atf. these agents already risk their lives, they shouldn't have to risk their lives, as well. and continuing to highlight what congressman cummings highlighted from my statement. any attempt to retaliate against them for their testimony today would be unfair, unwise, and unlawful. and let me add to what congressman cummings said and it'll be a personal affront to the senator. when i became ranking member of the judiciary committee in january, this was the first oversight issue to land on my desk. several other senators' offices contacted my office to pass along these allegations about an atf case called operation fast and furious. at first, the allegation sounded too shocking to believe, but sadly, they turned out to be true. atf is supposed to stop criminals from trafficking guns to mexican drug cartels or i guess any place else. instead, the atf made it easier for alleged cartel middle men to get weapons from u.s. gun dealers. agents were actually ordered to stand by and watch these midd

atf. these agents already risk their lives, they shouldn't have to risk their lives, as well. and continuing to highlight what congressman cummings highlighted from my statement. any attempt to retaliate against them for their testimony today would be unfair, unwise, and unlawful. and let me add to what congressman cummings said and it'll be a personal affront to the senator. when i became ranking member of the judiciary committee in january, this was the first oversight issue to land on my desk. several other senators' offices contacted my office to pass along these allegations about an atf case called operation fast and furious. at first, the allegation sounded too shocking to believe, but sadly, they turned out to be true. atf is supposed to stop criminals from trafficking guns to mexican drug cartels or i guess any place else. instead, the atf made it easier for alleged cartel middle men to get weapons from u.s. gun dealers. agents were actually ordered to stand by and watch these midd

atf agents have given their lives.ip back to new york i had the privilege of being present for a homicide trial. in that same courthouse in the southern district of new york there were three other separate homicide trials going on all from three separate atf initiated investigations. that's the type of work atf agents do every day and that's what i want the committee to keep in mind as well. i thank you for your time. and, again, my condolences to the terry family. >> i thank you. thank all of our witnesses. i recognize myself for the first-round of questioning. mrs. terry, i understand the u.s. attorney in arizona visited you in december. you could tell us in your own words what he had to say? >> which attorney are you talking about? >> this is the u.s. attorney from arizona that came to visit you in december. >> yes. that was mr. burke. >> and what did he have to say to you? >> he was just trying to explain to us exactly what happened and in a roundabout way. we really never got anything out of the visit that he did

to atf. i worked with atf for 16 years and i find this hearing to be bitterly disappointing. this is not reflective of the atf agents that i worked with for 16 years, and this panel is perhaps not the best panel for me to express my displeasure, but nonetheless, let me ask you this. when did atf have either constructive or actual knowledge guns were going to mexico? >> sir, it is my understanding in 2009 wh operation fast and furious was initiated, they were not interdicting firearms and had knowledge those guns were being trafficked in mexico. >> when you say that, you mean something as simple as a traffic stop several miles away from where the purchase was made. so you don't blow the informant, that easily could have done, right? >> absolutely. let me point out something, sir. a lot of when we say informant, a lot of information that came to atf came from gun dealers who didn't like the fact they are portrayed as a nefarious market. gun dealers were our friends. they helped us make a lot of these cases and we had successful cases. this is an anomaly, the fast and furious in

these include high ranking atf officials. i would think those individuals can speak with specificity to the question that you're asking. >> terrific. what other office besides the phoenix office was doing this type of program? >> congressman, i'm not in a position to answer. i don't know the answer to that question. >> okay. do you know how many offices that doj has a relationship with that were informed about this operation as it was ongoing that might be engaged, at least have not necessarily approval but at least acknowledgment this is going on, just be aware, the phoenix office is tracking straw buyers and they are out there, there may be as many as 1500 guns, just be aware of that? do we know how many other offices or agencies are aware of that? >> are you saying offices or agencies of the justice department? >> within justice that it has relationship with. >> i don't know. there is close communication among the various u.s. attorneys' offices and the law enforcement components. there are cross-cutting meetings and task

atf had no way to track those guns into mexico. mexican authorities as you said had no idea the guns were even there. so the only way you're going to find these guns in essence is to pull them off of dead bodies at crime scenes. and that is what has the senate, congress, just shaking their heads. >> and we have an american border patrol agent dead with one of these weapons. in hearings this week, lawmakers have directed most of their anger at the justice department. do we know i mean who approve this? do we know what level at the justice department was involved in all this? >> the frustration on capitol hill this week centers around the department of justice because the senators, the congressmen, believe the department of justice is stone walling. five months now and the department of justice can't tell you who authorized this program. a program this size, this quote unquote groundbreaking, it should take five minutes, anderson. keep in mind this was what they call a t 3 investigation, size and scope would require approval from hea

were you aware of any biases within your scope at atf or comments versus arizona by the atf or by doj in regards to them? >> no, sir. you're sure? >> i don't recall. >> seems like this whole lacks attitude from jurisdiction from timely and aggressive law enforcement that would create this. am getting this opinion because you said you couldn't get a jurisdictional aspect of oversite in arizona and you took it to new york, did you not, sir? >> yes, i did. >> seems like continued dismissal of acting charges and we have a problem in arizona. we have seen a concerted effort that we have called out law enforcement on the border. i think specifically sheriff devers. i see a lack of cooperation all the way across, so does arizona. we see a very defunct uniform -- from arizona, we see an organized, orchestrated plan or lack of plan from doj, particularly with arizona. >> interesting, sir, what i will add, one thing i will say emphatically is i have had limited dealings with tucson office of u.s. attorney's office, extensive dealings with phoenix. in phoenix, there are some good people, i apolo

these include high ranking atf officials. i would think those individuals can speak with specificity to the question that you're asking. >> terrific. what other office besides the phoenix office was doing this type of program? >> congressman, i'm not in a position to answer. i don't know the answer to that question. >> okay. do you know how many offices that doj has a relationship with that were informed about this operation as it was ongoing that might be engaged, at least have not necessarily approval but at least acknowledgment this is going on, just be aware, the phoenix office is tracking straw buyers and they are out there, there may be as many as 1500 guns, just be aware of that? do we know how many other offices or agencies are aware of that? >> are you saying offices or agencies of the justice department? >> within justice that it has relationship with. >> i don't know. there is close communication among the various u.s. attorneys' offices and the law enforcement components. there are cross-cutting meetings and task

>> reporter: joe, this is an embarrassment for the atf. this is an agency that is supposed to stop the illegal trafficking of firearms specifically. in recent years, its mission has been to stop trafficking to mexico. it has had some success in that regard, but when atf whistle-blowers stepped forward and said, no, their hands were tied, they were forced to stand by and watch as straw-buyers purchased weapons and passed them on to criminals and cartels. it is an embarrassment, particularly when you hear how they found out about the guns later. here's an excerpt of an interview that drew griffin did with an atf agent and whistle-blower. >> the only way you're going to find those guns in mexico is where? >> at crime scenes, at the death, at the site of somebody who's dead, at a gun battle between the police and the bad guys, in which either the bad guy was killed and his gun was left at the scene or used during the commission of a crime in which the gun was left behind. >> reporter: now, the atf says its goal was to dismantle the larger drug

as the head of the atf.ogram under which atf agents assigned to the phoenix office watched people called straw buyers go into gun stores and purchase weapons. according to whistle blowing atf agents who testified on capitol hill last week in a fiery hearing, they were told to stop following the weapons and not to make any arrests, and the theory behind the program, they said, was that when the guns surfaced at a crime scene in mexico, then they might be used to make a larger case against a larger armed smuggling organization. threes whistle blowing agents said it was contrary to the u.s. atf policy and several members of congress, notely senator charles grassly, and congressman isa were highly critical of the atf. and they suggested that higher ups within the organization knew there was testimony that the director of the atf set up a video feed in the office so they could watch some of the straw buys taking place. >> this really shows the extent of the political damage here, wouldn't you say, this might have

it went all through atf command. i think it went all the way to the top, and it went to the department. i think atf, leaders there will stand by the strategy and they will say that they implemented it and they directed it. i don't think there's going to be any question to that. probably the same at the department. but you know, it was disheartening to watch the hearings the other day with certainly, you know, your heart goes out to agent terry's family and they deserve some answers. but for me, it was disheartening to watch the agents, who i thought were all very credible, talking about being pulled off an actual surveillance, where they'd watch the guns and the money switch hands. and this wasn't at the beginning of the case, when certainly, there can somebody latitude and some risk, trying to build a case, but this is deep into the case. i mean, one agent testified maybe 1,200 guns into the case, while they watched the purchase, the money and the guns change and they followed the guns and they're called off. they d

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there's plenty of blame to go around at both the atf and justice department. a resignation by the acting director would be, by no means, the end of our inquiry". grassley also said he'd be interested in hearing what melson has to say to him after he is kicked out of justice as we all believe will happen. >> when president obama and eric holder were asked about the program, they both pointed to an investigation as being conducted by the inspector general of the justice department. do we have any idea when the findings of that are going to be released? >> reporter: we don't. there's a big complaint. the members of congress think they're being stone walled. we've gone over this. why does it take five, six months to find out who in your own department approved anything. you know, that should be a decision that you can come back with in five minutes. but the stonewalling according to congress continues while atf and the department of justice try to fix this. >> drew, appreciate the followup. we'll continue to follow it >>> coming up new twists in the casey anthony

awarded mcallister the national atf life-saving award. atf would tell us exactly what that award is for. later today, a bipartisan team from congress will fly to mexico as the next phase of their investigation moves south of the border. >> a former whistle-blower at atf got his termination papers yesterday? >> reporter: i wouldn't say he a is current whistle-blower. he started a site that is largely responsible for exposing the gun walking cases and yesterday the atf started the termination case for him in lack of tenor in an unrelated case. >> sharyl attkisson, thank you for the latest from washington. >>> up next when you take a look at a dinosaur's temperature. this is "the early show" on cbs. w" on cbs. ♪ [ female announcer ] now, just pop, click, switch your lids whenever you like! choose from over 20+ colors and designs. the new dell inspiron r series laptops with switchable lids, powered by the 2nd generation intel® core™ processor family: not just smart, visibly smart. call or click to get this fully loaded and totally protected i

no not just the head of the atf?>> this is being pushed by darrell issa, the republican in the house, he wants to know who in the department of justice knew it. its like kenneth melson will take the political fallout for that. will it stop there? a justice department inspector general's investigation going on. eric holder, the attorney general, says he didn't know about it. the people in congress say that really hard to believe. because this was such an intricate and involved to pull off and at the time, even though looking back on it saying this was absurd, the atf was excited about this. they thought they were going to score some big name arrests once this operation was over with. >> we are going to stay, obviously, following this and see if the resignation comes today. drew, thanks. good work. >> which ranks the lowest in customer satisfaction? we will tell you after the break. >>> they are all coming out today to mark the summer s solstace. more on the summer break coming up. [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou

and those that need to be accountable sit at the top table for atf. >> hocez isn't the only one who wants answers, like who actually authorized the plan. this week hearings were held in congress. the justice department didn't have much to say. iowa senator chuck grassley, the ranking republican member of the senate judiciary committee, says that's unacceptable. he says it was a decision that most likely came from washington, and the highest levels of american law enforcement. >> we think it goes very high up in the justice department. but how high, i'm not sure. >> reporter: right now the justice department is trying to keep the investigation focused on arizona, sending cnn a copy of the letter to the senate saying "the operation was

listen to what one atf agent who worked in mexico city tells cnn. >> the only way you're going to findt crime scenes. >> at the death, at the side of somebody who's dead, at a gun battle between the police and the bud guys, which either the bad guy was killed and his gun was left at the scene or used during the commission of a crime in which the gun was left behind. >> now some atf agents say they objected to the gun sales, but higher-ups stopped them from arresting the gun buyers. these whistleblowers call fast and furious dangerous, deadly, and a catastrophic disaster. listen to what they just told congress at a very heated, very fiery hearing just last week. >> we weren't giving guns to people who were hunting bear, we were giving fwns to people who were killing other humans. >> rather than meet the wolf head on, we sharpened his teeth, added number to his claw. all the while we sat idly by watching, tracking, and noting as he became a more efficient and effective predator. >> and now just this afternoon here comes the fallout. let's go to washington to jeanne meserve, our homeland

agents and phoenix area gun dealers who claim atf urged them to sale to suspicious characters. a strategy that apparently aimed to get at cartel king pins behind escalating drug violence in mexico. >> the people you want to get to are able to coordinate and finance these types of organizations and they are the folks who will stay around. if you take them, then you disrupt. it's basically you want to talk out and agency? a terror agency? strike at the head of the snake. >> reporter: whatever the intentions, many insiders claim the gun walking was widely dangerous and irresponsible. last night, congressional investigators released a lengthy narrative of the allegations pulling from documents and testimony collected behind closed doors since our first report. the congressional report claims there was a shift in strategy in the fall of 2009 that led to the gun walking. and was known and authorized at the highest levels of the justice department. cbs news has learned that one atf official told investigators the direction came in a memo issued by then deputy attorney general david og

bureau of atf, was designed to stop guns from if ending up with drug gangs in mexico. congress requested details about the program. chaired by darrell issa, this hearing is an hour and 40 minutes. >> the committee will come to order. today's hearing is on obstruction of justice, does the justice department have to respond to lawfully-issued and valid congressional subpoena? the oversight committee mission statement is, we exist to secure two fundamental principles. first, americans have a right to know that the money washington takes from them is well spent. and, second, americans deserve an efficient, effective government that works for them. our duty on the oversight and government reform committee is to protect these rights. our solemn responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers because taxpayers have a right to know what they get from their government. we will work tirelessly in partnership with citizen watchdogs to deliver the facts to the american people and bring genuine reform to the bureaucracy. today's hearing in specific is on the question

. >> the atf took a grilling for a practice that's known as gun walking.s a program that allows weapons to go into mexico from the united states. agents hope they would lead them to drug cartels. earlier this year two of them were found near a murdered united states border agent. congress wants answers. >> reporter: six months ago today border patrol agent brian terry was gunned down. today three senior agents sat beside his mom, cousin and sister and said their agency may be to blame. >> i'm sorry for your loss. >> reporter: two of the gowns found at scene of the murder were part of thousands they allegedly thousands gun traffickers to buy. they called it letting guns walk, a tactic they hoped would lead them to drug king pins. agents who disagreed blew the whistle. >> to walk a single gun is an idiotic move. we were giving guns to people who were killing people. >> reporter: the first reports of gun walking started to surface after terry's murder. asked if they were true they said hell no, surprising those who worked for him. >> i was shocked because it

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stopping the flow of guns is a rough game for atf agents near the border.vendera road along on one of their patrols last year to see the challenges they're facing to stop the guns, the drugs and the mexican cartels. >>> the number of firearms somebody has purchased. >> we're driving with an agent from the bureau of tobacco, alcohol and firearms, atf. we can't tell you who he is because he's in the midst of the biggest case he's ever worked, battling lethal mexican drug cartels. down to gauatemala is where he opened our eyes. >> they found a trail from houston to guatemala, littered with 340 guns purchased by straw buyers. 23 houston area residents, all with squeaky clean records and legally allowed to buy guns. almost 100 have since turned up at crime scenes south of the border, in the hands of the drug cartels. >> they're fighting each other for turf in mexico and unfortunately many law enforcement and civilians are being killed in that fight. >> the man in this undercover photo shared exclusively with cnn is john phillip hernandez. investigators say he wa

-- the atf called it letting guns walk, a tactic they hoped would lead them to drug kingpins.gents who disagreed with the strategy blew the whistle. >> to walk a single gun, is, in my opinion, an idiotic move. we didn't give guns to people who were hunting bear. we were giving guns to people who were killing other humans. >> reporter: after terry's murder, a.t.f. quickly rounded up drug trafficking suspects they'd watched for years and the first reports of gun walking surfaced. asked if they were true, bill newell said million, no. >> i was appalled because it was a blatant lie. >> reporter: newell didn't respond to our interview requests. also under attack, the justice department which oversees the a.t.f. assistant attorney general ronald weich says the committee is cooperating with congress, but information is being withheld. >> you should be ashamed of yourself. the pages go on like this for. you've given us black paper instead of white paper. how dare you make an opening statement of cooperation. who authorized this at justice? >> mr. chairman i do not know the answer to t

and just like the atf investigation, something important for congress to do. i have said that what i think is the justice department should be starting by providing more documents, allowing better examination and privilege laws. and i think then the discussion that you're saying is very important before things are released would be on the basis that the committee should pursue. >> let me ask you this because i only have a limited amount of time. assumed the decisions to release these documents ultimately rests with the committee, do you think it would be prudent to give the department and opportunity to warn us if a public release could put people in danger and impair their investigation? let me make it clear. i said brian kelly and i met brian terry. >> i will be brief, given the timeline. yes, it is prudent and open? situation that the committee will hear from the justice department before making it public. >> as i listen to you it seems like i'm always reminded of this book, the speed of trust. it talks about how important it is, and he talks about how impo

three atf agents objected saying all it did was put lives at risk. keep terry's murder investigation separate from the gun walking probe. >> to reduce their liability in our atf's role in this murder. >> to walk a single gun is in my opinion an idiotic move. we weren't giving guns to people hunting bear. we were giving guns to people killing other humans. >> reporter: assistant attorney general ronald white was brought in to answer how such a strategy to be brought up. >> you should be ashamed of yourself. the pages go on like this forever. you've given us black paper instead of white paper. how dare you make an opening statement of cooperation. do you know who authorized it at the highest level and don't answer phoenix or tucson or any part of arizona, if you please. >> mr. chairman it's difficult to answer your question. >> i want the answer. >> i do not know the answer and the inspector general is reviewing the matter. >> terry stanley wants someone to step up to accept responsibility. congress says it wants the same. the inspector general is inve

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they were reporting on the crazy atf operation that allowed mexican drug cartels to purchase automatic weapons into america and sell them back to mexico. >> some say it was innocent. others believe it was allowed to happen to justify tougher gun laws in the u.s. >> jon: did you see that? he just threw it right in there. president obama is either incompetent making an innocent mistake or the architect of an evil conspiracy to wreak violent carnage in mexico as a way to take away america's guns. you know, both sides of the story. who said that nerk america was involved in this type of conspiracy that, if true, could openly lead to the impeachment of a president? who said it? >> others. >> jon: of course chris wallace's main claim to credibility was this. >> as we showed today we don't go easy on republicans. >> jon: that at least for one hour of fox's 168 hours of programming a week, really, it's three hours because it's repeated twice. mother said it's crazy to watch it like that but i don't think it's crazy. i think watching it at 2:00 and 6:00 when it's repeated is actually the right

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. >>> on capitol hill today, growing outrage over an atf operation along the border with mexico.as enabled u.s. assault weapons to get into the hands, get this, of mexican drug cartels in the hopes of eventually bringing down an entire arm smuggling network. critics say, instead, the strategy led to needless deaths. our homeland security correspondent jean m jeanne meserve is covering this for us. people deliberate allowed the weapons to get into the hands of mexican drug cartel members? >> members want to know who gave it the green light and what they were thinking. when border patrol agent brian terry was killed last year near the mexican border, two guns were recovered nearby and traced. it turned out the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms allowed the weapons to end up in the hands of criminals. brian terry's mother was shocked when she found out. >> i was just flabbergasted. i didn't believe it at first. >> reporter: three whistle-blowing agents from the phoenix atf office said supervisors did not allow them to intercept weapons bought by so-called straw buys for cartels

and all of a sudden now, you know, last week, he had the bomb squad and atf and everybody over. >> at about 7:30, garcia's roommate came out of the house and was taken into custody. >> he's a resident and friend of the suspect's. he came out a little earlier, and because of his resistance in the investigation, he is going to be booked in jail. >> finally after 7.5 hours of resisting, garcia came out of the house with his hands on his head, slowly walking backwards and gave himself up to police. >> after deployment of tear gas in our house, our suspect surrendered and was taken into custody peacefully. >> garcia faces a charge of use of an skploexplosive device in connection with the may 22nd incident. and he now faces charges of resisting arrest. >> thank you, monty. >>> 50 americans will soon be heading to gaza on what they're calling a humanitarian mission. they'll be aboard the second freedom flotilla hoping to make it to gaza and help palestinians. kimberly terry is in oakland tonight where one of those americans took off. >> henry knows this is a risky trip, but says something ne

procedures, and because the cause of the fire isn't obvious, an arson task force has been set up, including atf and the district attorney. we also learned lieutenant perez was building this reflecting pool in diamond heights at the station. they shared that story with us. perez was active in the organization that helps needy children. >>> the family and friends of missing nursing student michelle le held a ving sill -- a vigil for her. the reward for michelle's safe return has increased now to $40,000. thomas roman has more from hayward. >> a plea went up from the more than 100 friends, family and supporters gathered at the candlelight vigil. >> who ever has her, please have some compassion because there are people who are missing her and want her back and need her back. >> more than 100 people gathered on ponderosa court to give their support for michelle le of san mateo. t-shirts were distributed to the crowd. a $40,000 reward was also announced for information to her whereabouts. her cousin says they have done everything they can think of to help find her. >> they are passing out fliers and

a, d atf is, and where i wear my other hat,ite 'sha where pom-poms hit me in the nose and things, and what i call sometimes making snide and underhanded remarks about respectable public fial. >> yeah. a t, erhe en a lot of texans on the naonalcene, an i, for stcei aa at call deadline poem for the nation every week. >> this is not an entirely a new yorker collection. >> that's right. there, trerethr >> right. >>ndt'noacal every, every week, because as i've pointed out the nation publishes only every other week in thsume even though the downtrodden are oppressed every day of the year. [laughter] atou they be thinking. >> sorry, we're in martha's vineyard. i mean. [laughter] have to get ttud durg the winter if you want to have anything in our magazine. >>ea [laughter] >> but anyway, i, i write a piece of verse, what do you call it. so, and there have been, you know, texas presiden tasenors. i think the first two-lineú poem i wrote in the nation beusi aledh i was offered $100 a poem, which i di't thik s very much until i realized that poets in the united states are basically paid by the l

atf and san francisco fire police department and the district attorney's office. >>> in santa clara county, sheriff's deputies are trying to learn more about human remains in yuba canyon. they discovered the remains in a shallow dry ditch on friday while doing trail maintenance work. coroner's office is trying to determine the age and gender of the person. >> pg&e wants customers to know it will be conducting more pressure testing on gas pipelines in san jose and newark. pressure testing is scheduled to begin in san jose as well as newark on cedar boulevard. pg&e says customers in these areas received letters explaining the tests. they were postponed so the utility can get the word out of b possible service diszblupgsz why intelligence officials say they have struck another blow to al-qaeda. and great debate, democrats and republicans battled with 14 million unemployed americans ca we share. shop from anywhere. and are always connected. we live in a social world. isn't it time we had a social currency to match? membership rewards points from american express. use them to get the things you

are you planning to replace atf leadership and when can we expect the result of the investigation? >> on the second question, as you know, my attorney general has made clear that he certainly would not have ordered gunrunning to be able to pass through into mexico. the investigation is still pending. i will not comment on a current investigation. i have made very clear my view is that that would not be inappropriate step by the atf and we have to find out how that happened. as soon as the investigation is completed, i think appropriate actions will be taken. with respect to e-verify, we need comprehensive immigration reform. i have said before. i will say again. i will sit next week. and i will say it six months from now. we have a system that makes sure that we uphold our tradition of a nation of laws and also upholds our tradition of a nation of immigrants. that means tough for security and going after employers who are illegally hiring at exploiting workers, making sure that we also have a pathway for legal status for those who are living in the shuttle's right now. we may not b

[laughter] but we are eager to was signed as the atf of power of thought to these machines at the same time we are terrified. >> as we move the bar some things that humans used to be good at was remembering things. even calculating in numbers of. it seems crazy now but it used to require a lot of intelligence to remember things and to compute the first computers were humans. it wasn't really until the 20th century there is such a thing as a decent mechanic calculating machine. now, because computers do these things so well we don't have to remember anything on certainly don't have to calculate arithmetic. we have machines and ipods for these purposes. psychologically think what we do is downgrade the value of those skills and think calculating is and intelligent. [laughter] you have a machine for that. we could relearn if we wanted to. i am pretty sure. memory becomes a improve force. yes, you can train memory and people go around competing to prove they can do that but it is a parlor trick because day to day life, that skill is not required of us is the more. we have so much help befo

the atf has been called in to help. >>> michael vick's former home is off the market.olunteers say the idea was creepy at first, but now, it seems like the perfect fit. >>> how prepared is the nation to deal with a major cyber attack? jeanne maserve reports on what a simulated exercise concluded about just a scenario. >> up to 20 million and counting of the nation's cell phones have stopped working so far today in what officials claim is a largest communications crisis in the cell phone era. >> reporter: the reason, a cyber attack. as government officials convene, there is one overarching question. >> is this an act of war, not a criminal act? >> reporter: the infected smart phones show a video of the red army raising speculation the russias are behind the attack. meanwhile, the crisis expands. >> have increased dramatically. >> reporter: officials discuss the possibility of shutting down the infected smart phones, but government can't do it. >> i'm shocked to hear we don't have this authority. if this was someone with smallpox wandering through the super bowl, we woul

i made very clear my views that that would not be an appropriate step by the atf, and we have to find that happened. as soon as the investigation is completed, i think appropriate actions will be taken. with respect to e verify. we need comprehensive immigration reform. i have said it before and i will say it again, and i will say it next week, and i will say it six months from now. we have to have a system that makes sure that we uphold our tradition as a nation of laws, and uphold our tradition as a nation of immigrants. and that means going up against the borders, and making sure that we also have a pathway for legal status for those who are living in the shadows right now. we may not be able to get everything that i would like to see in a package, but we have to have a balanced package. e verify can be an important enforcement tool if it's not riddled with errors, if u.s. citizens are protected because what i don't want is a situation in which employers are forced to set up a system that they can't be certain works. we don't want to expose employers to the risk where they end up r