mr. mcmahon's double-dipping he said, wait a minute. atf and doj are suing me for alleged violations outside my employment agreement while at the same time sanctioning mcmahon to work full time outside of atf? mr. mcmahon is one of five people directly wlamed for the failure of operation "fast and furious" in a congressional report. last summer he said he knows he messed up. >> as atf senior executive in charge of the west region i share responsibility for mistakes that were made in the "fast and furious" investigation. the advantage of hindsight, the benefit of a thorough review of the case, clearly points me to things that i would have done differently. >> reporter: arthel, the atf confirms mr. mcmahon is still an employee of theirs but they won't confirm any other details because this is a personnel matter. back to you. arthel: steve, thank you for that report, new testimony in the drew peterson trial. the witness for the prosecution who says the former cop wanted his third wife dead. plus we are tracking a huge tropical storm. isaac

mr. mcmahon's leave so that he could start double-dipping?rtha: clearly seems that atf is not censuring or punishing him. they arranged this as part of his leave. what has their response been to this reaction? >> so far they have confirmed bill mcmahon is still an atf employee but a spokesman for the atf wasn't able to confirm any other details because they say it is a personnel matter. martha? martha: peter doocy, thanks, peter. bill: are you ready for tampa? martha: i'm ready for tampa? bill: i'm red too then. are you ready for charlotte? martha: i'm ready for charlotte. bill:. all in time. the new report warning that some hospitals treating medicare patients may pay a steep price under the president's health care law. we have details on that, in the bottom line. martha: a bold new claim from the obama campaign that is surprising a few people. they have compared the president's record in job creation to ronald reagan's. so which president really did create more jobs in this country? got a debate coming up. see you then. ♪ [ male announcer ]

mr. mcmahon of new york, reaffirmed the authorities of states and local governments to provide discounted fares or tolerates for residents under undue hardships. we recognize the residents of staten islands face some of the highest toll burdens in the country. the legislation passed by the last congress would have provided a targeted approach to address the unique challenges facing communities like staten island. unfortunately, unlike mr. mcmahon's bill from last congress, h.r. 897, as currently drafted, is overly broad and raises some potential legal issues. a number of user organizations, including the american highway users alliance, have raised concerns that h.r. 897 could lead to discrimination against interstate commerce and preclude constitutional challenges to an individual toll or fare discount program. unfortunately, the committee on transportation and infrastructure have not held any hearings to understand the implications of this legislation. the republican leadership has decided to bring this bill to the floor with no notice under suspension of the rules prior to the importan