rhode island to florida. eric shawn live in the new york city newsroom, bring us up to date. >> reporter: they got pinched this morning, the biggest mafia roundup that's being called in u.s. history. terrorist cases have recently been making the headlines for the past several years but this arrest seems to indicate that organized crime, specifically the maf kwrarbgs alive and well and still surviving, despite law enforcement crackdowns. you're looking at video shot this morning at for him heartilton, brooklyn in new york, an army installation. so many alleged wise guys were nabbed but they had to use this army installation to deal with them. this video apparently not showing faces of the accused, because they are presumed to be innocent. this sweep, more than 100, new york, new jersey, rhode island, involving seven mob family, the five family, gambino, genoveve, mankose families and the new jersey family that are the inspiration for the sopranos and the patriaca crime family, alleged boss of the crime family nabbed, reputed head of the patriarco family, the beligio, nabbed, as well as a slew of other mob figures, slug union officials. you're looking at a picture of john sunny franzese. he was not arrested today, just this past week, showing you the longevity of some of the alleged wise guys. he's 93 years old. he was just sentenced to eight years in prison. he may not get out until he's 100 years old, he is a mob ledgeered in the khro*pl bo crime family, showing exactly what continues to happen in organized crime here in the united states. you're just looking at video, live pictures. in a few moments a news conference, attorney general eric holder has flown to brooklyn, new york to announce the arrest at a news conference, called a major step and major mob crackdown on seven mafia families. having organized crime for many years, we've had massive arrests before, never in my memory have we had 100 sweeping throughout new england, including alleged mob bosses. back you -- back to you. jon: we are as we understand a couple of minutes away from a news conference involving the attorney general of the united states, as eric just mentioned. let's get more on the mob arrests. joining us now, jeffrey lynchman, attorney general who defended john gotti, jr., is an arrest of this caliber, this scope is surprise to you mr. lynchman? >> it's not a surprise. it happens every couple of years, there's some sweeping arrest with 100 or 70 or 80 purported mobsters being picked up, and the u.s. attorney general gets in front of the microphone, 100 cameras, and says this is the end of the mafia, then three years later we have yet another sweeping arrest. this is what the government does. it's going to be a very big show. a couple of years ago this happened in brooklyn and i don't think any of the 70 or so mobsters that were arrested spent more than a handful of years in prison. jon: you say purported arrests or purported mafia members regarding this group picked up this morning. do you think they'll skate? >> who knows. we haven't seen the evidence yet but i can tell you when we had john gotti, jr., the whole world thought he was guilty and would be going away for life and now he's sitting up with his feet up, watching tv, eating bonbons. jenna: the 0eu78age you paint there with the bon bones, we're taking in the images of the arrest. the big question for some of these guys, since they've been arrested is what's the next steps they're going to have to go through today and stphoeus. >> they're going to be arraigned in front of the charges and actually receive the charges and they'll have their lawyers fight the case. they're going to receive discovery and it will be either be cooperating witnesses will certainlying part of it and there may or may not be tapes, photographs, telephone records, and really it depends on the case, how the case will locally go down and what sort of plea offers will be made. as you heard there are many mid-level and low level people arrested so many of these arrests will openly end up with little or no jail time. jenna: let's say you get a call and need to defend one of these guys, what are the questions you're asking and what do you want to see? >> first thing i'm going to do is wipe off the makeup off my face if there's a chance i might get hired. that wouldn't work out too well. what i'd want to find out, if they are aware of any of the evidence, if they are aware of any of the tapes. at this point when you meet a client in prison after he's been arrested, he looks at you and says what do they have against me and no one really knows until the government provides that first batch of discovery. we'll probably learn at the arraignment, burg the detail hearings what the strength of the evidence is and i can tell you this, often times when they have one press conference after another it sort of signal toss me maybe the evidence isn't so strong jon: jeffrey lichtenman, and i apologize, i got bad information on that, who defended john gotti, criminal defense attorney and a well-known one in the area, thank you. jenna: jeffrey will stay with us as we continue to monitor this press conference, and the toerlg, we expect to -- and the attorney general, we expect to hear from shortly. in the mime, to move to what's happening on capitol hill hours after the house voted to repeal the president's landmark health care law, carrying out a campaign pledge, every republican member of the house voted to overturn that law and while 13 democrats initially voted against the health care law the first time around last year, only three voted to repeal it now. you just saw them on your screen. today, more voting as the house directs four committees to begin crafting the gop's vision for health care. the parties, set to focus on the unpopular parts of the current law. chief among them, the 1099 provision, requiring businesses to report to the irs any purchase or service that's cost them more than $600. in the meantime, in the senate, harry reid, making it clear the bill won't see the light of day. at least we should mention for now. that's what we're hearing, for now. just minutes from now, as well, we're going to hear from house speaker john boehner about the next steps on replacing the health care lawful certainly a lot to keep an eye on today down in d.c. jon: busy morning already. and it could soon be back to business at gitmo. the obama administration plans to lift a ban on new cases at guantanamo bay. this move would end a block imposed the day that president obama was inaugurated. it clears the way for military tribunal toss bring new charges against some of the detainees being held there. catherine herridge, live in washington, with more. what does it mean for the trial of some of these detainees, catherine? >> reporter: thank you jon. this announcement means the obama administration has embraced military commissions and for the first time under president obama's watch charges will be brought at guantanamo against an accused terrorist, in this case, washiri, of the u.s.s. cole attack, was water boarded in the cia secret prisons, legal sources familiar with the case argue that the trial would be a trial within a trial about the cia program. the coal attach killed 17 sailors in 2000, the size of the hole in the ship was about the size of a 2-story house. the coal families have told me separately they often buried their sons twoor or three times because the navy kept finding remains. for context, the three cases that have gone through the commission so far since 2009, they were cases that were already in process by the bush administration, jon. jon: catherine herrid, live for us in washington, thanks catherine. >> you're welcome. jenna: a fox news alert. again we've been mentioning this news conference with attorney general eric holder and the fbi about these arrests, allegedly, of more than 100 mobsters. let's go ahead and take a listen. >> the united states attorney for the district of new jersey, peter nirono, rick kelly, commissioner of the new york city police department, we are pleased to announce an important step forward in our nation's ongoing fight against organized crime families of la costa nostra, the maf fa. law enforcement officials have arrested over one though individuals, including dozens of la costa nostra sources, own in -- one in italy. in total, 127 people have been charged in 16 indictments, unsealed today in four districts in new york, new jersey, and rhode island. this is one of the largest single operations against the mafia in the fbi's history, both in terms of the number of defendants arrested and charged and the scope of the criminal activity that is alleged. defendants from numerous la costa nostra families have been charged, including defendants from all five familiarries, franzese, manocchio, gambino families. we have charged moss bosses, including the former boss in new england, the street boss , the khro*pl bo family and the gambino family and a member of that family's ruling panel. their alleged crimes include numerous violent and illegal acts from murder and trafficking to extortion, illegal gambling, arson, loan sharking and labor racketeering. some of the allegations involve traffic mob hits to eliminate libels, others involve truly senseless murders. in one instance a victim was allegedly shot and killed during a robbery attempt and two others were shot in a public bar because of a dispute over a spilled drink. other charged crime activities reflect the mafia 's continued influence in various economic sectors and in schemes to steal money by preying on vulnerable americans. one part being carried out by the colombia crime family had people with poor credit history, a one-time payment that they believed they were making to loans. others extorted money from labor unions, including local chapters, the shoreman's association, and a concrete union here in new york. now, today's arrests mark an important and encouraging step forward in de instructing la costa nostra's operations but the reality that our battle against organized crime enterprises is far from over this is an ongoing effort and it must and will remain a top priority to all of us in law enforcement. members and associates of la costa nostra are among the most dangerous crimes in our country. the very oath of allegiance sworn by these mafia members during their initiation ceremony binds them to a life of crime. now, as we've seen for decades, criminal mafia operations can negatively impact our economy, not only through a wide variety of fraud schemes but also through the illegal positions of what in essences are mob taxes in our ports, in our construction industries, and in our small businesses. in some cases, la costa nostra members and associates allegedly seek to corrupt legitimate businesses and those who have sworn to uphold the public trust. in many of them -- and many of them are lethal. time and again they've shown a willingness to kill, to make money, to eliminate libels and to silence witnesses. today's successful arrest across multiple cities and involving multiple mafia families sends a clear message that in our fight against organized crime, the justice department is targeting federal resources and working with our state and local law enforcement partners like never before. we are committed and we are determined to eradicate these criminal enterprises, once and for all, and to bring their members to justice. now, as part of our commitment to battling organized crime, the justice department's criminal division has announced that it is working to merge its historic organized crime and racketeering section with its gang leader, a move that will bring together prosecutors with knowledge and experience in impacting criminal enterprises. in addition, due to the continued threat that the criminal organizations pose, in september of last year, i issued an order directing the department of criminal division, the united states attorneys' offices and the fbi to ensure that sufficient resources are allocated to effectively combat these domestic organized crime groups, as well as international criminal organizations that threaten our nation's security. i want to thafpg my colleagues in the criminal division, in the u.s. attorney's offices, and in the fbi for their outstanding efforts and their commitment to collaboration. today's actions are a reflection in -- and a direct result of that renewed commitment. i'm grateful, too, and proud of the investigators, the prosecutors, law enforcement officers and our agency partners who are involved in today's takedowns. this investigation and these prosecutions reflect unprecedented collaboration among four united states attorneys' offices, the department was criminal division, and the fbi. i want to thank you all and congratulations on a job very well done. now i'd like to turn things over to assistant director. jon: air igs holder there, the attorney general of the u.s., announcing what he called the largest roundup ever in u.s. history of suspected organized crime operatives, 127 have been charged so far in raids this morning, primarily in the new york-new jersey area, but going into connecticut and as far away as florida. jenna: it looks like we have charges, and we're joined again by jeffrey lichterman, the attorney who defended john gotti, jr., so we called him in for expertise. here's some of the charges the attorney general read to us, they include murder, extortion, illegal gambling, racketeering. he talks about the hits, some of which he said were typical mafia hits that are arranged murders and other senseless killings as some examples. what's your reaction to some of what you just heard? >> i my first thought was i was surprised that eric holder did not tell the audience to jump to conclusions, the way he did when an islamic maniac shot up fort hood. of course, when it comes to organized crime members, everybody is guilty before there's even an arraignment. these are the typical charges we get in these types of cases. at some point, we don't know what the evidence is. there were dogs there, i didn't see any ponies. it's typical for the government to have that press conference and hear those cameras clicking. it means nothing until you get inside the well of the courtroom, and these witnesses are forced to go under fire from a defense lawyer. jon: jeffrey, i wonder if you got an advance copy of the attorney general's speech because he said we are determined to eradicate once and for all this kind of criminal activity and you said the very same thing to us before he started speaking. >> well, because i've seen it 4000 times. they don't deviate from the script. it's really incredible that this could be 1985, it could be 2027, and you're going to hear the same speech, we're going to fight, fight, fight, eradicate, eradicate, and every two years there's another arrest of 100 of them and many of them, most will receive little or no jail time. you watch. jon: jeffrey lichtman want arid john gotti, jr., thank you. >> thank you. jon: we'll keep an eye on the roundup of suspected mob members. jenna: from new york city out to michigan, where we're taking you to a live shot of northville high school, that is a high school that's remaining in lockdown at this moment. there are some reports that a student may have entered the building with a weapon. local authorities say they're taking this very seriously, although it is a report at this time, and they're conducting a room by room search of the school to try to figure out what's going on. also in that same area, as a precaution, the ridgewood elmentry school is also in lockdown, and students are remaining in their classes there. there's no access in and out of the building. so a developing story, one we're going to watch in northville, michigan today. jon: and a story that affects pretty much everyone in this country, brand new numbers on the jobs front, the labor department reporting fewer folks applied for unemployment benefits last week. the number dropping by about 37,000, to a seasonally adjusted number of 404,000. economists say the decline suggests last week's unexpected rise in applications was the result of seasonal factors. jenna: certainly the weather can always be an issue for that, reporting, not reporting, you know, that can affect everybody. in the meantime, president obama is fielding some big issues during chinese president's visit to the united states, the two discussing human rights, china's relationship with iran and north korea, as well, and of course he has big economic issues like cens gentlemen imbalance and america's massive trade decifit with china. some of the questions we're asking today, what does the u.s. get out of this visit? mike emanuel is live at the white house on that story. mike. >> reporter: jenna, good morning. many americans will probably remember this visit of president hu jintao, the chinese leader, for him being pressed on human rights by president obama, although officials here at the white house do say the two leaders spent about half of their time on economic issues. last night's state dinner, of course, is the image many people will remember of this vip visit to the white house. there was talk earlier in the day of the need for china to boost the value of its currency and level the playing field so american companies can compete and concerns about intellectual property, american computer software and entertainment. in his toast last night mr. obama emphasized a spirit of cooperation. >> chinese and american people work together and create new opportunities together, every single day. mr. president, today, we've shown that our governments can work together as well. for our mutual benefit. >> among the deals announced yesterday, china purchasing 200 boeing airplanes at a price task $1 billion, chinese companies also signed contracts, 70 contracts, both an estimated $25 billion for american products produced in a dozen states. white house officials estimate those contracts will support some 235,000 american jobs. so while the president would always like to get more out of these meetings they will certainly take that as deliverable from this meeting, jenna. jenna: mike emanuel at the white house for us today, mike, thank you very much. jon: going to take you now to south florida, and a very serious situation underway in miami. two federal marshals, reportedly shot, one reportedly shot in the head. harris faulkner is on it from the breaking news desk. >> reporter: we're going to be very careful with the details on this. our affiliate down there has a helicopter reporter right now who is listening into scanner traffic, and he is right now trying to kind of decipher what he's hearing about this. this was a task force situation that was going on, miami-dade county task force, serving warrants at 69th and seventh avenue in miami. we're trying to learn exactly what has happened with an officer, and at least one other suspect. we can tell you that they are booking actively -- looking actively for someone on the loose right now. and i know there are initial reports of how that officer may have been shot. we have not confirmed that. so until the stats are confirmed, we're going to back off on that. what i can tell you, this a fully engaged scene in miami, involving at least two u.s. marshals at the scene there, one reportedly being shot. our fox affiliate is all over this. this is a live picture, obviously. you can see as they kind of fly back and forth to get into position to show us the exact location here. i'm going to jump off here, we're going to go to a quick commercial, i'm going to get on the phone, kind out what i can. when we come back, we'll update. stay close. jenna: taking you back live to miami, florida, where happening right now, you see it on your screen, a 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