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Financing in his first run for office and then understood the kind of money that he could raise through the internet and pervasive e-mail list. so what did he do? he went back on that pledge and now he understands that he can raise close to a billion dollars in this next election cycle and thats his -- his eye is all about money. not our money. about raising money for himself. >> and brad, unlike your buddies in the republican party, this president raises his money in 50 and $100 chunks from reg...

Deaths on commercial airlines in the u.s. arthel. >> arthel: thank you very much. >> rick: new violence rocking libya. fighting breaking out near a key oil city where rebels have reportedly been killed in a nato air strike. forces loyal to moammar gadhafi, also reportedly pounding the city of misrata, shelling the citys outskirts, sending locals pouring into the heart of the city. this is just one of several countries where were seeing mass protests and violence. so what exactly is causing all o...

Can catch more about "trust" a little later tonight when mike huckabee talks with david schwimmer. it airs at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on the fox news channel. >> rick: what an important movie with an important helping for parents and kids. when we come back, well shift focus a little bit and talk about libya. just one of several countries in the midst of chaos right now. well look at the key reasons civilians are rising up and what the u.s.s interests are in all of the other nations where t...

The president would handle him very handlely. >> rick: he has said hes not going to run, although that remains to be seen. he could certainly change his mind. brad, your turn. first of all, who would he most like to face? who do you think he would be licking his chops to go up against? >> i think sarah palin. i think because shes a very divisive person and somebody i dont think who could garner the type of support that were looking for for independents which is what we need to attract. yeah, i t...

National transportation safety board, has been dispatched to houma to launch an investigation and southwest airlines telling fox news that it has grounded about 79 of its boeing 737s for inspection. that translates into about 300 cancellations nationwide. so if youre traveling on southwest, you need to make sure you call them and see if your flight has been affected. >> arthel: good idea. thank you very much. >> rick: and two more midair emergencies. one involving an american airlines plane. pas...

U.s.? >> i think you got a real problem. i worry about only two things. somebody detonated an unconventional weapon in times square and the saudis collapsing and whoever succeeds them refuse to go sell oil. the collapse of the saudi regime could be a catastrophe not only for the united states, but for europe, six oil tankers a day separate japan, even with their current problems from even greater travails. there you have a problem. but it may well be that the saudis are better equipped than many...

This is very light stuff. most of this is across parts of pennsylvania, upstate new york, looks a lot heavier than it really is. then westward, were watching our second storm system. this will be a very potent storm through tomorrow, monday and tuesday. this will track across eastern half of the country to kick off the workweek. were looking at concerns for severe weather as we head in to the next couple of days. arthel? >> arthel: all right. thank you very much. >> rick: coming up after a quick...

Back to you. >> rick: thanks. >> arthel: coming up, a father severely beaten at a baseball game. now police are asking for the publics help in tracking down two suspects. the very latest. >> rick: and a former star of sitcom "friends" with a serious new mission. well tell you who it is and what hes working on coming up next. [ male announc ] 95% of all americans arent getting enough whole grain.

5% increase on our grocery bill each week. >> arthel: these days, a lot of people are shopping at stores like wal-mart because they have good prices and people are trying to get thousand this tough economy. so if we go to wal-mart, are we going to see really high ticket prices or differences that we normally pay, i dont know what, $2 for a loaf of bread, well suddenly have to pay $4? >> bill is a smart guy. i think the very, very largest of the retailers are going to be the best position to try ...

>> im never going to give my blessing. not for allowing somebody else to live down in fort trumble when i could not live here. >> once again, its an opportunity and i prefer to be optimistic rather than looking backwards. >> other plans being discussed include building two high-rise condos, a museum, large hotel, and possibly a marina. the city hopes the community will buy into the plan so they can start revitalizing a blight on their citys history. rick? >> rick: julie banderas in our news room...