in named this man, retired general james cartwright as the father of stuxnet. president barack obama was angry my attitude has been zero- tolerance for these kinds of leaks. these are criminal acts when they release information like this. >> according to nbc, a year-long federal investigation into the leak has come to focus on cartwright, once the number two military leader at the pentagon. while cartwright has yet to be formally charged, the question is this -- why would someone who reached the highest levels of the u.s. government do this? >> there are many reasons why people leak classified information. sometimes it is to attack a program. sometimes it is to defend it. many times we just never know. >> if correct, this would be a stunning catch in the obama administration's crackdown on government leaks. it would suggest even the most powerful can't be snared. not only is it significant that the obama administration has apparently no compunction about going after people at the very highest levels of the u.s. government in its effort to stem leaks, but there'

--the latest target, marine retired marine corps general james cartwright.tigators want to know if he told the new york times about the worm that wreaked havoc on a rainy and computer facilities. he denies any wrongdoing. why would anyone do this? >> sometimes it will be to send a message to another country essentially a warning message of one kind or another or sometimes it will be to try to telegraph what our capabilities are so that future potential adversaries will be put on notice. >> experts say in washington, leaks can also be offical even if never proven. the white house has been accused of giving classified information to the makers of the movie "zero dark thuirty." administrations will target leaders and if anyone takes the fall, it is rarely the most powerful person in the room. >> still to come, children at war and young children and syria being helped. >> work is more dangerous than police officers and firefighters. and just as crucial to the city. coming up, we'll take you out on the job the new york city sanitation crew. ♪ ♪ welcome back. ofth

. >> fox news confirming justice department is firing james cartwright. the second highest in the military in a leak investigation. >> this comes hours before eric holder will meet about spying on fox news reporter james rosen. elizabeth pran is following this for us. she is live. >> there's a justice department investigation the highest ranking officer in the military retired james cartwright for alleged leaks and author. the investigation is said to be about a year old often referred to do as obama's favorite general could have leaked classified information in the f nuclear program. the operation olympic games president obama ordered the cyber attacks back in 2010 also released was information about the cooperation of israeli intelligence. in the past president obama has said he had zero tolerance for these types of leaks. he voiced that in 2012 and most recently with edward snowden. this information ends up being dumped out willie nillie without regard to the risks of the program risks to the people involved. in some cases on other leaks risks to person

target, james cartwright. investigators want to know if cartwright told the new york -- new york times. his lawyer denies any wrongdoing. do this? anyone >> sometimes it will be to send a message to another country, a warning message of one kind or another. or sometimes it will be to try to telegraph what our capabilities are so that future adversaries will be put on notice. >> in washington, leaks can also be official, even if never proven. the white house has been accused of giving classified information to the makers of the movie "zero dark 30." targettrations will leakers and if anyone takes the fall, it is rarely the most powerful person in the room. >> welcome back. two people have been killed in fighting between pro-and antigovernment protesters in alexandria. demonstrations of also taken place in other cities, including the capital. the u.s. president has arrived in south africa. he says he has no plans to visit nelson mandela. snowden's father said the whistleblower could return to the u.s. if the gove

retired general james cartwright has been notified by the justice department that he is the target of an investigation. bob orr has details. >> reporter: from 2007 to 2011, general james cartwright was the nation's second highest ranking military officer. as vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, he was a force inside the pentagon pushing for stronger cyber capabilities. the now-retired four-star marine had a seat at the table for top national security discussions nsd was a favored presidential adviser. >> i couldn't be more grateful to him, general jim cartwright. >> reporter: now, cartwright is the target of a federal investigation into leaks of a aovert cyber attack on iran's facilities. the stuxnet computer virus, widely believed to be the work of u.s. and israel intelligence, was used to interrupt iranian centrifuges in 2010. ,etails of the covert operation were leaked and last year the "new york times" published a front page expose. pesident obama ordered an investigation. >> since i've been in office my attitude has been zero tolerance for these kinds of leaks and leeculat

general james cartwright is under fire and a subject of federal probe for leaking information on washington's hacker attack on iran. it is four pm in the russian capital you're watching our arena joshie a deadly riots between supporters and opponents of president morsi are heating up an edge of clashes have already left at least three people killed including a u.s. national in alexandria artie's both true has the latest from cairo. violent clashes have broken out between opponents and supporters of the beleaguered egyptian president mohamed morsi friday off to rival protests shook the nation that was clashes in egypt crystal city of alexandria but we saw two people dead including one u.s. citizen the american man was reportedly a twenty one year old college student from ohio who's been in the mix andrea teaching english to egyptian kids the u.s. embassy for their part have removed all non-essential staff in fiji that this could be a talkative attack in addition president obama came out calling for dialogue between opposition forces and the president saying they must have a united stand the ma

general james cartwright is under fire and they say the subject of a federal probe for divulging information on washington's hacker attack on iran. welcome to r t it's six pm and the russian capital now deadly riots between supporters and opponents of president morsi are heating up an edge of clashes have already left at least three people killed including a u.s. national in alexandria are just bell true has the latest from cairo. the worst clashes were in egypt's coastal city of alexandria where we saw two people dead including one u.s. citizen the u.s. embassy for their part have removed all non-essential staff in fear that this could be a targeted attack in addition president obama came out calling for dialogue between opposition forces and the president saying they must have a united stand the marines the u.s. marines reportedly have come up with a contingency plan should the violence continue against u.s. citizens so to me i saw in protests people ripping posters of u.s. buses at the car around five percent saying the mission brotherhood the president tales from is definitely following

you know general james cartwright. o context, what is your reaction here? >> i must say, chris, cartwright is a marine's marine. he made his way through the marine corps because he was a very sort of -- he's a very bright guy but a real rules guy. a real leader. a very strong leader. it really is almost unimaginable to me that he would do something like this. >> just an investigation. no charges. i'll just keep repeating it. just the suggestion. >> it's really shocking to me. this is not the sort of thing -- not a shoot from the hip guy. he's a real patriot. >> and then just looking at this category of rank, i mean, a leak from this high up would be very unheard of, no? >> look, at that level of government whether it's the white house or the pentagon, all of those sorts of senior ranking officials have relationships with reporters and the media. it's because of the nature of the technical program -- let's remember that cartwright was the commander responsible for the cyberstrategy and capability originally. he understoo

>> well, harris, for one, general james cartwright was one of the president's favorite general's. in fact, is he described by "new york times" reporter david sang gore as an ache tech of the stutz net worm that was created by the nsa and israelis-to-a tack the nuclear program. he routinely briefed the president. greg craig is representing cartwright. he issued a statement, quote: general jim cartwright is an american hero who served his country with distinction for four decades. any suggestion that he could have betrayed the country he loves is preposterous. cartwright has not been charged, harris? >> harris: well, who could have launched this leak investigation? >> well, for one, the cia could have done so. that is where many of these leak investigations start. but, you also have to remember republicans on the hill were extremely angry at the time of -- when sang gore's book came out called confront and conceal obama's secret wars and surprising use of american power. it was published five months before last year's election. the romney campaign suggested the leaks came from the w

nbc news has learned james cartwright, the former second highest ranking officer in the u.s. military is a target of an investigation into the leak of a top secret government project called the stuxnet virus. it wormed its way into the computers that control iran's nuclear program. but the leak of its existence caused damage of its own. nbc's national investigative correspondent michael isikoff has more for us. >> reporter: general cartwright was a key member of president obama's inner circle of national security advisers. but legal sources tell nbc news that cartwright has been notified he's the target of a justice department criminal investigation into a highly sensitive leak about a covert u.s. cyberattack on iran's nuclear program. >> my attitude has been zero tolerance for these kinds of leaks. these are criminal acts when they release information like this. >> reporter: "the new york times" last year broke the story that president obama had secretly ordered a stepped up cyberweapon attack using a malicious computer virus known as stuxnet and that cartwright conceived an

news report and nbc news's are broadcasting partner, about the retired marine corps general james cartwright who used to be the no. 2 person on the joint chiefs of staff from 2007 until 2011, basically the no. 2 in the u.s. military. he was instrumental in the development of the program known as stuxnet, which was designed to interrupt the operation of more than 1000 iranian intrifuges at every actor 2010, i believe. it was a serious problem, not just because it interrupted the iranians ability to do what they said was their nuclear research but it also started spreading around the world. this was a very dangerous virus which many had suspected the americans had already developed, but the idea that this report suddenly found itself being publicized on the front page of the new york times in 2012 certainly raised a lot of eyebrows. president barack obama said at the time that it was a very serious compromise of national security information and that he promised that whoever was responsible would be found. nbc news is reporting that the justice department has notified general cartwright, who h

his name is james cartwright, known as hos, his call sign as a fighter pilot. tonight he is a target of a criminal investigation by the justice department into a leak of intelligence. we begin tonight with our national investigative correspondent michael isikoff. >> reporter: general cartwright was a key member of president obama's inner circle of national security advisers. but legal sources tell nbc that cartwright has been notified he is the target of a justice department criminal investigation into a highly sensitive leak about a covert u.s. cyberattack on iran's nuclear program. >> my attitude has been zero tolerance for these kinds of leaks. these are criminal acts when they release information like this. >> reporter: the "the new york times" last year broke the story that president obama had secretly ordered a stepped up cyberweapon attack using a malicious computer virus known as stuxnet, and that cartwright conceived and oversaw the special operation from the pentagon. >> we are trying to build a second cyber force right now. >> reporter: cartwright di

a source confirms that the justice department is investigating retired marine general james cartwright. he allegedly leaked the secret information to reporters about the stuxnet computer virus used to target iranian nuclear facilities. the details ended up in a book and "new york times" article last year. >>> the south african government says nelson mandela is showing some improvement, but still in critical condition. but he is stable. hundreds of people gathers outside the hospital in pretoria and across the country, to celebrate mandela's life and support his family. his oldest daughter warned that her father did not look good. saying, anything is imminent. >>> president obama heads to south africa today, with mandela clearly on his mind, calling the anti-apartheid icon his personal hero and hero for the world. in senegal, the first family visited goree island, where they toured a slave house and stood in the infamous door of no return. >>> we're learning more about the alleged murder behind the boston marathon bombing. authorities say tsaranev scrawled what amounts to a confession o

there are reports that retired marine general james cartwright is under investigation accused of leaking classified information about a cyber attack on iran. the 2010 attack used a virus to disable you are rain january enrichment. >>> the company usis performed a background check on snowden in 2011 clearing him for his job as a contractor with the national security agency. investigators say from 2008 to 2011usis failed to perform a second review of the background check it conducted 50% of the time. that second review is a requirement in the contract with usis that it has with the government. >>> time now 5:14. a new development on the search in new zealand for a missing sailboat with americans on board. rescuers think that boat sank between new zealand and australia. they were last heard from june 4th. officials say they haven't given up hope that someone may be still alive. >>> immigration reform passed the u.s. senate but it's not expected to move quickly in the house. kyla campbell is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with details on last night's vote and what is next for immigrat

james cartwright, whose nickname is hoss, was once the joint chairman of chiefs of staff. >> i'll alwayse personally grateful to hoss for his friendship and partnership. >> reporter: but now cartwright is the target of an investigation into the leak of information about a u.s. cyberattack on iranian nuclear facilities. a year ago, the "new york times" published details of the stuxnet virus, believed to be a joint israeli project that sub t. he was accused of making the information public to aid president obama's reelection. >> since i've been in office, my attitude has been zero tolerance for these kinds of leaks and speculation. >> reporter: cartwright has not been charged but has been informed by the justice department that he is a target. his attorney, greg craig, responded in a statement. general jim cartwright is an american hero who served his country with distinction for four decades. any suggestion that he could have betrayed the country he loves is pre pposterous. he went on to say he has attacked the problems of the nation with more vigor than many. >> bill plant in washington.

sources tell nbc news the man at the center of the doj's investigation is retired marine general james cartwright, a former vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. cartwright is being looked at for allegedly leaking information pertaining to a computer attack on iran's nuclear facilities using a virus called stuxnet. late last year fbi agents shifted their investigation from white house aids to cartwright who informally advised president obama on national security issues. cartwright is only a target of the justice department's investigation and has not been formally charged with any crime. >>> after months of speculation the senate has passed a wide-ranging immigration reform bill. the first of its kind in nearly 30 years. this is basically what the plan does. it grants 11 million undocumented immigrants legal status and a 13-year path to citizenship creating a guest worker program and adding $30 billion worth of border protection. the plan was put forth by the so-called gang of eight which does include republican senator marco rubio facing harsh criticism from his party on the bill. republic

nbc's national investigative correspondent michael isikoff reveals the target is james cartwright and issy cough has the details. >> reporter: general cartwright was a key member of president obama's inner circle of national security advisors but legal sources tell nbc news that cartwright has been notified he's the target of a justice department criminal investigation into a highly sensitive leak about a covert u.s. cyber attack on iran's nuclear program. >> my attitude has been zero tolerance for these kinds of leaks. these are criminal acts when they release information like this. >> reporter: "the new york times" last year broke the story that president obama secretly ordered a stepped up cyber weapon attack using a malicious computer virus known as stuxnet and that cartwright conceived and oversaw the special operation from the pentagon. >> we're trying to build a second cyber force right now. >> reporter: cartwright did not respond to requests for comment from nbc news. contacted today his lawyer former white house obama counsel greg said i have no comment. including its code na

targeting a retired general accused of spilling classified information about a cyber attack james cartwright was once the second highest ranking officer in the u.s. military is now suspected of revealing details on the stuxnet virus that temporarily shut down iran's nuclear sites three years ago. in two thousand and ten when the u.s. carried out this cyber attack against iran general cartwright was vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and he was reported to be one of the crucial players in this cyber attack he resigned in two thousand and eleven and he's now apparently being investigated as the niekerk of that story as you remember the niek about the obama administration having carried out this cyber attack against the watch came before the election last year and the timing raise a lot of questions because president obama all but bragged about that operation as he ran for reelection as you remember everybody kind of assumed that it was one of those authorized because the administration information all the time to further its own goals but the timing of this particular about the general

post which covered his first story where he was once known as obama's favorite general but now james cartwright could be charged for exposing a u.s. cyber attack on iran they were charged marine is being investigated of investigated for allegedly revealing the stuxnet virus which had this abled nearly a thousand centrifuges at an iranian nuclear plant three years ago are going to educate and has those details. in two thousand and ten when the u.s. carried out this cyber attack against iran general cartwright was vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and he was reported to be one of the crucial players in this cyber attack he resigned in two thousand and eleven and he's now apparently being investigated as the leaker of that story as you remember the meek the obama administration having carried out this cyber attack against the wall and came before the election last year and the timing raise a lot of questions back them because president obama all but bragged about that operation as he ran for reelection as you remember everybody kind of assumed that it was one of those authorized leaks bec

issue or not so sensitive having the sensitivity that all countries ought to have x general james cartwright someone who was once america's second highest ranking military official is being investigated for allegedly leaking secret information about a u.s. cyber attack on iran's nuclear facilities the u.s. army's meanwhile responded to the backlash over announcing security revelations by limiting internet access for its personnel but he's got to has the details. two thousand and ten when the u.s. carried out this cyber attack against iran general cartwright was vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and he was reported to be one of the crucial players in this cyber attack he resigned in two thousand and eleven and he is now apparently being investigated as the leaker of that story as you remember at the niek about the obama administration having carried out this cyber attack against iraq came before the election last year and the timing raise a lot of questions because president obama all but bragged about that operation as he ran for reelection as you remember everybody kind of assumed

it's about retired marine corps general james cartwright, who was this country's second ranking military official, and how he's being investigated in question with leaking information about a secret u.s. cyberattack against iran. nbc's national investigative correspondent michael isikoff continues his reporting tonight. >> reporter: general cartwright retired from the marine corps in august 2011, after nearly 40 years of service. and cartwright continued to serve. appointed to the defense policy board, an elite pentagon advisory panel with top secret security clearance. but last january, cartwright resigned out of the blue, a board member tells nbc news. citing health reasons and oppressive business. the fbi was already investigating cartwright, suspecting him of leaking highly classified secrets about a covert u.s. cyber attack, using a computer virus called stuxnet on iran's nuclear program. a cartwright spokesman said his resignation was unrelated. late today, cartwright's lawyer, gregory craig said in a statement, "general jim cartwright is an american hero who served his country wit

general james cartwright is under fire and they say subject of a federal probe for divulging information on washington's hacker attack on iran.

investigation into that leak marine general james cartwright has been notified that he's under investigation for allegedly leaking information about stuxnet it when those leaks came out last year president obama said that he has a zero tolerance policy toward these kinds of leaks and that he considers them criminal acts but time will only tell if general cartwright actually does become that person charged under the espionage act. while the n.s.a. surveillance and bradley manning trial for john at home president obama has arrived in africa this week trying to shore up ties with one of the fastest developing regions in the world the president is in dakar senegal today meeting with president mackay saul he will then travel to south africa and tanzania however these visit. it's aren't expected to be as well received as the president's first trip to sub-saharan africa back in two thousand and nine for one and many kenyans are upset by the fact that president obama is not visiting the country where his father is from but most of all many africans feel that he hasn't lived up to his promises and wh

general james cartwright resigned in two thousand and eleven after the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of. staff will now he's at the center of an investigation over his alleged leaking of information about a u.s. and israeli led cyber attack on an iranian nuclear facility the virus's hold stocks and it's temporarily disable a fifth of iranian stener fuchsias they were used for ritual radio back in june of two thousand and twelve the new york times wrote about stuxnet in an article in president obama's acceleration of cyber attacks that article included detailed information for meetings in the white house situation room will and b.b.c. news were killed last night that general cartwright is being targeted by the justice department probe into the release of classified information about stocks and the highest level government official he's being accused of leaking information to the press well to discuss these developments i was joined earlier by michael cohen president of the national whistleblower center i started off by asking him what we know of general cartwright as a whistleblower.

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cyber attack its claim retired general james cartwright revealed these stocks in that virus disrupted iran's nuclear facilities three years ago he's going to check on has the details. in two thousand and ten when the u.s. carried out this cyber attack against iran general cartwright was vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and he was reported to be one of the crucial players in this cyber attack he resigned in two thousand and eleven and he is now apparently being investigated as the niekerk of that story as you remember it the neat about the obama administration having carried out this cyber attack against iran came before the election last year and the timing raised a lot of questions back then because president obama all but bragged about that operation as he ran for reelection as you remember everybody kind of assumed that it was one of those authorized the leak speakers the administration information all the time to further its own goals but the timing of this particular about the general being investigated is also very interesting he hasn't been charged with any crimes and

bill: retired marine general james cartwright. the former second ranking officer in the u.s. military is the target of a classified leak investigation about a covert cyber attack on iran's nuclear facilities. martha: the bill on landmark immigration will head over to the house. it was a 68-32 vote. the republicans supporting it pushed for a 70-vote. many in the gop are split whether this bill is the right bill to move them forward. watch this. >> isn't it in us to bring 11 million people out of the shadows that are being he can ploitd and have none of the protections of citizenship? >> the bill has amended is passed. >> how can we vote for a bill our own consciencal budget office will reduce average wages in america for 12 years? martha: it's a hot topic. we'll take a look at both sides in a fair and balanced debate where some think it will be dead on arrival. we are just getting started this morning. lots going on today. we have chilling details about the murder investigation involving former new england patriot aaron hernandez. what authorities are saying about how the vict

general james cartwright is under fire and a subject of federal probe for leaking information on washington's hacker attack on iran. it is four pm in.

general james cartwright resigned in two thousand and eleven as the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff now he is at the center of an investigation over his alleged leaking of information about a u.s. that has really led cyber attack on an iranian nuclear facility the virus is called stuff and it's temporarily disabled a fifth of iranian center fuses that were used to enrich uranium well back in june of two thousand and twelve the new york times wrote about stats neck and an article and president obama's acceleration of cyber attacks we article included detailed information for meetings in the white house situation room well n.b.c. news revealed last night that general cartwright is being targeted by the justice department probe into the release of classified information about stout stick is this the highest level of government official to be accused of leaking information to the process to discuss this i'm joined by michael cohn president of the national whistleblower center hi there michael so at this point do we even know if general cartwright is a whistleblower no there's n

james cartwright was number two at the pentagon before retiring two years ago.tigation. into the leak of classified information. his alleged leak included revelations about a covert cyber attack on iran's nuclear facilities. information that wound up in "the new york times." cartwright, we should say, is a defense consultant for abc news. >>> millions of people out west are bracing for unprecedented heat this weekend. temperatures are expected to reach 120 degrees in phoenix and in las vegas. and death valley will not be far from the highest temperatures ever recorded on this planet. 134 degrees. sam's forecast, coming up in just a few minutes. >>> this morning, wall street seems to be tredging off the big and bad news about mortgage rates. in the last week, the rate of an 30-year rate jumped to the highest level in 26 years. however, analysts believe the demanding for housing is so high that soaring rates will not slow this market down. >>> the american business executive held captive for a week by his workers in china, has now returned to florida this morning.

a source tells cnn the justice department is looking into james cartwright. nbc news says the investigation into the former vice chairman of the joint chief of staff leaked classified information about the computer virus. it infected computers at iranian nuclear facilities in 2010 setting back iran's nuclear program. >>> an important moment in washington. the senate approved an immigration reform bill. 14 republicans joined with democrats to say yes to the plan that will create a path to citizenship to millions of undocumented immigrants boosting border security. >> the strong bipartisan vote is going to send a message across the country and a message to the other end of the capital as well. the bill generated a level of support we believe will be impossible for the house to ignore. >> john mccain was there as well. it faces an uncertain future in the house of representatives. john boehner will not bring it to a vote unless a majority of republicans in the chamber support it. that is not certain. >>> the boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev indicted. >> a

james cartwright is being investigated for a cyber attack at an iranian nuclear facility in 2010.how the u.s. and israel infected computers with a virus were leaked last year. he was vice chairman of the jointed chiefs of staff. >>> edward snowden is stranded at a moscow airport for a fifth day. he is facing charges of espionage for leaking classified information to the public. russian president vladimir putin confirms snowden is hidden in a transit area of the airport. his next destination is not yet known. >>> new this morning a vatican official has been arrested for fraud an corruption. he is accused of trying to smuggle $26 million into italy aboard a government plane. his attorney says he was just the middleman. he says he was returning the money to friends from an investor. the investor and the agent were also arrested. >>> rescuers are combing waters between new zealand and australia searching for an american schooner they believe sank. the vessel was carrying 7 people including the captain. officials say rough waters played a big role in the boat's collapse but they are se

cyber attack and its claim x general james cartwright reveal how the stuxnet virus disrupted iranian nuclear facilities three years ago well let's now get all the very latest on this from. so it seems we've got another a whistleblower being investigated and this one a top military officer at one point. that's right maureen in two thousand and ten when the u.s. carried out this cyber attack against iran general cartwright was vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and he was reported to be one of the crucial players in this cyber attack he resigned in two thousand and eleven and he is now apparently being investigated as the niekerk of that story as you remember about the obama administration having carried out this cyber attack against iran came before the election last year and the timing raised a lot of questions by them because president obama all but bragged about that operation as he ran for reelection as you remember everybody kind of assumed that it was one of those authorized because the administration information all the time to further its own goals but the timing of th

. >> reporter: general james cartwright, former vice chairman of joint chiefs, dubbed bob woodward of having most favorable general status at the white house during the president's first term. the justice department is investigating him for his alleged role in top secret cyber attacks on iran's nuclear facility. >> we have mechanisms in place where if we can root out folks that have leaked, they will suffer consequences. >> reporter: the investigation began a year ago, after "the new york times" reporter david sanger published confront and conceal, obama's secret war and surprising use of american power, a book outlining the collaboration between the nsa and israel to launch the worm to destroy iranian centrifuges and stop iran's nuclear program. he was described as architect of the program. cartwright's lawyer issued the following statement. general jim cartwright is an american hero who served his country with distinction for four decades. any suggestion that he could have betrayed the country he loves is preposterous. june 1st last year, "the new york times" published an excerpt fr

what we do know is that the justice department is investigating retired general, four star james cartwrightor material related to what was in david savers book about iran's nuclear program. the journalist wrote this book. had a lot of sources but nbc news is reporting it was general cartwright who is under investigation for leaking details of the computer virus that the u.s. put in the iranian nuclear program to try to slow it down. unprecedented that a four star general might have engaged in this. there's a lot of befuddlement. cartwright not just any general. very close to president obama when he served. an expert in missile technology, cyber warfare and nuclear weapons. someone who is a military intellectual. the justice department has not charged him with anything but he does appear to be under investigation. >> it's extraordinary when you think about it. a familiar face in washington and around the whole country there. what would be the impact if he did leak some of the information regarding the computer program and spying on iran's nuclear program. people already are saying this gave

>> the former vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general james cartwright, is the subject of a justice department investigation involving material in a book by "new york times" correspondent david sanger. that's according to a source familiar with the probe. nbc news is reporting that cartwright was told he's under investigation for allegedly leaking classified information about a u.s. cyber attack on iran's nuclear program. cnn has not confirmed that detail. in his book, sanger wrote about the computer virus that affected iranian computers. officials have not commented, nor from cartwright or his attorneys. >>> late word tonight that massachusetts police are seeking an additional man in the murder of oden lloyd, his name is earnest wallace. he is considered armed and dangerous. aaron hernandez is charged with murder in that case. and a source says the former nfl tight end is also being investigated in connection with a double homicide in boston a year ago. >>> a massachusetts grand jury returned a 30-count indictment against the bomber. 17 charges carry the possibility of th

retired marine general james cartwright, the former vice chairman of the chiefs staff, has been notified he's the target a justice department criminal investigation into the leak of a covert soocyber attac. an investigation president demanded last year. nbc news correspondent michael i isokof joins me. what have you learned? i know you've been on it. where does it stand today? >> where we stand today is we have a very high profile target. what was really the most politically sensitive and closely watched of all these justice department leaked probes. this was one that went very close to the white house. in fact, there were a lot of very nervous people in the white house who retained counsel, who were getting questions about their contacts with david sanger of the "new york times" who broke the story about the stuxnet computer virus. the initial demands came from charges among republicans last year that this whole story was leaked by people, senior people, to sold of bolster president obama's national security credentials during the campaign, that this made him look forceful that he used

retired marine general james cartwright has been notified that he is under investigation for leakingvirus which was called stucknet on iran's nuclear facility. the obama administration has prosecuted eight individuals under the espionage act. cnn has not independently confirmed this but so far cartwright has not formally commented. >>> a law enforcement source tells us the former new england patriot's tight end is being investigated in connection with a double homicide that took place in boston last year. boston police say they found a silver suv they believe hernandez was renting when those killings happened and note that that alleged double homicide would come a day after hernandez was charged with murder in the death of a friend. >>> well, daniel werfel has been on the job for five weeks but that did not prevent congressman paul ryan from grilling him on capitol hill today. ryan is angry about the irs' reckless spending and ran off a laundry list of expenses, $17,000 that the irs spent to create paintings of bono and abraham lincoln for a conference. $49 million was spent on confe