these demonstrations from one end to the other, i m quoting be-bee king here that sang the thrill is gone. these days the threu thrill is . this is going to hold opportunity for the united states as well as great risk and danger. jon: the cia did a profile in the 80s of moammar gadhafi. the profile said he suffers from a borderline personality disorder. in other words he s mentally ill according to our cia. the health of these guys is a matter of speculation. the reality is what drives this guy is that since 1969, since the age of 27, he has held power, so success is what drives this man. and until now he s never faced such a formidable challenge. whether he s crazy, whether he s
another party might actually surface here, and who actually wins it out. nothing we can tell at this time, joe, but thank you very much, joe trippe, joining us again today, thank you. thank you. jon: drug cartel thugs gunning down a u.s. federal agent in mexico. it was an ambush. friends and family, saying their goodbyes at a funeral today. a live report, straight ahead.
was just too late at that point. jon, we re hearing from u.s. intelligence officials this morning that they are very shocked that these four americans would be killed outright like this by these somali pirates and this is the first 250eu78 in time in years that americans have been killed at the hands of somali pirates, and we know of course there was a very well known incident in 2009 where somali pirates boarded the mersk alabama. there s been a wave of violence over the past few years and as far as the couples, we are hope to go hear from those as they arrive for mass, there are probably people who know the couple well and we ll be bringing you reports throughout the day. onjon such a sad story. anita vogel, thank you. jenna: the breaking news in the budget battle in wisconsin, governor scott walker saying layoff notices could go out next week if a bill aimed at cutting the state s massive debt sit is not passed, as union
jon: i ve got to let you know. i know you say it s time to take a different approach to piracy. hopefully we can get you to write an article for our website because our viewers would like to hear it. chuck nash, thank you very much. jenna: we are hearing from a family member of one of the four americans killed by somali pirates. phyllis macay was aboard the adams yacht along with her partner bob riggle when they were killed by pirates. she had this to say moments ago. we are terribly distraught and devastated over this news this morning. my aunt is a very smart and avid sailor. she was living her dream sailing around the world for this now the third year. she enjoyed every port and every experience that she had. she has a ton of friends and family. our family is big, our family is close, and we love her and we are devastated.
we speak. leland, thank you very much. jon: bloody battles are spreading across the middle east right now as libya s leader vows he will fight to the test. the white house today condemning the appalling violence in libya where security forces unleashed a brutal put down. moammar al-gadafi says he will put down the violence or else. tensions running high in bahrain as huge crowds chant antigovernment slogans. weave the author of the much too promised land. when you look at the middle east in flames right now, aaron, the libya situation has to be the most ominous, am i right? i think so, unlike tunisia,