again, from the "associated press," mitt romney saying if you want to see the results of his economic policy, look around ohio, look around the country. romney's campaign billed the appearance as a dueling event to the president's economic speech in cleveland. but what romney delivered was his standard 20-minute campaign speech, that according to the "associated press." president obama on now to new york city for campaign fundraisers and a visit to the world trade center site where he and the governors of new york and new jersey will sign one of the final deebeams installed ine world trade center building. >> the story behind the star-spangled banner. this weekend on american history tv. mark the bicentennial of the start of the war of 1812, from ft. mchenry from the site francis thought he would see through the rockets red glare. live saturday at 11:00 a.m. eastern. also this weekend, more from our series on key political figures who ran for president and lost but changed political history. the contenders sunday at 7:30 p.m. this week with three-time democratic candidate for presiden

i also reported from west africa for the associated press. and i also was a national reporter for the hartford current in connecticut before entering journalism education. >> before going into detail about any of these different incidents in history that you write about, would you give us -- first of all, give us an overview of what this book is about. >> the book discusses and debunks ten media-driven myths. these are stories about and/or by the news media that are widely believed and often retold. these are prominent stories about journalism and journalists. but these stories under scrutiny dissolve as wildly exaggerated. i characterize them as the -- akin to the junk food of journalism. they're appetizing, they're appealing, they're tantalizing, but they're not terribly nutritious or healthy in the long run. >> want to do this quickly and then come back to some of them. >> okay. >> let's go down the ten. i'll read off the chapter and you give us a little paraphrase on all of this. number one, i'll furnish the war, the making of a media myt

that's the finding from a new associated press gfk poll.people are still evenly divided 42% opposed to gay marriage, 40% in support. 15% neutral. no major change from a survey last august. the poll does find more passion on both sides. a lot more democrats and liberals say they strongly approve of the president's handling of gay marriage and at the same time more republicans than conservatives strongly disapprove. same sex marriage is now legal in six states and the district of colombia. today the daughter of the former vice president dick cheney and her long time partner took advantage of the d.c. law. mary cheney and heather poe got married. cheney posted about it on facebook and said heather and i are legally married, at least in d.c. 20 years to the day after our first date. they have two children together. vice president cheney and his wife released a statement saying they are delighted. the situation in syria is anything but delightful and appears to have taken a politically major turn for the worse. the syrian military reportedly adm

this is how the associated press put it. the house approved a precedent-setting resolution to hold eric holder in criminal contempt of congress. the first time a sitting cabinet member has been held in contempt. a number of democrats boycotted the vote. the republicans pushed through the resolution because holder did note turn over documents related to a botched gun tracking operation known as fast and furious. the house oversight and government reform committee wants justice department records from a 10-month period after february 2011. that month the department initially denied guns were allowed to be purchased in arizona and be taken to mexico. in early december, the department acknowledged the assertion was wrong. that according to the associated press and all throughout today as that story is unfolding. we have been bringing you reaction to the supreme court's decision upholding most of president obama's health care overhaul law, the affordable care act and will return to more reaction in that decision from iowa senator

and the associated press survey shows but three-fourths of americans do not want political leaders to lead health care the way it's been in the past. the city of sao francisco claims law launch has not been following servers is go health was. one manager the does not want to be identified told cbs this. >>> i think that something such as not being up front about the health-care situation with employees could upset some customers. >>> the coffee shop says that they follow san francisco's ordinance in health care. and documents show that the companies did not bear out a single dollar to reimburse workers for health care cost. that is coming up tonight at 4 and 6. >>> retires and pesticide residue. salary was the lists second tyrtaeus report or vegetable parad. a man with a strong yearning for chocolate is on the lives in ohio. check amount, he is called the recess cup and it. he is still in more than four a dollars in chocolate. >>> today permission to go overboard with kissing, hugging and holding hands. it is part of a national pda. >>> decides whether us why people want to stay in co

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. >>> the associated press will vote in. >>> they were behind the ballot to limit the events. they want to impose the 12 event limit per year but they say that will quite significantly limit the number of events and lead to more damage of the up to ahistoric village. bart is passing out stickers and they will give them three part tickets. el it will. >> that means people will actually do it, right sal? >> well, we started off driving anywhere and traffic continues to move along well if you are driving along the bay area on interstate 880, the road work is up near downtown oakland. also we are looking from our emoryville cameras no problems getting into san francisco. and the commute looks good getting up to highway 17, through san jose, let's go to steve. >>> some mid-to-upper 90s inland, a howling sea breeze and also into early next week. a strong system will set up and the first one is beginning to move closer towards us. there is one making a move already and temperature with were in the red, i think for a majority, that will get stronger. of 0 one coming down from the nort

breaking news from the associated press. they are calling the race for lieutenant governor rebecca kleefisch. 58% reporting, 50% she has that number. 42% going to her competition, mahlon mitchell. >> now we go to mike and his update on the different counties. >> we are going to do a little bit more of that to give you an example of what is taking place at least up until this point. we are going to show you the full state of wisconsin. we have blue collars were -- blue collars for barrett red colors for walker, and green colors for trivedi. this is an idea of where we are. tom barrett is showing strength in rock county. bear with 55%. scott walker with 44%. rock county is home to james dale. it has some economic challenges right now. you can see that barrett is faring better there. if we come back over to the so-called counties -- scott walker with 73% of the votes. if you go up to washington county, just to the north, 69% of the votes counted. a worker with nearly 80% of the votes. again, another county we are keeping a clos

the associated press writes romney wants to lower current tax rates for everyone by 20%.the wealthy the most. romney would pay a rate of 34% under the obama plan. that drops to 13% under romney's own tax proposal. even lower than what he estimated for 2011. >> maybe he should have a slogan, "a tax cut for me." i think this is a hypocritical and misleading campaign. a 20% tax cut for everybody, people from the lower end will get very little. the people atle top will get a lot. you know what people do? they're. >> in defense, homeland security, and veterans affairs. all of the areas that romney wants to support. >> let me stop you, but it's a tight election according to the polls, how do we beat him? with all of this out there, it's very close according to the polls, how do you run against him? >> i think the balm campaign that went through in a different context with hillary clinton, a very disciplined campaign will proceed to make this election a choice, it started with bain, now talking about a record on jobs in massachusetts, and the hilarious defense of it was well, th

this has news from the associated press, the trade deficit shrinking in april after a big drop of imports that offset the first decline of exports in five months. also on capitol hill, lawmakers are dealing with issues they'll face the end of the year. subcommittee of the ways and means committee in the house. the tax committee. that is underway. we're following that on c-span2. president may also talk about the bush era tax rates. he'll report that democratic leaders are paralyzed on how to proceed with the bush era tax rates. looks like it will be a minute or two before we hear from the president. while we wait, we'll bring you a part of this morning's washington journal. >> baltimore sun gave it front and center this morning on their lead story. u.s. nears a fiscal cliff is how they put this. looming tax increases, spending cuts, in peril economic recovery. we'll ask whether it's time for fed to act or whether you're optimistic about the direction of the country and like to leave things where they are. we'll hear from bill, a democrat. you're on the line. go ahead. >> caller: i persona

. >>> the associated press reports most counties in florida put the so called voter purge on hold nowe the feds and the state are suing each other over h h. doug mcelway with the details live in d.c. tonight. >> the irony in the counter suits is that both the justice department and state of florida claim they are filing suit to protect the same thing. in its official filing the justice department says the united states brings this action to protect the rights of the eligible citizens to vote. the doj has similar actions pending against more than a third of the states. >> we will be strong in our defense of the voting rights act. we will be strong in our defense of the rights of americans to vote. and we will examine on a case-by-case basis the stat the touts that are passed -- the statutes that are passed. those tha contra vine the votig rights act we will oppose. >> they reached out to the department of homeland security to get an database to compare to their own records. dhs refused to turn it over and now florida is you suing believeing that as many as 182,000 people who can vote t

but i'll wait for associated press.hey know the precincts by precincts, and they know the exit polling data. the fact that they have not made a call and the networks have i'm going to be cautious. >> cenk: fair enough, and i hope to god you're right. tommy tomorrows is speaking at walker headquarters. let's sneak in and hear the dribble. >> bringing both sides together, where do they go from here. >> people don't understand the power of the governor and the office of the governor, and scott walker knows the power of the office and will use it for the good of the state of ways which is. we're going to come together, and it will be led by scott walker. >> thanks, governor, appreciate. former govern tommy thompson. >> cenk: for the best good of wisconsin. i'm not sure about the grammar and i'm not sure if that is exactly true. if in fact, scott walker has won, what are the--first of all let's bring new one more step and ask what went wrong? >> well, i mean you can go back to the primary election where they were deciding bo

cigarettes after a bout that is in to close a call for weeks prop. 29 has gone up in smoke and associated press analysis found the measure failed by just over half a percentage point that's over 28,000 votes. >>> in celebration at once downtrodden auto plant today never sway but a wave of tesla's a new electric car cars cbs five reporter mark sayers shows us why production on that stylish car is not only good for the environment it's even more so for californians. the ugliest with the countdown and they cheered years in the making fun the became reality. tesla's new model as all elected saddam ruled out of the assembly plant in into the hands of early first customers tesla seo says this is not just a technical success but also mean so much more to california and the bay area. it shows that high-tech manufacturing can be done in california in fact even in the bay area air and make the best cousin the world's new solar arrays the london this one to be different is that a drive by the gas station waves on the receipt of the gas station where that car is. the model as is the manufacture the plan wh

. >>> a new associated press poll shows president obama virtually neck to neck with mitt romney. president obama has a slight lead with 47% of americans saying they will vote for him in november. however, romney isn't too far behind. 44% say he will get their vote. this after a 3-month of declining job creation and slow economic recovery. 56% believe president obama will win a second term. >>> a group of new york students are caught on camera bullying a grandmother. the disturbing video is going viral. >> you're fan. sglosz you >> -- >> you take up the whole seat. >> that school bus monitored while being harassed. they en threaten her -- they even threaten her. she's been working for the district for 23 years. the district is working to identify the students, they will be disciplined. >>> justin beeber may be facing charges after a scuffle with a photographer. prosecutors are reviewing the altercation. the photographer said beiber attacked him while he was getting photos. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at noon, another scorcher out there in baltimore. how hot will it get?

according to a new associated press poll half of americans say it will not matter much for the economy whether it is the president or if it is mitt romney in the white house. when asked how much impact the winner of november post-election will have on unemployment, 60% said slim to none. there's good news for drivers. gas prices continue falling. they have dropped for the 13th straight day. regular unleaded gas, $3.41 a gallon. that presents less than a peak reached in april. in the district, $3.51. in maryland, $3.35 a gallon. in virginia, $3.20. >> a theft case and as new mexico police shaking their heads. police in albuquerque last week left a car on the road to catch any car thieves. they did not expect these young men. officers were stunned. the person behind the wheel is an 11-year-old boy. video shows him barely able to see over the wheel. he even stopped to pick up some of his 10-year-old friends. >> along with all the other officers, we were absolutely shocked that children this young could take the step to steal a vehicle. >> 11-year-old faces criminal charges. he will soon b

this morning in quotes from the new memoir purchased by the associated press ahead of its june 26th, release date she reveals details of a call with edwards days before his indictment. if you to jail what kind of jail would it be, one of those country clubs? he said, yeah. where she asked? probably virginia he replied. so quinn and i will move to virginia. virginia is a great state. prosecutors dropped all charges after his case ended in a mistrial in may. prosecutors accused edwards of scheming to use one million dollars in funds allegedly funneled through his campaign to hide a then pregnant hunter from the public and his wife. in much of the memoir hunter describes her relationship with edwards before she went that hiding as well as now and discusses his role as a father to quinn. he is a great dad to her, when he is with her. our relationship, a choked up edwards talked about moments after his trial ended. >> my precious quinn, who i love more than enough you could ever imagine. and i am so close to and so, so, so grateful for quinn. i'm grateful for all of my children. >> you ca

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sandusky who is accused, of abusing 10 boys over a 15 year period, again, news just crossing associated press wires, that jerry sandusky's own son is saying his father abused him, and he was ready to testify at the penn state trial. again jury deliberating more as we get it. >>> a huge sinkhole swallows up part of a house in florida. we have video of that next and a sweet get away in ohio has cops looking for a thief. >> four decades responding to some of the worst disasters in the world, i am beth parker coming up, tails from a career in the red cross. [ male announcer ] knowing your customers is important to any successful business. which is why at wells fargo, we work with you to get to know the unique aspects of your business. we can recommend financial solutions that can work for you that have helped millions of business owners save time, reduce expenses, and maximize cash flow. as the number one small business lender for nine years running... we're with you when you need us. so you can be there for your customers. wells fargo. together we'll go far. >>> a pretty incredible scene in a fl

i'm jennifer doppler on with the associated press here in salt lake city. it was fast it was. i'm with clinical and very sanitary yet the other observation would be. it wasn't like a movie. at all and i remember talking to his brother earlier tonight they did not attend because ironically gardner was telling them this is a biology act he didn't want them to see that and i like others i founded not that violent i mean i'm not trying to be. a commie here but it was it was just it was sanitized it happened so quickly i was expecting something a little bit more drastic it didn't happen. i have to disagree with some white course on the table i've got a very and i grew up with a winchester thirty thirty in my house but i think when you see it actually it a human being and you watch them move to some extent that was it was violent and i didn't find it to be clinical at all. oh i know. why oh. why. you thought it was very clean. very like human. you know if you see a movie that when somebody gets shot you see a platter all over the place and this it wasn't that whatever you could just

a woman who identified herself as rutger's wife told the associated press he denies the allegations and looks forward to his day in court. >>> a mother punched in a bus stop and the startling reason for the violence ah, parentally because the woman's toddler wouldn't stop crying. 9 confrontation happened yet morning in tacoma park. police say a man approached the woman and her 3-year-old son telling the mother to shut her kid up. the boy finned to cry, so police say the man pushed a child, purged the mother in the mouth and then he ran away. the mother and child are expected to be okay. police are still looking for the man who attacked them. th just one day after announcing changes to the u.s. immigration policy, the white house held a summit in maryland today that focused on hispanic issues. under the new immigration policy, the government will stop deporting illegal immigrants who are are brought here as children. they can apply to stay in the u.s. for two years at a time. democratic maryland congressman says it's good government. >> students who have gone through our school system si

this morning in quotes from the new memoir purchased by the associated press ahead of its june 26th,elease date she reveals details of a call with edwards days before his indictment. if you to jail what kind of jail would it be, one of those country clubs? he said, yeah. where she asked? probably virginia he replied. so quinn and i will move to virginia. virginia is a great state. prosecutors dropped all charges after his case ended in a mistrial in may. prosecutors accused edwards of scheming to use one million dollars in funds allegedly funneled through his campaign to hide a then pregnant hunter from the public and his wife. in much of the memoir hunter describes her relationship with edwards before she went that hiding as well as now and discusses his role as a father to quinn. he is a great dad to her, when he is with her. our relationship, a choked up edwards talked about moments after his trial ended. >> my precious quinn, who i love more than enough you could ever imagine. and i am so close to and so, so, so grateful for quinn. i'm grateful for all of my children. >> you can

the associated press and other organization requested the documents and allege they were involved with prostitutes, sexual assault and theft. the government said some of the cases were resolved administratively and others involved more extensive investigation. >>> straight ahead on the news edge, defending the cockpit. why pilots packing heat could soon become pretty common. gary. >>> and a big weekend, laura. father's day and all. it looks like a great string of weather is going to stick around and we'll have details coming up and this evening, a great night for baseball and 42,000 of the closest friends? >> and they packing in. should be a sellout for the first-place nationals and first- place preview of the monster se coming up later in sports. laura. >>> and thank you very much, if you have a story idea, call the fox 5 tip line. the number is on the screen 202895-3000 or e-mail your tips to www.fox5tips@wttg.com. we'll be right back. right bac . >>> a maryland man accused of the disappearance of his travel companion is suing for a life insurance policy he took out on her. he claim

the associated press puts it this way. facing an election year, summer fraught with political peril, the democrats are struggling to revive supporters' spirits and downer act to solidify public opinion that the country is on the wrong track and in need of new leadership. joining me now, the assistant managing editor for time. thank you so much for joining us. let me start with you, chris, we haven't seen you in a while. i was stuck with rihanna covering the john edwards news. i always want to hear her when she's hearing but chris, let me get you in on this. are we going to be basically brain dead from summer fun and reboot after the conventions? >> listen. are there going to be challenges and head winds facing the obama campaign? facing the romney campaign? of course. that's politics. >> but this headline is about the head winds that specifically the president would be facing and i make that distinction because the first read team puts it this way. compared with obama over the past couple weeks, the form he massachusetts g

was western union, because he controls newspapers, because he controls and has a lock on the associated press. and they pertain him sitting inside of a stock ticker, which is sort of a jar, a stock ticker is -- that's a machine that would generate the tape to put the stock prices up. remember the ticker tape parades and support. see that jay gould is actually regulating the stock prices. that is the kind of power you could get in the 1880s by taking advantage of any monopoly law. and we have similar concerns today. i think warranted concerns about market consolidation and the power of murdoch and google and apple. but he really wasn't -- the concerns in the 1880s were more focused because of the ability of one individual to control both conduits for the circulation and the content itself. that is the kind of control that lawmakers have historically found. he wanted to say great segregates mutations markets. you can take that as is a lesson. i'm not writing this with advice to lawmakers today, but we do have a long tradition of encouraging the segmentation that communication networks. that has

cigarettes after a book that's been too close to call for weeks prop. 29 when it in smoke and associated pressund a measure failed by just over half a percentage point that is only statewide it 20,000 votes. the first wave of tassels and electric cars will off the assembly line in fremont today. two years ago the plants close to a new life in it calls for celebration is tesla delivered its new model sedans to early first customers 40 new owners receive their cars today tesla founder and ceo says this is much more than a technical success. >>> and really show that some high-tech manufacturers can be done in california in fact even in the bay and sent make the best cause in the world. the waves the model s is capable of driving it 300 mi. of a single charge. for many of us of photographs are among our most prized possessions. but next month billions of of my photos will be on the move because kodak is bankrupt cbs reporter jeff quinn explains that switch that some people will have to make in order to save them. what's that? >>> next two weeks have there will be new ways to preserve some of the m

official told the associated press, no one left in al-qaeda comes close to replacing the expertise that al- qaeda just lost. there's only one big name left. the egyptian surgeon. the obama administration drone strikes killed leaders. 16 were killed during the bush administration. there are diplomatic consequences, pakistan just outlawed drone strikes and likely to be unhappy. those diplomatic costs are ones the obama administration is willing to pay. back to you. >> all right gary, thank you. >>> d.c. council chair, kwame brown, denied reports that federal prosecutors are closing in on him in a late afternoon news conference. but his denial came after he canceled an earlier appearance, shoved a reporter, and declined to answer questions. bruce leshan is live at the wilson building. what a day, bruce. >> what a day, there's discussions going on now among council members about what might succeed kwame brown should he be forced to resign. we may now be hours or days away from the climax of a federal investigation that started soon after kwame brown took office and demanded that the city le

he pioneered the marine life management act which the associated press at the time called the most significant advancement in ocean policy in 50 years. additionally, mr. keilly offered two of the largest part and environmental bonds in our nation's history totaling $4.7 billion. even from his perch in california, mr. keilly commands a national -- santa cruz hosts election series in honor of fred keilly. an honor like that is usually awarded posthumously. but mr. keilly is right here in the front row. the speakers will include the former secretary of the interior, bruce babbitt, and the current administrator of noaa, and it's my great honor to introduce the honorable fred keilly. >> good morning, few very much for all of you being here today, mr. secretary, thank you, sir, for literally gracing us with your presence. it's my honor to introduce to you the 37th commerce secretary of the united states. john bryson has a very, very interesting background that goes both wide and deep. after he graduated from hail law school, he was one of the folks who put together the national resources defense cou

the associated press is reporting that a former basketball player at baylor university has been arrested for trying to extort griffin for money. according to court documents he contacted rg3's representatives and said he would release derogatory information about the quarterback if he didn't get money. >>> an employee of nordstroms is accused of stealing $60,000 in merchandise in two months. he worked in the upper marlboro warehouse. this video captured him stuffing expensive items into a coat and then taking them out to his car. they say he would set up shop at home and sell the items online. >>> a 17-year-old boy from virginia is facing animal cruelty charges tonight. police say the teenager used a machete to slash barnyard animals at the prying pan farm park back in april and may. a recent tip led them to arrest the boy. they are not saying why he may have done it. >> the big question is wondering what is the motivation. but that isn't something that police are able to discuss right now. we can say however we did recover the weapon that we believe was involved. it was a 22-inch machet

. >>> a law enforcement source tells the associated press it is unlikely the justice department willry john edwards. he had been on trial in north carolina accused of using campaign donations to hide his extramarital affair during his run for the presidency in 2008. but today a jury found him not guilty on one count, couldn't agree on the five other counts, so the judge declared a hung jury and therefore a mistrial. after edwards talked to reporters. >> while i do not believe i did anything illegal or ever thought i was ever doing anything illegal, i did an awful, awful lot that was wrong. >> edwards says he hold himself accountable for the sins he committed against his family, especially his late wife elizabeth. >>> a bill that would make it illegal to have an abortion based on the gender. the vote was 246-168. 30 votes short of the majority. 20 democrats voted for it while 7 republicans against it. now, this practice is most common in asian countries where families wanting sons abort female fetuses. >> they oppose gender discrimination in all forms, but the end result of this legis

single verdict and the judge's order, we are joined from greensboro by michael biesecker of the associated press, who has been reporting from the courtroom since the trial began. we talked late today. michael biesecker. welcome. the jury had six counts to decide. whatu entering a judgment on? >> well, they were only able to reach a unanimous decision on count three which was considered the weakest of the counts against edwards, that he provided illegal campaign contributions to bunny mellon in 2008. they found him not guilty on that count, deadlocked on the remaining five. >> suarez: in the final stages of any trial, there's usually a procedure, a way this all predictably rolls out, but it sounds like it didn't happen this afternoon. how did you find out there was, at least, one verdict? >> well, there seemed to be a bit of miscommunication between the jury and the judge. they sent her a note saying they had made a decision on all six counts, she interpreted that to mean they had reached a verdict on all six. but when she got th'hx into the courtroom they made clear that they had only reached a

the associated press has learned it would prevent them from foreclosing while loan changes are going on. it would also let people file lawsuits against lenders who break state laws and would require them to have a single point of contact for borrowers. >>> leaders of the high speed rail authority are making a last minute push ahead of the vote for funding. state lawmakers will vote on issuing $2.7 billion in voter approved bonds for the high speed rail. the government would contribute another 3.3 billion. high speed rail chairman dan richard has posted a youtube video about the project. >> we actually operate high speed rail on existing rail lines wherever possible and we avoid the cost to the taxpayers of having to build an entirely brand new set of tracks. >> the current price tag for the rail project is $68 billion. >> after two weeks of vote counting the proposal to add a one dollar per pack tax on cigarettes has failed. more than 50% of ballots cast against the proposition. supporters say the tax would have discouraged people from smoking and raised more money for cancer researc

while the associated press shows romney up 2 points from a month ago, but still trailing the president 47% to 44%. >>> well, the political fallout continues after a key congressional committee found attorney general eric holder in contempt over his refusal to turn over documents relating to fast and furious, a botched atf gun sting that resulted in the death of a u.s. border agent. the attorney general was in denmark yesterday meeting with european union officials and while there, he called the vote unwarranted, unnecessary and unprecedented. republican speaker of the house john boehner continued to be vocal on the issue hinting that the white house may be involved in a cover-up. >> the decision to invoke executive pvilege is an administration that white house officials were involved in decisions that misled the congress and have covered up the truth. so what is the obama administration hiding in fast and furious? >> boehner intends to bring a contempt vote before the full congress next week. the contempt vote came in response to president obama's first use of executive privilege, to b

once the case begins, one legal expert told associated press he expects the defense to make its case in a way that the jury could turn its anger or frustration about joe paterno's firing on the prosecution. now, others think, sandusky's legal team could go on the offensive as to discredit alleged victims. we will have to see what happens. shomari stone, news 4. >> a street fight broke out today in a d.c. neighborhood overcome with emotion. the fight in response to the death of 29-year-old amber kent. her best friend stabbed kent inside her congress heights apartment this morning, while her young daughter was home. >> i can't even imagine what -- how her child feels to even witness something like that. it is sad. and i just pray for her. >> 31-year-old woman was arrested this afternoon outside malcolm x elementary school. >> two teenagers rescued by good samaritans after their afternoon on water took an unexpected turn. kids were in a sailboat near haynes point when ape gust of wind tipped them over. they were in the water for several minutes before samaritans came along and helped th

the associated press says this is the first time the administration has invoked executive privilege. bush used it, clinton, h.w. bush and reagan all used it. hi, kristy on the republican line. >> caller: i am glad you brought up executive privilege. if barack obama was not involved why would he invoke executive privilege. i think holder should be held in contempt and spend time in jail if he refuses to comply and i do not deny that this is any racial politicking at all. if it was a white person in office, we would still have the same issues and we would still have the same concerns. eric holder is not above the law, barack obama is not above the law and if there are goings on that kill not only brian terry, his family deserves answers, too. both families deserve answers in this. if eric holder refuses to come ply he should be in jail. >> we will have the vote live on c-span 3. it comes up on the house votes. the committee would come back in ten in my opinion nuts after the last house vote. the hash tag to use is c-span holder. next up is jeanie. >> caller: as someone who worked in th

government reform committee hearing to get under way, we are just receiving this news from the associated press, that the justice department is saying that president obama has exerted executive privilege over those fast and furious documents that are in question that were the subject of a meeting yesterday between committee chair darrell issa and attorney general eric holder. those two did meet yesterday for about 20 minutes. afterwards, congressman issa held a briefing that lasted just a few minutes for reporters. >> i guess i want to thank you all for coming. we've had about a 20-minute meeting with the attorney general and the deputy attorney general. to summarize, he came with an offer of a briefing. we went through the process of what was being offered and responded as i think we have to, which is that the documents that they may choose to give in the future, we need to have before tomorrow. ultimately, the documents necessary to cause a postponement appear to be in their possession. we're hoping that we have them tonight. if we can evaluate them even partially, then that will give us grou

the associated press say military investigators recommend six soldiers have their pay docked or be reassignedu.s. claims the soldiers didn't know they were burning the muslim holy book. the riots killed more than 30 people, including two u.s. troops, and two military. advisers. >>> authorities recovered a huge haul of drugs on height seas. u.s. military and mexican navy scooped up over 180 plastic bags filled with marijuana saturday. that's 19 tons of pot. the smugglers dumped the bags off the coast of california after being spotted by lookouts on the aircraft carrier "nimitz." the small boat sped off and no one was captured. >>> a spoonful of sugar may make the medicine go down but one farmer in the philippines says forget that. he swears by bee stings saying getting stung may hurt but the results are sweeter than honey. he claims the bee venom cured him after a stroke paralyzed the right side of his body 12 years ago. one client called it a good pain. critics caution it's not for everybody because bee stings could have life threatening side effects, like could kill you. >>> police in ohio a

the associated press reporting tonight that the sentencing won't take place for three months. in studio with me here in new york, catherine crier. your impressions of what has unfolded. >> a important a public trial is. this case could have been pled out. i don't know whether they ever pursued a plea, but this is one of those situations where the public in that community, the public across the country, needed to hear the facts. we need that self-examination whether it's when we don't listen to the kids that we could be dismiss i be, that we tolerate conduct, which this is of the worst, but how much in our lives do we tolerate when we should speak out. i think this shows that it can be painful excruciating, yes, healing but also a very important teaching tool. >> i want to explore the future for just a moment because michael isikoff, certainly in his reporting pointed out that there's going to be a lot more legal action certainly surrounding the former president spanier of penn state university. but what about the university? what about the financial liability and obligation th