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Personnel to strip clubs where he witnessed them drinking heavily. he says at least two of the men brought prostitutes back to their hotel. >> especially in this climate in view of what happened in colombia. the secret service has to investigate all allegations. >> right now theyre establishing a working group to discern whether there is a pattern. >> reporter: "the wall street journal" is reporting allegations of a rowdy strip club party in moscow involving secret service agents and white house...

in secret service prostitution scandal and growing disgust on capitol hill. lawmakers say expect more secret service employees to resign or be fired soon, and the more details congress learns about a night of heavy drinking and hiring escorts in columbia, the more outrage. >> it is a stunning thing, actually disgusting. those people that are responsible have brought disgrace and it is disgusting. >> people that are here to protect the president, they go to columbia, have a fight over a...

im erin burnett. outfront tonight we have breaking news. two of the secret service agents who lost their jobs in the fallout of the prostitution scandal have been identified. according to cbs news, david cheney was the supervisor who was allowed to retire. another supervisor, greg stokes, was, quote, removed with cause. he was recently listed as the supervisor of the canine training section of the secret service. thats what we were able to find out in our search just a few moments ago....

Put his security at risk. >> the basic rule of the secret service, you dont allow a potential enemy into your security zone, you dont put yourself into a compromising position, because your job is to protect the president of the united states. >> a compromising position. 21 hookers leaving a hotel room in cartagena. does that qualify as a compromising position, susan? >> just doesnt get any riskier. >> as far as we know. >> i mean, listen, you can do anything you want with this story. the very f...

>> yes, yes. >> will cain you were on tv working this weekend. >> still hasnt shaved. >> didnt have a chance. worked all weekend. >> you lie. were not going to pretend to feel sorry for you. our "starting point," towns in the plains adding up the damage from a swarm of tornados that happened over the weekend. reports of more than 130 twisters that touched down over four states, many tornadoes happening in kansas, the community that may have been the hardest hit is in woodward, oklahoma...

Jon: fox news alert, busy day for the president there, you see him boarding his limousine in indianpolis, headed to indiana, hes going to be touring an allison transmission plant, looking at new transmissions being built there in part with stimulus funds. he will also talk to about 750 employees of that plant. indiana, it should be noticed, has quite a few electoral votes and a pivotal electoral state, it also has a republican governor. at any rate, mr. obama will do a little politicing there an...

Recognize that you need something beyond just the physical elimination of your military opposition. you have to create an alternative economically for the people on the ground so that they support the national government. and so this is a beginning. this will be a very important test case to find out if the new u.s. strategy will work. >> and, peter, how tough are the rules of engagement? weve heard complaints from some marines about, look, you know, the idea here is protecting civilians. civili...

To have that kind of conversation. we have to trust the judgment of the professionals. if they observe anything that could compromise the safety of the passengers they have to act upon it. they have one priority, wheels up, wheels down, everybodys safe. and the reality is if they saw something that wasnt safe they had to take action. imagine if something had gone wrong. imagine if they let him fly because theyre a big fan of his and something had gone right with his seat, not able to stay in loc...

Safety and comfort of all customers? >> no, im sorry, i dont buy that. kevin was already seated. arm rests down, seat belt fastened which is the criteria southwest says a passenger must meet. the ladies on each side of him were asked if they felt encroached upon or interfered with or inconvenienced and they said no. >> so youre saying its discrimination? >> absolutely. >> mimi, what about that? discrimination? >> southwest airlines is a customer-centric airline. they have no upside in going afte...

To find an exit strategy out of afghanistan. this is the kind of plan that should have been tried a long time ago. its taken eight years to recognize that you need something beyond just the physical elimination of your military opposition. you have to create an alternative economically for the people on the ground so that they support the national government. and so this is a beginning. this will be a very important test case to find out if the new u.s. strategy will work. >> and, peter, how tou...