. >> greta: jeffrey neely stonewalling didn't stop the lawmakers from giving him and other dsa officials a tongue lashes. listen to this. >> mr. neely, they believe they they were agency royalty, using taxpayer funds to bankroll the lavish lifestyle. they disregarded one of the most basic tenets of government service. it's not your money. it's the taxpayer money. >> and the $68,000 spent on yearbooks. do you believe mr. neely thought that was his money? >> i don't know what he was thinking. >> do you think it is your money? whose money is that? >> it's the taxpayers' money. >> tell me about results.gov. you highlight it as a great accomplishment of the gsa. what does it do? >> the results.gov among other online websites allows federal government employees as well as u.s. citizens to look at and access data about their government. >> so when i talk in www.results.gov why does it come up blank? >> i don't know, sir. >> mr. robertson, you are the chief of staff. >> i'm unfamiliar with the results.gov website. >> this is the disconnect. you are the chief of staff, she is a former administrat

at least one executive, jeffrey neely, is not talking at all. gsa inspector general says neely took five lavish trips over a six-week period. -went on a scouting trip for las vegas, at a conference costing taxpayers nearly $1 billion. this were also trips to hawaii, the napa virginia, and south park paid for by tax dollars. the inspector general said he warned top officials about the spending last year. neely is facing criminal investigation. he took the fifth on monday and didn't show up tuesday. many say they're frustrated. >> i can't understand why taxpayers are still paying the salary of jeffrey neely. apparently approved this $800,000 bender while my constituent are struggling to make ends meet. >> we turned over every stone. every time we found 50 more. >> i guess the only way we'll get to see him is on a video in the hot tub. >> the inspector general says he is also investigating kickbacks and bribery at the gsa. and somethingels uncovered during the investigation, he says 115 electronic devices like ipads have gone missing. one has been t

. >> jeffrey neely didn't show up to the g.s.a. hearing on the hill but that didn't mean he wasn't seen because here he is taking a daytime dip in a hot tub with what l >> stephen: tonight, what are they feeding our chickens? god i hope it's beef! (laughter) then, a scandal rocks a government agency. did the federal reserve have a nip slip? (laughter) and my guest jonah lehrer says most new ideas are actually i would. well, that's original. (laughter) a connecticut five-year-old brought 50 bags of heroin to his class for show and tell. well, at least he brought enough for everyone. (laughter) this is "the colbert report." (cheers and applause) captioning sponsored by comedy central ( theme song playing ) ( cheers and applause ) (cheers and applause) (audience chanting "stephen") (cheers and applause) >> stephen: thank you, ladies and gentlemen. i have to say the sunshine of your love opens me like a new spring rose. (laughter) welcome to the "report," everybody. nation, it's finally happening. america is falling in love with the id

. >> jeffrey neely didn't show up to the g.s.a. hearing on the hill but that didn't mean he wasn't seen because here he is taking a daytime dip in a hot tub with what l >> stephen: tonight, should schools teach our kids about sex? and will teachers have to pay for their own supplies? (laughter) then, how to survive the apocalypse. you'll need someone you can trust and/or cut open and crawl inside. (laughter) and my guest is huffington post co-founder arianna huffington. to make sure the interview appears on her site, i've planned several nip slips. only 100 days until the london olympics. i can't wait to see the queen in the hammer throw. this is "the colbert report." captioning sponsored by comedy central ( theme song playing ) ( cheers and applause ) (cheers and applause) (audience chanting "stephen") >> stephen: thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. please, please, save your energy folks. folks, thank you so much for joining us. good to have you with us. i want to very specifically not give a shoutout to my bronys tonight.

gsa executive jeff jeffrey neely will be in a hearing on capitol hill.is attorney said he will plead the fifth. five other witnesses are expected to testify, however. don't panic about today being april 15. tax day isn't until tuesday because the government offices in washington are closed tomorrow for emancipation day. those are the top stories tomorrow. >> shannon: a little extra break to get it in. thanks, peter. >> there is no dispute on this issue. there is no reason that we should allow it to distract us from our collective responsibility to sure that our democracy is as strong, fair and inclusive as possible. let me be clear once again. whatever reason might be advanced, this department of justice will oppose any effort -- any effort to disenfranchise american citizens. >> shannon: the legal fight over the voter i.d. law in texas has heated up to a boil. the justice department has demanded that state lawmakers turn over their work papers, relatessed to the new law. but the state attorney says those are privileged communications and the justice dep

the executive largely responsible for the wasteful spending, jeffrey neely, is expected to plead the fifth before congressional panel. the scandal cost the gsa administrator and other top leaders their jobs. >> tomorrow is the dreaded deadline to file taxes herman cain. is on the hill pushing his 9-9-9 tax plan. his revolution on the hill event kicked off yesterday. it is highlighted today by a rally at the capitol. he dropped out of the gop presidential race in december. there are events for him planned across the country this summer. >> the reason we will succeed with 9-9-9 is because it has gotten traction not only with leaders like you but it has also gotten traction with the american public. >> the 9-9-9 plan calls for 9% sales tax, 9% business tax, and 9% tax on individuals. he says that his plan would do away with tax codes and would improve america's economy. >> new developments in the secret service sex scandal call. >> the president and members of congress are vowing to investigate the shocking allegations. the agents are accused of soliciting prostitutes while making prepa

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jeffrey neely took the fifth. he is facing criminal charge, as well. >>> on capitol hill, republicans and senate have blocked further discussion on the so-called buffett rule. it would have ensured that the highest-earning taxpayers pay a 30% tax rate. republicans argued it would hurt small businesses. >>> with 29 weeks to go before the november election, president obama holds a comfortable lead over republican mitt romney. a new cnn poll finds that if the election were held today, 52% say they would vote to re-elect the president. 43% would choose mitt romney. the president's lead is wider among women voters. ahead by 16 percentage points over romney. diane sawyer talked to romney about the perception that he's out of touch with ordinary americans, especially when it comes to his wealth. and his apparent reluctance to disclose his tax returns. >> if you have nothing to hide, why not release 12 years? >> the president is trying to do everything possible to divert the attention from his record as president. he want

>> reporter: the man at the center of the skajtdz is jeffrey neely, who took the fifth during monday's questioning and did not appear on tuesday. neely is accused of taking five trips, totalling more than six weeks at taxpayers' expense. this conference in las vegas cost americans more than $800,000. and he made more than eight trips to plan the event. robert peck was fired from the gsa. he says he raised questions about the expensive trip. >> much of the expense at the hotel was unacceptable. >> reporter: neely is on administrative leave. his boss, former gsa administrator, martha johnson, resigned earlier this month, almost a year after an initial report from the inspector general. >> i can only say that i took it so seriously, i gave up my public service career. >> reporter: california congressman jeff denham says the days of slush funds and lavish trips are over. >> where crimes have been committed, people will go to jail. >> reporter: the hearings will continue on wednesday. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," warren buffett announces he has can

the government employee at the center of the scandal jeffrey neely was a no show. accused of taking lavish trips all over the world on the taxpayers' dime. lawmakers are calling for sweeping reform and looking at cleaning house to make sure funds are never mishandled again. >> the budget showdown in virginia is finally over. the state approved a two-year $85 billion spending plan just about an hour ago. news 4's jane watrel is live in fairfax county with more on the local impact. >> reporter: well it took four tries, but finally the budget was passed. what broke -- what was the impasse was funding for the silver mine the dulles rail project. they were -- there was a lot of contention between democrats and republicans but it was a manassas democrat who crossed party lines and voted with the gop. it is a vote and budget now that could have a devastating effect on northern virginia commuters. the toll on the dulles toll road doubles. that is the fiscal fallout some say northern virginia drivers will face because one virginia state senator changed his vote. 85-year-old

the agent's -- agency's watchdog has asked to watch the activity of jeffrey neely, who is accused ofed of a lavish las vegas resort party. no comment from neely. now back to our special. >> eric: welcome back. for months we have been feeling the strain on our wallets. what is president obama doing about it anyway? >> gasoline and oil, the life blood of american economy. we rely on it to harvest our food. there is an oil and gasoline footprint on everything we do. oil and gasoline matter to us a lot. since president obama took office, gasoline is up over $2 per gallon, that translates to nearly half a trillion dollars stripped from mainstream americans and deposited into bank accounts of middle eastern sheiks and people like mahmoud ahmadinejad and putin in russia. why would the obama administration ignore a massive and unprecedented increase in gasoline prices? there is only one answer. it's because they have no answer. listen to the man in charge of our energy policy. energy secretary steven chu. >> so do you drive one? >> no. i don't own a car at the moment. >> and following the co

on tuesday, the inspector general also revealed that jeffrey neely set off red flags when ipod linkeda subpoena revealed that neely's daughter's itunes account was downloading songs on to it. now, one republican is saying that it's time to break apart the g.s.a. while one democrat is disappointed by the complete lack of responsibility. >> i am prepared to systemically pull apart g.s.a. to the point where we will make it a question to the american public on whether g.s.a. is needed at all. >> this agency apparently is one that so people in washington don't have accountability even though the line runs straight up to them. that is very, very troubling. >> and day three of those hearings kick off in just a little more than an hour. back to you guys. >> all right, peter. we'll be watching. meanwhile, peter just mentioned john micah of florida. you know what? he says that even though we're just learning about it in the last week or so, people inside the administration have known about the excess since last year, here he is talking to greta van susteren last night about the big, fat mess. >

the latest confrontation involves the head of gsa's western region, jeffrey neely, who organized the lavish conference in las vegas that cost $800,000. and they owned a facility that was suitable for a large conference and didn't use it. neely's attorney says he doesn't need to come to d.c., since he will plead the fifth. but congressman darrell issa says he should appear. neely said having him a-- appear on capitol hill serves no legitimate purpose. the agency was embarrassed by these videos, a number of them, showing gsa employees, flouting the agency's spending habits in a talent contest in the lavish training conference in a lavish hotel for 300 people, which the agency itself admitted was over the top. commemorative coins were given in velvet boxes and the contracting for services also coming under questioning. needless to say, criminal charges because the services were not competitively bid t. adds up to a lot of taxpayer money going down the drain. the hearings begin tomorrow morning, before congress -- tomorrow afternoon, before congressman darrell issa's house oversight and

. >> reporter: the man at the center of the controversy, former gsa commissioner jeffrey neely, was a no show. >> i guess only -- way we will get to see him is on a video in the hot tub. >> reporter: the gsa was under the microscope. spending watchdogs delivered their annual report on wasteful spending by congress. >> there are no earmarks for museum, theaters, opera houses, bridges to nowhere. >> reporter: thanks to a banff pork barm spending the so-called pig book was mercifully short this year. that doesn't mean washington pork isn't finding new ways to eat up your money. to give an idea with the gsa case is headed, the agency's party planner was urged to leave today's hearing to get an attorney. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> the norwegian gunman that killed 77 people last summer testified in court today calling his bomb and shooting massacre spectacular. anders breivik is set to testify for four more days explaining why he set off a bomb in oslo killing eight and shooting 69 others to death. most of the victims were teens at a political party youth summer camp breivik adm

the latest twist in the story involves the head of the gsa, jeffrey neely, who organized the event in vegas when the agency already owned a facility suitable for a large conference. neely's attorney says her client may not show up tomorrow since he plans on pleading the fifth. >>> a bag signal of things to come once the contest -- a big signal of things to come once the contest between barack obama and mitt romney get underway. who is the man with the plan? decides which side has the mike? fox 5's -- depends which side has the mic. fox 5's melanie alnwick has the wrapup. >> reporter: tim geithner says the economy is in pretty good shape, but polls tonight show that and six in 10 voters say the country is going in the wrong direction. >> of course it's going to be close, but at the end of the day i think the american people want to choose a vision that holds out the greatest possibility opportunity. >> reporter: a fox news poll shows mitt romney now with a slight advantage over president obama. romney's campaign is trying to get more support among women and hispanics. >> there's a supp

jeffrey neely took the fifth during monday's question. the 2010 las vegas conference cost $800,000 and neely himself visited vegas at least nine times to plan the event. lawmakers are questioning large individual bills now. >> 44 bucks for breakfast. i'm a big man. i can't spend 44 bucks to breakfast. are you kidding me? >> where crimes have been committed, people will go to jail. >> california congressman jeff denham also says he wants to see the gsa returned money to taxpayers. >>> doctors are treating a man who nearly lost his life at a mulch plant in laurel, maryland. the victim became trapped in a machine. a heavy metal beam crushed his legs. after first fearing they would have to do an on site amputation, rescuers brought in a certified registered nurse anesthetist to sedate the man and then free him. he's in critical condition at a baltimore hospital but is expected to survive. >>> metro has pulled almost 100 buses out of service and an orion sixth bus caught fire for the second time in a week. no passengers were on board at the ti

. >> reporter: the man at the center of the controversy, former gsa commissioner jeffrey neely, was a no-show. >> the only way we will get to see him is on a video in the hot tub. >> reporter: the gsa was under the microscope. spending watchdogs delivered their annual report on wasteful spending by congress. >> there are no earmarks for museums, theaters, opera houses, bridges to nowhere. >> reporter: thanks to a ban on pork barrel spending the pig book was mercifully short this year. that doesn't mean washington pork isn't finding new ways to eat up your money. to give an idea where the gsa case is headed, the agency's party planner was urged to leave today's hearing to get an attorney. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> stocks way up today in their best gain. stocks ended near highs. the dow rallied 194 points. back above the 13,000 mark. nasdaq up 54 points. ended above 3,000. s&p 500 was up 21 points and about three-quarters of the s&p companies reported earnings that beat estimates. >>> breaking news now in the battle over the budget. >> reporter: sunday democrats rejected th

. >> bill: the scandal surrounding the general services aisis man jeffrey neely have taken 131 trips on the taxpayer dime. should he take a trip to prison? we'll have a special report. >> we had urged the "l.a. times" not to run those photos. >> bill: but the "l.a. times" did run grizzly photos of u.s. military people pofsing with dismembered bodies of the enemy. did the l.a. paper put nato lives in jeopardy by doing so? laura ingraham has some thoughts. >> by 6:00 the next morning, we knew that there was three. and we were one of them. >> bill: and an elderly couple from illinois wins $158 million after taxes. talking about hitting the lottery. [ applause ] >> bill: also tonight dennis miller on the secret service scandal and the death of dick clark. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. captions by closed captioning services >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. another reason why no americans should pay any more taxes. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. president obama continues to higher ta

in part from photos like this of a scouting trip for a gsa conference, photos show commissioner jeffrey neely with what appeared to be daiquiris. enjoying room service and freshening up in a lavish hotel room costing the american taxpayers $130,000. photos posted on line by his wife who joined him on the trip. i think representative tim wolz had it right, the american public sees the photos and thinks every american agency spends like that. >> what a bun. of bozos, no question this in is out of hand. the real question is, is the response to it proportionate? we're getting with the piling on of congressional investigators is politically motivated. you get a distortion effect going on, people believe this is way more indem ex-thendemic tha investigations by congress people who were absent during far worst scandals during the bush administration. this is an example -- >> he's a democrat. how is it partisan. >> it's not an example of people taking money in exchange for favorable decision for industry. we have to say, how bad is this really? >> it's worse. >> when you talk about the numbers the re

. >> jeffrey neely was a no-show yesterday during a house committee testimony. during yesterday's investigation, it was revealed that neely took trips to hawaii and california, these trips came even as he was under investigation from the department of justice. the gsa's inspector general spoke yesterday and said there were multiple instances of mishandled funds. >> he turned over every stone and every time we turned over a stone we found 50 more with all sorts of things crawling out from under them. >> neely is currently on paid administrative leave. the head of the gsa, martha johnson, resigned earlier this month. >>> there are new developments in the scandal rocking the agency charged with protecting the president. nbc news has learned that a prostitute at the center of the scandal complained to local police after two agents wanted to split the bill rather than pay the full price. that's what led officers to call the u.s. embassy in colombia in south america. 11 secret service agents and ten u.s. service members are accused of bringing at least 20 prostitutes

jeffrey neely is currently on leave from the g.s.a. and could face criminal charges. the president of dartmouth college, jim yong kim, was elected today as president of the world bank. the bank's executive board tapped kim to serve a five-year term over candidates pushed by developing nations. president obama nominated kim last month. he's a doctor who pioneered in treating aids and tuberculosis in the developing world. previous world bank leaders were generally political or economic figures. retail sales were up nearly a full point in march, as u.s. consumers stepped up their spending. on wall street, the news helped blue chip stocks post a gain for the day. the dow jones industrial average added more than 71 points to close at 12,921. the nasdaq fell nearly 23 points to close at 2988. the tech index was pulled lower by apple, which has dropped for five trading days in a row. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to ray. >> suarez: and to two stories about internet privacy. first, the latest on a government investigation of google's collection of perso

one of those people leave is jeffrey neely. there are lots of questions for him, but he's not talking. the gsa inspector general says neely took five lavish trips over a six-week period. this is him relaxing in a hot tub during a scouting trip to a las vegas resort. he also went to hawaii, napa valley, and the south pacific, all at taxpayers' expense. now he is facing skrnl investigation. he took the fifth on monday and didn't show up for questions on tuesday. the inspector general says he warned top gsa officials about neely's trips and spending a year before the report was released. many frustrated neely was a no-show. >> i guess the only way we'll get to see him is on a video in the hot tub. >> we turned over every stone. every time we turned a stone, we found 50 more. >> miller is also investigating kickbacks and bribery and something else uncovered during his investigation -- 115 electronic devices like ipads purchased by the gsa. they've recently gone missing. one of the ipads has been traced back to neely's daughter. as

included in that group is the organizer of the las vegas conference, jeffrey neely, who also took agency-approved trips to the wine country of napa valley, california, and to hawaii, both after the 2010 event sparked an investigation. at a house investigative hearing monday, neely declined to answer any questions related to the investigation to preserve his legal rights. >> mr. neely, was the original-- what was the original budget for that conference? >> mr. chairman, on the advice of my counsel, i respectfully decline to answer based upon my fifth amendment constitutional privilege. >> reporter: the g.s.a.'s inspector general brian miller was asked at a senate hearing yesterday if his initial report was just the tip of the iceberg. >> every time we turn over a stone, we find 50 more, we find other instances. even today, we found out that the wife of the regional commissioner had a parking space throughout the entire year of 2012 at the federal building. we just find one thing after another and difficult for me, even now, to quantify it. >> reporter: ed o'keefe has been covering the story for "t

the gsa inspector general turned over evidence that shows jeffrey neely, who organized the event andn contracts not competitively bid even though that's the law. the contracts included $59,000 for an audio visual company, 12 thousand dollars for event planner and 75,000 bucks for a bike-building event. 99, that's the gsa limit for gifts but the hats off program that rewarded performance featured items that cost much more and the house committee on oversight and government reform is trying to get to the bottom of the case. neely's lawyers said their client will plead the fifth but he's still compelled by a subpoena to testify, writing, he's been invited to appear with the expectation his testimony will advance the committee's investigation of wasteful spending by gsa. the committee requires mr. neely's appearance. he's called on six witnesses for the hearing monday and the other five are appearing voluntarily. >> thank you, peter. >>> diplomats just wrapping up the nuclear talks with iran and already scheduling a new round of discussions. notion from the united states, russia and chin

the latest twist is the head of the gsa western region, jeffrey neely, who organized the lavish conferenceat cost more than $800,000, when according to roll call, they owned a facility suitable for a large conference and didn't use t. neely's attorney says he doesn't need to come to d.c., but congressman, darrell issa, spear-heading the meeting, says neely should appear anyway. >> we are looking at getting to the truth and to how widespread this is. our questions for neile and others will have to do, not just about there one event, but about the culture at the gsa and how we change it. we believe that neely should be able to answer at least some of those questions. we are hoping he will. >> gregg: the agency was embarrassed by a number of videos, apparently made during working hours, showing gsa employees, flouting spending habits, part of an event for 300 that the agency admitted itself was over the top. neely could face criminal charges because the services were not competitively bid. the white house says the president was outraged when he heard of the abuse of taxpayer money. the gsa sa