an attorney representing juan lazaro says discussions are underway for a plea a rangement. she would not elaborate other than to say it involves deportation. martha: david lee miller thank you very much. reporter: brand-new reaction to the department of justice lawsuit against arizona over that controversial immigration law from the people who live there. the obama anministration is trying to prevent the law from taking effect while that lawsuit goes forward. republican arizona governor jan brewer saying the people of their state must defend themselves on two fronts. let me read the statement, quotas a direct result of failed and inconsistent federal enforcement arizona is under attack from violent mexican drug and immigrant-smuggling cartels. now arizona is under aeu attack in federal court from president obama and his department of justice.
effect on the oil slick is what it looks like right now. we ll monitor the situation. two things we re watching. heat across the north and down across the south we are now getting into the heart of hurricane season. john and kiran, back up to you. thanks so much. good to have you back. we see you found your razor. now i need to find my barber. you did great reporting down there and we did enjoy your scruffy. he s not looking like bear grills anymore like that rugged outdoorsman look. showdown in the desert. president obama against the state of arizona. can the federal government squash a tough new immigration law. jeff toobin joins us this morning. big stars and big giving. today it is lady gaga. what she s doing to save lives. why is breaking soup hard to do?
here, she was crying begging for forgiveness saying she changed her ways but she had a subtle paint job on her fingernail that said fu on her middle finger the whole time in court. she was surprised the judge sent her to jail. she s had problems with substance abuse in the past and she s also being ordered 90 days of rehab of in-patient rehab after that. maybe that will help her. we ll see. hasn t so far. a foul ball nearly turned into disaster for a fan in texas last night as he fell 30 feet during the rangers, indians game. the fall was not captured on video but you can see the players and umpire were shaken by what happened. the game was stopped as a fan was treated and taken to a local hospital. she was conscience and moving and reports say he only suffered a broken ankle. president obama versus arizona. a huge immigration showdown coming to a courtroom but is it wise to pick this political fight right now?
that s why the federal government s claim here is not a slam dunk. that s why it s a hard case. state and localities have some role. it s usually cooperative. here the government is claiming that this will interfere with federal efforts and therefore has to be struck from the books. law enforcement agencies in the state of arizona say that they are very careful to make sure that people s civil rights are not being trampled on and resist the notion it s racial profiling in any way. the argument in the state of arizona is the federal government is not doing its job so we have to pass these laws. is there precedent for that? there s not a direct precedent on this case. the fact that the federal government is not doing its job is not really a complete answer to this lawsuit. there are certain areas of the constitution that are simply reserved to the federal government whether it does a
bring up a good point, work against the obama administration. they hope they have in their favor they put a stop to the arizona law because there are other laws popping up in other states but the other thing is what i mentioned before which is that there really has been a vocal push and an underground quiet push from a number of people in the latino community for comprehensive immigration reform and something the president has been pushing, something former president bush pushed as well that this is a part of that policy and that that s what he s hoping to move forward. it s not going to happen this year and it may in fact work against the administration. all right. suzanne malveaux from the white house this morning. thanks. from politics to legal aspects. jeffrey toobin will join us to break down the lawsuit and talk about how strong the federal government s case really is. it s all the buzz in the