dropty hoover of being der deputy hoover of being derelict in his duties. acuseing others of false testimony. and failing to supervisor. and newell of incompetence. are they lying or are you lying? sir, in this investigation, we have not let guns walk. the attorney always thought the investigation is political. this is a witch hunt, simply about a false premise that guns were walking. the report says that death of border agent brian terry could have been prevented. claiming gun smuggler avulla lied about his address when he first purchased fast and furious weapons. that lie would have allowed the atf to stop or arrest him. six weeks before he bought the guns found at terry s murder. if atf bothered to conduct a thorough review of all the
eric holder newell went back to using the risky gun tactics. that led to holder being found in contempt of congress for failing to turn over a document. the first is the first of three by republican leaders. the lawyer for former atf phoenix head bill newell says chairman ice saw has shown he won t let the truth get in the way of a witch hunt. this report continues that trend. more reports coming out this week. moving on to the 2012 presidential race now a look at who is talking this morning. the big talker today is the news
the illegal gun walking was marred miss steps poor judgment and reckless strategy. among those being named in this rov is kenneth e nelson was made into a scapegoat after he told congressional republicans the justice supervisors were doing more damage control than anything else once the operation became public. also named in the report william knewal the special agent charged. new newell pushed the envelope of investigative technique and he had been repeatedly reprimanded for crossing the line. the report sites most of the weapons were never followed and some ended up at the murder scene of border patrol agent brian perry gunned down in 2010. under the new attorney general
pushed the management of risky techniques and he was repeatedly repeatedly for following the line. brian terry was gunned down in 2010. in response to the report the attorney for newell issued is report, stating chairman ice saw saw issa has consistently shown he won t let it get in the way of his witch-hunt. this report continues that trend. americans deserve better. the fast and furious operation led to attorney general eric holder being held in contempt of congress for failing to turn over s&ped documents to chairman darryl issa. the report is the first of three to be issued from the congressional investigation. all five named in this report have been reassigned, but remain employed in the atf.
bloomberg unplugged at the nathan s hot dog wagon. seems he couldn t stomach the puns, like let me be frank. it s going to be a dog fight. and i ll relish it. it s bloomberg like we ve never seen him. also you can see the sparks flying all over the place. it was raining fire down on us. on the frontlines, colorado firefighters taking cnn with them as they fight the fires home by home. the fire chief telling the denver post this morning he knew the fire would happen, that it was a monster ready to awaken and kill. and on this independence day, what s your definition of a hero? our men and women in the military? your mom, your dad? think about it. it s our talk back question of the day. newsroom begins right now. i m carol costello. happy, happy fourth of july. good morning to you. right now, crowds are gathering and parades are gearing up in small towns and big cities across the country. but millions of americans will be missing one holiday tradition this year, fir