four atf agents are dead. 16 wounded. an unknown number of casualties inside the compound, including david koresh. >> at this hour fbi agents are negotiating with the cult leader. he reportedly believes he is jesus christ. >> mr. koresh, how are you doing? i understand you've been wounded. will you describe your position? >> weakening. >> are you shot, sir? >> yes, i am. >> well, communications opened up pretty quickly. he loved to talk. he loved to hear himself talk. >> how is governmented going to talk to me in the later days? so there will be no excuse. >> so there was no lack of communication. there was a lack of productive communication. >> there's a lot of children here. i've had a lot of babies the last few years. >> is it true, david that, one of the children, a 2-year-old, is dead. >> yeah, that's true. >> he he was so calm where he began immediately questioning what kind of personality are we dealing with? >> day of the lord. dod god will be in the position for blood. >>. >> koresh and the davidians were well su

. >> but a field agent from the regional atf office was doing something, secretly. though his investigation had nothing to do with the abuse allegations. his name is davy aguilera, this is the first time he talked publicly about this case. >> it is very difficult to do this. i have been bottling this up for the longest time. i tried to put it behind me but it never goes away. >> in the summer of 1992. agent aguilera got a tip from the ups that a box delivered from the compound had accidentally opened, revealing a stash of grenades. that tip led to a seven-month of investigations, to see if the branch davidians were stockpiling the weapons. >> they had acquired hundreds of rifles, pistols, shot guns, grenade launchers. almost two million rounds of ammunition. >> i was discovering a lot of ar-15s, they were converting these weapons from semiautomatic to automatic weapons. >> a semiautomatic weapon is of course, illegal, to possess. >> it is not against the law to buy firearms. it is not against the law to buy anything they sell at a gun show. >> people don't even real

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then february 28th, 1993, following a gun battle between the atf and members of a religious group callede branch davidians, federal agents lay siege to the group's compound near waco, texas. a suspected cache of illegal weapons is at the center of the controversy. >> mcveigh was just absolutely in a rage over both of those incidents, but the one thing that pushed him over the edge and turned hem into a terrorist of the waco incident. >> at one point mcveigh drives to waco to observe the siege. >> he went and parked his car nearby, and he was selling anti-government pamphlets giving interviews to at least one reporter back then about how much he distrusted the u.s. government. >> during an assault by the fbi on april 19th, the branch davidian compound is engulfed by fire. at least 76 men, women, and children die during the inferno. >> mcveigh told us that he was convinced that the u.s. government purposefully murdered women and children at the waco compound. it was all part of an effort to destroy gun rights in america. >> the triggering moment was waco. he was there, and he decided that

kirk is asking for more money for the atf, which will take a leading role in the new effort u.s.arshals and the department of justice will also work in this multipronged plan to fight gangs and the drugs they sell. kirk said that gangs in recent years have grown so much that they are larger than the lawn for the agencies which are putting them. >> when you talk about their size, but they far eclipsed the size of the police forces involved and that's why we need federal back up. that's why we pull all of the resources of the federal government in on this problem >> crime doesn't no boundaries. they don't know if they are in chicago or another country so we worked it in all those levels at the end of the day we receive much better cooperation based on the way we are policing and that's been a sea change in the way we are doing business. we are not set out to try and do a quick fix for something that's been a long-term problem in the city of chicago and the center's support for what we are doing i think is enormous. >> center kirk calls the current afghan situation in chicago intole

wore in todd jones today as the director of the atf. this is about 10 minutes. welcome to the roosevelt jonesand welcome to todd family, to margaret and anthony and the attorney general. with the ceremonial swearing in today, we are finally putting the atf back in business. it has been a long time in coming. it has been a long time in coming. he could not have picked a at her man or woman for the job. is a true american patriot. you know his background. treatved as an in for officer with the first marine division. he became a u.s. attorney where he worked in a number of cases involving drug trafficking, firearms, and violent crime issues, and he held a position of acting director. i'm glad that is over, acting director, of the atf for two years before being confirmed. in our opinion, the president's and mine, there is no doubt that we have a deeply qualified, the best person for the job. an important job. atf is the key agency enforcing theyovernment laws, and need a permanent director in order to do that, and to do the job to the best of their ability. they hav

then february 28th, 1993, following a gun battle between the atf and members of a religious group calledranch davidians, federal agents lay siege to the group's compound near waco, texas. a suspected cache of illegal weapons is at the center of the controversy. >> mcveigh was just absolutely in a rage over both of those incidents, but the one thing that pushed him over the edge and turned hem into a terrorist of the waco incident. >> at one point mcveigh drives to waco to observe the siege. >> he went and parked his car nearby, and he was selling anti-government pamphlets giving interviews to at least one reporter back then about how much he distrusted the u.s. government. >> during an assault by the fbi on april 19th, the branch davidian compound is engulfed by fire. at least 76 men, women, and children die during the inferno. >> mcveigh told us that he was convinced that the u.s. government purposefully murdered women and children at the waco compound. it was all part of an effort to destroy gun rights in america. >> the triggering moment was waco. he was there, and he decided that the

not that anyone would want to watch a movie about the appointment of the new atf head, due the democrat stall something she could get back from her plane and vote. and everyone surrounding lis lia mckowski, and they surrounded her and counted her saying that the things said about the opposition weren't true. then they retreated from the cloakroom, she came back out and changed her vote and that's how it passed. >> michael: yes, i would like to see the movie about the atf chair, maybe it's just the two of us. michael tomasky of "newsweek" and the daily beast. thank you for being on "the war room." >>> up next, john boehner just can't wait to start his summer vacation. he's been looking a tad less orange, and its time to work on his tan. >>> and anthony weiner dropping in the danger zone, and there are others who are running for new york, who knew. >>> we head to the streets of kay row where the fate of the revolution is once again in the balance. bsing them for some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know i'm going to be the firs

he is also working with atf at the time period he finds a phone and calls his atf officer who picks themup and dragged him out to the suppers. now there's a federal investigation. but we found in a federal investigation was that this was random and atlanta that the search warrant lying is common in these raids were common. in fact there was an 80-year-old woman who had been previously been rated. the atlanta city council held hearings where lots of other people came forward and said yes this also happened to us. and what the federal investigation found was there were quotas on the atlanta narcotics office. they arrest so many people each month and this is how their performance reviews were done and this is how they decided who got raises and promotions. this is how they are evaluated on how they did their jobs. the federal investigation didn't get into this but there was a reason why and that is because their federal grants that go strictly towards drug. we have these police departments competing for this limited pool of federal mining and it goes towards drug policing. there is pressure

jones is the first atf director confirmed by the senate.e year 2006, atf directors did not require senate approval. since then none has survived republican filibusters until now. there he is. we'll be right back. >>> the republican leadership, that would be boehner and cantor and mccarthy, they told the republican members they will not try, they will not try to defund obama care through the continuing resolution and they're content to fighting for the continuing sequestration level reductions in spending. no more. this is your johnny boehner, ladies and gentlemen. i said several months ago -- maybe i ought to repeat this. maybe this ought to be it. rather than calling it obama care, we should call it boehner care. boehner won't even fight. is the word pathetic appropriate? i think it's appropriate. >> you must be really miserable listening to a guy like that on the rodeo. welcome back to "hardball." conservative right-wing radio show mark levin calling speaker of the house johnny, first of all and then calling him pathetic. he is also under

jones was sworn in as the director of atf, he has been the acting director since 2011 while waiting for senate confirmation. he was one of the nominees who finally gained confirmation thanks to this year's otherwise not entirely effective filibuster deal. >>> up next, the evidence against syria is not a slam dunk, what we do and don't know about the chemical weapons attack. [ male announcer ] what's important to you? at humana, our medicare agents sit down with you and ask. hanging out with this guy. he's just the love of my life. [ male announcer ] getting to know you is how we help you choose the humana medicare plan that works best for you. mi familia. ♪ [ male announcer ] we want to help you achieve your best health, so you can keep doing the things that are important to you. keeping up with them. i love it! [ male announcer ] helping you -- now that's what's important to us. >> we have looked at all the evidence. and we do not believe the opposition possessed nuclear weapons -- or chemical weapons of that sort. we do not believe that given the delivery systems using rockets tha

. >>> the atf officially has a new director. the senate confirmed byron todd jones in a hearing wednesday. jones is the agent's first permanent director in seven years. >>> syrian president bashar al assad has opened an instagram account and the u.s. state department is not happy about it. the photos show al assad working at his desk, meeting with women and children and looking like an all around good guy, so some say. a spokesperson for the state department called the account a despicable pr stunt. >>> o.j. simpson was granted parole. the charges from his 2008 kidnapping and armed robbery convictions but simpson says -- rather, but simpson will stay in prison for as long as four more years on other charges. a porole hearing on those will not come until next spring. >>> and rhode island and minnesota are the latest states to legalize same-sex marriage. at midnight, couples rushed government offices to obtain marriage licenses. >>> stocks close out july on a mixed note after the fed offered no clues on when it may start cutting b

is it best to go through a fund or atf? >> you have to be selective in europe. we may like german autos but not german banks now. with sectors you might want a specific stock over another. active management is important. you need professional help to your point. it is very volatile and you better have hand holding along the way to make sure you pick the right company. >> thanks for hoand holding tonight. >>> consumers are borrowing more, especially for cars and to attend school borrowing rose more than $13 billion in june. for may the report showed many americans aren't using their ted d -- credit cards as much shying away from taking on high interest debt. >>> oil prices rose more than 10% this year closing above $104 a barrel. but those are pinching refiners. now the big names will looking for new ways to make money and producing more of what the world wants, a lot more and it's working. jack jackie dean gles looks it. >> reporter: two years ago the united states reached a milestone. the company began exporting for petroleum products than it imported. the u.s.

jones was sworn in as the director of atf, he has been the acting director since 2011 while waitingenate confirmation. he was one of the nominees who finally gained confirmation thanks to this year's otherwise not entirely effective filibuster deal. >>> up next, the evidence against syria is not a slam dunk, what we do and don't know about the chemical weapons attack. >> we have looked at all the hero: if you had a chance to go anywhere in the world, but you had to leave right now, would you go? man: 'oh i can't go tonight' woman: 'i can't.' hero : that's what expedia asked me. host: book the flight but you have to go right now. hero: (laughs) and i just go? this is for real right? this is for real? i always said one day i'd go to china, just never thought it'd be today. anncr: we're giving away a trip every day. download the expedia app and your next trip could be on us. expedia, find yours. so, if you're sleeping in your contact lenses, what you wear to bed is your business. ask about the air optix® contacts so breathable they're approved for up to 30 nights of continuous wear. se

mayor quan says she asked president obama for more funding for oakland police and for the fbi and atf. >>> their jobs are to save lives. the paramedics in alameda county are revealing to us a broken system. >> tony kovaleski is here with results from a six-month investigation. this is one of the biggest responses in the bay area. >> they cover a critical area. an area where shootings and stabbings regularly make headlines. firefighters are usually first on scene. but the paramedic response can mean the difference between life and death. >> i'm afraid for anyone that needs help in the 911 system. >> en route. >> they don't know the people are being dispatched off of shootings for people that are intoxicated, complaining of headaches. >> reporter: he's a veteran paramedic working in alameda county. >> code three. >> i don't see how somebody's vomiting is in more dire state straits who over someone who has been shot. >> reporter: alameda changed their dispatch system, including how they respond to shootings and stabbings. she is also an emergency veteran responder. they asked us to disgu

he's served the acting director of the atf since 2011. >>> it appears the time-tested beer summit won'tmooth over a rift between two republican presidential candidates. the rant between rand paul and chris tisty. now the senator from kentucky is looking to put differences aside but doesn't seem to be a high priority for the new jersey governor. >> we're going to have to patch things up if we can sit down, invite him for a beer. if he would like to sit down at the pub around the corner from the senate. we'll formalize it and put it in mighting. at times people have said chris christie has libertarian leadings so it's ironic we see him criticizing libertarians in the party. the offer to have a beer with chris christie stands, if he wants to break bread to find common ground. i think it would help the party not to be feuding. >> he suggested you sit down and have a beer. >> i am running for re-election. i don't have time. i've got work to do here. >> christie went on to say he's not surprised by the attacks saying he's not the first politician that's used me to get national attention by th

. >> that announcement came during the swearing-in temperature for the new director of the atf. todd jones has been acting director since 2011. a second executive order announced this today. >>> a senior member of the obama administration headed to capitol hill to brief officials on the situation in syria. that came as united nations inspectors left their hotel in damascus to go to an area where the syrian gofd is believed -- government is believed to have used chemical weapons on their people. >>> an east bay congressman says he was briefed on the situation in syria during a recent fact-finding trip to afghanistan and the united arab emirates. he met with troops in afghanistan and military leaders including the top commander of the military force there. he talked with them yesterday and he said the united states must proceed with caution in syria. >> this is a delicate, complicated situation with many actors and we have to make sure that we know what is behind that first dominance because once you tip it, you better know what's behind it and you better be prepared for what's ne

we also now officially have an atf director. the senate confirmed b. todd jones to lead the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives. this is the atf's first permanent director in seven years. they said it couldn't be done. but it got done. today we also got a look at the new jobs numbers for the month of july. the u.s. economy added 160,000 jobs for the month. the unemployment rate ticked down to its lowest level since before december of 2008. these numbers aren't exactly something to throw a party about. but things are still moving in the right direction. after having let the interest rates for federal student loans double previously, washington finally reached an agreement this week to bring those rates back down. those rates skyrocketed back on july 1st. but congress managed to fix that problem before they left for the summer. you might think that nothing is happening in washington right now, that it's just complete gridlock. but that's not exactly true. congress has gotten a few important things accomplished before taking off for that m

this man apparently bought 700 guns while the atf was watching him. >> right.nt was to get weapons to cartels. he's working as an illegal straw buyer who is someone who buys guns for people who can't. so he was taking, buying these weapons. let's not forget that the gun dealership that was selling these guns wasn't doing it because they wanted to. lone wolf trading company was doing it under the direction of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. so the dealership was selling these guns. atf told the dealership that he would be watched, he would be tracked down, these guns wouldn't go to mexico, and then the guns ended up in the mexico at these violent crime scenes we're seeing now and in the future. they watched the guy break the law over and over again with no arrests and no surveillance. bill: you mentioned brian terry, a beauty queen was found be dead, brian terry, the beauty queen incident with a mexican drug cartel, then you had an i.c.e. agent also in mexico, jaime zapata, in february 2011, right? >> uh-huh, yeah. we've seen these cases come out ye

we got that over to atf and our gun squad and they took care of that issue right away. yeah, they were dummies, but the way he was describing them on the internet. there was a guy from russia that was on there talking about how he wanted them. i mean, it's big. i mean, it's crazy what some of these people do. the other things, too -- the other thing is when you do set up your facebook -- i have to tell but this, too. you can't just set up a facebook account and leave it and friend one person and hope to get more friends to come to you. you have to make it intriguing to them. how do we making intriguing? hot chick, exactly right. and there, if you just go to google search and put in, you know, hot girl, graffiti girl, we have one that has -- a picture -- was it your presentation that had the picture of the girl with that tagging on the side of her? there's tons of that out there. just grab one. just drop it out where her face ain't showing. once they see that picture right there, woo, i like it. you're going to get more and more that way. you also get some other things t

here is what the atf had to say about.accepted sonsability for the mistakes made in the fast and furious investigation and the attorney attorney general's direction we have tone appropriate and decisive action to ensure that these errors will not be repeated we acknowledge regrettably that firearms related to the fast and furious investigation will likely be recovered at future crime scenes. do those words comfort you that this won't happen again in the future? >> they don't comfort me considering we haven't seen a the love consequences for the people involved in fast and furious at the atf level. we definitely haven't seen consequences for people like lanny brewer in the justice department. so, i'm not too convinced that we're not going to see something like this happen again. and as i stated at the beginning of the segment, atf isn't down in mexico desperately trying to track these weapons down. 1400 of them are still missing. only way they are recovered is when they're left at violent crime scenes. unfortunately we have

new director after seven years, the senate confirming todd jones yesterday by a 53-42 vote for the atfasy, however, a lone holdout initially refused to vote to end a filibuster of the nomination. after a whole lot of pressure, she gave in, allowed the vote to happen and jones was confirmed. >>> five years ago, they fought a bitter battle for the white house it was pretty clear back then in john mccain and president obama didn't like one another. fast forward to 2013, suddenly they're getting quite chummy. here's dana bash. >> reporter: only few months ago you couldn't turn on the tv without seeing john mccain railing against president obama. >> this president and this administration has either been guilty of colossal imcompetence or engaged in a cover-up. >> reporter: but now, a 180. >> i think there is a more of a desire to work together. >> reporter: suddenly mccain is obama's go-to guy to get things done on immigration, striking a deal allowing confirmation of half a dozen of obama's nominees and now heading to egypt with republican lindsay graham at the president's request. >> we h

. >> they call the atf and fbi. what they found. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter. here's what what people are talking about tonight. >> the bomb squad and a hazmat team. a massive response today. when an unknown substance is found outside congressman elijah cummings office in mount vernon. wjz is live outside that. >> reporter: that substance was found on the outside of the front door of the office. now, there were also some sticky notes left there on the glass. you can see the paper left behind there, on the door. and cummings tells us, whoever put the material there wanted it to look like a bomb. >> reporter: the mount vernon office of congressman elijah cummings, at the center of an intense fbi investigation. >> they were surrounding the door. and i heard it was a suspicious note. and some substance on the door. >> reporter: according to cummings, an employee with military experience arrived at work and noticed a putty-like material, stuck around the outside door. >> she noticed that there was something that gave the appearance of plastic exp

talking about head of the of atf. atf. can you tell us more about this? guest: the senate was born to approve the director of atf for the first time in several years. what happened was they needed 60 votes to get the cloture. rakowski from alaska originally voted no. from alaska are richly boded no. she switched her vote to yes, which allowed them to get 60 votes, although it had to be held open for about five hours because the democrat from north dakota was traveling in from north dakota, which as you know, it does not happen quickly. voted ford and cloture and voted for the final vote on nominations and was confirmed. we do have a director for the first time and i believe seven years. >> just a short amount of time before they head out are you looking for anything in particular in the next day or two? ofthey have completed most the major business. it will be an interesting both in the senate today. a cloture vote on their own appropriations bill for the department of transportation and housing and urban development. it is expected to be a close vote. if

it was always a surprise to one prosecutor how the fbi didn't get along with the atf, how the local prosecutor'separtments. it was rivalry city, and here on top of this, the sheriff's saying you're coming out with this now because it's election time and you want to get me. >> we want to hear a little bit more fro prosecutor levy, that's judge judy's son. he was actually on "new day". >> when i learned about this case, the investigation, it was march 13, i learned about it and i did what i was legally, morally and ethically required to do. i recused myself and my office. i couldn't prosecute a case against alex hossu who was a family friend. >> shouldn't everything play out of accordingly? and wow, a $5 million defamation case? do prosecutors really make that much money? >> especially in new york, you file for the sun, the moon and the stars. when it comes to defamation, that's the hardest part is proving your actual defamation damages. you have to prove a tangible economic damage to you, to your reputation and that takes a lot of money. it's throwing good money after bad. >> i wondered does he t

. >> and if the government decides to regulate and tax, we might soon be calling the bureau of atf, theureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and marijuana. on february 14th, 2013, judge james ruled that the city of oakland had no standing in suing the federal government on behalf of harborside and threw the case out. harborside is still awaiting a trial date to present their case in front of a bay area jury, the case will most likely be decided in 2014. facing the possibility of a much longer sentence, matt davies accepted a plea deal to send him to prison for the mandatory minimum of five years. as for u.s. attorney melinda hague, i have called, and called and called and -- nothing. that is what i am getting from the phone calls right now. ♪ >>> egypt erupts into chaos as the world watches in horror. the question now, what can america do about it? >>> and get ready for the rain, rounds of it, rolling into the already soggy south. there's fears of flooding and they're very real this morning. >>> and baseball night never be the same. the big decision that could change america's favorite pa

just tonight the senate confirmed the director for alcohol tobacco and firearms, atf for the first time in seven years. if this keeps up, who knows, the senate could start having up or down votes on all sorts of stuff. heck, john mccain says he regrets his vote on those budget cuts that are hurting the economy, and double heck, he's going to egypt at the president's request. the obama administration reportedly thinks he is the senator they can work with now. to try to get compromise going again. now, if you're feeling a little skeptical at home. don't let me talk you out of it. it is a wonder of wonders that stuff is moving in any part of this congress after so little has been done there for so long. did you ever think after all of this that john mccain would become a leading light of the willing to govern coalition? and do you buy it now? do you? joining us now, is barney frank, former democratic congressman from the great commonwealth of massachusetts. thanks for being here, congressman. >> thank you. >> so should i be leading with my skeptical foot here, or is this a real coalition?

let's move on, goldman sachs had a trading glitch on tuesday, resulting in several bad single stock and atf option trades. while many trades may end up being canceled, they could cause goldman upwards of $100 million. in a statement, the bank says exchanges including cboe and nasdaq and omx are working to resolve the issues and doesn't believe the risk or potential losses will be material. let's take a check of goldman shares in frankfurt, they're up just fractionally, about .1%. >>> jpmorgan reportedly is close to naming two new directors with background in finance and risk management. a decision will likely be made next month. the names of candidates aren't known, but reports say ceo jamie dimon has extensive say on who is appointed to the board. they would replace long time directors david coat and alan footer. the financial times reports jpmorgan hired a new york law firm to investigate its hong kong hiring practices. the firm will respond to questions from the sac about whether the bank hired children of key financial officials. and shares are higher to the tune of .5%. >>> there had b

the vice-president announced the new rules during the swearing in of the new atf director, todd jones doug, thank you. >>> thousands of fast-food workers across the nation today walking off the job, demanding higher pay. the company's claim 7.25 an hour is a competitive wage, but those employees say the salary makes it impossible to get by, let alone raise a family. both sides of the debate next. >>> thousands of fast-food employees across the country walked out of work today, demanding higher pay and the right to unionize. one of the biggest protests was in new york city where hundreds of demonstratores marched into manhattan. the workers represent a fraction of the industry's labor force. they're asking for 15 bucks an hour. the federal minimum wage is 7.25 an hour, which comes out to about 15,000 bucks a year for fulltime employees. now, the average fulltime worker in the u.s. makes a little more than $40,000 a year. elizabeth mcdonald is live in our new york newsroom. elizabeth, where else are these protests being held? >> we're seeing these being hell from coast to coast. there w

. >> and if the government decides to regulate and tax, we might soon be calling the bureau of atf, theary 14th, 2013, judge james ruled that the city of oakland had no standing in suing the federal government on behalf of harborside and threw the case out. harborside is still awaiting a trial date to present their case in front of a bay area jury, the case will most likely be decided in 2014. facing the possibility of a much longer sentence, matt davies accepted a plea deal to send him to prison for the mandatory minimum of five years. as for u.s. attorney melinda hague, i have called, and called and called and -- nothing. that is what i am getting from the phone calls right now. later, anderson's conversation with oprah winfrey about race, justice, and the "n" word. >>> but we begin with breaking news out of egypt. late this evening the country's state nile tv reporting new numbers, at least 33 new fatalities in cairo and alexandria, the two biggest cities 180 wounded. the wounded topping 4,000 since. since wednesday there are more than 600 people kill a

. >> atf records indicated that a jason brown bought a handgun just a few weeks earlier in utah. it was almost midnight the day after the shooting when salt lake city-based fbi agents located firearms instructor clark aposhian. >> he had this little 3 series bmw, very nice-looking car. laid back. that southern california surfer type. >> reporter: he made room for brown in a class. >> he was very cocky. he was very arrogant. >> reporter: after some instruction using a glock 9-millimeter, brown took and passed the concealed carry test. aposhian fingerprinted and photographed him as required by utah law. then the student told the instructor he wanted to buy a handgun. the firearms expert tried to direct him to an easy to use small-caliber weapon. >> he wanted something bigger. he said, what's the most powerful? he was insistent he wanted the .45. >> reporter: brown bought a glock .45. and he proved just as particular about the ammo he wanted. >> he chose some of our very high-pressure, or very powerful ammunition. >> reporter: before the fbi agents left the gun shop, they downloaded

brian todd jones confirmed wednesday as the new director of the atf.some last-minute drama on capitol hill. democrats were two votes shy of the 60 they needed to end the debate. they managed to convince lisa murkowski to switch her vote. then had to wait for heitkamp to fly in for her vote. the nra chose not to score the vote. and that is how they got democrats united on this. they found their gang of six there. >>> same-sex marriage became legal in minnesota and rhode island. the first taking place just as the clock struck 12:00. they are the 12th and 13th states to legalize same-sex marriage. >>> our deep dive is next. even with the motor city stalled. a surprising number of people still want to take the wheel -- well, at least sit in the back seat while somebody else runs the city. is the new mayor really going to be able to do much with that title? first, the white house soup of the day. it's white chicken chili. don't have much commentary on it. other than the old debate, is chili a soup? we'll be right back. having a heart attack. the emts gave m

that's going to be what the atf will have annually.onder with washington, those costs never tend to go down, they either stay the same or go up over time, for a law that's been around for four years now, and supposedly popular, she said again yesterday, she reiterated that it's possible. americans are looking forward to it, why does she need to do so much outreach, when it's two months away from one of the most important deadlines? >> who knows. >> anyway, andrew, thank you. >> thank you, greta. >> to the huge battle brewing between the rnc and two tv networks. rnc is demanding cnn and nbc pull the plug on upcoming movies about hillary clinton. they're set to air before the next presidential election. right now the chairman has given the networks an ultimatum. he joins us. >> hi, greta, from wisconsin tonight. >> it's my favorite state as you know. >> tell me, you have sent a letter off to nbc and cnn. what have you said in that letter? >> basically we let them know that we're disappointed that they're putting movies together in a four

it notes that the atf has mistakes made during fast and furious. and adds regrettably will likely continue to be recovered at future crime scenes. a woman is dead after crashing her car into a condo swimming pool and that stops our news across america. >> massachusetts a witness says he was sitting by that pool south of boston when he saw a jeep plow through a fence and land in the water. the guy reportedly jumped in and tried it to pull the driver out from her open window. >> the air bag was pressing up against like i caught -- came on this side. came on the passenger side and just kept yanking and finally she came loose. >> he and the police officer gave the victim cpr but doctors later pronounced her dead at the hospital. no word on what may have caused the crash. minute society, one construction worker died and another got hurt when they fell into a giant hole. investigators say crews had been lowering both men into the pit on a platform when a strap suddenly broke. the workers reportedly fell about 20 to 30 feet to the bottom of the hole. one

chase through downtown atlanta were just trying to run, they're chasing after he was also worked with atf at the time, calls a sandler and they swoop in and pick them up and tries it out to the suburbs. they put them up in hotel. now there's a federal investigation. so what we've done in the federal investigation was that this was rampant in atlanta. lying on the search once was common, that the raids on the wrong houses, but the fact it was in 88 your one who lived near johnson reviewed and rated in her own home. the atlanta city council held hearings were other people said this happened to us. what the federal investigation found was that there were quotas on atlanta police department narcotic office prepared to seize an amount of drugs each month but this is how their performance reviews were done. this is how they decided that raises, who got promotions. this is how they were evaluated on how they did their job. the federal investigation didn't get into this but the reason why they were -- their federal grants that go quickly towards drug seizures. competing for limited pool of money