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Measures. how do you think that plays out in the coming months if the president doesn't actually do anything? >> that's a really impossible question to answer. the people who are being assassinated by the military, now they claim that they are trying to please. richard's right, it's not like you can flip a switch, on august 12, there's an announcement for a 13.6 million dollar contract to be given to the egyptians. this is what the defense has done, they have maneuvered in every district, in every state.

>> what are the odds this is going to become a reality, laurie? >> you know, i think obviously this is going to be a tough one but as many people say, this guy has a very good track record and we'll see. i think we'll all be waiting for august 12 to see what he's got in mind. >> all right. thank you very much. appreciate that. following a developing story out of new york, bride to be tossed from a boat in the hudson river after an accident. her body has been found. the search for the best man continues.

Contradict the administration's line on the broad case they've made for months now on al-qaeda. it's not surprising that the president has dropped the al-qaeda language. the real surprise is if mitt romney continues to back away from libya. i talked to ed gillespie in the spin room and other romney advisors today. they assure me they're not walking away from libya. they understand it's both important substantively and politically important to them. i will be surprised if the romney campaign backs off on libya particularly with the upcoming debate. >> let me say that al-qaeda has been shortened...

Pick. you can see before, favorable, unfavorable and after the august 11, august 12. 15-point jump in favorable rating. also, view among independents. favorable, unfavorable, undecided. also there. a huge jump amongst independents before and after. then view among seniors. this, of course, is key. as he will be attacked on the issue of medicare and what is his proposed budget. that actually passed the house. what about this this pick and how it's playing? bring in the panel. pat buchanan. kirsten powers. >> this is unromney like act. torpedo full speed ahead. he united his base and energized h...

along with 25 others across the country. look at this map. you can see how widespread the bone dry conditions are. last time it was this bad, 1956. rob marciano is in the middle of the hardest hit area in indiana. the corn crop is hit especially hard. >> yeah. the corn belt getting hit with not only drought but heat. obviously the heat exacerbates the drought a little bit. you get the string of 100-plus days like they have had in the past month it makes things so much worse. just yesterday, indianapolis hit 101. yet another record. the last 46 days, the driest on record in indianapol...