About whether the g. O. P. Can maintain its majority in the house. It has ryans colleagues jockeying for position in the race to replace him. We have Fox Team Coverage from capitol hill. Peter doocy looks at what ryans retirement may mean for the midterms among a roster of republican incumbents deciding not to run again. We start off with chief Congressional Correspondent mike emanuel on announcement most people did not see coming, at least not today. Good evening to you. The demands of being House Speaker huge in terms of fundraising, travel, overall stress. Paul ryan says hes had enough. Much work remains. I like to think i have done my part, my little part in history to set us on a better course. A source says ryan made the final decision with his wife over easter recess and that as recently as february ryan considered running for another term. Speaker told his staff early this morning and received a standing ovation from his team. Ryan told his republican colleagues and reporters,
it is strange credulity to believe no one on walker s team was aware of the abuses. stapleton says he is staying in the race and will court delegates this weekend at the colorado g.o.p. assembly. if you want alecia, thank you. up next, the panel on house speaker paul ryan s decision to retire after his current term and what it may mean for republicans in the fall. first, beyond our borders tonight. an algerian military claim soldiers families and refugees crashed after takeoff. in a field. 250 heaven people were killed in what appears to be the north african nation s worst ever aviation disaster. four men were killed in kashmir when government forces fired on protesters. one soldier was killed. separatists have called for a shutdown of the region on thursday and friday to denounce those killings. a court in burma is refusing to dismiss a case against two
bret. bret: doug, thank you. former house speaker john boehner says he has had a change of heart on marijuana and will now promote its nationwide legalization. john boehner has joined the advisory board of acreage holdings, a multistate cannabis company. he says he believes legalizing marijuana can be helpful to the nation s veterans. he wants to allow the veterans affairs department to offer marijuana as a treatment option. a strange situation tonight in the colorado governor s race. questions about the validity of voters signatures. correspondent alecia cunha has detail from denver. the announcement that california governor s race like a political earthquake. i cannot be put on the ballot in this manner and i will not. the g.o.p. a front runner says the petition to place him on the june primary ballot is fraudulent and the firm paid