something else of importance that happened this week. ahmed walid karzai was gunned down by a close family associate. he was hamid karzai s half brother and ran the crucial southern provinces of afghanistan for karzai. his death has been described as a huge setback for karzai and for the international coalition that is trying to support the karzai government in kabul. let s try to understand why he was such a crucial figure. it provides a window into understanding the future of afghanistan. ahmed walid karzai was ruthless with tribes that would not support his brother, cutting them off from any aid and military assistance. in addition, he gave the american and british forces in afghanistan information on hostile tribes, provided crucial intelligence on key groups and militants. he was also the first afghan leader to begin talking with the taliban about cease-fires and their entry into government. in other words, he was a practical deal maker. now, he was famous in the west or
of the recession? green is no longer hot. we ll explain why that could be good. finally, what is the cheapest city for a world in an american ex-pat? we ll get to the debt ceiling in a moment. i wanted to give you my take on something else of importance that happened this week. ahmed walid karzai was gunned down by a close family associate. he was hamid karzai s half brother and ran the crucial southern provinces of afghanistan for karzai. his death has been described as a huge setback for karzai and for the international coalition that is trying to support the karzai government in kabul. let s try to understand why he was such a crucial figure. it provides a window into understanding the future of afghanistan. ahmed walid karzai was ruthless with tribes that would not support his brother, cutting them off from any aid and military assistance. in addition, he gave the american and british forces in afghanistan information on hostile tribes, provided crucial intelligence o
spilling into the outfield, you no it s a good one. we ll have the blow by blow from the kids ahead in sports. first, let s get to the news, live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city, and some breaking news just in. afghan officials confirm that president hamid karzai s half-brother was shot and killed today. at his home in the southern province of kandahar. ahmed walid karzai was head of the local provincial council, while defended by the president, ahmed had become a symbol for corruption within the administration after a series of allegations including that he was on the c.i.a. payroll and involved in drug trafficking. according to a witness, karzai was killed by a member of his own security team. president karzai spoke at a news conference in kabul moments ago, saying his brother s death reflects the suffering of all afghan people. we ll have more on that throughout the morning. back here at home, with just weeks to go before the august
we re told shot him at his home in the city of kandahar in southern afghanistan. that region, of course, the birthplace of the taliban movement and the site of continued violence from insurgency. ahmed walid karzai was a pivotal figure in talks with the taliban. according to many annual polices his reported ties to heroin and opium dealers and allegations weighs on the cia payroll made him a serious liability. the fox report s chief correspondent jonathan hunt on the top story from the bottom of the hour from new york. it s kind of good news and bad news if a death can be good news. in a sense bad news because it produces some instability in a country like afghanistan. that is never good particularly in southern afghanistan where walid karzai was particularly powerful but where the taliban might try to fill the power vacuum created by his death. it also though according some analysts because wari karzai was
and good afternoon from the valley of the sun. phoenix arizona where we are just an hour away from the start of the 2011 major league all-star game. a mid summer classic is brewing behind me and a live look at chase field where the players have been getting in some b.p. before tonight s big game on the fox broadcast network. we expect acknowledgments tonight of january s shooting spree in tucson. that attack killed six and wounded more than a dozen others including the congresswoman from here gabriel giffords. and today the then intern who helped save congressman woman giffords life daniel hernandez they out the first pitch. christina taylor green the 9-year-old deliver the starting line up card. all the action on the field. game an hour away. first from fox this tuesday night. some of the key investigators from the casey anthony trial are now speaking publicly for the first time since the verdict. casey is due to walk free from jail this sunday after a jury acquitted her of