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>> laura: in the factor follow up segment tonight, you may remember irs senior official lois lerner took the fifth amendment when she testified before congress last month about the political targeting scandal. but today the house oversight committee voted that she waived that privilege clause because she made a brief statement before invoking the fifth amendment. the resolution finding lois lerner waived her fifth amendment provision on may 22nd, 2013 is approved. >> im not trying to make this m...

Executive branch, were found to be directly effective in thwarting terrorist attacks and again i cite general alexander in his note yesterday that these programs have, over time, contributed to the thwarting of dozen offers attacks. >> after alexander testified, the quote dozens of terrorist events were disrupted by the program, democratic senators widen and udall, early critics of the nsa challenged those claims saying quote we have not yet seen any evidence showing that the nsas drag net colle...

Penalized based on her age. sarahs aunt was in court when the judge made the ruling feels a renewed sense of optimism. >> we were overjoyed. i couldnt believe it. i know 10 days could mean her living, a good full life that she deserves. >> reporter: family is also urging people to sign up to become organ donors. so far not much reaction to the judges ruling from the department of health and human services. the agency issued a brief statement saying hhs declines to comment on ongoing legal matter...

Amendment rights against self-incrimination. >> you dont get to tell your side of the story and then not be subjected to cross-examination. >> she was eventually dismissed. now a day later, ia concluded she did waive her right not to answer questions. many sperts do not think that isa is on firm legal footing. >> i dont. i think a brief statement of innocence that doesnt get into a factual representation is not a waiver. and its been done before. >> reporter: for example, former enron ceo ken la...

Committee and made a brief statement before asserting the fifth to not incriminate herself. then she refused to answer any more questions. >> i have not done anything wrong. i have not broken any laws. i have not violated any irs rules or regulations. i have not provided false information to this or any other congressional committee. after very careful consideration i decided to follow my counsels advice and not testify or answer any of the questions today. >> megyn: after a while back and forth...

Thank you very much. >> a brief statement, three or four minutes by the president of the united states, making it clear he is deeply, deeply concerned about what happened at the irs. announcing that the acting commissioner has resigned. theyve asked for his resignation. theyve accepted his resignation. also saying there will be new safeguards to make sure this never, ever happens again. he also promised to work with congress to do the best that they possibly can to fix the problem, to see what h...

Brothers about the little girl they saw with their brother, ariel castro. youll be able to watch the full interview starting at 9:00 a.m.. a stunning development in the stabbing death of an 8-year-old california girl leila fowl fowler. her 12-year-old brother is in custody, accused of murdering her. fowlers stepmother issued a brief statement on facebook, quote, a thank you to those standing by us in this can he have investigatidevastating tim you for respecting your privacp. dan simon is live...

Suspect in the horrific kidnapping case in ohio. a kidnapping that authorities say lasted a decade. senior correspondent rick leventhal is live in cleveland. good evening. >> good evening. clevelands top prosecutor announced that ariel castro is being charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape. but his brothers, pedro and onil who have been in jail with him since monday night will not be charged in connection with this case. authorities say the brothers had no involvement in...

Formal charges against the main suspect in the horrific kidnapping case in ohio. a kidnapping that authorities say lasted a decade. senior correspondent rick leventhal is live in cleveland. good evening. >> good evening. clevelands top prosecutor announced that ariel castro is being charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape. but his brothers, pedro and onil who have been in jail with him since monday night will not be charged in connection with this case. authorities say th...

Common law wife is living in a different location, a few miles away on liberty avenue, but seems that castro is repeatedly coming over there and allegedly causing violence. at least so the claim goes. no, this claim is eventually dismissed. i can tell you the details about that. >> and, scott, i dont know if the documents list where this now deceased wife had been living at the time, but as you do the math, 2005, those three young women had been actually -- let me get us live to a police news co...