0 inside >> that's right. bill: doing some shopping. we've got to run, -frbg. , everybody. we'll let you know the outcome of the i.r.s. hearings. martha: big stuff going on on capitol hill. we will be back tomorrow. "happening now" starts right now. we'll see you then, folks. 4. >> reporter: right now brand-new stories and breaking news. >> attorney general eric holder insisting he will not step down despite increasing calls for him to resign. he's about to testify before a u.s. senate committee and the scandal surrounding the white house will surely come up. plus, what went on behind closed doors during the jodi arias murder trial, newly unsealed documents detailing what jurors were asking as they were deciding whether the convicted killer should live or die. plus, caught on videotape an out of control driver careens across four lanes of a highway and crashes into a taco bell at lunchtime. it's all happening now. well nothing but the best for the i.r.s., that's their new slogan i suppose. the federal tax man spending your tax dollars on lavish employee retreats and outrageous waste. hello, everybody i'm greg jarrett in for jon scott. >> i'm uma pemmaraju in for jenna lee. a brand-new report reveals shocking details of excessive spending and appalling waste. at this hour a house hearing about to get back underway examining how the i.r.s. has been throwing away your monarchs mid a culture of excess, taking your taxes and spending them on everything from extravagant events to outlandish videos. >> i'm aware that many reforms were put in place so something like this will not happen again. and i know many examples we will discuss today, like the it's embarrassing, and i apologize. >> and financing admitted that many of the expenses incurred at the 20 anaheim, california conference were not the best use of taxpayer dollars. >> not at all. a few moments ago we heard from the top democrat. what is the committee chairman saying about the spending at the i.r.s.? >> chairman darrell issa ice said that the i.r.s. used millions of taxpayer dollars in a way that was at best maliciously self-indulgent. he said a lot of the examples of the i.r.s. behavior doesn't represent many federal workers. >> many federal workers who will look at hearing agash and say i don't get those perks, as a matter of fact i would get fired if i took one of those perks. that the federal workers around the country should be appalled that there were two standards, one for some, and one for the told congressional lawyers, it wasn't us, we weren't the ones who were targeting, it was directed by washington, and lawyers for the i.r.s., they are the ones who were targeting the tea party, and when they heard some of the testimony these two workers in cincinnati were outraged, in fact one of them said, quote, i was furious. it looked like lois lerner was putting it on us. she called it ridiculous, she was so angry she demanded a transfer. so, jonah, this not only cant detectives lois lerner contradicts lois lerner but it contradicts the sworn testimony of shulman as well as steve miller. doesn't it also make the inspector general's report look absolutely ridiculous? because he's the one who said, no, no, no, it stopped in cincinnati. >> right, and that raises a very important point. the white house is desperate to say that the inspector general's audit, which is very different than an investigation, is all we need to know. fifth. >> there is a new bloomberg poll out, jonah, nearly half of americans do not believe the president when he says he didn't know anything about the i.r.s. targeting, 47% say we just don't believe him, only 40% do. what is the political impact on the white house, the president, his agenda? >> well, i think we know that the white house considers the story to be pretty radioactive which is one reason by david plouffe one of the chief spinners of the entire communication shop went hammer and tongs after darrell haoeuz icdarrell issa ice attacking him personally. they realize this is a real problem for them. it undermines the entire rational of the obama administration that they are competent managers, that the government can do all of these wonderful things. i think it's a real problem for them. we don't know that this went all the way to obama. all we do know so far in terms of obama's culpability on all of this is that he did absolutely you have people here really for the next day and a half will be worried about flooding in their homes and also going to be worried about the threat of tornadoes as well. >> steve harrigan dealing with a very challenging weather conditions right now on the ground in florida, thank you so much for that update. >> we are keeping an eye on what is happening on capitol hill. the attorney general eric holder who is under fire there is testifying before a senate appropriations committee, and there you see senator barbara mckulskey of maryland. as soon as we see mr. holder speaking we'll dip into that and show you some of that. we can tell you that in his published statement that he gave to the senators just before he came there to be sworn in he did address the reporter snooping scandal and he said it is our goal at the justice department not to target members of the press or discourage them from carrying out their vital work. and he also said that the department has not prosecuted, and as long as i'm the ag will not prosecute any reporter for doing his or her job. now that may stand in stark contrast to his earlier testimony that he didn't know anything about potential prosecutions of any reporters, and a great many on capitol hill simply do not believe that was truthful testimony by the attorney general. >> well new concerns that the government is spying on millions of innocent americans. as a report reveals the nsa got a top secret court order requiring one of america's largest phone carriers to turn over customer records. plus, former charles manson follower and convicted murderer leslie van houten attending her 20th parole hearing. the panel's rulings coming up next.