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theyll pack -- theyll get on every single slice. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." were expecting a vote in the house of representatives. the house oversight committee at any moment now on whether to hold the attorney general of the united states, eric holder, in contempt of congress. at issue, his refusal to turn over documents about the botched gun-running sting operation called fast and furious. the republican-led panel going forward even after president obama today ...

eric holder. there is a hearing right now from an oversight committee to ask for contempt order from eric holder. and the situation existed when issa asked for information, and they were denied documents. and it is the time of year to limit your sun exposure and wear light clothing and things should cool down by the weekend. more of the legal and the botched gun sting operation. president obama and the white house are now involved. the house oversight committee is seeking contempt ...

Are some of these leaks giving away what is known and sources and methods the holy grail of intelligence and especially in the case of the alleged u.s. israeli cyber attack against iran does it invite retaliation by the mull las in tehran? >> i think so. to reiterate a point the senator made, these dont have to be true to be harmful. you take -- >> chris: that is the computer virus that allegedly we used against the iranians. >> that is taunting the irani n iranians. imagine this my counter part...

Away what is known and sources and methods the holy grail of intelligence and especially in the case of the alleged u.s. israeli cyber attack against iran does it invite retaliation by the mull las in tehran? >> i think so. to reiterate a point the senator made, these dont have to be true to be harmful. you take -- >> chris: that is the computer virus that allegedly we used against the iranians. >> that is taunting the irani n iranians. imagine this my counter part when i was director of the cia...

Are some of these leaks giving away what is known and sources and methods the holy grail of intelligence and especially in the case of the alleged u.s. israeli cyber attack against iran does it invite retaliation by the mull las in tehran? >> i think so. to reiterate a point the senator made, these dont have to be true to be harmful. you take -- >> chris: that is the computer virus that allegedly we used against the iranians. >> that is taunting the irani n iranians. imagine this my counter part...

>> sure. were still trying to figure out what flame is. its this enormous computer virus and theyve identified some pattern of attack for middle eastern countries and most of the infections have been in iran and its the stocks net virus which was able to damage irans nuclear capabilities over the last couple of years and increasingly these viruses when you put them all together it looks like the u.s. is taking offensive cyber war tactics which is a big step forward that relates directly to your ...

Pakistani prison do you know what stuxnet is? its a computer virus targeting nuclear facilities in iran. top secret sabotage program that somebody told the "new york times" about. democratic senator dianne feinstein said her heart dropped when she read the story. third, the kill list somebody told the "times" that president obama has an actual terrorist death list and the leaks were designed to make the president look like a tough guy. the one thing all these leaks have in common is the "new yor...

Pakistani prison do you know what stuxnet is? its a computer virus targeting nuclear facilities in iran. top secret sabotage program that somebody told the "new york times" about. democratic senator dianne feinstein said her heart dropped when she read the story. third, the kill list somebody told the "times" that president obama has an actual terrorist death list and the leaks were designed to make the president look like a tough guy. the one thing all these leaks have in common is the "new yor...

The notion that my white house would purposely release national classified security information is offensive. its wrong. >> welcome back to "hardball." that of course, was president obama on friday. about seven hours later, attorney general eric holder assigned two u.s. attorneys to look into possible leaks. in the past months, major stories involving national security have given rise to leak questions. one, a report on the u.s. effort to damage iranian nuclear capabilities with a computer virus...

Led to the arrest of a pakistani doctor. they had a double agent that penetrated al-qaeda in yemen and foiled a plot to bomb an airliner. president obama personally approved the kill list for drone strikes. u.s. and israel was behind the computer virus that sabotaged irans nuclear program. how damaging are they to our security? >> dianne feinstein thinks they are very damaging and she knows a lot more than i do what our enemy did know before these leaks. now, they know and put two and two togeth...