who knew about it this? how high did it go? did it go to the attorney general or the president of the united states? the man who defended president clinton about that. also a man not afraid to speak his mind. the front man of the smashing pumpkins, billy corgin. why he feels so disappointed by president obama. and our in america. news flash it s summer and it s hot. wait a minute. that s news? this is piers morgan tonight. good evening, a big story tonight. just a little while ago a house committee voting on partisan lines recommending that eric holder be cited for contempt as part of the ongoing battle between congress and the administration over the fast and furious failed weapon sting operation. it could end with an unprecedented event. the united states congress holding a sitting attorney general in contempt. the measure goes to the full house next week. in a statement, the attorney general called the vote, quote, an election year tactic intended to distract a
this all adds up to the most detailed account yet of zimmerman s side of the story. when i got to right about here, he yelled from behind me, to the side of me. he said, yo, you got a problem? i said, hey, man, i don t have a problem. and he says, now you have a problem, and he punched me in the nose. at that point, i fell down. he ended up on top of me, and he just kept punching my face and my head. and i was screaming for help. he put his hand on his nose on my nose, and the other hand on my howamouth, and he said s the [ bleep ] up. i didn t know what he was hitting it felt like he was hitting me with bricks. it felt like my head was going to explode. he said, you re going to die tonight, mother [ bleep ]. he says, you re going to die tonight. you re going to die tonight, mother [ bleep ]. i felt his hand going down my side. and i grabbed my firearm. i grabbed it, i just grabbed my firearm, and i shot him. i just shot him, and then he falls off, and he s
up first tonight, presidential politics. a major shift in tone. not much new on policy front. mitt romney makes a direct appeal for latino votes. speaking to a national conv convention down in florida one day before the same group hears from president obama governor romney began by asking hispanic voters to remember promises the incumbent failed to keep on immigration and other issues. that you don t really have an alternative. i believe he s taking your vote for granted. i ve come here today with a very simple message. you do have an alternative. your vote should be respected, and your voice is more important now than ever before. making his case, governor romney focused primarily on economics. is the america of 11% hispanic unemployment the america of our dreams? we can do better. but he also offered a broad outline of his immigration policies. governor romney, for example, pledged a permanent status for young illegal immigrants brought across the border by their pa
start. nice to have you with us. i m ashleigh banfield and i m zoraida sambolin. it s 5:00 a.m. here in the east. let s get started. attorney eric holder to be held in contempt in congress. yesterday the members of the government oversight and reform committee voted along party lines to recommend citing him for contempt for failing to turn over subpoenaed documents from the botched fast and furious gun operation, documents that are now off limits to republicans, and everyone else, because the president has invoked executive privilege to keep all of those documents now under wraps. joe johns is live from washington, d.c., this morning. joe, this is the first time that president obama has used the executive privilege. i think it was president clinton that maybe used it 14 times. how rare is this, and what is going to happen next to the attorney general? reporter: it is rare, but on the other hand, presidents do it, and most presidents do it at least once or twice during
the front man of the smashing pumpkins, billy corgin. why he feels so disappointed by president obama. and our in america. news flash it s summer and it s hot. wait a minute. that s news? this is piers morgan tonight. good evening, a little while ago, the house committee voting on partisan lines representing that eric holder be cited for contempt as part of the ongoing battle between congress and the administration of the fast even furious failed weapon sting operation that could end with an unprecedented event the united states congress holding a sitting attorney general in contempt. the measure goes to the full house next week. in a statement, the attorney general called the vote, quote, an election year tactic intended to distract attention. but does this battle come down to simple politics? or is it something more serious? i ll ask the special council lanny davis. we begin with a poll showing president obama with a 13-point lead over mitt romney among likely vot