michelle leonhart: yes. >> the difference is this is the same thing whether it is irs secret same -- service, any agency, she does not have the right to summarily fire people. she has to go through a process of title five, unless you change that law and give these people the ability to fire people when they are found -- and a proper and speedy process to violate whether it is sexual assault harassment, you will have this continued -- all of these problems continue across the scope of all of our civil service system. the only one exempt is fbi. we will get your record of people fired at some point. chairman: mr. lynch, the gentleman from massachusetts who is the ranking member. stephen lynch: thank you. how do you hold people accountable if you are not able to discipline them question mar? michelle leonhart: it is a three-tiered system -- stephen lynch: stephen lynch: you are not answering my question. how do you hold people accountable when you cannot discipline them when they do -- ok so we have 15-20 sexed

michelle leonhart: yes. we do not have the search capabilities. >> you allow him access to search the records? michelle leonhart: we would allow that. we have had a problem with that many names. we found a different way to do it by running a fence code. mr. horowitz and i have a good relationship, if there is something he wants, he has not hesitated to pick up the phone and talk to me about it. we will work it out. chairman: has she allowed you to work? michael horowitz: i should not have to make those calls to the administrator to get access. i staff should not have to spend four months going back and forth, getting rejected versions, being told they cannot get things because of privacy issues when that is not a basis for a legal objection. i should not have to be engaging at the highest levels of the fbi and dea to get the access. let me just say something here about two agencies that complied fully, the atf and the u.s. marshal service got us the materials immediately. it took us 4, 5, i don't know how ma

michele leonhart's retirement will be effective next month.ief white house correspondent major garrett is following this. >> reporter: retirement space michele leonhart from being fired. her departure comes after an inspector general's report revealed dea agents in colombia participated in sex parties financed partly by drug lords. another report found taxpayer money was also used. the parties are believed to have gone on from 2001 until 2008. at hearing before congress last week, leonhart who has held her position since 2007 defended the dea. >> unfortunately, poor choices made by a few individuals can tarnish the reputation and overshadow the outstanding work being done at the dea. >> reporter: in a statement, attorney general eric holder credited leonhart with "innumerable instances of the dea dismantling the most violent and most significant drug trafficking organizations." the white house twice refused to say whether president obama had confidence in leonhart, a signal her tenure was coming to an end. scott, the republican and democratic

michelle leonhart is investigating.he told lawmakers she couldn't fire agents for bad behavior even if she wanted to. >> i don't recommend the sanction. i can't fire. i can't recommend a penalty. >> you have to work with agents over whom you can't discipline and have no wroel and you have no control over the security clearance, what the hell do you get to do? >> there were some calling for her to be fired herself or redesign. >> it came hours after the white house said they were skeptical about her ability to continue. >> the president as you know maintains a very high standard for administration particularly when it comes to law enforcement officials. the ig report raised serious concerns about that conduct. >> the statement from attorney general eric holder much nicer. he said i want to express my appreciation for michelle not only the leadership for the dea but 35 years of extraordinary service for the dea for the department of justice and the american people. the agents in the ig report about prostitutes were suspen

no theis was like the straw that broke the camel's back for michelle leonhart.lost trust in the -- in the committee hearing she had a terrible performance in answering questions as to why the dea agents who were accused of this wrongdoing of the misbehavior were basically were basically just suspended for 14 days at the most and now they're still on the job. some of them still have their top secret security clearance. and she really couldn't answer those questions. that's what really did it when she lost the confidence of congress and the administration was not liking her because of the way she's handled -- the way the u.s. -- the federal government has handled the legalization of marijuana on the state level. there's plenty of issues with michelle leonhart. >> tell me quickly about loretta lynch and now how that human trafficking vote happened. will that be paving the way for her getting her way through? >> yes. we expect she'll probably get a vote on thursday. we might have a new attorney general certainly by the end of the week. ir rake hold eric holder he'll

the justice department said that michelle leonhart will retire in mid may.s one of eric holder's last jobs as attorney general of the united states, in addition to sending out memos reminding people not to solicit prostitutes. one of the last jobs is suggesting somebody to lead the the the agency that made the no hookers memo a necessary thing. happy trails. wish your skin could bounce back like it used to? new neutrogena hydro boost water gel. with hyaluronic acid it plumps skin cells with intense hydration and locks it in. for supple, hydrated skin. hydro boost. from neutrogena. >>> it started from my experience scuba diving. i just remember that is a way of -- >> accidental death is what he says there. turns out there's an un dotted line between scuba diving and a state trying something so unsettling, it ought to be front page news everywhere. it might end up being front page news as soon as next week for the whole country. it's a very strange story out of one specific state. that story is next. please stay right there. >>> we have breaking news in the fo

michele leonhart announced her retirement yesterday. nbc's kristen welker is live from the white house with more on this. good morning to you. >> reporter: aaron, good morning to you. that's right, michele leonhart has led the dea since 2007 and has been with the agency for over 35 years. she is now stepping down amidst a controversy. the inspector general's report found between 2005 and 2008, dea agents engaged in sex parties in colombia, some hired by the drug cartels. last week, she was called to testify before congress. she was grilled about all of this. lawmakers infuriated. wanted to know specifically why those agents had been suspended, why they hadn't been fired. she didn't really provide satisfactory responses to the answers so you could tell last week that president obama a number of members of congress had started to lose confidence in leonhardt. yesterday, attorney general praised her for being a special agent in charge and she said, quote, she has devoted her life and her professional career to the defense of our nation. sh

i have to tell you that i was somewhat shocked but even more shocked by michelle leonhart who is the at the dea. does this woman know what she's doing? >> if she does, she didn't prove it during our hearing. i do give credit to the chairmen. judge, you used the word law enforcement and i used to work with law enforcement. and i take no great joy in having a conversation with any law enforcement agent like the one we had this week, but it was necessary that law enforcement enjoys special privileges and powers and rights in our so it and with that comes a corresponding responsibility and to allow the drug cartel that, by the way, you are supposed to be investigating, to provide prostitutes to you and suffer the meager consequences that these agents suffered is really impossible to explain. >> well, you know, congressman, what's even worse is that apparently the cartel took custody or possession of their phones and their laptops and their weapons and all this stuff when the men were having sex with the prostitutes. what do you think they were doing with that stuff, protecting it? >> no,

>>> attorney general eric holder announced that the head of the drug enforcement association michele leonharten under fire after agents engaged in sex parties. and leonhart told congress she did not have authority to fire the agents. following that a committee issued a bipartisan statement of no confidence. the white house declined to defend leonhart who has led the dea since 2007. eric holder is still in office because his replacement loretta lynch is still waiting for don firmation. her nomination has been held up. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says he expects to pass the human trafficking bill which would clear the way for a vote to confirm loretta lynch as soon as tomorrow. confirmation is expected for tomorrow. >>> let's get an early start on "your money" right now. alison kosik here with that. good morning. >> good morning. we're seeing more red arrows as we see stock futures lower. the dow fell 85 points mostly because of disappointing earnings. dow don'ts dupont verizon and travelers all fell after reporting first quarter numbers. and chipotle also watching down about 6% at t

director michelle leonhart said there was nothing she could do.lf the oversight committee, democrats and republicans, called for her to step down. today they got their wish. she has been at the high ranking position since 2004, as best as we can tell. now she's gone. or she's at least going. the justice department said that michelle leonhart will retire in mid may. that means one of eric holder's last jobs as attorney general of the united states, in addition to sending out memos reminding people not to solicit prostitutes, one of the last jobs is suggesting somebody to lead the the the agency that made the no hookers memo a necessary thing. happy trails. thanks for dealing with the hooker problem on your way out. ford is taking the ecoboost challenge all across america. here we go! check out escape and find out why ford is the brand more people buy and buy again. wow! that's a four-cylinder? i thought it was a six. i definitely feel the ecoboost in the ford escape. that's like a sports car. i just opened my trunk with my foot. i prefer, without a

michele leonhart is stepping down retiring in may. leonhart served 35 years in the drug enforcement administration and has led the agency since 2007. but she's been under fire following a scathing report about agents attending sex parties by local -- funded by local drug cartels in colombia. several members of congress had called for leonhart's resignation. >>> a u.s. marshal is under investigation for smashing a woman's cell phone. it happened as she was recording police activity near her home. john blackstone has more on what's becoming a growing trend in the country. >> reporter: 34-year-old beatrice piaz says she plans to take action after a u.s. marshal approached her without warning knocking her cell phone out of her hands and destroying it. >> he threw everything on the ground and smashed it with his foot. he stomped on it and he kicked it. >> reporter: she says she was recording police activity happening four houses away. >> about eight to ten people being held in front of a lawn at gunpoint all on their stomach with their han

the head of this agency, michelle leonhart is here with us today. giving her extended tenure at dea during the same timeframe of these abuses, we will have very direct questions for her. the administer was nominated by president bush in 2003 served as deputy administer as daa to begin serving as an acting administrator in 2007 and president bush nominated her to serve as administrator in 2008. she was nominated again by president obama and confirmed by the senate in 2010. the inspector general reports and i quote, says that the dea supervisors treated alleged sexual misconduct and sexual harassment as a local management or performance related issue come into school. it also finds it when the administrator learned about these allegations, or agency of posed extremely light penalties. for example, when she was informed about wild parties involving prostitutes, she counseled the regional director for failing to report the allegations, in the quote. that was it. just counseling. no other this plenary action. one question for the administrator is what wo

. >>> michelle leonhart was drilled about light punishments for dea agents accused of attending sex parties while stationed in colombia engages in prostitutes. one congressman is calling for the dea chief to step down. >>> today marks two years since the boston marathon bombing. a moment of silence will be held this afternoon following by the ringing of church bells to honor the victims. meanwhile, a judge in the trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev has told jurors to stay away from this year's marathon. the following day, the jury will begin delivering if tsarnaev will spend life in prison or be sentenced to death. >>> today marks the 150th anniversary of the death of abraham lnking. reenacters gathered yesterday at the ford theater. lincoln wasn't pronounced dead until the following morning. several states will lower their flags to half staff. >>> tax day isn't so bad when there's freebies to find. >>> rita wilson diagnosed with cancer. how a second opinion may have saved her life. >>> and the new video of a plane careening off a run way. >>> well look at that. at least the third time this year, a

michele leonhart has led the dea since 2007. she has faced mounting criticism especially sie an inspector general report last month found that agents had sex parties in colombia with prostitutes paid for by cartels. >>> turning overse where u.s. warships are shadowing an iranian convoy off the coast of yemen. the fear is that tho ships are carrying weapons and that they cross from international waters into yemeni wa that could put the u.s. in a positi where it w take action. chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszews for us. >> reporter: the u.s. aircraft carrier theodore roosevelt the north arabian sea today stalking iranian warships but at a distance. just over the horizon a convoy of five iranian-guided missile frigits and two freighters. indicates that cargo ships are loaded with weapons for iranian-backed houthi rebels locked in a bloody civil war in yemen. but the iranian convoy is under constant surveillance by u.s. navy war plane would have to breakthrough a naval blockade of saudi and egyptian warships. today, presiden

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michelle leonhart was grilled on capitol hill about light punishments for dea agents accused of attending sex parties while stationed in colombia engages with prostitutes paid for by drug cartels. some were suspended for as little as two days. one congressman is calling for the dea chief to step down. >>> today marks two years since the boston marathon bombing. a moment of silence will be held this afternoon following by the ringing of church bells to honor the victims. meanwhile, the judge in the trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev has told jurors they must stay away from this year's marathon which will be run this coming monday. the following day, the penalty phase will start. that's when the jury will decide if tsarnaev will spend life in prison or be sentenced to death. he was convicted last week. >>> today marks the 150th anniversary of the death of abraham lincoln. reenacters gathered yesterday at ford's theater in washington. it was there where lincoln was shot while watching a play from the balcony. lincoln wasn't pronounced dead until the following morning. to mark today's occasion severa

michele leonhart announced her retirement yesterday. in recent months the agency has been plagued with scandal after an investigation found several agents had engaged in sex parties with prostitutes while working overseas. leonhardt will leave her position in mid may and her replacement has not been named. >>> prosecutors are presenting new evidence to the jury that will decide the boston bomber's fate. the penalty phase began yesterday. they showed a photo of dzhokhar tsarnaev making an obscene gesture made in the courthouse months after the bombing. and they heard the sounds recorded in the moments after the bombing. >> unless you saw those pictures i don't think anybody can begin to imagine. you can't begin to imageton horror of that day. >> some jurors wiped away tears as victims recounted the terror the chaos and excruciating pain. >>> the virginia man whose child was conceived using a turkey baster does have parental rights. this is according to the three-judge panel that upheld the earlier decision. the court says the father supp

michele leonhart has led the dea since 2007. last week she testified before members of the house oversight and government reform committee. she was questioned about dea agents who admitted taking part in sex parties with prostitutes paid for by colombian drug cartels. after the hearing members released a bipartisan statement saying they had, quote, they had no confidence in here. >>> to the high-stakes high-seas standoff playing out near yemen. u.s. and ally warships are prepared to possibly intercept an iranian convoy that may be trying to deliver weapons to rebel forces in yemen. nbc's tracie potts is in washington. tracie, is the white house prepared for this to turn into an international situation? >> reporter: dara they are preparing but hoping that's not the case. they are preparing by sending eight warships so far into that zone not to block the iranians but at this point they say they are just watching. this u.s. aircraft carrier is hovering in the waters off yemen this morning, not far from seven iranian cargo ships. th

michelle leonhart has led the dea since 2007. last week, she testified before members of the house oversight and government reform committee. she was questioned about d.e.a. agents who admitted taking part in sex parties with prostitutes paid for by colombian drug cartels. after the hearing, members released a bipartisan statement saying they had, quote no confidence in her. >>> now to the high stakes high seas standoff right now playing out between the u.s. and yemen. warships are prepared to intercept a convoy that may be meeting rebels in yemen. is the white house prepared for this to possibly turn into an international situation? >> they're preparing for it. they certainly hope that's not the case. but given what's happening they have to prepare for that. right now they've moved eight warships into that region. now, they're not part of the blockade. the obama administration says for now, they are fought trying to stop the iranian cargo ships, but they are watching. >> this usair craft carrier is hovering in the waters off yem

michele leonhart retiring under fire from congress. agents under her watch accused of taking part in sex parties involving prostitutes, paid for by drug cartels in clom biel ya housing paid for my american tax taxpayer taxpayers. most of those agents still on the job. >>> tonight, a major health headline about breast cancer and the new hope for a potential game changer now. after angelina jolie's dramatic surgery, tonight, there is a big development making it more affordable to get screened and much easier to get that all-important second opinion. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: this was the game changer, angelina jolie going public about her double mastectomy, saying a test for a breast cancer gene mutation saved her life. and tonight, news that that test will now be affordable for most women. >> you'll receive an e-mail when your sample has been received at the lab, and another e-mail when your results are ready. >> reporter: the new test just $249. many other tests for the brca gene ten times more expensive and often not cov

michele leonhart's departure follows a heated congressional hearing last week. an investigation found agents attended parties in colombia with prostitutes paid for by drug cartels. leonhart told lawmakers she did not have authority to fire the agents. she leaves in may. >>> the nfl, a big step closer to coming back to the l.a. area. now that the city council has approved the construction of a new stadium. >> bring 'em back. bring 'em back. bring 'em back! bring 'em back! bring 'em back! >> fans of the oakland raiders and san diego chargers getting a little excited. maybe getting ahead of themselves, too. they packed the city council meeting in carson last night. council voted unanimously in support of a nearly $2 billion stadium, where their teams could play. fans clearly excited about the possibilities. >> it's like christmas. you know, i mean, i ain't celebrated christmas in a long time. it's christmas to me. you knower my -- my raiders are coming back. the chargers. l.a.'s ready for this. we ready. i'm glad this is happening. >> what's the problem with christ

administrator michele leonhart, who has held the job since 2007. >> unfortunately, poor choices made by a few individuals can tarnish the reputation ask overshadow outstanding work being done at the d.e.a. >> reporter: according to the new report, the d.e.a. sex parties in colombia began in 2001 and are believed to have ended in 2008. it was daily routine, according to the report, for operational budgets to use leftover money to hire prostitutes. bu seven agents who admitted participating in sex parties received suspension of just one to 10 days. committee chairman jasontz chaffetz was furious that agents haven't been fired. >> you allow this person who engages a prostitute, throws glass at her, breaking the skin-th - there's blood all over the place-- and they're still employed at the d.e.a.? >> reporter: leonhart noted there was little she could do because of civil service protections for federal workers. >> i assure you that i was quite disappointed in the penalties imposed.ep >> reporter: last week, attorney general eric holder put out amo memo reminding department employees that

the head of this agency, michele leonhart is here with us today. given her extended tenure at d.e.a. during the same time frame of these abuses, we'll have very direct questions for her. the administrator was nominated by president bush in 2003 to serve as deputy administrator of d.e.a. she began serving as acting administrator in 2007. and president bush nominated her to serve as administrator in 2008. she was nominated again by president obama and confirmed by the senate in 2010. the inspector general reports and i quote, says that the d.e.a. supervisors treated alleged sexual misconduct and sexual harassment as a local management or performance-related issue, end of quote. it also finds that when the administrator learned about these allegations her agency imposed extremely light penalties. for example, when she was informed about while parties involving prostitutes, she, and i quote, counseled the regional director for failing to report the allegations end of quote. that was it. just counseling. no other disciplinary action. one critical questi

and there's something in the hope of that that i contrast with what michele leonhart said that really stayed with me. i another thing i really wanted to understand was what causes drug addiction. if you had said to me four years ago what causes heroin addiction, i would have looked at you like you were a little bit simple minded, and i would have said heroin causes heroin addiction, right? for 103 years we've been told a story that's so obvious that it's become part of our common sense. it's really easy. we think that the first 20 people on these rows, let's all use heroin for 20 days because there's chemical hooks in heroin our body would physically need the heroin, and that's what addiction is. we would physical hi crave it right? -- physically crave it, right? the first hint i got that there may be something wrong with that theory, was a guy pointed the out to me if any of us step out into the street now and we're hit by a car and we break our hip, we'll be taken to hospital and it's very often we'll be given a lot of morphine. it's heroin. it's much better than you're going to sco

attorney general eric holder has announced that the head of the drug enforcement organization michele leonharting. leonhart told congress last week she did not have the authority to fire the agents. the white house declined to defend leonhart who has led the dea since 2007. >>> new details about a huge ice cream recall this morning. let's get the details, alison kosik is here. >> it turns out this may be worse than we thought. blue bell product has been a rel risk for years. it's actually been going on since 2010 that's according to the cdc. the company has been gradually recalling certain items for weeks but this week blue bell recalled every item in the united states because of potential health risks. lee people have died and others have gotten sick in the past year likely linked to that bacteria from listeria. listeria can actually travel on foods like nuts that go into ice cream and live for years on surfaces in a factory like drains or pipes. if you're wonder writing we didn't hear about this now with the cdc finding it is traced all the way back to 2010 is because there weren't enough ca

michelle leonhart is stepping down after discussing d.e.a.ex during an operation in colombia. >>> president obama is selling brating a rare moment of bipartisanship. he hosted an event on tuesday. on the medicare reform bill. mr. obama thanked both parties for coming together on something that makes the country either about. republican house speaker john boehner gave a kiss on the cheek to nancy pelosi. >>> new zealand's prime minister is apologizing to an auckland waitress for repeatedly pulling her a hair. the woman said in a post, it all least year apparently six different times. he called it a -- but the woman says it was bullying and harassment. she said she threatened to hit him if he didn't stop. >>> many across california are dealing with the water shortage. there are some communities that seem to be immune from it all. >> look, right across the street at this gated subdivision. and you see lush, manicured lawns and even golf courses. critics say this defies mother nature and it is mott sustainable. >>> still to come here, we'll look

officials say that michelle leonhart plans to retire. leonhart clashed with president obama mother marijuana. her departure comes as the agency face as scandal. alonglawmakers criticized leonharts handleing about reports. >>> the navajo nation is heading to the polls. voting in the country's largest native american tribe will begin in november. it was postponed when one of the leading candidates was removed from the ballot. the reason? he did not speak navajo. still the ruling sparked an uproar and divided the community. >> language is important and identifies who you are and where we come from. we cannot be a nation without language. >> we've been told that your language has no value. so why use it? why keep it? why speak it? why teach it to your children? just learn english and be done with it. >> coming up at the half hour, much more on this story and what happened to the candidate who was barred from running. >>> plus the multi billion dollar case pitting oil giant cheveron against a group of amazon villagers and their american lawye

michele leonhart announced her retirement yesterday. that agency has been plagued with scandals after an investigation found several agents had engaged in sex parties with prostitutes while they were working overseas. leonhardt will officially leave in mid may and he replacement hasn't been named. >>> the jury in the boston marathon bombing trial is hearing new evidence as they prepare to decide whether the bomber will be put to death. the penalty phase of the trial began yesterday and prosecute earns showed -- prosecutors showed a photo of dzhokhar tsarnaev making an obscene gesture. the photo was taken in a courthouse months after the bombing. the court heard for first time sounds of the bombing aftermath that were captured by a video recorder. >> see saw those pictures. i don't think anybody can begin to imagine. you can't begin to imagine the horror of that day. >> victims told the jury about the excruciating pain they felt in the moments after the blast. some jurors wipe away tears as they listened. >>> 5:35 right now. the virginia

michelle leonhart is leaving agency.awmakers wanted her out after several dea agents had sex parties with prostitutes paid by colombian drug cartels. leonhart said she could not fire the agents because of the maze of civil service protections for government workers but house oversight and government reform committee chairman jason chaffetz doubts that is true. >> i do think the law needs to change so there is more absolute discretion for administrators there but she could have done some other things. a, she could have allowed the inspector general to go in look deeper. they withheld than a pushed that back. if you're having sex parties funded by drug cartels you can't revoke their security clearance? are you kidding me? nobody bought that. >> sounds crazy to most people. charlie you have friend close to it you know what? maybe that is how it is? >> this is very difficult job for these guys. sometimes they need to blow off steam. >> stop. >> no, you did not. >> i'm only kidding. >> who hasn't been to a sex party by a drug

. >> reporter: she was a rising star in federal law enforce emt, but now michelle leonhart is stepping down after revelations at least ten dea agents had sex parties in colombia involving prostitutes, some of the women hired by drug cartels. >> this is all national security issues when criminal cartel cans get that close to agents. >> reporter: the attorney general announce lead i don't know hart's resignation on tuesday saying she has devoted her life and professional career to the defense of our nation. this after an inspector general report last month which detailed those parties allegedly occurring between 2005 and 2008. >> law enforcement is not above the law and you -- this sexual misconduct cannot be accepted. >> reporter: last week len heart was grilled by lawmakers who demanded to know why the agents were suspended not fired. >> can you revoke their security clearance? >> i can't revoke their security clearance. >> honestly? what power do you have? >> what i can do is build on and improve mechanisms. >> reporter: all this as the secret service has been reeling from a string of

michele leonhart, who has served 35 years at the agency, has also opposed obama on marijuana policy, criticizing the justice department for deciding not to sue states that have legalized pot. the drug policy alliance has launched a petition calling for obama to appoint a replacement who will quote "help reduce mass incarceration that is a result of the failed war on drugs." president obama has criticized fellow democrats who oppose the -- at least 1000 people rallied tuesday at the side of the arrest of freddy gay -- freddy gray. police have received the names of the officers involved in his arrest, including the lieutenant who led the initial chase, who said gray made eye contact with him, then ran away. according to the guardian, lieutenant brian rice has been accused of domestic violence twice, and was ordered by a judge to stay away from a second person who took him to court. an attorney for freddie gray's family said questioned lieutenant rice's decision to pursue gray in the first place saying quote "running while black is not probable cause. felony running doesn't exist, and y

. >> reporter: michele leonhart has led the dea since 2007 and has been with the agency for 35 years. she's resigning a midst a cloud of controversy. she was a rising star in federal law enforcement but now michelle leonhart is stepping dun down avenue revelations ten dea agents had sex parties in colombia involving prostitute, some hired by drug cartels. >> this is national security issues when criminal cartels can get that close to agents. >> reporter: the attorney generaling the announced leonhart's resolution tuesday calling her a trailblazer for being the first woman that was named special agent in charge. this comes after an inspector general report last month which detailed those parties allegedly occurring between 2005 and 2008. >> law enforcement is not above the law and you -- this sexual misconduct cannot be accepted. >> reporter: last week, leonhart was grilled by lawmakers who demanded to know why the agents were suspended not fired. >> can you revoke their security clearance? >> i can't revoke their security clearance. >> honestly? what power do you have? >> what i can d

. >> ifill: drug enforcement administration chief michele leonhart announced today she is stepping down. attorney general eric holder praised her years of service to the agency, but she came under fire from both parties in congress after reports surfaced that d.e.a. agents attended sex parties with prostitutes. >> woodruff: a full-scale recall is now under way for all products from "blue bell creameries." they're being pulled from shelves in 23 states and overseas because they could be tainted with listeria. overnight, the texas company expanded an earlier recall after the deadly bacteria turned up in ice cream at two plants. >> originally, in this facility we had a positive test on some snacks. and we thought it was isolated to one machine in one room. and so we shut down the machine and closed off the room. and what the positive test on the cookie dough half gallon did was let us know that it was in other areas of the plant, also. >> woodruff: so far, federal health officials have linked the contamination to three deaths in kansas. it's the first recall in blue bell's 108 years of ope

michele leonhart was given a vote of no confidence last week after telling lawmakers on capitol hillhe authority to fire agents who admitted taking part in sex parties paid for by colombian drug cartels. chris jansing joins me now. chris, a lot to talk about but let's just start with this vote of no confidence from lawmakers. that all but sealed her fate at that point. >> yeah, the writing was on the wall then because it was a bipartisan vote and because when she was really grilled on capitol hill, tamron she didn't have any answers for the questions about what was done as a result of this. in fact, what she said was, what i can do is build on and improve mechanisms. that wasn't enough. the committee members made it clear to the white house it was time for her to go. of course, what this all dates back to is a series of parties where dea agents who were in colombia at the time were involved in parties with prostitutes and not only were there reports that these prostitutes were paid for by the drug cartels themselves, the people the dea, obviously, is supposed to be fighting but while

. >>> the head of the drug enforcement agency michele lean leonhart is stepping down after her 35 years of service with the public agency. this move follows a justice department report last month that alleged drug agents stationed in colombia engaged in sex parties with prostitutes paid for by drug cartels. >>> a big game of high-stakes cat and mouse in the arabian sea tonight. two u.s. warships are talking an iranian convoy that might be trying to deliver weapons to yemen. that country is in the midst of a bloody civil war. the u.s. navy says the aircraft carrier "theodore roosevelt" and the guided missile destroyer normandy meant to secure that shipping channel. right now the iranian ships are inching along, we're told attempting to avoid confrontation. >> well we could be looking for a few more storms heading our way tomorrow. doug? >> yeah that's exactly right, wendy. right now we have kind of a cool night out there. not much wind but we're looking at a fairly cool night as skies have cleared. temperatures already in the low to mid-40s in some location and you'll notice a big chill

a congressional committee blasted michelle leonhart. she retires next month. >>> a potentially life-saving test for breast canand ovarian cancer is up this morning. our d.c.r. holly phillips is at the tachblt good morning. >> good morning. >> it sounds incredibly exciting. >> they use a swab of saliva. you can mail it in. your doctor can order the test or your doctor can provide it for you. it looks for genes like brca 1 and 2 as well as 17 others. the amazing thing is the cost. it's only $249 wrarks regular testing runs up to $4,000. >> it's offered by an internet company. they send you a kit and you mail it back to them and you get your results in 6 to 12 weeks. the reason it's a game-changer really is making genetic testing affordable and accessible has been a huge barrier, but we know that genes, using genes to screen for illness, treat illness, and even prevent illness in some cases, that's the future of medicine. so we're going to see a lot more of this. >> who's going to get the test. >> >> the medical guide lines certainly hasn'

. >> reporter: in announcing michele leonhart's retirement. temperature the attorney general said ... bill: 10 minutes past. martha: is the worldal safer place now than it was 30 years ago? president obama in a wide ranging interview says he believes we are in a safe were world and his foreign policy is primarily the reason for that's. bill: after 40 years on the lam an escaped fugitive turns himself in to police. wait until you hear the reasons why. martha: why a navy aircraft carrier is hanging out off the coast of yemen. >> i saw a lot of tickers saying ships going there to intercept iranian ships. that is play and thely untrue. this discreet movement is for a discreet purpose. y selects caregivers to help with personal care housekeeping, meals - and most of all, staying engaged - in life. oh, thank you, thank you. you're welcome. are you ready to go? oh, i sure am. we can provide the right care, right at home. when salesman alan ames books his room at laquinta.com, he gets a ready for you alert the second his room is ready. so he knows exa

michelle leonhart was the first woman to lead the agency.ys its goals were achieved with airstrikes in yemen and it will look towards political reforms. you can find more on that story at bloomberg.com. anna: we had early from tesco earlier this hour. the company posted net losses of a whopping 5.74 billion pounds. one-off charges fueled it at 7 billion pounds. let's get more with that. recap some of the big numbers. and there are some big numbers. caroline: chief executive is saying it has been a difficult year for tesco. you don't say. 5.7 4 billion pounds. that is the number you are looking pretax. -- that is the number. if you are looking pretax, it is even bigger. they have taken a huge 7 billion pound one-off charge, related to commercial intake they miscalculated the previous years. member the profit back:, the countenancing -- remember the profit why coal -- black hole, accounting scandal. they are facing reality, that is what dave lewis is saying. what the issue is if there is no resolving any of this they have said they are bringin

a congressional committee blast blasted michele leonhart last week after an investigation that found dea agents in colombia attended sex parties paid for by drug lords. of the justice department says leonhart retires next month. >>> a potentially life saving genetic test for breast and ovarian cancers is on the market. the a a california startup says it's an easier way of determining whether women get those doctors. holly phillips is with us this morning, it sounds promising. >> reporter: the way the test is done is it uses a swab of saliva. women can do the test at home and mail it in for their results. your doctor can order the test or the company can provide a doctor for you and it looks for breast cancer and ovarian cancer genes, things like brca 1 and 2 as well as 17 others. the amazing thing is the cost. it's only $249 whereas ordinarily this type of testing runs up to $4,000. >> and you can get it from saliva and you're mailing it to who? where is it going? >> it's offered by an internet company so they send you a kit and you mail it back to them and get your results in six to

michele leonhart is resigning. members of congress were outraged when agents were suspended instead of being fired. >>> the man called the accountant of auschwitz is asking for forgiveness in germany for his role in the holocaust. oscar groening faces 300,000 counts of accessory to murder. on the stand, he says he morally shares in the guilt but denies committing any crimes. >>> back here in this country, a california man seen being beaten by california sheriff's deputies has accepted a settlement. ten deputies have been placed on leave. the fbi is investigating. >>> major recall from one of the world's biggest bicycle makers. trek is recalling nearly 1 million bikes. a lever on the wheel has caused several accidents, including one that left a rider paralyzed. >>> finally, we have all been there. the computer is not doing what it's supposed to do. you're frustrated. then it's time for payback. just like the guy who dragged his dell computer into an allie and opened fire ending months of irritation. police gave him