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long way, baby. a long way from the bottom, like we have doubled. that is pretty incredible. and also incredible, the surge since president obama took office. the dow is up 63% since inauguration day. that ranks him fifth. after 1,153 days in office, fdr, calvin coolidge, dwiez eisenhower, and bill clinton had ben better records. and this is important, because a lot of the americans are invested in the stock market. according to gallop, 54% of americans own stock through the pensions a...

Dont trummp wontb be running for president in 2012. this is how he explained it. i have spent the last several months unofficially campaigning and i recognize that running for public office cannot be done half heartedly, and ultimately, however, business is my greatest passion, and i am not ready to leave the private sector. paul steinhauser joins us. tell us what you think of that? >> well, he has some bravado that we are used to. this is another thing he said in the statement, i maintain the s...

Maintain the strong conviction that i if i were to run i would be able to win the primary and ultimately the general election. i have spent the past several months unofficially campaigning and recognize that running for public office cannot be done half-heartedly. ultimately, loufhowever, busines my greatest passion and i am not ready to leave the private sector. he goes on to personally thank -- he says i want to personally thank the millions of americans who have joined the various trump grass...

Donald trump took himself out of the 2012 presidential race. no announcement. just a written statement. ive spent the past several months unofficially campaigning and recognize that running for public office cannot be done half heartedly. ultimately however business is my greatest passion and im not ready to leave the private sector. to discuss this more is erick erickson. hes the editor of the blog redstate.com. gentlemen, before we speak, i want to play a little bit of donald trumps sound here...

Congresswoman from minnesota, ron paul, congressman from texas, and senator rick santorum. so just thinking about and mike huckabee in the contest, not perhaps as lively as it could have been. >> it made it interesting, wolf blitzer. it certainly did. wolf, thank you. and speaking of, lets begin this hour with the news. donald trump says, nope, will not be running for the white house. nope, i will not be talking about a possible president trump. heres the story. shortly afternoon today, donald t...

challenged the presidents birthplace after which president obama produced the birth certificate, and trump said that the president doesnt know what he is doing, end quote, and charged that the world has lost respect for america because we are not tough enough, and he said that he could end the gas problems with a single call to saudi arabia, but none of that is to be. gloria borger is standing by, our political analyst in washington. here is a question for you, did anybody in the race ...

path through louisianas cajun country. >> were fortunate that were have what we have, we havent an opportunity to get out. material things we can replace. our family and what we believe in daily, just cant put prices on that. >> did you put up the sign? >> yeah, i put it up, im proud of that sign. its just what we say, we will be back. >> almost a week after the mississippi crested in memphis, the river remains 11 feet above flood stage. president obama is in memphis today to get a loo...

the state making a decision to open the spillway and release water into some communities, burying homes in those communities to protect communities like baton rouge, new orleans, one of the extraordinary measures this state is taking. the stakes are enormous. governor jindal saying $300 million alone in crop damage, tens of millions in other property damage. there are a dozen oil refineries in flood zone. there are chemical factories, homes and businesses as well. listen to governor ji...

new york city. dominique strauss-khan was arrested saturday for allegedly chasing a housekeeper through his luxury hotel suite naked and trying to force himself on her. lets go straight to richard roth whos been following todays developments. richard, bring us up to date. >> reporter: randi, the proceedings have just concluded and basically, dominique strauss-khan, the leader of the international monetary fund, has been charged with sexual assault on a maid in a new york hotel in times...

>> but is it because it weakens the president politically, it seeks to delegitimize him you want it to stay out there? >> no. im trying to do my job. >> his job is to admit hes one of the 28%. hes saying im one of the 28% republicans that believes he was born here legally. i wont fight with that other 72% because they are a majority that had doubts about this guy. >> his job as a leader is to stand up and say what he thinks. he says it half heartedly. the president says hes a christian and not a...