martha johnson. should he have received a bonus? >> the board did not recommend that he git a bonus. >> should he have received a bonus, mr. peck? you're the one that upgraded him? >> in retrospect, no, sir. >> what haze changed your mind today? what do you now know now that you didn't know a year ago when you were recommending him for a bonus? >> that principally that there were contracting irregularities in the western regions conference and a pattern of conduct that mr. neely apparently engaged in that i did not know about at the time. >> you didn't know about it at the top. you were at the conference. >> no, sir, i didn't know about the pattern of the other trips, the travel, the other conferences that were held in the region nine. that's the difference. >> you are the public buildings commissioner. when it comes to public buildings you're the top person. each of these different 11 regions report to you. you're supposed to be overseeing the budgets and doing an authorization -- let me ask. i know you're going to give me a long-w

according to this letter from senator claire mackaskel, martha johnson gave her one more bonus. >> afterg $234,000 on a publicity firm, you believe you deserved a bonus? >> reporter: spokes women for both johnson and roy say the women do not want to comment about our investigation. and tonight an official inside the obama administration tells me that one of the officials in our story, the one that received the highest bonus, he has now been linked to that scandal in las vegas and he has joined the other gsa aids who have either resigned, been fired or put on administrative leave. he's on administrative leave. in the newsroom, 9news now. >>> new tonight, dc police have released video of a man wanted for shooting a store manager in the back. they say this is the man who walked into a right aid store in the 1400-block this afternoon, robbed the place at gunpoint. you can see the suspect standing at the cash register taking money out of it while more customers walk in. now, before leaving, police say that man shot the store manager and the victim suffered critical injuries. police are now of

martha johnson to review the budget. you look at the budget at many levels and you should be catching any out of bounds spending. beyond that, like dog on the bone. that's what we were doing at gsa in the bush administration. >> greta: i was surprised that the former martha johnso johnson, she said test run -- i'm paraphrasing, for the rest of her life she will always regret she lost the appointment or something to that effect. i thought that is the least of your regret. think of what this amount of money, this culture of theft from the american people, think about that money and what it could have done to people in the country whether it's a school or firefighters. we talk about the time about firefighters and teachers being cut. we wouldn't have to if we weren't throwing lavish parties. >> incredible waste of taxpayers' dollars and no realization across the group of those interviewed by the congressmen about the waste they caused. but what was more incredit to believe me is martha johnson is she didn't seem to understa

he reportedly told former administrator martha johnson about that spending nearly a year ago. johnson and other gsa employees some now on leave and facing possible theft charges will testify about what they knew and when. but listen to johnson as she talked about the gsa record just last year. >> people are telling me it was a lot of energy about saving money, saving resources. >> you think it is some birthday party for a spoiled 8- year-old instead of a federal agency meeting. these are the sort of things that resonate with people and stick with them and makes them mad and it should make them mad. >> reporter: eight top gsa officials have been reprimanded. martha johnson, the former administrator, resigned her position a couple of weeks ago. two of her top deputies were fired. we'll have more on the fallout coming up at 6:00. mike, back to you. >> thank you, delia. >>> today is emancipation day in the district. 150 years ago in april, 1862, president abraham lincoln freed 3100 slaves living in the district. it wasn't until january 1863, though, that he issued the emancipation

martha johnson resigned her position as administrator of the gsa just a couple weeks ago.r top deputies were fired and several other employees have been reprimanded. chances are the gsa officials testifying before congress will likely face another reprimand before the congressmen and women later today. johnson will testify about the over-the-top spending that came to her attention almost a year ago. the inspector general's report outlines gross government spending for hotel stays and employee perks. listen to the former administrator herself in an interview last year. chances are just as she learned of this $823,000 las vegas confrence. >> people are coming in with a lot of energy to figure out ways of saving money, saving resources, getting rid of any waste. >> do you think -- you think it's some birthday party for a spoiled 8-year-old instead of an agency meeting. this is the sort of thing that sticks with people and makes them mad and should make them mad. >> the man behind all of this money for that las vegas conference in 2010gsa senior official jeff neely now on leav

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martha johnson, who was fired as gsa administrator two weeks ago. this is going to be a key witness just really in terms of the drama here. jeff neely, he is the acting commissioner for the whole pacific region of the gsa. he's really the one who set up this conference in very, very specific ways made decisions to spend a lot of the things you were talking about like that $75,000 bike exercise and did it without contracts apparently, with no bidding and contracts. those are according to son-in-law of the transcripts we have seen from the gsa inspector general investigators with him. we're told he is expected to take the fifth amendment. he is going to say that, you know, because he doesn't want to incriminate himself, he's not going to want to testify, but give you an irony alert here, the committee, the republicans on the committee, subpoenaed him to come here from california to testify at this hearing on excess spending. so they're asking him to come here spending money to talk about spending too much money. >> yeah. and we might not hear anything

. >> martha johnson in her opens statement said she used to head it up under clinton, left, came back, talk and the condition she found gsa in and what she did under her leadership. we'll take a look and then get your reaction. >> -- by the time i was sworn in sequence of four acting administrators had seen the agency. what i did not know there was yet another problem. the western region's conference and economic training event in the late 1990s had evolved into a raucous, extravagant, arrogant self-congratulatory event that ultimately belittled federal workers. leaders apparently competed in entertainment rather than building performance capability. the expense of planning for that conference was well underway when ise enders gsa. thus for my part i said about reconstituting gsa's executive team. over three quarters of the senior executives are in different roles than when i arrived. the gsa path is clear, customers praise us publicly, praise gsa publicly. the labor partnership is fruitful, gsa has e-mail in the cloud, headquarters which held 2,500 people, will be home to 4,500 peopl

you came back and send an e-mail to martha johnson. martha johnson send e-mail to susan britta.i spoke about yesterday after the session. he's recommending for. yes on a bonus. he was also the acting ra forever and a day. there are criminal issues at stake here. this is all of the report you have a copy of the year ago period that you read. but mr. neely had a copy does and he read. and still continue to take many other trips, which will get into greater detail here shortly. many other trips with other criminal issues involved and you felt that it was important to go against committee staff and upgrade him and give him a bonus. that is a culture within an agency that shows no matter what investigative report is going on, no matter what information or details we have, we're going to operate business as usual. so i don't think you can see turn blame everything on mr. neely when you're the one who recommended him for a raise after giving him a letter of reprimand. to have a response? >> mr. chairman, as i said, i take its possibility for everything that happened on my watch. as i s

firm, which was administrator martha johnson's first time in the spending hot seat here before missouriator clair mccaskill. >> did you do anything wrong in this contract? did gsa do anything wrong? >> we did nothing wrong. >> reporter: when today's inspector general report identified new wasteful and in some cases impermissible spending, this time the administrator resigned. this is the inn resort where they had 44 a plate breakfast and indulged in fancy food. president obama forewarned about this in a 2010 speech. >> you can't go take a trip to las vegas or go down to the superbowl on the taxpayers time dime. >> reporter: but this report says gsa officials spent more than $136,000 in taxpayer dimes just visiting las vegas to plan the conference. these documents show a $2,400 square foot two level suite where gsa officials stayed. he hosted semi private parties in their own hotel rooms and spent more than eight grand in souvenir yearbooks. total cost, $822,751. $822 grand price wishes was spent on the sick. >> it's very upsetting to find out there's so many people who could use that mo

martha johnson, the head of the general services administration resigned yesterday.ing have been fired. found they improperly for an over-the-top near las vegas. $820,000 conference featured a bicycle giveaway, and a lavish reception. prince george's county lawmakers to propose an amendment to states and the gambling bill? . amendment would require a of $800investment construction of a casino in the county. some state lawmakers and county executive rushern baker are a $1 billion casino harbor.onal say it would be a national attraction. >>al interests technology, census is0 u.s. leading to online problems to. good news formore apple. rob nelson more. >> praise for the new ipad reports. praise is the camera and battery life it speed and says w benchmark fore excellence. the heat is not a cause for concern,. 82% of the owners are very satisfied. only complaints are about the price. speaking of the price, analysts predict pass $1,000 all share within the year. be itsn reason will tv.oduction of a our website with the newly 1940 census data crashed yesterday soon after it

there are still questions regarding martha johnson as administrator. who asked her to resign. what specific reason was she asked to be resigned for? was it because she was responsible for the events that unfolded at the convention or because she mishandled the public relations of the fall out that came 11 months later. mr. robinson served as a person advisor to the president. it begs the question, are we really to believe that the chief of staff to the gsa administrator and the right hand man didn't know anything about this for all this time. and if he didn't, shouldn't he have? did he communicate the seriousness of this situation to the white house and if so, when? why was jeff neely a regional public building service commissioner who was the chief organizer of the 2010 las vegas conference given a bonus approved by the agency's most senior officials even though they knew and were discussing sensational details of what had happened at the conference. question here has to be all the good works, all the assertions of a good job, if you have this kind of abuse can they balance o

he had a special responsibility to help and martha johnson admitted taxpayer dollars were squandered. episode has been an embarrassment from the obama administration and i will have reaction from the white house coming up. >>> well the fbi is expanding its -- expanding its investigation into trayvon martin in florida. agents are questioning witnesses in the case trying to determine if trayvon martin's civil rights were violated. as you know he was shot and killed an accident accident claimed self -- george zimmerman claimed self-defense. this enhanced surveillance shows george zimmerman that night, it appears to show george zimmerman with no signs of a violent confrontation. however a new enhanced version shows him with a possible injury on his head. george zimmerman claims trayvon martin jumped him from behind, punched his nose and threw him to the sidewalk. >>> the adoption event starts today. they have dozens of rabbits looking for loving homes. all the rabbits have been spayed or neutered. the adoption fair runs through saturday. now potential adopters, this is a lifetime commitme

martha johnson submitted to resignation and the inspector general says the agency spent more than $800,000 for a training conference in vegas. it featured a mind reader and a comedian. two of johnson's deputies were fired and four of the conference advisers are on leave. >> john leopold is charged with using police security detail to hide an affair. lieutenant colonel davis will answer questions from the council but not under oath. the meeting will be at 7:00 at randall's center. it we misidentified the man shown in this photograph as a witness in the south capitol street murder trial. the man shown here has no connection whatsoever with the trial. we regret that mistake. >> still to come on abc 7 news, caused prices come to a halt -- supposedly. >> which airline is the most reliable? see which carrier is flying above the rest with quality. >> i'm doug hill in the belfort furniture weather center. clear skies with a wind diminishing. a chilly night with frost advisory and warnings coming up. clucks everyone is talking about it. much of the nation is wondering who won the mega million drawi

one of those people is martha johnson. she had been in charge of the agency.the time when the conference occurred but for enough time, some of the lawmakers believe, to really think she might have done more to try to unearth this. also, questions about approval for bonuses of some of the employees who were involved in this at a time when some of the investigation was already going on. now, martha johnson resigned her position and today she was quite apologetic. >> i personally apologize to the american people as the head of the agency, i am responsible. i deeply regret this. i will mourn for the rest of my life the loss of my appointment. >> and we also heard from one of the people who was seen on the videos. his name is david foley. he apologized to the public, his colleagues, the administration, and in particular, to d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton. he talked about her in a very joking way in the video about oversight. the kind of event we have happening right now. so he was apologetic. what is happening is a kind of a different tone here than we see day

martha johnson stepping down over reports that the gsa spent more than $800,000 on a training seminar near las vegas. president barack obama says that he is outraged over " a disregard for taxpayers dollars ". the training sessions featured a mind reader and bicycled giveaways and lavish receptions. >> want to campaign 2012, voters in two states in the nation's capital heading to the polls in the latest round of presidential primaries. the biggest prize is wisconsin where mitt romney and rick santorum are locked in a tight race but danielle nottingham shows us that even the white house seems to think along gop battle is already over. >> voters in maryland and washington d.c. and wisconsin are casting ballots. 95 delegates at stake in today's primaries. 42 of them are in wisconsin where mitt romney and rick santorum are locked in a two-man race. mitt romney led the polls heading into today's contest as he gathered endorsements from some high-profile republicans. he virtually ignored his gop rival, focusing his attacks on president barack obama. >> this president does not want to take r

. >> reporter: gsa administrator martha johnson resigned two weeks ago. she defended the bonus she gave to neely after the excesses came to light. she said she was waiting until all the facts were in. >> you kept him in his position and you gave him a $9,000 bonus. it just seems almost unthinkable. >> i did not want to move until i had a formal, official, complete, non -- you know, conclusive report. >> reporter: the president has appointed a new gsa administrator who testified that he has already canceled 35 upcoming conferences at a savings of nearly a million dollars. nancy cordes, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> also on capitol hill, as expected, senate republicans blocked president obama's so-called buffett rule on taxes. yesterday's vote was 51-45. the measure would force the nation's top earners to pay at least 30% of their income in taxes. the president denounced the vote saying, quote, it's just plain wrong that millions of middle-class americans pay a higher share of their income in taxes than some millionaires and billionaires. campaigning at a tea

. >> administrative martha johnson stepped down two weeks ago when the excesses came to light. she says that she was trying to impose stricter spending standards at the agency. however, she gave a $9,000 bonus to an employee while he was under investigation. >>> pentagon officials say at least ten members of the military may have acted inappropriately while preparing for the president's visit to colombia last week. that's in addition to the 11 secret service agents put on leave for their involvement in the alleged misconduct involving prostitutes. susan mcginnis has more on the investigation. >> reporter: military leaders are embarrassed about the alleged misconduct in columbia. according -- colombia. according to the chairman of joints chief of staff dempsey. they're still trying to figure out exactly what unfolded before president obama arrived for last week's summit of the americas. >> what we do know is that we distracted several of our members distracted the issue from what was a very important regional engagement for our president. >> reporter: a law enforcement source sa

he reportedly told a former administrator martha johnson about it a year ago. johnson and other gsa employees, some now on leave and facing charges, will testify about what they knew. >>> well, president obama is back at the white house after attending the summit of the americas in colombia. while a trade agreement was signed there, the big news happened in advance of the president's arrival. 11 members of a secret service advance team were allegedly associating with prostitutes. president obama made his first comments about the situation saying that he expects everyone on official trips to have conduct beyond reproach. >> we're representing the people of the united states. when we travel to another country, i expect us to observe the highest standards because we're not just representing ourselves. >> the 11 agents were sent home and placed on administrative leave. no one was assigned to directly protection the president. >>> today is a somber anniversary at virginia tech and for hokeys across the nation. remembrances began at midnight at the memorial on campus

>> reporter: former gsa administrator martha johnson did talk making her first statement since these pictures, 2,400 square foot hotel suite showing where gsa vips stayed in the las vegas resort during the agency's $820,000 convention. gsa videos mocked the easy spending policies in videos. >> i am extremely a grieved by the gall of a handful of people to misuse federal tax dollars, twist contracting rules and defile the great name of the general services administration. >> reporter: johnson said the white house did not ask her to quit, but she resigned on her own to symbolize the need for new leadership. >> i will mourn for the rest of my life the loss of my appointment. >> thank god this time what happened in vegas didn't stay in vegas. >> reporter: members of congress expressed outrage and asked why the official who planned the conference who refused to testify today received a $9,000 bonus. the inspector general who uncovered the las vegas spending spree testified he's handed the case over to the justice department. >> we recommended criminal charges. >> reporter: the acting gsa

former gsa administrator martha johnson resigned after that story made head lines. >>> the g8 summit is coming to camp david next month and so are the protesters. members of occupy movement will head to frederick county to hold what they're calling the g99 protest summit. they will set up in either frederick or thurmont near camp david. the g8 summit will begin on may 18. >>> sky 9 was over the scene of a crash involving a car and a popular seafood restaurant in prince george's county. the car crashed into the jerry's seafood restaurant on lanham severn road. the car went through the store front and pinned down the driver but no one was injured. so far there's been no word on if police will charge that driver. >>> a northwest washington shop owner accused of selling alcohol to high school students has a court date set for may 21. we first told you about him in january as part of our 9 wants you to know series on underage drinking. richard kim is the man on the right. he is the owner of the town scare market. prosecutors offered him a plea deal yesterday allowing him to avoid jail tim

but she acting alone or at the direction of martha johnson? >> i view the deputy administrator as the alter ego of the administrator. >> although you have been on the job since 2005, the first anyone in the agency alerted you to this kind of excess was when susan, acting on this johnson's behalf, alerted you to the fact that something is wrong here? >> she came to our office in december 2010 and alerted us. we did not get any hot line report. >> when did the events in question occur? >> october, 2010. >> did she indicate how she was made aware of this information? >> she said she had heard rumors and overheard conversations. >> your review of this matter took about nine months, correct? >> we started in earnest when the complaint was brought forward. you have to understand there are a lot of documents to go through, part of the problems are the funds come from different sources, and to identify funds on purchase cards and building operation funds and money budgeted -- >> it is a complicated affair? >> it is, and when you talk to witnesses in t

he did order the firing of martha johnson but he had to. this is embarrassment to the obama administration. it's happened before. we all remember the $16 muffin which was actually a $16 continental breakfast that was worth about 2.50. the justice department was responsible for that colossal waste. all of us should take the abuse of taxpayer money personally because it's our money. i don't want that money to be wasted. but it is over and over and over again. whether it's terrible investments like solyndra or the failure to watch where entitlement money goes or the lavish conferences for government employees. the abuse of taxpayer dollars now an epidemic. and it must stop. and that's the memo. now for the top story tonight. fox news political analyst karl rove. before we get to that, this, to me, is just symptomatic of the apathy on the part of the federal system. you were in the system for a while. i mean, and it's not just the obama administration. this has been going on for decades, has it not? >> yeah. look, there is a sense of entitlemen

. >> obama appointee martha johnson resigned monday. two other senior leaders were ousted as well.ficial joking about nor top, he's a deputy commissioner. so far he still has a job. i'm investigative reporter russ potasic, 9news now. >> and there was a statement issued saying the gsa commissioner got adds 9,000 bonus. >>> off to california where oakland police they have found the gun used in the deadly shooting rampage at the university. officers have been looking for the weapon since the mon day massacre. the suspected shooter, one goh, has confessed to the killing. now he's charged with seven counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. >>> it is usually the suspect, not the victim, forced behind bars before trial. but that's not the case in sacramento. right new 17-year-old girl would was raped and kidnapped is in custody to make sure she actually shows up for the suspect's trial. the accused man is this fellow, frank william rackly. the victim's attorney says the teenager is very terrified to face him. but the assistance district attorney says the victim has missed tw

today, former gsa administrator martha johnson, who resigned over the scandal, took responsibility. >i personally apologized to the american people. >> republicans question the $9,000 bonus neeley was given last year while he was under investigation. >> how can you justify a bonus for somebody that you knew at the time of his bonus was at the center of this misconduct? >> reporter: johnson said neeley had performed well in other key areas, and she didn't want to interfere with the investigation. neeley's now on administrative leave, but still getting his $179,000 salary. the inspector general, whose report triggered this spending scandal, says he is also investigating possible bribes and kickbacks at gsa, the agency supposed to save taxpayers money. lisa myers, nbc news, washington. >>> back in a moment here tonight, with the loss of a huge piece of movie history. >>> there's been a terrible fire in the catskill mountains of new york state, 85 miles away from new york city. the loss of property made even worse considering it's a piece of film history in its own right. while most recen

gsa administrator martha johnson resigned just days after this report came out. deputies have been fired. lawmakers are expected to also ask some questions about other areas of spending at the gsa. today's hearing is expected to be the first of many congressional hearings interest those spending habits. the gsa inspector general has asked the justice department to investigate the 2010 convention to determine if any criminal charges should be filed. >>> president obama is back home this morning after this weekend's summit of the americas in colombia. the president spent part of the weekend praising a free trade agreement between the united states and colombia. the deal was brothered during the bush administration. it was signed last year. but doesn't go into effect till may 15. the president says it includes protections for workers and the environment. business leaders in both countries support the agreement while labor unions in colombia and here in the u.s.a. say the deal is disappointing. afl-cio leaders here in the u.s. say colombia doesn't do enough to protec

. >> reporter: former gsa administrator martha johnson did talk, showing these pictures where gsa vip'sled during the agency's $820,000 convention. videos mocked the easy spending policies in convention videos. >> i am extremely aggrieved by the gall of a handful of people to misuse federal tax dollars, twist contracting rules and defile the great name of the general services administration. >> reporter: johnson said the white house did not ask her to quit, but she resigned on her own to symbolize the need for new leadership. >> i will mourn for the rest of my life the loss of my appointment. >> thank god this time what happened in vegas didn't stay in vegas. >> reporter: members of congress expressed outrage and asked why the official who refused to testify today and planned the conference received a $9,000 bonus. the inspector general who uncovered the las vegas spending spree testified he's handed the case over to the justice department. >> we recommended criminal charges. >> reporter: the inspector general says he's now handed the entire gsa case over to the justice department. he s

the white house accepted martha johnson's resignation after the review call out the wasteful and illegalspending on the five-day event in las vegas. planners spent thousands of taxpayer dollars on food and open bar and parties for gsa employees. several of her deputies have already been dismissed. >>> none of the three mega millions jackpot winners has claimed their share of the 656 million dollar prize yet. a big battle is brewing in baltimore. a woman claims to have one of the winning tickets. her colleagues at the mcdonald's where she works says it was a shared pool. she says she bought the winning ticket on her own. >> are they fighting with you? >> yes, big problem. >> have you got a lawyer? >> [ inaudible ] i'm shocked. i'm so shocked right now. >> you are in shock because you believe you won or because -- [ inaudible ] >> very confusing. >> she purchased $80 in tickets for her and her colleagues because claims the winning ticket was bought separately. the other tickets were sold in kansas and illinois many only the winner illinois has publicly claimed the prize. >>> this the day m

. >> reporter: former gsa administrator martha johnson made her first statement since these pictures, 2,400 square foot hotel suite showing where gsa vips stays in the las vegas resort during the agency's $820,000 convention. gsa video's mocked the easy spending policies in videos. >> i am extremely a grieved by the gall of a handful of people to misuse federal tax dollars, twist contracting rules and defile the great name of the general services administration. >> reporter: johnson said the white house did not ask her to quit, but she resigned on her own to symbolize the need for new leadership. >> i will mourn for the rest of my life the loss of my appointment. >> thank god this time what happened in vegas didn't stay in vegas. >> reporter: members of congress expressed outrage and asked why the official who planned the conference, who refused to testify today received a $9,000 bonus. the inspector general who uncovered the las vegas spending spree testified he's handed the case over to the justice department. >> we've recommended criminal charges. >> the acting administrator now pu

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 cancer. can a shareholder revolt over bonuses at one of wall street's biggest banks. randall pinkston is here with that and more. >> good morning. billionaire investor warren buffett is trying to reassure shareholders in his firm berkshire hathaway that his cancer diagnosis is not life-threatening. in a letter to shareholders tuesday buffett says he'll begin two-month radiation treatment in july. they say his chance for survival is between 97% and 98%. in february buffett announced berkshire's board had already selected someone to succeed hi

president obama has fired the chief of the general services administration, martha johnson after an audit found kpetive spending at a las vegas luxury hotel. the expensives included $3200 for a mind reader. $63 hundred on a commemorative coin set and money on an exercise to build a bicycle. the white house called it a gross misuse of taxpayer dollars. >>> it's not every day the president launches a rocket at the supreme court. but it happened today, setting a the stage for a battle of the titans in the decision over health care. jake tapper has the blow by blow. >> reporter: president obama fired a warning shot at the supreme court saying that overturning the health care law would be overstepping their roll. >> ultimately i'm confident that the supreme court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority, a democratically elected congress. >> reporter: white house officials are concerned. the administrations top lawyer faced a barrage of skepticism that the government has the right to require that every american b

today, the head of the agency, martha johnson, resigned, saying gsa had made a significant misstep and taxpayer dollars were squandered. johnson's two deputies were forced out. the white house moved quickly to try to contain any political damage, saying in a statement that president obama was outraged by a gross misuse of taxpayer dollars and decisive action had been taken. the white house said it directed all agencies to review conference spending last year. that was almost a year after this conference was held. this kind of news is not helpful to a president already under fire for excessive spending. brian? >> lisa myers in our washington newsroom. lisa, thanks. >>> to presidential politics on the eve of tomorrow's three gop primaries. there's news tonight about women voters and the fallout for the presidential candidates from the bitter fights we have been seeing lately over women's rights. tonight, a former candidate who now happens to be secretary of state is speaking out on the issue. our report from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> one, two, three, four. >> we won't take it anymore. >>

if martha johnson isn't doing something about it, maybe we need to replace her. and if bob peck is not doing something about it, maybe we need to replace him. maybe we need to put mr. neely on administrative leave in may of last year rather than waiting until the american public finds out about it. nothing happened for a year? and you allowed all these trips to continue on? multiple conferences? i mean, i can appreciate mr. tangherlini coming in and suspending the 35 conferences that are scheduled. how are they even scheduled? how didn't you stop those conferences? i'm amazed that with a recommendation from mr. miller that more wasn't done to stop this over the last year. mr. miller, i want to go back to something you said. you're going to be exhausted by the end of this week. in fact, i assume all of you will be. i don't know that -- i'm a freshman, only been here for a year and a half, but i have not seen four committee hearings on any topic yet. but in yesterday's testimony, mr. cummings, congressman cummings asked you a question. it took nine months to invest

martha johnson agreed to step aside after the embarrassing details became public. those included an $835,000 conference in las vegas. among those expenses, get this, a $3,200 mind-reader, a $6,300 coin set. and $7,500 exercise to build a bicycle. >>> terrified shoppers were sent running after a small experimental aircraft crashed into a shopping center near orlando. eyewitnesses say they heard the plane sputtering just before it plunged into a publix supermarket and burst into flames. at least three shoppers were hurt. >>> and a sad ending to the search for a missing coffee shop worker in alaska. the body of samantha koenig was pulled from a lake in anchorage. police believe the teen died within hours after being abducted. a 34-year-old man is in custody, in connection with her disappearance. >>> also, still in custody since last week's midair meltdown, is jetblue pilot clayton osmond. he made his first appearance in court yesterday. he did not enter a plea to a charge of interfering with a flight crew. he's being held at least until his next court appearance on th

earlier this week the white house accepted gsa chief martha johnson's resignation. >> when the white house was informed of the inspector general's findings in this matter, we at the white house quickly acted to determine who was responsible for such a gross misuse of taxpayer dollars. >> the gsa is also under investigation for its spending of $250,000 on an employee incentive program. the doled out gift cards, ipods and other gadgets around the office. in new york jonathan hunt, fox news. >>> to the campaign trail now where rick santorum is changing strategy. laura evans is everywhere at 11:00. >> sources say rick santorum has met privately with conservative leaders to plan their attack against mitt romney. the key strategy here? pressure newt gingrich to drop out. that would allow divided conservatives to unite behind santorum. the problem is romney has a dominant delegate lead and many republicans want santorum to quit so romney can concentrate on the general election. >>> a federal grand jury in alexandria indicted a former cia officer. john kiriakou is accused of leaking the iden

the person i was just talking about is, of course, martha johnson.e of the men featured in those videos. and jeff neely. jeff neely, we're told, though, he was the one who organized that conference. we're told that he is going to plead the fifth. that's what they expect. i was told we also expect the committee to dismiss his afterwards. carol, i have to share this with you. to me this is so ironic and really speaks to the head shaking that is going on about washington. jeff neely, as i said, was put on administrative leave. he is coming in here. the gsa is flying him across the country from california here in order to testify on a hearing about excess spending? and he's going to come and likely plead the fifth. >> haven't they heard his video conferences? oh, dana. it makes your head hurt. >> reporter: it does. >> dana bash, thank you so. >> reporter: thanks, carol. >>> prince william's sister-in-law, pippa, gets caught up in a gun investigation. now paris police might want to talk to pippa middleton. and that conversation could lead to criminal char