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    Catherine Herridge reports from Washington

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New information this hour on the investigation into the source of critical national intelligence -- You may remember vital details about foiled terror plots and other counter terror operations have been leaked to certain media outlets in recent months.

Now new revelations from the head of the House Intelligence Committee.

-- intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge live with more in Washington Catherine.

-- thank you making good afternoon ahead of the House Intelligence Committee telling fox today.

That he believes police continue suggesting that mr.

Obama has not done enough to shut them down.

We've seen more leaks.

Absolutely and I'm part of that is again this is an opportunity for the president to people to take a stand.

To step up and say.

That my administration will cooperate fully and that my staff my staff.

Should not and will not participate.

In a coordinated or uncoordinated leaking of classified information for any reason.

Adding to the comments of the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee Democrat Dianne Feinstein last week.

The human intelligence assets have been compromised congressman Rogers tells fox the damage is for reaching.

The congressman's House Intelligence Committee is investigating the leak -- a new underwear bomb similar to this one.

Use -- 2009 plot by al-Qaeda in Yemen the congressman says cooperation from the Obama administration has been lacking.

I don't feel comfortable.

Today that the this administration has made every.

Person available.

Win the investigator needs to talk to them or all of the records that they need to provide.

And in a very timely way I'm not comfortable yet.

Based on the investigation by his committee members congressman Rogers joins other Republicans.

Believing that classified -- information came from a small group of people who had access to the White House.

It is very clear that somebody who had access to the White House situation room.

Had very senior Covert action classified material.

Was was responsible for some of these weeks that is not a big group of people.

I believe this has to overcome.

From the highest levels of the Obama administration certainly from within the White House and most likely to within the National Security Council.

The what has chief of staff that earlier this month that they would fully cooperate and we mailer -- at the briefing this hour Megan hi Katherine Harris thank you.

Iraq but come up -- just.

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