From NPR news in Washington, I’m Lakshmi Singh.

Several additional members of the military may come under investigation for their possible involvement in an alleged scandal involving Secret Service Agency and prostitutes ahead of President Obama’s recent visit to Columbia. General Martin Damsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of stuff says the military is embarrassed.

Several of our members distracted the issue from what was a very important regional engagement for our president. So we let the boss down because nobody is talking about what on Columbia other than this incident.

The service member served as support for the secret service in preparation for the * to hand? gathering. 11 agents have been * leave after reports of misconduct at the hotel the day before the President’s trip.

The General Service Administration is in the * this afternoon for what critiques are calling a culture of lavish spending at tax payers’ expense. On Capitol Hill today House Panel is asking GSA officials about the more than 800,000 dollars the agency spent for one conference in Las Vegas two years ago. The law makers say they’re also looking into other cases at wasteful spending at GSA during several hearings taking place this week.

Another long serving member of Congress is bowing out what was expected to be a tough reelection campaign. Anna Seal of member station WNYC reports Brooklyn congressman Ed Tons is retiring.

Democratic congressman Ed Tons was firstly elected to represent Brooklyn in 1982. And it said he was going forward again. But this campaign announced today that he changed his mind and would not seek reelection. Tons faced a three way race in New York’s June democratic primary. And the latest campaign finance filings show he lost the money at *. One of his challengers, democratic state * Jeffery had more cash on hand at the end of the first quarter than the Tons’ campaign. Tons was the former chairman at the congress block caucus and he found the social work caucus in the House. For NPR news, I’m Anna Seal in New York.

The Commerce Department says retail sales in the US rose last month. NPR’s Dave Mattingly reports a stronger job market is among the factors being cited.

Economists say consumers spend more when they are not worried about their jobs. Retail sales rose 8 tenth of one percent in March as the nation unemployment rate edged lowers. Chief economist Brian Westbury at First Trust says this follows sale’s gains in January * one percent jump in February.

This is a huge number really in the last three months. Retail sale * 10% and *.

Consumers spend more on gasoline, electronics, furniture and clothing. Dave Mattingly NPR news Washington.

At last check on Wall Street, the Dow was up 95 points, Nasdaq off 20. This is NPR news.

Oklahoma emergence authorities are now putting the death toll from this weekend tornado at six. The twister was part of a storm system that generated more than 120 tornadoes in multiple states.

The two men accused of gunning down five people in Tulsa Oklahoma have been arraigned(控告). John Derkey of member station KWGS in Tulsa reports the suspects never left the jail.

A * police * by the judge for Tulsa Oklahoma * shooting suspects Alvin Watts and Jacob England. Both men took part in a close circuit video arraignment this morning from the Tulsa County Jail. There was no change in their *out of 9 million dollars each. Both were accused of taking part in a shooting spree that left 3 people dead and 2 more injured. The victims were Africa American, the suspects are white. A * hearing is set at May 30th. Prosecutor Doc says there has been no decision as whether the district attorney office will seek the death penalty. For NPR news John Derkey, Tulsa.

Virginia Tech and its * observing the fifth anniversary of the mass shooting on the * campus. 32 people were killed in the attack. Unlike previous anniversaries, classes are not suspended in memory of the victims. The school says memorial events are still being held on the campus and across the country.

Jury selection has begun in former pitching great Roger Clemens’s retrial. He’s accused of lying to congress about using performance enhancing drugs. The Justice Department is adding more prosecutors to the case this time around, determining to avoid making another legal mistake that led to last year’s mistrial.

I’m Lakshmi Singh. NPR news Washington.