics committee has found that congresswoman waters really didn t do enough to stop him from taking a huge role in this. he was in that meeting, wolf. he continued to have interactions with the bank, one united, after that meeting. and so he is defending himself as well. we ll stay on top of the story together with you. thanks very much. there was some less than civil shouting over at the u.s. civil rights commission. a lot of anger over allegations that the obama administration is treating african-americans dif ....
Congressman charles rangel says he has no doubt he will clear his name in the ethics trial this fall in the house. he spoke this morning hours after a swanky and defiant celebration. correspondent jamie colby shows us what happened. reporter: more than a few democrats steered clear of congressman charlie wrangle birthday bash and campaign fundraiser last night. but those who showed up looked like they were having a good time. with protesters outside happy birthday, crook. wrang let those inside know despite facing 13 ethics charges he s still in the race. this damn sure ain t no funeral, is it? at the glitzy plaza hotel in new york, 600 loyalists mingled, including current and former mayor, new york attorney general and the state s two u.s. senators. he has fought for new york through thick and thin. and never let us down. ....