we re doing this and it is happening because of too much spending, too much interfering, and too much apologizing. [cheers and applause]. bill: conservative values, no apologies, from the republican governor out of texas, speaking at a leadership conference over the weekend, now the question is whether or not, can he catch up and in the presidential pact if he were to declare, brit hume, fox news senior analyst with me on a monday morning, they call that red meat in political circles, don t they. yeah. bill: is he considered the flavor of the month or the real deal? he s certainly the flavor of this monday. given the excitement he generated at that conference in new orleans. over the weekend. and, there is nothing more this is really a season in which not a lot is actually happening, and, nobody has voted or is about to vote any time soon and the polls are what they are,
america s newsroom , firefighters rushing to the scene of an explosion of a chemical tanker truck company in st. louis. the blast, forcing people in a 3-block radius to get out of their homes. no word on the cause of that fire. a new study stheaz kitty food according to research during the summer, one child drowned every five days in the these small pools. a father s day trip nearly turns tragic in texas, a father and son returned to safety after their boat sap sized. capsized. a brand new study out this morning on food allergies and children, the information here is staggering. researchers finding that the number of kids affected by food allergies is actually double the size of the latest government estimate. so why are these things so common? and what can you do to protect your children? here now a member of our fox
mark, thank you. i look forward to speaking to you again, okay? mark meckler, tea party favorites, you re welcome, thank you for coming, live in sacramento. what do you think at home, will texas governor rick perry run for the white house? foxnews.com slrk america s newsroom , you can answer yes or no and we ll bring you the results a bit later. eighteen minutes past. a shocking new report affecting your children. why what they eat could put them in more danger than ever thought before. we ll tell you with about it. bill: also breaking news out of arizona, wildfires, they are still burning today and this is a political firestorm. what john mccain says that got activists all fired up. we ll hear it.
those, probably related to those aging reactors. heather: steve centanni, in light of what happened in japan, a lot of people will look at this, examining that carefully. the study. steve, thanks a lot. bill: we have fightin words from the texas governor rick perry sending shockwaves across the republicans party and firing shots across the democrat bow. even though he s not a presidential candidate here s what he said, this weekend: our loudest opponents on the left, will never like you, let s quit trying to curry favor with them. [cheers and applause]. let s stand up. let s speak with pride about our morals and our values. and, redouble our efforts to elect more conservative republicans. let s stop this american downward spiral. [cheers and applause].
what this shows us, consumer confidence tends to swing back and forth in a cyclical pendulum type way, irrespective of political party. bill: interesting to watch, james, thanks. we ll see how it plays out. it will be topic number one. james rosen in washington. he heather, what s next? incredible video of a rescue on raging rivers, a couple clinging to the railing. details on how they got stuck out there and we ll also show you the track dramatic rescue. bill: he is considered to be the frontrunner by many. how does mitt romney hold the lead this time around? what about the other name being quoted out there? we asked you if you think texas governor rick perry will jump in and run for president. that s our poll on our website, fox news.com, the results so far, more than 90 percent say yes. get it in, tell us what you think, weigh in during the commercial break. we ll be right back.