that's according to the "washington post" saying former secret service director mark sullivan diverted agents for months to protect his assistant during a dispute with a neighbor. but is there more to the story? peter, what do we know about what was going on with this neighbor that may have warranted secret service vinvolvement? >> when things between two neighbors boiled over and one of the neighbors alleged that the other was chasing her on on atv while driving in her ford expedition, she called the cops and she called her boss who just so happened to be the director of the secret service at the time, mark sullivan. they sent a team with the co-name prowler out to the suburbs to check on her. but the neighbor michael mulligan tells "the washington post" they stuck around in unmarked cars all summer long, speeding away when he got close enough to ask who they were. he tells "the washington post," "there was all these cars down there for months. they parked everywhere. it actually scared us. i wasn't sure if it was police or what." that man's girlfriend told the post that when the cars

she happened to be the administrative assistant to mark sullivan, then the director of the secret service. >> when you have someone removed from a post who is primary responsibility is to protect the president and the white house's occupants, that is very, very concerning. >> but a secret service official disputes much of the report saying the prowler unit is not assigned to protect the president when he is on the move. the prowler agents performed wolf checks at her home over the course of one weekend, not for months, as reported. >> the report comes as a blow to a secret service still reeling from a series of scandals. >> 2009 gatecrashers, disputes between agents and prostitutes in colombia and an agent allegedly passed out drunk in an amsterdam hallway the day before a presidential arrival. a member of the family allegedly washed by the prowler team, brenda allen says she was shaken by the experience. >> it was miserable to live there. it wasn't nice. it wasn't fun. >> now, after mark sullivan, the former director left, a new director came in, julia pearson. she promised to clean hous

the agency's then director mark sullivan left the secret service in 2012, nearly a year after a different scandal. remember, back in 2012, about a dozen agents got caught partying with prostitutes in colombia. the agency has released a statement to fox news regarding the new accusation. it reads in part: the secret service is committed to investigating any incident of alleged misconduct brought to their attention. the director and inspector general are committed to completing a full investigation into the allegations, peter has the rest of this story. tell us more. >> it consisted of twice daily visits to the home of the man who tangled with then-secret service director mark sullivan's assistance, and his girlfriend says it was miserable to live there to the point they didn't even barbecue anymore. his started when the boyfriend allegedly chased the directors a assistant with an atv while she was driving. she felt threatened and called the cops and her boss at the secret service, who dispatched a unit with the code name prowler out to maryland and this is how the scene is screened: there

the "post" says agents made checks at the maryland home of an aide to secret service director mark sullivanagency was concerned that she was being harassed by a neighbor. sullivan resigned last year, following a scandal involving agents using prostitutes on a presidential trip to colombia. on "face the nation" today, house intelligence committee chairman mike rogers said this. >> they're going to have some explaining to do and maybe they've got great explanations. but they're going to have to come up and explain it. and if they can't get this piece right i think you're going to have to look at a cultural leadership shift in the secret service. >> jeff: a secret service spokesman tells cbs news the checks of the employee's home occurred over the july 4th weekend when the president was at camp david and there was no impact on his security. the spokesman says the checks took place quote, "because of concerns for the physical safety of an employee." there was a somber commencement today in virginia. two staff members from a school athletics department along with a pilot were on board that hot a

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also happened to be the administrative are assistant to mark sullivan the director of the secret service. >> when you have someone are relieved of the post whose primary are position was to protect the president, that is a very, very concerning situation. >> the prowler agents performed welfare checks at chopi's home over the course of one weekend not for months as reported. the report comes as a blow to a secret service still reeling from a serious of scandals. >> mr. and mrs. salahi. >> gate-congratulators, disputes between agents in cartajena colombia. a member of the family allegedly watched by the prowler team, brenda allen, says she was shaken by the experience. >> it was miserable to live there, it wasn't there. >> a new director came in julia pearson, claimed to clean house, today in a statement julia pearson promised to cooperate with the new inspector-general investigation into just what happened in maryland. mike viqueria, al jazeera the white house. >> he's one of the most wanted and despised men in the world, the warlord joseph kony. are waged a war against the ugandan can g

. >> reporter: after mark sullivan the former director left, a new director came in.ia pierson, she promised to clean house, and yet there have still been scandals on her watch. today she promised to ycooperat in the investigation. >>> winners of this year's top cops award include the officers on duty during last year's shooting at the washington navy yard as well as the boston marathon bombing. >>> a world war ii veteran is finally receiving the recognition he thought nearly two decades ago. he was rejected by a university because of his race. ♪ >> reporter: amid the pomp and circumstance, and the graduates at the university of kentucky, there is one man who stands out at a school now trying to right a wrong. in the 1940s the university of kentucky was segregated and did not allow black students. harrison wilson has always dreamed of becoming a uk wild cat, so after serving his country he tried to enroll, but does -- was denied admission. >> not only was he a star athlete, but he was a veteran. >> so when i wanted to come here and was disappointed i went to the black

. >>> tough questions this morning for former secret service director mark sullivan. the "washington post" says top agents guarding the white house were pulled twice a day for about two months in 2011 to monitor the home of sullivan's then assistant. sullivan says he did not personally issue the order and that threats against the employee justified their response. an agency spokesman says the operation lasted only two days and the inspector general has been looking into it. >>> new warning about the danger of oil and gas wells. a congressional report obtained by the "associated press" says federal inspectors have failed to look at thousands of wells that could potentially contaminate the water supply. the report alleges the bureau of land management is working from outdated policies based on incomplete data. the interior department is calling for updated regulations and closer coordination for state officials. >>> breaking news this morning, wildfires tearing through texas. dozens of homes destroyed. we've got that story next. ♪ [ male announcer ] if you can clear a t

. >> and now to protect a friend of the deputy's friend at the time mark sullivan, and the white houses they are not aware of allegations. >>> and cnbc's bertha qumes is here to tell us what is moving, and why are the investors so encouraged? >> well, it is interesting, chris. so far, we have the issues that the earnings have been tracking better than expected. a l a lot of the analysts were thinking that the earnings would be down for the quarter after that tough winter, but a loft the companies are putting up good number ss and a sign that some of them are putting the cash to work with the new deals. pinnacle foods is up 15% after being acquired by hillshire brands for $3.4 million, and so investors are happy to see their cash at work. >> and tim geithner has out a new book, and what does he say about the financial meltdown? >> well, he said that he wanted to explain in the book some of the things that people are upset about. in the sense that he compares the situation to a house on fire. he says it is a financial lapse and that is something that the people need to think about and ho

. >>> tough questions this morning for former secret service director mark sullivan.post" says the top agents guarding the white house were pulled twice a day for about two months in 2011 to monitor the home of sullivan's then assistant. sullivan says he did not personally issue the order and that threats against the employee justified the response. an agency spokesman says the operation lasted only a few days and the inspector general has been asked to look into it. >>> happening today, the public gets its first up-close look at the washington monument with a formal reopening nearly three years after the iconic tower shut its doors to repair damage from an earthquake. the 555-foot-tall structure was closed in august of 2011 after that 5.8-magnitude quake shook the d.c. area, causing some significant cracks. officials say that's all now repaired. >>> so, the l.a. clippers not letting the ownership fight get in the way of serious drama. an amazing come-from-behind victory to tie their playoff series against the thunder. this was amazing! brian mcfayden has the details

superintendent kevin buckley, lieutenant detective greg long, and the homicide squad of sergeant detective mark sullivangs and dave monroe. i'm also joined by first assistant district attorney patrick hagan, assistant district attorney teresa anderson of our appellate division, assistant district attorney edmond zabin, the chief of our homicide unit. today's indictments represent nearly two years of investigation by these police and prosecutors and others in boston and beyond. they're the result of testimony from more than two dozen witnesses and over 80 exhibits presented to the grand jury starting on july 17th, 2012, and continuing through to this morning. the transcript of the grand jury investigation is over 1,200 pages. as you know, mr. hernandez is currently facing charges in connection with another homicide. while we have a duty to inform the public, and in particular, the victims and their families about these charges, we also have an obligation to our counterparts in bristol county not to make any statements that could compromise their prosecution. we have a similar obligation to protect the de

to leave their posts and drive to southern maryland to check on then-secret service director mark sullivan'sssistant who is having trouble with her neighbors. the post says these trips took place over a two-month period in 2011. the secret service told us this morning they happened only over a 4th of july weekend when the president was not at the white house. sullivan has since retired as secret service director but said in a statement to "the post" that the secret service has always taken seriously threats made against employees. even so, "the post" says the agents involved were so concerned about being pulled away from their assignments that they kept records of the episode and reported it to superiors. we'll have more as that story develops. we'll turn now to the ongoing crisis in ukraine, where today parts of eastern ukraine voted on becoming independent republics, a possible first step towards secession to russia, just as we saw in kwai meea. clarissa ward. >> reporter: good morning. we've been to quite a few polling stations this morning and there are some long lines out there. everybo

least two months in 2011, ancieagents on a surveillance team were ordered to go to the home of mark sullivan's assistant more than an hour away. a spokesman for the secret service tells the post they were not part of the president's protective detail and therefore the operation had no impact on it. >>> new study by a group that has been a major supporter of obamacare now says low-wage workers will be hit hardest by the employer mandate if it's not repealed. the study found, quote, employers with 50 or more wor r workers not offering coverage pre-affordable care act are the same not likely to offer it lat later, therefore inkerring the aca's penalties. low wage employees will bear the greatest brunt of the penalties imposed. let's discuss it with angela and former deputy national finance director david mercer. great to see you both. david, this is coming from a group who has been very supportive and has spent millions of dollars towards promoting obama care. but now the study seems to say, you know, they and their other employers think the mandate for them is not such a good idea. >> well, i th

been having some problems, then one morning in 2011 one party -- then-secret service director mark sullivan'sly chased by her neighbor. he was on an atv, she was in a ford expedition. she called the cops, and later that afternoon her boss sent agents from a unit called prowler over to scope things out. the way the neighbor on the atv tells it, unmarked cars remained on the block all summer long, speeding away when he tried to ask who was inside. he told "the washington post" this, quote: there was all these cars down there for months. they parked everywhere. it actually scared us. i wasn't sure if it was police or what. that neighbor later pled guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge for the episode that got the prowler unit involved in the first place. he reportedly said that he was innocent, but he pled because the evidence was stacked against him. martha: how does the secret service explain this surveillance, peter? >> reporter: the secret service tells me that, for example, during a marine one takeoff or landing, nobody's ever wondering where the prowler unit is, it's not part of any prote

and the agents from the prowler unit who patrolled the white house grounds were reportedly told mark sullivaned by her neighbor. for its part, the secret service has opened an investigation. >> sounds legit to me. my god. >> and acknowledged -- >> who are these men? >> it's human resources. >> go knock on her door. >> and acknowledged agents performed welfare checks at the woman's home. but a spokesman for the secret service says the prowler unit does not have a specific assignment at the white house adding the patrols in question lasted only a few days and were brief drive bys at the home. just let it breathe, joe. sometimes you don't need to say anything. there can be awkward silence. >> wasn't it like the petraeus story that somebody was calling someone. >> we don't need that. >> this sounds vaguely familiar. >> i feel comfortable talking about the arkansas senate races. >> what's going on here? >>> up next, what do jerry seinfeld, the senior vice president at uber have in common? >> they all played a kiss cover band in high school. zblo bob safian is here with the answer. ♪ really... so o

mark. criticizing mr. sullivanapitol after september 11th. >> documents show that while sullivan pocketed a tax credit for residents living there, he was voting in alaska claiming to be one of us. >> in arkansas, congressman tm l cotton was attacked. mr. prior taking issue with mr. cotton's time in the armed forces. >> this is part of the sense of entitlement that he gives off like i served my country, therefore led me to the senate. that's not how it works in arkansas. >> joining me now, tom cotton, republican congressman from arkansas and veteran of the iraq wars and a marine corps veteran and running for the senate. mr. cotton, let me start with you on senator mark prior saying you have a sense of entitlement that you give off that you served your country and therefore let me into the senate. >> thanks, megyn. great to be on with you, as always. it was a peculiar statement. i didn't learn a sense of entitlement growing up on my parents farm chasing yous and didn't have one installed in the ar army by drill serge

she was the administrative assistant to "the ed sullivan show", the direct -- to mark su, the director. >> when you have someone removed from a post of the that is is disturbing. >> a secret service official disputes the report asserting: . >> the report comes as a blow to a secret service reeling from a series of scandal. >> 2009 gatecrashers at a white house state dinner. disputes between agents and prostitutes in columbia. and an agent passed out drunk in an amsterdam hallway the day before a presidential arrival. a member of the family watched by the prowler team, brenda allen, said she was shaken by the experience. >> it was miserable to live there. it wasn't nice. it wasn't fun. >>. >> reporter: now, about 10 months after the cartegena incident, director sul mark sul van was the director. they'll conduct an investigation. mike viqueira live in washington. >>> coming up, donald sterling's wife says she has no intention of giving up her and a half of the clippers, will she be able to hang on to the team if her husband is voted out? finding kids as young as kinder garden age - contr

mark beggach. highways long been considered inchemical bent but he's being fired the contender. in response to sullivan's latest ad stating begich is not getting anything done. >> in this steel business he had more business because i approved more drilling. a narrow field where we expanded the safety zone. >> pretty good ad. begich's chances this fall will go way up. >>> hillary clinton's new book "hard choices" will be released in two weeks and one of the chapters is about the beak in libya, and some republicans would like to question clinton. she writes, quote: 666. >> : >> finally everyone in the nfl debate over washington redskins name. senate majority leader join 49 other senators in urging the team to change its name. the redskins front office by responded asking fans to tweet at reid and say what the name means to them. most of the tweets supported reid stating that redskins was racist and insensitive. and accused dan snyder of being an idiot. we were just talking about some of the efforts that snyder has made and pointed to an article. highways been reaching out to indian groups to get them to sa

marks are. >> by the way, tim, brian sullivan, that intervow will be 2:30 eastern time.chaelerington an melissa myers. how has that deal worked out for you? do they ultimately pay off? >> i think we have been very fortunate to really get a tremendous game changing talent with our acquisitions. as you notice, most of the talent has stayed with us. ent entrepreneurs we bought into this company we have empowered, our corporate entity has to be the real dirt that flowers grow out of. we have a number of flowers growing, tech clun crunch is an asset. crunch base has been an incredible asset if you are into the private marketplace, probably the most important asset in that marketplace, you covered tech funds yesterday. you see what's happening. it's not just business, it's also the cultural hub. >> tim, i want to get you on two issues, online video. you hear about yahoo trying to step it up, bogey samberg, spending a million dollars an episode. do you think that that model can work given the advertising climate? and is it something you think you will be getting into? >> we are

they had political connections the judges included michael sullivan robert meldrew willie singletary of michael lowery thomasin tines and mark bruno many of them have been traffic court judges since two thousand and eight the f.b.i. raided their offices in two thousand and eleven and they were of visually removed from the bench when the indictment against them was unsealed and twenty thirty the defense however argues that listening to a request for consideration is not the same as ticket fixing and there are no allegations of the judges receiving anything of value for this alleged participation defense lawyers also called the charges a major overreach now a federal prosecutors are expected to call over one hundred witnesses to the stand to testify including some philadelphia council members now some of them were actually involved in this ticket either they had their tickets faxed or they help to perpetuate the scheme the prosecution is asking for immunity for those witnesses in exchange for their testimony as a result of this court corruption case pennsylvania governor tom corbett officially abolished the philadelphia traffi

sullivan's assistant, who said she was having difficulty with neighbors. at the time the president was at camp david. >> this is one of those black marks that makes you scratch your head. you have to ask if there is a leadership culture that needs to be ripped out at the secret service. >> the scandals have been stacking up at the secret service since 2012. that's when agents assigned to protect the president during an overseas trip to colombia brought prostitutes back to the hotel. the next month sullivan apologized to congress but argued it was an isolated incident. >> i'm confident this is not a cultural issue, not a systemic issue. >> reporter: sullivan left the agency last year was and replaced by julia pearson. last year see -- she reassigned agents after an incident where the agents were drinking overseas. ralph basham is a former secret service director. >> we are a very close-knit tight organization. we take care of our people. you know, it would not be the first time that that happened. >> reporter: well current secret service officials vehemently deny there was anything wrong with that service mission. sullivan told cbs news "i believe the respons