requested a comprehensive department-wide review. the problem is they requested a similar review about five years ago when a couple offices up in washington state got busted for similar overtime abuse. that s probably why some on capitol hill are saying, look, that s good, but it s not going to be enough. senator ayotte is calling for a full investigation. thank you very much. tens of millions of dollars. it starts to really add up. our third story out front is the unimaginable abuse suffered by michelle knight. she opens up about the hell that she, amanda berry and geena dejesus endured at the hands of ariel castro during their nearly ten years in captivity. here s what she told dr. phil. he gets you in this room. what did he tie you up with? one of those orange extension cords. i was tied up like a fish, an
you think taxpayers have lost in all this? the estimate is tens of millions of dollars annually. and this has been going on for a while. so it s potentially quite a serious waste. reporter: yeah, it s a problem and one that dhs says yeah, we get it. we take seriously the responsibility to ensure proper use of taxpayer funds. misuse of these funds is not tolerated. it is part of our ongoing commitment to reducing waste and abuse, the acting secretary has requested a comprehensive department-wide review. the problem is they requested a similar review about five years ago when a couple offices up in washington state got busted for similar overtime abuse. that s probably why some on capitol hill are saying, look, that s good, but it s not going to be enough. senator ayotte is calling for a full investigation. thank you very much.
exist. the letter goes on to say, quote, employees who work overtime frequently watch sports and entertainment channels during their claimed auo periods or spend two additional hours at their duty station, relaxing, joking, surfing the internet and taking care of personal matters this is estimated to cost taxpayers $8.7 million a year. gregg? gregg: my goodness. i mean if true this is really definition of abuse. so what is dhs s response? reporter: department of homeland security spokesman said higher-ups will look into it and conduct a department-wide review. that spokesman told the post, quote, dhs takes seriously its responsibility to insure proper use of taxpayer funds. many front line agents across the department require work hour flexibility, use of uncontrollable over time, auo, miss use of the fund are not
annan is in china rallying support for the peace plan today. both china and russia opposed previous attempts to take tough actions against the syrian regime. we are now in the second hour of the second day of historic supreme court arguments on the affordable care act, health insurance for all. four separate issues are taking up six hours of court time over three days. today, the biggie, whether americans can be required to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. critics say it s unconstitutional. supporters say getting everybody in the pool is the only way to spread out the risk and manage costs. they say everyone consumed health care. the only question is who pays. never before seen details on the police report of trayvon martin s killing paint a different picture of that deadly encounter. orlando sentinel reports that george zimmerman was bleeding from the face and head when police arrived. they claim trayvon attacked him before shots were fired. up until now, accounts
arguments, two hours a day. rallies for and against the law are adding to all the drama surrounding this case. it s a circus around scotus. we ll have a live report and analysis from the high court in a few moments. today marks one month since unarmed teenager trayvon martin was gunned down in sanford, florida. public outcry just keeps growing because the shooter, george zimmerman, has not yet been charged in this case. a cnn/orc poll just out show that is 73% of americans say police should arrest him. 11% say they should not arrest him. and 16% don t know what the police should do at this point. trayvon martin s parents are taking part in a town hall meeting that they will follow up with a news conference a little later on this hour. we have all the angles covered for you live. also, president obama in south korea right now live for a global summit on how to secure the world s nuclear material and also deal with the threat of nuclear terrorism. an open mike caught presid