catherine herridge, peter brooks on that breaking news.'s fast becoming an "american idol." ♪ [singing] bill: she is a military wife. she is live today on america's newsroom, kimberly morlino. ♪ [singing] jaime: another fox news alert. a big one, turning up the heat on the white house. there is a group of leading republicans just writing a letter to attorney general eric holder, and they are urging him to appoint an independent counsel to investigate recent intelligence leaks, even calling out a possible source of the leaks. catherine herridge live in washington with that report. hi, catherine. >> reporter: jaime foxx news obtained this draft copy of the letter to attorney general eric holder demanding an outside special counsel to investigate the national security leaks. more than 30 republican senators have signed on to the letter drafted by lindsey graham. no administration should be expected to investigate itself impartially on such a griff and sensitive matter in the midst of an election. we are not talking about a single and isolated

catherine herridge is live in washington.don't seem concerned about kill lists of suspects who have not been convicted of any crime. they seem concerned about chatter. the fbi is also getting involved. >> well, that's right. certainly there is a lot of concern on capitol hill that the leaks the director of national intelligence. this is the nation's top intelligence official was on the hill, james clapper was furious, outraged and upset by the number and severity of the leaks according to lawmakers and robert muriel also on the hill briefing the senate intelligence committee on the status of leak investigations. the meeting lasting more than 70 mls minutes after the head of the intelligence committee offering few details. >> the fbi is investigating, my understanding is, that the united states attorney in d.c. assigned to it as well. i think the fbi really is the best agency to do the investigation. >> the bottom line today from that rare joint news conference is that the leaks have undercut our ability to collect intelligenc

but as catherine herridge reports...resident obama is stressing his addinistration had nothing to do with it. -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -----------pressed on the source of the national security leaks, president obama nsisted investigators shouud look beyond the white house.obama says: "the notion that my wh wouudd purposely release classified nat security info is peopll i think need to have a better snese of how i approaah this offie ann the ppl around me approach this ofice"as foo p special prosecutor to pnveetigate the leaks, the president suggestee the fbi is enough.obama says: "now, we have mechanisms in place where if ww can root out folks who consequences. in some cases, it's criminal -- these are criminal acts when they and we willlconduct thoroughh investigations, as we have in phe past."there have been at least two high level briefings on capi

here is chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge. >> reporter: this amateur video from homsvince, epicenter of the fighting in syria, reportedly shows russian of made helicopters firing on civilians. there was no question at the state department the syrian regime is systemically slaughtering its own people. >> every helicopter that is flying and working is attacking a new civilian location. >> the state department spokesperson stennously sought to qualify how russians are supporting the regime of assad. >> the concern is when you add three more freshly refurbished helicopters to the fight it's three more used to kill civilians. >> reporter: neither secretary clinton or panetta addressed the issue of russian-made helicopters in syria, the qualification at thursday's briefing was important. because clinton left the impression tuesday russia was providing new helicopters to damascus. >> we are concerned about the latest information we have. that there are attack helicopters on the way from russia to syria. which will escalate the conflict quite dramatically. >> the same day the

catherine herridge in washington tonight.going through these documents, i understand. what are you finding? >> shep, these documents obtained through the stream of information act show the first admission in afghanistan was september 7th, 2000. one year and four days before 9/11. the cia was using the drone technology 12 years ago to gather intelligence and to track the al qaeda leader with a high degree of success. quote, twice in the fall of 2009 predator observed an individual most likely to be bin laden. however, we had no way at the time to react to this information. the documents also show counter terrorism officials wanted to expand the drone campaign in 2001 by harming the drone with hell fire missiles. now that controversial campaign extends to pakistan and yemen, shep. >> shepard: what about the claims that 9/11 was linked to saddam hussein. >> the memo lead hijacker and iraqi intelligence was in serious doubt by december 8th, 2001. the individual who attempted to enter the czech republic was not the atta who attack

>> shepard: catherine herridge in washington tonight. thanks.ds of people who say they developed cancer because of the toxic dust at the world trade center site in new york could soon get free treatment. federal health officials today suggested the government expand the 9/11 health program to include 50 different kinds of cancer. this comes after first responders and other workers fought for years to get their illnesses covered. the $4.3 billion fund set up to compensate victims has so far handled only things like asthma, acid reflux and chronic sinus conditions. the final decision on whether to expand the program is expected in a couple of months. welcome back, big blue! the new york football giants returned to the white house today to celebrate their super bowl win over those patriots from new england. president obama hosted coach tom coughlin, quarterback eli manning and the rest of the team during a ceremony on the south lawn. the president noted it wasn't their first visit. >> i know for some of you, this is just welcome back. you guys are

catherine herridge is on the story and she is live tonight in washington.ow that al qaeda leader is said to be the target here, right? what do we know of this person. >> that's right, shep. a rock star for jihadist's videos and lectures go viral on the web. al qaeda's mr. youtube for the arabic world. today on youtube we found more than 80 entries with many containing four or five distinct video recordings. he he made his name in 2005 when he escaped from high security u.s. prison from bag gram afghanistan along with three other members keeping with reputation. he made 54 minute video documenting his capture by the pakistanis, his handover to u.s. authorities and escape from the prison. the bottom line is that he is an ideas guy. a preacher and a scholar who more recently took on operations because there have been so many vacancies at the top of al qaeda in afghanistan and pakistan, shep. >> shepard: it seemed like a lot of people getting droned. people and places lately and the pakistanis say they are none to pleased. >> well, the drone campaign was in a h

chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is live in washington. catherine?gregg, thank you. last hour on the hill republican senators piling on the pressure as the full house vote on contempt looms for the tone general. -- attorney general. national security done lin as a probable source of the leaks, calling for an independent special counsel. quote: no administration should be expected to investigate itself imparticularly on such a grave and sensitive matter in the midst of an election. >> to somehow think that you're going to get an objective assessment in the minds of the american people and an effective and unbiased investigation from an attorney general that is now on the verge of being held in contempt of congress i don't think sells with the american people. >> reporter: the senators also question whether this u.s. attorney who was assigned to the leak investigation by holder can be objective claiming he donated to the obama campaign in 2008 and helped vet the presidential candidate. >> these u.s. attorneys report to eric holder. and an attorney gene

chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge as that part of the story. >> i think you are missingact this is a very big deal. >> national security leak investigation. questioning attorney general holder's choice of the attorneys who recollecting for his department to lead the criminal investigation. >> it would be better off for the country if you pick somebody we all buy into. >> they are good lawyers and tough prosecutors. >> in the hearing, one named names. john brennan and national security advisor tom donilon. >> how could there not be a conflict of interest if the evidence points to one or more of the people according to reporting were the sources? for example, would it be a potential conflict of interest if the evidence pointed to tom donilon or john brennan? >> i don't want to get in hypotheticals. look at it as it develops. >> i ask for concept the resolution be agreed to. >> as they introduced a resolution to call for a special council to investigate the leaks. the senior democrat who chairs the intelligence committee backed the attorney general. >> to have a fight over

hosted by bill hemmer, catherine herridge and i'll offer commentary.looking at the event leading up to the fort hood massacre. it's really, really, really gripping stuff. it's on at 10:00 tonight. check it out. i believe we have clip of bill, interviewing one of the victims. >> the first hit me here. >> how close to heart was that? >> the first round. missed the heart bay sent meter or two. >> that is a miracle. >> i did a monologue at the end. it was gripping piece of work. on at 10:00 east coast time. check it out. >> eric: got to go. let us know who you think won the week. coming up, youtube sensation. becomes a -- you talked about his ego. youtube sensation after mom posts video of him. this is getting laughs but should parents put this stuff online? we discuss it next. ♪ ♪ now back to new york and "the five." note ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> dana: all right you parents out there. if you had a kid with a broken arm, had surgery an coming out of the an teasia and -- anesthesia and feeling silly would you post this video on the web. >> yeah. you know, right? hey. diz

catherine herridge is in washington tonight. standing that a lot of this has to do with waterboarding. >> that's right, shep. former fbi agent who wrote the book black banner says it sailed through the clearance process at the fbi because his book does not support claims that waterboarding worked it was unexpectedly sent to the cia for review where the agency got out the big black pen redacted information that you can't find on the cia.gov. they redacted information that part commission report. >> soufan says the book was heavily scrutinized because the cia didn't like the message. this review of the cia book process is long overdue, shep. >> shepard: waterboarding is torture. i'm curious where this pressure is coming from on the cia review. >> the former head jose rodriguez says the investigation of the cia review board is politically driven. some members of congress don't want books like his because they make the case that waterboarding got valuable intelligence and saving lives. timing may be everything here. there is upcoming

chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge tonight with reaction from the parents whose childd the ultimate price for his service to the country. >> they want to put fast and furious on the back burner to the election is over. >> the parents of slain border agent brian terry told sean hannity the administration is not living up to stated goal of greater government transparency because it would expose the white house and others. >> i think there is something they don't want to us know. there is something to hide. >> i think they are hiding something. i think they are lying and they're hiding it. they are lying, oh, yeah. big-time. big time. passing the buck. >> it's no accident. >> the house minority leader claims republicans are the one hiding something. that the real agenda is part of a nationwide scheme to discredit attorney general eric holder an his evidents to curtail the voter suppression among mino minorities. >> i'm telling you, this is connected. it is no accident. is it a decision a it is -- is it a decision and it's as clear as can be. it's not only to monopolize hi

the administration will find that source and deal with it catherine herridge with the news live in d.c. catherine the top democrat in the intelligence committee is getting involved. >> that's right. shep. more than 30 senators have signed on. none are democrats. the chair of the senate intelligence committee dianne feinstein referring to the u.s. attorneys on the case she told fox that process has begun. that process should run. a special counsel takes time this has s. already working and has been for three weeks. feinstein unlikely to change her mind unless the u.s. attorneys cannot work at the source of the leak,. >> shepard: shep pot on slow boil for months and months now they have specific concerns. >> the senators are questioning whether the u.s. attorney ron can be objective claiming he donated four times to the obama campaign in 2000 will. he reportedly helped to vet vice presidential candidates. current and former administration officials told fox it's not uncommon for u.s. attorneys to make political donations tore advise candidates adding a special counsel would take months t

jon: catherine herridge, thank you. >> reporter: you're welcome.st in from the state department, a disturbing new travel warning for americans in mexico. rick has more on this, rick? >> reporter: well, jenna, you know, we've been following the big arrest this week of some top members of domestic and drug car rell known as zetas. the charges stem from allegations that the cartel was funneling money into the u.s. where it was used to start a lieu rahtive horse-racing business. the state department is saying americans traveling in mexico should be careful, there may be retaliation against americans as a result of the arrest. an official travel warning has been issued urging u.s. citizens to be on guard if you're in mexico, quote, given the history and resources of this violent transnational criminal organization or tco, the u.s. embassy urges u.s. citizens to maintain a low profile and a heightened sense of awareness. the zetas cartel, as we've told you before, is made up of former mexican military special ops who were trained by the u.s. military but

chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is live in washington with more. >> reporter: jenna. a source familiar with the situation on the ground tells fox that turkish authorities reached out to the cia for assistance. turkey wants to expand its existing intelligence network inside syria, and this move has gained momentum. turkey shares a border with syria stretching from the mediterranean east to the tigris river that runs through iraq. we are told the assistance has included money and technology, specifically technology that allows for greater visibility and coordination on the ground including communications and surveillance equipment. it's possible this equipment could be used to help document atrocities for future prosecutions. this is the most recent video we have from syria from the northern province, it reports to show a street protest suddenly broken up by gunfire. fox news was told that the primary goal of this relationship was to help turkey expand its intelligence capabilities which the u.s. would theoretically benefit from x a secondary goal was to prevent weapon

catherine herridge in washington. thank you. >> reporter: you're welcome.risk associated with cat scans. trying to find cancer and be preventative put you in a position where you could be more vulnerable to the disease? we have more on this developing story coming up. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i g heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilos isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. really? 25 grams of protein. what do we have? all four of us, together? 24. he's low fat, too, and has 5 grams of sugars. i'll believe it when i--- [ both ] oooooh... what's shakin'? [ female announcer ] as you get olde

chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge has the story. >> full house vote on contempt loomsough the attorney general, republican senators piled on the pressure. >> any attorney general of the united states is held in contempt, whether it be republicans or democrats, it's tremendous blow to the individual's credibility. >> describing an avalanche of national security leaks more than 30 republican senators signed a letter demand nothing administration should be expected to investigate itself imparly on a grave and sensitive matter in the midst of an election. >> where is the outrage in the this administration? >> the letter singles out the white house national security advisor. >> can't even confirm whether the programs exist. yet, you have the national security advisor talking about a covert action program. >> the justice department says the u.s. attorney have a proven record of independence, they question whether they can be objective. the vetting of vice presidential candidates. >> political appointees of the obama administration are tasked with doing investigation and repo

chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge has the top story. >> the leadership of the house

chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge has the top story. >> the leadership of the house senate intelligence committees were bankrupt. blunt. >> this has to stop. people say they don't want to work with the united states because they can't trust to us keep a secret, that's serious. >> when you have the kind of leaks that have been coming out in the last few weeks that put lives in danger. >> without providing details, lawmakers said they are crafting legislation to curb the leak of classified information, including the computer virus and iran nuclear program, predator drone campaign and new al-qaeda plot. >> we need to put together a policy that people know what the policy is. if you violate that policy you are held accountable. >> on the foiled underwear bomb plot that leaked in early may, involving a device similar to this one, the chair of the house intelligence committee said the facts are disconcerting. >> they have material conducting agencies are to expand scope of classified information they gave to the press. we know in some cases, someone from segment of the med

. >> -- catherine herridge has the latest on that. >> i don't think there is any doubt it came from the administration. we need to find out who and what as best we can. >> speaking to fox and friends, senior republican senator john mccain said the appointment of two u.s. attorneys by the justice department to investigate leaks was not enough given severity. >> they are two of our most important ongoing intelligence operations. our allies. it's revealed israelis were with us in the cyber effort. i can't imagine how they feel today. >> late friday, the justice department sent out announce fire department the attorney general who says two u.s. attorneys, one from the district of columbia and rosenstein from the district of maryland will lead the criminal investigation. the attorney general said they are fully authorized to prosecute criminal investigations and follow investigate il leads within the executive and legislative branchs of got. sunday talk show, the head of the senate and the house intelligence committees weighed in. >> some of the leaks, public leaks are self-described aides o

jenna: interesting, catherine herridge on that story live from d.c. >> reporter: you're welcome. gregg: well an odd example of media manipulation. we were actually going to look at this last week that got preempted by developments in the fast and furious scandal. emery mitchell on msnbc taking some remarks by governor mitt romney out of context, arguably and making him look out of touch. check out how mitchell uses this edited clip. >> maybe this was mitt romney's supermarket scanner moment. i get the feeling, take a look at this that mitt romney has not been in too many wawa's on the roadside in pennsylvania. >> by the way, where do you get your hoagey's here in do you get them at wawa's? have you ever been to wawa's? everybody been there. i know it's a very big state divide. we went to wa's. i went in to order a sandwich. you press the touch phone key pad, and it says you touch this. touch this. touch this go pay the cashier and there's the sandwich. it's amazing. >> it's macing. you know when these candidates get out of their comfort zone. >> yeah.

. >> laura: joining us now is fox news chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge whose investigationith bill hemmer will debut on "fox files" next friday night at 10:00 p.m. katherine, i've been so interested in this case from the very beginning. we've heard precious little about major hasan since this horrible shooting took place. weird stuff happening. the request for a neurologist and so forth. tell us about it. >> what we did in this five month investigation which is really the debut episode of "fox files" called "the enemy within" and what it shows you with these first hand accounts, investigators who have never spoken before is there was a series of really dropping the ball. not only by the f.b.i. but also by the army and i think i speak for the team and also for bill. in the five months we looked at this, there were moments you felt you wanted to weep because it was so tragic and it was so avoidable at so many points along the chain. >> laura: political correctness from what i gather you found out really was a driving, the failure to alert authorities that this guy might be a

chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge has more. >> pressed on the source of the nationalleaks, president obama insisted investigators should look beyond the white house. >> the notion that my white house would purposefully release classified national security information is offensive. >> as for a special prosecutor to investigate the leaks, the president suggested the f.b.i. is enough. >> now, we have mechanisms in place, where fe f we can root out folks who have leaked, they will suffer consequences. in some cases it's criminal. >> there had been at least two high level briefings on capitol hill in the last 24 hours. the first by the director of national intelligence, the nation top intelligence official. james clapper was furious and outraged by the number and severity of the leaks according to lawmakers. f.b.i. director robert mueller briefed the senate intelligence committee for 70 minutes. they are investigating leaks on the bomb plotvoing upgraded version of this device and leaks on the computer virus. >> if you deal with clandestine activity. if it's covert activit

. >> shepard: catherine herridge in washington.ed of plotting to blow up the united states capital in a suicide attack will spend at least 25 years in prison. that's the ruling now. you'll recall federal agents arrested the suspect at a parking garage back in february. just a few blocks from the capital building itself. according to the documents from court, the moroccan man has been living in virginia illegally more more than a deck cavmentd the fbi tracked him they tell us for nearly a year investigators say the guy he thought were his al qaeda buddies were really undercover agents who supplied him with a vest packed with fake explosives. but he didn't know that today he entered a guilty plea at a district court hearing sentencing scheduled for september 14th. the increasing number of military suicides troubling and tragic. defense secretary leon panetta calling on officers to emphasize mental health and work to remove some of the stigma with seeking help. recent pentagon numbers show 184 active troops killed themselves 155 days

catherine herridge has the latest details. >> abu yahya al-libi is seen as a major kill. publicly, the white house offered measured detachment. >> he served as al-qaeda general manager responsible for oversees the group day-to-day operation. in the tribal member of pakistan. managed outreach to the regional affiliates. >> pakistani intelligence officials say he was part of the tribal belt. along the pakistan-afghanistan border when the u.s. drone hit. a telephone intercept described that it was al-libi. he was a jock star for jihadnist the arab world. video and lectures could be found on the web including youtube. preacher and scholar, he took on the mantle operation as senior al-qaeda rank or core were thinned by the relentless drone campaign in afghanistan and pakistan. he was part of bin laden remaining inner circle. he said he will find the new leader hard to replace. >> he is not a fighter. id log. help raise morale of those under pressure. tribal area of pakistan. so it's not a winning environment for al-qaeda core. >> the fact al-libi was killed in pakistan will ma

. >> shepard: catherine herridge live in washington. >> the former massachusetts governor mitt romneyhat president obama has not done when it comes to immigration. governor romney was speaking to an influential latino group today. just last week the president said he would stop deporting hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants whose parents brought them to this country as children if they can meet certain important requirements. governor romney says he has even bigger plans. campaign carl cammeron is live in washington. so, what specifics did we get? what did he have to say? >> hi, shep. well, romney told elected latino politicians from all over the country that president obama is actually taking their votes for granted and the president's decision to stop deporting some younger illegal aliens is a short-term election year stunt for an immigration system that really needs major reform, listen. >> this president had huge majorities in the house and senate. he was free to pursue any policy he pleased. but he did nothing to advance a permanent fix for our broken immigration system. n

catherine herridge is live in washington.wo high-level briefings the first by the director of national intel, the nation's top intelligence official. >> reporter: this is the nation's top intelligence official. james clapper was sur just, outraged and upset by the number and severity of leaks according to lawmakers. late thursday the f.b.i. director robert muller also on the hill briefing the intelligence committee on the status of the leaked investigations. that meeting lasting 70 minutes. after the head of the intelligence committee on the senate side offering few details. >> the f.b.i. is investigating. my understanding is that there is a united states attorney in d.c. assigned to it as well. you have to talk to mr. muller for detail, but i think the f.b.i. really is the best agency to do the investigation. >> reporter: the bottom line from that rear joint news conference thursday that brought together the leadership of both the house and senate intelligence committees is they say the leaks have undercut our ability to col