aaron alexis case in alabama we're proud of this because the details of this haven't been revealed and what i would also you know a lot of the scrutiny is come up to it at snowden fled the country and right first and then moscow i would say actually that's actually a really bad reason for them to do this investigation is that i wanted to ask you specifically about that you know the dozens farm is going after this company aftermath of edward snowden and of course the navy yard shooter aaron alexis had it not been for these two incidents threatening security do you think that does this department would be pursuing it. the way it is it's doing it now that's a really good question and i think the u.s. government the obama administration is using this in some ways never cold it to save face and say you know the reason why we have it snowden is blew the whistle is because of a problem the outside of control now in actual fact if you look at the you admit snowden's background there's no reason actually to have suspected him if if the office of personnel management was in charge of the investi

justice department has filed a lawsuit against the company that did background checks on navy yard aaron alexis and edward snowden. investigators say the company different of the government by submitting 650,000 incomplete background checks. that allowed the company to qualify for $12 million in bonuses. investigators say there is no evidence that snowden or the checks were compromise. on the crisis in syria are yielding fewer results , questioning the legitimacy of the opposition. 1400 of those killed in the last three weeks. betweenor shuffling teams in geneva who have yet to meet face-to-face. >> a high-ranking commitment -- they are predicting more suicide attacks. last week's attack on a popular restaurant was designed to create fear and insecurity. people,ack killed 21 including two other americans. a ride on the streetcar with mayor vincent gray as the race to the mayor of the district heats up. -- the weekend may bring a slight warm-up. >> vincent gray is getting a closer look at the streetcar project. d.c. bureau chief sam ford joins us to explain this race to the mayor. talked to mayo

that's even after aaron alexis reported disembodied voices were harassing him and using a microwave machine to prevent him from sleeping. the associated press obtained more than 100 pages of treatment and disability evaluations for alexis just weeks before alexis killed 12 people at the navy yard. a va doctor noted alexis worked for the defense department and there was no problem there. >>> two young children may have witnessed something no one should ever see. police say a man and woman were shot to death in the 1600 block of 17th street in south east d.c. the toddlers who were not hurt were inside the whole time. the victims are 21-year-older e -- 21-year-old ervin ingraham and 24-year-old ronnetta brown. >> we don't know it was random. it does appear they were probable >> the search is on tonight for the killer and the children are with protective services. >>> investigators caught officer rodney williams stealing property from the evidence control branch. internal affairs busted williams after following a tip. williams had been on the force since 1991. >>> charles county commissioner re

they are expensive, aaron alexis the advanced technology make it unavailable for most. >> thanks forching. "the stream" is next. loses sight of a conversation's serious subject. cathy griffin joins us.

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the associated press reviewed aaron alexis' medical records. veterans affairs doctors say alexis had no mental health issues despite a number of issues and run-ins with police. alexis complained of minor physical issues, though, but denied having any suicidal thoughts or thoughts of killing anyone else. one doctor who treated alexis for insomnia wrote, quote, no problem there. >>> and lawyers for the man charged with the disappearance of a virginia teen are trying to have their client's trial moved. randy taylor is charged with the murder and abduction of 17-year-old alexis murphy. she disappeared back in august in lovingston, virginia. murphy has not been found. and taylor maintains his innocence to this day. his lawyers say the media's attention in this case has gotten so much atoengs, that is, that it will hinder a fair and impartial trial. >>> aaron gilchrist is following breaking news at the live desk. >> barbara, we're learning about a growing lawsuit against the federal government. federal employees suing the federal government. we've le

and aaron alexis the defense contractor who killed twelve people in a shooting spree at the washington navy yard last year and its defense the company says the allegations related to a small group of individuals and it added that quote since first learning of these allegations nearly two years ago we have acted decisively to reinforce our processes and management to ensure the quality of our work and now to virginia where former governor bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen were in court today the two were indicted on fourteen counts tuesday after a lengthy federal investigation of their relationship with the former c.e.o. of a dietary supplement maker the former republican governor and his wife officially entered not guilty pleas at a court hearing this morning liz wahl attended the hearing in richmond and brings us more. and it's talk a little bit more about this development i was joined earlier by tom hartman host of artes the big picture and author of the crash of twenty sixteen the plot to destroy america and what we can do to stop it i first asked him if he thought there was enough

and the private contractor who vetted both snowden and washington navy yard shooter aaron alexis is accused of defrauding the federal government. the justice department says u.s. investigations services submitted at least 665,000 background checks that had not been properly completed and then tried to cover it up when the government suspected what the firm had done. we'll take all of this up tonightwith retired four-star army general jack kuhn. he'll discuss the iranian deal that almost everyone thought was impossible and may turn out that almost everyone was right. >>> the a-team reacting tonight to hillary clinton's newest political ally. the president's former campaign manager. things getting interesting in the democratic party early. and the republican national committee kicking off the winter meetings in tonight's talk i'll have a little more advice for the republican establishment from my book "uphe'll." relad to playing nice and being a party of inclusion and a much bigger tent. all of that much more straight ahead. >>> it was an ugly day on wall street. stocks sharply lower triple d

doreen gentzler and >>> aaron alexis the gunman who killed 12 people at the navy yard lied about his mental state. a new report says that he was so convincing that the veteran affairs doctors concluded that he had no mental health issues and that according to the associated press who reviewed the records. the v.a. doctors said he had no mental issues despite other problems and run-ins with the police. he denied any suicidal thoughts or thoughts overkilling anyone else, and one doctor who treated him for insomnia said no problem there and doctors cleared him just weeks before the shooting rampage last year. >>> and the latest on the columbia mall shooting, and we are learning about more about darion aguilar, and police say that on the morning of the shooting he met somebody at wendy's at burtonville. an employee said that she recognized him as a person who had been hanging around with other local people. and he had take anne cab to that location, and tomorrow at the mall, there is a moment of silence in honor of the two workers killed. so many of the mass shootings involve young adult

app reportedly gets over 3 billion page views per month, that is more than linked in, word press aaron alexisthy combined. but can't you do the same thing on reddit or with an an anonymous twitter account? what is the difference with whisper? >> you can do this on any social network if you want to. the difference is there's a simplicity in choosing a picture, writing a message and putting it up. it is just yours and no one can argue with it. you just throw it into the ether, and you get to leave a mark without at least seeming to be traceable. >> you have written about young people seeking validation on social media, and where is the validation in sharing things when nobody knows who you are, and you done know who those people are who are clicking that they liked what you posted. >> well, i mean, there's a creativity to it, that's the light side. the dark side is there's a kind of power. there's a whole stalking lurking element in social media that we didn't dismiss as part of its appeal, i think. >> the early internet was completely anonymous, nobody knew who they were talking to in those ch

the government has been identified as aaron alexis, 34- year-old who had been arrested at least twicehe past for shooting-related incidents, but who had security clearance to enter the washington navy yard and worked for military contractor. >> in the wake of the mass shooting at the washington navy yard that left 12 people dead, dozens of gun control activists, many from the newtown action alliance, convened on capitol hill wednesday to try to revive a bill that would expand federal background checks of gun buyers. >> you guys can leave your go on with your lives, but we've got to go home to empty rooms because our children's lives were taken away by people who should not have had guns anyway. most of our children's lives were lost by people under 21. this universal background check is a start. we need healing, you guys. and it is a global thing. it is beyond an epidemic. america.enocide in >> brazilian president dilma rousseff has canceled an upcoming trip to the united states over revelations of spying by the national secured agency. doma rousseff was to visit washington next month

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recent events involving edward snowden and his leaking of classified information and as well aaron alexis and the tragic shooting at the washington navy yard have called attention to the need to re-examine and improve the federal government's background investigation and security clearance process. h.r. 2860 is a key component of our examination, and this legislation provides the inspector general of the office of personnel management with the resources that he needs to assist congress in our review and oversight of a process that is critical within our national security framework. we rely heavily on our inspectors general. they are at the front lines of investigating fraud, waste and abuse in government programs, and we as members of the legislature, rely heavily on them in getting accurate information. in particular, h.r. 2860 would give the office of personnel management the authority to access a portion of o.p.m.'s revolving fund to pay for audits, investigations and oversight of the agency's revolving fund program which include the federal government's background investigation proces