it looks like president obama has given diane feinstein the cory bookman treatment. yesterday she was speaking candidly and today forced to walk it back. >> as katherine referenced, mitt romney says someone close to president obama betrayed the national interest and compromised troops in the field to get his reelection. a serious charge. mike emanuel reports it came in a speech in which romney portrayed president obama as weak in the eyes of the world. >> ahead of an overseas trip, governor romney used a speech to make the case he would be a stronger commander in chief for national security. >> other major powers are rapidly adding to military capabilities, some with intentions very difference than our own. the regime in tehran is close to a nuclear weapon. >> the list the places where he says mr. obama made mistakes, iran, israel, poland, the czech republic, russia and china and venezuela. >> whoever provided classified information to the media seeking political advantage for the administration must be exposed, dismissed and punished. the time for stone wall somethi

this is not about dianne feinstein.a doing on their watch what they would not accept from the republican administration. you know what? i have no quarrel with challenging bush to open his investigation up to an independent agent. i have a real problem allowing this white house to investigate itself. this is a very big deal. people's lives are at risk. we have compromised our national security. i will be very disappointed in the republican party if we let them get away with this. good job today, governor romney. >> greta: senator, thank you. i likewise think the president could force this administration administration -- this investigation. >> i am calling on him right now to do on your watch what you insisted of others. you are letting the country down having an investigation that reasonable people cannot trust. mr. president, do your job! clear the air. >> greta: thank you, sir. >> thank you. >> greta: coming up. new numbers, congressional budget scorekeepers released new numbers. will kare-11 make the federal deficit

saying that obama's is all wrong michael hastings is going to join us and instead of there dianne feinstein is still leading the charge when it comes to investigating leaks but one journalist after another that says that she's actually one of the worst leakers in congress so it's more of the double standard more of the hypocrisy but how do you call out the one that's actually making all the noise david sirota is going to join us for that a lot of all that have more theater night including it does of happy hour but first let's take a look at what the mainstream media decided to miss. or hasn't taken long for the mainstream media to switch from the mass shooting in aurora colorado being their lead story back to course the presidential campaign mitt romney took some blows of president obama's foreign policy today i will get to that in our interviews tonight but at the end of the day topic number one is still the economy. and the numbers on the economy might spell trouble for the president's reelection campaign the economy has always been the president's keeley's heel if you've got a weakening

now tonight we're going to take a look at senator dianne feinstein's new calls for prosecutions against the nothing we haven't gotten used to by now but our guest forever tim is going to point out again why this is so dangerous to press freedom if you just let's say replace the word wiki leaks with the new york times then we've got a bit of a foreign policy mash up for a monday hangover from mexican elections what they're going to mean for our funding of the war against the cartels to drone strikes and yet it sanctions on iran and a bitter fight between afghanistan and pakistan are going to have all of that and more theater night including a dose of happy hour but first let's take a look at what the mainstream media decided to miss. arias so there's a lot going on out of the news right now a lot here at home obviously is everybody continues to discuss the effects of the supreme court's big time rulings last week as well as big news abroad like elections abroad and of course a little fear mongering about iran. the supreme court's ruling as they did in the background yet republicans in co

senator dianne feinstein, a long time advocate of stricter gun control.nd, senator ron johnson, a strong supporter of gun rights. senators, welcome back to fox news sunday. >> thank you, chris. >> good morning, chris. >> let's start with the big picture, senator feinstein, another case of someone slaughtering people on a college campus and a restaurant and now, a movie theatre. what are your thoughts? >> my thoughts are this: pure and simple: weapons of war don't belong on the streets. this is a powerful women. he had 100-round drum. this is a man who planned it, who went in and his purpose was to kill as many people as he could in a sold help out theatre. i think, you know, we have to sit down and really come to grips with what is sold to the average citizen in america. i have no problem with people being licensed, buying a firearm. but, these are weapons that you are only going to be using to kill people in close comcombat, that is the purpose of that weapon, you can put a hell-fire switch on it, you can fire semi-automatic very rapidly. the drum was hu

feinstein has two million dollars in the bank the challenger just $23,000. she said she is excited because with all of feinstein's advantages she says her lead should be much bigger. >>> president obama in iowa today pitching supporters to press tax cuts for low and middle income earners only. a new poll out this morning shows his bid for reelection couldn't get any tighter. >> reporter: as the presidential race heats up in a dozen crucial battleground states a poll this morning shows the contest is dead even. president obama and mitt romney are tied among registered voters nationally. the poll shows troubling news for the president, 63% believe the country is heading in the wrong direction. after another slow month for job growth president obama is renutting his focus on taxes pushing to extend tax cut force the middle class and raise taxes for those making more than $250,000 a year. as democrats try to build suspicion about romney's investments the president is calling on him to release his tax returns saying it is important for him to be an open book. rom

minal division which says as much but here's the latest democratic senator dianne feinstein has just issued a statement to us trillions largest newspaper demanding as sancia be prosecuted she says mr sanjeev be prosecuted under the espionage act she says she believes assad has knowingly obtained an disseminated classified information which could cause injury to the united states she says he's caused serious harm to the u.s. national security and should be prosecuted accordingly now there are a lot of questions these claims bring about like exactly which serious harm to security she's referring to and how what does knowledge did in publishing secret military cables on wiki leaks differs at all from what newspapers like the new york times did when they also published the very same classified information for the very latest on this we want to turn now to trevor tim he's an activist with the electronic frontier foundation hey there trevor i know that glenn greenwald a writer for salon it says in fact you can substitute a songes name in feinstein statement with the word the new york times

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that's to address the vfw at which time he brought senator feinstein and senator feinstein made some headlines. you know she's chairwoman of the intelligence committee and she's been investigating along with many others into the leaks that have evidently come from the white house. everything from the -- >> yeah. everything from the kill list to everything appearing in that -- in that book that came out about our plans including the breakdown of seal operations. >> and here's the thing about these leaks. they do look political because all of them make the president look really, really good. and so keep in mind the white house has said, ok, we're going to have -- we don't need a special council. we're going to have a couple of u.s. attorneys, one from d.c. and one from maryland, they're going to investigate which some say is political. clearly they work for the attorney general that works for the president. anyway, we'll play you -- we'll give you both the quotation. here first is senator feinstein on monday essentially taking aim at the white house for spilling the political beans, th

is still investigating a songe you know feinstein didn't reveal that the investigation is going on she just said that she thought it should but actually the justice department confirmed just last friday that the wiki leaks investigation is still active and their essential argument according to the a.f.p. is that a songe communicated with manning and manning gave him because materials because of a post on wiki leaks website called the most wanted leaks or that he you know a songe asked for it now this is completely the same type of behavior that journalists in gage and all the time with government sources you know it doesn't land magic classified information doesn't land magically on their desk in an unmarked envelope you know they poke and they prod and they ask their sources for information and then go try to find more and then eventually a story emerges and they publish it on the front pages of the nation's newspapers and if wiki leaks is punished for this same type of behavior that was just done over you know the internet then any newspaper can and any journalist can and it would be

minutes ago senator feinstein said she doesn't know the source of the leaks. and now catherine is working this story as it is developing. tell us what is going on with this investigation, catherine. >>reporter: well, let's start with the comments on monday. a question-and-answer question on foreign affairs and senator feinstein said she believed that the leaks came from pennsylvania avenue. >> i think the white house has to understand that some of this is coming from its ranks. >>reporter: in the same session the senator emphasized she did not believe the president was involveed. >> i don't believe for a moment he goes out and talks about it. i don't believe the briefers go out and talk about it. >>reporter: we got this statement in the last 15 minutes from senator feinstein's office, and she says and i quote, "i stated i did not believe the president classified information. i shouldn't have speculated beyond that because the fact of the matter is, i don't know the source of the leaks." she goes on to say that she regret her comments are being used in the full

he invoked the chairwoman of the senate intelligence committee, democratic senator diana feinstein whohad just said this to the world affairs council. >> i think the white house has to understand that some of this is coming from its ranks. >> reporter: senator feinstein a day later tried to walk back her remarks, "i was asked whether the white house might be responsible for recent national security leaks. i stated that i did not believe the president leaked classified information. i shouldn't have speculated beyond that because the fact of the mattere the fact of the matter is, f the leak." mr. romney says it's time to know. >> whoever provided classified information to the media seeking political add haven'tage for the administration must be exposed, dismissed, and punished. the time for stonewalling is over. >> question,romney exaggerating the danker to u.s. national security caused by these leaks? >> yes, he's really on thin ice here with these overheated charges. he's essentially saying the president betrayed the country. that's an awfully tough charge to make. there are a lot of p

senator feinstein and i hope to be co-sponsors of that. we've been meeting on it regularly. we hope that that bill can be introduced within the next two, three weeks. senator binghamton hopes to have a hearing on it soon. in other words, we want to get moving. this is an area in washington where we've had a stalemate for 25 years. senators on both sides are taking advantage of an excellent report by the commission. whether or not you favor yucca mountain, we need to move ahead with consolidation sites, finding a second repository. we can argue about yucca mountain. along the way. >> thank you for the expertise and passion you bring to this. good morning. >> good morning, senator carper. good to be here with you. >> good to have you. >> with senator barrasso. thank you for holding this hearing. first i'd like to thank our blue ribbon commissioners for coming and would also like to especially welcome two members of our -- two panelists on our next panel. jeff fettis formerly worked with me in the new mexico attorney general's office during the siting process. his expertise is

i don't believe the briefers go out and talk about t. >> senator feinstein was a no show on the hill today for two press conferences where we planned to ask her some follow-up questions, shep. >> shepard: governor romney mentioned dianne feinstein as well. >> governor romney jumped on the senator's comments. >> this isn't a partisan issue. it's a national security crisis. just yesterday democrat senator dianne feinstein, who is chairman of the senate intelligence committee said and i quote: i think the white house has to understand that some of this is coming from their ranks. >> in response to romney, senator feinstein issuing this press release the reads in part, quote: i stated that i did not believe the president leaked classified information. i shouldn't have speculated beyond that because the fact of the matter is i don't know the source of the leaks. then romney's spokesman shot back, quote: it looks like president obama has given dianne feinstein the cory booker treatment. that's a reference to a controversy in may where the new jersey mayor cory booker was highly critical of

coming from dianne feinstein.democratic senator and chairs the intelligence committee for her to said on monday what she said it has to be coming from the white house ranks gives a lot of people concern. >> yeah. it absolutely does and it should and it should be addressed. unfortunately in today's political environment when you're going to get attacked for that statement the way she was and lanced onto a campaign she will have to walk it back. megyn: she wasn't attacked. she was cited. >> yeah, i don't think she wanted to be cited. i don't think what she meant the president committed treason. >> that is nobody said that. >> mitt romney led you to believe that in his speech. >> led you to believe. listen what he actually said is not what you represented today. he betrayed our national security. ask the saudis whether -- >> thinks comments were disgusting and he should take them back. >> is that right? >>. >> warn you right now, chris, he is off american soil he better watch what he says about this president because

i know fine -- diane feinstein well. i have respect for her.e highest ranking committees so privy to information. if she's saying it, she knows it's true but they made her do a hostage statement. >> cory booker. >> shame on you, so they took her in the back room and said fix this. >> if they know it's true, why not release the names of the people who did the leaks. there was enough news out there she probably speculated on it and she said she speculated. obama says that about the offensiveness of leaks weeks ago. >> the fact remains you don't have to be a democratic senator to know the "new york times" ran the peace calling out president obama saying, in interviews with the "new york times" three dozen current and former advisors described mr. obama's evolution -- >> it could have been the national department of defense or the state department. >> it contained specifics. >> that's ridiculous. >> when has he cared about the intelligence community? one of the first actions he took, the justice department took -- >> are you kidding me? >> bob, tha

she challenged feinsteins to debates all over the state.e weekend shows the challenger trails and 65% of californians don't know who she is. feinstein has more than two million dollars in the bank the challenger just $23,000 but she says the poll is good news because with wall of the feinstein's advantages her lead should be bigger. >>> pinterest has moved from palo alto to san francisco. pinterest has fewer than 50 employees. the company is recenting space -- is renting space in the neighborhood as zynga and other tech firms. mayor lee says he's thrilled to welcome the company in san francisco. >>> pigs may hog center stage in a new version of angry birds. >> google may be close to a settlement with the government over privacy issues. jane king joins us live from the new york stock exchange. >>> finally time for the pigs to get revenge that story in a second. first google close to settling charges it violates user privacy on apple's internet browser google would pay more than 22 million dollars to resolve an ftc investigation over how it u

dianne feinstein releasing this report. my hope is that the country will also reflect on the roots of gun violence. the san francisco bay's feinstein is a long time gun control advocate. you might crawl in 1994, nationwide assault weapons ban that has since then expired. she has firsthand experience with gun violence. feinstein was inside san francisco city hall in 1978 when -- when asked about today's prospects for renewed gun control legislation, feinstein says she doesn't believe it has a chance to survive in this environment. we invite you to stay with us here at nbc bay area, and at our website, nbcbayarea.com. and a programming note for you, ann curry will host a two hour "dateline" it begins at 9:00, a two hour "dateline" special. >>> a developing story, an investigation into who sent envelopes with white substances inside. george, i know you just spoke to investigators, what did they tell you? >> it turns out in one case, what one of the pds, the substance turns out to be baking flour. at two other pds, they have de

. >> senator diane feinstein of california was one of the first ones in early comments to bring up thebvious issues about gun control. >> reporter: yeah, and we are going to talk to her today. first of all we will have a report from on the ground in aurora colorado the very latest on the situation there but then we are going to get into the question and it is broader than just gun control what can we as society do to protect ourselvess from someone with a twisted mind part of that is obviously gun control there are two sides, diane feinstein as you mentioned who we will talk to top of the hour interesting she was there in san francisco in the 70s when a former politician, snuck into city hall and assassinated the mayor and also a fellow supervisor, sort of a city councilman, if you will, named harvey milk diane feinstein was a supervisor herself, she has been leading the move for gun control since then. there are two sides to the argument while feinstein says we need more gun control you hear a lot of conservatives say the problem is not too many guns too few if someone else in the the

senator feinstein responded and saying she's disappointed and released a statement which reads i say i did not believe the president leaked classified information i should not have speculated beyond that. the fact sthai don't know the source of the leaks. i regret my remarks have impugned president ob yaum. >> coming up traj can i in colorado has revived nationwide teen yait on gun control. and john boehner says this is not the time for new law autos an admission from the penn state former president. he says it proves he never would have ignored allegations of abuse. >> in east bay hills there are clear skies but how long will this last? the answer is coming up. >> there is traffic at a stand still heading left to right gooding northbound this is heavy but moving at this hour. >>> a man convicted of killing a mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew of jennifer hudson will spentd his flif prison. the junl sentenced him to three life sentences. prosecutors believe he killed family members because he was jealous his estranged wife was dating another man. jennifer hudson was in the courtro

obviously it's of great interest that dianne feinstein is speaking out in this way. republicans saying on the committee. >> reporter: what is significant about senator feinstein's statement is that it is in line with senior republicans on both the senate and house side who charge that white house staff were the likely source of these leaks. hrat thursda last thursday the defense secretary leon pa net tee and chair of the joint chiefs testified in a closed session. after that at least one republican was satisfied the leaks did not come from the defense department. >> it comes down to their loyalty and their responsible, their duty to do the things they have. and they need to be concerned that when they say things, whether intentionally, or unintentionally, they do have a tendency to put other people at risk. >> reporter: in a recent sign of the escalation between the white house and congress over these leaks came within the past two weeks when republican lamar smith sent a list of seven administration officials he wanted to question in the white house, martha. martha:

senator feinstein. >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you. okay. here we go. thank you. thank you very much. [applause] now i speak? now i speak. all right. well, ladies and gentlemen, members of the diplomatic corp., members of the press club and who care about this great country and its position in the world. i'm very pleased to be here but there is really only one reason i'm here. if edie were a cowboy, she would be a champion roper because i do not do lunch speeches. i do not do lunch engagements and she called and said would i. oh, edie i don't know about the day. i don't know about votes. i hate to sign up for something. oh, please, please, please. you know how she is. so here i am and if you would give edie a big round of applause because she is a very unusual and special woman. [applause] the and as for wes bush, when i first ran for the united states flat senate, northrop grumman was really one of the only defense plants that would let me come and see what was being done. at the time kent cressa was the ceo. here i am a senate candidate and they won't let me sit

feinstein later issued a statement saying she's disturbed her remarks are being used to impugn presidentserved up a big crowd pleaser for this audience of veterans: warning against some 50 billion in budget cuts to defense next year. "we are just months away from an arbitrary, across-the-board budget reduction that would saddle the military with a trillion dollars in cuts, severely shrink our force structure, and impair our ability to meet and deter threats. don't bother, by the way, trying to find a serious military rationale behind any of that, unless that rationale is wishful thinking. strategy is not driving president obama's massive defense cuts." despite romney's aim at the president, the reality is those cuts were not simply a presidential strategy. they come from a debt reduction compromise romney's fellow republicans voted for. "did we get 100 percent of the discretionary cuts we were looking for? no, we got 2/3rds, that's better than zero." 175 house republicans, 72% of them, voted for 110 billion dollars in spending cuts - half of which come from defense. in the senate, more t

diane feinstein says the president is not disclosing the information.omney says the leaks were aimed at getting the president reelected, the governor leveling these charges. a senior compel generals source says the c.i.a. is working around the clock to get as much information as possible out of syria but the agency has very little to go on and the fear is al-qaeda is getting a foothold and possibly will post assad. a special report from washington starts at 6:00 eastern. now back to new york and my colleagues with "the five." >> ♪ love that neil young. so a new england coffee shop chain is being investigated for hiring discrimination. marylou's coffee hires mostly young pretty woman but is that illegal? as the economist points out no federal law forbids employers from discrimination based on hotness. really this is an area where everyone, including the not hot, often discriminate. i bet homely dudes wouldn't read playboy if standards dropped. attraction is the engine that moves us. hormones increase effort for interaction. it's hard to override. ask bob