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Protection in the state of west virginia? is that right? >> reporter: that's right. >> so it's a statewide agency. i take it there were no local regulators, state regulators. did the federal government get involved, any federal agency get in there and examine some of these storage facilities? >> reporter:el with, the u.s. attorney here says that this is an investigation that's going to involve all layers of government. it could take a number of weeks now to figure out what really caused this leak. we know that it started with a hole toward the bottom of the tank that chemicals seeped into the ...

The first detainees arrived at the prison at guantanamo bay. activists are demanding the facility's closure. long-time israeli later ariel sharon passed away this morning after eight years in a coma. today the former prime minister is remembered around the world as a powerful figure who stood at the center of controversy at multiple points during his time as a leader. and nbc's grant vincent is joining us from tel aviv. let's talk about the prime minister. he had such a major impact on israeli politics and the perception over multiple deca s decades. tell me more about that. >> reporter:el w...

Matter, u.s. torture tactics prompted questions from the senate. >> yeah, absolutely. you were talking about the money and this crowd sourcing here. as far as i can tell, we certainly have a decent amount of money here, $850,000 or so. 11 people donated $2500. they're going to be named associate producers. two people donated $8,000, makes them executive producers of the project. overall, when you have these crowd-funded movies, how does that compare? >> reporter:el with, it definitely shows there is a lot of interest in getting this movie made. and it shows that people don't want to wait to se...

Aurora, as well? >>el with, we learned a specific lesson at columbine, a major shift in the police service. and, of course, in education. because what we did, we spichd fr switched from the old hostage barricade situation and you wait for the tactel california unit at columbine to realize you can't wait because these active killers are in there for the purpose of killing everybody. they don't want to play into cuba, they don't want money, they don't want their family released from prison. what they want is to kill everybody and commit suicide. that was a major paradigm shift. and all of us in ...

Average americans who rely on these programs. they're not looking for solutions. they're just looking to cut. there's a saying. if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, well, it must be a duck. well, if a group that is funded by wall street talks like a republican and acts like a republican, guess what? it isn't progressive. joining me now, our rapid response panel, john fugelsang and ruth conniff of "the progressive" magazine. ruth, how dangerous is this group to the progressive movement? look, there are some things this outfit would vote with the left on. the center is very, very impo...