2010, saying that prosecutors are ready to issue indictments in the fast and furious case. several months earlier, in july 2010 memo, direct for of the nation drug intelligence center tells holder that the so-called straw buyers in operation fast and furious are responsible for the purchase of 1,500 firearms that were then supplied to the mexican drug trafficking car tells tell- drug trafficking cartel. you may recall that both a atf and doj said we do not let guns walk. that means let go or not stop criminals from buying and transferring weapons to others. transfer them to people over the border. a highly controversial practice that agents are taught not to do. however, in october of 2010, in a memo, a deputy attorney general under brewer writes to another deputy a.g. he wants brewer to get involved with a fast and furious press conference. but he says it s a tricky case, because the number of guns that are walked i significant. the deputy a.g. writes back and says it is not
still no. the new jersey governor, chris christie, in his most crowded news conference ever said today he is not running for president. the republican governor has been saying that for months now. i am not arrogant enough to believe that after one year of governor of new jersey and seven years as the united states attorney, that i am ready to be president of the united states. so i m not going to run. i said i don t want to. i m not going to. there is zero chance i will. i don t feel like i m ready to be president. i don t want to run for president. i don t have the fire in the belly to run for president. what do i have to do short of suicide to convince people i m not running? apparently i actually have to commit suicide. shep: instead he had another news conference and it was quite a show for an answer of no. after the announcement, governor christie answered more than 50 questions about his weight, about his attitude, about how he governs. he said he got calls and lett
beltway. no problems as you head for oxon hill and the wilson bridge. westbound on the suitland parkway at first sterling avenue, just got word that police are on the scene of an accident. back to the maps now. this time, we ll zoom into the other side of town. over to the american legion bridge. no problems from 270 across the bridge. we ll take a live look just north of the bridge span here and if you re traveling in toward virginia, tysons corner and 66, you will be ok right now. let s take a look at the travel times starting off with 66 on the inbound side. it is 11 minutes, the beltway 95 to 270. 95 in from 260 in ten minutes. in my next report, i ll update you on the accident in southeast at 6:12. back to you guys. at the top of the hour, let s get a check on some of the stories happening today. a test program for airport security begins at four major airports. it is called risk based screening. flyers offer up more personal information to get through lines faster. it
2010, saying that prosecutors are ready to issue indictments in the fast and furious case. several months earlier, in july 2010 memo, direct for of the nation drug intelligence center tells holder that the so-called straw buyers in operation fast and furious are responsible for the purchase of 1,500 firearms that were then supplied to the mexican drug trafficking car tells tell- drug trafficking cartel. you may recall that both a atf and doj said we do not let guns walk. that means let go or not stop criminals from buying and transferring weapons to others. transfer them to people over the border. a highly controversial practice that agents are taught not to do. however, in october of 2010, in a memo, a deputy attorney general under brewer writes to another deputy a.g. he wants brewer to get involved with a fast and furious press conference. but he says it s a tricky case, because the number of guns that are walked i significant. the deputy a.g. writes back and says it is not
one of those victims of set to graduate high school in a couple weeks. tonight three lives are lost and the driver is facing very serious charges. reporter: bits and pieces of wreckage remain at the site of the accident that claimed three young lives. this community is so moved by the community some sought to offer a prayer. police say it was just after 3:00 sunday morning a witness happened on the scene and called 911. a toyota carrying five young people had veered off the olney laytonsville road, struck a utility pole and two treesful investigators are still trying to determine trees. investigators are still trying to determine why. speed, with regards to that it s under investigation. it s too early. with regards to drugs and alcohol, we re not discussing that part of the investigation right now. a blood kit was executed, but i will confirm whether or not anything was found inside the car. we obviously had reason to believe to be able to draw his blood for alcohol.