eric holder will testify this week at.about what he knew about fast and furious and what he knew it. here is testimony from eric holder on two different occasions on this matter. >> what did you know about the program officially known about fast and furious. >> i'm not sure of the exact date. but i probably heard about fast and furious over the last new weeks. my testimony before the house committee did say a few weeks. i probably could have said a couple of months. i don't think that what i said in terms of using the term a few weeks is inaccurate base owned what happened. martha: that was november of that year. raul labrador was the first lawmaker to formally recall for eric holder to resign. he's on the committee that will be questioning the attorney general this week. good to have you here, congressman, welcome. >> thanks for having me, mart in a. martha: what do you think is revealed in the new documents dumped friday evening from the department of justice. >> the question all along has been what did he know and when

are coming up tonight one person tied to the american family association is calling on eric holder to get rid of a lot to protect people from being victims of a hate crime from the details high school time and happy hour things are just campaign might take another hit after one of his ex-wives speaks out in a news interview and writing him into going to introduce you to one very very very cute little head on we come back. wealthy british soil it's time to. go. to the. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy is a report on our. mission. when you take three. three. three. three. three. three bold video for your media project free media don carty dot com. hi guys it's time for tonight's tool time award and tonight he goes to gary glen of the michigan branch of the american family association he's run the center of the crusades protect those who bully and commit hate crimes commission the anti-gay activists cloaked in the robe of religious freedom have been peddling in state houses across the country now we reported to you about gary's efforts to water down anti bu

aren't you outraged by eric holder's behavior?> i was outraged by the one before that and the one before that and the iran contra scandal. every administration does things they shouldn't do. >> sean: should eric holder be fire snitched probably. but so should the one before him and before him and before him. we should hold out all of our politicians accountable. >> frank: your reaction. >> i think he has to be fired. i don't think it's acceptable. >> sean: we don't have a lot of time left. all -- here we are, the country's struggling economically and we keep hearing blet's see, cronies of president obama, bundlers that bundled a lot of money and donated it to him in 2008, they got access on the white house, solyndra, sunpower. we have discovered literally billions of dollars in the green energy companies go to cronies of the president. what is your reaction to that? >> it seeps like when they got in office, they were like the first year in college and got the credit card and decide toado to take my friends out for a couple of drin

are coming up tonight one person tied to the american family association is calling on eric holder to get rid of a lot to protect people from being victims of a hate crime is high school time and happy hour things are just campaign might take another hit after one of his ex-wives speaks out in a news interview and in a going to introduce you to one very very very cute little head we can back. into a little we're new with. the doodle we're going to bring justice for accountability . i have every right to know what my government should do if you want to know why i pay taxes. but i would characterize obama as a charismatic version of american exceptionalism. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you know here's some other part of it and realized everything. i'm sorry is a big. because i'm more and less for. the reader to believe the repetition of. what the o.t. seems to know. that never break the face but more of the argument that they're being overly dramatic. hi guys it's time for tonight's tool time award and tonight he goes to gary gl

aren't you outraged by eric holder's behavior?> i was outraged by the one before that and the one before that and the iran contra scandal. every administration does things they shouldn't do. >> sean: should eric holder be fire snitched probably. but so should the one before him and before him and before him. we should hold out all of our politicians accountable. >> frank: your reaction. >> i think he has to be fired. i don't think it's acceptable. >> sean: we don't have a lot of time left. all -- here we are, the country's struggling economically and we keep hearing blet's see, cronies of president obama, bundlers that bundled a lot of money and donated it to him in 2008, they got access on the white house, solyndra, sunpower. we have discovered literally billions of dollars in the green energy companies go to cronies of the president. what is your reaction to that? >> it seeps like when they got in office, they were like the first year in college and got the credit card and decide toado to take my friends out for a couple of drin

eric holder. these guys have been protecting the big banks all along. what did president obama do? as he always do. he brought them inside the administration to protect the big banks there. is it going to be brewer or schneiderman? attorney general holder had this to say. >> aggressively pursuing any and all leads. as part of our investigations, the department of justice has issued several subpoenas relate relating to residential mortgages and you can expect more to follow. >> i'm incredibly dubious of anything that eric holder says or does. i was excited when he was first selected but he has done almost nothing to pursue the banks in thee three years. what he just said was good news. they have 11 11 subpoenas, and maybe we're getting somewhere. is schneiderman playing ball to get a bigger name? maybe the president owes him a favor, etc. or is he going to hold these guys accountable and drive the administration to do the right thing, and which side is president obama on? these are all good questions but i wanted to ask robert kuttner, co-edty coeditor. >> my sense he is going to pu

eric holder. that is what you want? >> andrea: yes. eric holder, this stuck out to me. said to eric holder to put together a bureau to investigate financial crime. i looked at the administration. he has a lot of the people who participated in the mortgage meltdown in his administration or had them before. larry summers. tim geithner. jack lew, the omb director, who was cratety group. these people -- i gould -- citigroup. i could go on and on. are they going to investigate these guys? i'm just wondering. >> dana: why now? >> andrea: yeah, why now? >> dana: the lack of discussion about healthcare. this was a major accomplishment that he apparently throughout his life and through history, legacy will be on the healthcare bill. he gave it 44 words last night in the healthcare bill. interestingly to me, mitch daniels didn't bring it up in the republican response either which was surprising. why do the republicans still believe that healthcare is the issue they can win on. >> eric: right. >> dana: i just think why isn't anybody talking about it? it was the most important issu

we need some advice for eric holder. this is what i don't get, you have how many states with the voter i.d. law? >> 31 states. >> bill: 31 states. not iowa. anybody could walk in there. >> 31 states, some form of i.d., 15 states you have to have a photo i.d. >> bill: how many states are being sued by the justice department? >> right now, only one. that's south carolina. but the aclu is going after wisconsin. >> bill: why did they take south carolina? >> because south carolina is one of 16 states or parts of states that require that the department of justice approve any kind of tightening, any strengthening of the voter identification law. that's an historical thing. the government said these 16 states, alabama is one of them, tennessee -- >> bill: all in the south, because of the civil rights stuff. so they have to get approval if they pass a new law? >> you got it. >> bill: because of the jim crow situation in the 50s and 40s. >> right. >> bill: okay. now, that makes sense. so holder, despite the fact that it makes sens

are coming up tonight one person tied to the american family association is calling on eric holder to get rid of a lot to protect people from being victims of a hate crime because we detail high school time and happy hour things are just campaign might take another hit after one of his ex-wives speaks out in a news interview and already had it going to introduce you to one very very very cute little head oh we can. this is. all in sync. present. mixing reality. into this. mystery of super. size. hi guys it's time for tonight's tool time award and tonight he goes to gary glen of the michigan branch of the american family association he's run the set of the crusades protect those who bully and commit hate crimes commission the anti-gay activists cloaked in the robe of religious freedom have been peddling in state houses across the country now we reported to you about gary's efforts to water down anti bullying legislation with religious exemptions in michigan last year and unfortunately he's not alone in tennessee anti-gay activists are fighting for a provision to be added to a bullying

it comes to cuba and iran will also discuss an upcoming speech to be given by attorney general eric holder or some secrets about the legal memo which allows for targeted killing of u.s. citizens just might come out colonel lawrence wilkerson will join us for that one but a former cia officer is being charged with leaking secrets to the press this is now the sixth time the obama administration is attempting to use the espionage act to marcy wheeler will help us uncover the inconsistency s. and the dangers for whistle blowers and then last night the candidates spoke on immigration mitt romney suggested that self deportation should be the easiest fix so what exactly is self deportation. going to give us the details we're going to all that morphy tonight including a dose of happy hour but first take a look at the mainstream media has decided to miss. our so last night we were forced to sit through yet another republican debate this one was hosted by n.b.c. and moderated by brian williams who did an embarrassingly poor job of it and it one point i'm pretty sure that william just stepped out to

we'll hear from attorney general eric holder. and then a look at how the problem effects society and local communities. after that a discussion on what a weak economy and high unemployment mean for children's exposure to violence. a little bit later, the importance of mentoring kids and the impact of prosecuting children as adults. [applause] >> the justice department reports that 60% of american children have been exposed to crime, abuse and violence. the attorney general's national task force on children's exposure to violence began gathering evidence and hearing testimony in november. here's one of the sessions from baltimore. first, we'll hear from attorney general everything holder. >> well, good morning to you al and thanks so much for coming and thank you, dean, for those kind words. we have been friends for a number of years, and she could have said other things about mel but i want to thank you for allf that you andha your staff have o done to help bring together this really extraordinary group of leaders, experts and ad

as for eric holder to look in and use the powers of the attorney general's office to intervene in this matter and protect the right to vote but fourthly we legislate we agitate and we have a referendum but we also march in occupy us on january sixteenth in the tradition of the original occupy dr martin luther king who occupied in washington d.c. resurrection city fighting for a war not on the poor before war on poverty we in michigan will be occupying on january sixteenth at four o'clock at governess night is home with money to his home feeding in an album it's night of the usa in his backyard and so we have the referendum campaign we have the lawsuit we're calling on the federal government but we're going to put our feet on the street and we're going to march because we're not going to take it anymore dr king fought medgar evers' died and so many of us gave their lives so that we could have the right to vote this is about dismantling democracy and we're not going to stand by while governess night it makes michigan the new mississippi that's incredible no not even the. mississippi the

eric holder is set to face questions this week. republican california congressman darrell issa will ask some of the questions. he is the chairman on the house committee on oversight and government reform. congressman, this committee says they obtained no evidence indicating that the attorney general authorized gun walking or he was aware of such allegations. they point to 22 witnesses that say they never talked to any high-ranking officials in the department of justice. do you have proof to the contrary of that? >> you know, jenna, in 1991 when the minister of information in baghdad said that our people were being killed as they landed and they were being pushed back and iraq was going to destroy america he probably meant it when he said it but a few hours later they were gone. the fact is, the amazing thing is, they didn't work over the weekend. they released this last night around midnight but last friday in the dump done by the justice department, late on friday in order to avoid any kind of real review over the weekend, what th

. >> talking about attorney general eric holder. i want to talk more about the justice didn't.y blocked the south carolina law. do you think the voter id law will be on the books officially by the november election? >> i don't. unless they are willing to make some real series changes, i really don't see how this bill could go forward. it's a blatant violation of the voting rights act. it stands for all the things that our country stands against. this is a country that believes in one person, one vote. that believes in free and fair voting and the reality is this law puts in place the first financial barriers to voting since we got rid of the poll tax. what's worst is the justification, which is the so called voter fraud problem in this country is really doesn't exist in any significant numbers. the republican lawyers association came out with this big release. they found 352 cases in 15 years. that's less than two dozen cases per year across 15 years. we have prosecutors to handle problems that are that small. you're much more likely too find somebody who thinks they saw a ufo

. >> today, and eric holder says that is exactly what this new task force will do. >> this new efforts will improve our ability to ensure justice for victims and help restore faith in our financial markets and institutions and allow us to answer the call the president obama issued earlier this week. >> many americans remain disappointed that no major players have been criminally prosecuted. >> washington mutual is no longer with us. there is a lot of paperwork that has to be lost in a lot of the deals that were done. i do not know if we will ever know the full story of how much crimes and fraud and abuse occurred. >> this is an election year. >> the occupy wall street got the president's attention. he wants to send a message to his base that he is not going easy on the banks. >> this is not the first time the administration has promised to root out wrongdoing. back in 2009, at the white house announced another task force. the mission was to hold accountable those suit brought about the last financial crisis. -- those who brought about the last financial crisis. >> more nasty weather is

. >>> attorney general eric holder said voters are 20% more likely than whites to have a photo id. >> rick perry is appealing a refusal to add him and in a filing sunday with a richmond based fourth circuit court of appeals, perry's attorneys requested his name be placed on the ballot before the court considers the appeal. newt gingrich, rick santorum and jon huntsman failed to qualify. only former massachusetts governor mitt romney and ron paul qualifies for the ballot no looks like more fallout, the in the corruption case led. golf projames garvin worked with marshall banks at a foundation that kicked city grant money back to harry thomas jr. the 71-year-old banks pled guilty friday in federal court. >>> an eight-year-old boy is dead after being struck by a car which jumped the curb which slammed into him and his mother no the car was coming up on the overpass to interstate 395 when it jumped the curb and hit the mother and son. alexandria police say the boy was killed instantly. the 22-year-old driver stayed on the scene after the collision. >>> fairfax county has reported its firs

. >> eric holder announced he has a working group ready to go forward to do what the president is askinghrough what wall street did in betting on average american homes and put the bankers on trial wherever the evidence warrants prosecution. we are now almost three years removed to have confidence the law will protect them as the banks come to get them. a scene like this one, the family that used to live here, a scene like this is tragic, can be enraging, this is a crime scene? joining us for the interview is eric schneiderman, mr. attorney general, thank you for being here. >> thank you, rachel. >> in terms of the president's language what he said was expanding our investigations in the abusive lending and packaging of risky mortgages that led to the housing crisis. people who have not been -- have not been following this issue closely may not understand the specifics how should we understand what you are tasked to do? >> our working group is going to dig in to all the conduct that blew up the economy. it's not really a secret, i spent 15 years representing folks in financial services,

frankly it involves things like eric holder going out today and depicting laws that require to you showng racist in nature? i mean, you know i thought it was interesting earlier on alan colmes. happened in thistle and pennsylvania in when george w. bush was in office. it was the bush justice department who pursued it and obama justice department that dropped the charges. why? it didn't want to have the flashback in the african-american community from this kind of -- from pros prosecuting this kind of intimidation. they are going to press it. it's offensive and ought to be offensive to any american, republic, democrat or independent. >> all right. mr. rove. thanks very much. pinheads and patriots on deck. one last thought about tim tebow. p and p moments away. you know organization is key... and so is having a trusted assistant. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-s or above and still pay the mid-size price. here we are... [ male announcer ] and there you go, business pro. there you go. go national. g

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. >>> today attorney general eric holder unveils new details about a fraud fighting unit. the task force will focus on investigating bad mortgage deals which were a key trigger of the financial meltdown. president obama announced the unit's formation during his state of the union address. >>> in his tuesday night speech, the president also called on all americans to pay their fair share. a new report from the irs shows tens of thousands of federal government employees owe more than $3 billion in back taxes. the study found that 36 members of president obama's executive office are on the hook for more than $800,000 and nearly 700 employees of congress owe uncle sam a total of more than $10 million. >>> more trouble for twinkie maker hostess. the bankrupt baker is asking a judge to reduce commitments to union workers. cutting its obligation to its workforce is the only way it can emerge from bankruptcy it says. >>> speaking of diet busting foods, taco bell is getting into the breakfast business. on thursday, the fast food chain launched a breakfast menu at 800 restaurants in

. >> attorney general eric holder says it is discriminatory.ack voters are 20% more likely than white voters to lack a drivers license or state photo i.d. card. 73-year-old junior glover is one of them. he's voted for decades but he doesn't have a birth certificate, which is required to get the new i.d. >> do i want to still vote? right or wrong. >> critics say the i.d. law is a solution in search of a problem. >> voter fraud in south carolina is a rare instance. it is not rampant. >> he has run elections in greenville county for 20 years. >> this is the voter registration list that is used. >> he says a typo or clerical error on a voting record is sometimes misconstrued as fraud. >> the election process in south carolina at least appears to be extremely clean over the entire state. >> but state motor vehicle's director points out that 37,000 dead people are still on the state's voter registration list. and then he discovered this. >> at least 956 individuals voted after they were dead or more realistically, people voted using their name and/or

attorney general eric holder and other officials will unveil details about the new unite later today -- unit later today. the president talked about the unit in the state of the union address on tuesday night. >>> if you live in maryland, you may get some extra inspiration if you download angry birds to your smart phone in the coming months. the reason why? the "washington examiner" reports the state wants to charge you a 6% sales tax on virtually every downloaded product like apps for your phone. maybe that makes you angry. the tax comes from the obscure provision in governor o'malley's proposed budget. a 99-cent downloaded song from itunes would then cost you $1.06. the few exceptions here, gift certificates and gift cards wouldn't be taxed. the proposal is drawing criticism from both republican lawmakers and business leaders and the comptroller of the state even questioned whether or not they can tax internet commerce because -- they were not doing it nationally. so it will be interesting to see how this works out. >> wow. >> yeah. >> angry bird here. >>> well, scientists may be c

. >>> there is no proof attorney general eric holder operated the fast and furious gun operation.issued a report this morning that blames federal officials in arizona. more than 1,000 guns were allegedly allowed to flow from the u.s. to the mention call drug cartel. two of those weapons were found near a murdered border agent two years ago. holder will testify about fast and furious on thursday. >>> well, president obama has taken on a new role, as chief head hunter. yes, you heard it right. the president was participating in an online chat room yesterday when a woman asked about her unemployed husband. he's a semi conduction engineer who's been out of work for three years. the president says he'll try to help. >> it's interesting to me, and i meant what i said. if you send me your husband's resume, i'd be interested in finding out exactly what's happening right there because the word we're getting is that somebody in that kind of high-tech field, that kind of engineer, should be able to find something right away. >> the president was answering questions submitted via youtube as w