>> no, sir. >> so this wasn't a new policy. >> no, sir, it was not a new doj policy.i think we have to realize guns to mexico from the u.s. has been a problem an awful long time. we've been trying to make an impact and it's something we are continuing to try to do. >> going back to you, special agent, you know, we listen to all the testimony. this is what it boils down to. you've got -- i listen to your definition of walking and you are basically talking about the commission and it sounds like we have an instance here of omission. in other words, failing to stop the guns and going through. so, but there is something bigger than that. and that is it seems like we need to balance knowing the guns are going into mexico, and this grand plan to try to get to the cartel, and the whole idea if we'll over it and they don't go and in other words they go in, let them go in and stand by and watch them, where these in the up and the harm that when they are in the wrong hands what they will do. was there ever a balancing because that seems like that's what this boils down to. i me

>> as i read your report on the new jersey case and just a hunch, but to me it said perhaps this is dojying establish a beachhead in the united states to find out if there were some pervasive practice where this were taking place here? >> exactly. they're trying to find a broader pattern. there's a third piece to this, that's the foreign corrupt practices act. which is something that's been very vigorously prosecuted by the justice department. the issue there were these bribes paid to scotland yard officers by the news of the world. could that be construed as an illegal foreign payment under the foreign corrupt practices act. >> the way this is unfolding thus far nothing seems like it's beyond the realm of possibility. robert, let me follow up with you on something that michael raised. it's unproouch. it's a single allegation. everybody wants to know whether 9/11 victims were hacked. here's what the spokeswoman for news corp. told "the wall street journal" about the justice department's investigation, we have not seen any evidence to suggest there was any hacking of 9/11 victim phones n

but this is not just a doj initiative. taskforce includes the department of treasury, hud, commerce, homeland security, numerous federal inspectors general, the fdic, ftc, irs, special inspector general for tarp, as well as numerous attorneys general. the executive order directs us to use the full criminal and civil enforcement resources of all these different agencies to do five things. first, investigate and prosecute. second, recover a criminal proceeds. third, address discrimination and we did in the lending and financial markets. fourth, and and coordination among federal, state, and a local authority. last, to conduct training and outreach to republican. as chairman ka of the attorney general's advisory committee, i am honored to serve on the steering committee along with representatives from the other agencies. however, if a bill leadership of this group extends beyond the beltway. however, the leadership of the group extends beyond the beltway. on the west coast, the mortgage fraud working group is co- chaired by a

but this is not just a doj initiative.e task force includes just to name a few the department of treasury, hud, commerce, homeland security, numerous federal and inspectors general, the fdic, the ftc, the sec, the irs, special when specter general for t.a.r.p. and the recovery accountability and transparency board as well as numerous states attorney general the executive order direct us to use the full criminal and civil enforcement resources of all these different agencies to do five things to investigate and prosecute, second, recover the criminal proceeds, if there, address discrimination in the lending and financial markets and forth, and hence coordination among federal, state and local authorities and last conduct training and outreach to the public. as chairman of the attorney-general of advisory committee i'm honored to serve on the committee along with representatives from the other agencies. however, the leadership of this group extends beyond the beltway for exit likely to the southern district of new york along

>> no, sir. >> so this wasn't a new policy. >> no, sir, it was not a new doj policy.i think we have to realize guns to mexico from the u.s. has been a problem an awful long time. we've been trying to make an impact and it's something we are continuing to try to do. >> going back to you, special agent, you know, we listen to all the testimony. this is what it boils down to. you've got -- i listen to your definition of walking and you are basically talking about the commission and it sounds like we have an instance here of omission. in other words, failing to stop the guns and going through. so, but there is something bigger than that. and that is it seems like we need to balance knowing the guns are going into mexico, and this grand plan to try to get to the cartel, and the whole idea if we'll over it and they don't go and in other words they go in, let them go in and stand by and watch them, where these in the up and the harm that when they are in the wrong hands what they will do. was there ever a balancing because that seems like that's what this boils down to. i me

today the "wall street journal," owned by news corporation, reports the doj is preparing subpoenas inttempt to gain access to more information related to messages both here and in britain. james murdoch is accused of misleading parliament in his testimony earlier this week. joining us nbc news investigational correspondent michael isikoff and itn correspondent michael moore. why does the department of justice care about a new jersey civil case settled in 2009? >> well, you're talking there about the floor graphics incident in which the company alleged that news america, which is the advertising division of news corp. had hacked into its computer system on repeated occasions to steal information for reasons. that's computer hacking, not phone hacking. but the question is, is it part of a broader pattern of conduct here. >> on our shores? >> on our shores. if, in fact, proven, there would be a u.s. jurisdictional hook which is something prosecutors in the united states would need. now, look, this is still at an early stage. there's a lot of moving pieces to this, and there's a lot we do

they made minor revisions and sent that off to the to doj with the governor's approval.we had two redistricting plans. one from the republican state legislature and the statehouse and democratic-controlled state senate. when doj asked me about the redistricting plans, their questions were primarily about the democratic plan. they were fine with the republican plan. and there were opportunities i believe because in the course of my work for the governor's commission i drew an additional minority district that the legislature did not adopt and so in the statehouse there was actually an opportunity there. there was some language in the voting rights act which may even provide an opportunity for the department of justice to, that to require the state to draw that additional district. they did not do that. instead they looked at three districts that the democrats had drawn down in voting age population. they were concerned as to whether or not those districts were going to continue to be effective to elect african-american candidates of choice in those districts. that's exact

they made minor revisions and sent that off to the to doj with the governor's approval.we had two redistricting plans. one from the republican state legislature and the statehouse and democratic-controlled state senate. when doj asked me about the redistricting plans, their questions were primarily about the democratic plan. they were fine with the republican plan. and there were opportunities i believe because in the course of my work for the governor's commission i drew an additional minority district that the legislature did not adopt and so in the statehouse there was actually an opportunity there. there was some language in the voting rights act which may even provide an opportunity for the department of justice to, that to require the state to draw that additional district. they did not do that. instead they looked at three districts that the democrats had drawn down in voting age population. they were concerned as to whether or not those districts were going to continue to be effective to elect african-american candidates of choice in those districts. that's exact

i was actually question by doj about redistricting the state legislature plans. the governor vetoed one, they made minor revisions, and then they said that of to doj. so we have one redistricting plan from the republican house, and another from the democratic- controlled senate. questions were primarily about the republican plan. they were fine with the democratic plan. of course, in my work for the governor's commission, i drew up an additional minority districts that the legislature did not adopt. in the state house, there was some language in the voting rights act which may have provided an opportunity for the department of justice to require the state to add another district. they did not do that. instead, they looked at the three districts that the democrats had drawn down, in terms of voting age districts, and they were not sure if those districts would continue to be affected, to choose african- american candidates. that is exactly what was required under section 5. that is what they looked at. given that there was this opportunity to play politics with re

they made minor revisions and sent that off to the to doj with the governor's approval.we had two redistricting plans. one from the republican state legislature and the statehouse and democratic-controlled state senate. when doj asked me about the redistricting plans, their questions were primarily about the democratic plan. they were fine with the republican plan. and there were opportunities i believe because in the course of my work for the governor's commission i drew an additional minority district that the legislature did not adopt and so in the statehouse there was actually an opportunity there. there was some language in the voting rights act which may even provide an opportunity for the department of justice to, that to require the state to draw that additional district. they did not do that. instead they looked at three districts that the democrats had drawn down in voting age population. they were concerned as to whether or not those districts were going to continue to be effective to elect african-american candidates of choice in those districts. that's exact

is covering up a botched operation through the doj, which runs the alcohol, tobacco and firearms. alisyn: what about those other agency that is you just referred to, what was their involvement? >> reporter: well, that's the remarkable thing that we're learning over the past 24 hours. okay, so the dea has a wire tap, and in this wire tap, it's revealed that a guy is wanting to buy guns. let's go to the graphic here and i think this will help show what is happening. so this guy in the middle, who is the wire tap drug dealer, the middle man, he puts in contact the guy who wants to buy the guns, the buy who wants to buy the guns is the fbi informant. he is now talking to the straw buyers, he's ordering the guns, if you will, to go into these gun stores and buy the guns. the atf is trying to do this investigation, unbee knownst to these investigators over a period of 18 months, the guy they want is actually an fbi informant, an fbi informant who they want for counterterrorism information, the point being in all of this is that the atf had no idea that the guy that they want, who is act

. >> doj officials say dispensaries and licensed growers in states with medical marijuana laws could still face federal prosecution for violating drug and money laundering laws. u.s. deputy attorney general james cole says a 2009 justice department memo didn't give states protection from prosecution. >>> according to the two-year- old memo, the justice department told prosecutors they shouldn't focus resources on patients and caregivers complying with state medical marijuana laws. >>> just in case you're wondering, 16 states and the district of columbia have legalized medical marijuana. there has been debate about their approval of a medical marijuana law in maryland. >>> security at all airports is under the microscope after a nigerian man got on a flight with someone else's expired boarding pass and no government id. >> he is scheduled to appear in los angeles federal court today on charges of being a stowaway on a plane. his trip happened last week on a virgin america flight from new york to los angeles. if convicted he could face up to five years in prison. >>> metro's board is b

the doj wants a more gradual end to the policy. >>> a controversial change is headed to california classrooms. the history of the gay community will now be included in lesson plans. governor brown signed the bill today, making california the first state in the country requiring gay history be covered in scho.ol reaction from parents? mixed. >> great. i think it's dynamite. it's about time. >> the only recourse that parents have is to take their children out of the government school system. >> supporters say the bill will teach students to be more accepting of gays, but opponents say it's imposing homosexuality on families. >>> a reminder to keep your children secure near those windows. a 5-year-old boy is receiving medical treatment after falling from a second story window in brettwood. authorities say the boy fell from an apartment in the 800 block of cardinal court, next to the dear ridge golf course. police tell us the child suffered a broken leg and had to be airlifted to a hospital. he's now at uc davis medical center. the boy's mother says she heard him playing with the window screen bu

described is going to go up in a puff of smoke within twenty four hours if they were to reconstitute the doj mark . the dutch monetary value by fifty sixty one hundred percent and then they would lose their chinese markets and the only thing that keeps germany going alone screaming to be at the moment is the chinese market i want to just take the so high level for a second here and pick your brain as an economist because you mentioned comparing the u.s. and europe and why quantitative easing. perhaps was a better way to approach the crisis however in the u.s. seems like all they did was buy some time they bought maybe two or two and a half years worth of time and now s. and p. talking about downgrading u.s. debt to d. which would make it even less attractive then the current rating on greek debt of triple c. it does the same as either approach really makes any sense because what we're talking about here is more of a systemic problem the banks have systemically corrupted the system in ways where they make all the money and everyone else suffers all the losses is that a fair characterization a

they made minor revisions and sent that off to the to doj with the governor's approval.we had two redistricting plans. one from the republican state legislature and the statehouse and democratic-controlled state senate. when doj asked me about the redistricting plans, their questions were primarily about the democratic plan. they were fine with the republican plan. and there were opportunities i believe because in the course of my work for the governor's commission i drew an additional minority district that the legislature did not adopt and so in the statehouse there was actually an opportunity there. there was some language in the voting rights act which may even provide an opportunity for the department of justice to, that to require the state to draw that additional district. they did not do that. instead they looked at three districts that the democrats had drawn down in voting age population. they were concerned as to whether or not those districts were going to continue to be effective to elect african-american candidates of choice in those districts. that's exact

detainees before joining your staff and did you feel pressure from any of those attorneys, others the dojor other parts of the administrations to lean towards transferring as many detainees as possible? >> as i mentioned to you senator in our meeting, it certainly was the case that we had an executive order issued in january 2009 and that we were duty bound to follow that executive order. that executive order sent forth three potential options for each detainee, transfer of such a transfer could be a calm pushed consistent with the foreign-policy interest of the united states. that was the first option. if transfer was not available, prosecution is feasible and if transfer, neither transfer nor prosecution was an appropriate option and then select another appropriate option undefined in the executive order. i wouldn't necessarily say that was pressure. that was guidance or direction from the president of present of the united states to follow that and i felt my obligation was to ensure that everything that the task force did certainly follow that direction but did not respond to any of wh

to facilitate incrimination with the doj land settlement efforts. in the final portion of my testimony, i discussed the current interagency effort to develop comprehensive and uniform servicing standards. the goals year is to establish rigorous kunar standards for conduct that reach beyond the servicers covered by the current enforcement action. it would be critically important to ensure that any standards that are adopted apply to and are implemented by all forms engaged in the mortgage servicing, not just federal labor law regulated depository institutions, and that there is strong oversight of all the servicers compliance. i appreciate the opportunity to appear before the subcommittees this morning to discuss these important topics, and i look forward to answering your questions. thank you. >> thank you. our next witness is mr. martin pierce. i have your information mr. pierce. >> director division of consumer protection fdic. welcome. >> thank you, chairman capito, chairman of neugebauer, ranking members maloney and members of the subcommittee.

but there e demands for inquiries by the fcc, the doj there are questions regaless of 9/11 allegations if whether it is widely alleged in london newsf the worland other journalists were bribing british police officers they may fall under the foreign corrupt practices. >> bribing them to get information about stories they were writing. >> exactly. >> there was certainly cole use. >> so what is the one question you most want answered? >> i think the question we want answered is where what is responsibility like. >> who knew what when. >> it is the oldest question. >> what did the president know and when did he know. >> it is one we haven't had answered yet. >> rose: what did rupert murdoch know, james murdoch know wrarx did -- >> from what we hear from people close to the board, back in 200 a v and 70 the board had no sense this was going to explode in the way it has. in 2007 they just bought the "the wall street journal", everybody was focused onhat new adventure for rupert murdoch that new obsession at the time. they were not thinking about what was going on in london. james murdoch we

to the attorney general he said atf leadership appears to have been effectively muslim eld while the doj sent over falls denials and buried its head in the sand. that approach distort erred the truth and obstructed our investigation. the story is getting bigger and the question remains how high up the ladder does it go. back to you. patti ann: thank you. we are going to go now to our poll, the question is should captain america be removed from the superhero's name for foreign movie audiences? jon the back story here the movie by paramount is called captain america first avenge skwrer. when paramount is releasing it overseas they are giving companies the option of calling it first avenge skwrer. three companies have taken that option, russia. the ukraine and south korea. greg: 95% are saying no, america has no reason to apologize, leave that title in there. 4% say yes it's all about making money. if the name change brings in more viewers it's the right decision. patti ann: we are seeing this a lot with the comic book characters. you have the same thing with superman saying he's a citizen

. >> but neither cooper nor anyone else we requested from the doj would sit down and talk with us aboutor floyd brown, saying in a statement their cases happened in the 1990s when none of the current leadership was in place. and that significant improvements have been made since then. out of prison for a year, greg taylor isn't sure what's next. for now he's living off a $750,000 settlement from the state. >> one person might say, gosh, that's a lot of money. another person might say it's a drop in the bucket compared to what you lived through. so what i did is i just broke it down to $5 an hour is what it came to. and i let people decide for themselves. >> in prison, he read 833 books. his favorite? "the count of monte cristo." >> he goes back to the prison that he escaped from and looks around that old cell he spent so much time in. and he says, woe to those who sent me to this wretched prison and woe to those who forgot i was there." >> having changed one life, chris moomaw is looking for the next forgotten prisoner, looking through those 200 cases from chris swecker's reports.

year's fiscal budget to fund bob cook and 200 other officers in the state department of justicech the doj says they are looking for other revenue funding sources to keep this unit open, but, you know, jess characters unless they talk to someone like warren buffett or somebody like that, it's hard to say where they are going to find this kind of money. we're live in san jose, damien trujillo, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, damien. >>> new tonight at 6:00, the man accused of gunning down an east palo alto community leader has been ruled incompetent to stand trial. a judge decided today that 58-year-old gregory elams will not stand trial for capital murder charges. the ruling comes after two of three court-appointed doctors found he cannot aid in his own defense. he's accused of following childhood friend david lewis to a shopping center last june and shooting him in the parking lot. the slaying went unsolved for six months until he called police in december and implicated himself. he'll be placed in a state-run mental health facility late they are month. >>> also at 6:00, a concord woman

>> to a certain extent, it would have been dead doj contingent during the summer or spring and i believe there was kevin carlisle. lenni brewer visited -- >> the head of the criminal division is that not right? >> when did he visit you in mexico with respect to this case? >> i would have to check -- >> what is your recollection? the summer would be after we already know the thousands of gun has been trafficked. >> yes. >> was that communicated to him? >> by mechem and no. islamic by anybody to your knowledge? >> no, sir. >> my time is past. >> at this point in time the chair would recognize the gentlelady, mrs. maloney. >> i think you for recognizing me, and i am deeply concerned that while i was on the floor voting that the chairman, for whom i have tremendous respect, made derogatory remarks about mrs. norton and myself, and as i hear i would like to quote what was said, they are radically against the second amendment. they absolutely positively do not want anyone having a gun. they are pretty straightforward about it. they say these respect the second amendment but they've never seen

having had enough experience with gun trapping investigations, i can only imagine that once the doj oigeport was released, to report that was critical of atf efforts in stopping -- drug trafficking the emphasis changed to follow the food chain of the leaders. what they fail to realize is that the end is not just -- justifying the means. these are in the hands of people have no regard for human life who pose a threat to all of us, a threat to watch out of us is immune. i am especially concerned for the brave law-enforcement officers and military in mexico and here in the united states. i fear these firearms will continue a -- long after hearings are over. finally, the request of this committee. the serious problem of gun trafficking will not be forgotten. i don't believe in another toothless love. what we need is vigorous enforcement and prosecution of those that would traffic in firearms a policy of no tolerance and a change in the sentencing guidelines that would dictate mandatory sentences for these crimes that would go a long play in curbing criminal at 70. i thank you. >> thank you.

having had enough experience with gun trapping investigations, i can only imagine that once the doj oigt was released, to report that was critical of atf efforts in stopping -- drug trafficking the emphasis changed to follow the food chain of the leaders. what they fail to realize is that the end is not just -- justifying the means. these are in the hands of people have no regard for human life who pose a threat to all of us, a threat to watch out of us is immune. i am especially concerned for the brave law-enforcement officers and military in mexico and here in the united states. i fear these firearms will continue a -- long after hearings are over. finally, the request of this committee. the serious problem of gun trafficking will not be forgotten. i don't believe in another toothless love. what we need is vigorous enforcement and prosecution of those that would traffic in firearms a policy of no tolerance and a change in the sentencing guidelines that would dictate mandatory sentences for these crimes that would go a long play in curbing criminal at 70. i thank you. >> thank you. spe

first i believe the fbi in doj recognize the threat and moved quickly to counter it. i believe that there is certainly an ongoing need to take care to focus on any groups that are recruiting people to fight on behalf of a foreign terrorist organization and i i believe al-shabaab currently represents an incredibly active group in that regard so i think efforts need need to be ongoing and we will need to remain vigilant to make sure they are not recruiting. i think if you want to look at whether or not we have managed to stop this problem, we can look at the fact that in february 2008 the state department designated al shabaab a foreign terrorist terrorist or rescission. since that time additional groups have left minnesota to join al shabaab so clearly well are law-enforcement efforts have been affected and continued to be affected then i have no doubt will be effective in the future, this problem is installed on any stretch of the imagination and we will need to continue to focus on al shabaab. >> way in general at least the perceptions out for -- out there from a whi

whether the next administration is going to second guess their moves that were authorized by law in the dojand so i think it's demoralizing, it has been demoralizing for these folks. >> reporter: there's no indication when the last two investigations will bring charges or be effectively closed julie. julie: some groups i guess think the investigation should have gone further, right? >> reporter: that's right. in a statement released last night the aclu said senior administration officials under the previous administration should have been pursued as well, quote, for a period of several years, and with the approval of the bush administration's most senior officials, the cia operated an interrogation program that subjected prisoners to unimaginable cruelty and violated both international and domestic law, the new investigation that attorney general holder announced is not proportionate to the scale and scope of the wrongdoing, those who support the system say it left invaluableiable intelligence, the interrogators operated within the parameters of the system and they point to the killing of u

whether the next administration is going to second-guess their moves that were authorized by law in the dojit's demoralizing, it has been demoralizing for some of these folks, some of whom i know. going forward i hope they feel like the cloud is away from them. but we can't keep going two steps forward and three backwards in terms of giving them the green light to do what is lawfully correct and right for our country. martha: does any of this has to do -- is it a coincidence or not that general petraeus was brought in and confirmed yesterday as the new head of cia and he says he wants to be a champion of these agents and these assets? >> what's not clear yet is when did yourham finished his -- durham finished his report and gave his recommendation to holder. we know when holder made an announcement, which was yesterday, and i think that may have been timed in a way to give panetta some running room at dod and petraeus running room, given his testimony at his confirmation hearing, to look forward, not backwards, at the agency. martha: very interesting. and it's an interesting look at the ten

"accordingly, i am requesting that doj and the s.e.c. examine these circumstances and determine whether u.s. laws have been violated." in the uk, where the outcry is much, much -- very much so the loudest here, this morning murdoch dropped his bid for britain's bskyb television company. listen to how hot the discussion got in britain's house of commons. >> there is a firestorm, if you like, that is engulfing parts of the media, parts of the police, and indeed our political system's ability to respond. and what we must do in the coming days and weeks is think about all of the victims like the downer family, who are watching this today, and make doubly sure we get to the bottom of what happened and prosecute those who are guilty. what has happened at this company is disgrateful, has got to be addressed at every level, and they should stop thinking about mergers when they've got to sort out the mess they've created. >> so with investigations being called into murdoch's u.s. practices, you may be wondering how much influence his media empire

while the school district says they have had collaborative discussions with federal authorities, the dojirms their investigation at this point is ongoing. we've got a lot more on this story. a full investigation, randi, coming up sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> and poppy, you mentioned this lawsuit just filed today against the district. >> right. >> any more details about that that we should know? >> absolutely. it's a 68-page complaint filed in the state of minnesota, coming from the southern law center and the law firm fagry and benson. it's against the school district and also the school board. they are representing five current and former students of the district. what they allege is that those students suffered severe and pervasive gender-based harassment in front of school officials. the suit claims that school staff did not take sufficient action to stop the bullying. it goes on to claim that the district violated students' rights under the constitution, title 9, and also under the minnesota human rights act. now we've reached out to the school district for a response. the d

school district tells us they've had, quote, collaborative discussions with federal authorities, the doj kyra, is ongoing. a lot more on this story, the full investigation, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> okay. once again, tell our viewers, poppy, that you can see this this weekend, 8:00 p.m. sunday, right here on cnn. it's actually going to be a compilation of three amazing stories. it's something that we're calling a unique hour of razor sharp journalism. don't miss the all new cnn presents sunday night, 8:00. >>> all right. the next hour of "cnn newsroom," they're wired and they're tweeting. but is social media turning america's youth into the laziest generation? we're going to take a hard look at those millennials. >>> some stand by their man. rupert murdoch's wife stood up for hers. >>> her fast action has already turned her into a cult hero in china. we'll learn more about deng when the newsroom continues. woman: saving for our child's college fund was getting expensive. man: yes it was. so to save some money, we taught our 5 year old how to dunk. woman: scholarship! woman: h

while the school district told us they have had collaborative discussions with federal authorities, the doj tells us today they are investigation is ongoing. you'll see our full investigation. we've got it all coming up sunday evening at 8:00 p.m. eastern. sanjay? >> all right, poppy. thanks a lot. let's keep on top. i want to bring in educating expert rosalind -- author of "queen bees". candy curbman, education analyst for citizen link, the policy arm of focus on the family. thanks to both of you. candy, you saw that report with us. my understanding is you support the neutrality policy in that minnesota school district. first of all, what do you make of this news, this breaking news that federal officials are conducting an investigation, a civil rights one? >> well, first of all, we do support the neutrality policy. it seems reasonable and fair to all the parents and students. it's important to understand that this policy has nothing to do with the school's anti-bullying policy. this is a curriculum policy. simply asking, directing the teachers to remain neutral when discussing controversi

senators are critical of the doj so far and one of them is republican charles grassley of iowa. member of the senate judiciary committee and is investigating the fast and furious scandal. senator, what exactly do you want to know? what information do you want that you're not getting from the justice department? >> who made the decision to have fast and furious that brought these guns illegally into society and across the border into mexico. and when was it made? and to this point we have not gotten an answer. and we have had some testimony, very valuable testimony, from mr. nelson, the director of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. and that's a division of justice. he told us recently that when i first sent a letter to the justice department in january, i think january the 27th, he was in their office of one of the deputies or assistants within a day or two with all the documents we wanted and, and they said they would take care of it. well, we found out that we aren't getting those documents. we get some of them clandestinely. we've gotten some of them more recently when we put the

as are our doj's components. inl also works closely with usaid. in fact, we have the privilege of reviewing early drafts of john's excellent field guide presented here today. now, i'd like to highlight some of the new steps we have taken to enhance our ability to deliver high quality programming that truly leverages a wide range of talents, skills and resources, for one inl has significantly increased our own in-house technical expertise in the area of police, justice and corrections. which accomplishes a number of goals. it facilitates, integrated programming across the criminal justice sector, enhances our ability to respond to new and emerging requirements in a timely manner and improves comprehensive program design and our monitoring capabilities. to augment our in-house team we reset the task of unique skill sets of active serving law enforcement officers as advisors, trainers and mentors. .. >> through these partnerships, police departments gain contact of firsthand knowledge from direct involvement with the counterparts in countries of inte

thisa posts, if doj let's criminal enterprise off, we are finished.sing the to facebook -- you can go to facebook and post comments on the c-span page. worcester, massachusetts, jerry honored democrats aligned. caller: i am amazed that people do not recall from 35 years ago ted kennedy was screaming about this guy rupert marjah, the australian, kind to control america's media through the radio and tv and newspapers. ted kennedy knew he was able. he was an evil australian said on a conservative right-wing agenda, and if he can control the media, he can control the minds of the people. this evil empire, this is like a cartoon character. trying to rule the world. this guy, he's got to go. goodbye. host: that was jerry. this is roger simon's column in "politico." i first and last talk to rupert murdoch in early 1984 when he bought my newspaper in chicago. i say it was my newspaper not because they owned it, card reader people than even the condit -- i had a conversation with him about various sections of the newspaper. i do not understand anything about a

rather than relying on the media as the source of information, doj has taken steps to use these new tools and become more active storytellers about the work in court. last year in response to the president's directive, the department of justice, along with other executive branch agencies, adopted its open government plan. one of the things the department has pledged to do in its open government plan is to release more information about its representation of the u.s. in court. where the public has relied on third parties to provide brief, incomplete descriptions of what we have done. in this effort to provide more information to the public, in our work on courts on may 1, a new page was launched on the public website called the briefing room which highlights the work of u.s. attorneys offices across the country. it offers news, statistics, and other significant efforts that offices have taken on department priorities and initiatives. this website we hope will enhance understanding of the work our offices do to enforce the federal laws and represent the interests of the united states. helpi

detainees before joining your staff and did you feel pressure from any of those attorneys, others the dojor other parts of the administrations to lean towards transferring as many detainees as possible? >> as i mentioned to you senator in our meeting, it certainly was the case that we had an executive order issued in january 2009 and that we were duty bound to follow that executive order. that executive order sent forth three potential options for each detainee, transfer of such a transfer could be a calm pushed consistent with the foreign-policy interest of the united states. that was the first option. if transfer was not available, prosecution is feasible and if transfer, neither transfer nor prosecution was an appropriate option and then select another appropriate option undefined in the executive order. i wouldn't necessarily say that was pressure. that was guidance or direction from the president of present of the united states to follow that and i felt my obligation was to ensure that everything that the task force did certainly follow that direction but did not respond to any of wh

additionally while the ftc doj, department of education are involved in providing scholarship scams and the ftc compiles complaints the annual report that -- about scholarship scams and the three agencies must really produce feature on the topic which is required by statute doesn't appear to ftc staff to advance any real or significant goals. so mr. chairman, through these core initiatives, were working to improve the ftc's program that will do her best going forward to working with this committee to ensure that all the regulations protect american consumers by minimizing burdens on consumers. thank you. i look for it to your questions. >> mr. kovacic commit to anything preceded by two had since we had most of the time click >> now come i don't. >> with that, i'd like to put on the record the memorandum of february 2nd 2011 objections ordered. i understand your ranking and witty as the document evaluation of the product safety database you would like to put in. without objections ordered. chairman liebowitz, before you start my question, my staff is struck to voluntarily set to the plat

are currently 484 sworn officers but the new state budget eliminates at least 200 officers from the dojerating. >>> san francisco police have finally nabbed their guy. mark from new jersey is in police custody accused of snatching a picasso sketch from a gallery. this is surveillance video that helped catch that thief. he had the work of art right under his arm. the cab led officers to his hotel. the further investigation led him to napa where he was arrested. he had the picasso sketch in his possession. the frame was off but it wasn't damaged. he was getting ready to mail it somewhere. it's 10:27 right now. we'll have a look at the forecast right after this. [ male announcer ] bring home a complete meal for your family. 10 pieces of the world's best chicken, 3 large sides and 6 biscuits. enough real food to feed a family of 4 or more for just 20 bucks. today is a kfc day. today tastes so good. >>> it's 10:29 and friday morning. one thing we'll being watching closely, the return of the marine layer. low clouds making for really thick fog from monterey up towards the golden gate bridge.