welcome back to american morning. it is wednesday, june 29th. i m christine romans. the clock is ticking on the debt ceiling. this is getting more dangerous by the minute, quite literally, but we ll be following that for you this morning. and find out why that s relevant to people here. looks like a greece issue but it s important. but first we have information on this brazen attack that took place at one of the most remarkable hotels in kabul, afghanistan. staged at the intercontinental hotel in kabul. they were attacked they stormed the hotel, armed with guns and grenades and embattled afghan and nato foeses for hours. a hotel guest who heard the fighting told cnn he was terrified. none of us thought we were going to make it. actually i wrote my little will according to islamic law from the little i know. i put it in my pocket just in case. and i said if anything happens, i hope i want all my property donated according to islamic law and any charity. this is the
and why is pakistan arresting informants who helped the cia find osama bin laden? ah, just another sign of that cozy relationship between the united states and pakistan. not so cozy. it s wednesday, june 15th, 2011. i m chuck todd. well, how about this? just hours after the seven declared candidates debated in new hampshire, what s the political conversation? it s about the republicans who weren t on the stage, several potential candidates, obviously still see an opening. and today we re watching two meetings on rudy guiliani s schedule. texas governor rick perry wraps up his trip with a private get-together with the former mayor. perry, of course, was a rudy guiliani supporter in 2008. this time around, it sounds like perry may be running. here he is last night at the new york county republican party s lincoln day dinner. the federal government was created by the states to be an agent for the states, not the other way around. are you ready to take this country back? and st
and a change of heart turps out, there s a man in the works to perhaps above the ground zero mosque to a new location, but opponents say, don t celebrate just yet. and a school says bah h humbug and fired a santa because a handful of parents may be offended. fox & friends starts right now. hey, good sunday morning, everybody on a chilly morning inside the fox news studios. stop. enjoying the freeze today, it s very chilly in here. great to have you. great to be here, thanks. it s a big day in washington, the senate has been hard at work all weekend. there was a historic vote yesterday and they decided to repeal the don t don t ask, do tell policy on gays in the military and president obama is expected to sign into law this coming week. to women being allowed in the 70 s, peter doocy live this morning. good morning. reporter: good morning, as you guys said the senate voted to repeal don t ask don t tell after the house of representatives pass the same a
against against kaye bailey hutchinson and that s her fear, that she s secretly helping him, coming here, trying to take away a little of the spotlight. downplay ames just a little more as if perry s announcement s not enough. i think at the same time this goes back to we all she s acting like somebody not running for president even though she wants to say she s still considering. she s not doing the things you would do. right. so you get the sense that this is the case, she wants to get out on her own terms. she doesn t want to be told that there s no room for her. and that by doing this, she can feel good, gets a big crowd, and say, well, despite all the support i have, rick perry is finally the guy i ve been waiting to hear who s talking the game that i ve been wanting to hear, that says the message that i think is the right message. you could see that coming. and in fact the real speculation i hear is that if she comes back over labor day weekend, which is supposedly she s