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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20140119:11:38:00

this, apparently, and she proceeded to the next stop. >> wow. the girl's mother was picking her up from the bus stop and said she saw the whole thing. she chased the bus down. eventually the driver stopped. the little girl was not seriously hurt, fortunately. it is unclear if the driver will be charged. the tapwater in west virginia is now officially safe to drink. officials are lifting the ban on drinking water saying test results are clean. the ban was in place for ten days after a chemical spill contaminated the area's water source for 300,000 people. pregnant women are still being advised to drink bottled water to be on the safe side. what do you get when you combine don chito, arnold schwarzenegger and bud light? >> surprise. >> damai lama.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140114:09:54:00

environmental protection started getting complaints from local residents about a strong licorice smell coming from a facility along the elk river in charleston, west virginia. three hours after those calls started coming in at around 11:15 thursday morning state investigators arrived at the scene and they discovered that a chemical was leaking from the bottom of a storage tank at that riverside facility. the company that owns the storage tank hadn't reported the leak but it was clear to the version on scene that something was leaking. that something was a chemical commonly used in the processing of coal. the faulty storage tank was leaking that chemical right into the elk river, which serves as the main water supply for much of that part of west virginia. that leaking storage tank on the banks of the elk river ended up contaminating the drinking water for about 300,000 residents in nine different counties. more than 15% of the whole population of west virginia was affected by this. what's unfolded in west virginia over the last four days has just been a total disaster. residents instructed not to use their tapwater for anything that wasn't flushing toilets or putting out fires.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140114:02:55:00

been a total disaster. residents instructed not to use their tapwater for anything that wasn't flushing toilets or putting out fires. local hospitals forced to ration their water use. local officials setting up water distribution centers around the area to get clean water to local residents using the national guard and their water buffalo tank distribution systems. it's just been a mess. and it was not until late friday night after a day and a half of silence that the president of the company responsible for this disaster finally faced local reporters. and when he did, it was amazing. please watch this. >> guys, it has been an extremely long day. i'm having a hard trouble talking at the moment. i would appreciate it if we could wrap this thing up -- >> we have a lot -- we actually have a lot of questions. it's been a long day for a lot of people who don't have water. >> are there no systems in place to alert you of a leak at your facility other than a smell? >> at this moment in time i think that's all we have time for. so thanks for coming. thanks for your time.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20140113:16:09:00

fifth consecutive day. this after a chemical spill tainted their water supply last week. residents in nine counties were warned not to use tapwater for bathing cooking or cleaning until the water system is flushed. peter doocy is live in washington with the latest for us. how long is it going to be until they get their water again, peteer? >> reporter: don't know just yet, jon but the governor of west virginia is saying he can see a light at the end of the tunnel as officials continue testing the contaminated water. as soon as chemical traces disappear, robo calls and interactive maps online will notify residents one area at a sometime that it is okay to turn on the tap. downtown charleston is reportedly will be the first to have the ban lifted. once it is residents must protect their personal property before things can completely return to normal. >> communications will go out shortly to all county superintendents with protocol information for steps to plush systems, to steps to take in

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20140113:16:08:00

vendetta by commissioner bud selig. aft rod's lawyer joe tacopina had harsh words about the "60 minutes" pies. every baseball fan and should be disgusted by the salem witch trials displayed and future trampling of player's rights. according to rodriguez first player accused of wrongdoing not to testify in his own defense. the suspension will cost him $25 million, jenna. jenna: we'll talk a little more about this story throughout the program, rick. thank you very much. one of the questions for joe tacopina when he joins us is about that. with why didn't a-rod testify on his own behalf when he could? joe joins us next hour. we have our legal panel coming up what to expect this week when it comes to this big case. jon: it is interesting to hear what tacopina had to say. chemical agents are arriving at about 300,000 people in west virginia continue doing without clean tapwater for a

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20140110:15:23:00

stay away from tapwater because of a chemical spill. the white house issuing a federal disaster declaration. people in nine counties told not to bathe, wash their teeth or their clothes now. a chemical used to clean coal leaked into the elk river near, charleston, west virginia. that spill shut down the capitol and surrounding counties. worries grow how people who may have been exposed to that chemical. >> it will be unpleasant. we are concerned that, you know, people are going to be find it objectionable. we had complaints about eyes burning, things of that nature. best advice to stay inside right now until they get this taken care of. bill: this will take some time apparently. laura jordan, spokesperson for west virginia american water. good morning to you. >> good morning to you too. bill: how dangerous is this? >> this is something we're addressing with the utmost precaution just as a, precaution for our customers with their best interests in mind. we don't anticipate anything

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120731:08:40:00

accountability from a company who spilled coal ash into lake michigan back in october. energy companies are good at making money. they're bad at cleaning up their mistakes. because they're so good at making money, it can be difficult to trust what they're telling you when you suspect they're making mistakes. they can pay for a lot of speech. consider their new moneymaker. hydraulic fracking. hydraulic fracturing. they blast a toxic liquid into the ground, breaking up the rock, and releasing natural gas and sometimes leaving homeowners nearby with tapwater they can light on fire. or not. back in february, the university of texas announced the results of a new study, new study shows no evidence of groundwater contamination from hydraulic fracturing, awesome, sounds great. and then you learn, as the world did last week, that the lead scientists also works for a

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20110920:09:56:00

the process works by placing a body in a pressurized drum that holds up to 400 gallons of water. a chemical is added and then heated to 350 degrees. what's left once the cycle is complete eventually makes its way into the city's wastewater system. you have no idea, folks, what's actually going down the drain. >> no kidding. your loved ones and your goldfish going down the toilet. >> let's pour some tapwater. >> another story here in illinois. a woman is having such a hard time selling her house. she offered a $1,000 bar tab at grandpa's place across the street for the person who buys their house. the sad thing that i read was a lot of the customers that first thought that, you know, $1,000 wouldn't go that far, but then they realized they were spending $50 a day there. so they thought it might actually not be so bad. 50 bucks a day at the bar. you've got a problem. >> the mortgage, the situation with real estate, how tough it is to sell your house these days. >> sure. >> here's someone you that probably have never heard of though you've likely used his creation.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20110818:15:46:00

rick: medical news now, a rare but deadly infection is blamed nor talkerring the lives of three young people recently. health officials say the summer tragedies are linked to a brain-eating amoeba that lives in fresh water. two of the victims, a boy and girl died after going into the water. investigators tied the death of the third victim, a young man to tapwater. dr. siegel is the author of the inner pulse. good to see you. they say this is very, very scary, especially for parents. >> reporter: there's been 120 cases since the 1960s. there's been three fatalities including a young boy age the. my first point would be a point of caution. with only three cases the chance of this happening to one of your children is really low.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20110328:16:48:00

devastating news, is this the beginning of the double-dip meltdown predicted by some? our power panel weighs in. more states now detecting radioactive rainwaters, in the wake of disaster in japan. we are talking about here in the united states. is it safe to drink the tapwater in your home and in your state? we investigate, see you at the top of the hour. jenna: police near san francisco have a disturbing mystery on their hands. listen to this. who planted a bomb inside a newspaper injuring a man right outside his home on sunday morning? claudia could you even live in san francisco with more on this yes. what is the latest on the investigation? >> reporter: general a i just got off the phone with police who say they are still looking for a suspect and a motive in this case. it is still unclear whether this elderly resident was specifically targeted or was the victim of a random attack. but there is plenty of evidence. bomb fragments will be analyzed by federal agents later this week and other clues are coming

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