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congressman and elijah cummings says that president obama responded appropriately. >> i think he acted decisively, he got folks out as soon as he found out about this. he stripped them of their security clearance. and he suspended them. >> the white house has dismissed any implications of its staff and the scandal. this person teaches election law at the university of maryland law school and his efforts to politicize the scandal will not stick. >> the scandal is unique, because the president pretty much conceded the secret service, both in terms of personnel and structure and procedure, were fallible. >> the military is investigating 11 troops for heavy drinking and spending time with prostitutes. >>> governor martin o'malley is scheduled to meet with the legislature senior leaders about holding a special session. the meeting is scheduled tuesday, with house speaker michael busch and senate president mike miller. they're trying to prepare the state budget after lawmakers failed to pass a revenue package needed to avoid a half billion dollars of cuts. >>> baltimore county police are the
congressman and elijah cummings says that president obama responded appropriately. >> i think he acted decisively, he got folks out as soon as he found out about this. he stripped them of their security clearance. and he suspended them. >> the white house has dismissed any implications of its staff and the scandal. this person teaches election law at the university of maryland law school and his efforts to politicize the scandal will not stick. >> the scandal is unique,...
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. >>> and elijah cummings, ranking democrat on the house oversight and reform committee. plus, dana bash and jeff zellny of the "new york times." i'm candy crowley, and this is "staft of the union." >>> the economic headlines were ominous. retail and car sales are strong. but initial jobless claims falling since last year have jumped about 6% in the last three weeks. march sales of existing homes fell 2.6% and factory output slipped in march. then there was this iffy forecast for europe from the managing director of the international monetary fund. >> we are seeing light recovery blowing in a spring mind, bwind we're seeing some dark clouds on the horizon. >> if, as the economy goes so goes the election, then it was a worrisome week for the president's re-election team. joining me now president obama's senior re-election strategist david axelrod. good to see you. >> good to be here again. >> let me show you and our viewers the nbc news/"wall street journal" survey this week on who has good ideas to help the economy. and it said president obama 34%, romney, 40%. how do you
. >>> and elijah cummings, ranking democrat on the house oversight and reform committee. plus, dana bash and jeff zellny of the "new york times." i'm candy crowley, and this is "staft of the union." >>> the economic headlines were ominous. retail and car sales are strong. but initial jobless claims falling since last year have jumped about 6% in the last three weeks. march sales of existing homes fell 2.6% and factory output slipped in march. then there was...
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senators joe lieberman and tom coburn, and representative sheila jackson lee, and elijah cummings. then we'll do a campaign quick check on the presidential race where mitt romney had this to say to the president-- >> start packing. ( laughs ) that's what i'd like-- i'd like to say. >> schieffer: polls show romney is closing in on the president, but is it a little early to be measuring drapes for the oval office? we'll ask his longtime adviser eric fehrnstrom and stephanie cutter, the president's deputy campaign manager. we'll talk about the changing face of poverty with the authors of a new book, travis smiley and cornell west. and we'll get analysis on all of it from the "washington post's" melinda henneberger, "national journal's" major garrett, and our own political team, john dickerson and norah o'donnell. that's a lot to cover but this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: ask good morning, again. and welcome to "face the nation." senator joe lieberman who is chairman of the senate hom
senators joe lieberman and tom coburn, and representative sheila jackson lee, and elijah cummings. then we'll do a campaign quick check on the presidential race where mitt romney had this to say to the president-- >> start packing. ( laughs ) that's what i'd like-- i'd like to say. >> schieffer: polls show romney is closing in on the president, but is it a little early to be measuring drapes for the oval office? we'll ask his longtime adviser eric fehrnstrom and stephanie cutter,...
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including elijah cummings. he's looking into this scandal. he talked about the reputation in light of the investigation. >> it's not only that i want the secret service to be the excellent organization that it is. but i also want people to receive it as being that. that is very important. >> congressman cummings also planning to set a letter to the secret service tomorrow to see what their role was in the scandal. >>> still no sign of a seize fire in syria, the new push from the united nations. >>> an explosion at a mcdonalds has customers pull up to order. what officials say cost him. >> you never think something like that would actually happen to you. all of a sudden you wake up one morning and you're in that scenario. >>> - - >> a little girl from tucson arizona vanishes from her home. we'll tell you what all police are doing in the investigation, when we come right back. ,,,,,, when it comes to gardening, we're, well, inexperienced. is this right? right here, like this? ♪ turn that off! plants can smell our fear then miracle-gro expand'n
including elijah cummings. he's looking into this scandal. he talked about the reputation in light of the investigation. >> it's not only that i want the secret service to be the excellent organization that it is. but i also want people to receive it as being that. that is very important. >> congressman cummings also planning to set a letter to the secret service tomorrow to see what their role was in the scandal. >>> still no sign of a seize fire in syria, the new push...
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. >> it has been 10 months since elijah cummings was murdered and virgin. -- in virginia. they have urged anyone with information to come forward. she was a -- he was a junior when he was shot to death last june. >> i know for a fact there are people out there who know exactly what happened in this house and they know who was responsible. we are looking for those people. >> the room i was also shot and survived. there are still some pieces of the puzzle that are missing. >> a teacher who pleaded guilty to having sex with three teenagers could spend one that decade in jail. prosecutors want to jeffrey sears prosecuted and in jails. he is charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse of a minor. they recovered a dozen lewd photos from a cell phone. shocking new developments in the sexual abuse case against a syracuse basketball assistant. >> one of the four men who accused bernie fine of sex abuse admitted he lied. fine was fired last november in syracuse. he is heading to present himself for three years for sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy. the aclu is defending a californ
. >> it has been 10 months since elijah cummings was murdered and virgin. -- in virginia. they have urged anyone with information to come forward. she was a -- he was a junior when he was shot to death last june. >> i know for a fact there are people out there who know exactly what happened in this house and they know who was responsible. we are looking for those people. >> the room i was also shot and survived. there are still some pieces of the puzzle that are missing....
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and maryland congressman elijah cummings is sending a letter to the department of defense to find out what role if any they played in this. there are also inquiries into contacts of white house personnel while in colombia. >>> in the race for the white house, there are primaries in five states tomorrow. presumptive republican nominee mitt romney is looking to pick up more delegates. speculation is now turning to who he will pick for the vice presidential spot. florida senator marco rubio and indiana governor jeff daniels are among the possibilities being talked about. >>> news of a scandal involving wal-mart. that is coming after the break. . make plans now to join joel and victoriaia osteen in our nations capital on saturday, april 28th, for america's night of hope 2012. god is going to take you places that you've never even dreamed of. it's so uplifting in every way, shape, or form. it's probably one of the most inspiring moments that i've had in a long time. he's a god of the future. he's not a god of the past. in philippians, it says "i can do all things through christ who strengt
and maryland congressman elijah cummings is sending a letter to the department of defense to find out what role if any they played in this. there are also inquiries into contacts of white house personnel while in colombia. >>> in the race for the white house, there are primaries in five states tomorrow. presumptive republican nominee mitt romney is looking to pick up more delegates. speculation is now turning to who he will pick for the vice presidential spot. florida senator marco...
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. >> representative elijah cummings is speaking out. the obama administration has come under fire. raised questions about the involvement of the staff. the incident happened while the agent were on a security detail before president obama's trip to columbia for the summit of the americas. 6 secret service members left their jobs, five employees are on administrative leave and had their security clearances temporarily revoked. cummings says president obama responded appropriately. >> i think that he is doing enough, i think he acted decisively and got folks out of columbia the moment he out about this. he stripped them of their security clearance and he suspended them and they've taken action. already 6 have left the service. >> it was a high ranking woman at the agency who heard about what was going on and blew the whistle. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> consumer news, seems we are finally get a break at the pump. lumberg survey says the average price dropped a nickel over two weeks. it's at $3.91, the first decline in the u.s. average since december. here in our state the average
. >> representative elijah cummings is speaking out. the obama administration has come under fire. raised questions about the involvement of the staff. the incident happened while the agent were on a security detail before president obama's trip to columbia for the summit of the americas. 6 secret service members left their jobs, five employees are on administrative leave and had their security clearances temporarily revoked. cummings says president obama responded appropriately. >>...
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we are hearing all new information from congressman elijah cummings, congress turns up the heat in the investigation of $823,000 general services administration conference, at a las vegas resort in 2010. lawmakers learned more from jeff kneelly, a executive, who threw a party on the taxpayer's dime. he invited friends and offed to pay for the hotel room. >> he invited personal friends, i quote, this is simply incredible, quote, we will get you guy as room near us, we will pick up the room tab. he wrote this, i know i'm bad, as we often say, why not enjoy it, while we have it and while we can. ain't going to last forever. end of quote. mr. kneelly rs it stops now. the hearings pick up today, robert peck is set to testify on the misuse of taxpayer's money. >>> george huguely will learn his fate in late august. he is the former uva lacrosse player who is convicted of killing yeardly love. the murder happened two years ago. a jury convicted huguely in february, they recommended a 26- year prison sentence. the judge will announce his decision august 30th. >>> two boys charged with setting f
we are hearing all new information from congressman elijah cummings, congress turns up the heat in the investigation of $823,000 general services administration conference, at a las vegas resort in 2010. lawmakers learned more from jeff kneelly, a executive, who threw a party on the taxpayer's dime. he invited friends and offed to pay for the hotel room. >> he invited personal friends, i quote, this is simply incredible, quote, we will get you guy as room near us, we will pick up the room...
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. >> maryland congressman elijah cummings sits on the house oversight committee. he sent a letter to the director of the secret service and talk to him for over an hour this week, demanding answers. >> the thought that a secret service agent, several of them would be spending the night with these ladies really causes of some concern. >> at least 11 secret service employees and 10 military member for allegedly involved with as many as 20 women before the president's trip to a summit last weekend to the city of cartagena. >> you go to colombia and have a fight with a prostitute over how much she should be paid? a total lack of common sense. >> is especially disgusting. >> the white house says the president continues to have confidence in the agency, even though he has not spoken directly to its chief. >> the president has not spoken with director sullivan in recent days, but i would not read anything into that. >> congressional hearings on the incident are scheduled for next week. nikole killion, wbal-tv 11 news. >> of the three employees who have been let go by the
. >> maryland congressman elijah cummings sits on the house oversight committee. he sent a letter to the director of the secret service and talk to him for over an hour this week, demanding answers. >> the thought that a secret service agent, several of them would be spending the night with these ladies really causes of some concern. >> at least 11 secret service employees and 10 military member for allegedly involved with as many as 20 women before the president's trip to a...
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congressman elijah cummings and ben cardin will be there tonight. before that they will be working the polls. we have more coverage. >> reporter: a lot of the drama is on the republican side, people talking about mitt romney versus santorum. here in baltimore city it is a heavily democratic city. you don't have that volume of republicans. as you might expect, turnout is low. i just got off the phone with the baltimore city elections. as of now turnout 5.2%. senator ben cardin is up for reelection. he's trying to get the voters to come out at cross-country elementary school. here there's two precincts. they're higher than the city average. 8% at one precinct and 6% at another. senator cardin saying it's important to come to the poll. >> elections are already excited. it gives me a chance to present what i've done over the past five years. so we've been all over maryland. we're feeling good about this election, kept it very positive and encourage people to come out and vote. that's what the democracy is all about. >> reporter: he's facing a challenge
congressman elijah cummings and ben cardin will be there tonight. before that they will be working the polls. we have more coverage. >> reporter: a lot of the drama is on the republican side, people talking about mitt romney versus santorum. here in baltimore city it is a heavily democratic city. you don't have that volume of republicans. as you might expect, turnout is low. i just got off the phone with the baltimore city elections. as of now turnout 5.2%. senator ben cardin is up for...
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. >> maryland congressman elijah cummings told cnn he is concerned this may go beyond this event. one model used was wheels up, rain is off. >> i am concerned about it being cultural. if it is, then we have to change the culture. if it is normal, then we have to change the normal. >> harry reid says even in the nation's most elite security detail, sometimes you just cannot stop [unintelligible] >> the go to colombia and have a fight over a prostitute over how much she should be paid. that is very stupid and a lack of common sense. >> the combination of the secret service scandal and the gsa made him look like a bad manager. but the white house says that we did they are simply trying to politicize a scandal that has nothing to do with politics. >> you can follow the balance -- developments and a time on our web site at wjla.com. an update on big news in afghanistan. a military helicopter has class. for troops reportedly on board the block, when it went down in the southwestern part of the country. there was bad weather in the area. they have not ruled out enemy fire. the crash is u
. >> maryland congressman elijah cummings told cnn he is concerned this may go beyond this event. one model used was wheels up, rain is off. >> i am concerned about it being cultural. if it is, then we have to change the culture. if it is normal, then we have to change the normal. >> harry reid says even in the nation's most elite security detail, sometimes you just cannot stop [unintelligible] >> the go to colombia and have a fight over a prostitute over how much she...
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. >> outraged member of the committee, congressman elijah cummings. >> it's not your money. it's the taxpayers' money. >> plus, the widening secret service scandal. twice as many were involved as new details are emerging. >> this violates most basic rule of being a secret service agent. you don't allow a potential enemy into your security zone. you don't put yourself into a compromising position your job is to protect the president of the united states. >> decision 2012, what does mitt romney want to say to president obama? >> start packing. that's what i'd like to say. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington today. in our daily fix, in dueling devents today more about politics than substance. the president called on congress to crack down on oil market speculators and mitt romney had a picnic with small business people in pennsylvania. chris cillizza managing edter of postpolitics.com. tell us about the events, both sides, because it sounded like what the president said today was exactly what our own ali wineburg reported on march 29th, i think. >> you hit it r
. >> outraged member of the committee, congressman elijah cummings. >> it's not your money. it's the taxpayers' money. >> plus, the widening secret service scandal. twice as many were involved as new details are emerging. >> this violates most basic rule of being a secret service agent. you don't allow a potential enemy into your security zone. you don't put yourself into a compromising position your job is to protect the president of the united states. >> decision...
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elijah cummings of the house was on cnn's "state of the union" and candy crowley asked if higher headsd roll. >> i'm very confident that what happened here was limited to these folks, but we'll find out. but the thing that impressed me about sullivan is that he acted quickly. keep in mind that the head of the region down there in south america was on that situation immediately, got those folks out of there immediately. she, of course, was acting on behalf of sullivan. i think sullivan has done a very good job. most of us have a lot of confidence in him, both sides of the aisle, by the way. >> now white house spokesman jay carne said that the scandal involved only the agents and military personnel, and he criticized those who are -- and these are his words -- trying to pri politicize the issue. >>> prosecutors prepare to lay out their fraud case against former presidential candidate john edwards. an in depth look next. weight balance from front to back... and back to front. ♪ giving you exceptional control from left to right... and right to left. ♪ the cadillac cts. ♪ we don't just make
elijah cummings of the house was on cnn's "state of the union" and candy crowley asked if higher headsd roll. >> i'm very confident that what happened here was limited to these folks, but we'll find out. but the thing that impressed me about sullivan is that he acted quickly. keep in mind that the head of the region down there in south america was on that situation immediately, got those folks out of there immediately. she, of course, was acting on behalf of sullivan. i think...
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maryland representative elijah cummings spoke out about how the president responded thus far. >> i think enough, he acted decisively, he got folks out of columbia the moment he found out about this. he had stripped them of their security clearance and he suspended them and they've taken action. >> the incident claims that agents had involvement with prostitutes prior to the president's trip to columbia. 6 service members left their jobs. five on leave and have their clearances temporarily revoked. >>> the fbi warning computer owners to check for a type of malware called dns changer. it's slag to a virus. pcs -- it's similar to a virus. agents caught those responsible. users won't be able to connect to the internet. check your computer by going to the fbi .gov site and search under dns changer. >>> we are working to help you declutter safeway. pile up unwanted documents, you can shred them for free this weekend. there are two locations, catonsville, one in northern parkway in baltimore. bring your papers, any of your papers you want shredded from 9:00 until noon on saturday. >>> college c
maryland representative elijah cummings spoke out about how the president responded thus far. >> i think enough, he acted decisively, he got folks out of columbia the moment he found out about this. he had stripped them of their security clearance and he suspended them and they've taken action. >> the incident claims that agents had involvement with prostitutes prior to the president's trip to columbia. 6 service members left their jobs. five on leave and have their clearances...
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now, elijah cummings, from ranking members of the house on the oversight committee.is this something bigger tan just one bad night? >> we really don't know, chris. that's what we've got to find out. my conversation with director sullivan led me to believe that he does not -- he believes this is more of an adoration. he believes he hasn't seen anything like this. he is extremely embarrassed. but that's what we are trying to find out, chris. as matter of fact, just a few minutes a i go, chairman icea and i joined in the joint letter to the director, asking him for information concerning this incident. what he knows, is there a pattern of this? has there been disciplinary issues with these 11 secret service agents before? and basically, what is the policy with regard to secret service agents getting together with prostitutes? >> yeah. and why would they want it take a polygraph? why would any agent want to take a polygraph? they want at least a clans to litigate their careers. they don't want to lose their retirement and health benefits, besides being sacked. last thing
now, elijah cummings, from ranking members of the house on the oversight committee.is this something bigger tan just one bad night? >> we really don't know, chris. that's what we've got to find out. my conversation with director sullivan led me to believe that he does not -- he believes this is more of an adoration. he believes he hasn't seen anything like this. he is extremely embarrassed. but that's what we are trying to find out, chris. as matter of fact, just a few minutes a i go,...
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for more now, we're joined by democratic congressman elijah cummings of maryland, with us from baltimorefternoon. >> it's good to be with you. >> mr. romney accuses the president of being involved in hide and seek politics. but allow me to give you some real hide and seek. paul ryan's budget proposes two new tax thresholds. 10% and 25%. he won't tell us what level of earnings would put you in which bracket. paul ryan's budget promises lower taxes and says he'll close tax loopholes to make up the $4 trillion lost in revenue. but he can't tell us which loopholes he is prepared to close. who is playing hide and seek here, sir? >> clearly, mr. ryan is playing hide and go seek. and romney has adopted this budget. he said he likes it very much. so he's even said that if that budget were put on his desk, he would definitely sign it. this is clearly a situation, martin, where the republicans are trying to take us back. and they're trying to do what they're doing on the backs of our seniors. i just left some seniors at a senior citizens home. and their number one fear is that they're going to be
for more now, we're joined by democratic congressman elijah cummings of maryland, with us from baltimorefternoon. >> it's good to be with you. >> mr. romney accuses the president of being involved in hide and seek politics. but allow me to give you some real hide and seek. paul ryan's budget proposes two new tax thresholds. 10% and 25%. he won't tell us what level of earnings would put you in which bracket. paul ryan's budget promises lower taxes and says he'll close tax loopholes...
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. >>> maryland representative elijah cummings is defending the president's response to a prostitution scandal in columbia. >> i think he acted decisively. he got folks out of columbia, the moment he found out about this. he had stripped them of their security clearance. and he suspended them. and they've taken action. >> reporter: the reinforcement is in response to criticism from some republicans who are raising questions about the potential involvement of white house staff. former vice presidential candidate sarah palin spoke out, after learning one of the men accused is david cheney, who worked security detail for palin during her 2008 campaign. back then, he posted her photo on facebook and said, i was really checking her out, if you know what i mean. cheney is one of six men forced out so far. including supervisor greg stokes. secret service officials continue to brief lawmakers on the scandal that also includes 11 military service members. and as many as 20 columbian women. cummings calls the case an exceptional one. >> i'm very familiar with the secret service. they are very st
. >>> maryland representative elijah cummings is defending the president's response to a prostitution scandal in columbia. >> i think he acted decisively. he got folks out of columbia, the moment he found out about this. he had stripped them of their security clearance. and he suspended them. and they've taken action. >> reporter: the reinforcement is in response to criticism from some republicans who are raising questions about the potential involvement of white house...
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i'm joined by elijah cummings, good to have you here.ting a new report the secret service is looking into the behavior of its personnel traveling in '09 with former president clinton, alleging partying that happened at a strip club during clinton's trip to buenos aires and secret service looking into the allegations that agents and white house staffers partied at a club known for sexually charged atmosphere. prior to a clinton trip to russia in 2000. this is your first time hearing these new facts coming out, new allegations coming out. i wanted your reaction to that. it seems as if the more is discussed the more comes to light. >> well, i think first of all good to be with you. i think that you're going to have this, my conversation with director sullivan, he and i agreed you're probably going have all kind of rumors coming forward. he made it clear he will hunt down as much information as possible with regard to each one of these allegations, and look into it. and where appropriate, take action. but again, i think we have to keep in mi
i'm joined by elijah cummings, good to have you here.ting a new report the secret service is looking into the behavior of its personnel traveling in '09 with former president clinton, alleging partying that happened at a strip club during clinton's trip to buenos aires and secret service looking into the allegations that agents and white house staffers partied at a club known for sexually charged atmosphere. prior to a clinton trip to russia in 2000. this is your first time hearing these new...
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congressman elijah cummings is one of them and joins me next to talk about both investigations. that's straight ahead. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! crisp, clear, untouched. that's why there's brita, to make the water we drink, taste a little more, perfect. reduce lead and other impurities with the advanced filtration system of brita. mine hurt more! mine stopped hurting faster... [ female announcer ] neosporin® plus pain relief starts relieving pain faster and kills more types of infectious bacteria. neosporin® plus pain relief. for a two dollar coupon, visit neosporin.com. oh. let's go. from the crack, off the backboard. [ laughs ] dad! [ laughs ] whoo! oh! you're up! oh! oh! so close! now where were we? ok, this one's good for two. score! [ male announcer ] share what you love with who you love. kellogg's frosted flakes. they're gr-r-eat! 1. >>> big question is could prostitutes at the center of the secret service scan
congressman elijah cummings is one of them and joins me next to talk about both investigations. that's straight ahead. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! crisp, clear, untouched. that's why there's brita, to make the water we drink, taste a little more, perfect. reduce lead and other impurities with the advanced filtration system of brita....
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joining us this morning congressman elijah cummings.ally mad yesterday. i want to play you a little bit of jeff neely who is at the center of all of this anger and this conversation yesterday. what he had to say when he was brought in testify. >> i decline to testify and i respectfully decline to answer based on my fifth amendment constitutional privilege. i decline to answer based on fifth amendment -- >> it went on like that over and over again. no real surprise there. what did you want to hear from jeff neely, sir? >> i wanted to know why it is that he was going around planning conferences costing almost a million dollars. why he had his wife involved in that process and why he violated so many rules and regulations of the gsa. i also wanted to know why it was that he was going around threatening people if they dared be a whistle-blower. a lot of questions need to be answered. i respect also as a lawyer his right to take the fifth. >> some of that information of course came out in the testimony yesterday where people described him as
joining us this morning congressman elijah cummings.ally mad yesterday. i want to play you a little bit of jeff neely who is at the center of all of this anger and this conversation yesterday. what he had to say when he was brought in testify. >> i decline to testify and i respectfully decline to answer based on my fifth amendment constitutional privilege. i decline to answer based on fifth amendment -- >> it went on like that over and over again. no real surprise there. what did...
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elijah cummings was on face the nation. >> it's not only that i want the sook rit service tonight excellentization that it is. but i also want to make sure that people perceive it as being that. that's very important. >> congressman cummings is going to sent a -- send a leter to the department of defense to see their role in the scandal. >>> the junior olympics are a few months away leaving little time for athletes training for the events newest sport for the first time ever cup stacking will be included in the games. the junior olympics are held in houston this july and august. this group of children in sacramento hopes to raise 10,000 to pay for the trip to texas. >>> and still ahead on w very wet and cloudy day start with more rain on the way. bernette woods will be back with the complete forecast but first the midday stocks. what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you want a firm bed you can lie on one of those, if you want a soft bed you can lie on one of those." we provide the exact indivi
elijah cummings was on face the nation. >> it's not only that i want the sook rit service tonight excellentization that it is. but i also want to make sure that people perceive it as being that. that's very important. >> congressman cummings is going to sent a -- send a leter to the department of defense to see their role in the scandal. >>> the junior olympics are a few months away leaving little time for athletes training for the events newest sport for the first time...
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congressman elijah cummings believes it's time for the agency to do some soul searching. >> this is a moment where they have to look themselveses in the mirror and make sure that they all... they are, in fact, who we believe they are. >> reporter: we have also learned that the number of u.s. military members under investigation is now up to 11-- six from the army's elite special forces, two from the marines, two from the navy, and one from the u.s. air force. none of the 11 has been charged but they are all confined to their home bases for the duration of the investigation. and tonight the pentagon confirms its investigators remain on the ground in cartagena coordinating with at least four secret service investigators. and president obama himself wants answers. this afternoon, he called secret service director mark sullivan into the oval office for a face-to-face briefing, scott, on this investigation. >> pelley: norah, thank you. we told you last night that u.s. airways is preparing a hostile takeover for american airlines. well, today it got some important allies-- three of american
congressman elijah cummings believes it's time for the agency to do some soul searching. >> this is a moment where they have to look themselveses in the mirror and make sure that they all... they are, in fact, who we believe they are. >> reporter: we have also learned that the number of u.s. military members under investigation is now up to 11-- six from the army's elite special forces, two from the marines, two from the navy, and one from the u.s. air force. none of the 11 has been...
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congressmaa elijah cummings joins us this morning with a look at the scandal.rreaction to 3 taxpayer monny being spent n such a frivolous way -there seems to be a culture of waste there .. people were makinggviieos making un of the waste-why was there no to happen -finger pointed ack at president ooamm-administration saying costs for cooferences were igher under bush .. republicans say higher unddr obama -shortage of prescription that the caseowing concern .. - -what to do about it -------------------------------- --ob fair congressman elijah cummings' 16, 20129 am to 2 pmfifth l -3 regimeet armory29th division street innbaltimore coming p... jennifer looez's conttstant's singing. ssnging j lo.. "gimme that mic! 3 this is crazy crazywhat haapened... that causes her to gettup on stage. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((bbmp in)) &pryan says: the person who is at risk of leavingg s tonight is jessiia 3sanchee sanchezdrama on ameriian idol. n early stand out received the lowest numb of candace is here with reaction po the results nig
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elijah cummings is jounging us. you. >> good morning, randi. >> nancy pelosi calling the agencies a disgrace. do you think mark sullivan has done enough to clear this up? >> i think he is doing enough. i think he acted decisively. he got folks out of colombia the moment he found out about this. he stripped them of their security clearance and he suspended them. they have taken action. already six have left the service one way or another. >> you have also said you think they are harder on itself than congress would be. do you think hearings would be a waste of time? >> i don't think it would be a waste of time, but i believe -- i'm briefed daily by sullivan. i can tell you -- i'm very familiar with the secret service. they are very strict on themselves. you know, i think basically what we had here, we had a few bad apples but, i mean, this does not speak for the thousands of secret servicemen and women who put their lives on the line every day. again, i think they are doing a very good job. we are going wait and see.
elijah cummings is jounging us. you. >> good morning, randi. >> nancy pelosi calling the agencies a disgrace. do you think mark sullivan has done enough to clear this up? >> i think he is doing enough. i think he acted decisively. he got folks out of colombia the moment he found out about this. he stripped them of their security clearance and he suspended them. they have taken action. already six have left the service one way or another. >> you have also said you think...
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she's going to be joined by congressman elijah cummings and medical professions. the senator has been working on legislation to help prevent and reduce prescription drug shortages. the roundtable is happening at the university of maryland medical center. >>> and happening tonight, democratic leader nancy pelosi is speaking at the baltimore labor organization's annual dinner. she'll be giving the keynote address in front of hundreds of labor and business community members, also local and state politicians. the theme of that dinner is welcome home nancy which recognizes pelosi's ties to baltimore's little italy community. >>> in our democracy 2012 coverage, mitt romney is waking up this morning feeling probably pretty good. he won all three primaries yesterday, including maryland's widening his delegate lead over rick santorum. he is is calling for an election basic choice between his views and president barack obama. >> i don't want to transform america. i want to restore to america the economic values of freedom and opportunity and limited government that made us
she's going to be joined by congressman elijah cummings and medical professions. the senator has been working on legislation to help prevent and reduce prescription drug shortages. the roundtable is happening at the university of maryland medical center. >>> and happening tonight, democratic leader nancy pelosi is speaking at the baltimore labor organization's annual dinner. she'll be giving the keynote address in front of hundreds of labor and business community members, also local...
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maryland congressman elijah cummings, who serves on the house oversight committee appeared last night on politics nation, and he told host reverend al sharpton that in his view, even the appearance of impropriety is a problem for the secret service. >> we have a situation where we have some officers who, in my opinion, used very poor judgment, and one of the things that i've said is i really think this instance we need to take politics out of this and make sure this organization, which i consider one of the most elite, and outstanding organizations, security organizations, in the world, is all that it says it is. and i think -- i think it is. and i'm hoping that this is just an aberration. but the fact is, is that part of -- i was telling director sullivan, that i think one of the reasons why the secret service is so effective is because they have a reputation as being the very, very best. and that it would be almost impossible to pierce their armor. and i think that whenever anybody thinks that there may be a possibility, just the appearance is something that i don't even want. >> we
maryland congressman elijah cummings, who serves on the house oversight committee appeared last night on politics nation, and he told host reverend al sharpton that in his view, even the appearance of impropriety is a problem for the secret service. >> we have a situation where we have some officers who, in my opinion, used very poor judgment, and one of the things that i've said is i really think this instance we need to take politics out of this and make sure this organization, which i...
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the year.al last to shorese wants portion of the exchange between roger clemens and congressman elijah cummings. the government is objecting. >> international packers may have targeted your computer and. to find out before too late. >> google has a job for you if you ing.good at googl could your computer compromised? international hackers have infected computers with a virus them off theock internet in july. the fbi is encouraging everyone dcwg.org to check to are at risk. there's a video game that " mbines "star wars with the motion --ability of xbox connect kinnect. >> you probably enjoy and the mini games more. >> google is looking for someone humor, love of history, and artistic talents to clever variations the google name. i am rob nelson. >> i want to look at traffic and weather every ten minutes. looking so good. start with lisa baden. maryland department of transportation and maryland highway, montgomery county police document in a fatal on the beltway. the 2:00 hour, between colesville road and georgia avenue, all be closed until notice. a fatal crash. .e're showing you video it's betw
the year.al last to shorese wants portion of the exchange between roger clemens and congressman elijah cummings. the government is objecting. >> international packers may have targeted your computer and. to find out before too late. >> google has a job for you if you ing.good at googl could your computer compromised? international hackers have infected computers with a virus them off theock internet in july. the fbi is encouraging everyone dcwg.org to check to are at risk. there's a...
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. >> congressman elijah cummings written about vacations he took h with his wife. they had taken trips to hawaii and las vegas. photos of the laugh vish vacations were on her page. they had briberies and kickbacks with the agency. with that the possibility the justice department may launch a criminal investigation. it's not surprise neely kept so quiet yesterday. back to you. >>> it is time to look at who is talking. >> charles crowd hammer is talking and why it will be a flooeks on big government and hurt president obama. >> representative cummings what he said was quite interesting. he said it was a basic tenant of government that it is not your money. it's the tax payer's money. but he is making the point. it is human nature if you are spending other people's money you will be less care than you are your own. that's the central argument against big government. obama is responsible for what happened in 2010. this happened in the bush years and the other years. obama and democrats are the party of government who believe in expanding, have expanded it and wanted to
. >> congressman elijah cummings written about vacations he took h with his wife. they had taken trips to hawaii and las vegas. photos of the laugh vish vacations were on her page. they had briberies and kickbacks with the agency. with that the possibility the justice department may launch a criminal investigation. it's not surprise neely kept so quiet yesterday. back to you. >>> it is time to look at who is talking. >> charles crowd hammer is talking and why it will be a...
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elijah cummings and senator talked withulski and patients.ndividuals were obtaining access to the drugs in demand but instead of selling the drugs, they transferred them to other wholesale companies they also owned. and were selling back to the grey market. this time for an extremely high price. >> i am sure we can agree that no one should be able to profit at the expense of cancer victims or those around these table who are in dire need of these life- saving medications. >> there are 178 drugs in shortage up from 61 drugs and shortage -- in shortage five years ago. >> it turned out to be a nice day. most of the rain is just to the south. we did have some clout cover. most of the rain was in virginia and hit the carolinas. we had a cold front go by. the winds have shifted. it will start to cool off. we are in the mild air this evening. around that boundary there is a lot of thunderstorm activity. back towards norv rfolk. that will sink to the south and will not bother s. in baltimore. the skies are clearing. you can see those high, thin cloud
elijah cummings and senator talked withulski and patients.ndividuals were obtaining access to the drugs in demand but instead of selling the drugs, they transferred them to other wholesale companies they also owned. and were selling back to the grey market. this time for an extremely high price. >> i am sure we can agree that no one should be able to profit at the expense of cancer victims or those around these table who are in dire need of these life- saving medications. >> there...
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. >> we heard from darrell issa and elijah cummings. they have been in contact with director sullivan and they report the preliminary investigation nothing credible come forth thus far. >> bret: thank you. a fight is shaping up to pit cyber security against privacy. it involves to protect businesses from the security hackers. iener if griffin looks at both sides of the issue from the pentagon. >> the pentagon has knowledge of cyber attack, knowledge to help companies protect themselves but right now they can't use that information due to a 1947 law that stops them from sharing classified intelligence. today on capitol hill, congressman mike ronalers the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee introduced bipartisan legislation to change that. >> in the last few years, the chinese government has stolen more property from the american cooperations and businesses. it would be equivalent to filling the library of congress print collection 50 times. >> the attack as we speak now, just last year, it's estimated we have lost $30
. >> we heard from darrell issa and elijah cummings. they have been in contact with director sullivan and they report the preliminary investigation nothing credible come forth thus far. >> bret: thank you. a fight is shaping up to pit cyber security against privacy. it involves to protect businesses from the security hackers. iener if griffin looks at both sides of the issue from the pentagon. >> the pentagon has knowledge of cyber attack, knowledge to help companies protect...
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when micah said that the white house knew about this, the fella i have a lot of respect for, elijah cummingsom maryland, a democrat, said after reading through all the intelligence, "i didn't hear one evidence, and i look at these things as a lawyer, didn't have anything to do with the white house knowing anything about it. i didn't hear anything like that. sometimes we have a tendency, the republicans do, to come out with the headlines and inflame situations. that's what the republicans are doing and what you are doing. >> andrea: this is a big deal. our own mike emanuel reported there could be more trip. trips to napa valley. on tax day, this makes me mad. it should make everybody else mad. another story that should be making everybody mad on the administration goes wild tour, is the continued fallout and the secret service scandal. today, nbc news learned that the secret service had copies of obama's schedule in the room and they brought 20 prostitutes to the hotel, whether it's information about president obama. talking about president obama in a brothel. this is a nonpartisan issue. thi
when micah said that the white house knew about this, the fella i have a lot of respect for, elijah cummingsom maryland, a democrat, said after reading through all the intelligence, "i didn't hear one evidence, and i look at these things as a lawyer, didn't have anything to do with the white house knowing anything about it. i didn't hear anything like that. sometimes we have a tendency, the republicans do, to come out with the headlines and inflame situations. that's what the republicans...