goes, each party is going to claim victory. >> all right, let's go to the five democrats who have confirmed that they will vote in finding the attorney general in contempt of congress. looks like this. jim mathisen we told you yesterday out of utah. nick rayhall is there from west virginia. west virginia not too happy lately with the president. john barrow of georgia. colin peterson also andike mcentire of north carolina. unconfirmed, we understand but leaning that way, joe bacca of california will vote yes as well. we believe. but we don't have it confirmed yet. >> meantime, the agent who started the fast & furious situation is now defending the gunrunning operation in the first public interview. i believe his name is william newell, veteran federal agent who spent five years as the head of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms and explosives in phoenix. he's now saying that, you know, the intent of this was to try and stop gun trafficking coming across the border from mexico.