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Arrest and apparently all because of dna once again. arthur, joe. >> thank you. jon: jenna? jenna: new fireworks on capitol hill in the irs political profiling scandal as the house grills the tax agency's former commissioner doug shulman. also at the center, a woman. her name is lois lerner. she is announcing she is invoking her fifth amendment right hours ago not to incriminate herself but not before insisting she has done nothing wrong. all this comes on the heels of a contentious hearing yesterday on the senate side. we're joined by senator orrin hatch, republican from utah. the ranking mem...

And even though it was 9/11 and we had -- we were at a little higher state of readiness we weren't in a position to be supportive of those who lost their lives in benghazi. >> this is own ongoing investigation by an oversight investigation subcommittee. a lot of our questions were answered. we have a lot more questions that need further clarification. >> reporter: the period after the attacks also continues to provoke new questions and debate. most especially the obama administration's development of those false talking points that u.n. ambassador susan rice delivered five days after 9/11. >> ...

Sir. >> oh, stop it. >> that is not a joke. >> the blame bein blaming of the president is a political joke. you've been banging on this for a year, nobody believes this was a sk-pbd tkal. >> reporter: 62% 0 the registered voters believe president obama could have done more to help the americans bee seemed and killed at benghazi. jon: james rosen live in washington, thank you. jenna: also in washington brand-new developments in the i.r.s. scandal with a central figure in the controversy appearing before a house committee investigating the matter. her name is lois lerner. she was the first offic...

Make sure that the irs, which is under our jurisdiction, is properly managed at all times and that the american public and the american people are treated fairly. whether they're liberal, moderate or conservative. i would be just as upset if it was liberal groups targeted like they targeted conservative groups. anybody who doesn't believe they were trying to keep those conservative groups from raising money and participating in the last election, i think, i have got a bridge to sell them somewhere that, for $100. the fact of the matter is --. jenna: hopefully not with our tax dollars, senator....

Constitutionally protected right, but, you know, we've got to get into all this and we're going to have to, have to get to the bottom of it. jenna: what is within your power? >> a lot of things are not making sense. jenna: you said responses from those you asked the former commissioners of the irs, the acting commissioner of the irs you say their responses are pathetic. you wish that mrs. lerner actually answered some questions today. we know she took the fifth. >> yeah. jenna: what's next? how do we see this along to figure out what is going on? >> investigations are just beginning both in th...