this is something that senator susan collins has raised questions about since the beginning.ants to know if the secret service should have seen this coming, and susan collins says from the facts she has seen it sure doesn't seem like this is a one-time incident. listen here to susan collins. >> it raises concerns about whether there's some sort of cultural problem in the secret service, despite the fact that the vast majority of agents are ethical and incredibly courageous. that says to agents that somehow different rules apply when they are outside of the united states. >> and both lawmakers also want to know explicitly how the secret service -- what is the secret service will do to avoid this ever happening again. from the prepared remarks from the director, mark sullivan, high is defending his agency, of course, carol, while acknowledging that the incident happened. he calls it an aberration, and points out that there is no aspect of operational security that was compromised because of it. of course, also saying that the actions of these nine individuals who have been -- w

la senadora republicana susan collins fue 1 de las mas criticas de que la conducta de los agentes en colombia indica una falta de preocupacion por ser descubiertos. el director mark sullivan califico de tonto el comportamiento de su personal e indico que se han imvestigado otros incidentes sin que se encuentre 1 patron de conducta. mark sullivan, director del servicio seoesto no es un tema ural. estoesemico. pero hasta 4s 8 agentes que perdieron sus empleos quieren recuperar sus trabajos, argumentando que esta conducta era tolerada anteriormente. otros agentes que voluntariamente admitieron estar con otras mujeres en cartagena, no fueron despedidos pero han perdido sus puestos de maxima seguridad. standup: fernando pizarro, washington d.c.el congreso podria tener mas audiencias sobre el escandalo, ahora que se investiga a 3 agentes de la dea que tambien habrian estado con prostitutas enartagena, aunque no participaban del equipo de seguridad del presidente. desde washington, fernando pizarro, univision. las autoridades estatalescl evad impuestos eales deventa de de operacion... rober

that was a question that was raised repeatedly by lawmakers, specifically susan collins.ust showed some sound from her there where she did not seem convinced, no matter the amount of respect that all of these lawmakers showed to the director and his hard work and what the vast majority of the secret service personnel, the professionalism that they showed, they did not seem convinced that this was not a, if you will, was the tip of the iceberg. they did not seem convinced that this hasn't happened before, that there isn't a cultural issue, even though the director said very clearly this is not a cultural issue. he said he's dumbfounded how all this went about 37 but susan collins, even in the sound you had right there, sle said take a look at the evidence, you have these 12 men not going out in a frat setting. they were small groups going to four different strip clubs and nightclubs. and bringing women back to their hotel and registering them under their own names. >> let me jump in. he said he was dumbfounded, but what about the secret service agents who are now, a few of

put in remarks prepared for today's hearing, maine senators susan collins says the scandal is even wider than reported. in the meantime, washington post reports of four of the agents fired will fight their dismissal. the agents say they are scapegoats for behavior disservice long tolerated. >> investors are not feeling very friendly to facebook this week if. the stock dropped once again yesterday. now the sec is looking into what wall street insiders knew about last week's ipo and did not share. three banks determined the company's earnings would likely be lower than expected but they never told the public. >> there was this hype that was created, there are going to move the price up, so they go to the insiders and say if we move the price up you can sell more stock, so the insiders took advantage of that? . >> massachusetts officials have subpoenaed morgan stanley to find out more about the insider information accusation. in a statement morgan stanley said that its actions were "in compliance with all regulations." >> on the campaign trail, republican presidential hopeful mitt romney is

others include angelina jolie and susan collins. >> our viewers have been posting mother's day photosll week. >> ama: linda shared this picture of her mother rose and four generations of family. >> this is taneen and her mom pen enemy knell be. >> and chester send his picture of her mom. said it was taken on the best christmas every. >> alan: shay your photos at abc-7 news on tastebook. >> ama: leigh has a check on the forecast. >> leigh: i hope everyone gave mom a sweeter. it was cool out there today. concord, down 22 degrees today. and at the low clouds and fog jt moved to the north so we're actually having a nice sunset. this live shot from the high definition east bay camera looking over the bridge. you can see the golden gate bridge in the brown. here's a look at the numbers for today. clear lake, i'm suspect of this one. they're reporting 83 degrees as their high today. cloverdale, dropped to only 70. only 65 in santa rosa. strong westerly winds kept a chill in the air. san francisco, 61. 63 in half moon bay. 75 in antioch. 68 in concord. down 22 from your high of yesterday. 57

senator susan collins pointed out the agents involved registered the women at the hotel using their own names. >> that suggests to me that they weren't worried about being caught. >> i just think that between the alcohol and i don't know, the environment these individuals did some really dumb things. >> reporter: both republicans and democrats on the committee expressed support for director sullivan, but they still aren't convinced colombia was an isolated incident. the washington post reports four of the agents that were fired or resigned are now seeking to get their jobs back. >> our numbers contradict what was in the washington post article. we have two employees who had originally said they were going to resign that have come back and said they're going to challenge that. >> reporter: director sullivan said the agency will work to permanently revoke security clearance for those two agents. danielle nottingham, cbs news washington. >> the inspector general for the department of homeland security also testified at today's hearing and assured the committee his department will conduct i

it is very good seeing a lot of my former colleagues getting to sit with my friend susan collins. and of course, i want to along with all of you salute our host jane harman. one of our nation's most articulate, thoughtful leaders on foreign policy and national security and now as president of the wilson center she is still shaping public debate. in addition to that, she is advising a lot of us and helping to make sure that the scholarship we need for better informed decisions is being done. she provides insights and counsel on a great range of issues. and i loved the fact that jane was just referencing that under her leadership the wilson center has become the home of the council of world women leaders. the only organization of current and former women heads of state and ministers. they are working together with the state department and others to organize a summit in the united arab emirates on women's leadership in the arab world. and jane joined me last december to launch the women in public service project to mentor emerging women leaders around the world. founded with the seve

republican susan collins democratic amy klobuchar, diane degelle and tom rooney. >> can you explain this to americans? you have something that's truly life-saving, you have both parties agreeing on it, and yet it cannot get brought to a vote. >> i don't know what has to happen for people to recognize that this has to happen. >> why would we turn our backs on these patients and on the medical communities who need this help when we know it works? >> why does it take months and months? why not today? >> i've been in congress 16 years. i have never seen a congress where it was more difficult to pass legislation. i think you should call the leadership and ask them why they haven't brought this bill up for a vote. >> so we did. we showed up at speaker of the house john boehner's weekly press briefing. why is it that legislation that everybody agrees is desperately needed is taking so long to pass? >> well, congress is working on this. the senate is getting ready to move a bill. the energy and commerce committee is getting ready to mark up a bill in early may. but i would also ask, where's the

. >> reporter: but the committee's top republican, susan collins, the maine, argued the circumstances suggest this was part of a pattern. >> they don't try to conceal their actions in any way. and that suggests to me that they weren't worried about being caught. >> reporter: almost every single senator shared her view. wisconsin's ron johnson. >> it's just hard to believe this was a one-time occurrence. >> reporter: driving the committee's scepticisms a new report in the "washington post" citing unnamed current and former secret service employees who said sexual encounters during official travel had been condoned under an unwritten code for years as part of a culture they jokingly referred to as "the secret circus." >> the notion that this type of behavior is condoned or authorized is just absurd. >> reporter: but sullivan did acknowledge there have been a few similar cases, one on-duty agent was arrested in d.c. in 2008 for soliciting a police officer posing as a prostitute. at the winter olympics in salt lake city in 2002, three agents were caught partying in a hotel room with alcoh

senator susan collins issued a statement saying the numbers involved as well as the participation of two senior supervisors make me believe that this was not a one-time event. rather, the circumstances unfortunately suggest an issue of culture. >> i'm in san salvador. >> reporter: last year agents partied nightly at a strip club while preparing for the president's visit. some allegedly hired hookers as well. director sullivan will tell congress today the agency fully investigated the claims but found no evidence supporting the report. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> according to "the washington post," four of the employees dismissed in that scandal are now fighting the decision. they claim the secret service has tolerated this misbehavior for years and the agency is making them scapegoats in the wake of the scandal. >>> mitt romney is about a week away from securing the republican nomination. romney swept the kentucky and arkansas primaries last night. he needs 1144 delegates to win the nomination and with no serious opposition left, he's expected to cross that threshold nex

maine senator susan collin says if true shall it could have created a big risk. >> we don't know if they are associated with drug cartels, whether they have been sent in to entrap the agents or compromise them in some way. which could endanger their mission. >> reporter: the scandal involved 20 alleged prostitutes so far 9 secret service members were dismissed. three other agents were cleared of serious misconduct. four agents have decided to fight their dismissals. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> also in the capital, barbara mikulski will join other lawmakers talk about the paycheck fairness being a. they are expected to speak around 2:30. legislation is considered in an effort to address the disparity between male and female incomes. >>> controversy of a bge plans to install new automated digital smart meters. company officials say that they will save money but some customers say the replacements could be dangerous. >> people who are going to have the meters in homes will have huge amounts of radiation coming into the home. the potential for fires and potential for interference of medi

maine senator susan collins says if true, it could have created abig risk. >> suffice it to say one of the dea agents it appears this is not the first encounter with the woman who came back to the apartment. the reason that this is troubling is that these women are really unknown to our law enforcement personnel. >> reporter: the scandal involves roughly 20 suspected prostitutes. so far 9 secret service members were fired and three other agents were cleared of serious misconduct. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> today a highway sign is being dedicated in honor of the maryland state trooper killed in the line of duty two years ago. it is to honor trooper wesley brown shot to death in june 2010 while work part-time security at an applebee's. the sign unveiling will take place along interstate 495 near the state police barracks. the shooter was sentenced to life in prison earlier this month. >>> today ravens head football coach john harbaugh will receive an outstanding civilian service award for the support of the u.s. army. it will happened in jirnlg. he is begin the award because of his

susan collins issued a statement saying the numbers involved as well as the participation of two senior supervisors make me believe this was not a one-time event. rather, the circumstances unfortunately suggest an issue of culture. cbs affiliate in seattle reported that last year agents partied at a nightclub, and some allegedly hired prostitutes. now, "the washington post" is reporting four of these employees who were dismissed are fighting the dismissal. they say the secret service tolerated this misbehavior for years and they say they're being made scapegoats because of this scandal. >> susan, thank you so much. >>> nancy reagan is fully recovering from broken ribs, she was injured when she fell at her los angeles home about six weeks ago. a spokesman says she has started to schedule a few appointments. nancy reagan is 90 years old. >>> mitt romney is in the home stretch for the race fort republican nomination after sweeping kentucky and arkansas primaries. cbs news estimates romney now has 1,073 delegates. he just needs 71 more to clinch the gop nomination. he's expected to pick tho

in the senate senators joe lieberman and susan collins have introduced mark up s 2218. this bill would authorize funding for the usfa through fiscal year 2017. on behalf of the leadership of the nation's fire and ems service, i ask the committee consider companion legislation this year. i would like to thank this committee for being a continued supporter of the nation's fire service over the years. we have made major progress in reducing the tragedy of fire loss in the past 30 years. however, we have much work to do. thank you for holding this hearing and i look forward to answering any of your questions. thank you. >> thank you, chief. now recognize mr. oconnor for his testimony. >> thank you, chairman, quail, ranking member edwards. i'm kevin o'connor representing the national association of firefighters whose 300,000 members proudly serve communities in each of the nation's 435 congressional districts. i'm pleased to be before this subcommittee i'm currently a student of member john sarbanes after the november elections will be a new constituent of the ranking member

joe lieberman and susan collins have introduced mark up 2218. this would introduce funding. on behalf o the the leadership, i ask the committee consider companion leadership. i would like to thank you for the continued support over the years. we have made manl progress, however, we have much more -- thank you for holding this hearing and i look forward to answering your questions. >> thank you, chairman, quyale. >> i'm kevin o connor, there's 300,000 members proudly serve communities in -- i'm currently a constituent of member sahr vains and after november will be a proud constituent of the ranging member. as firefighters take on additional responsibleties and extended capabilities, so, too, must the fire administration evolve to meet the needs of the 21st century fire service. the primary function was to put out fires. today's fires are well education -- responders with broad responsibleties. the first boots op the ground for any manmade or natural disaster. the prevalence of the fire based delivery systems requires the agency to integrate training into its mission. we want

we know the top republican, susan collins does not believe it was an isolated incident.pected to say the numbers involved as well as the participation of new senior supervisors make me believe that this was not a one-time event. rather the circumstances unfortunately suggest an issue of culture. and so, clearly sullivan will need to do some selling to susan collins to convince her that this was just a one-time event. bill: when there are headlines come on back. mike emanuel waiting on that hearing on the hill. thank you, mike. martha: we have got brand-new amateur video just coming in that is set to show intense shelling continuing today in syria. [sound of gunfire] martha: the peopl that violence comes a day after homes were toured. 9,000 people have been killed in this violence since all of this began last march. bill: also reports of nearly two dozen suspected al-qaida militants killed in yemen. a fresh round of deadly clashes there between government forces and members of the terrorist network. fighter jets and heavy artillery pounding militant positions. this only d

republican senator susan collins is expected to testify. and facebook's ipo on friday, shares have fallen more than 18%. it closed at $31 yesterday. apparently the morgan stanley's analysts' are a deer investigation four earth telling a select few of his clients. >>> so morgan stanley has released a statement saying it acted within compliance with and all applicable procedures. >>> this could be rough afternoon in palo alto. hewlett-packard is supposed shutdown's another round of job cuts. 35,000 jobs will be affected. the ico made with man is trying to reorganize be giants. that has been hurt by slowing sales. >>> the one getting the most attention is castro the daughter of castro. castro will speak at the conference about transgendered health. and history in the making, of voters are choosing their the first president after decades of authoritarian rule. the winner will be announced on june 21st. this is the first elections since mubarak had been ousted as the leader. and it what he is compressing into for the first-time. and beating of b

in the senate, senators joe lieberman and susan collins have introduced mark up 2218. this bill would authorize funding through fiscal year 2017. on behalf of the leadership of the nation's fire and ems service, i ask the committee consider companion legislation this year. i would like to thank you for the continued support over the years. we have made major progress in reducing the tragedy of fire loss in the past 30 years. however, we have much work to do. thank you for holding this hearing and i look forward to answering your questions. >> you that, now kevin o'connor. >> thank you, chairman quayle, ranking member edwards and bonamici. i'm kevin o'connor. i'm especially pleased before this subcommittee because i am a constituent of member john sarbanes and after the november elections will be a proud constituent of the ranking member as firefighters take on . additional responsibilities and extended capabilities, so, too, must the fire administration evolve to meet the needs of the 21st century fire service. the days of firefighter primary function to put out fires

we met with sponsors of the legislation, republican senator susan collins democratic senator amy klobuchar representatives diana degette, a democrat, and tom rooney, a republican. can you explain this to americans? you have something that's truly life saving. you have both parties agreeing on it yet it cannot get brought to a vote. >> i don't know what has to happen for people to recognize that this has to happen. >> why would we turn our backs on these patients and on the medical community who needs this help when we know something works? >> reporter: why does it take months and months? why not today? >> i've been in congress 16 years. i have never seen a congress where it was more difficult to pass legislation. i think you should call the leadership and ask them why they haven't brought this bill up for a vote. >> reporter: so we did. we showed up at speaker of the house john boehner's weekly press briefing. why is it that legislation that everybody agrees is desperately needed is taking so long to pass? >> the congress is working on this. the senate is getting ready to move a bill. the

senators joe lieberman and susan collins introduced legislation that would reauthorize funding through 2017. republican congressman ben quayle of arizona chairs this subcommittee hearing. it's about an hour. >>> the subcommittee on technology and innovation will come to order. good morning. welcome to today's hearing entitled working for fire safe america, in the united states fire administration priorities. in front of you apacketses for today's witnesses. i recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. today's hearing is being held to review the fire service community's priorities for the future of the united states fire administration, the usfa established following the 1973 report of the national commission on fire prevention and control. america burning which recommended the creation of a federal fire agency to provide support to state and local governments and private fire organizations and their efforts to reduce fire death, injurpies and property loss. the usfa is a substantial public sayy mission. although the fire death rate continues to decline, it is higher th

sarah blakely, the founder of spamx, susan collins the author of "the hunger games" and ann occury co-anchor of the owed show, actress and humanitarian angelina jolie along with singer and new moms beyonce knowles also in the group. thanks for starting your morning with us. we have more ahead on cnn sunday morning. it starts right now. >>> the dow had its worst week of 2012, and jp morgue annan's gap drives investors away. plus, one senator says the president's reversal on same-sex marriage couldn't get any gayer. and it's mother's day. we take a look at moms around the world and have a time magazine cover that sparked outrage in america has received eye rolls abroad. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm randy kay. it's 7:00 on the east coast. 4:00 a.m. on the west. let's get straight to the news this morning. we start with your money on the line with several factors weighing heavy on our economy. overseas many greece. newly elected leaders are meeting right now to try and put together a coalition government. that new deposit was supposed to bring them out of the financial ruin that has sent shoc

. >>> republican senator susan collins and homeland security.omeland security janet nep polit napolitano. >> anybody without the ideology are engaged in a cyber attack. >> it is not to run jihady videos in the fall. this from al qaeda followers and the u.s. is vulnerable to cyber attacks in the same way u.s. security was vulnerable in 2001. they are targeting the web sites and information systems of big companies and government agencies. >> the al qaeda are focused on cyber warfare because it can be carried out you can have somebody smart enough at very little expense. >> according to the senators in 2011 homeland security responded to 100,000 cyber incidents. there was a five fold increase. they are the central nervous system of critical infrastructure including power plants and dams. >> it would be naive for us to think al qaeda is not responsible for at least some of those attacks. >>> fox news has learned the so-called electronic jihad was part of a two-hour web video that homeland security intelligence bull tan about loan wolf attacks. >>>

i'll tell you, the top republican on the senate homeland security committee, susan collins, i spoke toalls this latest development, reckless and completely unacceptable. listen here. >> suffice it to say, with one of the dea agents, it appears that this was not the first encounter with the woman who came back to the apartment. the reason that this is troubling is that these women are unknown to our law enforcement personnel. we don't know if they're associated with drug cartels, whether they've been sent in to entrap the agents or compromise them in some way which could endanger their mission. >> reporter: collins and king both told me that they were briefed on this incident more than two weeks ago, but have been asked to not comment on it until these agents were taken out of the country and taken out of colombia. i should note that while the dea agents are under investigation that secret service agent according to sources is not likely to lose his job because he came forward to authorities and he self reported and according to sources did not know that these were prostitutes at the ti

senator susan collins not mincing words about her views on the secret service scandal allegedly involvinging with prostitutes in colombia. >> this was not a one time event. rather the circumstances unfortunately suggest that different rules apply on the road. >> at a senate hearing collins said the behavior of several secret service employees including two long time supervisors wasn't just morally repugnant, but also reckless in advance of the president's arrival for a latin american summit. >> two of the primary means of entrapment, sexual lures and alcohol, were both present here in abundance. >> we want to know what reforms the secret service is implementing to make sure that what happened in cartagena never happens again. >> secret service director mark sullivan acknowledges the behavior was inappropriate but insists there were no security breaches. >> none of the 12 individuals had received a briefing regarding their protective assignment prior to the misconduct taking place. >> prostitution is legal in colombia, but the secret service changed its rules to say that agents are always

. >> the republican senator susan collins and counterpart on the senate homeland security committee liebermanfirst learned of the al-qaeda cyber case a week ago in meeting with homeland security secretary janet napolitano. >> anybody who is sympathetic with al-qaeda ideology. engaged in cyber attack. >> fox news channel policy is not to run jihadi video. these video turned from six-minute tape says the u.s. is vuller in to believe the cyber attack in the same way that u.s. airline security was vuller inable in 2001. the tape called on muslims to cart a website and information system, for big company and government agency. >> al-qaeda and al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula are focused on cyber warfare because it can be carried out if you have somebody smart enough at very little experience. >> according to the senators in 2011, homeland security responded to 100,000 cyber incidents. and there with a five-fold increase in number of attacks aimed to industrial control systems. they are the central nervous system, critical infrastructure including power plant and dams. >> it would be naive for to

senator susan collins pointed out the averages involved -- agents involved registered the women at the their -- hotel, using their own name. >> that suggests to me that they weren't worried about being caught. >> i just think that between the alcohol and i don't know, the environment, these individuals did some really dumb things. >> both republicans and democrats on the committee expressed support for director sullivan. but they still aren't convinced columbia was an isolated incident. >> reporter: the washington post reports four of the agents that were fired or resigned, are now seeking to get their jobs back. >> our numbers contradict what was in the washington post article. we had two employees who had originally said they were going to resign that have now come back and said that they're going to challenge that. >> director sullivan said the agency will work to permanently revoke security clearance for those two agents. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, the inspector general for the department of homeland security, also testified in today's hearing.

the bill was drafted by a republican senator susan collins, more americans, including republicans areupportive of things like non-discrimination in the workplace, and more americans are in favor of things like marriage equality so if you are bryan fischer, you are looking at your terrain, losing ground, and you are getting a little bit more aggressive in your text. it is no surprise that bryan fischer and his ilk, tony perkins, family research council there is a whole laundry list of the cast of horribles who get spun up any time there's any kind of movement towards gay rights. >> so will you guys call upon mitt romney to speak up and -- >> we have. >> and reject that hate? >> oh, yeah, we have. in fact one of the things that -- there's a fumble and execution by the campaign here. i think they underestimated the vitriol that was going to be coming. they clearly were aware of rick's orientation. the governor has been on record that he would hire people based on their capabilities and merits. that's fine. but go a step further and make it clear that discrimination in the workplace is no

. >> secretary napolitano was meeting with my ranking member, senator susan collins, and me. had just been shown a video by the fbi of a jihadist tape that they had translated from the arabic which specifically called on people to join an electronic jihad. >> this video is the first evidence that we have that actually gives us the proof. there are. >> reporter: the proof that al-qaeda wants to launch cyber attacks against the united states and these images were pulled from that six-minute video calling for an electronic jihad. it also claims the u.s. is vulnerable to cyber attacks just as airline security was vulnerable to hijackers on 9/11, and the senators are questioning why it took so long to get the video to their attention because it appears to be a much larger video of about 40 minutes in length that may have been released late last year. gregg: catherine, is this tape related to other cyber attacks? >> reporter: well, the senators believe a connection cannot be discounted in 2011. there were 100,000 cyber incidents at homeland security, and a fivefold increase in the

what is about maine that likes people in the middle, like olympia snow, susan collins, like you and you'rendependence and libertarian and you guys just voted for ron paul for president. what is it about maine? >> well, i think it's cultural and practical. i think it goes back -- who founded maine? fishermen, farmers, foresters. those are all solitary pursuits. people that work together but didn't have to rely too much on somebody else doing something for them. flinty is a good word. you mentioned senator muskee. but margaret chase smith who was a wonderful republican senator from maine, she was always very independent. nobody knew how she was going to vote until they got to the s's in the alphabet and she was never a favorite of the good old boys. >> who are you voting for for president? >> i'm going to vote for obama. i disagree with him on a lot of matters. i've thought a lot about it but i think given the hand that he was dealt, he's done a good job and you've got to make a choice and i've never yet been presented with the perfect candidate. so that's the decision i've made. >> if you h

senator susan collins pointed out the agents involved registered the women at the hotel, using their own names. >> that suggests to me that they weren't worried about being caught. >> i just think that between the alcohol and the -- i don't know, the environment, these individuals did some really dumb things. >> reporter: both republicans and democrats on the committee express support for director sullivan. but they still aren't convinced columbia was an isolated incident. >> reporter: the washington post reports four of the agents that were fired or resigned, are now seeking to get their jobs back. >> our numbers contradict what was in the washington post article. we have two employees who had originally said that they were going toy sign that have now come back. and said that they're going to challenge that. >> reporter: director sullivan said the agency will work to permanently revoke security clearance for those two agents. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> the inspector general for the department of homeland security is promising an independent investig

brown, is getting a helping hand from another northeastern moderate this morning, maine senator, susan collinse her colleague at a press conference at brown's boston headquarters, in a tough battle against elizabeth warren to keep his seat in a traditionally blue state. >>> a crushing blow. star closer, mariano rivera tore his acl while shagging fly balls in kansas city tichlts painful to look at. could be a career-ending injury for the future hall-of-famer who said this was probably going to be his last season. >> facebook announced it plans to sell shares for $28 to $35 each in the anticipated ipo. we will get a little market reaction on that. jackie deangeles at cnbc will tell us how the market is going to react to the jobs report. they sort of had priced this? ? >> let's get to the jobs report in one second. i am going to start with facebook. you mentioned that price range between $28 and $35. that values the social networking giant at up to $96 million. that is a little under the expected $100 billion range which was a little bit of a surprise. we are looking athe a pricing date set on ma

what is about maine that likes people for the middle, like olympia snowe, like susan collins, like youy does maine not come down on the democratic side, but you're somewhere out there in the flinty down east attitude of independents and libertarianism, and the fact that you guys up there on the republican side just voted for ron paul for president. what is it about maine? >> it's cultural and practical. who founded maine, fishermen, forresters. those are all solitary pursuits. people who worked together, but they didn't have to rely very much on someone else doing something for them. flinty is a good word. it goes back further. you mentioned senator muskie, one of the greatest senators of the 20th century, but margaret chase smith, a wonderful republican senator from maine. but she was always very independent. nobody knew how she was going to vote until they got to the ss in the alphabet. and she was never a favorite of the good old boys -- >> who are you voting for, for president? >> i'm going to vote for obama. i disagree with him on a lot of matters, i've thought a lot about it. but

senator susan collins pointed out the agents involved registered the women at the hotel, using their own names. >> that suggests to me that they weren't worried about being caught. >> i just think that between the alcohol and i don't know, the environment, these individuals did some really dumb things. >> reporter: both republicans and democrats on the committee expressed support for director sullivan. but they still aren't convinced columbia was an isolated incident. >> reporter: the washington post reports four of the agents that were fired or resigned are now seeking to get their jobs back. >> our numbers contradict what was in the washington post article. we have two employees who had originally said that they were going to resign that have now come back and said that they're going to challenge that. >> reporter: director sullivan said the agency will work to permanently revoke security clearance for those two agents. in washington, dabiel nottingham, weench -- danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. . >> the inspector general says his department will conduct its own independen

"hunger games" author susan collins and the facebook c.o.o. sheryl sandberg.eyonce's inclusion and my exclusion on the list especially since beyonce has only been a mother for like four minutes. >> yeah, that's an interesting pick there. but she's beyonce so -- >> i am not hating on beyonce. i love me some beyonce but she's only been a mom for like three minutes. >> angelina jolie has all those kids. melissa mccarthy. interesting little list there. but i guess maybe it's not -- it's mother's day this weekend so it's in the spirit -- >> all moms are powerful. it's a tough job. especially those new moms that are watching this show that have -- that are sleep deprived. >> they are learning. who unlike women on that list don't have nannies and don't have cooks and fitness people and makeup artists. women that are doing it the real american way. >> i believe those are my most powerful moms of 2012. >>> howard stern is back in the news. he's going on his press junket. you aren't a big howard fan. i know this now. he's the newest judge on "america's got talent." on n