from the gulf oil disaster. and a serial stabbing suspect could be heading back to michigan soon. elias abul azam was arrested in atlanta but decided not to fight extradition. it is believed esresponsible for 18 stabbings in three states. there are new flooding fears this weekend in pakistan. more than 1300 people died in the first round of flooding. pakistan canceled independence day celebrations today because of this widespread disaster. first up, president bush was w way or president obama has waited let me start over. president obama has waded into the contentious debate over whether to build an islamic center and mosque near ground zero. today he clare fid remarks he made at a white house dinner last month commemorating the muslim holy month of ramadan. we are a nation of christians and muslims, jews and hindus and
sponsorships, those commercials, that was not his core business model to begin with. if he can focus on first things first which is apparently now not going to be his family but the game of golf i think he will be fine. it ll just take some time and we ll see the same tiger we re used to. we ll certainly be watching. thank you so much for joining us to talk about this. thank you. and it is hot here in texas. boiling, yes. jaqui jeras told us. thanks for that. stay cool. a check now of our top stories. the president and the first family traveled to panama city beach today. they are hoping to boost tourism by showing that the gulf is open for business. the president addressed recovery efforts, pushing for bp to move faster in processing oil disaster claims. he and the first lady also participated in a round table discussion with small business owners, navy secretary ray navis and florida s governor charlie crist. serial stabbing suspect elias abulazam is awaiting
from the gulf oil disaster. and a serial stabbing suspect could be heading back to michigan soon. elias abul azam was arrested in atlanta but decided not to fight extradition. it is believed esresponsible for 18 stabbings in three states. there are new flooding fears this weekend in pakistan. more than 1300 people died in the first round of flooding. pakistan canceled independence day celebrations today because of this widespread disaster. first up, president bush was w way or president obama has waited let me start over. president obama has waded into the contentious debate over whether to build an islamic center and mosque near ground zero. today he clare fid remarks he made at a white house dinner last month commemorating the muslim holy month of ramadan. we are a nation of christians and muslims, jews and hindus and nonbelievers. we are shaped by every language and every culture, drawn from every end of this earth. that diversity can bring difficult debates. t