bill: we will go back to shannon bream now. yet i believe another decision this in regard to proposition 8 out of california. shannon i know you're reading as fast if you can. if you have a decision and you have the answer, the stage is yours. >> okay. bill, what we're looking at here is the proposition 8 case, this is the ka is in which california voters went to the polls and massed a measure amending their state constitution so it only rec tphaoeubsess marriage between a man and a woman. this is not case similar to doma, in that government officials which would have been the ones defending it said no we are not going to defend proposition 8 in this case. what happened was supporters of proposition 8 pulled up the case and said we want to be the ones defending it. they wouldn't be the normal parties to do that. it sound like here what the court is going to do is say that group did not have standing. we've never before uphold the standing of a private party to defend the constitutionality of a state statute when state officials

shannon bream is next in washington. the news rolls on. have a terrific day. >> eric: take care. >> shannon: the death toll climbs from devastating tornados that tore through the plains, leaving a path of destruction in their wake, as oklahoma picks up the pieces, that deadly storm is moving on. the next target, the east coast, where they are breaking for possible wild weather. what is likely to be a very rough week ahead for the irs, congress has no less than 3 hearings on tap for the agency. as if one scandal weren't enough, there is a new one brewing, involving your tax dollars, dance party and star trek. a fight for life, time's running out for sarah mura, she is awaiting a needed lung transplant. what stands in her way? her parents say, government policy. i'm shannon bream, live from the nation's capitol, the america's news headquarters starts right now. as oklahoma and arkansas clean up after deadly tornados and flashfloods, the violent weather system is now headed east. from washington, d.c. to northern maine, they are getting ready

shannon bream live in washington. shannon?: house republicans are asking the attorney general to return to the hill on june 18. they want him to testify under oath again about his role in aggressive leak investigations into reporters phone records and personal e-mails. they say there is a conflict between what he told the house committee on may 15 and what they later learned righting today "we do not believe our request that you provide the committee with an on the record explanation of your on the record testimony is extraordinary. we believe the committee and the american people deserve to hear from you directly. holder told senator senators te justice department is taking a look at its policies regarding those investigations and made this vow. the department has not prosecuted and as long as i have the privilege of serving as attorney general of the united states will not prosecute any reporter for doing his or her job. >> critics say that is not issue. despite the fact that james rosen has not been prosecuted the doj decis

proof of citizenship for folks when they show up to register to vote in federal elections. >> shannon bream outside the court, thank you. one aspect of the on-going debate about comprehensive immigration reform involves treatment of illegal immigrants that committed misdemeanors or felonies. >> previous history, so i am leave your bond at no bond. >> reporter: houston and phoenix, they believe immigrant drunk drivers kill cops. they say jesus molina killed an officer an hit and run, despite two previous arrests for dui and burglary, he was not deported. >> that was a death that should have been prevented, it did not have to happen. >> reporter: similar story in houston. accused drunk driver killed harris county sheriff, dwayne polk. >> you're here illegally and immigration has a hold on you. >> reporter: under obama administration's prosecutorial discretion policy, critics say too many criminals get a date in court instead of deportation. immigrant advocates view it differently. >> drunk driving needs to be treated as the crime that it is, an alcohol related, substance abuse related crime,

shannon bream is live outside the supreme court. so shannon, what does the opinion say? >> bottom line is this, jon: when the feds have set up a very simple streamline procedure, the state of arizona cannot add to that. this is something that voters passed in 2007, but today the courts said arizona had overstepped its authority. in writing for the majority, this is what justice anthony scalia had to say. the fairest reading of the statute is state-imposed requirement of evidence of citizenship not required by the federal form is inconsistent with the federal laws mandate that states accept and use the federal form. so for now, jon, it's no good. >> jon: shannon, arizona is one of five states with these sort of voting requirement. the others kansas, tennessee, alabama and georgia. lawmakers in 12 other states are considering similar legislation. clearly this decision has wider implications. >> it does. all of that is going to be on hold for now because at the end of this opinion justice scalia added to arizona you can't use additional requirements you can petition the na

correspondent shannon bream with what this all means. >> i am deeply disappointed, deeply disappointed with the court's decision in this matter. >> reporter: echoing the words of president obama, attorney general eric holder said the supreme court provision finding the voting rights act unconstitutional is not the end of the issue. under the 1965 law to prevent discrimination against minority voters, all or part of 15 states are required to get permission from the federal government before making changes to their elections procedures. today, the supreme court held the formula created to determine which jurisdictions should be under that preclearance requirement is outdated. writing for the majority, john roberts said nearly 50 years later things have changed dramatically. coverage today is based on decades old data, eradicated practices. covered jurisdictions in all or part of the 15 states are free from obligation to seek clearance from the federal government. >> our laws are one size fits all, not separate laws for georgia and arizona that places like new york and idaho don't have to

i'm shannon bream.om the nation's capital starts right now,. >> we begin with scorching heat boiling the western u.s. with yesterday's temperatures topping out at 130 degrees. triple-digit temperatures a at dangerous levels for several more days. >> reporter: 127 degrees is a record for june and across the far western region. local records are being broken one after another. another example is palm springs, 122 degrees there. here in los angeles, we've got people gathering in grand park, people waiting trying to keep cool. expecting about 93 and 89 at the moment. out to the deserted areas, people will seriously feel it. 117 in las vegas. one man died there, apparently he was old according to paramedics on the scene and he had been suffering medical complications. heat was too much for him. there were 40 people in the las vegas area who were taken to hospitals for heat related conditions. doctors are warning that you really have to watch out for the effects of heat and be able to tell when you are gettin

shannon bream on the story in washington. rnment's track record here, shannon. >> reporter: to give you a sense much the government's success rate. we researched all the questions. there were 18,748, only ten were turned down. supporters of the program say there is a good reason for that. here is the director of foreign policy studies at the heritage foundation. >> the reason that there are so few overturned or turned down, if you will, is that the intelligence community knows the rules, understands what the parameters are, and they really, really work over time to have the package done as well as possible before it ever goes to the judges. >> reporter: even if they take a request to the judge and find out it's probably not going to succeed they are allowed to modify it and then go back again, and, you know, that could account for the high success ses rat rate as well. bill: what are the skeptics saying. >> reporter: the aclu says the secrecy surrounding the courts and it's not an adversarial proceeding, they say it's the gove

shannon bream is up next. >> osama bin laden may be dead, but we have al qaeda and a lot of al qaeda wanna-bes. >> shannon: formir vice-president dick cheney defends the national security agency and says the surveillance program he helped create after 9/11 los angeles saved lives and stopped terrorist attacks. as the u.s. looks at the regional power positioning themselves. we will looking to at a senate select committee member. texas grfer rick peritries to tempt new york companies to move to the lone-star state with the promise of less government regulation. he is live and takes your twitter questions. i'm shannon bream. happy farths day. america's news headquarters live from the nation's capitol starts right now. >> eric: on the heels of the decision to send arms for rebels. fears grow that syria's bloody civil war will widen. g-8 leaders get ready to talk tomorrow. >> reporter: the cia is going to give small arms to the rebels fighting the president assad. but some lawmakers here don't think that's enough. lindy graham explain yes he thinks president obama must enforce a no-fly zon

shannon bream, live from washington starts now. >> shannon: against the backdrop of grave concerns aboutndela's health, we are awaiting a speech from president obama, sitting in the city where robert kennedy made a speech in the darkest days of apartheid, the president is expected to highlight nelson mandela's legacy and bringing about changes once thought impossible. this will wrap up the first trip to south africa as president. ed henry is traveling with the president and is live in capetown. hello. >> reporter: great to see you, shannon. this is the hallmark speech of the week-long visit to this continent of africa, billed that way by the white house because the president will be at the university of capetown, where robert f. kennedy gave a

shannon bream is live in washington with more. non, you know, this is supposed to be, you know, an appropriations hearing, but it's evolved into more than that. i can imagine the senators aren't exactly staying on topic, are they? >> reporter: yeah, not at all. and it didn't take long here, gregg. the top republican on the subcommittee, richard shelby of alabama, wasted no time. he asked the attorney general how he would rate himself and his performance so far, and asked him how he plans to restore the american people's confidence in the justice department. holder says he believes he's not perfect, but he's done a good job and wants to be clear that both he and the department are fully engaged in their primary mission which is to protect the american people. when shelby pushed him asking what would it take for you, what would be the tipping point, the time you decide to step down, holder said, frankly, it might be fatigue, that it's tiring to constantly be defending himself, but he's not going anywhere anytime soon. he did set goal

shannon bream is live from d.c. shannon? stake, whether or not the university of texas at austin and potentially every state school in the country can use race as a factor in the admissions process. instead of deciding the merits of the case, the supreme court sent it back down to the lower court saying: you used the wrong standard when you originally decided this case. it's very tech nil call but that the bottom line is still the law of the land. >> what it means now is that the university will have to reach the highest strictest standard for proving that policy which does use race actually passes constitutional muster. abigail is the new when she was was refused admission and today she praised the court's admission. >> they gave us everything that beasked for. -- we asked for. i'm very confident they won't be able to use race in the future. >> in a year or two this case could end back at the supreme court. >> shepard: there is word ed snowden did not just stumble on to government secrets. instead, he reportedly admits he t

shannon bream, fox news. >>> 12 minutes before the hour now.week for investors now they have jobs data that could move the markets one way or the other. we will have the latest from wall street to main street. >> many students didn't get their high school diploma after all. see the problem with what they wrote. it is supposed to say senior power you remember writing that, except they misspelled it. >> brian kelly. >> i have a hunch they spelled junior awrong as well. they should not have been allowed to move forward. >> the valedictorian who through out the script and prayed at his high school graduation is here. i wonder what he will throw out before talking to him. super star broadcaster here life. fake money can't buy happiness. you are wrong. we will prove it to you by giving you cash. and it's national doughnut day. we will give you something that will up your sugar intake. how the army is involved in doughnut day. plus a summer concert series. anybody performs live. he has been per warming up in the rain and never sounded better. this is

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shannon bream is up next. >> osama bin laden may be dead, but we have al qaeda and a lot of al qaeda nnon: formir vice-president dick cheney defends the national security agency and says the surveillance program he helped create after 9/11 los angeles saved lives and stopped terrorist attacks. as the u.s. looks at the regional power positioning themselves. we will looking to at a senate select committee member. texas grfer rick peritries to tempt new york companies to move to the lone-star state with the promise of less government regulation. he is live and takes your twitter questions. i'm shannon

correspondent shannon bream has our coverage tonight. >> reporter: the supreme court handed same-sexwins, rs

shannon bream is live in d.c. tonight. shannon? shepard, you will remember all the back and forth between the house judiciary committee and the justice department over the committee's demand that attorney general eric holder explain what some committee members view as a direct conflict between his testimony about aggressive leak investigations and what they later learned about holder's involvement in them. the justice department reportedly negotiated a deal in which holder would provide written answers to the committee's questions by today and also meet in person to talk with committee members. at our last check, those answers still have not been turned in. also today, associated press ceo gary pruitt had harsh words for the justice department's aggressive leak investigations. >> the doj's actions could not have been more tailor made to comfort authoritarian regimes that want to suppress their onus media the united states does it, too they can say. committee members have said in the past they will subpoena holder if he doesn't prov

and shannon bream is on it from d.c. shannon? >> shepard that subpoena is a very real possibility now, that's not all. g.o.p. house judiciary committee leaders have been trading letters with the justice department. though they call the responses from the department official other than the attorney general himself insulting. quote: congress and the american people deserve to have the attorney general respond to the committee on the record. a letter from a subordinate that fails to answer any of our questions does not suffice. but democrats on the judiciary committee, including congressman hank johnson say they are satisfied with the justice department's response. and the white house continues to back holder. >> the attorney general has the full confidence of the president of the united states and is handling his job very well. >> in addition to that subpoena, wisconsin republican jim sense brenner says holder could also be facing yet another contempt citation. you will remember the house held him in contempt last year 17 democrats

shannon bream is live at the supreme court. does this mean, shannon, for the status of state schools that are currently employing affirmative action? >> reporter: well, for now, jon, the court left that untouched. in a 7-1 opinion with justice ginsburg the lone dissenter and justice kagan had reduced herself from this can car accident -- recused herself from this case, the lower court didn't use the right standard when they were applying a standard to review whether these policies at the university of texas were okay. there's a white plaintiff who says she didn't get in because race was used and that worked against her. essentially, they decided we're going to leave these issues untouched, so for schools that are currently using affirmative action in their policies, it sounds like they're going to be able to continue with that for now. here's the president of the civil rights lawyers' association. >> bottom line is that affirmative action is still the law of the land. that's what's important for people to understand, that univer

shannon bream has an update on the scandal involving journalists and the attorney general. >>> the 5:00 p.m. deadline has come and gone and no response from eric holder the questions that many view is a conflicted between his sworn testimony and his involvement in the aggressively looking at leak investigations. chairman and another congressman have been trading letters with the doj. they are calling it insulting. congress and the american people deserve to have the attorney general respond to the committee on the record. a letter from a subordinate that fails to answer many of our questions does not suffice. >>> republican committee leaders say they may subpoena holder and potentially face another contempt vote but democrats say they are satisfied by the justice department's explanation that he accurately testified that he never heard of potential prosecution over leaks of the press because james rosen was never prosecuted despite a search warrant based on allegations that rosen had engaged in criminal conduct. >> i don't think he is doing anything that would cause me to want him to

he told lawmakers he is trying to do better but correspondent shannon bream reports, many on capitolaren't buying it. >> i hope would you agree that the american people deserve an attorney general who is completely focused on the fair and impartial administration of law of and justice and not distracted by controversies of his own making. >> eric holder taking heat from both sides. tough questions from senators along with a new demand from house republicans that he return to the hill on june 18th. they want him to testify under oath, again, about his role in aggressive leak investigations into the reporters' phone records and personal emails. there is conflict between what he told the house committee and what they later learned. quote, we do not believe our requests that you provide an on the record explanation with on the record testimony is extraordinary. we believe the american people deserve to hear from you directly. today he told senators that the justice department is taking a hard look at its policies regarding leak investigations and made this vow. >> the department has not

shannon bream on fox top story live in washington tonight. shannon, the court was deeply divided in both of these cases. >> shepard, here is a bit of the back and forth, writing the majority opinion, striking down that key provision in the defense of marriage act. justice anthony said. this invalid for no political purpose to disparage and injure those by the state marriage law sought to protect a person hood and dignity. three different descents in that case one by anthony scalia thought the majority was not ruling on the merits of same sex marriage did just that something scalia thought should have been left to play out at the state level, quote: we might have covered ourselves with honor today by promising all sides of this debate that it was theirs to settle and we would expect their resolution. the court has cheated both sides. the administration says it will quickly figure out how to roll out the federal benefits to legally married same sex couples, shep? >> shepard: how do the two sides in this debate plan to move forward. >> of course

correspondent shannon bream has a preview. >> reporter: the debaver same-sex marriage sparked heatedemonstrations outside the supreme court as the nine ices inside considered the constitutional implications of both the state and federal law that current define marriage as between one man and one woman. advocates for and against striking down those laws are anxiously awaiting decision due by the end of june. >> the court, when it heard oral argument, seemery nervous about stepping into that debate. >> reporter: it is possible because of tecnd proceed procedural issues that the justices could dispose of same-sex marriage cases without ever getting to the merits. not so in a number of additional high profile disputes. there's the case of a white applicant who said she wasn't admitted to the university of texas at austin because of the use of race in the school's admission policies. also sparking a nationwide dialogue on race, a challenge to key provisions of the voting rights act which requires covered jurisdiction to make changes to the voting practices. the law was passed in 1965 to r

i'm shannon bream. >> i'm john roberts in for chris wallace, immigration reform faces an uncertain road in the house after it sails through the senate. >> the yeas are 68 the nay are 32. >> we're getting right with the law. >> we're joined by two members who helped draft the bill. john mccain and charles schumer together only on fox news sunday. then we'll example prospects in the republican led house. >> we're not going to bring up the senate bill. we're going to do it in our own way because we wanted to make sure we get the stuff right. >> we'll discuss with two key congressman mario and trey gowdy. and key rulings from the supreme court. >> that is not enough. it's got to go nationwide! >> we'll ask our panel what is next for same-sex marriage. all right now on fox news sunday. >> john: after much debate it secured a victory in the senate with the passage of bill giving millions of immigrants to eventually become u.s. citizens, it has long road to go before it becomes the law of the land the ballot moves to the house as they propose a pathway to citizenship. joining us are two member

correspondent shannon bream has our coverage tonight. >> reporter: the supreme court handed same-sex marriage advocates two significant wins, first striking down a portion of the defense of marriage act which blocked same sex couples, even if legally married in their respective states, from collecting various federal benefits. writing for the majority, anthony kennedy said, quote, the federal statute is invalid, for no legitimate purpose comes the purpose to disparage and injure those whom the state by its marriage laws sought to protect in person hood and dignity. scalia was unconvinced by the majority assurances that this decision wasn't passing judgment on the underlying issue of the legality of same-sex marriage. therefore bypassing the wilf individual states and voters. quote, we might have covered ourselves with honor today by promising all sides of this debate it was theirs to settle and that we would respect their resolution. the court has cheated both sides. edie windsor, the original plaintiff, cried when she heard the news. >> to justices of the supreme court, thank you fo

." >>> good evening, i am shannon bream in for bret baier.ry aid to syrian rebels for the first time after the white house announced it had firm evidence that president assad's regime used chemical weapons on its own people. the administration has so far ruled outputting american boots on the ground, but is keeping the next play close to the vest. chief white house correspondent ed henry has the story. >> reporter: it is being b

correspondent shannon bream has the latest on a high court session coming to a rapid close. >> reportere supreme court released its much anticipated opinion on affirmative action today, but the case remains unresolved. the justices held the lower court failed to apply the court legal standard when it upheld university of texas admissions policy that uses race in considering which students it will accept. a white applicant, abigail fisher, sued after she was denied admission, sending the case back to the lower court, justice kennedy wrote, strict scrutiny imposes on the ufrpt the ultimate burden of demonstrating before turning to racial classifications that available, workable race-neutral alternatives do not suffice. for now, the school policies remain intact. >> very technical. the bottom line, affirmative action is still the law of the land. >> reporter: opponents of use of race in college admissions believe though it may be delayed, they have a path to victory. >> incredibly high hurdles for universities and colleges must be overcome if they intend to continue using race preferences

i'm shannon bream in washington where we remain proud and fearless. >> shepard: this is the fox reporter years of war in afghanistan, the united states have direct talks with the taliban. plus, the feds say phone and email snooping has helped prevent more than 50 terror attacks since 9/11 another plot to u.s. programs. >> some lawmakers demanding more details. >> how essential are these stopping which terrorist attacks? >> in 50% i believe they were critical. >> shepard: the head of the nsa says exposing those programs did irreversible programs.

shannon bream covers the court for us and is live there for us tonight. if you would, shannon, explain the immediate impact of this ruling. >> what it means for now, shep, is states and jurisdictions that have been found guilty of discriminating against minority voters will no longer have to come to the federal government to ask for permission when they want to ask for changes to procedures. the formula used to figure out who was committing the wrongs and those who should have to abide by the restrictions is decades old, outdate and unconstitutional and it's got to go. >> i think a great constitutional order has been restored today and that's a wonderful thing for our system of government civil rights leaders are warning this could have a negative impact at the state level. >> they will draw lines to lock people out, so you have fewer blacks, fewer women, fewer women, less free less equal because of this decision. >> the court was clear it is now up to congress to come up with that new formula. they say it's got to address the current situation and not the

correspondent shannon bream has the latest. >> no one in this country should ever be prosecuted for committingism. >> reporter: associated press ceo gary pru it says he has plenty of questions about aggressive leaks from justice department, including getting reporters phone records with the blessing of attorney general eric holder. >> the doj's actions could not have been more tailor made for authoritarian regimes that want to suppress their own news media. the united states does it too, they can say. >> reporter: gop leaders have questions for holder as well, following his testimony that he had never even heard of the potential prosecution of a journalist for releasing sensitive material, followed by the justice department admission that holder approved efforts to successfully seek a search warrant, giving the government access to fox's chief washington correspondent james rosen's personal e-mail, based on allegations that rosen engaged in criminal activity. letters volleying back and forth between the committee and justice department over demands that holder explain what gop committee leader

because scientists found them does not mean they created them or own them shannon bream covers the court for us, she is live in washington. shannon. >> medical researchers say when it comes to genetic testing today's opinion will make a world of difference. the plaintiffs have argued that the company exclusive hold on the gene patents made testing incredibly expensive out of reach for most people and prevented other companies from developing lower cost options. today justice clarence thompson wrote we wrote that a naturally occurring d.n.a. segment is a process of nature and not patent eligible nearly because it's been isolated. >> the supreme court sends a really important message that our genes, parts of our human body cannot be patented. the information about our genes is too important to allow one company to control all of its uses. >> the justices did, however, hold that synthetic copies of d.n.a. created in a lab are not naturally occurring. so they can be patented. myriad said it is happy the court upheld the patents on synthetic material and it remains focused on saving and impro

shannon bream with this live in d.c. tonight. department shannon. >> justice department said there is no inconsistency yes the attorney general signed off on efforts to sign search warrant personal email on the basis that he was engaged in criminal activity but there was never a real discussion or consideration of actually pursuing criminal charges against him, quote: it is important to note the difference between an investigation and a prosecution. the letter continues: at no time during the pendency of this matter have prosecutors sought approval to bring criminal charges against the reporter. the doj says that proves holder was telling the truth. shep? >> shepard: shannon, one more thing. there is a loft politics here. what are you hearing from republicans? >> well, they don't seem to be so happy with this response. republican leaders from the house judiciary committee who authored this letter demanding answers from the attorney general say the response they got today is, quote, insulting. goodlat who is one of the lawmakers h

." >>> good evening, i am shannon bream in for bret baier. president obama authorized military aid to syrian rebels for the first time after the white house announced it had firm evidence that president assad's regime used chemical weapons on its own people. the administration has so far ruled outputting american boots on the ground, but is keeping the next play close to the vest. chief white house correspondent ed henry has the story. >> reporter: it is being billed as a major policy shift for president obama, yet the commander in chief is leaving the talking to one of his top deputies, ben rhodes, who is offering little detail how aggressively they're arming the syrian rebels. >> i am not going to be able to say here is the specific list of every type of item that we'll be delivering into syria. it is not an instance we can be specific about every single aspect of what we're doing. i can't give you a specific time line or itemized list of what that assistance is and when it will get there. >> why is there seek residency around what you're s

i'm shannon bream here in washington. proud and fearless. thanks for watching. >> chris: i'm kri chris wallac. is eric holder telling truth? >> the fee cuss should be on those people who break their oath and put the american people atesque not reporters who gather this information. >> is it not too much to ask that the attorney general give straight answers when comes before congress? >> chris: the attorney general must now explain the contradiction between his testimony and his role in calling a reporter a potential cohe conspirator. we will talk with lawmakers demanding answers. the chairman of the house judiciary committee, bob goodlate and congressman kris van hollen. then a tough description for the gop. >> they ought to put a sign on the national committee doors that says closed for repairs. >> chris: on the heels of our interviews with former republican leader bob dole we will can chair reince priebus what he thinks the party needs to do. and. >> there is no such thing as failure. failure is just life trying to move us in another dire

shannon bream joins us live outside the u.s. supreme court.y made some changes to the way that the voting rights act is viewed. what can you tell us? >> for folks to remember this is about the voting rights act was passed in the mid 1960s. it was passed so certain covered jurisdictions, there are several states and chunks of states where there has been a history of discrimination in the past. because of that if they want to change voting procedures they have to go to a federal court or the justice department. section 4 of the voting rights act figures out or calculate which is going to be a covered jurisdiction. the justices just called section 4 unconstitutional. they say because of the voting right act, where they are under a penalty and have to get national approval from the justice department or the court to change things, they say things are approaching parity. so it could change everything about how you are decided whether you are a covered jurisdiction. you can get out of it. but our first read on this opinion is it's a major strange to

i'm shannon bream. america's news headquarters live from the national's capitol starts right now. >> shannon: as questions grow about the secret surveillance of millions of americans, fox news has learned they will get a closed-door briefing from the nsa on tuesday. lawmakers have staked out their positions on the sunday shows. steve centanni has the details. >> this issue clearly crosses party lines. everyone seems to agree there needs to be a balance between privacy and security. but some republicans and some democrats think the proper balance has not been struck. there is a sampling of those opposed to the surveillance. >> we are not talking about going after a terrorist. i am all for that. get a warrant. go after a terrorist or a murderer or a rapist. but don't trial through a billion phone records every day. that is unconstitutional tinvades our privacy. >> terrorism is a real threat. but i think we have to cue to the bill of rights, the fourth amendment which prevents unlawful search and seizures o

shannon bream is live in washington with more on this story. shannon, what answers are our lawmakers hoping to get today? >> reporter: well, this all stems back to the attorney general's testimony before them in may at the house judiciary committee. they say remember where he said i'd never even heard of the potential prosecution of a journalist for disclosing information. we later learned that the justice department had gotten a search warrant into james rosen's personal e-mails based on allegations that he was a criminal and even a flight risk. so there have been letters flying pack and forth between house judiciary leaders and the attorney general's office in the justice department about his explanation. they say you need to iron this out for us so that we better understand. congressman louie gohmert from texas is one of the members of the committee. here's what he says about the attorney general's opportunity now to answer those questions. >> credibility is always an issue, and eric holder's credibility has been shot. and so the department o

jon: shannon bream outside the court, thank you. story out of the state of texas on another very controversial issue. a filibuster helps to defeat what would have been one of the toughest abortion laws in the country. when the bill's backers pushed for a last minute vote, angry crowds made their voices heard. casey steegal's live in dallas, a ways away from the statehouse, but certainly with a front row seat on what's happening in texas. casey? >> reporter: yeah, jenna. it was a wild night that lasted early into the morning hours. you know, the goal of the democrats in the state senate yesterday was to filibuster this controversial bill because the special legislative session here in texas ended at midnight, and the bill had to be voted on before that time. so yesterday around 11:00 in the afternoon senator wendy davis can, a democrat from ft. worth, started talking, and she had to speak for more than ten hours straight, no bathroom breaks, no leaning on the podium, no help from colleagues, and she was mostly successful because it w

shannon bream is live from the supreme court with more on this and, shannon, walk us through, if youhow exactly does the court's decision today impact the voting rights act? >> reporter: well, it is significant because, you know, the voting rights act was drafted back in the mid 1960s with the aim of remedying discrimination that was taking place against minority voters in several jurisdictions. there was a formula used to figure out which of these jurisdictions, and it covers more than a dozen states -- some fully, some in part -- those districts have to get permission from the federal government before changing procedures. what happened today is the court has decided that formula is called section four of the act, it is struck down as unconstitutional, so it lifts those barriers. those covered jurisdictions no longer have to get the government's permission to make changes. here's what the chief justice john roberts wrote: >> r eporter: so now the ball is in congress' court, essentially, jenna. jenna: so what happens next? >> reporter: well, for now it appears based on this ruling t

he took a step further speaking to shannon bream. >> he has got a deadline set by you and congressmansday. if he does not answer, what is the next step for the attorney general? >> well, i think we ought to subpoena the attorney general to come back and answer those questions specifically. this is congress fulfilling its constitutional obligation to provide oversight over the executive branch of government. >> heather: this means holder does not meet wednesday's deadline, do you agree or disagree. congress is doing their job? >> they should investigate this and make him accountable. holder was not cooperative with congress under fast and furious. he is the first sitting cabinet member that was under censure by what he did by not providing documents in fast and furious. he is not going to cooperate now. he lied to america. he should be held accountable, but this is what the obama administration has been doing, it's an activist government administration and it's the department of justice. >> heather: richard, you spoke first. >> prosecution will back me up. it's not this. >> heather: th

our shannon bream join us on why this is so important.it doesn't sound like science fiction. >> you mentioned this was an unanimous opinion authored by clarence thomas today. a naturally occurring dna segment is a product of nature and not patent eligible. a company had discovered the precise location and sequence of two genes which if they mutate dramatically increase the chance a woman may develop breast or ovarian cancer. plaintiffs argued their hold on that information was devastating to women in need of genetic testing or other medical researchers hoping to develop additional test and treatments. the court did find myriad can retain patents on synthetically created dna dubbed cdna. the lab technician unquestionably creates something new when cdna is made and not a product of nature and patentable. they said we believe the court appropriately upheld our claims on cdna, the synthetic invention and we remain committed to helping people's lives and improve costs. there will be more affordable tests and widely available at a lower cost. g

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