and general caldwell told them he didn't think they should investigate it and then the reason they gave was because they didn't want the bad news coming out of the command especially before an election in two thousand and ten election and tried to prevent them from actually investigating now they leaked to the persistence of these wars they went around caldwell brought in the specter general themselves and that's how this investigation got sort of but that was two years ago and only now are we are we finally getting even the full story so in that sense. you know how big do you think that a scandal like this should be would you say that this is i mean this is supposed to be our allies right afghanistan for a finding of war there and yet we're training we're funding we're assisting these afghan security forces and they're the ones that are being treated like that and this hospital would think that there would be a lot more outrage i don't know if you would want to compare it to you know to nobble graham scandal or others in the past and yet i don't really see that they're horrib

general caldwell, general patton, we reached out.o comment because of this new pending inspector general review. the pentagon says the problems have been fixed at the hospital, but congress is holding hearings to try to determine what really happened here. >> i know you'll be watching to see what comes of the rue vevie. barbara starr at the pentagon, thank you. >>> next up, a billboard showing how you can beet a breathalyzer. why one group livid. the medicare debate continues in washington... ...more talk on social security... ...but washington isn't talking to the american people. [ female announcer ] when it comes to the future of medicare and social security, you've earned the right to know. ♪ ...so what does it mean for you and your family? [ female announcer ] you've earned the facts. ♪ washington may not like straight talk, but i do. [ female announcer ] and you've earned a say. get the facts and make your voice heard on medicare and social security at earnedasay.org. >>> to want tell about you this new product that has m.a.d.d

our own leadership's response and how slow that was and how inadequate that was. >> reporter: general caldwell and general patten declined to comment. the pentagon is looking into dr. gellar's allegations. caldwell did request an investigation into the hospital after the 2010 election. the senior pentagon official tells us there is no indication the white house knew about this and the conditions are so much better that tv cameras can go in and have a look. >> thanks for bringing that to us. this week on tuesday the house armd services subcommittee begins hearings on this very hospital issue. >>> next hour we will be back with another disturbing story out of afghanistan. this video circulating showing a woman being executed. reportedly her crime adultery. officials say she was shot by a member of the taliban and this punishment is a painful reminder of what life can be like in that country. we will talk to someone who says honor killing are afghanistan cultural problems not driven by the taliban. >>> now to syria. international peace envoy is in the capital for a meeting with president assad. a

generals who oversaw afghan training, lieutenant general william caldwell and his deputy brigadier generaln in 2010 delayed bringing in pentagon investigators because of their political concerns over the looming mid-term u.s. elections. geller says caldwell was angry. his staff wanted the inspector general to investigate and that patton ordered a delay out of concern it would embarrass the obama white house. >> and hen he said but we don't want to put that request in right now because there's an upcoming general election, and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >> congressman jason chaffetz's oversight committee is investigating the allegations. >> it didn't just come from one high-ranking military official on the ground or two. we have several of them who have stepped forward that said, yes, indeed this is the case. >> reporter: geller says he wants the truth to come out. >> the biggest frustration is our own leadership's response and how slow that was and how inadequate that was. >> barbara starr joins me live now. barbara, i'm not sure which is worse, the u

geller says caldwell was angry his staff wanted the inspector general to investigate and that patton ordered a delay out of concern it would embarrass the obama white house. >> and then he said, but we don't want to put that request in right now because there's an upcoming general election. and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >> reporter: congressman jason chaffetz house oversight subcommittee is investigating the general's alleged behavior. >> it's a very serious allegation. but it didn't just come from one high ranking military official on the ground, didn't come from just two, we have several of them who have stepped forward and said, yes, this was indeed the case. >> reporter: geller says he wants the truth to come out. >> the biggest frustration is our own leadership's response and how slow that was and how inadequate that was. >> barbara starr's here with us in "the situation room" right now. so this investigation in the house of representatives is ongoing right now. what do they hope to achieve? >> well, also ongoing in the pentagon, wolf, and

reasons according to testimony before congress by colonel mark fossil he said that this general william caldwell told him that to call off the investigation in two thousand and ten because how could we do this or make this request with an election coming he calls me bill referring to president obama well the i want to throw in a new concept where everyone is familiar with this idea of too big to fail the banks are systemically welded into the system they can break any law they want but you can't go after him because if you dismantle them the whole system collapses and of course they use that to their advantage to steal ever greater sums of money and to get the government to impose austerity measures into a new concept is called too big to win. it applies to the u.s. military here you have defense contractors who are welded into america's military who are anti-competitive who are leeching the comb the country dry with these multi-billion dollar go nowhere projects to restore and rebuild countries that are not even on the map but ultimately know when is possible if you spend ten trillion dollars t

generales who oversaw afghan training, lieutenant general william caldwell and his deputy brigadier generalary patton in 2010 delayed bringing in pentagon investigators because of their political concerns over the looming mid term u.s. elections. geller says caldwell was angry. his staff wanted an investigation. but patton was afraid it would embarrass the obama white house. >> he said, we don't want it put that request this right new because there is an upcoming general election. and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >> congressman jason oversight sub committee is investigating the general's alleged behavior. >> that's a very serious allegation. but it didn't come from just one high ranking military official on the ground. not just two. we have several who stepped forward and said yb yes, this is the case. >> geller says he want the truth to come out. >> the biggest frustration is our own leaderships' response and how slow that was and how inadequate that was. >> both caldwell and patton declined to comment. but the pentagon is looking into geller's allegati

during the hearing, there was testimony from a colonel who alleged that lieutenant general william caldwell three-star general in charge of the mission in afghanistan, had officials delay request for an investigation into abuse at the kabul hospital so allegations would not surface before the 2010 elections. caldwell spokesman says the allegations are false. that has been 355 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? even more positive news on housing tonight. two new reports show home prices are rising, with real estate website zillow declaring home prices have bottomed out. as we have been saying, a key part of the economic recovery is a housing recovery. and this is just another sign that things are getting better. >>> now let's send it back to err rain who is live tonight along the border of mali. >> and now, our fourth story "outfront." tuareg fighters in this camp tonight. and as you can see behind me, some of these stick tents, during the day, a lot of the tuareg rebels will literally get together in groups and hang around here, drinking tea, a

general caldwell has not publicly commented on this through his spokesman he is saying he believes thee says he believes the allegations are false. >> a real scandal that's brewing, thanks, barbara, for that. >>> coming up at the top of the hour, details of what police found inside the accused killer, james holmes' apartment in colorado. we're going there live. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen. experience life well lit, ask for transitions adaptive lenses. you see us, at the start of the day. on the company phone list that's a few names longer. you see us bank on busier highways. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us bank. home protector plus, from liberty mutual insurance, where the costs to both repair your home and replace your possessions are covered. and we don't just cut a check for the depreciated value -- we can actually repla

engines generals who over saw lieutenant and his deputy, in 2010, delayed bringing in pentagon investigators because of their political concerns over the looming midterm u.s. elections. gellar says caldwell his staff wanted the inspector general to investigate. and that patton ordered a delay out of concern it would embarrass the obama white house. >> and then he said, but we don't want to do -- we don't want to put that request in right now, because there is an upcoming general election. and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >> reporter: congressman jason chafe et cetera' house subcommittee is investigating the general's behavior. >> that's a very serious allegation. but it didn't come from just one high-ranking military official on the ground, not just two. we have several who have stepped forward and said yes, this was indeed the case. >> reporter: gellar says he wants the truth to come out. >> the biggest frustration is our own leadership's response, and how slow that was and how inadequate that was. >> barbara starr is with me now. barbara, those pictures were awful to look at. what has the response been to the allegations? >> reporter: well, erin, i

radios and just general chatter that they had him cornered in theater nine and there might be a second shooter, they didn't know. that was all i had gotten at that moment. >> quentin caldwell, a marine, watching the movie next to where the shooting was taking place. giving us an eyewitness account of what he saw and heard. thanks for filling us in. christine romans is following what is happening at area hospitals. we know of the 50 people transported to hospitals, many of them in critical condition is what we were told. >> of those who are confirmed dead, ten were already dead in the movie theater and four later died at area hospitals, of the hospitals that are receiving people, swedish hospital, telling us they went on alert at 1:15 and began calling in extra staff. they had three patients that they received right away, all with gunshot wounds, one was treated and released but two still in surgery as of an hour ago. a university hospital they had 20 victims, all of them with gunshot wounds. 20 victims with gunshot wounds. some simple, minor gunshot wounds, other with severe injuries. they were mostly adults but there were teenagers as well. at children's hospital, there a