we need the namesment and if eric holder won't get us the names and does eric holder deserve to remainthe position of attorney general of the united states? >> well, i think it goes all the way to the top. and we need the answers from eric holder. but it's just implausible. think about this, that a u.s. law enforcement official killed in december of 2010, eric holder said he didn't know about this fast and furious program until april of this year. it's un -- incredible, really. i think he did know about it. they have been blocking congressional investigations into this to find out who knew about it. >> laura: senator, make it very clear, you are saying tonight that eric holder is not telling the truth on this issue? >> i'm saying that it's impossible for me to believe that with a u.s. law enforcement official killed as a result of this fast and furious program run awry on december 10 that eric holder didn't know about it until april of 2011. i just don't believe that. >> laura: all right. senator, we appreciate it. we are going to stay on this issue. pinheads and patriots coming up ton

look, with eric holder the writing was on the wall. n that you were going to get anything other than than an obstruction in the office. >> sean: under holder's the justice department has ignored subpoenas and refused to turnover key documents to congress throughout the investigation. >> sir, if you count pages like this as discovery, you should be ashamed of yourself. the pages go on like this forever. you have given us black paper instead of white paper. how dare you make an opening statement of cooperation. we've had to subpoena again and again. >> stonewalling is the obama way. it has been the eric holder way of dealing with this controversy. that's why republicans whistle-blowers, investigators, journalists have to continue to push. >> who authorized this program that was so felony stupid that it got people killed? >> sean: chairman of the house oversight committee california republican darrell issa has been one of eric holder owes most outspoken critics. >> the justice department continues to withhold key information and has inappr

is never going to really reach a court attorney general eric holder filed papers this monday to dismiss the case and want to know why take a wild guess because it could reveal state secrets and a declaration holder wrote discloser of the reasons for and substance of a counterterrorism investigation could reasonably be expected to cause harm to national security such disclosures would reveal to subjects who are involved in or are planning to undertake terrorist activities what the f.b.i. knows and does not know about their plans and the threat they pose to national security. of course any time anybody in the muslim community actually tries to hold the u.s. government accountable but at state secrets and speaking of the muslim population in the u.s. team obama launched a new initiative to prevent radicalization on wednesday white house officials sent out a warning that casting suspicion on the muslim american community could backfire and promote extremism they also promise to share educational materials about islam to law enforcement officers and offer guidelines on how to treat muslim am

we are expecting remarks today from jesse jackson, eric holder and sheila jackson lee among others.hose are expected to begin in just a moment and we have live coverage here on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] fromce again, we're live the washington convention center for a luncheon to honor civil- rights pioneers this afternoon. it is part of the events this week commemorating the dr. king jr.ther sculpture unveiling. we are expected to hear from jesse jackson, eric holder, sheila jackson lee and a number of others. the official unveiling of the sculpture is on sunday. it has been on display since monday. it will be closed in preparation for the ceremony on sunday. our live coverage on c-span gets under way at 11:00 a.m. eastern. we are expecting remarks from president obama and members of dr. king's family, as well as my angelo and others. >> please welcome comedian, jonathan slow. make some nice, people. >> welcome, everybody. we are about to celebrate the lives of past and present civil rights

. >>> relatives of 9/11 victims were in washington today to meet with attorney general eric holder, following allegations that some may have had their [ female announcer ] find yourself sometimes cleaning up after your dishcloth? bounty extra soft can help. it's super durable, and in this lab test bounty extra soft leaves this surface three times cleaner than a dishcloth. even with just one sheet. super clean. super soft. bounty extra soft. in the pink pack. and try bounty napkins. when you switch your car insurance to esurance. i could save 'em 522 smackers. you talkin' dough? bread. benjamins? scratch. greenbacks. moolah. cheddar... simoleons! don't try to out-save me. [ female announcer ] any way you say it, $522 is the average amount saved by people who switched to esurance. 522 bucks! [ female announcer ] to find out how much you'll save, call 1-800-esurance or visit esurance.com right now. that's 1-800-esurance or go to esurance.com. >>> relatives of 9/11 victims were in washington today to meet with attorney general eric holder, following allegations that some may have had their phones

. >>> eric holder announced dozens of arrests today around the world in an appalling child pornography ring. >> some of these featured were just infants. and they were in obvious and intentional pain, even distressed and crying. they had to be in distress and crying. >> hold r says that 72 people have been -- holder says that 72 people have been charged with "dream board." he described it as an online board to create pedophilia. >>> straight ahead -- we'll show you more of this model just released that shows the proposed new 49er stadium. >>> and meteorologist steve paulson also straight ahead at noon with the latest on then changes you can expect in the weather. >>> also -- >> when we ran out, we didn't realize the rocks were so -- were so bag. >> and the city is looking for answers after a water main burst and damaged cars around it. sis, help me create my oasis. ok, romantic garden? oh, is there a castle nearby? no, but there's a charming farmhouse. right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. get your annual ikea catalog today. >>> in s

at a justice department press conference yesterday attorney general eric holder said, quote, the muslim community has contributed significantly to the resolution of many things that have resulted over the course of the last 18 months have received information that has been shared and critical to efforts to disrupt plots that otherwise might have occurred. muslim american communities across the country actively work with law enforcement officials from dialogue with eric holder to communities in minneapolis. recently to from many muslim american community members, two domestic terror plot including the times square bomber and northern virginia five. law enforcement officials depend on those relationships. a recent report by the muslim public affairs council stated information provided by muslim americans helped to foiled seven domestic terror plot and 40% of all plot since 9/11. 2011 study from duke university triangle center reiterated 40% of domestic terror plots that have been prevented with the aid of muslim american community. this cooperation with law-enforcement is rooted in relati

. >>> attorney general eric holder will meet with family members of 9/11 victims following allegations that news corp reporters tufrd pay for the victim's phone records. a former police officer claims "news of the world" journalists contacted him to get those records. >>> american red cross and national weather service officials will be on hand during a facebook live event to detail americans' use of technology during disasters. they'll discuss how individuals and responders can use the internet and social media during emergency situations. >>> and happy birthday to baseball ironman cal ripken jr. who turns 51. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc, and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> here's a look at what's coming up on the "today" show. the east coast gets ahold of itself after the rare earthquake that rattled the region, but could there be more on the way? >>> and dominique strauss-kahn is a free man today with charges against the former imf chief dismissed. his lawyers

outside the justice department to urge attorney general eric holder to open a criminal investigation into the role former president bush and former vice president cheney played in the use of torture. >>> and happy birthday today to cameron diaz who turns 39. all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others ae they break on msnbc, and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news". >>> finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. matt lauer's exclusive live interview with former vice president dick cheney, whose memoir is out this week. and al roker conquers the great outdoors on his alaskan adventure. now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

april of two thousand and ten we filed a lawsuit against the bureau of prisons the attorney general eric holder. director of the bureau of prisons harley and on and other high level individuals within the bureau and we are alleging that the communications management units are unconstitutional but another part of this is really defending activists as they are charged and challenging these new laws as unconstitutional you know the federal government is now attempting to prosecute protesters as terrorists and we need to call attention to this we need to argue about it in court and we also need to educate people on educate other social justice activists who may be the next target for instance in the case of scott in youth in minneapolis minnesota the government attorney in that case actually argued before the court but scott to me if there's a known an archivist therefore he is a domestic terrorist it was that and that direct he is an anarchist therefore he is a terrorist and i said of evidence of that they talked about literature that was found in this whole book but i'm a cold the haymarket murde

jenna: does that include the attorney general eric holder? >> if he's involved, the answer is yes.na: what about the other departments, the f.b.i., the dea, the department of homeland security. you've raised a question that these departments are involved in some way, and to what extent you have been investigating that. what do you know about the nature of their involvement at this time? jenna: >> we are being stonewalled i believe as the homeland security to the same extent as justice, although we are getting more cooperation now. in the case of the f.b.i. and the tkefpl d. dea, what we know is they know about it and they've been involved in some aspects of it, particularly viewing guns going across the border. and that is about at this point all i know, at least as of mid august. jenna: and that's important, just so i can catch our viewers up to date on parts of this investigation. as we were talking about the f.b.i. in the past because we were wondering who was tracking the guns when they were actually sold in different stores along the border. senator grassley it's always nice t

attorney general eric holder and department of homeland security secretary janet napolitano held a news conference in washington this morning to announce they had busted the online message board called dreamboard. >> to put it simply, we have charged that these individuals shared a dream -- to create the pre-eminent online community for the promotion of child sexual exploitation. but for the children they victimized this was nothing short of a nightmare. >> the web site was a members-only site that required people to upload child porn on a regular basis. if they did not, they would lose their membership. >>> a 70-year-old man was airlifted to santa rosa misdemeanmemorial hospital after being attacked by a wild pig. he was apparently hunting wild pigs with his dogs in an area of lake snowman a. one pig attacked the man, biting his leg and hands. the man used his cell phone to call for help. a helicopter airlifted him from the campgrounds to a local hospital. his injuries are not life threatening. >>> it's your pet or your bank account. bay area animal shelters are seeing a steady increas

world are once again in chaos as bank shares around the world tumble with things a different hat eric holder a personal banking criminals in two thousand and nine. yes but things would have been far better if his predecessor mu casey had pursued and it's a question of you could have prevented the entire crisis obviously what happened in the obama administration is they decided to clear victory and go home and so secretary geithner has been going around saying that he saw the entire financial crisis for less than it cost to deal with the savings and loan debacle and of course this is complete nonsense and the chickens have come home to roost and they're being slaughtered as we watch seems like they're basis for not pursuing a criminals on wall street is to make a case that well it's not about chickens that old joke of what he allen when he was a doctor says that there my brother thinks he's a tech and the doctor says take these pills and their brother says wait on the stand we need the eggs in other words the joke being that the criminality is what's needed to keep the system functioning the

as eric holder's presence here attest, that commitment continues.in welcoming the attorney-general of the united states. [applause] >> thank you. good morning. good morning. thank you for those kind words and especially for your outstanding leadership of the office of justice programs. it's a pleasure to stand with you this morning and join you in welcoming so many of our colleagues and critical partners to this conference. i would like to recognize the great work our co-sponsors from the departments of defense and homeland security have done to make a wide range of state holders together here today. from key federal partners to policy experts to front-line practitioners, each of you is an essential part of the incident response community. each of you has a perspective that will enrich and enhance our understanding of the issues at the center of this conference. as you move through this week's ambitious agenda, each of you has not only the power, but the opportunity to strengthen our nation's ability to prevent, respond to and recover from critical

as eric holder's presence here attest, that commitment continues.eneral of the united states. [applause]

please welcome eric holder. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you.afternoon to all of you. it is a privilege to stand with you all and to join with some many distinguished leaders and with so many members of the king family as to celebrate the life and enduring legacy of our nation's great drum major for justice, the rev. dr. martin luther king, jr. even the more than four decades of passed since his death, it is clear dr. king's spirit lives on. it's still has the power to bring ordinary people together to accomplish extraordinary things, to inspire an act of courage, compassion, and collaboration, and to embolden people to blaze new trails, to overcome longstanding obstacles, and of course to make history. in three days, we will do just that. together before hundreds of thousands of people here in our ancient capital, and before millions of people on television all around the world, we will gather near the place where nearly half a century ago dr. king shared his dream with all the world, and called for the best in the american people, the best in

and that's been something that mueller and the bureau and eric holder and the department of justice have been working on over the last couple of years. there has been this repriorityization has been, i think by most accounts, pretty devastating to the bureau in terms of white collar fraud, in terms of kidnapping, in the terms of what they call the drug enterprise cases, the bigger drug cases they work. one of the clearest causes of the fbi's repriorityization has come along the southern border where mueller pulled 2,000 agents away from the crisis along the border. and if you look at that over the last decade, the rise in violence in mexico among the drug cartels matches pretty closely the disappearance of those 2,000 agents. >> host: what has congress' reaction been to that? >> guest: well, in many ways as much as the fbi has grown in terms of national security, that has mostly been at the expense of pulling agents out of the criminal division. and many of those agents have not been in government terms back filled. the fbi has not been hiring new agents at the pace that it's been redepl

. >> reporter: at the justice department, attorney general eric holder said his first thought was terrorism was hustled out of the building by his security detail. a camera trained on the white house shook as the quake hit. the president was hundreds of miles away, golfing on martha's vineyard, where the quake was also felt. the u.s. capitol was evacuated. as a safety precaution, the senate held a pro forma session three blocks away, the first time since 9/11 they've moved out of the capitol. at the washington monument, a police helicopter looked for cracks after reports of falling stone. no damage was found. but police cordoned off the area just in case. the lincoln and jefferson memorials were also temporarily closed. cars were crushed when part of a roof collapsed in vienna, virginia, and some spires were damaged at the washington national cathedral. a d.c. fire department spokesman says there were numerous injuries throughout the city, but nothing serious. >> here at the pentagon, scott, there was some minor damage. some water pipes broke and some hallways and offices were flooded, but

participants include eric holder and sheila jackson lee. all of this leading up to the dedication of the moral to dr. king, the monument in which you see there, stands 30 feet high. we will have the dedication live on c-span starting at 11:00 eastern. according to an annual survey on teen attitudes in drug use, teens to spend time social networking haven't increased use of smoking, drinking, and using drugs. findings were released today from the organization's 16th back-to-school report. >> good morning. this morning we are releasing the the annual back-to-school survey. the 16th annual back-to-school survey continues the unique effort of the national center of a disk -- addiction and substance abuse to track attitudes of teens and those parents to influence them. for more than one decade and a half through this survey, we have identified factors related to an increase or decrease in the likelihood that a 12 to 17- year-old will abuse substances. armed with this knowledge, parents, teachers, clergy, and other responsible adults are able to