in the failed government weapons tracking mission. known as operation fast and furious. correspondent william la jeunesse is here with us in washington. hello, william. >> reporter: hello, bret. this evening basically for the first time we see that in this particular case that attorney general eric holder is actually identified in a document to be aware of operation fast and furious, not once but twice. this comes five months after the attorney general on may 3 of this year said only recently heard of fast and furious for the first time. >> when did you first know about the program officially, i believe, called fast and furious? >> i'm not sure of the exact date, but i probably heard about fast and furious over the last few weeks. >> how did holder hear about fast and furious? begin deputy attorney general lanny brewer, chief of the criminal division and one of his closest confydants. document from october 18,