world, abbas controls the west bank and considered a moderate who is backed by the united states. if that goes forward, they could have elections there in september. martha: a burst of deadly violence south of the border, this time it happened in the mexico city suburb of taluqua, police say seven people have been killed in a street shootout there, one other person was hurt, no confirmation yet on what ignited this massacre but investigators are looking into the possibility it may have involved rival drug gangs which of course we have seen happen again and again and again, a shooting between drug dealners the same area last month left eight dead. bill: seems like there's a report on that about every day, unfortunately. there's a troubling report in our country that the housing crisis is now spreading to cities once considered immune. is that your town? martha: and ron paul, winning a landslide victory at the cpac conference. is he the strongest contender for the gop? you might be surprised at what some folks are saying. also --