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retirara al final de la temporadales saluda ilia enrique acevedoel presidente barack obama nombro a daniel werfelreformar el sistema inmigratorio del pais.y david beckham, el destacado centrocampista britanico de 38 aqos anuncio que se retirara del futbol profesional al final de la actual temporada. mas en despierta america. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> y muchos padres de familia tienen los pelos de punta tras enterarse que sus hijas son vÍctimas de acoso, ocurre en las escuelas privadas como pÚblicas. desde colombia adriana nos explica. >>> ser o no ser virgen, es el acoso y burla de niÑas sobre otras niÑas que comienzan la secundaria. la escuela se convirtiÓ en el espacio perfecto. >>> a las niÑas vÍrgenes nos va mal, nos trata de fea, monjas. >>> otra niÑÑa de 14 aÑos que habÍa tenido relaciones con mÁs de un compaÑero de clases terminÓ siendo el blanco de quien la creÍa una mujer fÁcil. y decidieron leer el testimonio. >>> hace dos muchachos a los que nunca le preste atenciÓn me encerraron en el salÓn y abusaron. y la chica que cuenta esta historia asegura que estÁ condenada al silencio. >>> no soy capaz de con
retirara al final de la temporadales saluda ilia enrique acevedoel presidente barack obama nombro a daniel werfelreformar el sistema inmigratorio del pais.y david beckham, el destacado centrocampista britanico de 38 aqos anuncio que se retirara del futbol profesional al final de la actual temporada. mas en despierta america. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> y muchos padres de familia tienen los pelos de punta tras enterarse que sus hijas son vÍctimas de acoso, ocurre en las escuelas privadas como...
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he appointed 42-year-old daniel werfel as the new acting commissioner. and along with congress, he is demanding a clean break from past mistakes. danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> it's friday! >> it is. >> hooray! >> doesn't it feel good? >> it feels great. you guys are going to play golf pretty soon. >> we have a charity event we'll be at this afternoon in pleasanton. looking forward to that. and it's going to be windy. so hopefully we are going to enjoy a great golf game and a lot of great weather around the bay area not only today but i think the weekend is going to work out super. outside right now, sure, the breezes are blowing a bit over the bay. but otherwise, we are looking at mostly clear skies now. the temperatures beginning to warm up. 67 degrees in concord. 67 in livermore. still a cool 57 in san francisco. and 65 degrees in san jose. throughout the afternoon those breezes are going to blow especially toward the coastline and just inside the bay. tonight a few low clouds and fog toward the coastline and inside the bay. but the w
he appointed 42-year-old daniel werfel as the new acting commissioner. and along with congress, he is demanding a clean break from past mistakes. danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> it's friday! >> it is. >> hooray! >> doesn't it feel good? >> it feels great. you guys are going to play golf pretty soon. >> we have a charity event we'll be at this afternoon in pleasanton. looking forward to that. and it's going to be windy. so hopefully we are...
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yesterday, president obama named daniel werfel as the new acting commissioner of the agency. werfel, controller of the white house budget office, heads to the irs next week. during a news conference yesterday, the president told reporters he sees no need for a special prosecutor to investigate the irs scandal. he believes the congressional and justice department investigations will be sufficient to figure out what happened. in bangladesh, 300 garment factories are reopening today after closing for three days over safety concerns. last month a factory collapse there killed 1100 people. worker unrest has rippled throughout the bangladeshi garment industry. a manufacturing association said factories have been cleared for adequate safety. meanwhile, in cambodia, three workers died following the collapse of a celiing in a garment factory. in our cover story, a new survey finds airline passengers happier this year with their flying experience than last year. are we just getting used to the new normal, or have there been significant improvements? among airlines, low-cost carriers ar
yesterday, president obama named daniel werfel as the new acting commissioner of the agency. werfel, controller of the white house budget office, heads to the irs next week. during a news conference yesterday, the president told reporters he sees no need for a special prosecutor to investigate the irs scandal. he believes the congressional and justice department investigations will be sufficient to figure out what happened. in bangladesh, 300 garment factories are reopening today after closing...
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. >> reporter: today, he appointed a new acting irs commissioner, daniel werfel, a high-level career krivl servant who has served under president obama and president bush. mr. obama also stood by his beleaguered attorney general, eric holder, for the justice department's unprecedented decision to subpoena associated press phone records as part of their investigation into national security leaks. >> he's an outstanding attorney general, and he does his job with integrity, and i expect he will continue to do so. >> reporter: and as for benghazi, the president tried to turn the debate away from how it was handled to how to prevent another attack in the future. >> i've directed the defense department to ensure that our military can respond lightning quick in times of crisis, but we're not going to be able to do this alone. we're going to need congress as a partner. >> reporter: this week's swirl of controversies has some comparing obama to an unpopular former president. >> how do you feel of comparisons by your critics to this week's scandals to those that happened under the nixon admini
. >> reporter: today, he appointed a new acting irs commissioner, daniel werfel, a high-level career krivl servant who has served under president obama and president bush. mr. obama also stood by his beleaguered attorney general, eric holder, for the justice department's unprecedented decision to subpoena associated press phone records as part of their investigation into national security leaks. >> he's an outstanding attorney general, and he does his job with integrity, and i...
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. >> today the president named white house budget official daniel werfel as head of the irs. >>> a person of interest now murder suspects in the triple stabbing in san jose. police booked ruben ramirez this morning for killing his mother and 1-year-old nephew. he tastes attempted murder for the -- faces attempted murder for the stabbing of his 3-year- old niece who survived the attack. a six-hour hunt for him ended last night about 50 miles from the house where police say it all happened. it was on viewmont avenue in east san jose. ramirez was arrested in san francisco. authorities say ramirez has been treated for mental illness issues before. a neighbor says ramirez admitted to hearing voices. >> he has had all the occasions with the cops, domestic violence with the family and they have taken him away and i know he has been institutionalized a couple of times. >> the names of the victims not being released but we know the 3-year-old's status was upgraded to stable condition. >>> neighbors called her granny. now 64-year-old benita todd is dead after bullets came through the window of her
. >> today the president named white house budget official daniel werfel as head of the irs. >>> a person of interest now murder suspects in the triple stabbing in san jose. police booked ruben ramirez this morning for killing his mother and 1-year-old nephew. he tastes attempted murder for the -- faces attempted murder for the stabbing of his 3-year- old niece who survived the attack. a six-hour hunt for him ended last night about 50 miles from the house where police say it all...
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. >> reporter: white house budget official daniel werfel will take over the embattled tax agency through the end of september. and the president is dismissing the idea of appointing a special prosecutor. he says between congress and the department of justice, they should be able to figure out who is responsible for this. >> susan mcginnis in washington, thank you. >>> uzbekistan living in idaho is to appear in federal court to face terrorism charges. fazliddin kurbanov is charged with providing support to a terrorist organization working to overthrow the uzbek government. he was arrested yesterday. federal officials say he was helping a group build a weapon of mass destruction. he is the only person charged and authorities say any potential threat was ended with his arrest. >>> recovery operations resume this morning in north texas where 16 tornadoes killed at least six people and caused extensive damage. in all, hundreds of homes were destroyed or damages. one of the hardest hit areas was granbury, texas. the storm that hit that area had winds up to 200 miles an hour. anna warner report
. >> reporter: white house budget official daniel werfel will take over the embattled tax agency through the end of september. and the president is dismissing the idea of appointing a special prosecutor. he says between congress and the department of justice, they should be able to figure out who is responsible for this. >> susan mcginnis in washington, thank you. >>> uzbekistan living in idaho is to appear in federal court to face terrorism charges. fazliddin kurbanov is...
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yesterday president obama named miller's replacement, white house budget official daniel werfel. he is expected to stay on through september. president obama says it was only last week that he learned about the extra scrutiny given to conservative groups that were seeking tax-exempt status. >> the minute i found out about it, then my main focus is making sure that we get the thing fixed. >> house speaker john boehner and other republicans are calling for a criminal investigation. >>> meanwhile, the president is pledging to leave no stone unturned to reduce sexual assaults in the armed forces. he held a meeting yesterday with military leaders. according to pentagon estimates, up to 26,000 military members may have been sexually abused last year. meanwhile, on capitol hill, bipartisan support is growing for an overhaul of the military justice system. >>> 4:47. a hitchhiker became an internet hero is now accused of murder. 24-year-old caleb mcgillvary is accused of beating a new jersey lawyer to death. he was arrested last night in philadelphia. mcgillvary found instant fame in febr
yesterday president obama named miller's replacement, white house budget official daniel werfel. he is expected to stay on through september. president obama says it was only last week that he learned about the extra scrutiny given to conservative groups that were seeking tax-exempt status. >> the minute i found out about it, then my main focus is making sure that we get the thing fixed. >> house speaker john boehner and other republicans are calling for a criminal investigation....
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and gave its new acting leader, daniel werfel 30 days to report his findings to the president. it was a week ago we learned the i.r.s. had been targeting conservative groups. werfel's predecessor was called before congress today. members of congress have accused steven miller of misleading them, so the house ways and means committee took the unusual step of putting him under oath, meaning that he would risk perjury charges if he were caught in a lie. nancy cordes is on capitol hill. >> nothing but the truth, so help you god. >> i do. >> i do. >> reporter: wearing a look like he knew what he was in for, the head of the i.r.s. started with an following. >> i think that what happened here was that foolish mistakes were made by people trying to be more efficient in their workload selection. >> reporter: and then steven miller settled in for a four- hour barrage of bipartisan disgust. new york democrat charles rangel. >> how far did this cancer go? how quickly can we cut it out? >> reporter: lawmakers were furious with miller who they say spent the past year denying that tea party g
and gave its new acting leader, daniel werfel 30 days to report his findings to the president. it was a week ago we learned the i.r.s. had been targeting conservative groups. werfel's predecessor was called before congress today. members of congress have accused steven miller of misleading them, so the house ways and means committee took the unusual step of putting him under oath, meaning that he would risk perjury charges if he were caught in a lie. nancy cordes is on capitol hill. >>...
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daniel werfel will take over as they weather the storm of the tea party scandal. the irs admitted to subjecting them to scrutiny. he is the controller of the office of management and budget. >>> tea party activists had harsh words for the irs. they said they are furious that the irs singled out conservative groups. they promised congress will hold an independent investigation. >> someone needs to be held responsible. someone needs to be in prison. someone needs to be prosecuted. >> this is run away government at its worse. who knows who they will target next. >> president obama scandal. >>> before it become as trend a police department acts. their game plan. >> back here in 10 minutes, the clouds are clearing. seeing sunshine but things are changing. what the big changes are for your friday and the bay area weekend as well. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was luck
daniel werfel will take over as they weather the storm of the tea party scandal. the irs admitted to subjecting them to scrutiny. he is the controller of the office of management and budget. >>> tea party activists had harsh words for the irs. they said they are furious that the irs singled out conservative groups. they promised congress will hold an independent investigation. >> someone needs to be held responsible. someone needs to be in prison. someone needs to be prosecuted....
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daniel werfel, is not wasting time, reporting back in 30 days about fixing the problems at the irs.congressional sources say werfel asked lois lerner to resign. she refused and is on administrative leave. an declining to answer questions, the chairman of the house ways and means committee says he wants to hear from lerner. >> if you wanted to be forthcoming and had done nothing wrong, why would you not testify? this is the problem we've had with the administration is getting information from people who work in the administration. i think if we could get that information, we could get to the bottom of this. >> despite three hearings, it's been a frustrating process for both parties trying to get to the bottom of the irs mess. >> shepard: what are the chances she will testify? >> since she's lawyered up, probably not good. after she said she had done nothing wrong then pled the fifth, that irritated lawmakers considering recalling her. the top democrat on the committee says it probably wouldn't produce results. >> i would not recall here because for one thing, i know that what she wil
daniel werfel, is not wasting time, reporting back in 30 days about fixing the problems at the irs.congressional sources say werfel asked lois lerner to resign. she refused and is on administrative leave. an declining to answer questions, the chairman of the house ways and means committee says he wants to hear from lerner. >> if you wanted to be forthcoming and had done nothing wrong, why would you not testify? this is the problem we've had with the administration is getting information...
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i yield back. [ applause ] >> today the president met with daniel werfel. he also met with treasury secretary jack lew ho who we're told told werfel to conduct a thorough review of the irs. next tuesday the outgoing irs commissioner in the inspector general will testify before the senate finance committee. fox news learned a third witness will join them, forger irs commissioner douglas shulman, as lawmakers try to get to the bottom of this irs matter. bret? >> bret: mike, thank you. the official who led the unit that targeted conservatives now has another job. it has the potential to impact the lives of virtually everyone watching this program. wendell goler on the amazing career path of one washington bureaucrat. >> it's a collision of the president's signature achievement and what may be his administration's biggest scandal. sarah hall ingram, who once ran the irs division, accused of targeting tea party tax exempt requests for extra scrutiny, now heads the irs office implementing obamacare, making sure working people purchase health insurance and providi
i yield back. [ applause ] >> today the president met with daniel werfel. he also met with treasury secretary jack lew ho who we're told told werfel to conduct a thorough review of the irs. next tuesday the outgoing irs commissioner in the inspector general will testify before the senate finance committee. fox news learned a third witness will join them, forger irs commissioner douglas shulman, as lawmakers try to get to the bottom of this irs matter. bret? >> bret: mike, thank you....
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. -- daniel werfel. i am not picking on this buy werfel. people say good things about him. he served under w. bush and obama. here's the thing, bob costa, he's only going to be there four months. the appointment takes effect may 22nd. he's going to serve through the end of the fiscal year, which is september 30th. four months. he will clean up the corruption and politicking in four months. that is the nuttiest thing i've ever heard. >> reporter: the congress doesn't think it and the president is reshuffling the debt shares on the sinking irs shichlt you say dave kemp talk about how tomorrow's hearing is the real story. my take away from the press conference is the president is on the ropes for the first time in five years, he is feeling the heat from congress. he knows he has to act. i think he is stumbling to strike the right tone. >> of course, they should have a special council. of course, because this guy werfel is there four month, second of all, he will have his hands running whatever he needs to run. you need a separate, independent special council to find out what h
. -- daniel werfel. i am not picking on this buy werfel. people say good things about him. he served under w. bush and obama. here's the thing, bob costa, he's only going to be there four months. the appointment takes effect may 22nd. he's going to serve through the end of the fiscal year, which is september 30th. four months. he will clean up the corruption and politicking in four months. that is the nuttiest thing i've ever heard. >> reporter: the congress doesn't think it and the...
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white house budget official daniel werfel is expected to stay on through september. >>> when a 7th grader from reno started choking on lunch, a quick-thinking friend saved his life. the entire thing was caught on tape at that school. check out dj miller standing and eating, then trying to get a drink of water. turns out he was choking. he gets his friend angelo's attention. angelo without hesitation jumps right into action patting him on the back and then starts in with the heimlich maneuver. and he got his good friend drinking and breathing once again. >> i think he could have died or something and just glad i was here. he is one of my best friends. so it's good to still have him here. >> angelo says he never really learned how to do the heimlich. it just says -- he says instinct just kicked in. the school is now planning on holding a heimlich lesson for the entire student body. probably a good idea. >> that is a good idea. i think everyone should know how to do that. >> look at that. boy. >> good friend there. >>> 6:20. a wild face-off between the sharks and the kings. the late game sli
white house budget official daniel werfel is expected to stay on through september. >>> when a 7th grader from reno started choking on lunch, a quick-thinking friend saved his life. the entire thing was caught on tape at that school. check out dj miller standing and eating, then trying to get a drink of water. turns out he was choking. he gets his friend angelo's attention. angelo without hesitation jumps right into action patting him on the back and then starts in with the heimlich...
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president obama has tapped one of his senior budget officers, daniel werfel, as the new acting commissionerthe irs. werfel will step into the top job temporarily as the justice department digs into whether any laws were broken at the irs and three congressional committees press ahead with their own investigations. >> if somebody made a decision to do this, i doubt that it was some low level employees in the cincinnati field office. >> reporter: leaders of several tea party organizations joined republicans on capitol hill demanding those responsible be held accountable. >> we don't ask for special treatment. we only ask for decency and fairness. >> reporter: lawyers for some groups plan to file civil lawsuits against the irs for damages. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> steven miller the former acting irs commissioner still scheduled to testify at a congressional hearing tomorrow. >>> new details on a deadly triple stabbing in santa clara county. neighbors say a man who stabbed his niece, nephew and his own mother has had a troubled past. kpix 5's anne makovec on how they a
president obama has tapped one of his senior budget officers, daniel werfel, as the new acting commissionerthe irs. werfel will step into the top job temporarily as the justice department digs into whether any laws were broken at the irs and three congressional committees press ahead with their own investigations. >> if somebody made a decision to do this, i doubt that it was some low level employees in the cincinnati field office. >> reporter: leaders of several tea party...
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the president just appointing daniel werfel as acting commissioner of the irs. you may remember he currently works as controller of the office of management and budget, and he was overseeing the sequester spending. so very interesting pick there. "after the bell" starts right now. ♪ ♪ david: with dell and jcpenney due to announce any moment, we've got a very busy hour. let's get right to the action. we have david sowerby, he is here with three big stock picks to make you money. hi there. and we have dennis kneale and adam shapiro standing by as we wait for dell and jcpenney earnings coming out. adam, we got dell. go ahead, adam. what are the numbers? >> well, on earnings per share, 21 cents. the street was expecting 35 cents, but remember what was leaked to "the wall street journal" was 20 cents. 14.1 billion in revenue. quote from dell, we made progress in building our enterprise solution capabilities in the first quarter, and we're confident our strategy to be leading provider end-to-end scaleable solutions will prevail. i'm going to dig into this and find out
the president just appointing daniel werfel as acting commissioner of the irs. you may remember he currently works as controller of the office of management and budget, and he was overseeing the sequester spending. so very interesting pick there. "after the bell" starts right now. ♪ ♪ david: with dell and jcpenney due to announce any moment, we've got a very busy hour. let's get right to the action. we have david sowerby, he is here with three big stock picks to make you money. hi...
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. >>> the president has chosen top white house budget officer daniel werfel to replace miller as actingssioner at the irs. >>> breaking news out of connecticut. more than 50 passengers hurt when two commuter trains collided after one of them derailed. we're told at least four of the injuries are serious. it happened right outside new york city during the friday rush hour commute. about 250 people were on board those two trains. amtrak's investigating to see if the cause is mechanical, accidental or something deliberate. >>> the stock market continued its march higher for a fourth week. the dow and s&p closed at record highs after a measure of consumer confidence rose to its highest level in nearly six years. >>> the hype around the powerball jackpot growing as the winnings climb into breaking number territory today. powerball officials say the grand prize stands at $600 million. the largest in game history are. and that's only going to get larger before tomorrow night's drawing. california recently brought powerball to the state. the jackpot's rapid growth partly attributed to the game'
. >>> the president has chosen top white house budget officer daniel werfel to replace miller as actingssioner at the irs. >>> breaking news out of connecticut. more than 50 passengers hurt when two commuter trains collided after one of them derailed. we're told at least four of the injuries are serious. it happened right outside new york city during the friday rush hour commute. about 250 people were on board those two trains. amtrak's investigating to see if the cause is...
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. >> woodruff: not long afterward came word that daniel werfel-- a white house budget official-- is beinged acting commissioner of the i.r.s. the president had announced the forced resignation of his predecessor steven miller on wednesday evening. in their names, when they sought tax-exempt status. that followed revelations that the agency had zeroed in on groups with tea party or patriot in their names, when they sought tax-exempt status. in congress today, republicans welcomed miller's departure, but they said the investigations must continue. kentucky senator rand paul: >> someone needs to be held responsible. someone needs to be imprisoned. someone needs to be prosecuted. the resignation is a step in the right direction, but we need to find out who wrote this policy, who approved this policy, and they need to be held accountable. >> woodruff: back in the rose garden, the president also was pressed about the justice department's subpoena of phone records from the associated press. the seizures apparently were part of an investigation into leaks about a foiled terrorist plot. mr. obama
. >> woodruff: not long afterward came word that daniel werfel-- a white house budget official-- is beinged acting commissioner of the i.r.s. the president had announced the forced resignation of his predecessor steven miller on wednesday evening. in their names, when they sought tax-exempt status. that followed revelations that the agency had zeroed in on groups with tea party or patriot in their names, when they sought tax-exempt status. in congress today, republicans welcomed miller's...
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the office of management budget controller daniel werfel will take over the job.position he played a key role implementing the automatic sequester budget cuts. the white house says werfel agreed to head the irs through the end of the september. giving president obama four months to name another new commissioner. everyone is saying --. ashley: wouldn't you love that job? tracy: again, i have to get my toenails cut. he has no tax experience. ashley: no. tracy: but the guy is a number cruncher and your tax return is one big math problem so he could probably pull it off. ashley: let's get to the heart of this matter with more on the irs tea party targeting controversy is representative charles boustany of louisiana. chairman, by the way of the house ways and means subcommittee on oversight. congressman, thank you for joining us. you were one of the first to really turn the heat up on the outgoing irs commissioner miller. have you yet gotten the answers that you are looking for? >> no, we have not. we continue to see arrogance, denial, and evasion from the acting commi
the office of management budget controller daniel werfel will take over the job.position he played a key role implementing the automatic sequester budget cuts. the white house says werfel agreed to head the irs through the end of the september. giving president obama four months to name another new commissioner. everyone is saying --. ashley: wouldn't you love that job? tracy: again, i have to get my toenails cut. he has no tax experience. ashley: no. tracy: but the guy is a number cruncher and...
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first one monday afternoon in front of the house appropriations committee featuring testimony from daniel werfely who was sent in to clean up the irs mess and j russell george the investigator who investigated the tax collection agency. tuesday, house ways and means chairman dave camp will hold a hearing and invite tea party groups that were applications were delayed and asked inappropriate questions about their party affiliations and more. one tea party leader says much of his focus is now on irs reform. >> the irs basically needs to have a wrecking ball taken to it. it needs to be completely altered and go to consumer based tax system, fair tax or what have you. >> reporter: that hearing will look at the practical impact of the irs giving extra scrutiny to these organizations, delaying their applications for tax-exempt status. bill? bill: we'll see what light it sheds then. mike emanuel live in washington. thank you, sir. martha: syria's big ally is standing by its side. russia now says it plans to sell at least 10 advanced fighter jets to the regime as the civil war continues to drag on with
first one monday afternoon in front of the house appropriations committee featuring testimony from daniel werfely who was sent in to clean up the irs mess and j russell george the investigator who investigated the tax collection agency. tuesday, house ways and means chairman dave camp will hold a hearing and invite tea party groups that were applications were delayed and asked inappropriate questions about their party affiliations and more. one tea party leader says much of his focus is now on...
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. >> reporter: the new acting irs commissioner, appointed by the president is 42-year-old daniel werfelchief accounting officer in the office of management and budget, served both democrats and republicans, steven miller misled them in letters and testimony when they asked him about complaints from tea party groups. the speaker of the house called for criminal charges. talking about the front line manager who's came up with the inappropriate criteria or talking about the top brass who didn't admit what happened to congress? >> i think i'm going to see the facts. somebody made a decision to do this. and i doubt that there were some low-level employees in the cincinnati field office. >> reporter: republican lawmakers are looking at broad analysis and say there are other instances where conservative groups or donors saw their tax information made public. a violation of law, and so they are grilling the acting irs commissioner about that as well. charlie, norah. >> all right. thank you, nancy. >>> new this morning, yet another member of the military sexual harassment program in trouble. a n
. >> reporter: the new acting irs commissioner, appointed by the president is 42-year-old daniel werfelchief accounting officer in the office of management and budget, served both democrats and republicans, steven miller misled them in letters and testimony when they asked him about complaints from tea party groups. the speaker of the house called for criminal charges. talking about the front line manager who's came up with the inappropriate criteria or talking about the top brass who...
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the new acting irs commissioner, daniel werfel, who is charged with cleaning up the irs mess asked herwhen that didn't happen he put her on leave and named an irs 27-year veteran to take over her responsibilities. lois lerner, the director of the tax-exempt corporation division at the irs is believed to be a he coo figure in the targeting of conservative groups. lawmakers say if she isn't going to provide answers to the taxpayers, there has to be consequences. >> unfortunately she will be still receiving her paycheck, but if you're going to plead the fifth amendment and you're not going to be part of a congressional investigation, you're not going to participate, i think, suspension without pay, absolutely, until we get to the bottom of this. >> in an effort to try to get to the bottom of this, the house oversight committee is looking to recall lerner to testify. she pled the fifth and gave an opening statement declaring she had done nothing wrong. the committee's top democrat says he doesn't think she waived her fifth amendment rights and recalling her would likely to be a waste of ti
the new acting irs commissioner, daniel werfel, who is charged with cleaning up the irs mess asked herwhen that didn't happen he put her on leave and named an irs 27-year veteran to take over her responsibilities. lois lerner, the director of the tax-exempt corporation division at the irs is believed to be a he coo figure in the targeting of conservative groups. lawmakers say if she isn't going to provide answers to the taxpayers, there has to be consequences. >> unfortunately she will be...
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host: another acting commissioner coming in, daniel werfel, any thoughts? guest: i don't really know him and have not dealt with him. it's important that the president will forward to put somebody in that position permanently, someone with integrity, managerial experience, knowledge of tax issues, tax policy. this is very important and i think the president should give strong consideration to getting that position filled as quickly as possible. host: two high level positions now being vacated. is that a good move by the president's? guest: i think he had to do it, but it does not give us all the answers to the questions we have . it we have-- i mean it's necessary but not sufficient at this stage. kevin,ur first call is houston, texas, democratic line. caller: i want to know how many people during that time filed with the tea party or whatever groups. it seems like nobody is asking that question. i want to know how many people during that time were in that filing status. guest: the inspector general's report has a number. i cannot tell you off hand. i just
host: another acting commissioner coming in, daniel werfel, any thoughts? guest: i don't really know him and have not dealt with him. it's important that the president will forward to put somebody in that position permanently, someone with integrity, managerial experience, knowledge of tax issues, tax policy. this is very important and i think the president should give strong consideration to getting that position filled as quickly as possible. host: two high level positions now being vacated....
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daniel werfel, the man sent in by president obama to fix the mess is not wasting anytime. senator chuck grassley asked low wirs lerner for her resignation but she refused. so she was placed on administrative leave. the chairman of the house ways and means says he wants to hear from lerner. >> if he really wanted to be forthcoming about the issue and had done nothing wrong why would you not testify about it? and this is the problem we've had with the administration is getting information from people who work in the administration. and, i think if we could get that information we could get to the bottom of this. >> reporter: despite three hearings and 11 plus hours of testimony it has been a frustrating process for lawmakers on both sides trying to get to the bottom of this irs mess, arthel. arthel: they're trying to get to the bottom. part of that is trying to get some answers from lois lerner and there is question whether it is worth to call her to testify before another house committee, right? >> reporter: you're absolutely right. she pled the fifth but also gave a statem
daniel werfel, the man sent in by president obama to fix the mess is not wasting anytime. senator chuck grassley asked low wirs lerner for her resignation but she refused. so she was placed on administrative leave. the chairman of the house ways and means says he wants to hear from lerner. >> if he really wanted to be forthcoming about the issue and had done nothing wrong why would you not testify about it? and this is the problem we've had with the administration is getting information...
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i've directed incoming acting commissioner daniel werfel to carry out a thorough review of the conduct in to take action on three specific things -- making sure those who acted inappropriately are held accountable for their actions, examining and correcting failures of the system that allow this behavior to happen and taking a forward-looking view in determining whether the irs has systemic problems that need to be addressed. it acting commissioner will take actions as needed and report back to me on his progress within 30 days so we can report back to the president. we are going to make sure nothing like this ever happens again. i'd like to turn to the council's annual report, the subject of this hearing. this report represents extensive collaboration among councilmembers, agencies and staff. to give this a chance to provide the congress and the public -- potential emerging threats to financial stability and recommendations to strengthen the financial system. i want to point out that the strength of our financial system depend greatly on the strength of our economy. there is no doubt
i've directed incoming acting commissioner daniel werfel to carry out a thorough review of the conduct in to take action on three specific things -- making sure those who acted inappropriately are held accountable for their actions, examining and correcting failures of the system that allow this behavior to happen and taking a forward-looking view in determining whether the irs has systemic problems that need to be addressed. it acting commissioner will take actions as needed and report back to...
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i've directed incoming acting commissioner daniel werfel to start today did carry out a 40 -- thorough review. first making sure that those who acted inappropriately for held accountable for their actions. second examining and correcting failures in the system that allowed this behavior to happen and third taking a forward-looking view in determining what the irs has systemic problems that need to be addressed. acting commissioner will hit the ground running. he will take action as needed and will report to me on his progress within 30 days. we are going to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again. i would like to turn now to the council's annual report. this report represents the systemic collaboration among councilmembers and agencies and staff. it gives us a chance to provide congress and the public with the assessment of the difficult financial market and predatory development. the potential emerging threats to financial stability and recommendations to strengthen the financial system. i want to point out the strength of our financial system depends greatly on the streng
i've directed incoming acting commissioner daniel werfel to start today did carry out a 40 -- thorough review. first making sure that those who acted inappropriately for held accountable for their actions. second examining and correcting failures in the system that allowed this behavior to happen and third taking a forward-looking view in determining what the irs has systemic problems that need to be addressed. acting commissioner will hit the ground running. he will take action as needed and...