mike emanuel live in washington with more on that. >> this is based on an interview the house and means committee conducted with an irs agent last week said tea party groups even with no evidence of political activity would get to secondary screening. house ways and means committee chairman is furious saying the fact the irs still continues to treat the tea party differently and subject them to additional targeting is outrageous and it must stop immediately. the irs says the be on the lookout lists are gone. the agency has taken decisive action to eliminate the use of inappropriate political labels in the screening of tax-exempt applications. the irs says its policy is now clear that screening is based on activity not words like tea party and a name. that unidentified agent has told investigators a tea party group would get political advocacy screening while some democrats on capitol hill like to point out liberal groups have gotten some extra scrutiny a senate conservative says there is no

mike emanuel live in d.c. with this. id they say today about e-mails from key ficks in all of this? >> well, harris, lawmakers went after one of the key figures in the targeting of conservative groups, lois lerner's paid leave. she came to capitol hill, gave a statement defending herself and refused to answer questions. so the idea today was, if she's not going to talk to lawmakers or congressional staff, give us her e-mail now. >> every single e-mail that -- of lois lerner's we've asked for you've sent to us? >> i -- no, but we provided hundreds of her e-mails. >> but -- >> again, this is a process. >> no, no, no, no, no. it's pretty simple. you go to her computer and you get her e-ma white house. the treasury spokesperson says the general counsel's office is reviewing the subpoena and treasury is committed to cooperating with this review. harris? >> the republicans with a lot to work with today when you look at those blacked-out pages. they pretty much say, well, you can't read them. clearly republicans are on the offen

>> mike emanuel in d.c.anks. >>> today the president signed a bill to lower interest rates on million of student loans, at least for now. analysts say the average undergrad will save about $1,500 this year, but they point out that the new law links rates to the financial markets, so if the economy improves, interest rates could increase. the president used ten different pens and gave them out as souvenirs as is so on the case. he says it feels good to sign a bill and, quote, i haven't done this in a while. >>> after four days of deliberations, still no verdict in the case of the accused mob boss whitey bulger, but now one of bulger's own lawyers is the subject of some controversy. prosecutors today asked a judge to reprimand this man, j.w. carney. they say the defense attorney tried to influence jurors by praising their diligence to reporters. he claimed he was just speaking in general terms, but prosecutors brought up what they called strange personal habits, including a moment yesterday when the attorney t

heather: mike emanuel reporting live for us, thank you. now, americans evacuated overseas. dozens told to leave immediately. what we are learning about the new al-qaeda threat and what all that means for the or -- for the war on terror. heather: plus, a teenager pleading guilty to killing a referee in the middle of the game. why he says he did it. >> people should see what he did, you know, so it does -- [inaudible] bill: a 17-year-old accused of killing a soccer referee now pleading guilty. a teenager, his name's not been released, was charged with homicide by assault after punching the ref in the head over a call he did not like. the ref later slipped into a coma and died, and in court his surviving daughter confronted his father's teenage killer. >> it's hard -- [inaudible] but i think we have the right to, you know, feel anger right now. bill: teenager sentenced to a juvenile facility until he turns 21 which is the maximum penalty under that law. ♪ ♪ heather: well, back to our top story now, a message from al-qaeda tipping off u.s. int

greg. >> mike emanuel in washington. secret we have experienced some challenging mome moments and obviously not just over the snowden case. we will discuss these differences today for certain. but this meeting remains important above and beyond the collisions and the moments of disagreement. >> that's secretary of state john kerry talking about a relationship with russia and the burden that he's basically feeling about how complicated it's become. those remarks coming during a high level meeting with his russian counter part today. you heard him mention one of the challenges they're dealing with, nsa leaker edward snowden. no surprise there. the man wanted in this united states for leaking sensitive information about secret surveillance and russia granting him asylum this week. then president obama canceled his upcoming meeting with russian president putin, saying in a statement there wasn't enough progress in their bilateral agenda. now, we're getting a look at the reaction inside russia. "time" magazine's reporting kre

heather: mike emanuel joins us live from capitol hill. mike, set the stage for these two hearings for us. >> reporter: well, heather, the officials at the energy and commerce hearing today will hear from officials at the medicare and medicaid, their administrator, who will talk about implementtation, that part of it. then you've got the house ways and means committee hearing that will hear from both health and human services officials and irs officials about how they are doing in terms of implementing the president's health care law. you may recall that the irs is charged with enforcing the health care law. so that's why they will be there. this comes as leading republicans are talking about defunding and almost all are expressing doubts about the law. >> it is a terrible disaster of a law but it will cause so many people to lose what they have and like in health insurance. even if this delay occurs, if you keep the individual mandate, if you keep all the other parts of obamacare, this thing is really going to be a train wreck. >> reporter

>> mike emanuel on the hill tonight. good to see you, mike, thank you.eline company transcanada has announced it will move forward with a multibillion-dollar plan. that would eventually allow canada to ship more than a million barrels of oil per day to asia. today the company's ceo called it historic opportunity. some context for you on this. just a few days ago, president obama made remarks on the controversial keystone xl pipeline. that is another project of transcanada, which the president has not yet approved. in a recent interview, the president questioned the number of jobs which republicans and other keystone supporters have said the pipeline would create. the president, instead, threw out a very low number of jobs in the administration's opinion. james rosen with the news live in washington. james? >> harris, good evening, just three years ago, every sign was that the obama administration was inclined to approve keystone. these days, president obama is openly ridiculing republican force touting the jobs the project would create. >> they keep on t

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel tells us what touched off the latest outrage. >> reportermonths after the internal revenue service targeting of conservative group scandal broke, newly released transcripts of congressional operators interviewing an internal revenue service agent revealed tea party groups still get extra scrutiny. the agent asked what whoa do with no evidence of political activity and responded "at this point i would send it to secondary screening, political add voe case, the way answers means investigators followed up association you would treat a tea party group as a political advocations ease ivan with no evidence on the application? is that right? the agent, based on my current manager's direction, uh-huh. based on that, house ways and means chairman dave camp says the fact that the internal revenue service still continues to treat the tea party differently and subject them to additional targeting is outrageous, and it must stop immediately. a senate conservative says this proves this internal revenue service investigation must go deeper. >> this is a ve

jon: mike emanuel, thank you.syn: meanwhile, as we just told you, there was a terror threat forcing many u.s. embassies to close this weekend, and as we also mentioned, it has been expanded to a worldwide travel warning for americans. the state department instructing several embassies typically open on sundays, including those in cairo and baghdad, to shut down this weekend. and officials saying the threat is serious and credible and that an al-qaeda affiliate might be plotting an attack in the coming days. ambassador john bolton is the former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. and a fox news contributor. hello, mr. ambassador. >> good morning. alisyn: okay. so let's talk about this threat to our embassies and be embassies throughout the middle east. what do you know about this threat? >> well, i think the fact that the embassies and several consulates in the regions are being closed on monday which is normally a working day in the muslim world shows that this information is pretty serious, that the threat is serious, so

but first to mike emanuel with the latest from the nation's capitol. >> tomorrow marks three mocks sincehe irs offered an apology for the targeting of conservative groups, and mere months after the scandal broke it's still taking place. house ways and means staffers interviewed an irs agent and was sad what if a tea party application with no evidence of political activity was received. the agent said, quote, at this point i would send it to secondary screening political advocacy. so the agent was asked, you would treat a tea party group as a political advocacy case even though there was in evidence of political hack different? the agent said, based on my current manager's direction, uh-huh. the ways and means chairman calls it outrageous and must stop immediately and others in congress say the irs investigation must go much deeper. >> the public deserves to know. and the congress is conducting a legitimate oversight function in doing this. so, yes, there is some explaining to do, and i think we're asking for that explanation on behalf of the american people, on behalf of people from the

mike emanuel in the d.c. newsroom. mike?message is the military cannot keep running the country. addressed the senator's role in egypt. >> they have certainly been in conversation with the president and others on the president's national security team. and i think their efforts in egypt and the conversations they had represent the broad interest that not just the administration has, but that the congress has in what's happening there. >> meanwhile, there have been protesters taking to the streets in support of former president mohammed morsi. the folks on the street at this rally were denouncing the military leaders behind his removal from office. officials insist the u.s. is not choosing the next egyptian leader. >> it's up to the egyptian people to decide what their government will look like when they return to a democratically elected civilian government. it's not for the united states to endorse a party or a candidate. we have been very clear from the beginning. the only thing we have said is that it needs to be an inclu

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mike emanuel is live in d.c. what else got heated today? >> things got feisty over one of the key figureness the irs targeting of conservative groups investigation. lois lerner, on paid administrative leave after taking the fifth and refusing to answer the questions of lawmakers after defending her own actions. if she isn't going to talk to members of congress or their investigators, they want her e-mail now. >> every single e-mail that -- of lois lerner that we asked for, you sent to us? >> i'm -- no. but we provided hundreds of her e-mail -- >> this is a process no. no. no. it's pretty simple. you go to her computer and get her e-mails. >> it's not that simple. >> shouldn't take three months. >> darrell issa issued subpoenas to compel the irs to hand over the e-mail, including contact with the white house. a treasury spokesperson responded saying, quote, we selfed the bean from chairman issa and our general counsel's office is reviewing it. treasury is committed to cooperating with the review and we will continue to do. so trace? >> and w

let's get to mike emanuel live in washington. what's the reaction on capitol hill right now?house republicans and 18 house members signed a letter to the president. a lawmaker behind the letter says he appreciates the outreach from the administration but that is not an adequate substitute for president obama obtaining legal authority from congress before the use of force. a spokesman for house speaker john boehner said this afternoon, quote, if the president believes this information makes a military response imperative it is his responsibility to explain to congress and the american people the objectives, strategy, and legal basis for any potential action. we and the american people look forward to more answers from the white house. >>> earlier today the top republican on the senate armed services committee said lawmakers were not hearing disease tails. >> secretary kerry said that we're going to offer the president a broad range of options. we talked for an hour and a half and they didn't mention one of the options. >> it is likely lawmakers are getting more specifics this

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel shows us what happened. >> i think they're important facts to get out. >> yes, they're important facts to get out and you're obstructing them. >> reporter: confrontation on capitol hill as darrell issa blasted acting irs commissioner daniel werfel over his response to congress. >> you delivered less than 1%, excuse me, for standing, i kind of have to get over your stack. you delivered less than 1% of the documents to the ways and means committee. you're not delivering to -- >> i disagree with that conclusion. >> reporter: he said the irs planned to turn over 16,500 pages by end of the day. issa complained about too much redaction. >> you promised full cooperation, yet the office of chief counsel has 70 attorneys, they're delivering four documents a day per attorney to us and they look like this. >> reporter: he issued subpoenas to jack lew to compel the irs to turn over all communications from key irs figures from january 2009 until now. all communications between the irs and the white house from february, 2010 until now. republican congressm

mike emanuel with the news live for us in washington tonight. what else is in this top secret spy toght document? >> harris, it's a 52.6 billion-dollar budget which includes the 16 intelligence agencies includes 107,035 employees. the cia -- covert action programs which includes those drones and it reveals u.s. surveillance is all around north korea. house intelligence chairman mike rogers is not amused. this is now public. quote, disclosures of our capabilities and programs jeopardize the efforts of the american men and women in the intelligence community who have dedicated themselves to protecting american lives and interests. insiders say the reason this document is typically classified is because it reveals a lot about u.s. capabilities and where there are holes in what the intelligence community knows. harris? >> harris: well, it also revealed this report new information on the raid that killed usama bin laden. >> that's right. the raid was guided by some satellites in space. pointing dozens of receivers over pakistan to collect data. this

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is with us.ederal government is taking on texas and its voter i.d. law. >> reporter: the obama administration is trying to block texas from implementing its voter i.d. law. eric holder says he's not going to allow open seen for states to suppress voter rights. >> it's deeply depressing and i think cynical of the attorney general who seems to be stuck back in 1965 and doesn't reelize the great progress we have made thank goodness for the aspiration we had when our country was towned for equal justice under the law. >> reporter: senator cornyn noted in the 2012 election african-americans voted in a higher percentage and white voters in texas. martha: some say there is a danger tonight. >> reporter: mississippi, alabama and north carolina are trying to move sea head. but colin powell is among those who claims these will make voting more difficult. >> these procedures to slow the process down and making it likely fewer hispanics and african-americans will backfire. these people will come out to do wh

mike emanuel has details from washingto washington. >> it didn't take long for tempers to flare in theg investigation of the irs. daniel werfel was one of those brought in to talk about the problem of identity theft and emotions erupted over how cooperative he's been over the current investigation. >> you've delivered less than 1%, excuse me for standing because i kind have have to get over your stack. you've delivered less than 1% of the documents to the ways and means committee. >> i disfree with that conclusion. >> i issued subpoenas to treasury secretary jack lew to compel the irs to turn over all communications from key irs figures from january 2009 to now and communications from the irs to the white house from february 2010 until now. after the fireworks, werfel defended his team. >> the notion we're impeding or instructing is completely false. in fact, the opposite is true. we are involved in a thorough comprehensive effort to cooperate with all the congressional committees asking for questions and witnesses and asking for documents. there's substantial facts in d evidence that

mike emanuel has more. >> this is called stop government abuse week.ajority leader eric cantor said, quote, over the past week the government has continued failed the people who it serves. washington needs fixing and it needs fixing now. >> intrusive regulations continue to hurt job growth and marriage your checks smaller. >> they issue about 4,000 regulations every year and it would be hard to convince the regular person that it's necessary. democrats are resistant to regulatory reform. >> in this divided government, you have this. >> they need more regulations, not less. that's just not an environment that sends a mention to the prior sector. >> can we stop talking about violations killing jobs, please. >> gina mccarthy said poll sicks will not be changed over the nft weekt but will be changed over three years. >> we need to cut carbon pollution to grow jonsd we need it to straejts enit positively. let's approach this as an opportunity of a lifetime. >> business groups say they regularly hear if there entrepreneurs about regulation. they argue regula

well chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live in washington with more details on this. mike, this is startling to a lot of people out there. what more do we know about the latest revelations coming out about the irs? >> reporter: kelly, good morning that irs agent told sveltetores from the house ways and means committee if the tea party group paperwork came in he would send the application for secondary screening. he says that the is guide distance from his current manager which house ways and means manager dave camp calls outrageous. the fact that the irs still continues to treat the tea party differently and subject them to additional target something outrageous and must stop immediately. i spoke with a key gop senator a few moments ago who offered this reaction. >> this is an outrage. it shows that the allegation that this practice had been discontinued is false and it bears more investigation. i hope the mainstream media will continue to follow up on this too because the american people need to get to the truth. >> reporter: i reached out to the irs for comment via e

mike emanuel's taking a look at that for us, joining us live from washington to explain. od morning. >> reporter: good morning, jamie. so the inspector general for the department of health and human services is sounding the alarm. he says, quote: if there are additional delays in completing the security authorization package, the cms, centers for medicare and medicaid services' cio may not have a full assessment of system risks and security controls needed for the security authorization decision by the initial opening enrollment period expected to begin on october 1, 2013. and the security component and a rush to finish is concerning pennsylvania congressman patrick meehan who says, quote: this data hub is a hacker's dream. in the rush to meet arbitrary deadlines, i'm concerned that corners will be cut and mistakes will be made, the alarms are sounding. the data hub will gather and share information from seven different government agencies. states will also have access to the data and contribute information. jamie: so the question, mike, is what response have we gotten fro

fox news mike emanuel is live in washington. what do we need know?> 60 days before the president's health exchanges are ready to start a key lawmaker is worried they will cut corners on a massive data hub that will be easy picks for hackers. >> one of the things i'm concerned about they're act like an agency cramming for a final exam trying to get everything in. this isn't a college test, this is dealing with the identity of millions of americans, some of the most personal identifying information from social security numbers to actual health issues that people may have. >> congressman meehan says he intends to hold hearings on this data hub issue in september. it was the health inspector general that sounded the initial alarm saying quote several critical tasks remain to be completed in a short period of time such as the final independent testing of the hub security controls, remediating security vulnerabilities identified during testing and obtaining security test iing authorization before opening the exchanges. and securities for medicaid and medic

our chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live in d.c. with more.you are not -- which is always a good thing, we appreciate that -- but who is sounding the alarm about this data hub? >> reporter: well, i talked to one congressman who said this is a hacker's dream, and he is worried about missed security deadlines. >> this is going to be one of the greatest collections of private information on american citizens that we've ever put together. it requires that that kind of data system be secure, and they're not ready to have the kind of security that will guarantee the integrity of that information isn't violated. >> reporter: the inspector general for the department of health and human services sounded the initial alarm warning, quote: >> r eporter: the give you an idea of the complexity, this data hub will gather and share information from seven different federal agencies. states will also have access to the data and contribute their own information. jenna? jenna: all right. so that ig report is supposed to be nonpartisan, a way to look at what's hap

i mean, the bottom line here is the key in mike emanuel's report was the phrase words in a name as opposedactivity, and the truth of the matter is this is yet another huge bombshell that this administration stubbornly refuses to be fair to organizations that have tea party affiliations in any way shape, or form. then again, why would we expect an administration to be fair when you consider that they just broke the rules and unlawfully gave congress and their aides an exemption for having to pay the costs of obama care? there's nothing fair coming out of these guys. they are onerous. they are corrupt. once again, we see another example of this real deep degree of corruption coming from the obama administration. >> shannon: all right. allen, to be fair, i want to read a little bit of what the irs says about the latest news. in part, their statement says irs policy is now clear. this is something that mike referenced, that screening is based on activity, not words in a name. your response here because it sounds like this testimony is that at least this worker who has testified before the comm