tom corbett really is king of them all. in all the recent policy polling, no governor is in worse standing with his public than tom corbett is. even recent republican polling puts tom corbett in worse standing than any other governor. it is one thing to be widely disliked, it is another thing to be so widely disliked that your own party wants to fire you to get you out of the way. unless governor corbett shows improvement in coming months, there are calls for him to step aside. speculation about replacing the governor is ram pan the. rampant. and desperate, right? pennsylvania republicans are more generally desperate right now, they're having such a rough time right now, they seem to be letting their guard down. this is tape that think progress posted today, explaining why republicans in that state want voter i.d. so badly. >> think about this, we cut obama by 5%, which was big, a lot of people cited that, he beat mccain by 10%, he only beat romney by 5%, i think that probably photo i.d. helped a bit in that. >> oh, you sur

joining us now is tom corbett. man, oh man, you guys are really capitalizing. >> yes, we are, tracy. thank you for having me on. eventually, we will be getting into some of these. it is really growing jobs in pennsylvania. tracy: you are also getting migration from other states. if you can explain to us what other states charge when they do fracking and that in their state. >> we have loyalty taxes. we have sales and use taxes. in fact, we have raised $1.8 billion since 2007. we decided, i decided, that we taxed enough on this. we wanted to make sure that the industry comes to pennsylvania. the impact fee, 60-70% goes back to the communities and the county that are directly impacted. what we have raised so far in two years was $404 million just on and impact the. >> who knows where it is up. >> someone comes to the state government, but most of it will go back to the counties. it can be used in the schools. it can be used in the courthouses. it really goes to them for them to use as they see fit. tracy: there was a

: governor tom corbett, a republican, says economic growth will more than make up for the lost tax ref knew. critics say the cuts are hurting state services like education. it's not just republican governors cutting taxes. >> democratic governors have tried to give special incentives or loopholes to certain types of businesses. >> reporter: west virginia governor earl ray tomblin has slashed corporate sales taxes. you need strong state finances which a few governors are racing taxes like illinois, our number 26th state last year, with 100 billion nun funded pensions. democratic governor pat quinn approved a 67% tax increase two years ago, but early reviews on the rescue plan are not good. moody's just downgrade illinois's debt, warning the state is still on a path to fiscal distress and maybe to a lower place in our rankings. scott cohn, cnbc business news. >> and before we leave you, we want to show you once again the bridge. they are trying to clear this bridge which links one part of cairo to tahrir square, and we have seen stun grenades go off. we eve heard them and heard gunfire,

from tom corbett on down, subtlety has never really been an asset. right now this is a whole new level. has never been a real asset for pennsylvania. "first look" is up next. >>> good wednesday morning. right now, on "first look," dangerous heat continues across a big chunk of the country, while 10 on-degree temperatures fuel a massive wildfire out west. >>> data on millions of americans. >>> update on nelson mandela's health as the world marks his 95th birthday. >>> plus, a drone mishap in florida. >>> and why queen elizabeth wants the royal baby to get a move on. >>> good morning. we begin with the seager heat wave that's gripg the nation as some 130 million americans continue to bake in some of the hottest temperatures of the year, and while that heat wave may be more than halfway over, misery had plenty of company on wednesday. >> reporter: tis the season, but boy is it hot outside. add the humidity, heat indices are at or near 100. >> i come out thinking that i'm going to run as far as i usually do, but then i hit the heat. >> reporter: in new y

and coming up at 3:00, liz speaks with pennsylvania governor tom corbett. adam: from one icon to another, make sure you're watching 1:00 p.m. eastern for your exclusive interview with the ceo of ups. scott davis will join us in studio to talk about not only the economy, global trade but what is happening at ups. lori: grill him. we're on fed watch with the dow up nine points, fading here a little bit. the chairman, ben bernanke and company are just moments away from releasing new guidance on fed policy and take on the economy. tracy byrnes and ashley webster will guide you through all of it along with our peter barnes. that is next on fox business. don't miss it a quarter million tweeters musicare tweeting.eamed. and 900 million dollars are changing hands online. that's why the internet needs a new kind of server. one that's 80% smaller. uses 89% less energy. and costs 77% less. it's called hp moonshot. and it's giving the internet the room it needs to grow. this ...is going to be big. it's time to build better enterprise. together. tracy: welcome back. i'm

corbett's decision to reject federal funds for expanding medicare. he wrote "governor corbett has health insurance, we should to." he has been charged with disorderly conduct. refuting claims that pilotless drones carry out more precise attacks than conventional air chief -- aircraft. he says he found remote- controlled drones caused 10 times more sibling casualties in piloted warplanes over the course of one year in afghanistan. larry lewis says his findings were based on classified military files covering it 2010 to mid-2011, the most intense time for u.s. airstrikes during the afghan war. human show u.s. and border protection has considered appetizing drones used along the u.s.-mexico border. according to reports submitted to congress in 2010, the agencies not only planning to increase the number of drones, it is also considering equipping them with "nonlethal weapons designed to immobilize targets of interest." the document surfaced as part of a lawsuit filed by the electronic frontier foundation against the department of homeland security in ord

corbett. now, he's not a brand name favorite like rick perry or texas or rick scott of florida or an unknown like paula page of maine. he is quietly making his run for america's worst governor thanks to stories like this one. s arrest of an activist whose crime was drawing a message in chalk outside the governor's mansion last week. the police citation indicates a.j. marin was charged with disorderly conduct and states "the above did engage in an action that served no legitimate purpose and that he did write derogatory remarks about the governor on the sidewalk." and here are those remarks. so derogatory and disrespectful they prompted the arrest of this man. you may want to send young children out of the room. he wrote, i'm quoting here directly, "corbett has health care, we should, too." sorry you had to see that, america. people are clearly angry. i mean, this message was written against corbett's latest move in america's worst governor competition. corbett exposes the expansion of medicaid

corbett. now, he's not a brand-name favorite like rick perry or texas or rick scott of florida or an unknown like paul lepage of maine. he is quietly making his run for america's worst governor thanks to stories like this one. the arrest of an activist whose crime was drawing a message in chalk outside the governor's mansion last week. the police citation indicates a.j. marin was charged with disorderly conduct and states "the above did engage in an action that served no legitimate purpose and that he did write derogatory remarks about the governor on the sidewalk." and here are those remarks. so derogatory and disrespectful they prompted the arrest of this man. you may want to send young children out of the room. he wrote, i'm quoting here directly, "corbett has health care, we should, too." sorry you had to see that, america. people are clearly angry. i mean, this message was written against corbett's latest move in america's worst governor competition. corbett exposes the expansion of medic

now one of the nation's most unpopular governors tom corbett has been accused of slow walking the situation. kathleen cain, the first woman to have that job, has won more votes than bob casey in 2012. to investigate corbett's handling of the charge. joining me now is radio host michael smerconish who is the expert on this kind of matter. michael, let's put it all together. you really know it and can carry it. it seems to me what the best question here is did graham spanier who i think was a great president for the school overall at penn state didn't ask the tough questions. when he heard about molestation or horsing around or whatever the terms that were used, all those people up the line didn't ask the right questions. was this sexual rape? was this sexual really bad physical stuff? it wasn't calling a kid a name or towel snapping. it was horrible criminal behavior and these people should have been put under arrest. >> okay. so sandusky is now away for the rest of his life. for the past two days there's been a preliminary hearing regarding these three individuals. the prosecution has a rel

tom corbett has been accused of slow walking the investigation while campaigning for office. corbett's successor who is now the attorney general of pennsylvania, the first woman to have the job has won more votes than president obama and bob casey in 2012. she appointed a special prosecutor to look into the handling of the investigation. joining me now is michael smarconish, the expert on this issue. i want to give you -- it seems to me the best question is, did graham spanier, who i think was a great for the school overall at penn state didn't ask the tough questions. when he heard about molestation or horsing around or whatever terms were used. all those people all the way up the line didn't ask the right questions. was this sexual rape, was this really bad physical stuff. it wasn't calling the kid a name or kidding around him with him or towel snapping, it was horrible criminal behavior and these people should have been put under arrest. >> sandusky goes away for the rest of his life. and for the last two days in centre county, pennsylvania, there's been a preliminary hear

corbett drop his opposition to the obamacare medicaid expansion they were joined by hundreds sick and uninsured pennsylvanians who stand to benefit from increased health care coverage of the state senate committee approved the expansion on friday still needs to pass to the republican controlled house of representatives and of course over governor to veto threat odds are slim but if activists keep up their protest they might just be able to shame governor corbett and state republicans into helping hundreds of thousands of state residents get access to affordable health care keep it up pennsylvania it's the bad matt staver during an appearance on the steve malzberg show last week the vice president of liberty university argued that the supreme court's decision to strike down the defense of marriage act will be remembered as poorly by future generations as the course decision to legitimize slavery in the dred scott case and authorize the internment of japanese americans in the case of korematsu v us to go. very disappointed in his decision i think that this decision represents a line tha

corbett drop his opposition to the obamacare medicaid expansion they were joined by hundreds sick and uninsured pennsylvanians who stand to benefit from increased health care coverage of the state senate committee approved the expansion on friday still needs to pass to the republican controlled house of representatives and of course over governor close to veto threat odds are slim but if activists keep up their protest they might just be able to shame governor corbett and state republicans into helping hundreds of thousands of state residents get access to affordable health care keep it up pennsylvania it's the bad matt staver during an appearance on the steve malzberg show last week the vice president of liberty university argued that the supreme court's decision to strike down the defense of marriage act will be remembered as poorly by future generations as the course decision to legitimize slavery in the dred scott case and authorize the internment of japanese americans in the case of korematsu v us to go. very disappointed in his decision i think that this decision represents a li

republican governors like tom corbett in pennsylvania on political life support. quinnipiac poll put him ten points behind his most likely democratic opponent. paul lepage who benefited from both the republican friendly nature of the electorate and three-way race to win his office in 2010. he hasn't even bothered to try to build bridges to voters who backed obama. bitterry reflected medicaid and likened the irs to the get tap po and refused on martin luther king day to meet with the state leaders of the naacp and 53% of them disapprove how he's doing his job. all of the blue states, all of the blue state republican governors who won their jobs in 2010 are due to face the voters next year and christie is due to face them this year. they've had time to win over skeptical voters and in 2010 it might be buttressed about a demographic favorite to their party. they will also have spent the last four years facing and in many cases going along with policy demands from a national party that voters in their states have rejected in two straight national elections. we want to

>> if you look at the in-fighting with liz cheney in wyoming and surrounding tom corbett in pennsylvania, we're learning that the gop is just as good as the democrats at forming a circular firing squad. >> be fun to watch wyoming. perry? >> bipartisan is not dead. there's a push to renew the voting rights act, section 4 of it. and the two people working together, john lewis, a civil rights legend, and james sincenberger. he was one of the impeachment managers against president clinton in the 1990s. but now he and congressman lewis working together on the voting rights act. >> i covered the voting rights reauthorization in 2006 and i remembered that there were southern republicans on one side and jim simpson on the other side. always one of the more baffling scenes we see in the house. >> we're going to go outside of politics and talk about tech. we know now that google is planning to do a brain chip. so "the independent," our uk friends, ian burrell said he did a piece and he visited the googleplex and this is their plan. it is initially to help people in wheelchairs. >> google is just g

if you look at rick scott in florida, tom corbett, rick snyder in michigan, iowa, we've got a great pickup opportunity in south carolina. so it's going to be a busy couple of years here but virginia and new jersey be at the forefront of people's minds. we're working hard to get mcauliffe elected. >> bill: in virginia, let's start with virginia. we know that bob mcdonnell is not on the ballot. >> no, he's not. >> bill: he seems to be the centerpiece of the governor's race. >> he is for now. and ken cuccinelli has sought to evade responsibility for the same gifts not on the same scale but $18,000 in gifts from johnny williams, the star scientific ceo who's gotten governor mcdonnell in trouble. cuccinelli failed to disclose those gifts. he then slow walked a lawsuit against the company -- the company at one point in the state. in his capacity, representative of the taxpayers. it wasn't until he got caught he recused himself from the case. he's got his own issues on this front but i think what voters are going to decide this race on is who's the candidate who's focused on bread and butter issu