pearson's expertise kick into high gear.he realizes the firefighters are in imminent danger. >> the smoke has started to catch on fire. that's when everything is starting to go bad real quick. it's starting to get really hot in the room. i'm watching these signs before me unfold and i'm starting to recognize that we're about to be caught in a flashover. >> flashovers are triggered when extreme heat causes all exposed flammable material to ignite at the same time. pearson says flashovers are a firefighter's worst nightmare and almost also a calling card for certain death. >> something very dangerous to the fire service. it deals with temperatures between 1,000 and 1500 degrees. everything in that room, people, furniture, doesn't matter, is going to light. it's going to be on fire at once. >> pearson orders the firefighter to evacuate the building immediately. one makes it outside, but seconds later. >> go, go, go! >> oh, my god. >> tense moments pass. no one knows if anyone still inside is alive. but then pearson and another

from arlington, texas, please welcome pearson browne.you doing, pearson? >> it's you. it's really you. >> it's really me. >> it's really you. >> you didn't believe it would be me, huh? >> i didn't think--i thought they would have an impersonator or something. >> oh, no, or a card-- or a robot. hello, how are you. good to see you. ah--oh, you do that good. >> no, no, that's your game. >> now, spending all that time on a cruise ship, at sea, working trivia, do you believe that's gonna make you great at this game? >> i believe it'll help. i do, i do. i think it's--yeah, it's good practice. i didn't, you know--i didn't ever think i'd actually make it all the way here. >> yes. >> but i'm excited. >> so you were the guy who did all the entertainment and trivia and ran games with all the guests on the ship? >> absolutely. yeah, i even learned to, you know, walk and dance on stilts. that was one of my many talents, i would say

. >> you will remember that just days after gonzalez jumped a resigned.ia pearson pearson spent 30 years with the secret service. specialne p, former agent in terms of the special protection division is now the acting director. >> a blustery cold day including me snowflakes and parts of maryland and west virginia. what is in store for friday and the weekend. steve rudin here with a look at the forecast. what do you see. >> getting new washer out of here. take a look at the doppler radar. you can see on the capital beltway, it is wet. even a little bit of light snow falling at this hour. along the hagerstown, martinsville area. we are not expecting any accumulations. morning into the early hours and then improving conditions as this moves on off towards the east. middle 20's to lower 30's. we could see a few slickness pots. we will talk about what to expect on the upcoming weekend on sunday. rain, shine, cold. >> a manhunt for this teenager. he is wanted in connection with the murder of brendan wilson. right now, be -- three people are in custody. he was shot and killed on a path between

how about the great block by brad pearson, number 83? just walled off his guy.right call here. you're in the fourth quarter. you go two. >> mark: make it a field goal game. >> rod: washington, pulled back. maybe out of breath, but you have to have him out there. >> mark: texas tech with only one time-out remaining. it's incomplete. busy corner there. ryan reid in on the coverage. but the true freshman, patrick mahomes, has lacerated and eviscerated that baylor defense today, with a little bit of help from deandre washington. yeah, i think he's hyped. line with 3 gigs for $65 ayou ce month. 3 gigs ... is that a lot? that's about ... 100 app downloads, 45 hours of streaming music, and 6 hours of video playing. (singing) and five golden rings! ha, i see what you did... (singing) four calling birds...three french hens ...(the guys starts to fizzle out) two... turtle...doves... i really went for it there ya you did ... you really, really did now get 3 gigs of data on one line for $65 a month. switch to at&t, buy a new smartphone and get $150 credit per line. so remem

hampton pearson reports that president obama made the most of the numbers. >> reporter: at a white house cabinet meeting, president obama said it's the hard work of the american people that has driven the unemployment rate to the lowest level since the beginning of the recession and reduced the best-based overall jobs growth in more than a decade. >> the unemployment rate grew again. 10.6 million new jobs in the last 56 months and this is the strongest jobs growth that we have seen since the 1990s. >> reporter: so far this year, employers have been hiring on average nearly 230,000 workers per month. today, at a jobs fair outside baltimore, aimed at hiring veterans, both job placement professionals and job seekers were cautiously optimistic. >> i think that there's certainly opportunities there, if nothing else, even irrespective of the economy because of the shift in the generational focus of our workforce and, you know, desire to bring on board new folks who had the latest background in technology skills. >> reporter: but stagnant wages remains the biggest shortfall. average earnings ha

for "nightly business report," hymn hampton pearson. >>> also in washington, harsh words from speaker of the house john boehner one day after president obama noungsed he was extending protections against deportation for upwards of 5 million undocumented immigrants currently in the u.s. >> with this action, the president has chosen to deliberately sabotage any chance of enacting bipartisan reforms that he claims to seek. and as i told the president yesterday, he's damaging the presidency itself. >> in response to the president's executive order, boehner says republicans are considering filing a lawsuit or may try to block funding for the president's policies or may even pass immigration measures of their own. >>> and house republicans did file a lawsuit today. this one trying to cut it will president's signature legislation the affordable care act. the suit sites the acts administrated the health and human services department and the treasury for delaying the implementation of the ploir mandate when was supposed to go into effect this year as well as the funding given to insurance comp

hampton pearson with cnbc.nks. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> we've got a cold one this morning. the temperatures have been falling. we're in the 30s right now with clear skies. and the clear skies, they'll remain. we'll see a lot of sunshine during the day, so don't expect the temperatures to stay cold. right now, 38 degrees at 5:25. first alert traffic reporter katy zachry's watching your monday commute. hey, katy. >> it is a chilly monday commute. good morning, bill. but no accidents to report on any of our major roadways. a live look at 95 right at the delaware state line. when i see you in a few minutes, we'll show you 95 through the construction zone near cottman and girard avenue and take you into the lehigh valley. >>> and we have news of a plan to improve performance. >> nbc 10's matt delucia is looking into the camden school superintendent's plan to turn schools around. matt? >> reporter: yeah, the superintendent believes it can be done, but not without the help of parents, students and t

hampton pearson with cnbc.your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> clouds, fog, they're back, and the temperatures are up. we're in the 50s right now. look at the clouds over center city. that's a live view from the adventure aquarium. the clouds will not last. we will see sunshine and a much warmer afternoon. right now, 56 degrees at 5:26. jillian, how's traffic looking? >>> you know, it's a problem for drivers in northeast philadelphia, bill, because we still have cottman avenue closed between summerdale avenue and whitaker avenue as a result of an accident. we'll bring you a live picture from that scene in just a few minutes. also hearing about an accident in montgomery county, so i'll gather those details and bring them to you as well. >>> and at 5:27, there is a new demand for school safety today. >> it's in response to attacks to three teachers at a local high school in one month. parents, teachers and students will come together today to call for a change. ring ring!... progresso! it's ok that your soup taste

as i recall, a former director pearson was brought onto address the scandal about the culture of the service, and an independent review panel will ensure a report in the near future. just for the record, is that report coming soon? >> yes, ma'am. that report has been completed. >> >> and i'm not talking about the one we received on homeland security. is there another report coming? >> the investigation on september 19th conducted by the deputy of homeland security. that's completed. >> right. >> now there's a blue ribbon panel. >> that's correct. >> by the secretary that was set up. my understanding is december 15th it will be completed. >> okay. >> that's what i'm asking. december 15th we can expect that. >> yes. >> that ties into the reason director pearson was appointed or besides the kpen tensy, but the idea was issues need to be addressed before. is that correct? >> that's correct. >> and so, we also know that every director has to address emerging threats and resolve staffing moral problems, et cetera. and so i'm hoping this report will address that question. just as a side, an

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the secret service how the incident came to pass. , the incident led to the resignation of julia pearson replaced by joe clancy a retired agent in charge of president obama's security detail. >> he has the full confidence of the president and the first lady. >> reporter: congress still wants answers. the acting secret service director is expected to appear on the hill next week. taman bradley a abc news washington. >>> the words are chilling, audio message from isis leadership posted on social media is going viral. >> ... to bring you a fresh tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. impornews a lot lately.en in the for chicken that hasn't crossed an ocean, look for perdue. we're the first company to have the usda verify that our chickens are raised in the usa. to bring your family a fresh-tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. >> 4:50, friday morning, people got stuck even at this early hour, taking a live look at the schuylkill expressway from the strawberry mansion bridge. looking dry out there. i wonder what else is going on on the roads? >> well wond

hampton pierce pearson. >> under a barrage of questions from senate democrats basically questioning the fed's oversight role as regulator of some of the nation's biggest banks. at the heart of the latest fire storm the allegations at the federal reserve bank of new york went easy, if you will, on goldman sachs as far as oversight of the deal goldman was pursuing with a spanish bank. it is one example lawmakers were saying of a fed that at times runs the risk of becoming a captive of the very banks it is supposed to regulate. >> are you holding up a mirror to your own behavior when you say that no one should question your motives or what you are trying to accomplish? >> the culture starts at the top and the perception is that you essentially were hired by the people you are regulating. i think that cultural message permeates. >> i think the bank culture needs to be improved significantly. i think there is a number of things we can do in that space to improve incentives to get the behavior we absolutely require from the banking industry. >> now senate democrats on that subcommittee were n

hampton pearson live right now with the latest and how futures are looking this morning. hey, hampton. >> how are you doing? as a matter of fact, futures are pointing to a higher open today after stocks closed up on monday, following some decent earnings reports. the dow closing up for a fifth straight day. there's no economic data out today and the bond markets closed for veterans day. the dow rising 39 points yesterday to close at 17,613. still another record high while the nasdaq ended up by 19 points to close at 4651. meanwhile, ford is beginning production on the new aluminum f-15 pickup truck today. the truck, which is being built at ford's plant in deer born, michigan, goes on sale in december. the f-150 up to 700 pounds lighter along for greater fuel efficiency, the f-150 has been the best selling truck in america for 32 straight years. and it accounts for the lion's share of ford's profits. >>> finally, t procrastinators rejoi rejoice. a new survey shows a quarter of new orders will guarantee christmas delivers for orders placed one to three days ahead of time th

. >>> tommy pearson is a missouri state representative from st. louis county. happens to be the pastor at greater st. mark family church. thank you very much for being here, reverend. appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> so, hopefully you just had a chance to listen to lisa bloom, our legal expert who talked about the unusual way that this case has been conducted by the prosecutor. talk a little about how your community, how your constituents and parishioners are feeling and expect when they talk to you? >> most of the people i talk to don't think there will be an indictme indictment. it's taken so long for the grand jury to make a decision. and we just don't think that at this point that will be a decision to diet darren wilson. >> and, reverend pearson, there's been a lot of -- there's been a lot of talk in ferguson, st. louis county, about how the community should respond if, in fact, that happens. there's been talk of boycotts and people on both sides of whether or not that would be agood idea. your thoughts, sir, on whether boycotts businesses in

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december 15th we can expect that. >> yes. >> that ties into the rason director pearson was appointed or besides the kpen tensy, but the idea was issues need to be addressed before is that correct? that's correct. and so, we also know that every director has to address emerging threats and resolve staffing moral problems, et cetera. and so i'm hoping this report will address tat question. just as a side, and i'm going to into the pects of december 19th. but we know the are issues dealing with morale. i think you acknowledged that. >> yes, ma'am. and are you focused on trying to address those questions? >> absolutely. >> and i know that a recent order or notice came out for a female agent to wear their hair in a bun. as opposed to any other kind of hair style. can you tell me how that is relevant to caring for the principl that they have concern for. >> i'm not familiar with that directive. but i will certainly go back after this hearing. >> would you please check that? i would appreciate a sponse back. and i would argue vigorsly that is inappropriate and certainly contributed to low m

j michael pearson the ceo of valeant came out in january and said he wants to be $150 billion market. he's under $50 billion. so who's his next target to help him get there? >> yeah. i don't know how to answer that. i don't cover valeant. you have to talk to my colleague who covers valeant. >> if you're a market cap big enough to get them there. >> you can make a list of companies with $100 billion market capsp. that's easy to do, astrazeneca, pfizer, companies that would meet that market cap definition. he wouldn't have to do it all at once. you could buy two $50 billion or four $25 billion companies. all kinds of, you know, ways to -- all kinds of ways to do that. >> i do think it makes sense to see valeant get involved ins here in the situation like this. i don't know what the synergies are between an animal health company and other holdings. may not be the best fit. pearson has said he's very much a fan of these sorts of deals and i expect to see ackman go through another one of these again. so the fact that those stars could be in alignment is some hint of a possibility. >> befo

hampton pearson live joins us with details. good morning, hampton. >> reporter: hi, laura. yeah, as you were talking about, big yahoo! shareholders unhappy with marissa mayer are reportedly reaching out 0 aol to explore a possible merger. reports say they want aol ceo tim armstrong to run a combined company. armstrong said to be receptive but downplaying the chance of any deal will get done. yahoo! stock has tripled since meyer took over in 2012 but that's due to the value of the company's stake in the web giant, ali baba. yahoo! making a bigger push into video ad, buying ad from bright roll for $640 million. it helps brands place ads on websites, aps, internet connected tvs, giving marketers data to use to send out mortar gets ads. futures are lower after stocks eked out gains in the final minutes of trading on tuesday. the dow, s&p 500 closing at record highs. doubt closing its first six-day winning streak since june. earnings from macy's and jcpenney. the dow rising to close at 17614. the nasdaq up nine points, 4660. the highest level in more than 14 years on tuesday. ba

as i recall, a former director pearson was brought onto address the scandal about the culture of the service, and an independent review panel will ensure a report in the near future. just for the record, is that report coming soon? >> yes, ma'am. that report has been completed. >> >> and i'm not talking about the one we received on homeland security. is there another report coming? >> the investigation on september 19th conducted by the deputy of homeland security. that's completed. >> right. >> now there's a blue ribbon panel. >> that's correct. >> by the secretary that was set up. my understanding is december 15th it will be completed. >> okay. >> that's what i'm asking. december 15th we can expect that. >> yes. >> that ties into the reason director pearson was appointed or besides the kpen tensy, but the idea was issues need to be addressed before. is that correct? >> that's correct. >> and so, we also know that every director has to address emerging threats and resolve staffing moral problems, et cetera. and so i'm hoping this report will address that question. just as a side, an

katrina pearson, thank you for your insight this entire evening. we obviously went a lot longer than we planned to, but we did not envision the response we're seeing to a grand jury read that we got tonight. darren wilson, the policeman who killed michael brown, completely exonerated, seen as not the initial aggressor and michael brown himself, though shot a dozen different times, none in the back, foiling what had been an argument that he was a victim, that he was a target and that he was unfairly butchered on the streets of ferguson. a grand jury has ruled otherwise on each and all of the charges that was brought against police officer darren wilson who has issued his own statement hoping for calm today on the same night michael brown's parents have urged the same. the president of the united states taking to the airwaves to urge similar caution but sparing any comments toward darren wilson of whom he said nothing. and ferguson continues to ignite. we just hope maybe not too much. that'll do it. see you tomorrow. 30% of the unemployed are long te

hampton pearson has more on the post election agenda for congress, the president and what, if anything, will get done. >> we did it. >> the day after the 2014 midterm elections gave republicans clear majorities in both the senate and the house incoming senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and president obama each made pledges to work together on behalf of the american people. >> there will be no government shutdowns and no default on the national debt. >> i'm looking forward to them putting forth a specific agenda in terms of what they would like to accomplish. let's compare notes in terms of what i'm looking at and what they're looking at. and let's get started. >> tax reform and trade seem to be at the top of the legislative short list while republicans and the president -- but immigration reform is a lightning rod for both. president obama said today he will take executive action before the end of the year. >> what i'm not going to do is just wait. i think it's fair to say that i've shown a lot of patience and have tried to work on a bipartisan basis as much as possible. and i'm g

as i recall, a former director pearson was brought onto address the scandal about the culture of the service, and an independent review panel will ensure a report in the near future. just for the record, is that report coming soon? >> yes, ma'am. that report has been completed. >> >> and i'm not talking about the one we received on homeland security. is there another report coming? >> the investigation on september 19th conducted by the deputy of homeland security. that's completed. >> right. >> now there's a blue ribbon panel. >> that's correct. >> by the secretary that was set up. my understanding is december 15th it will be completed. >> okay. >> that's what i'm asking. december 15th we can expect that. >> yes. >> that ties into the reason director pearson was appointed or besides the kpen tensy, but the idea was issues need to be addressed before. is that correct? >> that's correct. >> and so, we also know that every director has to address emerging threats and resolve staffing moral problems, et cetera. and so i'm hoping this report will address that question. just as a side, an

katrina pearson joins me now.t do you make of the fact that the prosecutor is holding out, okay, i'll release all the details, pertinence of this case. he would seem to be telegraphing he lost.

toy have hired harry pearson review the company's privacy policies. meantime they have caught the eye of washington with senator al franken demanding information on their policy. >> it felt like what he was doing was trying to have a journalists t on who would write critically about uber and i don't think that's appropriate. i was wondering whether uber was taking any disciplinary action with him or not. i guess that is up to uber. >> to that point, you mentioned -- it raises a number of issues. the chilling effect certainly one of them. what are the other big issues you think it raises? >> i'm chairman of the subcommittee and judiciary committee on privacy technology and the law. this is just a basic privacy issue about an individual's right to control who takes privacy information like geolocation. that's what we're talking about here. that has been a lot of focus of mine and how that information is accessed and shared. it appears they have something called god's view where employees of uber can access geolocation information. it s not clear what pu

so julia pearson who was the director of the secret service, lost her job over this incident.nd this report will lead to a bunch of changes. what has been the reaction so far? >> benchny thompson who is the ranking member on homeland security did issue a statement, after reports of this after this report has come out, and he said while some of these problems can be attributed to resources, others are systemic. and indicative of secret service culture. and he said while some changes have been made, and have been addressed for imperative that the department of hope land security follows through on these and inch city taughts real reforms. of course, there has been talk before, after a number of scandals. we are hearing it again, but as you can see, members of congress are determined that this time around, the secret service will get it right. >> lisa stark reports thank you. the u.s. justice department is refusing to comment about a report that says the department has been scooping up data from thousands of cell phones according to the wall street journal. u.s. marshals are usin

. >> do that end uber just posting a blog saying they have added a woman, harriet pearson. to uber's privacy team. so certainly they are looking to reinforce their team around this. but henry, the question really becomes how mature can we expect this company to be? we talk about snap chat and write off blips and gaffes at that company because you have a mid 20s founder, an accidental entrepreneur and the business is still figuring out what its niche is. travis is 38 years old. and tons of senior experts around him. and why is this happening to a company of that valuation and that experience? >> it is time for those advisers to step up and be stronger. and travis to recognize, look, we're in a different place now. everyone is coming after us. we just have to be that much better. and change can happen. again look at facebook. look at twitter. look at all the big dogs over time. they need to get people in washington. >> more after practice i think. >> -- >> i think this is more than a practice. i think this thing with sarah lacy and the journalist, sure it was an off the cuff

the secret service director at the time, julia pearson lost her job over this incident and a number of other failures by the det. and now we have a response from the head of homeland security, or the ranking member, i should say, in the homeland security committee. saying although some of these problems have been fixed, he's calling on the department of homeland security to follow through on these findings and institute real reforms. and says although some of this is due to lack of resources, it's systematic problems that have been uncovered by this. there have been some changes, automatic locks on the door of the white house, and an extra barr aindicated in front of the fence, leading to additional changes, long-term 1s. >> coming up, making it a crime to feed the homeless. >> in twa, i knew -- in world war ii, i knew what i was fighting for them, and i know now. >> a 90-year-old veteran is risking fines and gaol time to feed the homeless. >>> and air planes used to intercept cellphone calls. >>> a 90-year-old world war ii veteran in florida is at the center of a fierce debate about h

clancy came back after julia pearson resigned, who is the former headf president obama's security detail. he said the string of secur incidences starting with the jumping fence is devastating. they have three key areas, staffing, trainin and morale. >> when i hear reports of sexual harassment of female agents or solicitati or prostitution, with all due respect that doesn't strike me as a training issue. that's a moral issue, character issue, recruitment issue. >> intentional violation of the code. director clancy said some workers felt more comfortable relating concerns to lawmakers or reporters and said a basic part of any good workplace is to be able to trust your boss. >>> airbag disagreement, a new national recall of millions of airbags is angering the maker of those airbags. joining us at the live desk. >> yes, pat. today, we have a bit of a showdown, if you will, just one day before the congressional hearing about the recall process. the maker of the airbags is defying the u.s. government's demanding to recall the airbags nationwide. they can spray shr they go off. the initial reca

the secret service director at the time of all of this in september julia pearson has stepped down. there is an interim director in charge. >> mike, thank you. >> pentagon leaders want more support for the u.s. mission against isil. they went to capitol hill on thursday asking for more money. >> it comes on the heels of a new audio tape claiming isil's leader is alive and well. >> possible proof of life, the man speaking in this clip on you tube is said to be abu bakr al-baghdadi, the leader of isil calling for jihad. the president sending in more troops is a sign the air strike has failed. if al baghdadi is the man on tape, it proves he was not killed. while the c.i.a. knows about the audio, it's refusing to discuss it. the audio was reds as u.s. officials went to capitol hill to look for support for their expanding military mission. while some in the audience objected to the plan, republicans and democrats wanted to know why more troops and money were needed and whether u.s. ground troops would be eventually sent in. >> help us understand the circumstances where you would envision

. >> julia pearson was called before congress to testify, she then submitted her resignation. north korea has countered increased russian military operation. this as moscow denies nay co claims that russian troops have crossed into ukraine. more now. >> reporter: this is a rare view inside the fighting in eastern ukraine. a gun battle at the airport in donetsk. then a rebel tank fires and destroys. these are ukrainian forces battling separatists armed and supported by russia. and now more russian heavy weapons are on the way. new images of russian military vehicles and artillery roll into ukraine. ukraine's president says his country has lost control of its eastern border. >> reporter: the ukrainian/russian border is repeatedly crossed by the russian regular forces. >> now the same russian forces say the nato supreme allied commander are firing at drones from the international observer mission. reiterating moscow frequent denials, today the russian foreign ministry spokesman said no russian forces of any kind are in ukraine. >> translator: there are no military forces or any m

the use of exhaustive research to confront and surprise university of maryland president raymond pearson, as well as the dean of the law school, with questions they could not answer. rawn james: is there a law school for the colored citizens to go to? the answer is no. therefore maryland is violating the rights of its colored citizens under plessy v ferguson. the judge shocks everybody in the courtroom. houston and marshall's argument prevailed. and donald murray was admitted to the university of maryland law school. that case showed that the equalization strategy, as houston put into effect, could work. narrator: what was also working was houston and marshall's success as a legal team. rawn james: it's tough to imagine two individuals who were so different working so well together to such great historic effect. charles hamilton houston was very abstemious and a proper person, who as one of his close friends remembered, did nothing with levity. thurgood marshall was a true bon vivant. jose anderson: they were quite an odd couple. houston did not drink, did not curse. marshall did. he enj

political officials, you may all recognize the recently resigned director of the secret service, julia pearson, who, in trying to explain how it is that on her watch an armed intruder vaulted the fence to the white house, sprinted across the lawn, managed to get into the white house, armed with a knife, before he was finally tackled. she said, mistakes were made. what is called the evasive passive. and accordingly, all the classic style guides advice against using the passive voice. use the active voice. the active voice is usually more direct and vigorous than the passive. many sentences can be made lively by substituting a transgent for a per puncher to -- perfunctory. notice something fishingal the advice? it uses the passive voice to tell people not to use the passive voice. similarly, the other iconic body of advice for writing happed out to every college freshman, george orwell's politics of the english language in which he says a mixture of vague yes and sheer incompetence is the most marked characteristic of modern prose. i list the way that prose construction is dodged. the passive vo

check with hampton pearson, good morning. >> scott, yeah, sure you can. futures are lower after stocks eked out gains in foot inle minutes of trading tuesday. the dow and s&p 500 closing in record highs again, the dow posting its first six-day winning streak since june. data later today on wholesale trade and earnings from a par of retailers, macy's and jcpenney. dow close at 17614. the nasdaq up nine points, closing at 4660. the highest level in more than 14 years for the nasdaq yesterday. have a great one. >> right there with me, appreciate it. sam and laura, remember monday talking about the problem where new android users couldn't get text messages on the phone because of a problem shutting down their old i messages at apple. that's officially before the court. a federal judge in san jose gave the go ahead to a previously filed lawsuit that said the problem violates california law. lawyers know the judge real well because it's lucy co, she heard landmark apple-samsung case, she heard the case where tech companies conspired to keep tech salaries low. w

clancey since the former head of president obama's detail came out of retirement following julia pearson resignation last month. luke russert joins us now. it's interesting the words that mr. clancey used. simply inexcusable. as you know, many people still see those agents on the job, and the only person so far who has taken the fall was julia piereson. >> yeah. clancey saying the agency has fallen short. the real questions pointed at him and we'll see in the hearing, tamron, is what can the secret service do to improve themselves? do they need more money from congress? do they need more oversight from congress? clancey, so far, said, look, we have a system in place now that is much different than when i started where if an agent sees a problem, they'll open a timely response in a anonymous manner to try to report internally try to cut down on the leaks. the real problem from what we've seen here is morale is low in the secret service. they're stretched thin. they don't have enough people hired. we've heard in the hearing that the uniform decision, those are the folks that take care of t

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