newell's direct supervisor, william mcmahon, was also named. according to the report, he had vast knowledge of "fast and furious" but "did not view his role as supervisor to ask questions about events in the field." the report also finds fault with former atf director kenneth melson. the investigators say melson was concerned about the size of "fast and furious," but "never ordered it shut down." melson resigned from the atf once the so-called gun-walking scandal came to light. two other officials at atf headquarters were named. william hoover and mark chait had several opportunities to end "fast and furious" but failed to do so. the scandal has taken on a political tone as well. in june, congressional republicans voted to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress, but democrats, infuriated by the vote, walked out of the capitol. the vote came after the obama administration invoked executive privilege and refusing to hand over documents related to "fast and furious." the documents are being sought by congressman issa. his name i

newell's direct supervisor, william mcmahon, was also named. according to the report, he had vast knowledge of "fast and furious" but did not view his role as supervisor to ask questions about events in the field." the report also finds fault with former atf director kenneth melson. they say melson was concerned about the size of "fast and furious, but "never ordered it shut down." he resigned from the atf when the scandal came to light. two other officials at atf headquarters were named. william hoover and mark had several opportunities to end "fast and furious" but failed to do so. the scandal has taken on a political tone as well. in june, congressional republicans voted to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress, but democrats, infuriated by the vote, walked out of the capitol. the vote came after the obama administration invoked executive privilege and refusing to hand over documents related to "fast and furious." the documents are being sought by congressman issa. his name is at the top of the report. a lawyer for one of

under the new attorney general eric holder newell went back to using the risky gun tactics. that led to holder being found in contempt of congress for failing to turn over a document. the first is the first of three by republican leaders. the lawyer for former atf phoenix head bill newell says chairman ice saw has shown he won't let the truth get in the way of a witch hunt. this report continues that trend. more reports coming out this week. >> moving on to the 2012 presidential race now a look at who is talking this morning. the big talker today is the news that would krclinton give he ha been critical at times of president obama. he has been complimentary of the business career. he called it sterling not too long ago. yesterday deputy press secretary josh earnest was out to say why they choose bill clinton since the two men have not always been on the same page. >> president clinton's ability to president obama has talked frequently about president clinton's success of some of the economic challenges since president clinton was here in the white house. president clinton sp

newell said he was not to blame. he was only following orders from the u.s. attorney's office but this report says that is not accurate. that the atf knew better but went along because it wanted make a big slash and establish a link between u.s. gun stores and mexican violence. rick. rick: what about the links to that violence in mexico, what do we hear about that in the report, william? >> reporter: it shows there was callous indifference or disregard to the casualties in mexico. in two members most as "fast and furious" guns were showing up at crime scenes in mexico, u.s. attorney, dennis berg says, i'm quoting, wow, frikin' a, those are already across the border. atf refused to stop truckloads of guns into mexico despite receiving a thumb drive from the dea as to information, times, dates and people and crossing points of those guns. but maybe the most embarrassing when atf learned their guns were used to kill the brother of a state attorney general in mexico, an atf supervisor tried to bury that information saying, and this is, mario gonzalez right there,

william newell. the republican investigators concluding that agent newell authorized and endorsed fast and furious and let it continue long after atf had the goods on the straw buyers. bill newell had the ability and the duty to end operation fast and furious much sooner than it did. instead, the report states, it ended as a reaction to a foreseeable tragedy. despite prior warnings during the bush adminat

. >> at 16 shauna newell heard the stories of thousands of young foreign women being tricked into modern-day sexual slavery. >> i thought stuff like that happened to people who put themselves in that situation, in that predicament, you know. girls who were floozies and girls who took life for granted and i wasn't that kind of person. you know? i dressed respectably. i never showed my body off. ever. >> but this florida teenager's life took a terrifying turn when she was trafficked by an unlikely criminal, a fellow 16-year-old girl. >> i was such a trusting teenager. i thought everybody liked me and everybody wanted to be my friend and nobody would hurt me. >> 200,000 to 300,000 of our children are at risk of it every year, our children, united states citizens. >> brad dennis runs rescue and recovery for klaas kids, the national organization dedicated to saving missing children. he says shauna's case shows the alarming growth of the disappearance of american kids, an estimated 300,000 forced into prostitution in the u.s. each year. >> it's happening in every major town, every little suburban

>> the attorney for bill newell calls the congressional g.o.p. led investigation a political witch-hunt and the department of justice gave us this statement. quote: predictably this republic report reiterates many of the distortions and now debunk conspiracy theories that representative issa has been advancing for a year and a half. shepard? >> shepard: i mentioned this is the first of three reports, right? >> yeah. the second report is still weeks away. that will focus on the actions of the deputy attorney general. the third report, however, will deal with the attorney general eric holder himself. and the issue of obstruction of justice. shepard? >> shepard: william la jeunesse in los angeles this afternoon. william, thanks very much. chicago is moving toward its bloodiest year in nearly a decade. and the illinois governor is now proposing a new statewide ban on assault weapons. chicago's on track now they tell us for more than 560 murders this year. which, if it holds, would be the most the city has had since 2003. among them, a college basketb

to find out more i tried to reach colonel peter newell he was in command of the battle of fallujah in two thousand and four i never managed to obtain an interview nor would he even answer the phone. or. the issue appears to be embarrassing the only answer i received is a link to the u.s. army's internet site. this article praises the merits of depleted uranium and minimizes its dangerousness the only allusion to health consequences is contained in this phrase the department of defense and many other organizations have studied and continue to study the health chemical radiological and environmental effects on exposures of depleted uranium that's all they wrote to the u.s. army the use of depleted uranium is taboo i did manage to speak to one former high ranking official at the department of defense being west was with the marines of the battle of fallujah he later wrote a book recognized in the u.s. as the reference on american strategy in the rebel city you heard about that you created. all the wife plus for us. but you saved it. it's all nonsense of. a rainy i'm or something. a bomb

in response to the report, the attorney for newell issued a statement blasting darrell issa, chairman of the house oversight and government reform committee stating, chairman issa has consistently shown he won't let the truth get in the way of his political witch hunt. this report continues that trend. americans deserve better. republican senator james inhofe had this to say to "fox & friends" earlier. >> i think the public understands what's going on in this fast and furious and it's outrageous and so outrageous, the president is really busy trying to do his damage control. now we have a report coming out. it's going to identify individuals and show documentation of what they had to do with it. >> that report coming out later today. the fast and furious operation also led to eric holder being held in contempt of congress for failing to turn over subpoenaed documents to chairman darrell issa. the report is the first of three to be issued from the congressional investigation. all five of those named in the report have been reassigned, but remain employed at the atf. back to you. >> ste

this is a pottery in newell, west virginia. they employ 700 u.s. workers. they have 15 colors. it's got a five-year chip warranty, lead-free and great prices. >> look at this for devilled eggs. i love it. >> 75 pieces. it's excellent. place setting is about $29.95 for five pieces. >> wow, that's fantastic. >> yes. beautiful pottery made in the usa. this is the only flatware made in the united states. it's made in sheryl, new york. and america is helping to keep their doors open. >> that has a nice weight to it. >> it's stunning. this is a company that's been in business since the 1800s. they were struggling because of the outsourcing but america is putting them back to work. and they really need our support. >> where are they located? >> sheryl, new york. libertytableware.com. this is made in michigan. >> love michigan! >> it's all michigan glacial hardwood. like the cherry wood, it's sustainably managed forests so they replenish the forests. this is all made by hand. their price point is also excellent. they have cutting boards, tools for your nonstick pans, for your woks. the

and newell of incompetence. >> are they lying or are you lying? >> sir, in this investigation, we have not let guns walk. >> the attorney always thought the investigation is political. >> this is a witch hunt, simply about a false premise that guns were walking. >> the report says that death of border agent brian terry could have been prevented. claiming gun smuggler avulla lied about his address when he first purchased fast and furious weapons. that lie would have allowed the atf to stop or arrest him. six weeks before he bought the guns found at terry's murder. "if atf bothered to conduct a thorough review of all the information contained in the dea wire intercepts, "fast and furious" might have concluded a year earlier than it did." >> when gun showed up at the mexican crime scene, rather than concern, they wrote wow, cheeking-a! they were already across the border heading south? they were used to kill the brother of a mexican state attorney general and atf supervisor wanted to bury it. my thought is not to release any information. >> if there

if anything, i think it is safe to say that what they have accomplished is they have newel tralized any advantage romney would have for business experience. >> it is, the first raiding aspect, ace, i think is disconcerting. today, the obama team sends out a sort of your honor event e-mail but this one was interesting because the subject line on the e-mail was we could lose if this continues, and it goes on to say, this is no joke. if we can't keep the money race close, it becomes that much harder to win in november. do you think that the obama campaign really could lose even if this kind of disparity that we saw in june remains? >> i think they will keep it close. you know. >> moneywise? >> moneywise, they will keep it close. remember, the power of the president and in these bain as, in a presidential election, it's not as simple as in another e elections. they are unique vehicles as you don't go on the air and everything gets redefined. if you go on the air with an add, # it gets debated and it becomes a story on every news program, every newspaper and that's the power of it. it's not

the crew was called to do newell the road because a tree had fallen down and was blocking the street. there was at the hide inside and each of the crew members were stung at least once, some of them several times. the city called a fee service to try to capture the beehive and they eventually had to exterminate it. >>> new this morning, word that facebook monitors your chats and posts for criminal activity. facebook tells reuters that scanning software zeroes in on criminal and suspicious words. the monitoring system reportedly focuses on people who are not frequent users of facebook and also when there's a significant age difference between the two users. >>> a monthly meeting in palo alto on the high-speed rail project raises doubts about the economic impact. researchers looked at japan's bullet train built in the 1960's and they found the train did not bring new jobs or create economic growth. also through the study they found california's bullet train will have only a marginal economic impact at best. the rail authority disagrees with that story. >> at 7:06 and later today a drive

for an explanation, and external explanation of behavior and the more rigid leaning republican party newell said that it was the voter at some level we bring particular to the fox news profitability and the inevitability of money following the experienced ideas in the media and elsewhere what can that link money to the media be linked to the greater rigidity of the republican party whether it is campaign finance or elsewhere it's the public insinuation into the process is one that's facilitated by media guide influence by a logically imbalanced money to have a greater reflection more had it had a greater reflection of the current condition of the republican and the democratic party? >> that is a highly relevant question. by the become the main take away from this is what would the onion do with the idea? >> acknowledging that there is a conservative wing of the gop that has gained influence is it fair to say that they represent the party of the whole that is part one of my question to the eddy and number two, is it possible that these folks play a valuable role in making easier for moderate

. >> reporter: newell used to be in the army. lessons learned in say like iraq, how do they apply in a mountain setting like this? >> you've still got those above you. >> reporter: he says he loves the view of the office. >> what do you want to go next? >> i want to get on fire. >> reporter: they're already on fire battling wildfires is part of an elite team known as hot shots. >> if i didn't find a program, i could be living back home with mom and dad. i have no idea what i'd be doing now. >> reporter: for frye training applies to how he fits in. >> i need to know i'm doing something point. >> no, it's definitely not for everyone. it's work. it is work. >> reporter: but it's always rewarding and needed and helping unemploy. vets of iraq and afghanistan to go from the line of fire to the fire line. martin savidge, cnn, cortez, colorado. >>> we've had a lot of people ask how they can help those who have lost their homes and belongings to the wildfires. if you want to help victims gorks to cnn.com/impact and that will have informat

it says bill newell, the agent in charge of phoenix, he was accused of running this rogue operation. he was reprimanded for doing it in the past but didn't stop. it finds atf dropped the ball. if atf had bothered to conduct a thorough review of all the information contained in the dea intercept, that fast and fire just may have concluded a year earlier. that atf repeatedly failed to follow up on dea leads. they knew dates, times, places flight numbers of guns being smuggled to mexico and did nothing to stop it. that i.c.e. was told to back off. contrary to prior testimony they did have evidence to stop the guy who bought the guns that killed brian terry before he made the purchase because he lied on a form. secondly those gun dealers who were often portrayed and guilty being responsible for sending those guns to mexico, in fact they were giving the atf updated information daily on who they were selling to and where those guns were going. they were actually told to order guns for some of the bad guys and yet they were portrayed poorly and finally that these dealers, when they balked a

not make it part of re newell or a ten-year cycle. do it when you get it. and figure out if is signifint and then figure out hooandlt. >>hoantike s of be relicensed with great uncertaintive about the seismic risks for the plant? >> i think they'll resol the seismic risks based upon the 3-d studies they' trying to do and thanalis tll and eynd d tter i you could have that come up the day after its relicensed and you would want them to look at and not care they just had another 20 year license. adesn seismoly demendous inbeernerant ion'thi w ever be -- there will always be a great deal of uncertainty around place like san ono tray -- san onofre and diablo canyon, so it is aolic dgnt ot ig insten ya, we probably wouldn't have built it if we knew it was right underneath a large earthquake fault. perhaps it's go to retire it. or not. i mean, or we're willing to live with thoseisks? ihi ioe ara ouebs whether it should go forward. >> joe rubin is a reporter with the center for investigative let's h oexnand marvl. ti >> john hirsch at uc berkeley. i'm encouraged tha

this is a pottery in newell, west virginia. they employ 700 u.s. workers. they have 15 colors. it's got a five-year chip warranty, lead-free and great prices. >> look at this for devilled eggs. >> 75 pieces. it's excellent. place setting is about $29.95 for five pieces. >> that is fantastic. >> beautiful pottery made in the usa. this is the only flatware made in the united states. it's made in sheryl, new york. >> feel the weight. >> it's stunning. this is a company that's been in business since the 1800s. they were struggling because of the outsourcing but america is putting them back to work. they need our support. >> where are they located? >> sheryl, new york. liberty tableware.com. this is made in michigan. >> i love michigan. >> it's all michigan glacial hardwood. they replenish the hardwood. they have cutting boards, tool for your nonstick pans, woks, a nice wine rack for you gals. >> this is art goodies, a small company, grand rapids, michigan, studio. everything is made with 100% organic cotton and vintage fabrics. she's got these little pillows, aprons, block prints,

this is a pottery in newell, west virginia. they employ 700 u.s. workers. they have 15 colors. it's got a five-year chip warranty, lead-free and great prices. >> look at this for devilled eggs. >> 75 pieces. it's excellent. place setting is about $29.95 for five pieces. >> that is fantastic. >> beautiful pottery made in the usa. this is the only flatware made in the united states. it's made in sheryl, new york. >> feel the weight. >> it's stunning. this is a company that's been in business since the 1800s. they were struggling because of the outsourcing but america is putting them back to work. they need our support. >> where are they located? >> sheryl, new york. liberty tableware.com. this is made in michigan. >> love michigan. >> it's all michigan glacial hardwood. they replenish the hardwood. they have cutting boards, tool for your nonstick pans, woks, a nice wine rack for you gals. >> this is art goodies, a small company, grand rapids, michigan, studio. everything is made with 100% organic cotton and vintage fabrics. she's got these little pillows, aprons, block prints, al

not make it part of re newell or dotnou g i cycle. dig outt' nind tig o w t hdle it. >> should a plant like san onofre be relicensed with great uncertaintive about the seismic risks for the plant? >> think they'll resolve t seismicisksed 3 udie ty' d a aisy'o, they'll look and see -- doesn't matter if it's relicensed. youould have that come up the day after its relicensed and you would want them to look at and not care they just had another 20 year licse >>gr ond ncn seismology and we're getting better in understanding but i don't think there will ever be -- there will always be a gre deal of uncertainty around places like san onoray - sannofre a , is political judgment whether or not we might want to say this plant has been in estence for 40 years, we probably wouldn't have built it if we knew it was right underneath a large earthquake fault. or naps it's go to retir wihoislng toive nk it has to be appraised serious debate as to wheer it should go forward. >> joe rubin is a reporter with the center for investigati jonalism, m fertel.