injured? we ll tell you that coming up in two police officers in a jersey shore town pull a man from this burning car. we ve got all the heroics for you coming up, that and breaking news as it happens. the second hour of happening now happening now starts right now. jenna: lots of great news stories to dig into today. glad you are with us, i m jenna lee. happening now, a powerful house republican is a cushion the justice department of a cover up. jon: i m jon scott. a major escalation in the investigation of a botched gun running sting, fast and furious. a threat to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress. william la jeunesse who has been on the story from the very beginning is live for us with an update from los angeles. william. reporter: critics have claimed that the house oversight committee hasn t paid hardball until now. they demanded documents from the justice department and has brow
washington, d.c. a little north of florida and a tad bit colder especially on this topic. there is new report on operation fast and furious creating a serious controversy right now. a panel of house democrats say there is no evidence that the failed gun-running sting was directed or created by top political appointees of the justice department, top political appointees like the attorney general. eric holder is set to face questions this week. republican california congressman darrell issa will ask some of the questions. he is the chairman on the house committee on oversight and government reform. congressman, this committee says they obtained no evidence indicating that the attorney general authorized gun walking or he was aware of such allegations. they point to 22 witnesses that say they never talked to any high-ranking officials in the department of justice. do you have proof to the contrary of that? you know, jenna, in 1991 when the minister of information in baghdad said that
prescription deductibles. to some people $40 is nothing, but $40 is big money for us. martha: wow. i guess some people would say that the house republicans would like to see that $40 savings extended for a 12-month period instead of just two months. house speaker john boehner expected to speak any minute, we re going to take you there live as soon as that gets under way. bill: new calls for eric holder to step down today over this controversial gun-running sting known as fast and furious. now, the rnc chairman promising the botched operation will be a big deal during the election season next year saying, quote: obama s leadership deficit in holding the members of his administration accountable demonstrates yet again that the president is taking washington in the wrong direction, only make things worse. if obama won t fire holder, we will. we ll fire the whole team in the just 11 months. jonah goldberg, editor at large,
the pal role tax cut. jon: uiui, before the holidays. there is no reason the government should shut down from this. jon: that is from the president. new documents are prompting serious new allegations in the investigation of operation fast and furious . some lawmakers putting u.s. attorney general eric holder on the hot seat asking him whether that botched gun-running sting was intended to justify new gun control regulations? william la jeunesse live for us in los angeles with more on that. william? reporter: well, jon, gun owners have always been suspicious of the administration because of positions taken by candidate obama. fast and furious comes along as a law enforcement operation. new documents suggest that some in the administration saw it an opportunity to exploit for political purposes as well. when you screw up you ought to say you screw up. people involved ought to say they screwed up. and then don t allow your screw-up to be basis for trying to extend your legislative
of operation fast and furious. the botches gun running sting that went wrong in mexico. now many are asking if attorney general eric holder is becoming a liability for the obama administration. catherine herridge is live in washington with more. reporter: the attorney general seemed to make a critical error by publicly acknowledging the existence of an indictment in operation fast & furious. somebody has been dated has been indicted in connection with that case. that s not information you can speak to today. there some rules this is a matter that s under seal. but there has been an indictment?