up all of its power. they have already dissolved the muslim brotherhood controlled parliament. and they don t appear in any mood to take orders from this new muslim brotherhood president. so at worst he may end up finding himself simply a puppet president. at best he may find himself in some sort of awkward power sharing situation with the egyptian military. while they might not ever publy admit it that might be exactly what u.s. officials would prefer, shep. shepard: jonathan hunt with us tonight. thanks. mexico s bloody drug war spilling into a crowded food court killing three federal officers at that airport. witnesses say gunmen dressed as cops opened fire at mexico city narpted. a huge hub for folks flying to popular vacation spots. travelers looking for a quick bite between fights dodging bullets and shielding themselves with chairs. the suspects opened fire as officers surrounded them. it is still not clear to us whether the gunmen were impostures or dirty cops.
last year. officials say drug traffickers stabbed and decapitated this man. his body found in a pool of blood on the floor of his own apartment back in chandler, arizona last october. his severed let several feet away. it s believed to be the first cartel beheading in the united states. the victim reportedly a member of a different drug gang, police say he stole 400 pounds of main and methamphetamine from a rival outfit then told that cartel the border patrol had seize the drugs. the cartel had hired hit men to find and kill him we re told. one suspect in custody tonight. police say they believe three others, you see them here, have escaped back into mexico. here is another example of mexico s drug war spilling on to u.s. soil. farmers and ranchers in texas say the cartels are rubbing them right off their own land. new efforts to protect u.s. farmland along the mexican border. kris gutierrez with the news. is he live in stark county, texas.
quiet, the best bass fishing notice country and yet in the past few months attacks have stepped up and thence dent that you mentioned last week is the first time we presumably have an american dead. he was out there jet skiing with his wife. here is tiffany heartily s frantic call to 911. are you sure that your husband got shot? yes. in his head. okay. was he thrown out of the jet ski that he s in the water or something in. he was thrown off the jet ski and i couldn t pick him up to get him on mine. reporter: tiffany hartley was able to escape. authorities haven t been able to recover her husband s body. authorities here say they expected this. this is an escalation of the drug war spilling over now into recreational areas leak this. in is a shared water way and incidents are happening on the mexican side but threatening americans and the livelihood of communities like this that depend on tourism dollars.
good morning to you, it is 8:00 here in new york on this tuesday, august 3rd. good morning to you. thanks so much for being with us. lots to talk about this morning, get you right to t going for the kill. bp says today could be the day, after yet another delay in the gulf of mexico yesterday. the company says it postponed a key test that needs to happen before the so-called static kill operation can begin. it is a small hydraulic leak they hope to get fixed today. we are live on the gulf coast with the latest update. an islamic center and mosque just steps from ground zero. a slap in the face for americans or a symbol of religious tolerance? while the debate rages, a big vote today could clear the last hurdle for construction to start. mexico s drug war spilling of near the united states. the drug cartels have allegedly offered $1 million to anyone who kills arizona s controversial
techniques where people are required to turn one another into authorities on any suspicion of documentation. but supporters say it s about safety, they talk about the drug war spilling into the united states, they talk about the rancher in arizona, robert crenz, who was shot and killed allegedly by an illegal immigrant, they maintain this is the fed s authority to make our borders secure, they re not doing their job now, and it s up to the state. listen. essentially, we ve given up american territory, 60 miles from the border. people are living in no man s land, they re being attacked by foreign invaders, they re being killed by drug smuggler, arizona needs to do something. trace: again, 460,000 estimated illegal immigrants living in arizona. it is a very contentious bill. the governor could sign it, megyn, any minute. megyn: we re watching it, trace gallagher, thank you so much.