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newsom survived a sex scandal and is thriving. public relations specialist sam singer says there's a reason for that. >> he had an affair with an aide's wife. he admitted to a drinking problem. he did that up front. he signed himself into rehab, got better. he's lieutenant governor today and he's got a great career in front of him. >> everything you've heard and read is true. >> reporter: in contrast to newsom who admitted the accusations within 24 hours, singer points to the sheriff as someone who mishandled his scandal and is likely to lose his job because of it. >> he's too little too late. the time to fight that battle is when he first got accused of man handling his wife. after he pled guilty, now he's trying to tell everybody he's innocent? >> reporter: or the state assembly woman convicted of shoplifting or a governor who fathered a child outside of your marriage, both singer and michaelson say the principle to surviving if scandal is the same. >> the best thing to do if you're an elected official is to face up to the news
newsom survived a sex scandal and is thriving. public relations specialist sam singer says there's a reason for that. >> he had an affair with an aide's wife. he admitted to a drinking problem. he did that up front. he signed himself into rehab, got better. he's lieutenant governor today and he's got a great career in front of him. >> everything you've heard and read is true. >> reporter: in contrast to newsom who admitted the accusations within 24 hours, singer points to the...
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a who's who of scandal.ichael vick, the quarterback involved in an illegal dog fighting ring. her most notorious client, monica lewinsky. >> how do you manage the scandal with monica lewinsky and her scandal. >> for her, was trying to keep her from going to prison. >> reporter: was it her idea to hand the dress over to prosecutors. was it your idea? >> i can't say. i can't say. some things have to remain secret. >> reporter: the team in scandal call themes gladiators in suit. >> once we take you on as a client, we will do whatever it takes to you fix your situation. >> reporter: washington is best known for her work on the big screen. she starred on the big screen in "ray." and turning her attention to tv to play the road role in "scandal" is hard to pass up. >> it's not often that i am challenged to play a woman who is so, so much smarter than i am. and so much more sfis katded than i am and so much more empowered than i am. >> hand in your resignation. >> she has a few rules that she thinks apply to every
a who's who of scandal.ichael vick, the quarterback involved in an illegal dog fighting ring. her most notorious client, monica lewinsky. >> how do you manage the scandal with monica lewinsky and her scandal. >> for her, was trying to keep her from going to prison. >> reporter: was it her idea to hand the dress over to prosecutors. was it your idea? >> i can't say. i can't say. some things have to remain secret. >> reporter: the team in scandal call themes...
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hopefully, that story will not be a scandal. the problem was handled again is that they stick in the headlines. -- the problem with a scandal again, is that the stick in the headlines. >> let's talk about the vice president's nomination. marco rubio is dodging speculation that he could be a candidate. >> canal is the time for mitt romney to be looking closely -- now is the time for mitt romney to be looking at some of these options for a running mate. you have some people out there like marco rubio, mitch daniels, they were out in public talking to the media. they were asked about whether or not they would accept a vice presidential -- tradition is to say he would not accept. right now there is a very critical period. marco rubio is out front as being a leader on immigration issues. that may or may not help mitt romney. >> ok, sounds good. thank you. >> virginia state police have arrested more than three dozen people for voter fraud. investigation stems from 400 complaints. 26 of the cases have resulted in arrests and remain und
hopefully, that story will not be a scandal. the problem was handled again is that they stick in the headlines. -- the problem with a scandal again, is that the stick in the headlines. >> let's talk about the vice president's nomination. marco rubio is dodging speculation that he could be a candidate. >> canal is the time for mitt romney to be looking closely -- now is the time for mitt romney to be looking at some of these options for a running mate. you have some people out there...
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what's happening with the scandal? >> hi, kelly and jamie, senator grassley says more work needs to be done. how to fix it and who was involved in the prostitution scandal and specifically, he wants the secret service to look into, as he writes in a letter to the director of the agency, were there any rooms shared by secret service, white house communications agency and the white house office of advance for operational or support matters? if so, were logs for those rooms checked to see if overnight guests were registered? . the concern, says grassley, that the prostitutes may have had access in the rooms to quote, sensitive information. and the white house has maintained that no one from its team has been caught up in the scandal, and the president's spokesman asked if the white house would launch its internal investigation and he said at this point, no. >> i had no reason, as i had said yesterday, to believe that there's a need for that. i'm not going to talk spe speculatively about where this investigation is going.
what's happening with the scandal? >> hi, kelly and jamie, senator grassley says more work needs to be done. how to fix it and who was involved in the prostitution scandal and specifically, he wants the secret service to look into, as he writes in a letter to the director of the agency, were there any rooms shared by secret service, white house communications agency and the white house office of advance for operational or support matters? if so, were logs for those rooms checked to see if...
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scandal and link this to that.tional review about the gsa and the culture of waste in the federal government. he said, quote, i think the example starts at the top. people have to see that the president is not taking elaborate vacations and spending in a way that is inconsistent with state of the overall economy and the state of the american family. so is it really fair to say the gsa conduct was somehow linked to the way president obama lives his life? >> i think he went on further to talk about as president what he'd like to do, is he would be on that job, and for four years he would focus on jobs and really not be as distracted on all the other things. i think this was really the bigger message. i think the gsa scandal is certainly something we're disgusted with and all. i would like to comment on the secret service thing only because i used to on capitol hill work with so many of these agents. i do think it is such an aberration. vast majority, every agent i ever ran into, was lovely. i think we do need to poin
scandal and link this to that.tional review about the gsa and the culture of waste in the federal government. he said, quote, i think the example starts at the top. people have to see that the president is not taking elaborate vacations and spending in a way that is inconsistent with state of the overall economy and the state of the american family. so is it really fair to say the gsa conduct was somehow linked to the way president obama lives his life? >> i think he went on further to...
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a dozen agents are implicated in the scandal. molly joins us with new information. >> that means a total of six secret agents were ousted or resigned including two supervisors. five more are on administer administrative leave and security clearance suspended. one has been cleared of serious misconduct but may face in-house push. mark sullivan briefed president obama in person late yesterday. meanwhile one top republican senator wants more information from sullivan on the investigation. chuck grassley sent a letter to sullivan asking if white house staffers could have been involved. grassley writes, did the secret service reserve rooms at the hotel care bay or other hotels in colombia for representatives of the white house communications agency or the white house advance team. if so, have records for overnight guests for those entities been pulled as part of the investigation? the white house said a couple times this week so far none of its team on the ground has been implicated. >> i have no reason to believe, i do not know other
a dozen agents are implicated in the scandal. molly joins us with new information. >> that means a total of six secret agents were ousted or resigned including two supervisors. five more are on administer administrative leave and security clearance suspended. one has been cleared of serious misconduct but may face in-house push. mark sullivan briefed president obama in person late yesterday. meanwhile one top republican senator wants more information from sullivan on the investigation....
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. >>> the scandal at the u.s. secret service where tonight heads are now rolling and we're learning more on the ground where it happened in colombia. >>> flashpoint. the latest embarrassment for american fighting forces growing widespread condemnatn and what does it mean for those in the fight? >> they won, now the richest people in their small town. what happened when they realized they hit the powerball jackpot. >>> and a win for the ages. history was made on the mound last night in what is being called a victory for old guys everywhere. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. there isn't a generation of americans alive today who doesn't know dick clark. he was a ubiquitous presence in american television and in american life. from the era of black and white innocence and saturday afternoon dance parties to this past new year's eve when 2011 gave way to 2012 here in new york and he was there. in terms of u.s. psidents, he spanned from eisenhower to obama, and we received word late today that dick clark had
. >>> the scandal at the u.s. secret service where tonight heads are now rolling and we're learning more on the ground where it happened in colombia. >>> flashpoint. the latest embarrassment for american fighting forces growing widespread condemnatn and what does it mean for those in the fight? >> they won, now the richest people in their small town. what happened when they realized they hit the powerball jackpot. >>> and a win for the ages. history was made on...
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then there's sex and scandal. mills onbeing wasted at the gsa, now 12 secret service agents on the taxpayer dime embroiled in the worst scandal of its history. this is government corruption at its worst, you know, in the private sector, a ceo would clean this mess up. why is the president awol? he is, by the way, the chief executive of this country. >>> we begin tonight with this. team obama now calling mitt romney an extremist, a hard-core conservative instead of a centrist flip-flopper. this is team obama has -- it's all stupid. nobody thinks of mitt romney as an extremist. polls show that voters blame obama for the high gas prices and mortgage worries, and college education fears. that's the issue. obama playing blame ognomics. let's talk. we have keith boykin. david fredoso, and kevin william zone, with "the national review." kevin, all during the primaries they wished mitt was an extremi, but he's not. this is obama's blame game. >> i wish he -- at some point you have to wonder if these people aren't just a l
then there's sex and scandal. mills onbeing wasted at the gsa, now 12 secret service agents on the taxpayer dime embroiled in the worst scandal of its history. this is government corruption at its worst, you know, in the private sector, a ceo would clean this mess up. why is the president awol? he is, by the way, the chief executive of this country. >>> we begin tonight with this. team obama now calling mitt romney an extremist, a hard-core conservative instead of a centrist...
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she has been involved with some many scandals in washington. >> there are scandals in washington? that will be a 10-year series. >> that is good for us, we are looking forward to it. >> hi capt. to the beautiful camera that we have at the naval academy. that was a gorgeous temperature above average. look at that moon rising. 62 degrees the temperature outside right now. did you like having march film more like april? here we are having a pro feel like made. many record set during the month of march and again today. temperatures still 10, 15. we were 12 degrees above the average. it is hard to find any real chili stuff. those violent storms and the tremendous tornadoes you saw yesterday, in this as an elementary school with over 4 inches of rain in one day. the positive, we have had a mild weather, the negative is how dry it has been. if there is a litt ripple coming in and around us. overnight tonight as we go through the next 24 hours, and by midnight, temperatures will be tomorrow morning coming in on northerly breezes. into the 30's but not a real chill. tomorrow afternoon temp
she has been involved with some many scandals in washington. >> there are scandals in washington? that will be a 10-year series. >> that is good for us, we are looking forward to it. >> hi capt. to the beautiful camera that we have at the naval academy. that was a gorgeous temperature above average. look at that moon rising. 62 degrees the temperature outside right now. did you like having march film more like april? here we are having a pro feel like made. many record set...
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>>> deepening scandal. >>> the investigation into the secret service prostitution scandal widens and more firings are expected today. >>> cold case. new evidence leads police to search a new york city basement for a young boy who vanished back in 1979. >>> and back in court. george zimmerman could be a free man after a bond hearing later today. this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, april 20, 2012. >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm michelle miller. we begin with the investigation into the secret service prostitution scandal in colombia. more agents are expected to lose their jobs as early as today. meanwhile, the white house is standing by the secret service director. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. good morning.
>>> deepening scandal. >>> the investigation into the secret service prostitution scandal widens and more firings are expected today. >>> cold case. new evidence leads police to search a new york city basement for a young boy who vanished back in 1979. >>> and back in court. george zimmerman could be a free man after a bond hearing later today. this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, april 20, 2012. >>> good morning. thanks for joining...
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. >>> and today, a political fallout from the secret service scandal. what the white house has to say about the investigation into the possible prostitution involvement. >>> and a middle school teacher removed from the school, accused of putting a video camera under the students' desks, the students found it. >>> plus, the san jose sharks down 3-1, going into the playoff games. we'll tell you if the stanley cup hopeful is still alive in san jose when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. . >>> the former presidential aide once called the master of posts has died. charles colson served richard nixon and served time in prison for the water gate scandal. he said he would step over his grandmother to get nixon reelected. later in life he worked as a preacher in prevent. he died from complications from brain
. >>> and today, a political fallout from the secret service scandal. what the white house has to say about the investigation into the possible prostitution involvement. >>> and a middle school teacher removed from the school, accused of putting a video camera under the students' desks, the students found it. >>> plus, the san jose sharks down 3-1, going into the playoff games. we'll tell you if the stanley cup hopeful is still alive in san jose when i take a picture...
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lawmakers say they aren't getting enough information about the investigation into the secret service scandal. >>> postal problems. the senate throws an $11 billion life line to the economically challenged postal service, but the postmaster general says it's not enough. >>> and berry benefit. eating berries appears to keep you sharper as you get older. >>> is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, april 26, 2012. >>> and, good morning, thanks for joining us, i'm michelle miller. we begin with the secret service prostitution scandal and a report that the alleged incident in colombia may not be an isolated case. cbs's seattle station reports an advanced team went to a strip club in el salvador prior to the president's trip there in march of 2011. the source is a u.s. government subcontractor who works with the agents. the agent took prostitutes back to their hotel room and told him not to worry, they did this all the time. >>> on capitol hill, lawmakers are investigating the military's role in the scandal. susan mcginnis in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, michelle.
lawmakers say they aren't getting enough information about the investigation into the secret service scandal. >>> postal problems. the senate throws an $11 billion life line to the economically challenged postal service, but the postmaster general says it's not enough. >>> and berry benefit. eating berries appears to keep you sharper as you get older. >>> is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, april 26, 2012. >>> and, good morning, thanks for...
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we lead with scandal. the "daily show" is being boycotted by conservatives because of this joke. >> maybe women could protect their reproductive organs from unwanted medical intrusions can vagina measures. >> scandal! we'll talk to the conservative critic leading that boycott in just a minute. william donohue, from the catholic league. >> [ inaudible ] >> i think -- i don't want to say anything about those remarks. >> interesting. it gets better than that too. and we have a conservative pundit who says that ann romney was a genius for marrying well that that's better than having a career, and this is how that pundit earns a living. >> oh, hi. >> hey, how are you. >> we're just brushing our dogs. >> we're just kicking it. >> we aren't we. we'll do a segment on her too. it's go time. >>> well tonight we start with an interesting story of a successful boycott and an unsuccessful boycott. first let's start with the unsuccessful conservative boycott, there is one in progress right now against the "daily show" f
we lead with scandal. the "daily show" is being boycotted by conservatives because of this joke. >> maybe women could protect their reproductive organs from unwanted medical intrusions can vagina measures. >> scandal! we'll talk to the conservative critic leading that boycott in just a minute. william donohue, from the catholic league. >> [ inaudible ] >> i think -- i don't want to say anything about those remarks. >> interesting. it gets better than that...
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there are real scandals. gsa scandal. other scandals in the country.is i put it a two on scale of ten. >> bret: people who say the protection of the president could have been compromised? you don't buy it. >> there is no evidence that any of it was. it didn't involve -- he wasn't on the scene. no compromise of information. if there was a ring set up chavez to get information, but there is no evidence of it. >> bret: that is it for the panel. stay tuned for the latest on america's hot commodity. ú0 living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you with humira. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira's proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events can occur, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer, blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before starting humi
there are real scandals. gsa scandal. other scandals in the country.is i put it a two on scale of ten. >> bret: people who say the protection of the president could have been compromised? you don't buy it. >> there is no evidence that any of it was. it didn't involve -- he wasn't on the scene. no compromise of information. if there was a ring set up chavez to get information, but there is no evidence of it. >> bret: that is it for the panel. stay tuned for the latest on...
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so, they see a scandal like this, they watch this scandal they roll their eyes, this is just an ongoinghing, nobody's lling to fix washington the crisis of the faith. this to me is another example of the american public saying, look, i don't trust anything. >> it's unfair to blame president obama for these things. beyond that, this is going to have political ramification, because the party in power believes that the federal government needs more money, control our lives more. trusted with more and more of the gross national product of the country. as you can see with the gsa, few play shurs as intent of spending other people's money. >> donna, back in 2008, president obama was the candidate of changing business as usual in washington. one of the places right now where mitt romney has an advantage. >> it is. mitt romney has his disadvantages. the disadvantage is that people, majority of people are still trying to figure out who he is and if they like him. you know, as a former government employee, george, i started at the bottom, so don't start, you know, typecasting me right now, it's t
so, they see a scandal like this, they watch this scandal they roll their eyes, this is just an ongoinghing, nobody's lling to fix washington the crisis of the faith. this to me is another example of the american public saying, look, i don't trust anything. >> it's unfair to blame president obama for these things. beyond that, this is going to have political ramification, because the party in power believes that the federal government needs more money, control our lives more. trusted with...
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secret service scandal. one week into the embarrassing affair, a new raid in colombia, and new questions on whether others may have been involved. >>> one of the president's men. charles colson, a key figure in the watergate scandal is dead tonight. >>> and working to stay fit. >>> and washington clean-up, one man's mission to help the capital out of a very sticky situation. 4 captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. various parts of the east are brace issing now for everything from snow to possible tornadoes. a storm system tonight is expected to bring plenty of rain and yes, even wet snow to parts of the northeast by sunday. and heavy rains are already soaks part of the south with the risk of thunderstorms and damaging winds along the gulf coast into the southeast. it's a potent and potentially dangerous weather mix so we want to start with kelly cass at the weather channel headquarters where they're tracking all of it for us. kelly, good evening. >> good evening. this is a huge syst
secret service scandal. one week into the embarrassing affair, a new raid in colombia, and new questions on whether others may have been involved. >>> one of the president's men. charles colson, a key figure in the watergate scandal is dead tonight. >>> and working to stay fit. >>> and washington clean-up, one man's mission to help the capital out of a very sticky situation. 4 captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. various parts of...
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money is what gsa scandal is about.rty of big government. they want to expand it. they use the word invest every time they spend. investment, hot tubs is not what people want. it will hurt the party of government. republicans argue we want to shrink it. this is an example of what happens when it grows. >> bret: quickly down the row, about the keystone xl pipeline. the project has a new proposed route. they are moving forward. how does it play politically and do democrats get in line behind it? >> president obama could be headed for defeat here. on tuesday, he threatened a veto if the house passed the bill containing a keystone pipeline. they passed it with a veto-proof majority, including 6 # democrats that passed party line to vote against the president. last month, the senate voted for it. they got 11 democrats and they need two more and you could have it passed by veto-proof ma juror any the house and filibuster proof in senate. president is in a tight spot on this. >> bret: chuck? >> i predicted, i remember when we
money is what gsa scandal is about.rty of big government. they want to expand it. they use the word invest every time they spend. investment, hot tubs is not what people want. it will hurt the party of government. republicans argue we want to shrink it. this is an example of what happens when it grows. >> bret: quickly down the row, about the keystone xl pipeline. the project has a new proposed route. they are moving forward. how does it play politically and do democrats get in line...
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to another scandal involving the secret service and prostitutes. a prominent republican senator is asking whether other american officials may have been involved. so far six agents have been fired, hundreds of people interviewed, but in a video posted on facebook, senator check grassley lashed out at the secret service, and he's calling for a broader investigation. greatly wants hotel records checked for white house advance staff and communications personnel who were in colombia at the time of the scandal. >> i've always said that if heads don't roll, then at the culture of a federal agency will never change. >> i have no reason to believe. i do not know otherwise thisinvolved anything bus the -- >> 11 members are reportly under investigation for misconduct in colombia as well. >>> the east bay is remembering a tragedy which teaked an entire generation. the 10th annual holocaust remembrance day will be held today in burkely at noon. ted at the magnes collection of jewish art and life. two survivors will be honored during that ceremony. this is part
to another scandal involving the secret service and prostitutes. a prominent republican senator is asking whether other american officials may have been involved. so far six agents have been fired, hundreds of people interviewed, but in a video posted on facebook, senator check grassley lashed out at the secret service, and he's calling for a broader investigation. greatly wants hotel records checked for white house advance staff and communications personnel who were in colombia at the time of...
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this morning in the secret service sexual scandal secret service investigation continues about the scandal in colombia we will not allow the actions of the few to tarnish the proud legacy of the secret service the secret service prostitution scandal is getting the full attention of the senate judiciary committee over sex behavior in the secret service was not limited to colombia six secret service officers have lost their jobs a seventh has been cleared of serious misconduct and others information that a new prostitution scandal may be brewing the agency's failed protocol is being addressed given the need to protect america's leadership six employees of either resigned or left the agency a seventh has been cleared of serious misconduct in what ways appropriate administrative action in terms of this kind of egregious animal behavior hiring prostitutes it's never happened. all right so like i've said before this is an obvious scandal this is also like media catnip so am i surprised that they just can't get enough of course not but it's the seriousness with which they talk about of the times
this morning in the secret service sexual scandal secret service investigation continues about the scandal in colombia we will not allow the actions of the few to tarnish the proud legacy of the secret service the secret service prostitution scandal is getting the full attention of the senate judiciary committee over sex behavior in the secret service was not limited to colombia six secret service officers have lost their jobs a seventh has been cleared of serious misconduct and others...
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the gsa and that scandal. have to wonder what is going on with those adults in serious responsible, publicly paid for position. who have, it seems, less and less than a sense of responsibility, the basic adultness and maintaining of standards that we ought to be used to. it seems to me that we have a big split going on there. >> donna, talk about oversharing, that agent on facebook, checking out sarah palin? that was a couple of years ago. >> it's appalling, george. i think it speaks to the character of these individuals and i don't think, as someone who's been around secret service agents for 30 years, and i can the tell you this, i haven't seen this kind of conduct. these are the best of the best. they are trained to watch everything, to know everything. to protect the president and other officials. and so i think, you know, in this investigation, hopefully, we'll get to the bottom of it, but we might find that this is a few individuals, a few rotten apples, i think it's a good agency and we should uphold th
the gsa and that scandal. have to wonder what is going on with those adults in serious responsible, publicly paid for position. who have, it seems, less and less than a sense of responsibility, the basic adultness and maintaining of standards that we ought to be used to. it seems to me that we have a big split going on there. >> donna, talk about oversharing, that agent on facebook, checking out sarah palin? that was a couple of years ago. >> it's appalling, george. i think it...
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>>> deepening scandal. >>> the investigation into the secret service prostitution scandal widens and more firings are expected today. >>> cold case. new evidence leads police to search a new york city basement for a young boy who vanished back in 1979. >>> and back in court. george zimmerman could be a free man after a bond hearing later today. this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, april 20, 2012. >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm michelle miller. we begin with the investigation into the secret service prostitution scandal in colombia. more agents are expected to lose their jobs as early as today. meanwhile, the white house is standing by the secret service director. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: michelle, good morning. as more information comes to light about what really happened that night in cartagena, it does look like more firings are going to happen fast. meanwhile, members of congress are now speaking out. more secret service agents involved in the prostitution scandal in colombia could resign or be fired as early as toda
>>> deepening scandal. >>> the investigation into the secret service prostitution scandal widens and more firings are expected today. >>> cold case. new evidence leads police to search a new york city basement for a young boy who vanished back in 1979. >>> and back in court. george zimmerman could be a free man after a bond hearing later today. this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, april 20, 2012. >>> good morning. thanks for joining...
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secret service have to do with an unfolding scandal.he members of a joint secret service military advance party who were in cartagena, colombia, prior to the president's trip there this weekend. they were sent home after allegations of an altercation involving prostitution. and as we'll report here tonight, it's getting worse, it's widening, and it's triggering questions about the very culture of a special organization. we begin tonight with our white house correspondent kristen welker, who accompanied the president to colombia and back. kristen, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. investigators, the secret service and the pentagon are trying to find out how this could have happened. all 11 secret service personnel have had their security clearances pulled. according to u.s. officials, at least 11 secret service and more than five military personnel are involved in the widening prostitution scandal. nbc's national investigative correspondent mike isikoff has been working the story. >> sources tell us, among those involved, w
secret service have to do with an unfolding scandal.he members of a joint secret service military advance party who were in cartagena, colombia, prior to the president's trip there this weekend. they were sent home after allegations of an altercation involving prostitution. and as we'll report here tonight, it's getting worse, it's widening, and it's triggering questions about the very culture of a special organization. we begin tonight with our white house correspondent kristen welker, who...
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. >>> the latest on the prostitution scandal. nearly a dozen secret service agents pulled off the job. and the president, not surprisingly, not pleased. >> i expect that investigation to be thorough and rigorous. >> ahead, how a complaint from one prostitute in colombia set the scandal in motion. >>> and, yes, that is secretary of state hillary clinton. she was caught on camera, take a look, folks, you don't normally see her had like this. she's knocking down a beer and dancing up a storm at a cuban nightclub in colombia. >>> up first, the alarm after the storm. people in the midwest and plains still reeling from violent and deadly weather. take a look, more than 130 tornadoes touching down over the weekend, many of them in kansas. the governor says 97 twisters were reported there. some of the worst damage, though, was in oklahoma. that state's governor declaring a state of emergency in 12 counties. the tiny town of woodward was nearly leveled and five people there lost their lives. power was knocked out ahead of the storm, disab
. >>> the latest on the prostitution scandal. nearly a dozen secret service agents pulled off the job. and the president, not surprisingly, not pleased. >> i expect that investigation to be thorough and rigorous. >> ahead, how a complaint from one prostitute in colombia set the scandal in motion. >>> and, yes, that is secretary of state hillary clinton. she was caught on camera, take a look, folks, you don't normally see her had like this. she's knocking down a...
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is he letting himself get stained by this scandal? >> he is getting stained by the scandal.ratic branch of government has become the unofficial fourth branch of a three branch form of government that we have in the united states and this is the problem with it. people get so far detached from voters and they can't be voted out of office. you get to a point in time where they feel they are invincible. they do these things and like they said previously, you end up spending $1 million on what ends up being a party. the president is going to have to balance this out politically. it's hopeful for the president's sake that he can avoid that. of course the conservatives are going to say listen. this is just part of the narrative of waisting money under the bam administration. >> back to my question and i will add to that. should the president be stronger? come out and focus stronger on listen this is something that happened that has been going on before? is he letting himself become stained by this when he really doesn't have to? >> he can definitely be stronger against it. it's an
is he letting himself get stained by this scandal? >> he is getting stained by the scandal.ratic branch of government has become the unofficial fourth branch of a three branch form of government that we have in the united states and this is the problem with it. people get so far detached from voters and they can't be voted out of office. you get to a point in time where they feel they are invincible. they do these things and like they said previously, you end up spending $1 million on...
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now a prostitution scandal has rocked the secret service. authorities say 12 agents relieved from duty are returning from the u.s., one of them accused of misconduct with the prostitute. >> if he is having something like that, he does not need to be a secret service agent for very long. >> in anticipation of coming -- in anticipation of president obama's visit. >> they are protecting the president. >> a hotel employee says the agents were drinking heavily during their stay. why >> of the agents did not pay the prostitute -- >> one of the agents did not pay the prostitute. she reported it to the police. >> the danger is the potential for blackmail of someone getting close to the president. >> having these people protect our president -- why are they going through matters they should not be going into? >> there are five military members who may have violated curfew and they may have been staying at the same hotel as the secret service. authorities are emphasizing that the president has full security. there were agents to replace the agents bro
now a prostitution scandal has rocked the secret service. authorities say 12 agents relieved from duty are returning from the u.s., one of them accused of misconduct with the prostitute. >> if he is having something like that, he does not need to be a secret service agent for very long. >> in anticipation of coming -- in anticipation of president obama's visit. >> they are protecting the president. >> a hotel employee says the agents were drinking heavily during their...
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it was one week ago, believe it or not the scandal broke out in colombia. and tonight we're learning more about the meeting at the white house. the president summoning the head of the secret service demanding answers. tonight hear what we know about the president's reaction inside that meeting. will other agents involved keep their jobs? ultimately will the head of the secret service be ousted as pressure mounts for a wider investigation. david kerley leads us off from the white house. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, for a president seeking re-election, this has been a week of having his message obliterated by the secret service scandal. the president wants answers and soon. secret service director mark sullivan was summoned to the white house by the president for a face-to-face meeting. sources say it's an opportunity for the president to get an update on the investigation, rather than an evaluation of the director but the president is not happy as he made clear might be the case when this scandal broke. >> if it turns out that some of the allegat
it was one week ago, believe it or not the scandal broke out in colombia. and tonight we're learning more about the meeting at the white house. the president summoning the head of the secret service demanding answers. tonight hear what we know about the president's reaction inside that meeting. will other agents involved keep their jobs? ultimately will the head of the secret service be ousted as pressure mounts for a wider investigation. david kerley leads us off from the white house. good...
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. >>> and the scandal continues. one of the secret service agents implicated in the columbian prostitution scandal stayed at the same hotel as the president. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, april 23, >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, april 23, 2012. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm michelle miller. >>> the man who admits he shot and killed trayvon martin has been released from jail. george zimmerman charged with second-degree murder was set free on $150,000 bond early this morning. his whereabouts are unknown. randall pinkston is in sanford, florida, with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. this release of george zimmerman is just the one step in what is expected to be a long process that would eventually lead to his trial for the shooting death of trayvon martin. his attorney says his freedom will help him prepare a defense. george zimmerman walked out of seminole county jail at midnight, not looking at cameras as he followe
. >>> and the scandal continues. one of the secret service agents implicated in the columbian prostitution scandal stayed at the same hotel as the president. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, april 23, >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, april 23, 2012. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm michelle miller. >>> the man who admits he shot and killed trayvon martin has been...
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meanwhile on capitol hill, lawmakers are investigating the military's role in the scandal. susan mcginnis in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. first hearing on this scandal took place here on wenesday and the military's role was a big focus as was possible misconduct by the president's white house advance team. after pentagon investigators briefed lawmakers about the military's involvement in the columbian prostitution scandal, senator john mccain says he wants more. >> it was a waste of time because they had no information. >> reporter: mccain says wednesday's briefing didn't address the risk of a possible national security breach. >> these individuals may have had the schedules of the president of the united states' activities during his visit there the night before. there thhat obviously is inform that we would certainly not want to fall into the wrong hands. >> reporter: 12 members of the military have had their security clearances suspended. senator carl levin says six of them violated curfew before the president arrived in cartag
meanwhile on capitol hill, lawmakers are investigating the military's role in the scandal. susan mcginnis in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. first hearing on this scandal took place here on wenesday and the military's role was a big focus as was possible misconduct by the president's white house advance team. after pentagon investigators briefed lawmakers about the military's involvement in the columbian prostitution scandal, senator john mccain...
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, obviously in the watergate-type scandal. or if it's a smaller scandal that reinforces a narrative that already exists. in the case of the secret service, unless there is something that directly links the president or the white house with this scandal, i don't think it hurts president obama, although he doesn't want to talk about it, obviously. in the case of the gsa, you are talking about frivolous government spending, a complete disregard for taxpayer dollars and a cavalier attitude toward the federal agency spending our money -- that's a hit that is often said about this president who, we just celebrating his $5 trillion that he added to the deficit in 3 years. so that's the narrative that the gsa scandal does feed into. >> eric: debbie, does that undermine the president? >> i think tony was right about the secret service. i think it's a complicated situation. we have already seen six people gone from the secret service. there are a lot of good men and women who do protect republicans and democrats. we need to remember who
, obviously in the watergate-type scandal. or if it's a smaller scandal that reinforces a narrative that already exists. in the case of the secret service, unless there is something that directly links the president or the white house with this scandal, i don't think it hurts president obama, although he doesn't want to talk about it, obviously. in the case of the gsa, you are talking about frivolous government spending, a complete disregard for taxpayer dollars and a cavalier attitude toward...
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the scandal reportedly involves military personnel. >> they are in a tough spot. this was a bad week for federal employees, but take the overall record. i spent 19 years as one. they do great work. what happened with the military happened it two years ago. what happened with the secret service was last week. the gsa scandal was also about a year ago, and that was caught by a gsa employee. the system worked because he was going after waste, fraud, and abuse, and he founded. >> we have photographs of the american military personnel posing with body parts and so forth. "the l.a. times" had these pictures. a soldier said this is indicative of the lack of discipline. the military asked them not to run them, and they did any way. good idea, evan? >> yes. if the military is doing this stuff, they should expose it there is always this tension between -- the american military as measured against other militaries in history is extraordinarily disciplined. but in bonding rituals, these guys sometimes go out and misbehave. they have been doing this for ever and sometimes it g
the scandal reportedly involves military personnel. >> they are in a tough spot. this was a bad week for federal employees, but take the overall record. i spent 19 years as one. they do great work. what happened with the military happened it two years ago. what happened with the secret service was last week. the gsa scandal was also about a year ago, and that was caught by a gsa employee. the system worked because he was going after waste, fraud, and abuse, and he founded. >> we...
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for get scandals and wars, the one issue that could decide the presidential election. and back in the spotlight, the second job picked up by lt. gov. gavin newsom. >> the secret service agents fired in the prostitution scandal, friends to sue. i am danielle ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> >> some amazing video from brazil. take a look at this car that flew over the second story of a home. the 24 year-old driver suffered only minor injuries and was rescued from a car that was wedged into the side of the building. police plan to charge him with driving without a license, luckily family that lives inside of that home was not hurt. the secret service has begun cleaning house in response to the prostitution scandal that has now rocked the agency. three unnamed agents had been forced out but as danielle nottingham reports, top lawmakers say that moorhead's need to roll. >> three secret service agents allegedly involved in the colombian prostitution scandal are out. one supervisor was fired and another supervisor was forced to retire and a third agent resigned but cbs news has learned t
for get scandals and wars, the one issue that could decide the presidential election. and back in the spotlight, the second job picked up by lt. gov. gavin newsom. >> the secret service agents fired in the prostitution scandal, friends to sue. i am danielle ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> >> some amazing video from brazil. take a look at this car that flew over the second story of a home. the 24 year-old driver suffered only minor injuries and was rescued from a car that was wedged into...
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scandal absolutely pale in comparison i had the g.s.a. scandal it's resulted in me incredibly passionate questioning on capitol hill and the passion is questioning on the cable networks like i said not the g.s.a. scandals and bad of a comparatively it is really easy to see where the priorities lie and what the mainstream media chooses to miss. well it's happened yet again yet another p.r. nightmare for the u.s. war in afghanistan and this time photos were given to the l.a. times by a soldier with the fourth combat brigade eighty second airborne division the times and not published all that some of these photos were given by a soldier was shown members of his unit posing with the corpse of an alkie an insurgent as they describe it a soldier wanted to highlight a breakdown in leadership and discipline and the times published those photos despite requests by the pentagon not to do it but if you look back at this year there's been a scandal every single month from video of marines urinating on taliban corpses to the burning of korans at parwa
scandal absolutely pale in comparison i had the g.s.a. scandal it's resulted in me incredibly passionate questioning on capitol hill and the passion is questioning on the cable networks like i said not the g.s.a. scandals and bad of a comparatively it is really easy to see where the priorities lie and what the mainstream media chooses to miss. well it's happened yet again yet another p.r. nightmare for the u.s. war in afghanistan and this time photos were given to the l.a. times by a soldier...
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his house is up for sale. >> and now we turn to another scandal. the political controversy that brought down d.c. councilman harry thomason jr.. federal prosecutors are recommending the maximum sentence of 46 months in prison for congressman -- for promises conviction -- for thomas' conviction on corruption charges. his lawyers are requesting a one. five-year prison term. >> turning to the weather, we are tracking the possibility of a weekend storms. this on the eve of the anniversary of one of the worst storms in recent memory. it was 10 years ago tomorrow that and f4 tornado ripped through maryland, killing three people injuring more than 100 and destroying more than 300 homes and businesses. bob ryan joins us with more of that storm and a look ahead to our current weather tonight. >> it is hard to believe it has been 10 years, although for the faults in southern maryland sometimes with these ferocious storms come through, it brings back memories. on our weather page, wjla.com we have a terrific blob with video and great pictures. it seems like o
his house is up for sale. >> and now we turn to another scandal. the political controversy that brought down d.c. councilman harry thomason jr.. federal prosecutors are recommending the maximum sentence of 46 months in prison for congressman -- for promises conviction -- for thomas' conviction on corruption charges. his lawyers are requesting a one. five-year prison term. >> turning to the weather, we are tracking the possibility of a weekend storms. this on the eve of the...