elizabeth prann is live with the latest on how this committee will all work. >> good morning elizabeth. >> you are right we are getting a clim ps of how the house select committee wiis forming. they will dig into all decisions and activities surrounding the incident that will include the government's ability to prepare and react. john kerry says while the administration has been open in the past they will only cooperate with the investigation. >>> we have delivered over 25,000 documents. the fact is that documents require a legal process to go through for examination of executive privilege or other kinds of classified or other kinds of things that may or may not be in them. it is just not -- doesn't happen automatically. i have guaranteed we will cooperate in every single they will. they are blurring the circumstances around the attack to protect the president's reelection. it could perhaps change the outcome of the insurance accident. >> why did it take the united states military so long to get there? i don't understand it. you could have driven for use out of salt lake on a delta fli

elizabeth prann is live in washington k more. >>> the same day we learn that representative trey gowdybe elected head of the house special committee hopes to call on hillary clinton during the investigation. we heard from the former secretary of state in an unrelated event. she says with so much already disemployeesed there's no reason for the committee. >> of course there are a lot of reasons why despite all of the hearings, all of the information that has been provided, some choose not to be satisfied and continue to move forward. that's their choice. i do not believe there is any reason for it to continue in this way but they get to call the shots in the congress. >> perhaps a similar tone when she testified at the foreign relations committee. >> the fact is we have four dead americans is it because of a protest or because some guys decided to kill some americans. what difference at this point does it make? >> this while the committee is just beginning to take shape. reports are minority leader nan nancy pelosi is considering b boycotting the committee. republican lawmakers are eage

. >> elizabeth prann live for us in washington. thanks elizabeth. >> that brings us to our look who is talking. this morning radio show talk host rush limbaugh. >> limbaugh on the record the va scandal is a glimpse of why big government doesn't work. >> it is here something left to the private sector despite all of the good intentions of the world they are just not egypt to do this kind of thing well, you can ask why all day if you have the courage to come up with the truth when you ask why, the answer is they are not qualified. they are not qualified to run obamacare. they are not qualified to run energy, they are not qualified to run the economy. they don't have anybody that knows what they are doing in anything. everything is smoking mirrors. >> a major update on the longest war in american history. president obama announcing plans to drawdown troops in afghanist afghanistan. but america's presence in that country is far from over. doug luzader joins us live with washington with the latest. >> after nearly 13 years of war in afgh

. >>> elizabeth prann, thank you so much. >> breaking news from syria.t least 20 people are dead in an attack by a rebel group. 11 civilians including a child were killed at mortar hit. a third seven year term for president assad. although opponents say the election is a facade. >> in the wake of a nationwide shortage of u.s. just blocked to the senate. senate democrats say they want more time to go over the three-page document. meantime the head of the largest federal employee union calling for more money to fix the system. pentagon spokesperson jd gordon says it doesn't makes a difference. >> they have plenty of money to do their job. there's no sense of urge again t see /* -- urgency at the va. having this government gone wild type mentality in the va is hurting our veterans and it's not fair. our veterans deserve a lot better than this. >> 33 percent blaholder rick shinseki responsible. 17 percent say it's our president's fault. >>> the president now is how do we fix our problems for the veterans? adam kin singer and columnist charles krauthammer wei

elizabeth prann has more. >> the chairman of the house veteran affairs representative jeff miller wrote a letter to president obama this week. he says there needs to be an independent commission to investigate whether patients are dying because of botched care by the department of veterans affairs. this after new concerns about shady practices adding to the scrutiny of hospitals across the country. one official told a number of media outlets the hospital in texas provided life saving tests late and intentionally tests such as colonoscopies. another whistle p blower at san antonio clinic said he and others were told to manipulate scheduling data so it appeared there were no wait times. miller as well as others are outraged. >>> what i am very concerned about now is the flood gates are open. we are not going to have an office of inspector general that has the capability to do what needs to be done. it appears to be systemic much more widespread than what we originally thought. >> the department of veterans affairs are investigating at hospitals in texas as part of a nationwide audit. one

elizabeth prann live in the gray dc bureau today, thank you. >> thank you.back to 2008 when president obama actually kind of took a shot at john mccain, saying he was losing his bearings because he was getting older, in fact. take a listen to this. >> for him to toss out comments like that, i think it was an example of him losing his bearings as he pursues this nomination. >> okay. so where is the press attacking then senator obama for suggesting that john mccain was off his rocker? there wasn't any because there is just a double standard when it comes to the left and the right and the mainstream media. >> is it amnesia or hypocrisy? >> i'm not sure. i will say this, karl rove was at an event. now the next thing you know, he's talking about it here, expanding on his comments. what he brought up was something barely reported. the secretary of state in the final days in office disappeared when she was supposed to be testifying. many people thought she's trying to get out of testifying. later they found out she fell, had a blood clot behind her ear, so there wa

kelly, back to you. >> all right, elizabeth prann, thank you. we'll be having more details about this as the day progresses and continue to keep everyone posted on the developments. but, again, elizabeth, thank you, from washington. again, army sergeant bowe bergdahl, who has been held captive in afghanistan since 2009, has now -- conditions of his release are being exposed. we'll keep you informed on that. julie? >> all right, kelly. >>> the feds reportedly pursuing a major insider trading case against three of the most famous men in finance, sports and gambling. billionaire it activists and investor, carl icahn, pro golfer phil mickelson and renown gambler. brian guinness is live. >> reporter: investigators are looking into whether phil mickelson and walters made illegal stock trades based on private tips, nonpublic information provided by icahn, about his investments in public companies, investigations beginning three years ago. authorities specifically looking into suspicious trades in the clorox company. carl icahn bought a stake in februar

in washington, elizabeth prann, fox news. >>> meanwhile, the woman who recorded racist comments by the owner of the los angeles clippers now speaking out. in an interview with abc's "20-20," vi stiffian osays the comments released to the public were not the first by donald sterling in conversations with her. >> i think mr. sterling is from a different generation than i am. i think he was brought up to believe those things. >> what things? >> segregation, whites and blacks. minorities. from black jews to white jews. >> do you think that donald sterling should apologize? >> absolutely. >> did you discuss this with him? >> yes. >> will he apologize? >> only god knows. >> okay. this comes as clippers' players are threatening to walk out over the racist comments. we're going to have a live report from l.a. at the top of the hour. >>> health officials in this country are confirming the first case of a potentially deadly virus that has come from the middle east. coming up, we'll tell you about the danger of mers, and what you can do to protect yourself. >>> plus, house republicans voting next

we'll go to washington to do that with elizabeth prann. recap what took place. >> it was a rare scene on capitol hill. three top administrators were called in for questioning following accusations at least 40 veterans died waiting for appointments at a phoenix facility. some congressmen became enraged with the hearing finding their answers to be too diplomatic specifically when they were told the now destroyed documents were not secret. lawmakers accusing the v.a. paid out bonuses based on the false wait times. >> i did not think they were secret lists. >> you spent the easter weekend there with your wife. how you could have possibly thought it was appropriate to turn such a critical, serious mission into a personal holiday. >> it was the easter weekend. i thought it was appropriate that my wife could join me. >> veterans died. give us the answers, please. >> keep in mind earlier in the day the inspector general interim report found at least 1,700 veterans seeking care at phoenix were at risk of being forgotten or lost. more than 200 veter

. >> elizabeth prann life in washington. thank you. >>> that takes us to a fox news alert at this hour. an american service member is dead after a helicopter crash in southern afghanistan. u.s. officials would not confirm if there were any other injuries f or the cause of the crash. they plan to move all u.s. troops from afghanistan by 2016. >> the president playing defense on foreign policy at west point. president obama used his speech to try to explain the porn policy agenda but wound up sounding more defensive and confused. >> america has been stronger relative to the rest of the world. those who argue otherwise and suggest that america is in decline or seen the global leadership slip away are either misreading mist ohistory or engn partisan politics. here's the bottom line. america must always lead on the world stage. >> the president's critics say it presented a peak policy posture for america. >> it is a particularly sad day in america when the president of the united state feels compelled to say america isn't weak we

elizabeth prann has news from washington. >> reporter: hi, molly, three officials including the head of the face fist in phoenix veterans affair are temporarily out of a job as investigators work to see if 40 former servicemen died waiting for care. the department of veteran a fares released a statement that the employees were placed on leave. accusations are at least 1600 sick veterans waited month it is to see a physician. dr. sam fot said the hospital is understaffed and underfunded. that is similar to that of dr. kathryn mitchell. she described an environment of intim edition against anyone who challenged hospital leadership. she provided a list with records showing that the hospital used a secret list to hide the long wait times. >> cross the country, physician after physician tried to speak up for patient safety care issues and gotten retaliated against by having proficiencies dropped and removed. >> law makers threatened a subpeona for the records if they don't comply. phoenix facility officials say they invite the inspector general to investigate. molly, back to you. >>> than

elizabeth prann has more. >> reporter: hi, arthel.we learned more about the republican lawmakers who have been appointed to serve on the benghazi select committee, the big question looms, will democrats sign on? minority leader nancy pelosi could select one, five, or no one for the investigation. some democrats argue they want to defend the administration. recent congressional testimony focuses on hillary clinton and those around her. pelosi, however, doesn't want to draw attention to the panel. >> there are those who say don't have anything to do with it. it's kangaroo court, it's been identified as such. don't dignify what they're doing. >> reporter: after next week. the panel plans to get to business and with an extensive group of resumes. gowdy and susan brooks are former federal prosecutors. jim jordan sits on the judiciary and oversite committee. three others have law degrees. westmoreland has led investigations for the house intelligence committees. lawmakers on and off the panel are eager to get started and they dismiss inacti

elizabe elizabeth prann is live with the latest. >> reporter: he is coming home, army sergeant bowe bergdahlafter being held captive since june 30th, 2009. the white house releasing a statement. it reads, in part, today the american people are pleased that we will be able to welcome home sergeant bowe bergdahl, held captive for nearly five years. sergeant bergdahl's recovery is a reminder of america's unwavering commitment to leave no man or

elizabeth prann is live in washington with more details on this. elizabeth, what do we know so far about the administrators on leave? >> reporter: well, we know who at least two of the three are, and one of them is the head of the facility. the department of veterans' affairs, releasing a statement, acknowledging sharon helmand, robinson, and a third employee placed on leave. accusations are an accurate list shows up to 1600 sick former service men had been waiting many months to see a physician. phoenix facility officials say they take these issues very seriously, and they invite the independent v.a. office of inspector general to investigate. meanwhile, some lawmakers on the hill have threatened the congressional subpoena for the records if the v.a. does not comply. kelly? >> so let me ask then, are we expecting more whistle blowers to come forward about the delays and care there? >> reporter: well, we'll certainly see, because we are hearing more from the current whistle blowers. they continue to speak. dr. sam foot, the first whistle blower to c

elizabeth prann is live on the national mal with more details. >> reporter: nice to see you. this is the first time anything like this has taken place since 9/11. about 450 americans from across the nation are joining together to read the names of 7,000 fallen service men and women who lost their lives in the line of duty in iraq and afghanistan after 9/11. the ceremony, which will take the entire day to complete, is an emotional one for so many who are visiting. >> since my son was the first killed in action in a helicopter crash when we went into kandahar, it's very poignant for me to be here, to be chosen as speaker for the program and to read the first set of names. >> i lived in the western part of new york state. and came down not only to visit the wall and do memorial day here in washington, but to participate in reading of the names. >> reporter: speakers included retired four-star general and former cia director, david petraeus, among many others. chuck hagel noted the symbolism of holding the events on the grounds. vietnam memorial, linking the sacrifices and herois

elizabeth prann is in washington with those details. >> reporter: 60 years ago a court declared separateal. affecting schools across america. brown versus board of education was a major victory for equality but some say problems still exist. the department of justice monitors 200 school districts where they say there is evidence of segregation. >> over the last few weeks and few months we have seen occasional jarring reminders of the discrimination and the isolated, repugnant and racist views that in some places have yet to be overcome. >> and while sticking to a group of students in topeka, kansas, michelle obama told the school they are the living, breathing legacy of this case but she warns of the possibility of segregation in schools today. going to schools that just look just like them and too often those schools aren't equal. >> the republican national committee saying the decision affirmed the principal that in america all children deserve a great education and a chance to create their american dream. eric, back to you. >> stark decision. thanks, elizabeth. arthel? >>> and coming

elizabeth prann has the latest from washington. >> reporter: hi, eric. secretary of state john kerry is no longer required to sit in the hot seat during an upcoming house overseat hearing on benghazi on june 12th. chairman darrell issa announcing that on friday, saying, in part, it's been disappointing to watch a long-serving former senator like secretary kerry, squirm his way to what i'm doing today, releasing him. the move nearly guarantees secretary kerry will testify during the house's new select committee on benghazi. the state department is firing back, a spokeswoman saying the department's officials would continue to cooperate with the investigation and called issa's statement, quote, mystifying. >> thank you. we've extensively answered questions, we have done more than 50 briefings, provided more than 25,000 documents. >> meanwhile, bits of the former secretary of state, hillary clinton's book "hard choices" are being made public. one chapter, clinton reportedly writes, there is a, quote, regrettable amount of misinformation, speculation and flat

martha: elizabeth prann live in washington with the latest. elizabeth, do we know what led to the decision to finally release the emails? >> reporter: first of all the house ways and means committee referred possible criminal charges to the department of justice accusing former irs employee lois lerner of a number of illegal actions including possibly exposing taxpayer information, targeting conservative groups and influencing others. that coupled with the fact that the house is holding lerner in contempt may have changed the tone of the investigation. some lawmakers that say the emails are the only way to get to the bottom of this. >> she used a fake name or a private email account and put irs business on that account. much like the epa administrator did. and that could have potentially compromised the confidentiality of taxpayer information. we've documented all that and a report now public. >> reporter: what we don't have at this time is timeline when we'll see those e-mails. martha? martha: so what about lois lerner's side of all that? what