our program on martha washington includes visit to the washington homestead. >> it's clear that after martha arrives at mt. vernon in april, there's a lot of management that she has to do. when she marries george washington she brings with her 12 house plays and that is really almost an unimaginable luxury. these are slaves not producing crops which is where your income is coming from. they are doing things like cooking, serving the table, cleaning the house, doing laundry. this is not productive labor in the sense that it's not producing income. so she brings the those slaves with her and she brings financial resources to the marriage as well as her managerial skills makes mt. vernon a successful operation and makes possible for washington to be away fighting a war. the fact that washington had the support system that enables him to volunteer his time and talent to run the revolution is critical. during most of the revolution is a distant cousin of george washington. alater in the 1970's the farm manager is george augustine washington who is washington's nephew. he ends up marrying f

abigail adams, martha washington, betsy ross. martha washington, six.re not going to get up to ten, are we? well, -- [inaudible] [laughter] [applause] that's another issue! [laughter] she would get an very interesting memoir. however, the point is there were a million women, at least, who were witnesses or involved in the american revolution, but we don't know that much about them. the accounts we have from those who are left and the perfect example among others are very scant. there's only a few hints. we know, for instance, there were women spies. we get a few sentences about that here and there. we know women during the lexington when the british were marching up. we know american patriot women threw hot oil on them. we only have scraps. aside from the women you mentioned, this was a frustration to me, a real frustration. so i was curious. i said there have to be more accounts. that's how i began writing the book. and the other, of course, this is intriguing which is consequences dent. and consequent there were two women five years apart who both wer

abigail adams, martha washington, margaret corbin, mercy otis warren, betty raz. >> martha washington, six, we're not going to get up to ten, are we? >> [inaudible] [laughter] >> that's another issue. she was part of a very interesting memoir. the point is that there were at least a million women who were witnesses or involved in the american revolution. but we don't know that much about them. and the accounts that we have from those who are left, and mrs. loring is a perfect example, among others, are very scant. there's only a few hints. we know, for instance, there were women spies, and we get a few sentences about that here and there. we know women during the lexington and con cold when the british were marching up the coast, american patriot women threw hot oil down on them. but we only have scraps. aside from the women you've mentioned, and this was a frustration to me, a real frustration. so i was curious. i said there has to be more accounts, and there has to be correspondence, and that is how i began writing the book. and the other one which, of course, always -- this intrigu

martha washington set the role and many first ladies followed long. and johnson's intention to have the common man and common people come to the house. he didn't want to have formal dinners like by written invitation but inviting people to come in and see the president's home. >> just on that note, to capture johnson's approach, this quote from martha johnson, we are plain people from tennessee, called here for a little time and i hope too much will not be expected of us. >> in fact, how did the -- mary lincoln was criticized in the press for her spending especially during the time of a war. how did the nation respond to the folks who said we are plain folks and going to approach this job this way? >> in many ways, they loved it. one said there was a homelyness in that statement and people were craving that after the war to know that these are people who had suffered like they had and who were not going to be -- going to be respectful of the position in the white house. >> did she bring two cows? >> martha would go downstairs and supervise the dairy o

what did founding mother martha washington give us to show our independence from england.other women to make their clothes, as well. and she also helped make shirts for soldiers. so that is significant. yes. next question. >> that is impressive is sounding mothers, abbey gail adams. >> shed is sktd her husband to do john adams when writing laws for america. "a", start a new holiday called mother's day. make her vice president, "b". or "c", remember the ladies? >> it was "c", remember the ladies. >> that is right. that is the famous quote. remember the ladies. we remember her because she said remember the ladies. >> alisyn: that is great. next question. >> now which founding mother was also a daughter-in-law to another founding mother. was it dolly madison, lisa adams or martha washington. >> alisyn: okay, i'm going to go with -- >> "a". >> i said "b". >> it's "b". louisa adams. she was married to john quincy adams who is considered the last founding father. that is the subject of my new book is louisa and john quincy adams. >> alisyn: obviously you need a fresher course on

thank you, doug mckelway on that story in washington. martha?ell the president stepping in with a sales pitch today and growing concerns over his health care law out there. the people that he is now trying to court. bill: also some revealing testimony from boston. the commissioner over what they knew or did not know about the marathon bombing suspect. [shouting] martha: and a woman is pulled from the rubble more than two weeks after that deadly factory fire in bangladesh. her unbelievable story of survival is coming up. stick around. we'll be right back bill: rather revealing testimony in the first public hearings into the bombings in boston. the boston miss commissioner telling lawmakers the feds never bothered to share what they new about tamerlan tsarnaev's checkered past. saying if they had shared that his department would have handled things much differently. watch this exchange. >> before the bombing with you aware that based on russian intelligence that the fbi opened an investigation into tamerlan? >> we were not aware of that. >> would

washington. and he told fox news he has the letters to prove it. >> this is a letter actually martha from washingtond.c., united states department of the treasury internal revenue service from a tax lawyer in this group. this wasn't a low level agent. this was the tax lawyer at main treasury at the irs in washington, d.c. >> as fox news reported to it you last week, he says other letters have the signature of lois lerner, the head of the tax excement division. she is now on leave with pay after refusing to testify on capitol hill. she claims she did nothing wrong and reportedly refused to resign. so taxpayers are still footing the bill for her salary which, by the way, lois lerner makes $185,000 a year. doug mckelway live in our d.c. newsroom with more. doug? >> harris, despite assurances from the administration that targeting had stopped, the organizer of a tennessee conservative group says he is still denied tax exempt status after a third irs letter he received just this month. the fact that this would go on after the fact this general knowledge in the news is stunning. >> among some other scruti

donald rumsfeld back with us today out of washington. martha: how about this.t on your first date? why college students may be missing out on all the romance because they are stuck in a so-called hookup culture. we investigated this. wait until you see what we found out. >> what have you done with your life? an 80-year-old man has done something men half his age could never do. he's a japanese mountain near reaching the top of mt.~everest. the oldest person to get to the summit at 29,000 feet. making the climb even more special the man was accompanied by his son and he had just recovered from heart surgery in january. well done. martha: now for something a little bit different here in "america's newsroom." i recently read an editorial in a college newspaper about something called the hook up culture. in it a female student said that the routine of drinking and having sex and then pretending you don't know each other the next day was getting her down. she thought it would be nice if you could actually at least acknowledge each other on campus after one of these

martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> and now we turn to health, and the huge reaction today to the blazing announcement by angelina jolie about her surgery to reduce her risk of cancer. she talked about the first part, her double mastectomy, but tonight we have learned, there's more she plans to do, and it's a choice so many american women will have to face. abc's paula faris has the new details. >> reporter: barely 24 hours after revealing her bold and brave decision -- >> preventative double mastectomy. >> reporter: headlines across the nation. >> many people are calling brave. >> reporter: "time" magazine calling it the angelina effect. but jolie's decision to have a preventive mastectomy is raising concerns from viewers, like niki quasney, a young mother of two, who, like jolie, had her breasts removed after testing positive for the brca cancer gene mutation, only to be diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer two years later. >> i'm living this nightmare. it's turned my life upside down. this particular genetic mutation is not just about breast cancer. it's also about ovarian

martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> military history being made on the deck of a u.s. aircraft carrier. for the first time ever a drone has been launched from a ship. it could eventually open the way for the u.s. to launch unmanned aircraft from just about anyplace in the world. the next test comes this summer when the navy tries to launch it from a moving carrier. >>> prince harry plays polo in connecticut after visits to new york and new jersey. harry delivered a speech at a manhattan fund-raiser last night for his royal foundation charity. he arrived in the city on a double decker bus with british prime minister david cameron and took a few swings at a field had harlem. he toured the jersey shore accompanied by governor chris christie. >> fantastic american tourism, everyone getting together and making things right. the governor has been fantastic. you can see how many people have come out working together. >> reporter: he played a few games with the governor in seaside heights and shortly after the visit work crews began removing that ruined roller coaster swept in

stephen hayes in washington. martha: stephen was saying jay carney defended holder's testimony as he appears to dodge a question what was behind the decision to label james rosen a quote, coconspirator. here is the exchange with fox's we've white house correspondent he had henry yesterday afternoon, watched. >> even if the attorney general ruled out he would prosecute rosen on question of potential prosecution this is not something i ever been involved in or heard of. we know he was involved in it at very least. that is the question was he not tolling truth on that point. he was involved in it. >> involved in what? >> signed off on the search warrant. you're not involved -- >> i refer you to the justice department. you guys are conflating the subpoena with prosecution and i think -- >> that is not the question. potential prosecution. >> quoting to you what the attorney general said. martha: hard to figure out why you would need a subpoena if you're not considering a potential prosecution. those were the words that eric

martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> and back here at home tonight, the financial markets had a lot of fizz again today. the dow closing up 123 points, another record close. >>> and one driver of the economy, the buying power of hispanic americans. so how does everyone get in on this great action? tonight abc's david muir is back with more in our "made in america" series. what's selling hot and why. >> the newest numbers really tell the story. within two years, one of the 33 babies born in america, hispanic. hispanic american families, a force. soon spending 1.5 trillion a year on goods, creating jobs for the companies who jump on this opportunity. on the streets of mexico city, we noticed something. that first red truck, that bimbo bear, with the thumb's up, they're everywhere. and how many stops in one day for one truck? 30 stops in one day alone. tonight here's why american companies here at home should take note. at that factory in mexico city, where they bake bimbo products, they can't keep up with demand in america. hispanic americans back in the u.s. who want their produc

washington. good to see you. >> thanks, bill. you too. marthaages of hope and of thanks in moore, oklahoma today. take a short trip around the tornado devastated community and you will see messages spray-painted on damaged homes and the sides of buildings. some are trying to warn off the looters who have come by or to thank the first responders who have helped so much. other victims are trying to remain positive offering some fun year messages instead out there. listen. >> the house is for rent, if anybody is interested. [laughter] >> is just made a really sad situation just really light and funny. martha: you've got to keep your sense of humor, right? as much as you possibly can in this situation. many more residents will need that as they move forward. they are also going to need lots of patience in this situation, the tornado did an estimated $5 billion in damage and the recovery will take years. bill: last week we were talking about $2 billion. martha: now it's 5. bill: it's more than doubled there. our best to the folks in oklahoma. martha:

martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> a detroit suburb is about to unleash new regulations and dogtomorrow in the community of royal oak owners of dangerous dogs have to cover $1 million of liability insurance and keep the dog in a locked fenced in area and post signs. steve johnson leaders cree -- city leaders created the ordinance after the dozens of dog attacks last year. >>> the woman oprah calls her all-time favorite guest is about to become a uc berkeley graduate. who is she? here is caroline tyler. >> reporter: of the thousands of students graduating from cal no one has a story like hers. she was forced to marry when she was just 11 years old in zimbabwe. >> by 18 i had three children without a ged but i wanted an education more than anything. >> reporter: she is now a 52-year-old mother of six and against all odds including commuting three days a week from salinas, she has more than achieved her goal. she already has two bachelors degrees, a phd and a masters from other schools. this masters in epidemiology at uc berkeley is is the culmination of a dream. >> i knew if i get

abc's martha raddatz has more now from washington. martha, this is a weird one. >> reporter: it sure is, amy. this morning, 29-year-old ryan fogle is on his way back to the u.s., the first american publicly accused of spying in russia in more than a decade. the u.s. says ryan fogle is a diplomat. the russians say the young american is a spy, captured red-handed with a crazy blond wig trying to recruit a russian intelligence officer to work for the u.s. the supposed evidence, not one, but two wigs, three pairs of glasses, ziploc bags filled with wads of cash, a microphone and this letter supposedly intended for the russian intelligence officer which reads in part "dear friend, we are ready to offer you $100,000 to discuss your experience, expertise and cooperation. we can offer up to 1 million a year for long-term cooperation." but look closer at that evidence. that blond wig, it's raising questions. spycraft seems more maxwell smart than -- >> bond, james bond. >> reporter: peter earnest, a cia officer for 20 years says it's an unspoke

he and that marrying fanny bassett who is martha washington's nice.mething about the closeness of some of the family relationships. it is clear that while they are she was a taken charge woman. her interaction with these slaves and the cooks in the kitchen, the maids, there are also slave women who are so ending on a continual basis to produce yarn. she is supervising what the gardeners are- doing. she liked having a kitchen garden that she could go out and bring in festivals for what they would be able to serve. she is the one who is really planning the menus. there are a lots of levels she is working with. it is a big operation. it sets her up for her whole life. >> a close friend spent most of her time in massachusetts. story of abigail adams is a story of sacrifice and commitment to country. occasion.se to the countr for the first 10 years they lived in this home. it is where they raised their four children. this is the birthplace of their second child, john quincy adams, who went on to become the six presidents. it is important because the primar

bill: elizabeth, thank you, live in washington on that. marthawhile two lawmakers now also asking the health and human services secretary to help approve a lung transplant for a dying 10-year-old little girl. her name is sarah and she has cystic fibrosis. her parents have been told she may now have only weeks to live but because of her age she can only receive a donor lung after all the adult candidates on the list have first had the opportunity to take advantage of that available lung. i spoke to her mom earlier this week. here's a piece of that. >> any parent on the listing thinks that this is, must be a fair and equitable list. so you don't really think that your child will be discriminated against. i felt like we got on. we got on well in advance, as soon as she qualified for organ transplant. we knew there would be a wait and we got on the list. martha: jeffrey goldstein is the president of the lung transplant foundation. he is also a double lung trant plant recipient -- transplant recipient. that is amazing. great to see you, jeff. their fo

martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> military history has been made on the deck of a u.s.carrier. for the first time ever, a drone has been launched from a ship. test flight could eventually open the way for the u.s. to launch unmanned aircraft from just about any place in the world. the next test comes this summer when the navy tries to launch the drone from a moving carrier. >>> more praise for angelina jolie after her double ma mastectomy. to reduce her risk of breast cancer. her partner, brad pitt calls her decision "absolutely heroic." how they kept the secret so long is remarkable. they apparently told close family, jolie's father, john voight, the operations jolie had have been improving over the years. >> technology improved to make breast reconstruction much more natural looking. the first is the highly cohesive silicone implants, referred to as gummy bears. they are highly cohesive silicone that hold their shape. >> some doctors are careful to point out, jolie's surgery is not for everyone. only makes sense for a small category of women. >>> medical headlines now

bill: from washington. marthag name back in the news this week, oj simpson is about to speak publicly for the first time in more than four years. he's been in prison, he's trying to win his freedom, in mart by taking the stand, and some folks think he might have a shot at it. we'll be right back. >> i wasn't there to hurt anybody, i just wanted my personal things, and i realize now that was stupid of me. i am sorry. i didn't mean to steal anything from anybody. and i didn't know i was doing anything illegal. i thought i was confronting friends in pr retrieving my property. man: the charcoal went out already? ... forget it. vo: there's more barbeque time in every bag of kingsford original charcoal. kingsford. slow down and grill. ...and a great deal. thanks to dad. nope eeeeh... oh, guys let's leave the deals to hotels.com. ooh that one! nice. got it! oh my gosh this is so cool. awesome! perfect! dad to the rescue. the perfect place is on sale now. up to 30% off. only at hotels.com bill: a bit of ha myster of a mys

martha: there is more action in a scandal plaguing washington. president obama is ordering a review of the justice department snooping into the media including fox news james rosen. but the only problem is he asked the justice department to essentially investigate itself. the doj seized the records of many reporters including fox news employees. bill: fox news confirming the aj eric holder signed off on that warrant james rosen and he named reasons as a possible coconspirator. he's accused of leaking information on north korea that goes back a couple years. here is what he said. >> i am not sure how many of those cases i have signed off on. i take them very seriously. i have refused to sign a few. pushed a few back for modifications. bill: the attorney general refused to review. martha: president obama nominated former state department spokesperson victoria nuland, she'll be put up for the post of the assistant secretary of state of european and eurasian affairs. the promotion will require senate approval. so her actions in the aftermath of bengh

martha: elizabeth pran joins us live from washington.t is the president proposing this time around? >> reporter: during a news conference yesterday president obama looking to reengage lawmakers, he says keeping gitmo open is not sustainable and only damaging to the u.s. image. this as he renews a old campaign promise to close the camp. more than a hundred inmates are fasting on a hunger strike, some for weeks and weeks and weeks because of their incarceration without a trial. of the president needs congress on this. there are laws in place restrict being the transfer of detainees elsewhere. >> i've asked my team to review everything that is currently being done in guantanamo, everything that we can do administratively, and i'm going to reengage with congress to try to make the case that this is not something that is in the best interests of the american people. >> reporter: meanwhile dozens of prisoners are being force fed liquid meals through tubes in their noses. martha: the president mentioned it's quite costly to keep it open, right?

washington on that. thanks. 27 past, here's martha.ney general eric holder going at it with familiar faces in congress. watch some of this from yesterday. >> i'm sure there must have been a good reason why only to and from parts -- >> yes. you didn't want us to see the details. mr. attorney general -- >> no. [inaudible conversations] no, i'm not going to stop talking now. martha: yeah. it went on from there. it was very feisty. listen. all right. so some lawmakers are happy with the outcome of yesterday's hearing. we're going to hear from the house judiciary committee chairman about that heated expassenger. some were un-- exchange. coming up next. bill: also, does jodi arias deserve to die? the jury is back in court this morning to decide that. >> i believe death is the ultimate freedom, so i'd rather just have my freedom as soon as i can get it. the great outdoors... ...and a great deal. thanks to dad. nope eeeeh... oh, guys let's leave the deals to hotels.com. ooh that one! nice. got it! oh my gosh this is so cool. awesome! perfect!

martha raddatz in washington, thank you. >>> meanwhile, the fbi is warning banks large and small t computer hackers today. authorities say a group of hackers based in the middle east and north africa is responsible for the threat. now, in addition to online banking, some government websites could be disrupted as well. >>> and the fbi says it's foiled a potential domestic terror plot in minnesota. 24-year-old buford rogers was arrested after agents allegedly found pipe bombs, other explosives, and an assault rifle in his mobile home. he has not yet entered a plea. >>> newly released testimony from an american diplomat based in libya during the benghazi attack says he tried in vain to get the pentagon to respond. gregory hicks told congressional investigators that he wanted fighter jets scrambled to scare off militants and avert the second attack that killed two navy s.e.a.l.s. he claims special forces were at the ready but were told to stand down. the state department says it hasn't seen the full transcript and cannot respond to fragments released to the media. >>> and we're just getting ima

washington. thank you. marthae bombshell revelations concerning the terror attack on the consulate in benghazi which raise serious questions what then secretary of state hillary clinton knew that night and how she responded in hours following that deadly assault. congressman darrell issa weighs in on that just ahead. bill: also an absolute tragedy at this wedding party. a limousine catching fire, claiming the life of a new bride and so many of her close friends .. bill: clicks on this a moment. the senate voting a bill to end tax-free on-line shopping. the proposal would allow states to collect sales tax for anything bought over the internet. under current law state sales tax can only be applied if the story has a physical presence in that state. the bill is expected to pass in the senate but some serious opposition in the house. martha: terrible story this morning as investigators near san francisco search for clues after this horrific limousine fire that happened over the weaken and claimed the lives of a new br

washington, d.c.. >> sure. bill: appreciate you coming back. here's martha.er months on the stand and gruesome details of stabbing and murder, today after all of that the closing arguments in the jodi arias trial and soon the jury will have this one. a live report coming up. bill: also these raging wildfires. we're live on the front line in a moment here. there were thousands of residents right in the line of these fires and millions more are now on edge. >> they say that they are taking care of all the properties up there and just amazing to see how many fire trucks going up and down and they're doing a good job. we're just hoping everything will be okay. , martha: took a long time, right? closing arguments day in the jodi arias trial. she is the young woman accused of brutally killing her ex-boy friend. the lead prosecutor called jody a manipulative liar. up to the defense team and then they will get their turn. the jury is ready to get their hands on it. adam housley is live in los angeles. so her past issues with telling the truth really took center stage

martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> now we go to wild and disturbing video here. johnstown, pennsylvania. watch what happens. wow. >> oh, my goodness. >> diana almost just jumped out of her seat. i don't blame you. that's a small deer, flew right through the windshield, clearly confused by what happened. now it's frantically trying to find a way out. the driver stopped. eventually, the deer ran right back out through the front door. that is incredible video. >> apparently, the deer's okay. >> yes, and so is the bus driver. >> and so is the bus driver. i'm glad there wasn't anybody on the bus. hard to watch. >>> here's another one that's hard to watch. it was sheer terror for a mother in philadelphia as her daughter tumbled onto the train tracks still strapped in her stroller. that mother took action aright away, and with the help of a total stranger, she was able to get her baby off the tracks. it's all caught on camera. >> reporter: it's a gut-wrenching moment caught on a septa camera. it took six seconds for this stroller with a baby inside to drift away from he

martha: a potential government scandal is rock washington.department reportedly snooping on journalists at ap. what does bill o'reilly think about this? he will weigh in in a few moments. is it a scandal? you might be surprised. all business purchases. so you can capture your receipts, and manage them online with jot, the latest app from ink. so you can spend less time doing paperwork. and more time doing paperwork. ink from chase. so you can. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day afr day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] e pill eachmorning. 24 hours. zero heartbur martha: the white house is expected to face tough questions we would expect at the daily briefing that happens today after a third scandal begins to rock the obama administration. a lot on their plate at the white house right now. the u.s. justice department is under fire after the "associated press" revealed that the ju

i think we will in the end and is often observed in washington everything emerges in the end. marthaeventually. >> and we will know that. it does beg our belief that someone at her level at the i.r.s. could make a stkaoeugs thimake a decision this far reaching that they will not grant any tax exempt status for 7 months? this is not limited to the question of which group received or did not receive nonprofit status. there are allegations of selective audits which in some sense is a much more significant allegation. if it's discovered and proved that certain conservative activists received audits at the direction of the i.r.s. for their political beliefs i think that is criminal among other things but it has the potential to shake the entire administration to its foundation. bill: we were talking about jason chaffetz about this last hour. it appears, tucker by the day more and more people were aware of this. >> right. bill: in various circles whether it was the i.r.s., the treasury department or the white house itself. it appears this is where things are moving. what did you know, when

martha: all eyes will be on washington, d.c.morrow morning when benghazi whistle-blowers will testify in front of congress about what they actually believe happened that night that four americans were killed. congressman jason chaffetz who will be at the hearing has been involved in this since the get-go. he is coming up just moments away. >> we had proximity. we had capability. we had four individuals in libya, armed ready to go, dressed about to get into the car to go to the airport to go help their fellow countrymen who were dying and being killed and under attack in benghazi and they were told to stand down. ♪ haters best get to bloggin' in it ♪ ♪ so hot right now that our designer ♪ ♪ sunglasses be foggin' ♪ this crowd is classic ♪ so we play 'em like rachmaninoff ♪ ♪ just hooked 'em up with score alerts ♪ ♪now we're about to set it off ♪set it off like a score alert ♪ beep beep what? ♪if you set your phone to vibrate ♪ ♪ then it might alert your button flies all the ♪ ♪ girls and the guys wanna keep that credit score ♪ ♪ h

legitimate point, that some of the people that best understand policy, the hill, politics in washington are lobbyists. >> martha, you can go. >> [inaudible] >> wait one second, we'll have a microphone for you as well. >> thank you. i wondered what role governor romney had in the transition planning. what information did you bring to him, and what directions did he give to you? >> the most important directive we received from governor romney i alluded to earlier, we referred to it as the general instructions. this was a carefully-crafted document. it's in the book. laying out the priorities that he wanted to execute during the first 200 days. i then would meet with governor romney, essentially, once a week. i would typically fly out to the campaign, spend an hour or two with him generally on the plane or in his hotel room. i would keep him up-to-date. we used the one-page project manager as the basis of a report. he got to where he would look at it, and he would look for anything that was yellow and red, and he'd want to know about that. but there's just no -- everything we did was driven by the general instruct

martha maccallum. we're talking about the washington appeals court which is often called the second most important courtnt, overturning major parts of his agenda over the last fourth years. bill: the white house said to be preparing to nominate three judges to the court, at the same time and daring republicans to stop him. byron york, chief

dallas, texas martha: this is breaking news this morning. there is a new report from "the washington post" that fox news chief washington correspondent james rosen was investigated by the justice department in its effort to find a leak that they believed was occurring in the state department. and this time the doj was reportedly keeping track of a lot more than just phone records as we heard about so much in the ap story. obviously we are looking into this this morning. brit hume joins me now fox news senior political analyst. what is your take on what we know when this so far? >> reporter: this was a leak investigation and it had to to with stories that the post reports that our colleague james rosen did back in 2009 and it had to do with north korea, information that the government claims came from a state department official. and the activity that is described in this story is the normal activity, this is what journalists do, journalists go to government officials and try to get them to tell them things. now, and the government sometimes investigates to try to find out which offic

washington d.c. for one piece of sleeping in the same bed really with politicians blocking any kind of legislation that would make life for martha had months and to more difficult add up promoting and pushing through legislation that protects the rights of this biotech giant these companies are manipulating the food chain to their own advantage for monetary gain there's a few people making a lot of money and we deserve to have better than that there may be no way to fully tackle the machine and even vote which monsanto mud santo and the government are one we have a supreme court justice who is a lawyer for the month sent a corporation how much independence do we have really in our government all of these people that have come out onto the streets according to our estimates throughout the world it's hundreds of thousands. people protesting this weekend. marches against monsanto what they're demanding is a liebling object most and also demanding further scientific research into genetically engineered genetically modified products and food and what they're hoping is that these big corporations such as monsanto at least begin to hav

washington were john and abigail adams. he first power couple in the presidency were martha and george. >> another call.elighted to have people watching in venezuela. lindsay is in pennsylvania. what is your question. ? have a question either, but i thought it might be fun for your viewers to know i am a relative. my made in middle name was burchard -- my made in middle my maiden name was burchard. theund out he had quite sense of humor and ended up riding a bicycle through the white house. i thought your viewers might get a kick out of knowing that. >> thank you so much. did he have a sense of humor? >> he did. it was a bit understated. he cut up apples at the dinner table and tossed the people at -- the pieces at the people at the table. he could also tell a joke. lucy hayes gave birth to eight children, five of whom went to adulthood. >> we have more than 100 hayes descendents in our databases. we have four members of the family on our board of directors. we had a reunion a couple of years ago. a couple of the descendents came. entertaining at the white house, it was a dry white house but they used i

jon: i know if rosen fled to cuba and didn't show up for work our washington chief would have his head. jonah goldberg thank you. martha: new information on a deadly poison found in two letters with new york city mayor michael bloomberg as the target. police say the letters tested positive for ricin. one went to the group mayor bloomberg founded, mayor against illegal guns based in d.c. the other was addressed directly to the mayor. eric shawn is live outside city hall in new york city, eric what is the latest from there? >> reporter: jenna you know they say ricin is so deadly just a little grain of salt if inhaled or swallowed can kill you. the new york city mayor michael bloomberg says that will not stop him in his efforts in dealing with gun rights. the letters according to the american mail carriers union, they say they were mailed ten days og and may 20th from schreveport, louisiana. they are addressed to mayor bloomberg, one opened in new york city, the other opened in washington. of the one in washington addressed to the group mayor against illegal guns. bloomberg has been one of the nation's most outspoken crit

well as the diva of domesticity, he brought charges against martha stewart and saw her convicted for insider trader. brianna keel, cnn, washington the giant private equity firm kkr, known for corporate takeovers and is hoping his experience and contacts will help it find new deals. he will be chairman of an internal institute there focusing on communications, public policy and investments in emerging markets. >> making serious, serious money there. >> yeah. >>> attorney general eric holder's plans to meet with the media hit a snag. major news organizations including the associated press, "new york times," and huffington post said they will not take part if the meetings are off record. the justice department says they are off the record to encourage a full exchange of ideas. holder is under fire for two cases involving secret subpoenas or searches of journalist phone records. if they're believed to be involved in reports of leaked classified information. >>> the white house and irs have no comment so far this morning to the latest lawsuit filed over the tax agency targeting tea party group. american center for law and justice fil

washington, d.c. so the narrative that the white house put out is not factually correct. the letters speak for themselves. martha: i want to go back to lois lerner. we all watched her when she said she did nothing wrong. we have letters stamped with her name. so she could say i didn't know what that was. my stamp goes off on a million of these document. i had nothing to do with that. >> yeah. except she also said the practice of the intrusive letters stopped in 2011. but this letter is from march and april of 2012. so she could say she didn't authorize it, but the fact of the matter is not on one letter, not two two letters. we have 15 with lois lerner's signature on it. they kept on changing the criteria which made the situation worse, not better. it's unfortunate will be tragic at the organization -- the internal revenue service is institutionally incapable of execute. do you know what else we got this week? a compliance letter for a 01c4 tax exempt organization that has been recognized. they got randomly last week a compliance audit to go online and fill out own 8-page questionnaire with unbelievably intrusiv

. >> it is frankly astonishing, martha, this may welcome up at those irs hearings that are now underway in washington. i will repeat exactly what happened here. i think it is astonishing. the official who was in charge of the tea party targeting office, if i can put it that way, is now running the irs office which is implementing obamacare. sarah hall ingram. for 2009 to 2012, she was the tax-exempt office commissioner. during that time the tea party and other conservative groups were targeted and some of the information from those groups was released to a liberal group, release of information. now from 2012 until now, ms. sarah hall ingram has run the irs office which is policing obamacare. it is clearly a question of trust. we could not apparently trust the irs to be politically neutral. can we now trust the irs with our most personal health care information? there has been an uproar about this in congress and a political reaction. speaker boehner says, he has serious concerns that the irs should be the obama, the obamacare chief enforcer. senator dean heller, a republican from nevada, he has annou

martha: thanks very much. bill: for more, we bring in bret baier, host of "special report", 6:00 p.m. eastern time. good morning to you. down in washingtongoing? where do you think this is headed right now? >> the apex of this currently will be wednesday, this hearing by darrell issa and the next basically coming forward of witnesses and what he says will be new information in this case. you know, we had this report from house republicans, five different committees, this, study report, now democrats slammed it. the administration slammed it. and we reported on it, but, boy, after you go back into the report and there is a link actually on our website, on foxnews.com. you can read it for yourself. there are specific e-mails in this house report. there are specific details in this house report that go to a number of different questions in this benghazi investigation and, i think a lot of that will be the focus of wednesday and we will likely hear from witnesses we haven't heard from before. bill: has there been an account from the white house what the president was doing that night? >> not a tick-tock of exactly, you know, minute by minute

martha stewart so it is an interesting choice. can he get the nod from the senate? here to talk about it, the chief white house correspondent for politico and the washington bureau chiefusan, progressives have had problems with comey in the past for other issues, a murky role in authorizing the waterboarding. how do you think the nomination process is going to go? >> i think barring disclosures we don't know yet smoothly for republicans. served in a republican administration. contributed to john mccain and mitt romney's presidential campaigns. but for democrats here is a political figure to head the fbi who should have an easy confirmation process at the time. the white house would like to get immigration through the congress. >> where do you see opposition coming from or at least tough questions? do you think more liberals? >> any tough questions are going to be grandstanding. we just saw the best audition tape ever and you'll see why the president doesn't get a bipartisan halo. this is someone nonpartisan. we're told specifically senator schumer who might be inclined to ask tough questions really likes comey and has a good relationship with him. this is also a very

washington were john and abigail adams. he first power couple in the presidency were martha and george. >> another call.elighted to have people watching in venezuela. lindsay is in pennsylvania. what is your question? >> i do not have a question either, but i thought it might be fun for your viewers to know i am a relative. my made in middle name was burchard -- my made in middle name -- my maiden name was burchard. i found out he had quite the sense of humor and ended up riding a bicycle through the white house. i thought your viewers might get a kick out of knowing that. >> thank you so much. did he have a sense of humor? >> he did. it was a bit understated. he cut up apples at the dinner table and tossed the people at the pieces at the people at the table. he could also tell a joke. >> lucy hayes gave birth to eight children, five of whom went to adulthood. >> we have more than 100 hayes descendents in our databases. we have four members of the family on our board of directors. we had a reunion a couple of years ago. a couple of the descendents came. >> entertaining at the white house, it was a dry w

washington state bridge collapsed after being struck by an 18-wheeler thursday night. investigators are now trying to figure out what caused the collapse that sent vehicles tumbling into the ska-git river. martha shade has the latest investigation. a terrifying sight a bridge that carries 65,000 cars a day folded in has sending cars into the water. >> as the cold water was rushing into the vehicle that was when the panic hit. >> according to a federal data base the i five data bridge is functionally obsolete. >> it was built in 1955. spokesman for the washington state transportation said compared to a lot of bridges this bridge is a youngster. >> we would not allow drivers to be on these bridges if they were not safe. >> fixing the bridge is expecting to cause $50 million loss and cause significant traffic delays. >> i can't say the dot personnel is working around the clock to minimize that time period. >> the will take some time to access the bridge. >> miraculously no one died in that accident. >> concern here in california. the golden state ranks 18th in the nation for the worst overall condition of its bridges. another alarming statistic-- one out of every eight bridges in california is li

washington, d.c. and this beautiful thursday morning. donnie deutsch is still with us. you're going to have to wait another hour. you going to wait that long? >> i'm not leaving. for marthaing anywhere. >> oh, my god. >> i thought it was for us. but i guess not. >> no. right here, martha and i are -- >> donnie. that is not -- she doesn't want to date you. >> we don't know that. >> to be determined. >> joining the set the director of the earth institute, dr. jeffrey sachs. >> good morning. >> and washington anchor for bbc world news america catty kay here in new york looking fantastic and in washington editorial director of the huffington post media group and msnbc political analyst howard fineman and another howard former governor of vermont and former chairman of the democratic national committee, howard dean. good to have you all onboard this morning. we're going to go through the scandals. i want to get to the college story. i want to put a question out to howard dean who has been at the center of the storm at times and also helped analyze it. i'm just wondering, howard, if a couple months from now we'll be looking back and making fun of ourms for going deep into the

martha: "happening now" starts right now bye-bye. jon: huge moment for the nation. right now brand new stories and breaking news. a home raided just outside of washington, d.c. two women taken from there. now an investigation underway into a case of alleged human trafficking. >>> plus billions of dollars spent on phony unemployment claims. how people who have jobs are ripping us all off and what can be done to stop it. >>> and a young doctors collapses and dies. police say she had toxic levels of cyanide in her bloodstream. it's all "happening now." jon: and we begin with brand new developments in the boston bombing investigation. good morning to you on this friday, i'm jon scott. >> i'm arthel neville in for jenna lee on special assignment for "happening now" arthel: we're getting word a 4th of july attack was planned. jon: it was a target of opportunity after the pressure cooker bombs came together sooner than expected as we try to find out what killed tamerlan tsarnaev after he died with confrontation with police after reportedly he was run over by his own brother escaping in the stolen suv. his body out of the medical examiner's office. catherine herridg

the continued arrogance of washington, it's good enough for our public employees, but it's not good enough for the businesses around the country. and i've got to give martha roby credit, thank you -- thank you for bringing this bill before us and hopefully we step up and say, if we really want economic choice for the american people, we pass this bill. thank you, madam speaker and i yield back. the speaker: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? illinois, excuse me. >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, my district is home to highland park's elm place middle school. the sixth, seventh, and eighth graders who make up the problem solvers team recently won their division at the illinois future problem solvers bowl and will compete at the international competition in june. the future problem solving program encourages students to think critically and creatively, to develop a vision for their future and become leaders. in my view, these students have achieve auld three. t

martha mccallum, find out what she's put together with bill hemmer. >> hey there. good morning. okay. we've got a loft big stories this morning. we have benghazi and the irs scandal which now has links to washingtongging into ap phone records. a lot on the plate today. bill o'reilly is here with us this morning. senator lindsey graham joins us, steve hayes with the latest on benghazi, lots coming up. we'll see you right here at the top of the hour on "america's newsroom" we used to live with a bear. [growl] we'd always have to go everywhere with it. get in the front. we drive. it was so embarrasing that we just wanted to say, well, go away. shoo bear. but we can't really tell bears what to do. moooooommmmmm!!! then one day, it was just gone. mom! [announcer] you are how you sleep. tempur-pedic. >> steve: you might know elizabeth rome best as assistant d.a.serena souther land on "law and order." >> gretchen: this morning she's talk being infertility and desire to have a child. she has a new book. elizabeth joins us now. good morning. >> good morning. >> gretchen: such a person story. yet, i think it's so profound and so important to get this message out. i, too, struggled with the idea of not bein

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