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Less who was involved. that could change momentarily, in hours or in days. we are still waiting. jon: a strange case that started monday night. it's good to have you on. thank you. >> thanks so much. jenna: great perspective from wesley. what a story, right. jon: it seems to be heating up for him. jenna: we'll keep you posted as we hear more. also two hearings today on the nsa scandal one focusing on the agency's controversial surveillance program itself the other digging into how contractors like leaker edward snowden get security clearance. live in washington on that. law enforcement facing ...

Jon: well, "happening now," major was in the markets worldwide after new signals from the fed. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke is indicating the most specific timetable yet on starting to pull back the stimulus that his agency is using to prop up the u.s. economy, and the markets are reacting. the dow down 187 points right now. fox business network's peter barnes is live in washington. we're back under 15,000, peter. >> reporter: yeah, jon. the markets are reeling after bernanke signaled the beginning of the end of the easy money policies the fed has been using since the financial crisis...

Either if she's the nominee, jon, that she beats a republican. i'm just saying i can't see a democrat who would beat her. jon: and the first line in emily gooden's piece in the hill says democrats in washington are starting to shift from the obamas to the clintons. interesting cop sent. a.b. stoddard, juan williams, thank you. >> you're welcome. jenna: this goes with our theme, talking about elections even though they are far away, some of them, more groups are claiming the irs unfairly singled them out. this time it's organizations that advocate for stricter voting laws. our senior correspond...

Without the dog, we wouldn't have got anything out of it, period. >> reporter: and there are about 70 drug dogs working in washington state right now, and they are, these four-legged cops are now sniffing in uncharted territory, jon. jon: dan springer, thank you. jenna: on the opposite end of the country in florida, new developments in a critical phase of the george zimmerman murder trial. for the very first time, zimmerman's defense team is zeroing in on a select group of men and women who could decide whether their client is convicted of murder. dry mouth definitely affected my self confiden...