>> to get brian terry killed? >> yes. >> absolutely i'm not saying -- >> is your, is the investigation and these documents you've seen raising questions in your mind about a cover-up or about wrong in tension speak as i would say both. i call fast and furious a scandal but in terms of answering a previous question, i don't think this will set up intentionally to get one of our border patrol agents killed, but looking at the data, no matter who you talk to, a local police officer, a law enforcement at the state level, law enforcement at the federal level, they will all tell you do not give guns to criminals because they kill people within. they knew going into this that they were, who favored giving guns to, the mexican cartels, who they claim of a ruthless and there's a lot of problems down in mexico with all the deaths and murders. they knew that people are going to get killed. when you give guns, .50 caliber rifles, we're talking that could take down a helicopter, talking about ak-47s, giving that kind of firepo

again, brian terry's mother and cousin join us exclusively in just a moment. but first, keeping them honest.

brian terry's mother and cousin joining us exclusively in just a moment. but first, keeping them honest. there's question about why the justice department waited eight months to go public with the charges. >> i applaud what they're doing, but i condemn the timing. it's very clear the timing has everything to do with the house of representatives holding eric holder in contempt.

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border agent brian terry. terry's murder is linked to the botched gun-smuggling investigation known as "fast and furious." a $1 million reward has been offered for the four fugitives. terry was killed 18 months ago in a shoot-out at the u.s./mexican border in arizona. two of the guns found at the scene were among those the government had been trying to track but lost. eight months after formal charges were filed and sealed, the feds are going public. >> if we had gone out earlier, we might have jeopardized the ability to find these individuals. >> we will give everything to it and we will not rest until these individuals are brought to justice. >> this latest turn comes after the house of representatives held attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress for withholding related documents. >>> overseas, u.n. special envoy kofi annan is in iran this morning after meeting with syrian president bashar al assad. annan hopes to enlist the iranians in his efforts to end the fighting in syria. yesterday, annan m

the death of border patrol agent brian terry. so what does this mean in the fast and furious investigation. that's next. >> it is my hope that the ears that have already taken place -- arrests that have already taken place and information provided in the announcement, those indictments and the public's assistance we're asking for today will lead to information concerning the whereabouts of these fugitives. ♪ don't our dogs deserve to eat fresher less processed foods introducing freshpet vital recipes so fresh the only preservative we use is the fridge freshpet fresh food for fido

weapons from the botched fast and furious program are found at the murder scene of brian terry. the justice department is still concerned about the documents that they still want. in a statement however attorney general eric holder said the announcement reflects the department's unrelenting commitment to finding the other individuals responsible for terry's death calling it a horrific tragedy. he served his country honorably and made the ultimate sacrifice trying fro text it from harm. we will stop at nothing to bring those responsible to bring them to justice. the justice department's announcement was brought with some degree of skepticism. they vote to do hold attorney holder in contempt of congress. chairman of the house oversight committee questioned the timing of the department's announcement. >> i applaud what they are doing but i con tem tdemn the timing. the timing has to do with house representatives holding eric holder in contempt for not turning over information. the terry family should have seen this happen a year ago. >> speaking of the family brian terry released a

brian terry was killed in december 2010, in a shoot-out with bandits near the u.s./mexico border. the case is linked to the gun smuggling operation, known as "fast and furious." >>> and after their plane went down in a combat mission in southeast asia, six airmen were laid to rest. they were curried in a single casket in arlington national cemetery. they were last heard on christmas eve, 1965, when they sent out a may day call over laos. >>> 15-year-old tyler madoff was washed out to see after he stopped to rest in a tide pool. his parents said the tour guide showed poor judgment and no staff members stayed behind to search for their son. they described tyler as a remarkable young man.

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federal agent brian terry was killed with one of these weapons. seems like this is a fight republicans could win in the court of public opinion if they explained it clearly. do you think they will win it? >> i think they can win it. frankly i'm a lot more interested in the leaks issue. the national security leaks that were published in the "new york times." >> right. >> because those were clearly leaked by a high-level member of the obama administration. very possibly after the president himself may have declassified some of that information so it was not a crime to leak it, and it killed americans, intelligence agents, cost us lives, did all kinds of bad stuff. i think that really merits a congressional hearing on this. >> i agree with that completely. finally, you're not hearing a lot about climate change in the press. it's definitely out of the headlines. i think most people think it's it's sort of a settled issue, because we're in the middle of a recession. that's apparently not the case. hillary clinton in rio recently, gave away $2 billion f

with us now are brian terry's mom josephine and his cousin robert hire. appreciate both of you being on with us. josephine, our condolences for the loss of your son, i can't imagine what this last two years have been like, more than two years now. i wanted first of all to get your reaction to the recent indictments the u.s. attorney announced in san diego. >> i think it's a good thing. i'm pleased the way everything is going and i think laura duffy and her team are really doing an excellent job. and i think something good is going to come out of this. >> robert, has anyone from the department of justice given you an indication as to why the indictment is just now being unsealed? >> well, if you mean the department of justice, we talked with laura duffy and her team of prosecutors. we don't talk much with the department of justice in washington. and we have been consulted by u.s. attorney laura duffy and her team of prosecutors over the past year. they even flew to detroit to

and in this case, we have a dead border patrol agent, brian terry. >> that's very true. that's tragedy for everyone in america who values the lives of those when serve the american population every day. unfortunately, republicans in congress have chosen to place politics, and score cheap points off of that tragedy when when they should be doing is their job, putting americans back to work. president obama has been work on that since day one. we're going to get our country back on track. we're going to get to recover the committee. he has to deal with these republicans in congress with these baseless accusations and they're stirring up trouble. what they really need o be doing is their job, which is fixing the problems facing our country and putting americans back to work. it's time for congress to get back to work doing their job and they need to wake up or grow up or both. >> heather: is this a distraction from other issues leading up to the election? we have a poll we'll talk about later a. poll that shows 74% of people say the economy is their top issue. is this a dis

they ended up killing brian that night. >> and you're setting up a foundation, the family set up a foundation to honor agent terry. our viewers can find that at honorbrianter honorbrianterry.com. i understand that there's going to be a station named after your son? >> yes. they just built a new station and that's where brian worked and did all of his training and all that. and september 18 will be the dedication in the brian terry station. >> well, i'm so appreciative for you both coming on and talking about your son and talking about this investigation. we're going to continue to follow it and we hope justice is finally done. josephine, thank you so much. and robert, thank you so much. >> thank you, anderson. >> let us know what you think. we're on twitter right no now @andersoncooper. also, the office of congressman jesse jackson jr. is finally giving details about the medical issue he's facing and where he is right now. details on that ahead. for their. my name is sunshine and i have three beautiful girls. i like taking advil® for a headache. it nips it in the bud. and i can be that mommy that i want to be. ♪

border patrol agent brian terry.a $1 million reward is being offered for any information leading to four suspects remaining at large. they allegedly engaged terry and other agents in the deadly gun fight in 2010 using ak-47 type rifles. those weapons later identified as part of the fast & furious gunrunning operation. >> i applaud what they're doing but i condemn the timing. it's very clear that the timing has everything to do with the house of representatives holding eric holder in contempt for not turning over information. this should have been done. the terry family should have seen the attempt to go public and try to get the numbers of brian terry, they should have seen it a year ago. >> terry's family said all documents pertaining to the case should also be released. all americans, they add, should know who approve fast & furious and who should be held accountable for that decision. new evidence that u.s. companies may be losing their dominance in the marketplace now. 130 american companies making fortune magazi

. >> speaking of the family brian terry released a statement in response to the justice department's announcement. they believe the announcement is moving forward but the family also wants the documents to be released stating however the accountability aspect of operation fast and furious the flawed atf gun trafficking investigation put weapons into the hands of the men that killed brian terry remains stalled. all documents pertaining to this case should be released so all americans can know who approved of the operation so they can be held accountable for their decisions. >>> now it's time for your 5@5:00. the top 5 stories making news for you at this hour. house republicans will move one step closer today to preeling obama care. the white house now threatening to veto any attempt by law makers to repeal obama care. >> the ethics committee is investigating a conflict of interest potentially. she pushed for higher reimbursement rates for a kidney transplant program at a hospital at which her husband works. the congresswoman is running against dean heller and could be considered a rac

the fbi vowing justice for the terry family. >> brian terry was truly an agent's agent.man of deep courage and honor. and that is something that despite all the atmospherics around this case, this prosecution team, the fbi and the border patrol are very focused on. we are not distracted. and i want the terry family to know, we will give everything to it and we will not rest until these individuals are brought to justice. bill: want to bring in matthew miller, former aide to attorney general eric holder and department of justice spokesman. matt, good morning to you and thank you for your time. >> thank you. bill: there is an obvious question as the story contends to go on and on, why now? why the move by the fbi at this moment? >> it is hard to know at the outside but they make the decision when to unseal indictments based on law enforcement purposes. often times there are stings that they are running. suspects who don't know they're under suspicion. there may be confidential informants whose identities would be exposed if you move too quickly. they take these steps delib

border patrol agent brian terry. the feds say they have two other suspects in custody tonight. rs say agent terry died in a shootout in december of 2010 near the arizona, mexico border. investigators say they found weapons at the scene be from operation fast and furious. officials say the government program was supposed to track hundreds of guns from the u.s. to mexican drug cartels. but investigators say the feds did not track many of those weapons and some of them turned up at the crime scene on both sides of the borders. last month, united states house of representatives voted to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress for refusing to turn over more documents about fast and furious. the president is using executive privilege to keep the files under wraps. it's the top story at the bottom of the hour and william la jeunesse has it live at our west coast news hub this afternoon. william? >> well, shepard u until now, police said only one man was in custody and charged with terry's death and he was shot that night by the border patrol. we also know his brother

brian terry's mother

brian terry's mother and cousin joining us exclusively in just a moment. but first, keeping them honest. there's questions about why the justice department waited eight months to go public with the charges. >> i applaud what they're doing, but i condemn the timing. it's very clear the timing has everything to do with the house of representatives holding eric holder in contempt. >> congressman issa went on to call monday's announcement another example, quote, of using politics over good policy. keeping them honest, we asked jeffrey toobin about the timing of this. he said an eight-month gap between indictment and press conference is unusual, but jeff said there may be good reasons to keep indictments sealed that long, such as the one laid out by the u.s. attorney handling the case. >> when we are conducting covert operations, it benefits us to have the names of the defendants we are looking for sealed and not available to the public. >> so were there good law enforcement reasons to keep these indictments sealed for eight months? possibly. was there also a p

brian terry was shot when he and fellow agents attempted to catch a handful of gunmen south of tucsonthe mexico border. >> we are here today to support the terry family. we are here today to provide you with information about our investigation, the prosecutetive efforts and we are here to bring justice to brian terry and his family. >> a $250,000 reward is being offered for each of the four men who face add slew of charges including murder. two other spujts have already been arrested in connection with that killing. >>> still ahead on 9 tonight, rated r for smoking. we'll show you why some experts want to regulate cigarettes on the big screen. >>> plus a health alert. when people use artificial sweetener, they assume it's better for them in some cases and help them avoid gaining weight. 9 has a new report that puts sweetners under scrutiny. topper? >>> we broke our triple digit streak of four. we broke it with the 80s. your wakeup weather, there will be clouds, generally dry. mid-60s to mid-70s by 5:00. in the 70s by 9:00. come back. we'll tell you if any showers may creep in by after

jon: new next hour, the fbi indicting five men for the murder of border patrol agent brian terry.also offering a one million dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of those suspects. terry's death of course at the center of the washington debate over the botched gun-running operation, "fast and furious.". >>> balancing public safety with your privacy. cell phone companies say law enforcement agencies made more than one million requests for consumer's cell phone records this past year, a huge increase. we'll get the judge's take on that. >>> and check this out. why a new jersey teen says she freaked out and jumped when her chair lift ride high above a beach at an a musement park stalled. we'll show you what happened ho. jenna: looks like quite a fall. jon: that wouldn't be fun. jenna: more on that story. major developments overseas concerning syria. former u.n. chief, kofi annan, is visiting iran for high-level talks there trying to salvage his faltering peace plan. he says iran must be quote, part of the solution to the bloody conflict in syria and that tehran has off

the controversy known as the fast and furious. >> brian terry was truly an agent's agent. we will not rest until these individuals are brought to justice. >> reporter: the irony is the u.s. government is pulling out all the stops to solve a murder it apparently contributed to by putting guns in the hands of terry's killers. and today we learned much more about how terry died. december 14th, 2010, just after 11:00 a.m., ten miles north of the mexican border in arizona. agent terry and his team are on the lookout for drug smugglers. an electronic sensor alerts terry someone is coming his way. >> within minutes of that ground sensor being activated, agents observed a group of five armed individuals. >> reporter: the suspects raise their weapons. the agents fire non-lethal bean bags. the suspects open fire with real bullets. >> a single bullet shot by one of the subjects struck agent terry. agent terry's agents attempted to administer first aid to him, but unfortunately he died at the scene. >> reporter: it turns out terry had confronted some of the border's most dangerous ban

brian terry was killed in a shoot-out along the arizona- mexico border in december 2010. the indictment says five men entered the u.s. illegally to rob marijuana from drug traffickers. when terry and other agents tried to arrest them, gun-fire broke out. five men are now charged with his murder. officials are offering up to one million dollars for information that leads to the arrests of four of the suspects. the fifth is already in custody. several dozen border patrol agents are being redeployed as their stations are closed over the next six month. the government is closing stations in dallas, san antonio, lubbock, amarillo, san angelo, and abilene, texas.. riverside california.. billings, montana.. and twin falls, idaho. 41 agents working at those stations will be moved closer to the u.s. southern and northern borders. a spokesman says the change was not influenced by any recent news involving immigration. closing the nine stations is expected to save 1.3 million dollars a year. egypt's parliament met today ... in a defiance of the country's military rulers. new presiden

two such guns were found at the scene of the killing of brian terry.vealed in the indictment terry's border patrol unit fired beanbags, not bullets, at the heavily armed suspects. >> there are almost unprecedented atmospherics that have surrounded this case. i want the terry family and the members of the u.s. border patrol to know that those atmospherics have not distracted the efforts of this prosecution team. >> reporter: attorney general holder says today's announcement reflects the justice department's unrelenting commitment to see the suspects brought to trial. in los angeles william lajeunesse, fox news. >>> coming up next new details emerging about the terrorists in london just weeks before the summer games kick off. >> plus is the approach to cleaning up the chesapeake bay working? a new look at the enormous efforts still ahead tonight. >>> cash strapped shoppers are pulling out the plastic, consumer borrowing surging in may boosted by the largest gain in credit card debt in over four years. meanwhile companies are starting to open up their boo

and then there's, of course, the covering up of the murder of border patrol agent brian terry, i.c.e. patrolman hey my zapata. -- jaime zapata. some of the suspects were let go and now they may be at large in mexico. so the list goes on and on and on. and it's important for -- i don't know what all of you want to do as a career path, but i mentioned the media, and we need more of you to be digging into these things because it's really difficult when there's only a few people doing it. like i said, they're more than happy to ask mitt romney to overturn his personal tax returns that don't effect anyone, but they're more than happy to ignore the fact that there's 240,000 fast and furious documents out there and that the justice department isn't complying with open records requests, and they're, you know, this is a program that got people killed, yet they don't seem to care much. i'm glad that you guys are here. i know it's summertime, and there's lots of things you can be doing in the summer. i hope that you learned something. like i said, i can't explain the entire thing in 15 minutes,

brian terry's family has a right to know what happened hire.nd the fact is that the only facts that we've received about this entire "fast and furious" operation came from whistle-blowers and others associated with it. we got no information that helped in our investigation from the justice department at any point in this investigation. the american people deserve the truth. heather: well this comes on the heels of a letter sent by the justice department stating that they will not prosecute holder. a republican campaign consultant and national political correspondent for talk radio news service and marjorie clifton and former consultant to the president obama campaign and principle of clifton consulting join us with their take on this. >> good morning. >> good morning. heather: the house passed two resolutions putting attorney general eric holder in contempt. the criminal contempt resolution and civil contempt resolution. and it is that second one that grants the house the ability to ask a court to compel the justice department to hand over the

border patrol agent brian terry. the investigation, led by republican congressman darrell issa and gop senator charles grassley, found the operation was plagued by reckless behavior, missed red flags and failure of leadership at the atf's highest level. much of the blame is put on bill newell, the lead field agent in the atf phoenix office. the report says newell "had a history of using reckless gun-walking tactics during his investigations." newell's direct supervisor, william mcmahon, was also named. according to the report, he had vast knowledge of "fast and furious" but "did not view his role as supervisor to ask questions about events in the field." the report also finds fault with former atf director kenneth melson. the investigators say melson was concerned about the size of "fast and furious," but "never ordered it shut down." melson resigned from the atf once the so-called gun-walking scandal came to light. two other officials at atf headquarters were named. william hoover and mark chait had several opportun