over. some places could see another 7 inches of snow by tonight. if there s one place where they re used to that, it is upstate new york. tough folks up there. wish them well. more coming. bill: tomorrow marks three years since the killing of brian terry, the border patrol agent whose death kicked off the fast and furious gun operation that went so terribly wrong. william la jeunesse on whether the family is closer to answers today in l.a., good morning. reporter: we know, bill, this was not a botched investigation by rogue agents, there was no plan to catch criminals or stop guns. what we don t know is how many died because of the scandal or what top officials really knew. three years have gone by, and we still wonder why. reporter: from a death in the desert to contempt hearings on capitol hill, three years after border patrol agent brian terry died, the family still has questions. we know who in atf and u.s.
welcome back to first look. i m veronica dela cruz. there is no evidence eric holder knew about the fast and furious gun operation. local officials were criticized for not briefing holder. the highest ranking atomic energy official in iran say two nuclear facilities were the target of sabotage. the sight americans say would be the most difficult to bomb. aung san suu kyi met with president obama at the white house and was given the congressional gold medal. the highest honor bestowed by congress. she called it the most moving day of her life. in california, 20 people were stuck for four hours 300
contempt of congress vote tomorrow. there appears to be no deal between the obama administration and house republicans over the so-called fast and furious gun operation. gop members are demanding to see more documents about the failed justice department program which let guns into mexico in an effort to track them. at the pentagon, a scene that would have been unthinkable even a few months ago. gay and lesbian troops recognized for service to their country. it was the first time ever that gay pride month was observed at the pentagon and it comes just nine months after the don t ask, don t tell policy was repealed. a new era for the nation s defense, that s for sure. now we turn to campaign politics where two long-time lawmakers have survived major primary challenges. utah senator orrin hatch won over a tea party candidate. here charlie rangel won the
the party in south beach. guaranteed it is still going on this morning. he said it s the best day of his life. i wouldn t doubt it. hi, everybody, nice to have you with us this morning. welcome to early start. it s 5:00 a.m. in the east, good morning, everybody. it may be a good morning, it may not be such a good morning, depending how you look at things. the markets are down worldwide this morning after the ratings agency moody s downgraded 15 of the world s largest banks and guess who happens to be sitting in this morning. the woman who knows everything there is to know about this. can you boil this down and let us know what it means for us? it means that your stock investments got hit yesterday and the global economy is slowing and we re seeing the ramifications of that around the world. 15 of the biggest banks in the world, including five of the largest u.s. banks were downgraded by moody s. bank of america, citigroup, goldman sachs, jpmorgan stanley. and hsbc
another election year showdown between republicans and president obama is boiling over after republicans charge attorney general eric holder with contempt of congress and a committee vote, the entire house takes it up next week. but president obama invoked executive privilege over additional documents that republicans want in the botched fast and furious gun operation, which, of course, was linked to the killing of a bothered patrol agent. if he did not know about fast and furious before brian terry was murdered, if he did not approve of the wiretap applications, then what in the world is he asserting executive privilege for? the attorney general has been stonewalling this committee. it shouldn t have come to this nobody likes doing this. it shouldn t be a political witch hunt against the attorney general of our country and our president in an election year. i want to apologize to the american people for yet another