shepard: and a shark attack just happened on the coast in california. it was a deadly shark attack that closed three beaches north of santa barbara, california, the victim was body surfing off surf beach but was not affiliated with the military. it was santa barbara city college student according to the local newspaper website. it happened 130 miles northwest of los angeles in the county. surf beach, is on the property of the air force base but is open to the public and the victim is not affiliated with the military. the beaches are closed for 72 hours, this is the 100th shark attack in california since 1950 but 11 prior to today have been fatal, a fatal shark attack
we know it s gotten so much attention and obviously that would steal the day and the message, not to get too serious. i know that robert gibbs said reporters should bring their suits. i m wondering if you brought yours. i was asked if i was going bring a speedo. i want to help the gulf coast rj i don t want to hurt business here. but seriously, you re right. the president took off his shirt in hawaii, did some body surfing, that became tabloid fodder. they don t want this to become a spectacle if he does that. on the other hand, the residents say the president getting in the water is not a joking matter because there s a perception that if you get in the water, you re going to sick. in fact, panama city got very little oil and some of the locals say ifyou want go
for too short a time. basically from the time they touch down to the time wheels up. it s more of long layover. 27 hours. they re going to pack a lot of of love at the gulf coast and the big question whether they ll feel safe enough to swim in the water and eat the sea foods. we ll watch to see whether the president dips his toes in the water. i want full body surfing. you want wake boarding? yeah. and people are wondering,s people asked secretary gibbs that question, will the president, i m not sure whether the president will get in the water, but i m sure he will have fun and the first family will have fun down there. so let us know what you think. first of all, do you think that it s important that the president go to the gulf, this is his fifth trip down there, should the president be spending more time there. less time, does it matter? regardless. you know, the folks in panama city, florida are psyched to have him and his family. how about the the ethics allegati
go overseas, so if he could delay it, he would. the president said in fact that was what he was willing to do. tony, there was kind of a preemptive move, if you will, some concern that the first lady and the daughters would also be accompanying him on the trip, at least the part to australia. some grumblings that maybe that wouldn t look great during the spring break if he s hanging out body surfing in sydney, even if it is for his family for a couple of days, while lawmakers are trying to get through this very important legislative process, so that too. they re avoiding that kind of picture and that kind of criticism if that was to come about. this is going to be a president that is fully engaged here to try to push this thing through, one last effort, over the next seven to nine days. stand by, back to dana on the phone. dana, i know i get a little walkish with this stuff but help me understand this for everyone watching. what has to happen here in the house. does the house need to
we found this out this morning through the white house press secretary, robert gibbs tweet that he put out. it said that the president will delay leaving for indonesia and australia, will now leave sunday. the first lady and the girls will not be on the trip. now, a senior administration official explained to me this morning, fred, that the president expressed his willingness to do this to the democratic leadership yesterday after meeting with them saying, look, if it takes more work here to push this across the finish line, i am willing to do this. something else that s notable is the first lady and girls will no longer be going on this trip. it was part of their spring break and there was some concern that perhaps people would see the president body surfing in sydney and say wait a minute, we re trying to get this thing passed here, this is very important, what are you doing, mr. president, are you serious about this. that was a minor, minor consideration i m being told. the main gi