the wire fraud charges because that s primarily what tusk talked about. problem with that, it s the first wire fraud charge. this could still take a while. and when it s all said and done, there is still no guarantee that this jury won t hang on a large number of the charges, shep. shepard: our blago s attorney says is he broke. now the u.s. district court reports the taxpayer could be picking up the tab for our blago s legal bills? he was paying his legal fees out of the friends of blagojevich campaign fund. as you mentioned, sam adams jr. said he is broke. not only broke but in debt. the clerk of the court out here indicated it s possible he will have some other financial remedies to pick up legal bills. it s a very distinct possibility that he can go for public assistance. the blagojevich legal defense could become your tax burden, shep. shepard: only for residence of planet blago i m assuming, right? you got it, buddy. mike tobin outside the courthouse on the planet, thank
i think the president has created more confusion here. shepard: and republicans say they are going to make this an election issue. plus, spectators say they were touch enough to touch the off road racers when one truck hit the crowd it? caught air and went sideways. people got ran over and bodies were thrown everywhere. tonight, new details of the disaster in the desert. breaking news in a moment. but first from fox this monday night, the hunt for an accused kick boxing killer. a man who investigators say murdered a former united states marine. that marine s name is did deshog long fellow. he was a machine gunner who got a purple heart after serving in iraq and afghanistan. now he is dead and police in thailand are searching for the british kick boxer they say murdered him. investigators say the trouble all began with a confrontation in a bar on the tropical island of whuket. witnesses there say a british kick boxer named lee oddhouse picked a fight with the marine. t
the bank is one her husband owns stock in and where he s also a former member of the board. waters says she looks forward to clearing her name in trial but the house minority leader, john boehner, had this to say. the american people expect the highest ethiccal standards from members of congress. nancy pelosi said four years ago it was time to drain the swamp but she s not kept her promise. the swamp is alive and well. the investigation surrounding congresswoman waters on the heels of democrat charlie rangle and that could mean two ethics crimes in november trials in november. bad timing for the democrats. it is. moments ago we got the official word things are getting tougher for maxine waters. hot off the presses, this shows of charges she ll be facing possibly. they decided there s enough to push this to a ajude caatory subcommittee. i want to be sure we include her response because this is breaking news she says i haven t violated any rules. i have spoken to respon
and author of american lion jon meacham is back at the table. good to have you all. we will bring joe up online when we get to the afghanistan story. first, our top story this morning. arizona s new immigration law is in effect this morning but without its most controversial sections. yesterday, federal judge susan bolton blocked key parts of the law, including a provision allowing police to investigate a suspect s immigration status. in addition, bolton banned sections requiring immigrants to carry their papers it all times and making it illegal for undocumented workers to solicit employment in public places. in her ruling, bolton decided with the obama administration saying the law burdens lawfully president aliens because their liberty will be restricted and it will divert resources from the federal government s other responsibilities and priorities. yesterday, arizona governor jan brewer said she would file an appeal. obviously, it s a little bump in the road, i bel
the prosecution was methodical, systemic, they used a power point presentation walking the jury through the evidence. the defense, sam adams jr., was emotional. he told jokes. at one point the judge said it was more like a show than a closing argument. and the argument can be destilled by the morning chicago sun-times page. he s too stupid to be corrupt. in which they have blagojevich saying the comeback campaign has a slogan. well, you know, that isn t the first time defense lawyers have tried the my client is too stupid defense. it usually doesn t work that well, but we ll see. john yang in chicago, thank you. coming up, 100 days into the drilling disaster, and word this morning the oil may be disappearing faster than anyone dared hope. we ll get a reality check with louisiana congressman charles