jon: we begin this hour with request a fox news alert, rescuers are widening the search area for seven missing american tourists. they ve been lost for two days in the waters off mexico s baja peninsula. this after a weekend fishing trip turned disastrous. rick is joining us now with the latest. reporter: well, jon, this was supposed to be a holiday weekend of fishing and hanging out with buddies, but that changed real fast when a violent weather system moved through the area where this boat was. most of the tourists onboard the boat were sleeping at the time. it was the middle of the night. and according to those rescued, the boat went under very, very fast, leaving little time for anybody onboard to really do anything to try to help themselves. the lucky ones were able to grab hold of life vests and cooler chests and rescue rings, and they drifted for about 16 hours until other fishing boats found them and began the rescue. you can see some of those who
spending cuts to democrats, and that s where things stand right now. jon. apbz a search is expanding off mexico s baja, california after a fishing trip went deadly wrong. a search continues for 7 missing tourists missing at sea. jon: rick perry breaking quarterly fundraising records. what does it mean for a possible white house run for the texas governor? we ll take a look in our political power play just ahead. let s go to rick folbaum at the.com wall. reporter: you tell us what story you like the best. we have three of them. we like them all. you can find them on the happening now home page. are you more interested in hearing about love letters that were written by michael gordan that have ended up in the wrong hands. these were letters he wrote back in high school. you want to hear about a guy found in his suitcase, a very
capture? well, it s very significant, and it s proof that mexico s winning their fight against the cartels. the arrest of aguilar means that mexico, supported by dea, fbi, i.c.e., atf, other agencies from our government as well as colombian national police have now arrested 22 of their 31 most powerful kingpins, and i would anticipate there will be, as a result of this arrest, that there will be additional arrests in the not too distant future. patti ann: do you expect retaliation from zetas against law enforcement? well, patti, i think what we ll see is probably an uptick in violence, not necessarily at the hands of the zetas. they are battling on three fronts right now, they re battling the gulf cartel, they re battling another cartel,
cartel violence. so how many people were killed or injured here in mexico as a result of fast and furious? hundreds, officials say, but the exact number is not known. why? because when mexico attempted to trace those weapons, the u.s. said the numbers did not exist. when, in fact, they did, which is why many here feel betrayed. [speaking spanish] translator: i, obviously, feel violated. i feel my country s sovereignty was violated. reporter: what angers mexican officials, as leaked memos show, not only did the u.s. keep secret weapons it sent to mexico, it watched as casualties mounted. translator: that program is reprehensible in a relationship that should exist between two countries that are partners in the battle. reporter: that is why many in mexico want to see those involved extradited and prosecuted for gun trafficking, jon. you know, it s interesting, here in the u.s. our priority is stopping drugs. in mexico it s stopping the guns which are being used, of course,
were lucky enough to be rescued. nineteen of the tourists and 16 crew members safe, the mexican navy releasing these pictures of them. they look like they re in pretty good shape, don t they? considering what they ve been through. seven others, as you mentioned, jon, still missing, and the search has been expanded now, broadened to an area some 60 miles from where the boat sank. mexican authorities are working with the u.s. coast guard to conduct the search, and officials say the warm temperature of the waters there, about 77 degrees fahrenheit, could allow someone to survive for an extended period of time, so there is some hope for loved ones who have some people who are still out there missing, and, again, that search continues as we get more information, we ll bring it to you right here on happening now. back to you. jon: and, again, later in the hour we ll be talking with the wife of one of the men that was onboard that boat. she has an amazing story to tell coming up. rick, than