director robert mueller his so-called mentor said terrorists i want to ask you because in some ways and it doesn't really make sense we point out on our team before that these police officers that are part of the ninety nine percent so it's why are they engage in these hostility is against their neighbors their friends their in their community. you know that that goes to the mentality of just following orders. i've seen chants during occupy wall street demonstrations at the police asking them to to join the protesters and that's simply impossible and disregards the position that police are put in there basically working people so what this what this really goes to and what i'm trying to show through my reporting is the mentality of federal law enforcement leaders like f.b.i. director robert mueller and ray kelly who has bragged that he has a weapon that can shoot down a combat shit. of militarizing their police forces and putting police officers who are working people who are members of local communities in impossible positions where they have to treat their neighbors as criminals and t

the white house continued to pressure fbi director robert mueller for answers. >> we met every day, and that was a subject that was a daily subject for months and months. >> you can imagine, the director of the fbi, bob mueller, comes in each time with a set number of things he plans to brief the president. and much to poor bob mueller's chagrin, president bush or the vice-president would say to bob, "so, how are we doing on the anthrax case?" and you could see poor bob mueller's shoulder's slump. he's like, "we're working on it." >> months go by. the case doesn't get immediately resolved because this is a stone-cold whodunit, and so the pressure starts to mount from outside. >> narrator: then, a columnist at "the new york times" entered the fray. >> "i think i know who sent out the anthrax last fall. he is an american insider, a man working in the military bio- weapons field." >> narrator: nicholas kristof began to insist the fbi pursue a man he thought could be the killer, a scientist he called "mr. z." >> he started running column after column, referring to z in various euphemistic w

robert mueller said the updates will take effect in the spring. critics have said the way it is defined now is too fair proa. earlier this month and fbi advisory rip panel voted to change the language. >>> the idaho man accused of firing shots at the white house is mentally competent top stand trial. 21-year-old oscar ortega hernandez is charged with the assassination attempt of president obama. the first family was not home at the time. hernandez was captured day the later in pennsylvania. >>> a bomb shell in the amanda knox ordeal. a judge comes out saying prosecutors in the orange case never had solid evidence -- original case never had solid evidence. it comes from the appeal court and leaves no doubt about his decision to set them treatment of knox returned home to the states two months ago after serving four years in an italian prison. the court was critical of amanda's interrogation which lasted nearly 50 hours over several days. >> stress, psychological pressure and there was no true reliability to anything. >> the judge's decis talked abo

bill: so you're still questioning holder and not so much robert mueller on this. no confidence resolution along with 73 other members of congress? what does that resolution state about holder? >> it, basically, states that he's at the point right now, bill, where congress has no confidence in his ability to do his job, and certainly, in his ability to independently look into what went wrong with fast and furious, to really dig down and get the ans to this which -- the answers to this which the american people deserve. bill: we will see what happens with this in the new year, because it is certain to be with us then. joe walsh, thank you for your time today. >> thanks, bill. martha: well, we've got some brand new, really interesting kind of game-changing numbers in this republican race in iowa. take a look at this. what a difference a day can make, right? mitt romney is in first place now in iowa, 23% according to rasmussen. newt gingrich losing ground, he's down at 20%, and ron paul has been hanging in there with a very strong third place in this, but these are al

director robert mueller agree. in blistering letters to capitol hill, panetta warned the bill imposes a restraint on the flexibility to pursue our counter-terrorism efforts. mueller added, "it will inhibit our ability to convince arrest tees to cooperate." >> congress, just like it did when it denied funding for the transfer of guantanamo detainees to the united states, is sending yet another message that they don't have faith in the administration's ability to deal with the detainee issue at large. >> the administration is accusing congress of micromanagement at the expense of national security, vowing the president will veto the bill if it reaches his desk. bob orr, cbs news, washington. >> ahead, a stunner for big league baseball. doping charges against national league m.v.p. ryan braun. >> baseball's all-time home run leader barry bonds faces sentencing friday in san francisco for obstruction of justice in connection with his steroids case. prosecutors want jail time. defense lawyers are asking for probation, b

i would like to now introduce robert mueller, director of the fbi.r of the fbi having served for ten years. he was asked by president obama to serve for an additional two years. director mueller has spent the better part of his life in public service. he has served as a litigator and u.s. attorney and acting deputy attorney general for the department of justice. for about his career director mueller has been a champion of justice in the rule of law. he has been a tireless advocate of those we lost on this dark day 23 years ago and a strong source of support for those of us here today. please join me in welcoming robert mueller. [applause] >> thank you for your kind words. i am most particularly thank you for the work your organization continues to do to seek truth and justice for the victims of pan am 103 and their families. i am most humble to speak before the loved ones of those we lost on that terrible day 23 years ago. the events of december 21st, 1988, opened a wound in your hearts that will never heal. no words we speak today can lessen the gri

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director robert mueller testified he is still deeply concerned about section 1022 despite changes made in the conference report. here is what director mueller said. given the statute the way it is now it does not give me a clear path to certainty as to what is going to happen when arrests are made in a particular case. the possibility looms, director mueller says, that we will lose opportunities to obtain cooperation from the persons in the past that we've been fairly successful in gaining. that in and of itself should give pause to every member of the united states senate. when you consider this objection from the director of the federal bureau of investigation, the lead be official charged with combatting terrorism in the united states, shouldn't we take director mueller's concerns to heart? do we really want the f.b.i. to have uncertainty the next time they stop and detain a suspected terrorist in the united states? i want to address another provision, section 1021. i was very concerned the original version of the legislation would for the first time in history authorize indefinite

fbi director robert mueller was on capitol hill yesterday to testify how those changes could affect the bureau operations. this is two hours. >> i think you can tell, director, this is important during because you have the a team of photographers he. you have all the absolute best on the hill. there is used to be one very good for talk of the on field that he left to go work for the president. i have yet to see him now. today, the judiciary committee will hear from director robert mueller, the federal bureau of investigation. i want to thank the director once again for agreeing to put his life on hold when called upon by the president earlier this year to continue to serve another two years as fbi director. his commitment and dedication to service are exempted. as i said the last time i mentioned this, i also want to thank mrs. mueller. she's a wonderful person, and i know that she also is willing to put a lot of her life on hold for that, so i hope you will pass on my compliments to her. >> i will, mr. chairman, and thank you for that. >> the bureau placed an integral role for protecti

director robert mueller at a police convention at a convention before eleven thousand top law enforcement officers and after mueller called victor his mentor in counterterrorism dichter urged american police to see the the to view their opponents those they seek to arrest as crim a terrorist in other words to blur the line between common criminals and terrorists so what we're seeing is not only a legal blurring of the lines between criminals terrorists and protesters but something in the mindset of american policing and in their training in which the civilian population is viewed as a hostile and menacing force that can be acted against with military grade weaponry and that was writing fellow for the nation and maxim blumenthal well that doesn't for now to see my full interview with max or from war in the stories we covered today got r.t. dot com slash usa and check out our you tube page it's youtube dot com slash our to america you can also follow me on twitter at liz wahl i'll see you right back here and half hour. you know sometimes you see a story and. you think you understand it and

director robert mueller at a police convention at a convention before eleven thousand top law enforcement officers and after mueller called victor his mentor and counterterrorism dichter urged american police to see the the to view their opponents those they seek to arrest as crim a terrorist in other words to blur the line between common criminals and terrorists so what we're seeing is not only a legal blurring of the lines between criminals terrorists and protesters but something in the mindset of american policing and in their training in which the civilian population is viewed as a hostile and menacing force that can be acted against with military grade weaponry and that was a writing fellow for the nation institute mike blumenthal. now is the time up well that's what credit ratings giant standard and poor's thinks the ratings agency has announced a massive european debt downgrade shaking up international markets and causing investors to cut and run even germany in the arizona economic backbone was not spared all is not get lost however as e.u. leaders gather in brussels to come up wi

please join me in welcoming robert mueller.>> thank you, kathy, for your kind words, and most particularly thank you for the work that your organization continues to do to seek truth and justice for the victims of pan am one of three and for their families. -- pan am 103 and for their families. i am as tumbled to speak before the loved ones of those we lost -- i am most humbled to speak before the loved ones of those we lost on that terrible day 23 years ago. today cane speak lessen the grief you have felt since that day, and nothing can make up for the enormity of your loss. when one so cruelly loses a husband or wife, father or mother, sister or brother, a son or daughter. while there never can be an end to your loss and your pain, the families of pan am flight 103 know that pain and loss are not the end. you know that those who committed this evil act do not have the last word. you have chosen to remember your loved ones. you have chosen to seek truth and justice and to work tirelessly to ensure that others will never face t

i would like to now introduce robert mueller, the director of the fbi.having served for 10 years. he was asked by president obama to serve for an additional two years. director mueller has spent the better part of his life in public service. he has served as a litigator, a u.s. attorney, and an act teeing deputy attorney general for the department of justice. to route his career, director mueller has been a champion of justice and the rule of law. he has been a tireless advocate for those who lost on this dark day, 23 years ago, and a strong source of support for those of us here today. please join me in welcoming robert mueller. [applause] >> thank you cafÉ for your kind words. i and most particularly thanking you for the work that your organization continues to do to seek truth and justice for the victims of pan am 103 and for their families. i am most humbled to speak before the loved ones of those we lost on that terrible day, 23 years ago. the events of december 21, 1988, opened a wound in your heart that will never heal. no words we speak today can

robert mueller challenging lawmakers on terror detainees.> reporter: this morning the fbi director told the judiciary committee that he cannot support all terrorism suspects going to military custody unless the executive branch gives a national security waiver. he says the lines of authority are not clear enough. >> my concern is we do not want to have fbi agents and military showing up at the same time on a covered person. >> reporter: jeff sessions says there is room for the fbi to assist but he says they should not be treated like common criminals. >> providing them within hours arrest, allowing them to make phone calms to their coconspirators that civil law prosecution requires is not helpful in a war. >> reporter: on the killing of al-awlaki. this mugshot is from 1997 when he was arrested for soliciting an undercover cop. he was asked if he supported the release of the memos that authorized the killing of al-awlaki at the hands of the u.s. government. >> mueller clearly punted to the justice department and sit was their call to release

director robert mueller told senate judiciary committee today he cannot fully support the handling ofrorism suspects. and laid out in that bill. muller said the lines of authority are not clear enough. ranking republican jeff sessions says theer thor suspects should not be treated like common criminals. dissension among members of the nuclear regulatory commission spilled over to capitol hill today. chief washington correspondent jim angle is there to show us what happened. interesting, jim. >> i'll say, bret. in an extraordinary hearing, all four of the commissioners two democrats and two republicans publicly accused chairman of running roughshod over his colleagues. wreaking havoc with the staff and impeding the agency's work to ensure safety in the nation nuclear plan. >> the rage directed to the board member on the agency staff. all members of the commission including me have been on the receiving end of this conduct. >> this is about bullying and intimidating behavior toward the nrc career staff that should not and cannot be tolerated. >> as they said, the other commissioners lai

the envelopes reportedly addressed to officials in washington including the fbi robert mueller, we donow whether those envelopes contained any explosives. more information on this as we get it first living marine in decades receiving the u.s. medal of honor in an official battle with his boss. dakota multi-cultural received the highest honor in september two years after he saved 36 people during ambush in afghanistan. meyer ignored command orders and drove his humvee into enemy fire not once but five times. he later retired from the military and got a job with a major defense contractor. there he reportedly criticized the company's sale of sniper scope to pakistan. he later quit and applied for another job. but says he didn't get it because his former boss said that he was mentally unstable rick leventhal has new information on this case. he is live for us in new york. rick? >> i have talked to dakota meyer many times over the past couple of weeks all off the record. he doesn't want to engage in a public war of words holding himself to a higher standard. in these court documents his f

what do you expect from robert mueller today. >> reporter: we can expect tough questions on the legal killing american citizens overseas such as the cleric anwar al awlaki, an alleged terrorist and commander for al-qaida in yemen without any due process. the freedom of information act has the ucla wants all information released. on september 30th the first american on the killer's captured list 40-year-old anwar al-awlaki was killed in that kreurbgs a-led operation. and samir kahn that was also traveling with him and was killed at that time. the cleric's son was killed. this comes from the fox special unit. u.s. officials include the teenager was not the intended target. he was traveling with a senior member of al-qaida yacht. despite calls by dianne feinstein there is no thought of releasing the documents regarding the killing of the cleric. >> as others who are here when this happened i'm just not going to engage in a conversation about that. >> reporter: the reason that's important is we have a growing number of terrorism case necessary this country with american sis tense. adminis

to meet with the head of the fbi, robert mueller, and u.s. are talking about plans for new inquiry, they're thinking about sending investigators to libya to talk to witnesses and to seek new evidence for a possible second trial. what do you make of this 23 years later? >> i think it's wonderful. i think we should have -- they should definitely do this, send people over. there are lots of questions asked. they should be looking into the case against fema, the other person indicted, and because scotland has changed its law now, and it's no longer an issue of double jeopardy, they also should be looking much, much higher, because i think there are people who must know in libya how this was done, how it was planned, and who else was involved. mcra he, who -- megrahi who placed the bomb was the lower part of this. we must find out the names and get information and possible trials on all of the others who were involved in this ghastly crime. alisyn: susan, why has it taken 23 years to get more names and do a more thorough investigation? >> well, of

attorney general eric holder, fbi director robert mueller, members of congress, our scottish partners and our libyan friends. we stand together by your side. part of standing by your side is making sure that the end of the cruel regime does not mean the end of the pursuit of justice. our work is not done. today we want you to know that for those of us in government, our work is not done either. the government's investigation into the bombing of pan am 103 is still open. the indictments are still pending. we have raised this investigation repeatedly with the new government of libya and the new leadership of libya understands the great importance that we attach to this matter. i am heartened by the words of the libyan ambassador. we are working diligently to gain access to any information or individuals associated with this case. i can promise you this. our commitment to pursuing justice for your loved ones, for your families, will not waver. as our nation goes forward, we draw inspiration from you, because over these past 23 years, you and your families have shown the american people t

attorney general eric holder, fbi director robert mueller, csa director john pistole, members of congress, our scottish partners and our libyan friends, because we stand together by your side and part of standing by your side is making sure that at the end of a brutal regime does not mean the end of the pursuit of justice. as you said in your statements, that day, our work is not done. and today we want you to know that for those of us in government, our work is not done either. the government investigation into the bombing of pan am 103 is still open. the indictments against abdelbaset al-megrahi and others are still pending. we have raised this investigation repeatedly with the new government of libya, and the new leadership of libya understands the great importance that we attach to this matter. and i am heartened by the words of the libyan ambassador. we are working diligently to gain access to any information or individuals associated with this case. i can promise you this, our commitment to pursuing justice for your loved ones, for your families, will not waver. as our nation goes f

on monday, the director of the f.b.i., robert mueller, warned this section 1032 would adversely affect the bureau's ability to continue ongoing international investigations. secretary panetta stated unequivocally this provision restrains the executive branch options to utilize a swift and flexible fashion all the counterterrorism tools that are now legally available. now, these aren't partisan objections. this is the secretary of defense, the director of the f.b.i. those who were confirmed by -- both of who were confirmed by 100-0 votes. but they're voices we're supposed to ignore. director mueller stated in his letter the provisions are problematical, they fail to recognize the reality of a counterterrorism investigation. the director of national intelligence clapper stated -- and this is what we should think about in this debate -- the various detention provisions even with the proposed waivers would introduce unnecessary rigidity in the intelligence gathering process. the assistant for, stated agents and prosecutors shouldn't have to spend their time worrying about citizenship statu

mueller" comes out, who should play you? >> i have not seen that movie. i ride bicycles, play golf, and read. >> our thanks to fbi director robert mullueller. please remain seated at the conclusion of the program until the director has left the room. i am a former special assistant to the president. this meeting of the commonwealth of california is adjourned. [applause]

mueller" comes out, who should play you? >> i have not seen that movie. i ride bicycles, play golf, and read. >> our thanks to fbi director robert mullueller. please remain seated at the conclusion of the program until the director has left the room. i am a former special assistant to the president. this meeting of the commonwealth of california is adjourned. [applause] >> i came out to san francisco about seven years ago. i was trained as a carpenter. i got sick of the cold weather and the hot weather. i wanted to pursue art. i thought i really be here for about three years. here i am, 7 years later. ♪ i have problems sleepwalking at night. i wanted to create a show about sleep. a mostly due painting kind of story telling. these are isolated subject matters, smaller studies for the larger paintings. i fell in love with it and wanted to create more of them. it is all charcoal on mylar. it is plastic. i was experimenting and discovered the charcoal moves smoothly. it is like painting, building up layers of charcoal. it is very unforgiving. you have to be very precise with the mark-making. a mark dents the paper and leaves the material embedd