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>> columnist steven haze says the battle between trump and bush could make room for the underdogs. >> is this a little spat or is it a bigger fight that is carried on in the airwaves in these early days? is if that's the case you could see a sken nature ye where the two men bush and trump with big name id beat the heck out of hee each other and lead to the rise of carly fiorina and ben carson. >> you remember the marine who asked rhonda to the ball? >> i think you are a phenomenal
heather? kristin fisher live for us though this morning, thank you. >> steven haze senior writer for the weekly standard says we shouldn't act surprised the war of words between donald trump and lindsey graham. >> it is donald trump. this is what you are going to get from donald trump. it is not nearly as outrageous as the comments he made about senator mccain mocking him for being captured. it is donald trump as long as he is in the race getting a i tension donald trump is going to do donald trump things with all of the grace and class as (indiscernible) >> kasich now the 16th republican in the white house race. >> i have decided to run for president of the united states. >> the two term governor sitting down with our own sean hannity to talk about one of the biggest campaign issues so far, immigration. >> 12 million that are here i
steven haze from the weekly standard says the troop drawdown is going to back fire. >> with that fru troops on the ground you don't have the kind of infrastructure that allows the troops to do what they need to do to be successful to continue to take the fight to al qaeda, to the afghan taliban. where are we moving our veterans they will be largely confined to cable. that doesn't suggest there's a commitment to success in afghanistan which the president points out laid out in december of 2009. this is an incredibly shortsighted move that this was the good war this was the crucial war. we had to win it. >> in other news happening today aaron hernandez being arraigned on double murder charges.
attempt to improve security there the state department contract officer actually shut that down. steven haze who is also a fox news contributor spoke about the seriousness of the developments last night on special report. listen to this. >> it is significant. we find more and more details coming out that are problematic for the situation and suggest we aren't getting the entire story from the outset. you had susan rice and others who are suggesting that the consulate was as well secured as it could have been not only security contractors on the ground providing security for the building itself but many members. made it sound like a big team. it appears that's not the case. we learned two other things in the past 36 hours that present additional problems. we have heard about this telephone intercept between al qaeda linked groups about the attack. we know that phone call took place immediately after the
been aggressive. it's sort of in his nature to be aggressive. if you look at the ways he's run his campaigns, both general elections against democrats and like with kay bailey hutchinson this time around. he has been aggressive. mitt romney has hr-pb less aggressive. we saw him be somewhat aggressive with john mccain but not as aggressive as his advisers thought he should have been. bill: if that's the expectation then, if mitt romney is agrees euf he might be ale to impress a lot of people. we shall see. steven, thank you. steven haze, weekly standard in washington. martha: former president george w. bush hitting the golf course today. he kicked off the fifth patriot golf day weekend at the dallas national golf club. it's part of a fantastic organization. it's a national fundraising program called folds of honor foundation and they have raised
influence jurors just by being in the courtroom. dr. petit will be allowed to attend the trial even on days when he ways not officially called to the witness stand. s wifend twoally killed in their connecticut home in 2007. he was beaten with a baseball bat. his wife was strangled and his daughters were tied to their beds before the house was set on fire. dr. petit escaped to a neighbor's house to call police but it was too late. this is the second person to face charges. his accomplice, steven haze was convicted last year and is currently on death row. back to you, jenna. jenna: rick, thank you. jon: well as our own federal government struggles with a big debt problem that tops $14 trillion many of the states now face budget short falls and painful cuts as well. but in a very few states things are looking mighty rosy.
jeff rossen, a very famous case, we've all southbound watching. several potential jurors were excused yesterday. what's the reason behind that? >> reporter: such a high-profile case, many people have been hearing about this for many years. steven haze, hi trial already happened. he was convicted, now on death row, sentenced to the death penalty. that has been widely reported in the media. this is his alleged accomplice on trial, so finding an untainted jury pool is difficult. under the law they're allow to know about the trial. they just need to be able to walk in under the law and follow the facts, follow the evidence only and keep an open mind. so far they have turned dozens away. one of the jurors told reporters outside, look, i think he's a murderer, so i'm not about to keep an open mind. another man said he's guilty. so jury selection still continuing. the suspectit's a famous case w
and with all sincerity, thank you, mr. president, for becoming the president of the united states of america last night. it was needed. and you accomplished the job. and you did it expertly. thank you, mr. president. >> and from the right wing print media, the new york post, quote, gravity was present in the president's speech from first to last. washington post conservative jennifer ruben, one of his best moments. philip klein, for the first time in office, barack obama sounded like the president of all americans. the weekly standard, steven haze, an exceptional speech. empathetic, moving, strong, important. from four different people at the national review, never been more presidential. a fine speech. magnificent. maybe the best speech he's ever given.
the president of the united states of america last night. it was needed. and you accomplished the job. and you did it expertly. thank you, mr. president. >> and from the right wing print media, the new york post, quote, gravity was present in the president's speech from first to last. washington post conservative jennifer ruben, one of his best moments. philip klein, for the first time in office, barack obama sounded like the president of all americans. the weekly standard, steven haze, an exceptional speech. empathetic, moving, strong, important. from four different people at the national review, never been more presidential. a fine speech. magnificent. maybe the best speech he's ever given. republican politicians applauded too. new jersey governor chris christie, quote, excellent. he did exactly what a leader should do in a moment like had
laura ingle outside the courthouse with the latest. >> reporter: we've got the judge who has just finished instructing the jury on the 17 counts against steven haze. six of those are capital felony counts. he went over what is called charging the jury, instructing them on how to deal with all of those charges, if found guilty on the capital felony ones it could bring him the death penalty in this case. hayes has admitted to killing the mother, jennifer hawk petit after sexually assaulting her but denies lighting the fire in the house that led to the death of her two daughters. steven hayes' younger accomplice is accused of sexually assaulting 11-year-old makayla and leaving her tied up to her bed before gasoline was poured over by the the girls and the fire was set. the other suspect is expected to go on trial next year. dr. william petit told jurors