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incredible recovery for 12 year old alex fitzgerald to april 20th the night he was hit by a car leavingthe middle school surgery therapy weeks and a coma helmet or missing part of his skull. >> somebody from the church as a kid everyday different prayers for hand >> mother considers alex fitzgerald survival a miracle and what has happened since the speed of his recovery the way people of this south suburb have crowded around him posters and ribbons still adorning his home get well sign in front of the school >> people who do not even know him or his family evening of the day after continues >> what happened to alex fitzgerald affecting change admits to not look both ways before crossing the street that night concerns especially after dark making safety improvements on their own new lights marked crossing the school he returns to will be safer than the one he left. >> he likes the sound of that just fine >> it will help focus on work not thinking about anything else not about what happened another operation on his road to recovery to replace the missing piece of his skull but after that
incredible recovery for 12 year old alex fitzgerald to april 20th the night he was hit by a car leavingthe middle school surgery therapy weeks and a coma helmet or missing part of his skull. >> somebody from the church as a kid everyday different prayers for hand >> mother considers alex fitzgerald survival a miracle and what has happened since the speed of his recovery the way people of this south suburb have crowded around him posters and ribbons still adorning his home get well...
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scott fitzgerald took over the senate, and his brother took over the assembly. a month into that arrangement, their father, steve fitzgerald, got this wonderful new job as head of the wisconsin state patrol. huh, i wonder who else interviewed? tomorrow scott fitzgerald is one of the four republicans in the senate who is going to be up for recall. his recall election, it's important for a number of reasons. it comes with emotional as well as pragmatic consequences for wisconsin. one, and most obviously, he is the top republican in the state senate and his brother is top republican in the state assembly. two, his opponent, a democrat, has become something of a hero for the wisconsin recall movement for the way she has essentially boot strapped the whole recall shebang. when the top republicans announced they were going to strip union rights in the state, scott fitzgerald, the state senator who is up for recall tomorrow, he was the one republican who had the guts to go on fox news at the time and let the cat out of the bag about why republicans really wanted to des
scott fitzgerald took over the senate, and his brother took over the assembly. a month into that arrangement, their father, steve fitzgerald, got this wonderful new job as head of the wisconsin state patrol. huh, i wonder who else interviewed? tomorrow scott fitzgerald is one of the four republicans in the senate who is going to be up for recall. his recall election, it's important for a number of reasons. it comes with emotional as well as pragmatic consequences for wisconsin. one, and most...
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en fitzgerald auto mall de gaithersburg en la 907 north frederick road de gaithersburg...contaran conque deben estar presentes para reclamar Él. >>> hasta maÑana
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the tenure of patrick fitzgerald and this week ... will hold an open application process ... it is awkward given the presidential election in six months the preferred names will be submitted to the white house followed by the president to submit a name to the judiciary committee ... if nominated the nominee will need a full vote from the united states senate ... it was dick durbin who suggested mr. shapiro ... >>he is the consummate professional and the u.s. attorney's office there was only one time in his career when he was quoted as not knowing a lot everyone turns to for a price he has a great reputation and knows of a lawthe law >>there will be a committee for this application process that will meet in just a few days ... cooler temperatures today but the real heat is on the way. tom skilling is next with the full forecast. tropical storm debby has spawned two tornadoes and could produce more twisters today---after pummeling the gulf coast. severe rain continues to threaten florida with devastating floods. high winds hit the centr
the tenure of patrick fitzgerald and this week ... will hold an open application process ... it is awkward given the presidential election in six months the preferred names will be submitted to the white house followed by the president to submit a name to the judiciary committee ... if nominated the nominee will need a full vote from the united states senate ... it was dick durbin who suggested mr. shapiro ... >>he is the consummate professional and the u.s. attorney's office there was...
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patrick fitzgerald had prosecuted scooter libby, republican. you could not really think of fitzgerald as anti-democrat after the scooter libby thing. and he's really about the most non -- apartisan person. just this prosecutor that just goes forward. and would have been politically costly for the president, you know, first impressions are lasting ones, to start off by saying let's get rid of this prosecutor. so, that would have been a cost. he might have gotten away with it. and we probably haven't heard the last of this. and i'm sure that the -- there are a lot of people in chicago that are happy that they didn't tape their own conversations and just left with what blagojevich was doing. so, it's mind boggling, by the way. what people would say so openly. he didn't know he was being taped but they're talking quite freely on telephones. now, i'm going to -- if we take
patrick fitzgerald had prosecuted scooter libby, republican. you could not really think of fitzgerald as anti-democrat after the scooter libby thing. and he's really about the most non -- apartisan person. just this prosecutor that just goes forward. and would have been politically costly for the president, you know, first impressions are lasting ones, to start off by saying let's get rid of this prosecutor. so, that would have been a cost. he might have gotten away with it. and we probably...
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tom fitzgerald has more on his medical condition and taking a look at what is next. >> any time a u.s. cabinet secretary is charged with a crime it is bound to make news but the obama administration monday, quickly rushed to point out that the cause of the charges against the secretary of commerce john bryson were not malicious but medical. >>> almost a year ago president obama picked john bryson to take the wheel of the commerce department. >> john is going to be an important part of my economic team. >> now, important health concerns surround the secretary, suffering a see your that led to back to back car crashes. >>> we do have a felony hit and run that occurred and in our neighboring jurisdiction. >> reporter: los angeles county sheriff's officials say he was driving alone saturday when he hit a car while waiting for a passing train. >> he got out of the vehicle made contact, got back in his vehicle, struck that vehicle a second time. >> reporter: the occupant followed him, called police, later he was found unconscious and injured in his vehicle. >> the president has not spoke wi
tom fitzgerald has more on his medical condition and taking a look at what is next. >> any time a u.s. cabinet secretary is charged with a crime it is bound to make news but the obama administration monday, quickly rushed to point out that the cause of the charges against the secretary of commerce john bryson were not malicious but medical. >>> almost a year ago president obama picked john bryson to take the wheel of the commerce department. >> john is going to be an...
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fox 5's tom fitzgerald was on capitol hill today. tom, do you think this is reality? could this happen? >> this is one of those where it depends on who you talk to. the changes of the court going along with this are slim to none, closer on the side of none. but some in congress are arguing that the supreme court's decision is going to affect millions of americans. only a select few people will actually get to hear that decision handed down live. when it comes to big supreme court cases like healthcare, pictures you usually see are always outside the court. what you don't see is what goes on inside. >> a procedure, who do you go through? >> by tradition, television coverage is banned in the supreme court. only rarely has audio been released after an argument ends. >> there is no way that this court's decision is not going to distort the congressional process. >> what's wrong with leaving it in the hands of the people who should be fixing this? >> now, some in congress say it's time for the supreme court to come out from behind its courtroom sketches. >> look, they are
fox 5's tom fitzgerald was on capitol hill today. tom, do you think this is reality? could this happen? >> this is one of those where it depends on who you talk to. the changes of the court going along with this are slim to none, closer on the side of none. but some in congress are arguing that the supreme court's decision is going to affect millions of americans. only a select few people will actually get to hear that decision handed down live. when it comes to big supreme court cases...
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well, she said here in pennsylvania, brian, we do. >> tom fitzgerald tonight. let's bring in former prince georges county prosecutor glenn ivey. good to see you, as always. >> thank you. >> let's start with joe amendola. jerry sandusky was really -- couldn't have gotten much better defense, i guess you could say. but did this attorney make things even worse on top of it? >> well, you know, it was a little unusual to do a press conference in front of a crowd after a verdict like this. i mean, typically defense attorneys will say things like we're going to seek an appeal and, you know, ask the judge for, you know, work for our client at the sentencing and that sort of thing. so declaring the innocence isn't completely unusual, but the context was a little strange. >> is that just really -- i think in laymen's terms you hear they will appeal, is that essentially prolonging the inevitable? >> i think it's pretty clear that sandusky got a very fair trial here. there was an overwhelming amount of evidence. and i'm not aware of any prosecutorial misconduct. i think th
well, she said here in pennsylvania, brian, we do. >> tom fitzgerald tonight. let's bring in former prince georges county prosecutor glenn ivey. good to see you, as always. >> thank you. >> let's start with joe amendola. jerry sandusky was really -- couldn't have gotten much better defense, i guess you could say. but did this attorney make things even worse on top of it? >> well, you know, it was a little unusual to do a press conference in front of a crowd after a...
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that's in the recall of state senator scott fitzgerald.the senate majority leader in wisconsin and nbc news is projecting that state -- senate majority leader scott fitzgerald will survive the recall campaign, like governor scott walker and lieutenant governor rebecca klefish. he, too, holding on to his office and survives the recall campaign. is now the third republican of the night to survive in wisconsin. what's your take on how things are playing out in wisconsin? >> my take is this. i think tonight, you can't say anything other than that big money won. and it's incredibly unfortunate. i think this election in wisconsin, where you had tons of outside money flooding in to push actually, the american legislative exchange council, extreme corporatist agenda. a very sad statement that these efforts to recall scott walker and his republican allies have failed. but now is the time to recognize that this is the playing field. this is the world we're living in. we have to recommit and reengage and be inspired and ready to fight for this novemb
that's in the recall of state senator scott fitzgerald.the senate majority leader in wisconsin and nbc news is projecting that state -- senate majority leader scott fitzgerald will survive the recall campaign, like governor scott walker and lieutenant governor rebecca klefish. he, too, holding on to his office and survives the recall campaign. is now the third republican of the night to survive in wisconsin. what's your take on how things are playing out in wisconsin? >> my take is this....
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tom fitzgerald went to the neighborhood to hear the noise firsthand. >> reporter: kurt bradley bought this house in industry anti, virginia for the quiet. but two years ago, he heard something that changed everything. >> that is when we first started thinking that something unusual was going on. >> reporter: it is a whirring sound. you hear it everywhere here day and night. constant buzz that craig and his neighbors say is ruining this place. >> something that disturbs your sleep so it has disrupted life around here. >> reporter: that noise is coming from this building. it is owned by the gold star group in bethesda but its only tenant is the fbi's terrorist screening center. >> you hear that? that is what it is like. lawn mowers, 365 days a year for two years in a row. >> reporter: industry ena's mayor is jane seaman. >> we are not getting any results. >> reporter: that noise is coming from 23 rooftop air conditioners that cool the fbi's computers. important work says the mayor but it is too loud. >> i am amazed that the citizens around here have been so patient and i am amazed we've
tom fitzgerald went to the neighborhood to hear the noise firsthand. >> reporter: kurt bradley bought this house in industry anti, virginia for the quiet. but two years ago, he heard something that changed everything. >> that is when we first started thinking that something unusual was going on. >> reporter: it is a whirring sound. you hear it everywhere here day and night. constant buzz that craig and his neighbors say is ruining this place. >> something that disturbs...
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fitzgerald. >> fitzgerald. it's not been a happy one on either side of the political aisle. these are two u.s. attorneys that attorney general holder has appear poifnltd one was appointed by george w. bush, the other is an obama appointee. they have specific expertise in the kind of investigation that this requires, and i think it's perfectly legitimate, and that the white house and the justice department tries to sit on their findings, i think we'd hear about it pretty fast. >> is this as bad as she's described, the special counsel? sat on what the impeachment of bill clinton? >> this is enormously big. you've got the killing of bin lapped, the siege credits have been leaked to hollywood. you've got the kill list right there in the situation room. bless the third one? the thing that you talked about last year, how it got into the iranian centrifuges and how it got out. >> namely, we did it. >> but this is extraordinary. all the details. it came right out of the situation room. >> the situation r
fitzgerald. >> fitzgerald. it's not been a happy one on either side of the political aisle. these are two u.s. attorneys that attorney general holder has appear poifnltd one was appointed by george w. bush, the other is an obama appointee. they have specific expertise in the kind of investigation that this requires, and i think it's perfectly legitimate, and that the white house and the justice department tries to sit on their findings, i think we'd hear about it pretty fast. >> is...
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tom fitzgerald has more. >> the senate will come to order. >> reporter: with the women's vote viewedber, democrats like maryland senator barbara mikulski pushed forward with a bull they say is crucial. >> equal pay, i just want to say again, is not only a woman's issue. ments a family issue. >> reporter: at issue, the democratic backed paycheck fairness act. supports say it allows women greater ability to sue if they are not getting equal pay for equal work. >> for some reason, it is acceptable that women do not need to be paid as much as men for the exact same work. and this is unacceptable. >> when you look at the wage gap, unfortunately, it still persists. with women now in many instances being the major bread winners in their families -- >> but republicans voted again the paycheck act arguing that equal pay issues are already covered by current laws and that the new bill allows government to intrude on a private company's pay practices. >> democrat says they like a strong economy. they just don't like business very much. >> reporter: just weeks ago, mitt romney courted the women'
tom fitzgerald has more. >> the senate will come to order. >> reporter: with the women's vote viewedber, democrats like maryland senator barbara mikulski pushed forward with a bull they say is crucial. >> equal pay, i just want to say again, is not only a woman's issue. ments a family issue. >> reporter: at issue, the democratic backed paycheck fairness act. supports say it allows women greater ability to sue if they are not getting equal pay for equal work. >> for...
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the city says goodbye at private club in the the loop friends and colleagues gathered and patrick fitzgerald chicago out: united states attorney. last day on the job. >> taking on some of the highest of high-profile cases impressive conviction record. his next move. patrick carol leaves the federal building last time united states attorney he leaves in his way to a couple of former governor's republican george ryan and a democrat rod blagojevich. sent away on corruption charges. conrad black at media conrad off to prison after sensational trial for defrosting shareholders chicago sun times and former police commander jon burge convicted of lying about torture by chicago d police byi kand dick cheney of staff convicted of perjury law on the list of big names. >> vrdolyak levine tony rezko guys like vrdolyak people thought were untouchable >> the 11 years' work yesterday downplayed the end of a productive career and passed on multiple interview requests today preferring to keep the spotlight on the system on the agencies and the people who fight crime and corruption. >> another day in the offi
the city says goodbye at private club in the the loop friends and colleagues gathered and patrick fitzgerald chicago out: united states attorney. last day on the job. >> taking on some of the highest of high-profile cases impressive conviction record. his next move. patrick carol leaves the federal building last time united states attorney he leaves in his way to a couple of former governor's republican george ryan and a democrat rod blagojevich. sent away on corruption charges. conrad...
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dylan, mccartney, jagger, ella fitzgerald, barbara streisand.e learn from it? >> we learned what these people are like relaxed talking with one of their peers. joe smith worked at electra, capitol records. he was well known to them. he was important to them. he spoke their language and they were comfortable talking to them. >> so they knew who they were talking to. he this knew they were being recorded. did they ever know it would be made public? >> part of it at least. they knew the book was coming out. as far as the wider release, look it, i think a lot of these people know that joe smith was on their side. he worked with them. >> sure. >> he was not out to get them in these interviews or with these releases. >> right. i think that's one reason they're so relaxed and these are revealing, interesting interviews. it's peer to peer. this book came out in 1988 called "off the record." it's an interesting story. joe smith was visiting john hammond the legendary columbia a and r guy. he signed bruce springstein. >> he passed away and they said, was
dylan, mccartney, jagger, ella fitzgerald, barbara streisand.e learn from it? >> we learned what these people are like relaxed talking with one of their peers. joe smith worked at electra, capitol records. he was well known to them. he was important to them. he spoke their language and they were comfortable talking to them. >> so they knew who they were talking to. he this knew they were being recorded. did they ever know it would be made public? >> part of it at least. they...
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and joe smith told us at billboard, when he went to interview ella fitzgerald, she needed help settingtereo and interviewed her. >> and streisand was in her bathrobe in her hotel room. >> yeah. >> and look at the amount of stuff here. this was done a little over two years. 238 hours. >> it would take you ten days to listen to all of this material. >> and if you want to listen to it today, how do you do that? >> well, some snippets are available i think already on the library of congress website, but you can go to the library of congress and eventually hear all of this material. and what a valuable resource to all of us, because these are, their music is immortal, but these people are immortal. >> creators are immortal, yeah. >> what do you think has been the most revealing thing you've heard so far from this, especially when you hear someone's own words and don't just read the text? >> i've only heard bits and pieces, but two things i was struck by. paul mccartney talking about writing songs on "sergeant pepper's." we saw a poster "for the benefit of mr. kite," maybe that's a song. and
and joe smith told us at billboard, when he went to interview ella fitzgerald, she needed help settingtereo and interviewed her. >> and streisand was in her bathrobe in her hotel room. >> yeah. >> and look at the amount of stuff here. this was done a little over two years. 238 hours. >> it would take you ten days to listen to all of this material. >> and if you want to listen to it today, how do you do that? >> well, some snippets are available i think...
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pat fitzgerald was brought in to investigate the investigations that someone leaked the identity of the cia agent. the two that he has chosen have experience in these cases. here is what he said. >> they are good lawyers. they are tough prosecutors and they are cut out of the mold of pat. >> you are not going to change your mind. >> they are cut out of the mold of pat fitzgerald. what is missing is a sitting u.s. attorney. nothing was done differently than regards to these people. >> some of this was going on in the senate judicial committee. there was a proposal to call for a special counsel. senator diane feinstein said she would oppose it. the democrats on the committee said so today. she said that a fight over this would simply delay the investigation into the leaks themselves. >> all right. a lot of hot rhetoric there, pete. i greatly appreciate you coming on. >>> is jeb bush back tracking? he is explaining his statements from yesterday where it appears he criticized his own party for being too partisan. >>> plus, going rural. president obama is making the rounds. we will look at g
pat fitzgerald was brought in to investigate the investigations that someone leaked the identity of the cia agent. the two that he has chosen have experience in these cases. here is what he said. >> they are good lawyers. they are tough prosecutors and they are cut out of the mold of pat. >> you are not going to change your mind. >> they are cut out of the mold of pat fitzgerald. what is missing is a sitting u.s. attorney. nothing was done differently than regards to these...
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fox 5's tom fitzgerald with the story tonight. >> reporter: returning once again to ohio president obamaeaded to a community college in cleveland. >> and i ask you to stand with me for a second term as president. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: in an official campaign event the president gave a lengthy speech declaring the economy is headed in the right direction. >> we acted fast. our economy started growing again six months after i took office and it has continued to grow for the last three years. >> reporter: but the president unleashed some of his sharpest remarks yet at governor mitt romney saying he's recycling economic policies which helped cause the recession. >> if they win the election, their agenda will be simple and straightforward. they have spelled it out. they promise to roll back regulations on banks and polluters, on insurance companies and oil companies. >> reporter: but the president did not have ohio to himself. >> now you may have heard that president obama is on the other side of the state. >> reporter: in cincinnati mitt romney blasted the president for an u
fox 5's tom fitzgerald with the story tonight. >> reporter: returning once again to ohio president obamaeaded to a community college in cleveland. >> and i ask you to stand with me for a second term as president. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: in an official campaign event the president gave a lengthy speech declaring the economy is headed in the right direction. >> we acted fast. our economy started growing again six months after i took office and it has...
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fox 5's tom fitzgerald has followed this from the beginning and joins us now. >> clearly federal prosecutors took a big risk and it backfired. you'll remember the first trial ended in a mistrial. jurors accidentally saw evidence they were not supposed to. the u.s. attorney's office this time decided to try this case again but instead of a mistrial former seven time cy young winner scored a victory of an acquittal on all charges. after a 10 week trial that went extra innings it only took jurors 10 hours to find roger clemens not guilty of all charges. >> all you media guys that know me and followed my career. >> clemens spoke fighting back tears moments after he was acquitted on charges that he lied to congress in 2008 when he denied using steroids. >> i put a lot of hard work into that career and so again i appreciate my teammates that came in and all the e-mails and phone calls. >> the prosecution's star witness, former clemens training brian mcnamee testified that he'd injected clemens several times, but mcnamee was the only witness to claim direct knowledge of clemens using steroids. >> p
fox 5's tom fitzgerald has followed this from the beginning and joins us now. >> clearly federal prosecutors took a big risk and it backfired. you'll remember the first trial ended in a mistrial. jurors accidentally saw evidence they were not supposed to. the u.s. attorney's office this time decided to try this case again but instead of a mistrial former seven time cy young winner scored a victory of an acquittal on all charges. after a 10 week trial that went extra innings it only took...
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attorney general, in the fitzgerald appointment, he was the u.s. attorney, but a letter from the acting attorney general told him that it will investigate this. i direct that you exercise that authority and special independent counsel without the supervision or control of any officer of the department. in other words, every u.s. attorneys service at the present pleasure. they are under your supervision. if they are going to investigate cases the reach certain levels of, any person in the position is protection of independence. i think you can abuse the independent counsel statute. i do not think it should be used every time when some matter comes up. let me point out a few things about this case. first of all, these leaks could very well be criminal. they were leaks dealing with the fact we had informants inside terrorist organizations. there were a lot of things that i think go beyond any reasonable standard. far more serious in my view than the valerie case. she was not out in the field at risk. look at this. "the new york times" article. it quot
attorney general, in the fitzgerald appointment, he was the u.s. attorney, but a letter from the acting attorney general told him that it will investigate this. i direct that you exercise that authority and special independent counsel without the supervision or control of any officer of the department. in other words, every u.s. attorneys service at the present pleasure. they are under your supervision. if they are going to investigate cases the reach certain levels of, any person in the...
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fox 5's tom fitzgerald has the story. >> wisconsin's republican governor scott walker is in a fight forolitical life. he is up against a recall election fueled by union anger over his efforts to strip their collective bargaining. >> we want to move this state forward and the sooner we can get past tomorrow's elections, the better off we'll be for employers and ultimately for the people of wisconsin. >> walker is only the fourth government in u.s. history to face a recall, but he has become the latest symbol of a national struggle between republicans and democrats. milwaukee's democratic mayor is the challenger. >> scott walker always wanted to make this a national race because i think he's got a desire to be on the national stage. for me this has always been about wisconsin values. >> wisconsin has now turned into a battleground for both parties with the gop bringing in republican stars like south carolina governor nikki haley and the democrats countering with big guns like former president bill clinton. >> now they look at wisconsin and they see america's battleground between people wh
fox 5's tom fitzgerald has the story. >> wisconsin's republican governor scott walker is in a fight forolitical life. he is up against a recall election fueled by union anger over his efforts to strip their collective bargaining. >> we want to move this state forward and the sooner we can get past tomorrow's elections, the better off we'll be for employers and ultimately for the people of wisconsin. >> walker is only the fourth government in u.s. history to face a recall, but...
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fox 5's tom fitzgerald reports. >> good morning. >> reporter: with unemployment up to 8.2% in may and wall street riding a jittery june president obama friday pointed to congress for not passing his latest jobs bill. >> instead of just talking a good game about job creators congress should give the small business owners that actually create most of the new jobs in america a tax break. >> reporter: the troubled economy could mean trouble for the president's reelection. the weekly jobs report shows hiring is still slow. the president blamed republicans for using election year politics to block his agenda. >> right now people in this town should be focused on doing everything we can to keep our recovery going and keep our country strong. >> reporter: in iowa mitt romney wasted little time in ripping into the president's remarks, particularly his comment that the private sector is doing fine. >> for the president of the united states to stand up and say the private sector is doing fine is going to go down in history as an extraordinary miscalculation and misunderstanding by a president wh
fox 5's tom fitzgerald reports. >> good morning. >> reporter: with unemployment up to 8.2% in may and wall street riding a jittery june president obama friday pointed to congress for not passing his latest jobs bill. >> instead of just talking a good game about job creators congress should give the small business owners that actually create most of the new jobs in america a tax break. >> reporter: the troubled economy could mean trouble for the president's reelection....
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for offenses that would not have occurred if fitzgerald stopped when he discovered the leaker.ion of what can happen if a prosecutor is given single case to pursue it outside of normal channels. republicans seem ready to loose captain ahab to find a white whale. they say they can't trust the holder justice department to do the job. maybe not. but holder is at least answer to believe president and the congress. special counsels are answer to believe no one. >> bret: speaking of holder, the attorney general saying that essentially he is going to brief or offer to brief the house oversight committee but as far as the paperwork, actual documents from the operation fast and furious, we didn't have an answer to that. >> he has never said why he can't comply to the subpoena. the documents can be examined in closed rooms. he doesn't seem to have gotten near it. this thing says stonewall and smells of coverup. >> vote for contempt tomorrow. >> it look like tomorrow will be an exciting day between the justice department and capitol hill. we'll see what happens. >> bret: thank you. >> you
for offenses that would not have occurred if fitzgerald stopped when he discovered the leaker.ion of what can happen if a prosecutor is given single case to pursue it outside of normal channels. republicans seem ready to loose captain ahab to find a white whale. they say they can't trust the holder justice department to do the job. maybe not. but holder is at least answer to believe president and the congress. special counsels are answer to believe no one. >> bret: speaking of holder, the...
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fox 5's tom fitzgerald has details. >> reporter: any time a u.s. cabinet secretary is charged with a crime it's bound to make news, but the obama administration monday quickly rushed to point out the cause of the charges against secretary of commerce john bryson they say were not malicious but medical. almost a year ago president obama picked john bryson to take the wheel of the commerce department. >> john is going to be an important part of my economic team. >> reporter: but now important health concerns surround the secretary after suffering a seizure that led to back to back car crashes. >> we do have a felony hit and run that occurred in our neighboring jurisdiction '. >> reporter: los angeles county sheriff's officials say bryson was drive ago loan saturday when he hit -- driving alone saturday when he hit a car waiting for a passing train. >> got out of vehicle, made contact with the vehicles and he got back in his vehicles and left and struck that vehicle a second time. >> reporter: officials say the outs of that car followed him and called
fox 5's tom fitzgerald has details. >> reporter: any time a u.s. cabinet secretary is charged with a crime it's bound to make news, but the obama administration monday quickly rushed to point out the cause of the charges against secretary of commerce john bryson they say were not malicious but medical. almost a year ago president obama picked john bryson to take the wheel of the commerce department. >> john is going to be an important part of my economic team. >> reporter: but...
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house officials will make a declarative statement and against those ideas george and thank you, tom fitzgerald. >>> and prince william police asking for your help and that is when cynthia disappeared from tacoma park. two years later, prince william county police found some skeletal remains in hey market and went unidentified for 30 years until last month and her murderer is on the loose. they believe he may have information about the case and hear from anyone who knew gastell. >>> straight ahead on the news edge six, what is in a name? apparently a lot. a major change coming to a popular metro stop. >>> dozens of wild fires are scorching the west. i'm anita vogel in los angeles. i will have the the latest coming up. >>> and that is a disaster out there. the rain is out of the picture and, boy, nice low humidity and we'll let you know how things are looking closer to the weekend and i'll bet the redskins appreciate the drop in humidity. >> and it's been nice out here, sue. coming up, leonard hankerson's hips don't lie. an update on his injury and the nationals, boy are they on a tear and tyler
house officials will make a declarative statement and against those ideas george and thank you, tom fitzgerald. >>> and prince william police asking for your help and that is when cynthia disappeared from tacoma park. two years later, prince william county police found some skeletal remains in hey market and went unidentified for 30 years until last month and her murderer is on the loose. they believe he may have information about the case and hear from anyone who knew gastell....
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fox 5's tom fitzgerald has more on today's vote. >> reporter: a high stakes showdown between house republicans. >> we will get to the bottom of dangerous weapons being allowed to go in violation of existing laws. >> reporter: -- and democrats on the fence. >> i don't think that necessarily folk were trying to obstruct, trying to cover up. i mean we go on and on and on. >> reporter: at issue a justice department gun running sting called fast and furious that sent 2,000 guns to mexico to trace them onto the black market. republicans say it was illegal. >> gun walking has been wrong, is still wrong, has always been wrong. the attorney general said this was fundamentally flawed. >> reporter: but fast and furious backfired when doj lost track of most of the guns and one of them was used by drug gangs to murder u.s. border agent brian terry. democrats deny a coverup. >> the only way the public is going to take us seriously is if we look at the whole story, not because we want to blame the bush administration. everybody made a mistake here. >> reporter: but president obama invoked executive privilege
fox 5's tom fitzgerald has more on today's vote. >> reporter: a high stakes showdown between house republicans. >> we will get to the bottom of dangerous weapons being allowed to go in violation of existing laws. >> reporter: -- and democrats on the fence. >> i don't think that necessarily folk were trying to obstruct, trying to cover up. i mean we go on and on and on. >> reporter: at issue a justice department gun running sting called fast and furious that sent...
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scott fitzgerald, the way that he is able to write both symbolically, but ao with mixed metaphors. and asecrhebl ouilt time, eating with a ferocious delicacy. and so this is always a great read, and i hope that it has some influence on my, my children. inhe category o foritok "tll mockingbird." and the highest honor i think any elected official or anyone who serves in public office could be is to be referred to as ofurthinibovh. itten by harper lee that's just still always a great read and whose legends stay with us today as well. anno friyow, death of the salesman. it's also been making a great revile on broadway, and so many people, you know, it's acclaimed, and it's the enar flg. hore
scott fitzgerald, the way that he is able to write both symbolically, but ao with mixed metaphors. and asecrhebl ouilt time, eating with a ferocious delicacy. and so this is always a great read, and i hope that it has some influence on my, my children. inhe category o foritok "tll mockingbird." and the highest honor i think any elected official or anyone who serves in public office could be is to be referred to as ofurthinibovh. itten by harper lee that's just still always a great...
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and so i am not sure, we have not had the greatest experience with patrick fitzgerald and the council it time to play out and give it a chance >> chris: let me ask you, liz, your father, obviously the whole investigation about valerie plame and they felt fitzgerald was disrobed would you like to see an independent council again. >>id would like to see an independent investigation. in fact, if you have members of the president's national security team which is what we know from reading david sanger's piece. giving him chapter and verse of what went on in the national security council meetings, someone has to be accountable. you are briefed in the programs, you are left with nodoubt of the impact. >> chris: real quick lie. independent council or would you say independent investigation. >> i don't think it has to be an independent council. you could have independent review of it. but it is important as mining rogers chairman of the intelecommittee. who ever is looking at this needs to be outside of the chain of command and make sure it is follow to a conclusion and that may be the presid
and so i am not sure, we have not had the greatest experience with patrick fitzgerald and the council it time to play out and give it a chance >> chris: let me ask you, liz, your father, obviously the whole investigation about valerie plame and they felt fitzgerald was disrobed would you like to see an independent council again. >>id would like to see an independent investigation. in fact, if you have members of the president's national security team which is what we know from...
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. >> thanks, >>> from elvis to ella fitzgerald, mcjagger to mccartney one man interviewed all of them conversations are a window into the world of 20th-century music. >> i can't imagine people making such a big fuss over the '60s. unless things are so dull now that they just have to you know, think of some time where times were better. >> here's some other great voices just ahead. you're watching "cbs this morning." >> announcer: one fabric softener has that special snuggly softness your family loves. >> hi, i'm snuggle. snuggly softness that feels so good. look, i get towels fluffy... [giggles] blankets cuddly... and clothes stay fresh... [sniffs] for 14 days, with my snuggle fresh release scent droplets. and i cost less than the leading brand. let's make the world a softer place. let's snuggle. [ man ] i love you guys. [ laughs ] i mean, just, you know, the whole heist thing. just putting jewels in teddy bears. this guy's wearing a wire the whole time. right? look at that! he's wearing a wire! [ laughs ] all right, let's do this. all right? before my wife changes her mind. go. [ mal
. >> thanks, >>> from elvis to ella fitzgerald, mcjagger to mccartney one man interviewed all of them conversations are a window into the world of 20th-century music. >> i can't imagine people making such a big fuss over the '60s. unless things are so dull now that they just have to you know, think of some time where times were better. >> here's some other great voices just ahead. you're watching "cbs this morning." >> announcer: one fabric softener...
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which fitzgerald, -- rich fitzgerald. >> thank you. i want to say thank you to the chamber for having us and for recognizing the success that the sprint has become over the last couple of years. when the industrial hit happened in the late-1970's and early-1980's, we probably suffered more than anyone with job loss and a population loss and it has taken us many years to find a solution, and if i have -- would have to synthesize our success, in a few words it would be cooperation and diversity. we have a lot of cooperation amongst institutions, government working with business and government, with our universities, as we have nine major universities working together. they worked with the government sector and with business to partner. i would also add in our labor unions. they have been terrific partners with us in providing the type of partnership and work-force development that i hear about all of the time. i heard the governors previously talk about bad being one of the barriers. we see the same thing. we have a lot of jobs available
which fitzgerald, -- rich fitzgerald. >> thank you. i want to say thank you to the chamber for having us and for recognizing the success that the sprint has become over the last couple of years. when the industrial hit happened in the late-1970's and early-1980's, we probably suffered more than anyone with job loss and a population loss and it has taken us many years to find a solution, and if i have -- would have to synthesize our success, in a few words it would be cooperation and...
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fox 5's tom fitzgerald in the newsroom with background on the story. tom, we realize that this all started with the penn state football program and led to the resignation -- actually the firing of joe paterno. since then, penn state's never been the same and looks like finally there's a little bit of closure when it comes to jerry sandusky. >> reporter: it really has been a paradigm shift at how this nation looks at penn state university. it all started with the explosive revelation by a man who no one had ever heard of before he became a figure of national interest. his name was mike mcqueary. mike mcqueary was one of the assistant coaches on the penn state nittany lions football team. back in 2001, he testified that he had been walking through an athletic facility on the campus of penn state university, state college, pennsylvania. mcqueary said what he saw in that empty facility was in a shower. he claimed that jerry sandusky was in that shower with a young boy and in mcqueary's own words, said he heard what sounded like an assault going on. mcquear
fox 5's tom fitzgerald in the newsroom with background on the story. tom, we realize that this all started with the penn state football program and led to the resignation -- actually the firing of joe paterno. since then, penn state's never been the same and looks like finally there's a little bit of closure when it comes to jerry sandusky. >> reporter: it really has been a paradigm shift at how this nation looks at penn state university. it all started with the explosive revelation by a...
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one of the great turnarounds of all time, cantor fitzgerald. it's always a great honor for me to interview him on the show. now, a programming note for tomorrow. i'm going to be joined by two power players. bob dole of blackrock and bob mcdonald of virginia. a veep candidate. some shocking news on the presidential race between president obama and mitt romney. i want to know how to get this economy and country out of bankruptcy. that's the big question. [ female announcer ] it's time for the annual shareholders meeting. ♪ there'll be the usual presentations on research. and development. some new members of the team will be introduced. the chairman emeritus will distribute his usual wisdom. and you? well, you're the chief life officer. you just need the right professional to help you take charge. ♪ the president from interview: i talk to folks on rope lines and in coffee shops. people who have been out of work. you can tell it wears on them. narrator: he's fought to pull us out of economic crisis for three years. and he still is. president obama'
one of the great turnarounds of all time, cantor fitzgerald. it's always a great honor for me to interview him on the show. now, a programming note for tomorrow. i'm going to be joined by two power players. bob dole of blackrock and bob mcdonald of virginia. a veep candidate. some shocking news on the presidential race between president obama and mitt romney. i want to know how to get this economy and country out of bankruptcy. that's the big question. [ female announcer ] it's time for the...
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fitzgerald says that there are no second acts in america. that there is nothing but second acts. we feel it is our our right to storm off to the garage and decide huh, i'm going invest the new car, the new energy source, the new facebook page, whatever it is. and we do this with a kind of cyclical regularity. so that is my case in the book, is that we always think that the age of amateurism is passed t was some earlier time, our grandfathers but actually it is a time that just keeps coming back around. i think is coming back now. >> stephen: since 50% of all college graduates can't get a job in the field they studied for, aren't we going to have a whole lot of new amateurs coming along. because it's got to be people who are doing it for the love of the game, right. >> right. and that is, in fact, happening. i mean there is a huge movement, you know, make magazine, the maker fairs, diy movement, amateurism is busting out all over. these diy workshops are popping up in every town. so america is in the grip of one of its more creative periods a
fitzgerald says that there are no second acts in america. that there is nothing but second acts. we feel it is our our right to storm off to the garage and decide huh, i'm going invest the new car, the new energy source, the new facebook page, whatever it is. and we do this with a kind of cyclical regularity. so that is my case in the book, is that we always think that the age of amateurism is passed t was some earlier time, our grandfathers but actually it is a time that just keeps coming back...
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they gave patrick fitzgerald the investigator, basically, the full powers of the attorney general to look at this. i cannot see that happening in in thadministration unless there was a drumbeat like that happening? in other words, this is an example where the media, compliceit, they want to get obama re-elected, so they are covering for him? is that -- would it be different if it were a conservative president? >> the white house feel its every day. when there is that pressure every day, they feel it, they do something to relieve the pain. right now, the obama white house has no real motive to do that? >> to date, viheard no objection from the white house about these leaks. not only that, i think that obama is politicizing this issue. look at the economy and the unemployment, it's going in the wrong direction. so this is a way to bolster his image and it's the wrong move to make. >> sean: we have a great group here. thank you for being with us tonight. a lot of ground to cover. coming up, the chairman of the house, homeland security committee congressman king is here. he says the leak
they gave patrick fitzgerald the investigator, basically, the full powers of the attorney general to look at this. i cannot see that happening in in thadministration unless there was a drumbeat like that happening? in other words, this is an example where the media, compliceit, they want to get obama re-elected, so they are covering for him? is that -- would it be different if it were a conservative president? >> the white house feel its every day. when there is that pressure every day,...
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in at arlington national cemetery, tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >> incredibly moving story. >> the wife of wallings passed away and never gave up hope her husband would be found. >>> a major policy change on immigration today. the obama administration will stop deporting the children of illegal immigrants and start granting them work permits. president obama announced his plan from the white house today and saying that he will change to make america's immigration system more fair and just. >> and that makes no expense to -- sense to expel them, they understand themselves to be a part of the country, to expel the young people who want to staff our labs and start new businesses or defend our country because of actions of their parents. >> the president also slammed republicans for block the dream act. he wants congress to pass it this year and said that there is still plenty of time to do so. we want to know what you think about the president's shift on his immigration policy. on facebook, sarah gallagher said if you're not here legally, you should go home. paying for all of these people
in at arlington national cemetery, tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >> incredibly moving story. >> the wife of wallings passed away and never gave up hope her husband would be found. >>> a major policy change on immigration today. the obama administration will stop deporting the children of illegal immigrants and start granting them work permits. president obama announced his plan from the white house today and saying that he will change to make america's immigration system more...