the director of the movie is josh fox. he went to the house today. they were having a house subcommittee yo on energy and environment meeting, and it was about fracking and it was in the raburn building, so he goes down there to tape it. and the republicans. >> i was within my first amendment rights. >> had him arrested. they had him arrested. their report said up to 16 cops were sent to get him. he looks very dangerous. you saw it there. it's a public hearing. why are they arresting this guy? josh wrote in i was arrested today for exercising my first amend rights. i was not expecting to be arrested for practice be journalism. abc news was shut out of the hearing room. republicans are desperate to hide something about their fracking policy. we have a lot of questions for you, zack. first of all, what are the rules on this kind of hearing? couldn't the press normally cover a hearing like this? >> it's been just as a citizen of the units show up and ask to be permitted in the hearing room and they will seattle you. they were trying to film the hearing.

when we come back josh fox was arrested. why? he is going to tell us in person. ♪ only one who thinks an amendment to the constitution may be in order. that's next on "the war room." good job. we'll explain what that means when we come back. twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. >>> all right back on "the young turks." josh fox is the director of gas line anominateded for an academy award on a movie about fraccing. he was arrested. that's weird because it is a public hearing. and maybe this is what they were trying to hide. here is a clip from his movie. well that's where they put the light to a water tap and it just lights up. it's an amazing movie. josh fox joins us now. i wanted to ask you why you think you got arrested. tell me from the beginning when you went to go cover it and when did you think there was trouble. >> the hearing was announced on monday. and this was a case we have been followed for three years. these cowboys kicked and screamed and got an investigation done on the ground water there. and epa showed the r

. >> as the maneuvering continues today, josh fox was arrested while trying to film a congressional hearing on the environmental impact of frac-ing. republicans objected to filming, and instructed capitol hill police to arrest fox when he did not leave. an abc news crew was also denied joining us now, steve israel, tonight. >> good to be with you. >> a poll just conducted found that 64% of americans support the pipeline, 22% oppose. and 13% undecided. i appreciate the environmental concerns, but is it wise politically for the democrats to fight this thing? >> i would imagine if you polled the american people before the oil spill in the gulf of mexico, the majority of the american people might have supported that, and then when the well erupted, the vast majority said wait a minute, maybe we shouldn't go that fast. you have to prove it is safe. let me give you my second point. these republicans, this is why they are so -- they are sliding down this hill. this is why the bottom is dropping out of them, because they are hypocrites. when in the history of tax cuts did the republican party ever

>> fox was arrested on a charge of unlawful entry, maybe they don't like what josh fox stands for. here is a clip from "gas land." >> it was the same story, water trouble. >> we never had a problem with the water. after they drilled the water was bad. >> oh, man. >> health problems. >> i'm never healthy. hazardous explosive conditions in the house. >> whoa. >> joining me exclusive oh on "the ed show," josh fox, academy award nominated who directed "gas land" working on "gas land ii" we saw the video of your arrest, we want you to describe it from your perspective, what happened, what went down? >> i didn't expect to be arrested for documentary film making and journalism on capitol hill. i was prepared for it but didn't expect it. i did think they would come to our senses and let them film the hearing. we were there covering a very crucial hearing about a case of ground water contamination in pavilion, wyoming, three-and-a-half year investigation by the epa shows subjects from the first film from pavilion, with ground water contamination resulting in 50 times the level of benzene in

josh fox says he has been quote, blacklist frd the hill. he will join me live next. >>> first, there's a lot going on today. here are some things we thought you should know. how much money would kwou pay for president obama's old car. apparently not a million dollars. that was the starting bid. one ebay seller said for the 2005 chrysler. the auction closed yesterday. zero bids from the car's owner. he said he will put it back on the market and relist at a lower price closer to the fall presidential election. >>> meanwhile, mrs. obama was on the ellen show to talk about health, eating and physical fitness. that's when ellen had the idea to challenge the first lady to a push up contest. >> 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. [ cheers and applause ] >> woo! that was amazing. >> that was amazing. the first lady did 25 push ups. she said she could have done more. >>> thank you. thank you guys. >> all right. if you didn't notice the song that romney campaign manager played after his victory speech, you can hear a bit in the background. k' naan noticed. h

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>> josh fox, great work, we'll do it again with you, thank you so much for joining us. a story that every american needs to hear. >>> thanks, ed, great to be out. >> you bet. >>> that is "the ed show" i'm ed schultz, "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. >> thank you, my friend. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. >>> the best thing on the radio in the united states is a show called "this american life" the best thing about the show it has been the best thing on the radio in this country for the whole time it's been on the air, which is going on i think 17 years now. this american life is not just good it's unbelievably consistently good. i think that is because the host, ira glass, and the other people who work on the show designed a format for the show that is flexible enough to handle basically any topic, any subject but they are super, super rigorous in terms of requiring excellent story telling. sometimes what they do on this american life is pure story telling. the story of a mother who knew she had taken a baby that was not her's home from the ho