with the first television interview with the veteran atf agent who ran it, william newell, trying to penetrate a violent mexican drug cartel by tracking gun purchases, but the operation went wrong when a border patrol agent was killed and two guns from the operation were found at the scene. our national investigative correspondent michael isakoff has our exclusive report tonight. >> to my knowledge not one fire arm was walked to a criminal intentionally. >> reporter: in his first tv interview the agent in charge of operation fast and furious, an attempt to stem the tide of illegal guns to mexico, speaks out to clear the air about what he says really happened. >> the notion that we somehow intentionally let guns walk is insane. never happened. >> reporter: between mid 2009 and january, 2011, atf agents watched as nearly 2,000 weapons were bought in arizona stores by suspected straw buyers, middle men believed to be purchasing the guns for someone else. newell was hoping to track the weapons to mexico's most powerful drug organization. >> to have the greatest impact in stopping what th

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one neighbor newell ch when he was in high school. >> when i saw him it was kind of a big shock.. talented, good wrestler. wrestled well. >> we never had problems in this neighborhood. it's really scary. >> investigators are also looking into whether the teens are connected to another home invasion in that neighborhood. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell is speaking out for first time about the controversial ouster of the university of virginia's president. mcdonnell said the school's board of visitors should have been more open with the community when it forced teresa sullivan from office after less than two years on the job. the board's vice rekter mark kington stepped down yesterday as a result of the controversy. they are refusing to work with the college's interim president ken zeithaml. >>> the group met monday and could decide today whether to advise the governor to call a special session next month to take up the issue. it could include legalized table gl games. new study claims a full service casino near the national harbor could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars

. >> reporter: newell was at home when he got the call about terry. >> hit me very hard. hit a lot of us in phoenix very, very hard. >> reporter: newell believes he did everything he could, presenting evidence to federal prosecutors of hundreds of illegal purchases of guns, but was told he needed more evidence of the buyers' intent to charge them with a crime. >> i think it's unconscionable the delay that occurred between august to january to bring the charges against these individuals. >> reporter: and that was the fault of? >> the u.s. attorney's office. >> reporter: house republicans lay blame across the board. >> one of the things that's so offensive about this case is that our federal government knowingly, willfully, purposefully gave the drug cartels nearly 2,000 weapons, mostly ak-47s, and allowed them to walk. >> reporter: today, newell says his career has been shattered and that field agents have been deterred from taking risks to stop gun trafficking for fears of being second-guessed by congress. >> not only mexico and the united states, but criminals, and the p

the jury form quoted, saying, as he read the individuals in court he watched sandusky and even he newellwhat the kid said was true. >> who would believe a kid? and the answer is, we hear -- here in pennsylvania believe a kid. we would believe a kid. a jury of 12 people here in pennsylvania most definitely would and did believe a kid. >> alan: also learned tonight that jerry sandusky's lawyers asked to resign from the case on the eve of the trial but the judge turned them down. the motion took place in chambers and was filed under seal until the end of the trial. >> ama: tonight mitt romney is at a private retreat in utah but he is not alone. he is hosting a gathering with g.o.p. fund dayser -- fundraisers and possible vice-presidential candidates. he is not releasing the names of fundraisers but one did talk to the immediatearch reflecting an enthusiastic mood. >> i'm going to do everything can do bundlary peppy. >> reports say romney has a good chance to equal or better president obama in fundraising. today the president released his weekly message and marked the 40th anniversary of the

the jury qu quoted, saying, as he read the individuals in court he watched sandusky and even he newellwhat the kid said was true. >> who would believe a kid? and the answer is, we hear -- here in pennsylvania believe a kid. we would believe a kid. a jury of 12 in pennsylvania most definitely would and did believe a kid. >> alan: also learned tonight that jerry sandusky's lawyers asked to resign from the case on the eve of the trial but the judge turned them down. the motion took place in chambers and was filed under seal until the end of the trial. >> ama: tonight mitt romney is at a private retreat in utah but he is not alone. he is hosting a gathering with g.o.p. fund dayser -- fundraisers and possible vice-presidential candidates. he is not releasing the names of fundraisers but one did talk to the immediatearch reflecting an enthusiastic mood. >> i'm everything everything can do bundlary peppy. >> reports say romney has a good chance to equal or better president obama in fundraising. today the president released his weekly message and marked the 40th anniversary of the antidiscrimi

back to phoenix, the atf special agent in charge at the time during fact's fast and furious, bill newell, shortly after printery was killed and the guy who brought the weapons traced back to this program, he bought them in january of 2010. literally a year before brian terry was killed. they were surveilling him, watching him buy hundreds of weapons for a year, and instead of arresting him throughout that period of a year before he could continually buy more weapons and transfer them to cartels they arrested him on december 15, 2010, the day brian terry was killed because they were panicking and had to say we need something to show why we implemented this program, because right now, we have nothing. and so instead of taking down the big fish, as they claimed they were going to do they instead arrested these mall level, low level straw purchasers who they'd been surveilling for a year, who they could have arrest immediately once they saw them make one or two sales. >> host: that arrest occurred after the killing? >> guest: the day of. within hours he was arrested. within hours he was arre

newell didn't count on his own agents after brian terry was killed with one of the guns that wound upis is what we've been doing here. there was essentially a mutiny of him. >> gretchen: so the contempt charge against eric holder is for the alleged cover-up in this situation. not the actual gun running program known as fast and furious. so stay tuned to fox today. a lot of big news coming up. >> brian: straight ahead, did your mortgage bill just go up out of nowhere? next on the rundown, bob massi is here to explain what you can do. >> steve: that's right. then do criminals have a right to a climate controlled jail cell? and cable tv? the climate control part is up to a judge because there are lawsuits demanding it. they want to be absolutely comfortable in the klink [ female announcer ] gross -- i'll tell you what's really gross: used dishclot. they can have a history that they drag around with them. try bounty extra soft. in this lab demo, one set of bounty extra so leaves this surface 3 times cleaner than a dishcloth. the cleaner way to clean. bounty extra soft. are choosing advil®

he's saying the "fortune" magazine article is in line with what agent newell told the congress.do you response? >> well, i don't care what he told us in that statement. what we're seeking are all of the documents relating to an incident in which and a plan in which we know first of all that the department of justice lied to us. they told us they knew nothing about it from february 4th, 2011, for some 11 months. we have documentation that they knew and kept this from us. furthermore, we have subpoenaed documents and asked patiently for eight months for the rest of the information. i really don't give a hill of beans what's in any magazine article. my job as a representative of the people. when taxpayer's money has been used to develop a plan and to end up with guns being transported into mexico, given to drug dealers and murderers and an agent killed, we need to find out all the facts. >> but you say you don't give a hill of beans what's in a magazine article, sir, but what about what the attorney just said? he says he told congress things consistent with the magazine article. do

one neighbor newell ch when he was in high school. >> when i was saw him it was a big shock. >> he wasented, good wrestler. >> deputies arrested two 16-year-olds, one suspect is being treated at an area hospital. the other suffered superficial injuries. >>> five more break-ins had been linked to a pair of thieves targeting a germantown neighborhood. police say the duo has now hit a total of 23 homes near clopper road. they happened while the families were inside their homes. this is surveillance video from may 23rd. it slows one of the burglars. if you recognize this man, call police. police say the thieves are going after homes with its doors unlocked or garage door open. they say the burglars are also breaking into cars. >>> he's at the bottom of the swimming pool. please hurry up, please, please, please. >> she said she heard something fall like the table and looked over and found king at the bottom of his swimming pool in the california home. police found no signs of foul play and continue to investigate his death as an accidental drowning. king's taped police beating in los angele

essentially, going back to phoenix the atf special agent in charge at the time during fast and furious, bill newel, shortly after brian terry was killed and the day brian terry was killed, the guy who bought the weapons that were traced back to this program, he bought them in january 2010. nearly a year before brian terry was killed. >> host: he was killed in december. >> guest: right. jaime is his name. they were surveilling him for a year, and instead of arresting him throughout that period of a year before he could continually buy more weapons and transfer them to cartels, they arrested him on december 15, 2010, the day brian terry was killed, because they were panicking and had to say we need something to show for why we implemented this program. because right now we have nothing. and so instead of taking down the big fish, as they claimed they were going to do, they instead arrested these small-level, low-level straw purchasers who they'd been surveilling for a year who they could have arrested immediately once they saw them make one or two sales. >> host: that arrest, mr. avila, that occurre

. >> reporter: but at this sprawling factory on the banks of the ohio river in newell, west virginia,that mud is transformed into something beautiful. in much the same way it was back in 1936, by hand. 900 workers painstakingly pour, mold, scrub, spray, and bake the pottery to perfection. in what used to be the pottery capital of america, homer laugh lynn is the last big company standing as countless others have fallen to cheap foreign imports. for fourth generation owner joseph wells, keeping his factory open is about honoring a commitment to generations of fiesta lovers and to his community. >> my grandfather, my father, their goal was to provide jobs for the people that lived here. i kind of think that's a nice goal to have. >> mason: ahead, the view from ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calo

. >> reporter: but at this sprawling factory on the banks of the ohio river in newell, west virginia,that mud is transformed into something beautiful. in much the same way it was back in 1936, by hand. 900 workers painstakingly pour, mold, scrub, spray, and bake the pottery to perfection. in what used to be the pottery capital of america, homer laugh lynn is the last big company standing as countless others have fallen to cheap foreign imports. for fourth generation owner joseph wells, keeping his factory open is about honoring a commitment to generations of fiesta lovers and to his community. >> my grandfather, my father, their goal was to provide jobs for the people that lived here. i kind of think that's a nice goal to have. >> mason: ahead, the view from over there. ,,,,,,,,,, >> i believe in the principles of america. i don't believe in europe. i believe in america. >> it's the money issue on sunday morning. here again is anthony mason. >> mason: the state of the european economy has become something of an issue in our presidential campaign. so just how bad are things over there?