Bipartisan support growing against Eric Holder?

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Good evening I'm Bret -- is shaping up to be an incredible 24 hours in Washington.

A late afternoon compromise on a major transportation bill.

The US Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality.

Of obamacare tomorrow morning at 10 AM.

And on top of all of that the first ever contempt vote against the sitting attorney general over the gun walking operation fast and furious.

And with each passing minute the likelihood of such a contempt vote increases.

Chief congressional correspondent Mike Emanuel is live on Capitol Hill tonight how much.

Brett lawmakers are moving forward in the effort to hold the first sitting cabinet member.

In contempt of congress ahead of tomorrow's expected vote in the house.

We seek contempt because the attorney general even before the president's assertion.

Of executive privilege said he would not give us any materials related when history looks back at this moment.

This will not -- pretty moment for this country.

Today coming sent a letter to speaker John Boehner asking him to take a direct and personal role in trying to resolve this issue -- patients appears to have run out.

We've given them ample opportunity to comply.

Even as late as yesterday.

From the White House sat down almost.

-- more staff look outline what they'd be willing to do.

Unfortunately.

They're not willing but to show the American people the truth about what happened.

Justice officials did show Republican staff for representative sample of all the documents being withheld.

Meanwhile a new Fox News poll says 38% of voters think the fight over fast and furious.

Is better described as a cover up by the White House while 32% say it is a witch hunt by congressional Republicans.

On the president asserting executive privilege 43%.

Of those surveyed say -- -- the administration is hiding something while 42% say the White House has a legitimate reason.

While last week's committee level contempt vote was along party lines already some Democrats have said they will vote in favor of the resolution.

House democratic leaders tried to downplay support from their ranks.

I think you'll find a small number Democrats and Republicans who will taken action.

On on this contempt citation.

Jim Matheson from Utah John -- from Georgia -- -- -- hall of West Virginia are among what congressional sources anticipate.

Will be about twenty Democrats from swing district who vote in favor of contempt and today party leaders said pressure was also coming from the National Rifle Association.

That's very clear that -- once they generate decided that they were gonna score this that if you wanted to have a perfect record.

With the NRA that you have to vote for contempt.

Now the house is expected to consider to contempt resolutions against the attorney general one is criminal which passed the house oversight committee last week.

The other is civil which if passed would allow the house to ask the court.

To force the Justice Department -- over fast and furious documents -- Mike will head back for any breaking news thank you tomorrow could.

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