the i.r.s. had targeted certain organizations for extra and undue scrutiny based on the group's names and political views. these were serious allegations. indeed they struck at the very heart of the principle one that everyone should agree on, that our nation's tax laws should be administered fairly and without regard to politics or partisanship. despite the inherently political nature of these allegations the finance committee, which is exclusive legislative jurisdiction and primary oversight jurisdiction over the i.r.s. immediately opened a full bipartisan investigation into this matter. the investigation officially began on may 21, 2013, under the direction of former chairman max baucus and myself, when i was the ranking member. when senator wyden assumed leadership of the committee last year he agreed to continue the bipartisan work he had begun and i'm very grateful to him. this bipartisan cooperation has continued unabated since i became chairman in january of this year. that investigation

developing now, bad news from the i.r.s. they have saying an additional 220,000 people may have had the tax record stolen by the cyber criminals. social security numbers swiped as well as addresses and more. tonight charges in the slaying of cecil the lion but not against the killer. the nation of zimbabwe is charging the man who owned the land saying he allowed illegal hunt. the killer by the way the american dentist palmer has not been charged. yesterday his dental office opened for the first time. still ahead at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- >> should english remain the official language of the frederick county? that is being debated. i'll tell you about it when we come back. leon: we are watching the rain and storms in the area. when it quiets down and the full forecast up next. robert: i'm robert burton. coming up in sports after a night off the nats have a chance to get back on track. oh, boy, rgiii speaks on all drama. he spoke moments ago. we have that and more when "abc7 news at 6:00" continues. sfx: music throughout ♪ sfx:

the i.r.s. says it's part of a scheme, claiming fraudulent tax refunds. russian cyber criminals probably were behind the hacking. wildfires ravaged thousands out west. firefighters battled the flames. fuelled by high winds and droughts >>> it is going to be a long fight. you get the heat, dry conditions in the western states and wind and you get a potential disaster on your hands, which appears to be what we have at the moment. the fires in the western states now are so numerous and so intense that the department of defense approved active military members to be sent to help the more experienced firefighters to tackle the flames >>> across four western states a trail of destruction. raging wildfires def ouring everything in their path. for the first time in 10 years, active military will be sent to fight the blazes. the help can't come too soon. crews in washington state are stretched to the limit. >> we don't have enough resources to put the huge line. they have to prioritise structures. >> the flames are not only decimating the tourists and apple strip,

there are more words the i.r.s. code than in the bible. it is a classic tool of the washington cartel because they carve out loopholes. they get in because the lobbyists push for it. one of the best reasons to have a flat tax, because if you have a flat tax it means when a lobbyist were small business owner comes to washington, a politician cannot extract favors because you pay the same taxes anyone else. i want to get back to an arena where washington plays less of a role in our lives every day and we empower americans. >> that makes perfect sense. thank you so much. >> [indiscernible] senator cruz: i will say if i were to make a list of things i never thought would exist, that would be very high on the list. >> thank you, senator cruz. >> mike leahy. he spent a lot of time in iowa. is he your secret weapon? senator cruz: i don't how much of a secret he is. 6-7 days a week, he is traveling the country. he has a real heart for ministry and encouraging them to stand up and lead. my dad is 76 years old. he has a tougher schedule and a most a

shocking new information on those recent cyber attacks against the i.r.s. americans potentially affected. revealing information that could allow criminals to assume identities. we're going to have the latest developments this morning. >>> plus, it's an historic moment for women in the u.s. military. the first female soldiers graduate from what's considered one of the toughest courses for elite fighters and leaders. talking about the rangers. the full story on their incredible feat. >>> then we will switch gears and have much more of our huge bachelor and bachelorette reunions. some of the show's biggest stars recently stopped by our studio and lara and chris harrison put them to the test in a very special game show that you will only see here on "good morning america." matt and tam. >> all right, thank you amy looking forward to the show. >> seems like all the people are really getting along. >> for the moment. >> they do love each other really, they're together many of them matt i keep telling you. let's take a look outside right here on the ben franklin br

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the i.r.s. more than just exploring the idea of taxing the meals. they are working on a proposal right now. it could take years for those regulations to be written. the i.r.s. is not yet commenting on the matter. >>> and now a look at the forecast for this weekend. i don't know about what, but this is where i want to be, ocean beach, a beautiful start to the day. just few high clouds around the bay on this beautiful saturday morning. reports of a smoke smell in the far east bay and of course that is from all of the wild fires here in northern california. so here is what you can expect heading out the door today, a mainly clear morning, sunshine for all of us later on today. triple digit heat, though, the further you are inland, we are talking brentwood, that is you. south bay, 94 in campbell today. 91 in palo alto. mountain view, at 92. 90-degrees in fremont. out in pittsburg. 100-degrees today. danville, 99. slide on over to the central bay, 85 in alameda. the same for burke city. san francisco,

or the scandals of the i.r.s. and the n.s.a. and i don't know if you guys remember, but the obamacare website had some pretty serious problems, too. in fact, if you look at all the stuff that's happened in my second term, this whole ebola thing is probably one of my greatest accomplishments. now i'd like to introduce the man who will be managing this crisis moving forward. new ebola czar, mr. ron klain. >> thank you, mr. president. thank you. thank you, members of the press. i'm really more of a behind-the-scenes guy. but i am excited to take your questions. yes? >> mr. klain, you have no actual medical training or background in dealing with infectious disease, is that correct? >> yes, yes, that is true. i am not a doctor. but to be fair, i did serve as chief of staff to vice president joe biden. so i have some experience with a little something called foot in mouth disease. [ laughs ] >> it seems like that's a joke disease. just to confirm, no experience with actual medical diseases. >> no. next question.

. >>> and there's word this morning the i.r.s. data breach was much larger than was originally reported. the number of potential victims now totals about 334,000, 200,000 more than originally believed. in may the i.r.s. reported hackers gained access to a system called get transcript. it's used by taxpayers to get tax returns and other filings from previous years. >>> at this hour investigators are getting ready to review the black box from the indonesia passenger plane that went down this weekend. >> two popular eateries are about to start the pumpkin spice latte wars. we'll tell you about that. >> hard to think about fall and pumpkin spice when it feels like summer out here. very muggy and hot. not as hot as yesterday but you can't escape the heat and humidity. near 90 this afternoon. partly cloudy and also shower and thunderstorms, they're going to pop up around 2:00 to 6:00 right through the 95 corridor. we'll get to >>> it's nine minutes after 6:00. we're off to an okay start. very warm and humid out there. not the most refres

the i.r.s., the fbi, the justice department had been investigation chaka fattah for two years since he ran for the mayor's position several years ago, in 2004. and just last week, they did issue a 29-count indictment, saying he had illegally, in essence, gotten a million-dollar loan to fund that mayoral race and then he illegally tried to pay it back. we'll go through some of the details. what's your initial blush on this? is your reaction that it's politically motivated? he is a democrat. the president's a democrat. much of the administration is democratic appointees, and others. why would they be doing it, and if so, what is the point? >> well, my initial take is that it's not politically motivated it's that when you read the indictment, there's a real case here. now, obviously, the congressman is presumed innocent, but it's gonna be a tough climb for him because they've got a lot of goods. there's a lot there. >> he did say he's gonna stay in office. he will not resign. he stepped down from a subcommittee -- appropriations -- level appointment in the house so that he wouldn't have t

there are more words the i.r.s. code than in the bible. it is a classic tool of the washington cartel because they carve out loopholes. they get in because the lobbyists push for it. one of the best reasons to have a flat tax, because if you have aflat tax it means when lobbyist were small business owner comes to washington, a politician cannot extract favors because you pay the same taxes anyone else. i want to get back to an arena aere washington plays less of role in our lives every day and we empower americans. >> that makes perfect sense. thank you so much. >> [indiscernible] if ior cruz: i will say were to make a list of things i never thought would exist, that would be very high on the list. >> thank you, senator cruz. >> mike leahy. he spent a lot of time in iowa. is he your secret weapon? senator cruz: i don't how much of a secret he is. 67 days a week, he is traveling the country. he has a real heart for ministry and encouraging them to stand up and lead. my dad is 76 years old. he has a tougher schedule and a most anyone i know,

and the i.r.s. for that matter get away with it all. >> right. we have to ask ourselves why the hypocrisy, david, and the reason is as you point out, he is not going to say anything bad about the irs or lois lerner going after obama's political foes, and he won't do anything with the e.p.a. why? they both support his tyrantical regime. >> some people won't sit back on this. the folks who have to live with this dirty water right now are furious. the navajo nation, they said they're going to sue. three states, colorado, new mexico, and utah are thinking about suing. the problem is if they do, the e.p.a. has so many lawyers at their disposal, they can hang this thing up in court for years before anybody gets paid anything. >> i'm sure it would be extremely difficult. the problem here, david, is this is symptomatic of this attitude. the government can do no wrong. where are the environmental alarmists right now? i think you mentioned, three million gallons. s arsenic level that is are 300 times that of normal levels. lead levels that are 330 times hig

now a newspaper report has put the city's district attorney in the cross hairs of the fbi and the i.r.s>> and as fox 29's jeff cole explains, the d.a. feels this may be its work of the state attorney general. >> reporter: this story is detailed in bold headlines in friday's inquirer. it reports philadelphia district attorney seth williams is being investigated by a federal grand jury to learn if he used campaign cash to cover personal expenses. >> what's your name. >> reporter: this story by staff writer chris brennan reports subpoenaes were served as recently as two weeks ago on williams' political action committee. it reports a grand jury was em be paneled at least two months ago and describes the investigation as a joint effort by the fbi and i.r.s. williams refused to answer questions or appear on camera but in a statement to fox 29, he tossed a bombshell. the d.a. says the story in the paper is part of the continuing retaliation by kathleen kane against prosecutors for doing their jobs. he adds, her motivation and actions are detailed in the criminal charges brought against her by

the i.r.s., the fbi, the justice department had been investigation chaka fattah for two years since he mayor's position several years ago, in 2004. and just last week, they did issue a 29-count indictment, saying he had illegally, in essence, gotten a million-dollar loan to fund that mayoral race and then he illegally tried to

the i.r.s. said in may that the breach was part of a scheme to use stolen identities to claim fraudulent gas refunds. the ir is the is notifying all victims. >>> there was a profile of amazon.com, coming from eye-opening accounts for work practices they were subjected to. current employees, mid level managers. c.e.o. came out denying deplorable treatment of its white collar workforce. for more on the debate, let's bring in ali velshi. >> tony, do you love your job? >> yes. >> do you care about your employer? have they made you cry, and has any of this matter. the "new york times" magazine story was eye opening, remarkable. it made amazon seem like a horrible nasty mean place to work, where, worked endless hours, they didn't care if you were sick, had cancer, family. they sent you emails all hours of the day, if you didn't respond they'd send you texts inviting you. portalless to criticised another worker to a boss. there has been rebuttals. it comes down to what is the obligation of the company

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the sources say the information stolen from the i.r.s. will awe lo somebody to get a loan, buy a house or a car or file for tax refund from the victims. the breach is under investigation. kimberly: prince harry can't seem to get enough of washington, d.c. after a visit in 2013. we can't get enough of him either. he is scheduled to come back this october. this time he wants to promote invictus games for sick, wounded and sick personnel. the camera has a mind of its own. the 2016 event will be held in orlando. the prince is working in south africa. jonathan: that is what happens when a gremlin jumps on a camera. coming up at 4:00 -- a plea from rosie o'donnell. the message and the pictures she wants to get out to the public about her missing daughter. kimberly: "the baby's out." this was no routine tr jonathan: comedian rosie o'donnell is pleading for help trying to find her missing daughter. she released these pictures of her 17-year-old daughter chelsea who was last seen a week ago in new york with her 6-month-old therapy dog, brown and bl

the i.r.s. the hackers, possibly from russia, wanted stolen identities to claim fraudulent refunds. china has dismissed a warning from president obama about its agents operating secretly in the u.s. "the new york times" reported the chinese are pressuring expatriates wanted for graft and corruption to return home. china's state news agency called the american warning a "regrettable move" a bomb blast rocked thailand's capital city today during evening rush hour. reports of the dead ranged from 18 to 27, possibly including foreigners, with more than 100 injured. dan rivers of independent television news reports. >> reporter: at the height of rush hour, a fire ball engulfs one of bangkok's busiest crossroads. caught on the dashboard camera of a car nearby, the explosion could be heard across the city. the blast hit the city's famous erawan shrine where thais pray for good luck. tonight though, it was transformed into a scene of carnage. the emergency services arrived moments after the attack, help

. >>> a hack of the i.r.s. three times bigger than reported. 334,000 taxpayer accounts attacked. initially it was 100,000. time for an early start on your money. stocks lower on your world with the shanghai benchmark down lower than 6%. majority of companies listed there felly by the maximum daily of 10%. earlier this summer the market started collapsing. the chinese government taking dramatic steps to stop a bubble from popping. not having success today. this is the sharpest decline since the beginning of today. the global commodities going strong. aluminum, copper, zinc all down. crude oil, new 6 and a half%. now it's down about 62. >>> searchers finding the plane's black box overnight. we go there live. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin®. because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. muddle no more™ . but your stellar notebook gives hanyou the gumptionlc. to reach for the sky. that's that new gear feeling. this week, these office depot brand notebooks just one cent. office depot officemax. gear up for schoo

seems the public agrees with him-- one poll showed that americans have a higher opinion of witches, the i.r.snd hemorrhoids than congress. congress's approval rating in the last poll i saw-- 7%. >> coburn: who are the 7% of the people who actually think we do a great job? >> stahl: you have said, "let's get rid of them all and start all over again." >> coburn: if you wanted to fix things, that's what i would do. >> stahl: get rid of everybody? >> coburn: i mean, if i was king tomorrow, that's what i'd do. >> stahl: and if he were king, he would take a meat ax to the federal budget. he has made cutting out fat in government programs his holy grail. >> coburn: actually, i think i'll just tear it up. it's time we quit borrowing money against the future of our kids. >> stahl: his power comes not from creating legislation, but from killing it with procedural roadblocks that have gummed up the works. >> stephen spaulding: i think he is one of the number one champions of gridlock in the united states senate. >> stahl: stephen spaulding, who focuses on the senate for the political watchdog organizati

martha: there are tons of americans who would try to log into the i.r.s. find their own information. are they going to let everyone know if yours or minor bills are among those? >> they are sending out letters to people. you should get a letter in the mail that says you may have been exposed. check your credit report and check your credit cards to see if your identity has been stolen. but these things always spawn more scams down the road. have you ever gotten an email from the irs? apparently they don't email. if you click on theling you get scammed again. so the bottom line is you can't be too careful. martha: don't answer an email, the irs does not send you emails. you know, obviously these hackers, they are testing these systems, they have hundreds of thousands that didn't work. when are we going to get on top of this problem and make these systems unhackable. >> it could be and lot harder and they say they are updating the system. so far they seem to have cost taxpayers $50 million. that's the number they are saying. so you know the end result will be

i am elected president, on my first day in office, i will instruct the department of justice and the i.r.sagency in washington that the persecution of religious liberty ends today. cheering and applause] like the song, "god's not dead." which we'll be hearing very soon. neither is america. and her love of freedom and our people's willingness to defend our freedom. a nation willing to subject man's o the tierney of standard is not worthy to be alled a free nation. and to show all of us where this can go, we've seen the persecution here at home. we've seen sergeant monk's powerful testimony of our soldiers fighting for us who said the real battle was and and yet it is worth remembering, that it can still get much, much worse. horrific as the persecution is growing here at home, christians across the globe are facing torture and murder, are facing imprisonment. and what i would like to do now is recognize one more hero. one more hero that i have grown to respect and admire. said.fe of pastor [applause] ♪ welcome. i am so glad you can be here with us. >> thank you. senator: would you please te

. >> the number of people affected by an i.r.s. computer breach is three times higher than previously reported. the agency says 34,000 people had information stolen, using an on line tool. the breach was part of a scheme to use stolen identities to claim fraudulent tax refund. investigators suspect russian cyber criminals were responsible. >> earlier this year, the obama administration launched a program designed to help students who attended for profit colleges. many were carrying a huge loan debt and said the education they received was worthless. some students are still waiting for relief. >> time is running out for pam hunt. the bank foreclosed on her landlord and served her with a notice to vacate the house she's rented for 10 years for her and her six children, including her special needs son. >> they said he would not survive past a year and he's 19 now, so -- and that's because i chose to keep him home all these years. >> she may have no choice but to send him to a nursing home, because hunt can't find anyone willing to rent

come together and help you defend what's yours. >> al jazeera. >> on the tech beat, the number of people affected by an i.r.s. computer breach is three times higher than previously reported. the agency says at least 334,000 people had information stolen using an on line tool, the breach was part of a scheme to use stolen identities to claim fraudulent tax refunds. russian cyber criminals are suspected as being responsible. >> final results are not out in an election that could affect countries word wide. the former president could strengthen sri lanka's ties to china at the expense of india ant u.s. we are live in colombo. good morning. the prime minister is not waiting for the final election tally to claim victory. >> that's right. we saw a statement from him issued earlier today, which talked about the fact that this result in the parliamentary elections, being very much consolidation of the victory, the sort of revolution brought in by the ruling party, displacing the former president in january this year, so he is very confident that in counties centers around the country, each party has representatives