they have scheduled a house hearing into the attack next week. >>> elizabeth prann in washington.e will hear more. >> charles krauthammer is reacting to those comments made by jay carney. here's his look at benghazi. >> benghazi happened a long time ago. they have stone walled every inquiry delayed answers and not released names and told all kinds of stories. they are saying well it's an old story. i have argued from the beginning the administration has been string it out over time and count on the mainstream media to be uninterested in this story. it echos what hillary clinton said, what difference does it make at this point. well, because if you wait that long the evidence will fade. there are people in the state department who want to testify and now that it is out in the open that they are being -- at least the accusation is, they are threatening them in cases like that they will be able to go out and testify. there is stuff that happened there that contradicts at least according to the people who were there that contradicts the official story. that is when the unravelling of

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joining us from washington is elizabeth prann. >> good morning. conversations we had occurred on september 14th. this is days after susan rice recited them on talk shows. after a closed meeting with general petraeus. petraeus called the talking points essentially useless. physical you back up the early e-mail showed john brennan now director of the cia made at least one change to the talking points going against what white house press secretary jay carney has been telling us. >> our initial information that includes all information we saw no evidence to back up claims like others to say this was a preplanned or pre-meditated attack. >> the early draft reads we know extremists tied to al qaeda carried out the attack. the word were replaced by violent demonstrations. there are references written by victoria new land. these evidence shows communications between her leadership and national security staff to breakdown some of the language of the talking points specifically about the warnings before the attacks. those points were removed. some lawmakers

h elizabeth prann is life in washington. >> the manager will work to restore integrity at the agency. damage has been done her group has filed a suit due to lack of response from the irs. we gave the irs an ult mate tive. if we don't have a response we said we were going to file a lawsuit. we heard nothing. we filed a lawsuit not just against the irs but also against lois lerner and a handful of key players. >> the group heard nothing back in february of last year while lerner and others knew at that point what was going on. the conservative american center for law and justice filed a lawsuit against the obama administration on behalf of 25 tea party groups including mccarty's over the targeting. among the targeting conservative groups there's a growing consensus the targeting came from higher up and they are not getting any answers from the agency or the white house. >> there was testimony by officials of the irs. are you satisfied? why not satisfied. the responsiveness people sent them to testify about matters of congressional interest. >> that's a broad question but the answer is y

elizabeth prann has more from washington. elizabeth. >> the back and forth about witnesses testifying in a series of benghazi hearings continues. the chairman of the house oversight committee issuing a subpoena to the co-chair of the independent review board known as the arb that investigated the september 11 terrorist attack. darrell issa is seek more transparency into what happened that day, writing in part to ambassador thomas pickering, the arb works behind closed doors. it did not record its interviews, even now months after the report was released, the process has remained opaque. darrell issa, with republican lawmakers, want the retired ambassador to appear on capitol hill thursday. >> there are people with firsthand knowledge. i don't mean congressmen and appear bass dors. there are people who were on the ground in benghazi who know exactly what happened with respect to all three things. >> the senior democrattishing his own statement. quote, the subpoena is a stark example of extreme republican overreach and the shame

elizabeth prann now following the latest developments. she joins us in washington live. good to see you. >> you, too. that request coming from the chairman of the house oversight committee. he did so in the form of a letter, one of many. but this week, however, it includes a subpoena to the co-chair of the independent review board known as arb that investigated the september 11 terrorist attack in benghazi. darrell issa is speaking more transparency into what happened that day, writing in part to ambassador pickering, the arb worked behind closed doors. it did not record its interviews, even now, months after the arb report was released, the arb's investigative process has remained opaque. darrell issa and other republicans want him to appear on capitol hill on thursday. >> i also want to know who he talked to. i want to know if he talked to alt survivors. uma, there are people with firsthand knowledge. i don't mean congressmen and ambassadors. there were people on the ground in benghazi and know exactly what happened with respect to all three raunches. >> the committee

elizabeth prann has more from washington. >> in a special election tuesday, south carolinaians will decide if they want to reverse what has been a republican seat since the 1980s. democratic candidate elizabeth colbert bush taking to the stage last week with former republican governor mark sanford, the two vying for the first congressional district seat. monday's debate covering fiscal responsibility, health care and immigration, among other topics. it also got personal. >> everybody had a furlough in the state. everybody was losing their jobs and we were pulling our belts in. when we talk about fiscal spending and we talk about protecting the taxpayers, it doesn't mean you take that money we saved and leave the country for a personal purpose. [ applause ] >> i couldn't hear what she said. [ laughter ] repeat it. i didn't hear it. >> according to a public policy polling, colbert bush is up nine perrage points. sanford never lost an election and most analysts say the race is much tighter. >> 20 year track record of trying to do something about the way the government spends. >> the race plag

elizabeth prann is live in washington. good morning, elizabeth. >> good morning, ainsley.ell, the push for more information into the terrorist attacks in benghazi, libya, on september 11th, certainly didn't end on wednesday. house speaker john boehner is now demanding the white house order the state department to release e-mails about the attack. he says the public should have access to those conversations and that they have the right to learn more about the administration's early public comments that the assault was a result of spontaneous demonstrations. >> she had told the libyan ambassador that the attack was conducted by islamic terrorists. the state department would not allow our committees to keep copies of this e-mail when it was reviewed, and i would call on the president to order the state department to release this e-mail so that the american people can see it. >> now, in response, the state department is agreeing to work with speaker boehner and other lawmakers on capitol hill, even though administration officials say they didn't feel anything new was released

elizabeth prann has more. >> now we know the justice department says it is true.neral eric holder's signature is on the documents behind the investigation of our own james rosen, something we couldn't confirm before. >> with regard to the potential prosecution, that is not something i've ever been involved in or heard of or would think would be a wise policy. in fact, my view is quite the opposite. >> reporter: roseb whereabouts in federal buildings and parents' phones and fox phone lines were all monitored. white house is ordering a 45-day thorough review of the guidelines on the issue by the attorney general himself. >> i'm troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may chill the investigative journalism that holds government accountable. journalists should not be at legal risk for doing their jobs. our focus must be on those that break the law. >> so the attorney general is going to investigate the attorney general and sign off on the end that he is satisfied with the results of the review of his own behavior. that doesn't make sense. >> reporter: whi

elizabeth prann is live for us with more. >> both sides reacting now. you remember last week department of justice acknowledged eric holder did sign off for fox news correspondent james rohns. we are learning the house judiciary committee is doing more for the attorney general when he said this. >> with regard to the prosecution of the press that is something i have never been involved with. >> holdiordering holder to cond review. he is hearing it from both sides of the aisle. liberal commentators wanting to see them out. >> it seems to me clear that the actions of the department have in fact impaired the first amendment. reporters who might have previously believed a confidential source would speak to them would have a legal of confidence. >> we have a troubling situation something that occurs as big as this without the knowledge of the attorney general as to the suggestion it would do so. i think the facts are going to begin to speak for themselves. this is a serious matter and one that again the american people deserve the answers that they seek. >>

bill: elizabeth prann is in washington. what can you tell us about this. >> reporter: those edits according to abc news before ambassador susan rice went on the five sunday talk shows. edits reportedly removing any reference of al qaeda or reference to ansar al-sharia. also deleted. cia warnings about threats azi months before the attacks. lawmakers vow the investigation must continue. house speaker john boehner demanding that the american people have the right to see the e-mail correspond dense between the white house and state department evidence which he says the department did in fact edited the talking points. stephen hayes, confirming the intelligence revisions to fox news. bill. bill: we're hearing from lawmakers who demand for transparency. what specifically do they want? do we know? >> reporter: among the lawmakers, senator lindsey graham. he is specifically challenging the martin dempsey the current chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. he says the general should return to the capitol and give fresh testimony on

elizabeth prann, thank you.ew warnings now for college graduates as student loan debt in america reaches nearly a trillion dollars, and interest rates could double this summer meaning that the payments some of these students are making would go way up. peter barnes is going to join us to talk about what's going on here. >>> also, angry protests to save one of the last public parks. we're going to tell you where this is happening and how the peaceful demonstration turned ugly so fast. jenna: well, the president today calling on congress to approve lower interest rates for student loans that are set to double in july. student loan debt is close to a trillion dollars nationwide and compounded by the tough labor market as well. peter barnes has more about this announcement today. >> reporter: hey, jenna, that's right. the president taking to the rose garden today to put pressure on republicans in congress to avoid a doubling of interest rates on student loans that would start july 1st. without any fixes, they'll jum

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elizabeth prann, thank you. >> the white house says it is monitoring 18 suspects and they know who they are. >> in the meantime a top white house advisor insists that republicans owe ambassador susan rice an apology. lindsay graham is not backing down on this one. he says rice owes the american people an apology. >> not only does she deserve an apology from me or anybody else she deserves to be subpoenaed by the congress and have to give answers to hard questions something she is never had to do before. the people in benghazi get a chance to tell what happened. i am not stopping with the xander in chief and susan rice she is not going to get apologies from me but she is going to get a subpoena. >> they want answers on this one including where the president was on the night of the attack. we will keep you posted. >> 11 after the hour. millions of americans are about to hit the road for memorial day weekend. why driving is going to be a real pain at the pump starting tomorrow. >> what a catch here a dad manages to grab a foul ball. he's holding his baby in the other hand and he doesn't ev

elizabeth prann reports from washington. >> back and forth about witnesses testifying in a series ofrings continues. the chairman issuing a subpoena to the co-chair of the independent review board that investigated the september 11th terrorist attack. darrell issa is seeking more transparency writing to thomas pickering the a.r.b.did not and their investigative process remained opaque. republican lawmakers want the retired ambassador to appear on capitol hill on thursday. >> there are people with firsthand knowledge, i don't mean congressmen or ambassadors. there were people in benghazi that know what happened. >> the senior democrat is cummings issuing his own statement. the subpoena is an example of extreme overreach and politization of this tragedy. republicans remain focused on getting more information explaining what happened. they wanted to use surveillance and fill in the gaps between the consulate attack and the emails that were released this week. john boehner is urging the administration to be completely transparent and reveal all communications in the hours immediately aft

elizabeth prann has all of the details. >> the administration continue to go get grilled about the poorver site of the revenue service and members singling out taxpayers. now its own attorney general eric holder says the fbi and justice department will investigate the irs to see if they broke any laws in singling out nonprofit conservative groups. the list of target americans could be growing by nearly 500 organizations. the president who once called the accusations outrageous in a statement yesterday wrote the report findings are intolerable and inexcusable. they must conduct themselves in a way that is worthy of the public trust. that is especially true to the irs. they must apply the law in a fair and impartial way. employees must act with the utmost integrity. some of the employees failed that test. then a report he is referring to shows starting back in 2010 the irs developed and followed a formula some employees did to determine who was engaged in certain political activities and disqualified them from tax exempt status. jack lieu will hold those responsible for failures. the irs

elizabeth prann with more from the d.c. bureau. >> reporter: ahead of wednesday's house hearing response to the terrorist attack that cost four american lives in benghazi, we're getting a peek into one of the whistle blowers' testimony. the house oversight committee releasing a transcript of the interview of the deputy chief of the mission at the ambassador in libya, gregory hicks. he's scheduled to speak at the hearing on wednesday. included in his new testimony he reports, quote, i think everybody in the mission thought it was a terrorist attack from the beginning. i never reported a demonstration. i reported an attack on the consulate. the last report, if you want to say his final report is greg, we're under attack. chris is in reference to christopher stephens, the former ambassador to libya who was murdered that night. represent darrell issa said the white house, specifically un ambassador susan rice, continued to push the incident in response to a propaganda video. the president of libya said the attack had trace of a

elizabeth prann is in washington. what do lawmakers want to know, elizabeth?porter: good morning bill. prominent republicans joining ranks calling for a probe whether health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius violated any rules while seeking donations from private companies to promote the affordable care act. with letters from orrin hatch, lamar alexander and tom coburn are investigating for whether she was asking donations for groups in enroll america, a nonprofit group gearing up to promote and sell obamacare to the public. bill. bill: elizabeth, there were similar requests coming from the house side as well, is that right? what were they about? >> reporter: well that's right. the senators letters really coming days after house republicans called for a government accountability office investigation of sebelius's actions. listen. >> more recently however is the secretary's brazen fund-raising push despite federal ethics regulations forbidding any department official from fund raising in a professional capacity. >> the secretary must stop using une

elizabeth prann has the latest information live from d.c. elizabeth, what can you tell us?al confirms with fox news that israel has conducted an air strike into syria while president bashar assad makes his second public appearance this week. reports are the attack took place early friday. israeli military officials aiming at what they call a, quote: game changing weapon facility. the associated press is reporting it was a shipment of advanced long range ground-to-ground missiles. israeli officials confirm targeting weapons bound for the lebanese militant group, hezbollah. it was the second israeli strike this year against syria in hopes to cripple the group. this while the -- while president obama telling reporters last night, although he does not foresee a scenario in which the u.s. would send boots on the ground to syria. the u.s. is concerned about the state of the war torn country and will not sit on the sidelines. in part, he said, quote: we are not waiting. we are not standing by. we are currently the largest humanitarian donor to deal with the crisis in syria he said

fox's elizabeth prann is live in washington with more. t investigation into the justice department seizure of ap phone records while others want congressional hearings. this week we heard from attorney general eric holder who insists the records were seized because americans were at risk and during a series of questions he went on to claim he didn't have any knowledge of the investigation or the decision to tap the phones. ap editors and reporters, however, have a very different story, saying that their phones were tapped months after, and in a statement the news agency claimed to have worked with the white house on the piece, even holding it for approval. now we're seeing movement on capitol hill along with two pieces of legislation that's including language to prevent agencies from obtaining phone records without a court order. we're hearing from new york senator chuck schumer who said he's proposing a bill for a journalist shield bill. listen. >> he has been in contact with or the white house has been in contact with senator schumer and

jenna: elizabeth prann in d.c.hanks very much. >> reporter: have a good one. >> friday and the weekend is here so let's talk a little bit about beer. the beer industry hit a major milestone. less than 40 years ago there were fewer than 50 breweries in the entire country. now there are more than 2300. brewers will tell you besides water, hop and yeast, the most important ingredients are low taxes and less regulation. we have the author of the audacity of hops. the history of the america's beer revolution. he is here to tell us about the amazing success story. what happened to the american brewery industry that it suddenly exploded into the number of breweries? >> two things happened beginning in 1976. it was then during the ford administration there was a big push by private industry to lower the excise tax on a barrel of beer from $9 to $7 for smaller producers. this was at a time when there were fewer, as you said, fewer than 50 breweries in the united states. so the excise tax was lowered from $9 to $7 per barrel

elizabeth prann reports from washington. >> ahead of the hearing in response to the terror attacks thatfour american lives in benghazi we are getting a peek into one of whistleblower's testimony. they released a transcript with the interview of chief of the mission in libya gregory hicks. he is scheduled to speak on wednesday and included is the testimony he reports, quote, i think everybody in the mission thought it was a terrorist attack from the beginning. i never reported a demonstration. i reported an attack on the consulate. his report or final report is greg, we're under attack. it's in reference to christopher stevens who was murder that had night. representative darrell issa says the white house, susan rice continued to say the incident was response to propaganda video. president of libya said the attack had trace of a planned assault. >> challenge we have right now we are being told that this may have been a protested when in fact clearly all evidence we have should have been, no, the ambassador before he was killed believed he was under attack. everyone working in the mission

elizabeth prann, our own, is down in washington, d.c.preview of what the prince is up to today. >> yes, good morning. almost all the activity so far focusing on the military, wounded and charity. the british prince and soldier kicked off his visit with lawmakers on capitol hill learning more about halo trust, the world's largest land mine detection charity. they've cleared more than a million mines. after, he made a visit to 1600 pennsylvania avenue before heading to dinner at the british embassy. he gave a speech about the charity and its connection with his late mother, princess diana, who famously championed the cause. >> this evening gives me great personal pleasure to my mother who believed passionately in this cause, would be so proud at my association and in her special way, she adopted it as her own. she would join me along with you all, i'm sure, in praising halo for the amazing work it has done over the past quarter century. >> looking forward to today, his first full day in the u.s. will begin at arlington national cemetery be

. >> brian: elizabeth prann is in washington, d.c. all the scandals as well w. know the obama administration has g pile on their plate right now. attorney general eric holder, will be grilled on capitol hill. he's got some questions to answer, elizabeth. >> yeah. most likely eric holder, bracing for more tough questioning in a house judiciary hearing today. he's facing heat from not only republicans, but democratic lawmakers as to why his department secretly obtained phone records of journalists work for the associated press while holder recused himself from the initial probe, he has been shifting the attention to james cole. cole says he was responsible for overseeing the f.b.i. investigation, as well as the seizure of the phone records last year. that being said, holder defends the move. he says of it necessary for an investigation of classified information about a failed al-qaeda plot and one that could have put american lives at risk. >> i've been a prosecutor since 1976 and i have to say that this is among if not the most serious

elizabeth prann is live from washington with the latest on what is happening there. elizabeth?rter: good morning. we are getting results that the israeli military officials carried out another missile strike around damascus. the amateur video provided by the a.p. shot in the capital city. you can see the fire lighting up the sky. the a.p. reporting a series of explosions, core sponding with the video and citing middle east intelligence official who confirmed the attacks. we haven't heard from the jewish state today. the official condemning the target that are precise guidance missile system. the apparent iranian-made missiles were believed to be on the way to hezbollah militant group. this is the third in the past year. the israeli officials con firmed the country carried out airstrike on friday and targeted missiles in syria intended for the militant group. prime minister benjamin netanyahu repeatedly spoke out to say he would be prepared to take military action to prevent the sophisticated weapons to get in hands of hezbollah. syria state news agency reporting the explosions

. >> anna: our reporter elizabeth prann is in washington with the latest. ing of lee rigby. his wife said her husband was a devoted father. >> i just wanted to say that i love lee, i always will. i'm proud to be his wife. >> the killing of a london soldier in broad daylight was released at the bbc station. british security services had tried to recruit his friend michael. counter terrorism police are questioning the friend abu -- after he told the police that michael had been changed after a return visit interest from kenya. he claimed to be physically and sexually abused in detention. the bbc says the 31-year-old was arrested by police outside its studios friday night after recording an interview and he told the bbc that his friend had been detained and questioned abused by security forces in kenya during a trip there last year. he claimed the u.k. security supervisors tried to recruit him after he returned to britain. mike, clayton, anna, back to you. >> clayton: thank you, elizabeth. coming up on the show. have you ever wanted to visit springfield the hom

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