that he will not seek the republican nomination in 2 201. the former arkansas governor says it wasn t in his heart to run for president this time around. his decision expands and already wide open field of potential gop candidates. the middle east is coming to the west coast. a california paint ballpark has shelled out a quarter million dollars to construct a new course designed to resemble osama bin laden s compound. it will feature 18-foot walls, middle eastern music, a downed helicopter and people dressed like the taliban. back to you. residents in louisiana s cajun country preparing f the worst as water spews out of the morganza spillway. rick reichmuth is watching all of the latest preparations. hello, rick. from whereownstream where they opened up the spillway yesterday.
fmag is. that s correct. shannon: you descr gotten some help but some who say governor perry has pushed hard to get more federal help and they say with the federal help you have gotten is this turning into a political issue or is it simply that you haven t gotten what you need? you know, it is simply that we haven t gotten what we need. this is this is something fires are devastating our countryside. they are ruining the landscape. they are hurting our ranchers, our homes. more than 400 homes burned. we lost two firefighters in this whole fire situation. and we have an emergency situation. and we are asking for emergency declaration from the federal government and the federal government and the president has refused to do so. it is the role of fema to protect against and to respond to and recover from and mitigate all sorts of hazards and this is what we have. it is no different from a hurricane.
the announcement a spiritual decision. shannon: that was former arkansas governor and fox news personality mike huckabee fresh protesters from his announcement that he is not running for president. what does it mean for the rest of the field of gop contenders? let s ask our panel. a former senior advisor to presiden
more. hi, julie. that s right, his attorney telling fox news he will plead not guilty to all charges when is arraigned later today in manhattan criminal court. dominique khan who was widely thought to be in lien to become the next president of fraps was arrested this morning after cops caught up to him onboard a jet headed to paris. he was sitting in first-class with his wife when minutes before takeoff police apprehended him for questioning in connection with the sexual assault of a maid at a midtown hotel in times square where they were both staying. his wife is dismissing the charms saying she does not believe for a single second the accusations . according to police the maid entered the inteet suite, belit was unoccupied. he then allegedly emerged from a bathroom fully neaked and attempted to sexually assault her. the maid was able to fight him off and reported the incident to hotel personnel who then called the police. when police arrived mr. strau
hamas. israel is our ally and, yes, we want to work for peace and work with the principles and work with any one in the arab world that wants to come forward. i think the president made a mistake when was suggesting a moral equivalently between shannon: as we have the arab spring and there are many who are pushing for democracy or a change in the leadership they now know and understand. what kind of opportunity or opening does that present for the president this week with that speech? all of these countries are looking for are their own way forward. the united states is the oldest democracy in the world. we have the longest continuous constitution in the world and we ought to be available to say look, you know, if you want to know how to run dmitees and make committees and make your parliament more connective and be connected and engaged with us to protect our democracy and help elevate and engage the voice of the people we are ready to do that.