rick: we knew that was going to happen. jane: see you tomorrow. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- trace: welcome to "the live desk." martha: we are live, inside, and all over the fox news room. as always, on the boxes on the right hand side will keep you posted on the breaking news, as well as the video we have coming in. in the top box, press the restart button. president obama and medvedev says the u.s.-russia relationship has suffered, and answers the question, do you trust the russian leader? in the middle box, a warning in a small town in south carolina. there is a killer amongst us

getting down five individuals. -- gunning down five individuals. in the bottom box, court actions over michael jackson's estate. trace: in fact, acquisitions has 100 remote feeds coming from around the world and a large portion of them are dedicated to michael jackson. that is a live look outside of the courtroom in los angeles. the money battle has begun. today, katherine jackson said she wanted total control over the estate. a judge denied the request. take a look at remote 226. that is the staples center. that is the site of the memorial that begins tomorrow. 24 hours from now, you will see

it here. it should be massive. i want to switch over to dodgers stadium. that is a live look. this is where the people who were lucky enough to get those tickets to get inside -- 1.6 million people applied. 8750 were issued. that is where they are picking up their tickets and bracelets. this is a live look outside the jackson compound in encino, california. we are covering michael jackson all over the place. martha: in the meantime, al franken has arrived in washington. he is getting ready for his brand new role as a u.s. senator.

we expect a news conference to get under way. harry reid is there. this is exclusive video that we will show you of al franken arriving at his office. are we going to listen in? no, okay. frank and one and eight-month long battle with norm coleman -- franken won an eight-month long battle with norm coleman. carl cameron is watching this from the hill. >> yes, he is still a center left. he has not yet been sworn in. -- senator-elect. now a senator-elect franken

will be sworn in, alongside his family. the orientation process will be pretty quick, as he sits on two key committees, the judiciary committee which will have the confirmation hearing for sonia sotomayor, and he will sit on the helalth committee as well. martha: tell me what democrats are expecting from him. are they expecting him to fall in line with the democratic leadership? it has been quite divisive lately. >> i think you can expect him to be one of the most loyal democratic votes. he will probably be a lock step democrat, perhaps more liberal than any other member of the

democratic party. martha: thank you. let us listen in. >> i look forward to working under your leadership. a lot ohas been made on this number, 60. i see myself as two, the second senator from minnesota. the people of minnesota are very practical. they want to make sure that the work we do here and in the senate makes sense, and the decisions that we make for the future have a strong return on investment. minnesota anns want a health cae system that is accessible for all americans, that is affordable and keeps costs down.

minnesotans want an economy that works for middle-class families. that means a decent wage for an honest day's work, and that means protecting people's retirement. america wants a new energy policy that creates jobs, that addresses climate change, and one that will wean off of our dependence of foreign oil. minnesotans want their children with an education that prepare their children for a 21st century economy. i am going to work day and night to make sure our kids have a great future, and that america's best days lay ahead. i am ready to get to work. thank you.

martha: all right. there is the senator-elect. let me bring in carl cameron again. we heard him say a lot about the number 60, the number needed for a filibuster-proof majority. let us face it, one of the first turtles' is him -- hurdles will be for him to be accepted by others. >> he comes with an even higher standard than others. when he was a radio talk-show host on air america, he made some remarks that he had to apologize for.

in the politics of personal destruction, writing books, like the ones that he has, is setting a new standard. al franken will definitely bring in different tone here. whether or not he can compete on a policy level is also yet to be answered. now that the wave of barack obama has passed, he will have to drum up his own popularity. martha: i am sure president obama would be happy to hear that he is expected to be in lockstep. thank you. trace: sarah palin firing back on a barrage of character attacks, announcing her resignation. we are in anchorage, alaska now.

the governor is firing back, but not through conventional means. >> that is right. the word "and conventional" has often been used to describe her. she is doing this by postings on facebook, and by twitter. she has been very active on the last website, telling her supporters not to believe the media spin. she has painted herself as a victim. she has talked to her supporters about going fishing with her husband. she is communicating that way, not in the traditional ways. i tried to get through to her press people and i could not

even find out her schedule. she has really fallen off the map. trace: what about the political establishment? what are they saying? >> i have spoken to some high- ranking republicans, and they say that she has virtually checked out of this legislative session, paying too much attention to what was being said about her. i have spoken to her attorney who said that she felt like she needed to free herself of this ball and chain before she addressed the issues that mattered to her. some are not surprised if she has higher aspirations. trace: thank you. america is still talking about the surprising resignation of sarah palin. we want to hear from you.

what is next for sarah palin? you can answer on our blog or twitter us. martha: mom is the word, wordmum is the word -- mum is the word, according to the doctor. he says that he did not give michael jackson oxycontin or demerol on michael jackson. he has not commented on a third powerful drug. dr. manny alvarez told us that this is not something that you would expect to find out sign of a hospital. here you can see all of the fans flocking to dodgers stadium

to get their tickets. 1 million people applied. only 8000 -- 8750 received tickets. family members are asking the judge to delay a hearing on his estate. they want to draw this process out but the reasons are not clear. adam housley is outside the courthouse in los angeles. we have learned the judge denied katherine jackson as the director of the will. when does this mean? >> you are right, the judge did not want to put her in that position. he chose the two people in the

will as the two men who would be the executors' of the will. the hearing was just over one hour. the judge said he has no issue of people getting notice. it is all about the contracts with aeg, the promoter who was to put on the contest in london. as well, this will deal with the film company to take his final rehearsal. that could be released in a number of different ways. he says he did not the point katherine jackson code administration, -- a point katherine jackson co- administration. trace: 150,000 people ride disney's monorail system every day.

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trace: in the top box, the longest serving and amongst the most controversial secretary- general. robert mcnamara has died. in the middle box, mark sanford returning to work after spending a long weekend in florida with his family. in the bottom box, a news conference in milwaukee about a massive fire at a meat packing plant. this thing is huge. they are morning folks within a 1 mile radius to leave the area because of toxic fumes. martha: many of us have ridden on the monorail in disney world. it is not somewhere where you feel unsafe. this morning officials are trying to feel like -- trying to discover what happened when one

train slammed into the back of another one, killing the driver. police have not released the 911 calls from the scene. >> what happened? >> 1 monorail was waiting at the station and there was another one coming up and there was a collision. this is just outside the station. >> are there any injuries? >> i do not know at this time. very likely. martha: shannon butler is standing by with our fox affiliate in florida. any idea how this happened? >> osha is on scene right now. investigators are trying to figure out exactly what went wrong. disney is keeping quiet right

now. what we do know is that they send a note to the employees saying that they added new safety centers to the track, and verification system -- a verification system. they did not disclose any more details, but they did say that the monorail was safe to operate for its guests and cast members. right now the monorail is up and running, except for the area where the accident occurred. investigators are currently looking at the aftermath. they have interviewed all the witnesses and they are starting to piece the investigation together. they do say that it could be months before they know exactly what occurred. martha: thank you. trace: a community in terror --

five people murdered. we are live in south carolina as police search for a killer before he strikes again.

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martha: it was not a good day for katherine jackson in court. there is a news conference that brought up a while ago. katherine jackson did not get what she wanted come at a delay in caring at the executors' of the will. fill in the middle box, state tv quoting the ayatollah khamenei, saying western governments should be careful about their hostile remarks.

he said this behavior will have a negative impact on future relations with iran. in the bottom box, the dalai lama celebrating his 74th birthday today. he has spent 50 birthday's in exile in india. trace: on the hunt for a serial killer. in just the past week, five people have been murdered. police say the physical evidence leads back to one suspect. you can imagine the entire community is living in fear, as they say their final goodbyes to the victims. >> people are pretty scared. i know the police are working as hard as they can. i certainly hope they catch him before he heard someone else.

-- hurts someone else. the whole thing is a tragedy. that 16-year-old girl is beyond belief. trace: we are live in south carolina. two victims were laid to rest today. the community has to be struck. >> that is right, and they were laid to rest yesterday. the pastor said that instead of talking about independence day, we are here. the two girls were found bound and shot. this all started with a 63-year- old peach farmer who was killed on sunday. then a daughter and father were gunned down on thursday. trace: what about the physical evidence? i know police say that the physical evidence leads back to

one suspect. do we know anything about that? are they any closer to solving this? >> today, officials reiterated that all five are linked, but they are not telling us how it is. of course, we have a police sketch. we have been running out for the past couple of days. this is based on the first murder. the victim came into contact with the suspect. officials were able to get a good description. they are also looking for a vehicle and they believe he is driving, a two-door early model ford explorer. trace: this community has gone through this type of thing before? >> that is right, there was a serial killer who terrorized the

entire town in 1960. he killed four before he was brought to justice. a lot of people are mentioning that, that this has happened before. people are buying guns for the first time because of this. trace: thank you. martha: in washington and across the country, this is the big news. sarah palin takes a huge political gamble. bill kristol and nina easton with their advice on what sarah palin needs to do. and you can get news and analysis any time you like on foxnews.com

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three big stories. the president is talking about nuclear weapons in russia. >> president obama and russian president medvedev tried their best to show that this is a fresh start to relations. still, no change when it comes to a controversial aspect. missile defense in europe. trace: now to the pentagon. the taliban claiming to have captured a u.s. soldier. >> forces are still looking for that missing u.s. private. he went missing without his body armor or weapon. now a taliban faction says that they have the soldier and are willing to negotiate an exchange. trace: now to los angeles at

the staples center. >> preparations are in full swing outside the staples center as a crush of media has descended. not far from where i'm standing, at dodger stadium, all the winners who were selected are picking up their tickets. the event is tomorrow at 10:00 local time. in the meantime, the investigation into what exactly killed him is ongoing. trace: thank you. there is breaking news from milwaukee. there is a major fire at a meat packing plants. harris faulkner has the latest. -- meatpacking plant. >> you can see the huge plumes of smoke.

it has been a windy day in the suburbs here outside of milwaukee. we already knew that they were issuing mandatory evacuation, but the wind has just shifted, and now they have to evacuate a one-mile radius. they are telling people to bring your pets and prescriptions. it could be a while. they have set up one nearby high school as a shelter. officials are afraid ammonia could have leaked and could cause further problems. this started last night and they still do not have a handle on it. martha: it was a stunner announcement. tough to barry, even as the country celebrated the fourth of july.

sarah palin shocked us with this statement. >> as i thought about this announcement, that i would not run for reelection, i thought about what that would mean for alaska. i thought about the type of work that lame-duck governors to do. then i thought, that is wrong. many except that lame-duck status come hit the road, drawing a paycheck, and milk it. i am not going to put alaska through that. i promise deficiencies. i'm not wired to operate under the same old politics as usual. i promised that four years ago, and i meant it. i in determined to take the right path for alaska, even though it is unconventional. martha: for those of you who may not have seen it, there was the gist of it.

so what does it mean for her political future? let me bring in the panel. bill kristol is here. nina easton is also with us. bill, let me start with you. you were in the middle of a controversial discussion the other week over a "of vanity fair" article that talk about some nasty things about sarah palin, that she had suffered from postpartum depression. do you believe that was the controversy that broke thicame's back? >> i do not know. if she wants to run in 2012, it is tough to do as governor. she cannot spend time torn

around the country coming getting briefings in washington. i think it is pretty smart if she wants to run in 2012. power will be handed over to the lieutenant governor. now she can go for it. it is a big risk, but it is worth a shot. martha: there was another article today that said maybe she does not want to be president. she would certainly not be alone, and that nothing she is doing or the structure she has been building points in that direction. >> she is definitely unconventional, we can agree on that. if she wanted to be president, what does she need to do? she needs to reach beyond a body of very loyal loyalists, bill kristol.

she needs to touch people who have doubts about her. she came in second place at the cpac committee. she has a strong following, but she does not have the numbers. there are a couple of things that do not favor her. first of all, that speech was full of blame and whine. people are not going to see her and believe that she is ready for big-time politics. this lame-duck argument -- that is the equivalent of george bush saying i am under attack, i cannot do much with this democratic congress. i am going to do everyone a favor and resign. what kind of an argument is that? martha: bill, one thing i have heard of in the past few days is she needs to focus on policy,

she needs to write a book. these are the types of thing that we heard after the campaign. when i am hearing from alaska, right or wrong, is that she is focusing mostly on her detractors and not focusing on the things that she needs to. >> george bush did not spend very much time in texas when he was running. that is fine. one way to run for high office is to keep your current job but to delegate it to others in your staff, and go about your business. she has decided to do it differently. she will be a private citizen. mitt romney, mike huckabee, newt gingrich, they will all be

private citizens. let them compete. martha: let us take a look at this tweet from her earlier. nina, twitter is not the best place for grammar. we will leave that fact aside, but some say that she is too focused on this. some have even said that it is not gubernatorial to be having this type of conversation. >> i do not know if that is the problem. politicians are falling over themselves to show that they can tweet and go on facebook. but this whining and blaming,

instead of rising above it -- it adds to hurt in the gulf of quality. in high school she was known as "the barracuda." she was seen as pretty tough in alaska but she seems to have pretty thin skin when it comes to the national media. if you become president, you need to be able to withstand a lot of arrows. martha: let us assume she wants to run. bill, what is your first piece of advice? >> if my family, first of all, was attacked like hers was, i would act the same. i agree that she should focus and address on policy -- a dress policy issues. -- and a dress policy issues. conservatives are looking for a

leader. -- address policy issues. >> she needs to bring in some new advisers, do her homework. she needs to work on in mediating -- alleviating the doubt about her. to start, she can hire bill kristol as her adviser. >> that would be a big mistake. [laughter] martha: we are going to see. we will save the state. thank you both. -- save this tape. trace: bloody riots occurring on the streets of china right now. over 100 people have been killed according to state agencies.

martha: these are some of the latest pictures we have coming into the newsroom. there is a public memorial scheduled in nashville, tennessee for professional football player steve mcnair. they are calling his death a homicide. they have not ruled the death of

a woman found beside him a suicide. in miami, police are searching for three gunman who opened fire at a birthday party, wounding 12 people. and in the district of columbia, marion barry says that the stalking charges that were filed against him will be dropped. trace: a blanket of dust and sand covering the capital of the iran. the sandstorm has been causing huge problems. local health clinics are going around handing out face masks. it is also creating poor visibility on the road. most domestic flights out of the area are canceled. the storm is expected to end tomorrow. hillary clinton could meet with

the ousted honduras leader. he failed yesterday to return to his country because the interim government shut down airports, blocking his landing. his supporters clashed with police and soldiers outside of the airport, resulting in the first death and one week of protests. he was forced out of the country you have after a military coup. in china, peaceful protests turned deadly, and riots are blamed on 150 deaths. close to 1000 injuries also. this is according to state media. members of the muslim minority uighers going head-to-head with police. the demonstrators were

demanding justice for two who were killed last month. police are now closing off the streets and setting up checkpoints. it is still not clear what sparked the violence, but it is being called the deadliest ethnic gathering. we are not sure what sparked the violence. some people are saying that perhaps some exiled uighers in this country may have started this? >> some are saying that they are accusing external factors. that this is based on historical reasons.

they want a simplified answered. the government wants to put all of this on one woman. looking for kernels of truth and what they are saying -- some of the photographs that you are showing were released by the uigher organization. trace: state media says 156 killed. the death toll could be much higher, as far as we know. >> we are talking about how this started. it started over rumors of a rape thousands of miles away in

southeast china. and then militant students in the west of china -- remember this is a huge country. there has been systemic discrimination against the uighers, in the money that is distributed, in the lives that they live -- trace: we have to go, bill. thank you. martha: the vietnam war was often called mcnamara's war. today the secretary of defense is dead. today we will take a look at the life of robert mcnamara. are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement

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martha: america's longest serving secretary of defense, robert mcnamara, said today at age 80 -- 93. he was often vilified for his role in the unpopular conflict. he went on to devote his life to helping the world's poorest nations. interestingly, his middle name was "strange" as it was his mother's maiden name. in the heat of the war, even his son joined the protest in the

war that his father helped to carry out. james rosen has written about it. he is with us now from washington. james, mcnamara was a very complicated figure. >> yes, and one of the most controversial americans of the post-war period, an architect of the vietnam war, and in charge and during the bay of pigs invasion. he served for seven years as secretary of defense. he oversaw the buildup of forces and the bombing in the vietnam war. he eventually resigned in 1968 when he could no longer agree with the course the war had taken. it would be many years until he acknowledged how wrong he and other policy makers were, when

he wrote his autobiography. he said that we were terribly wrong. martha: it is an amazing story, one that brings up a lot of emotions. he is also a titan in the automobile industry. he tried hard to head a consequential career after, too, right? >> that is right, he was president of the ford motor company. he was a champion of quantitative analysis, that statistical analysis could be applied to managerial problems. however, his stewardship of the vietnam war precluded this. later in his life he chaired the world bank organization.

martha: he is quite a fascinating character. thank you, james. trace: preparations are underway for michael jackson's memorial service. when you tune in this time tomorrow, the service will be on. police are expecting chaos. new information on the service, and why the city of los angeles may get stuck with the tab. cócó

[captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- trace: welcome to "the live desk." martha: some are calling it a dramatic breakthrough for relation between the u.s. and russia. the two countries taking measures to reduce stockpiles of weapons. the agreement would replace the strategic arms treaty that will expire in early december of this year. they needed to come up with a new agreement going forward. this new agreement is far from being a done deal. major garrett is traveling with the president. he is with us right now.

why isn't this a done deal? is this a big announcement that they have come to this agreement to lower their nuclear stockpiles? is there an element of trust to back up such an agreement? the ban and that is an excellent point. -- >> that is an excellent point. trust is something that president obama wanted to establish here. he believes the progress they are making to reducing nuclear stockpiles in terms of warheads and delivery systems moves in that direction. we spoke with several officials and they said we have a range of reductions. that is all. more importantly, we have no way to verify their progress over

time. right now, both countries have agreed to a range of 1500 to 1675 warheads. on the delivery side -- what is that? that is a missile, submarine, or long-range bomber. those numbers have also been reduced. more concrete numbers have yet to be established. until both nations can come to a number to trust each other, this current agreement is still in flux. martha: also on the table is the missile defense system the u.s. would like to put in place.

russia would like to see us back off of that, as part of this deal. is president obama willing to do that? >> he is not. the top restaurant -- russian negotiator here said that the president was specifically clear on this, we are not going to link the two the approach that the u.s. is taking is under review, but he told president medvedev that we would not hold up our arms control talks hostage with these treaty for newdiscussions. both countries said that they would take an assessment of ballistic weapons in the region. the obama administration takes that that the russians are willing to discuss openly about

any threats. when i asked obama administration officials if they said that today's statement was a renunciation of what president medvedev said, they said, no. it is simply a joint statement. it is not clear if the russians interpret as clear as the u.s. does, that iran could pose a nuclear threat with a ballistic missile. the administration is glad that there is at least some willingness on the part of the russians. martha: very interesting. i cannot wait to hear what comes out of the set down with a fine mayor putin. thank you. -- vladimir putin -- sit down with vladimir putin.

trace: more than 1 million people registered for the lottery but only in the 700 people were chosen to go to michael jackson's memorial. authorities are expecting non- ticket holders to ignore the warnings to stay away. we are live outside of the staples center. how is the ticketing progress going? >> everything is running smoothly. over the weekend there were some problems with registering. 8700 people have been showing up today after they were notified that they could attend the ceremony. we have some new video of the traffic jam at dodgers stadium as everyone started to arrive they were notified by email,

were given a secret code, and they had to arrive with a photo identification. then they were given two wristbands. they are the key to getting in. police are telling us that the perimeter is so big, people will not even be able to see the staples center without one of these wristbands'. trace: we know that california is deep in debt. who is paying for all of this? >> that is a good question. the city of los angeles is $530 million in debt. the state of california, $22 billion shortfall. it goes without saying there is not a lot of money lying around. some context and perspective -- when the l.a. lakers won the

championship last month, 90,000 people took to the streets. that cost $2 million for the city to conduct a crowd control. that ended up being covered by the l.a. lakers and private donors. we do not know how much this is going to cost, but some in the council have said that they would like some money from either the jackson family or aeg, the promoters of this event. los angeles just does not have the money to fund something like this. it is hard to tell how much this will cost. we know that it will be bigger than the championship last month. trace: thank you. what he is trying to say is the city of los angeles will be paying for that. martha: it is amazing that they are asking the jackson family to help. why would they even be in that position?

trace: he is worth $2 million. between all of his music and other revenues, he can be worth billions. they want us angeles and california now to pick up the tab? martha: maybe they should send -- sell a couple of beatles songs. we are getting word that katherine jackson is facing a major legal setback. what this means for the children and the legacy of michael jackson. full of black cats... hey, wait... no! to demonstrate the cleaning power of our newest pledge product. i'm gonna clean my couch with this pledge? not that pledge, leah. meet the new pledge fabric sweeper. it's quick and effective, removing as much pet hair... as 145 stinky lint roller sheets. wow! it really works!

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trace: in the top box, al franken arriving in washington, promising he is ready to get to work. in the middle box, a federal bankruptcy judge has ruled general motors can sell the bulk of its assets to a new company, but it appears the ruling will be appealed. the chicago law firm representing the people who sued gm in several cases has filed paperwork. in the bottom box, the mayor of cudahy, wisconsin declaring a state of emergency after a massive fire at a meat packing plant. folks were told to evacuate.

we have breaking news at the assignment desk i want to get to. apparently there is a swat situation happening in san jose, california. >> police have a gun man surrounded after a shooting occured around a cemetery. he is suspected of shooting two people. the good news is police say that the injuries are not life- threatening, but they have set up a perimeter. we will be working on the suspect's description. we are keeping a close eye on this one. martha: thank you. how michael jackson's parents want to put the brakes on. they have asked for delaying releasing his wishes.

today, the judge said jackson could be worth more now than ever. with me now is a state attorney who represented anna nicole smith. adam housley has the latest on the estate hearings. you look at this situation. there is off flying around in the story. apparently there is a second will. >> katherine jackson and the jackson family are hoping that there were other wills that were executed after 2002. in this current version, they have nothing to do with the state. they could be beneficiaries, but

in terms of control, they have no say. martha: this should come as no surprise. from all reports, he had little relationship with his father at the time of his death. it seems pretty straightforward. he did some pretty crazy things in his life, but this is a very straightforward will. the state goes to my children, and these two people will manage it. >> actually, the money would go to a trust. we do not know who the trustees would be. in terms of controlling the jackson legacy, that would go to the executors'. they are in control of the estate. martha: but he specifically said, leaves the trust to his

mother and children. my guess is whenever she has access to, joe jackson will, too. >> keep in mind, 20% of it would go to charity. the judge asked in the hearing, it is there another will ? the jackson family attorney had suggested that there could be. both sides said that there was extensive research, and at that point, could not locate a new version than 2002. while there could be, the likelihood is not there. martha: and it seems like they do not have much of a legal leg to stand on. >> they would have to show at the time he executed the will,

he did not have testamentary capacity. if it comes out that he was on drugs, that is irrelevant. at the time when he executed the will, did he have testamentary capacity? that will be tough to proof. >> we are talking about a lot of money, too. aeg, the company putting on the concerts, these two executors can speak to the company and bring them back to the court room. we are talking about potentially millions of dollars. imagine if they released that fatah rehearsal video passe dvd.

martha: but we are talking about a 50-year-old man who had three children. his relationship was well in the public. he chose two people who are pretty responsible that he wanted to be in charge. >> absolutely. he had confidence in these two people. it is interesting. katherine jackson said on monday that there was no will, a sign me as temporary administrator. martha: we are getting information that debbie rowe says that she is not going to attend the memorial. i do not know if you have heard this before. >> yes, we have heard different stories. it goes along with the entire story around their relationship.

it is not too much of a surprise. of course, we will know who is going to be there tomorrow. we are already hearing some pretty big names. it be a huge event. it will be interesting here in downtown los angeles. martha: forgive me if i sound cynical, but debbie rowe's attorney may have said that it is ok that she does not attend. as a lawyer, what would you advise her to do? >> right now she is negotiating. martha: does she have any grounds to negotiate? >> yes, because it is all about the interest of the children. as the natural mother, she would

have priority -- martha: but one judge is going to look at her and say that she is better off taking care of the kids than the parents? >> consider some psychological fax as well as physical ones. katherine is almost 80. there were allegations that joe jacks and abused michael. the point is, money is in her mind right now. -- jackson abused michael. >> we just got a text message about debbie rowe. it looks like she is not going to go because of this media attention. martha: thank you very much. trace: breaking news. there has been a shooting in

north carolina. an officer has been hit. but there is a slew of zero killings in south carolina. now authorities on both sides of the border are considering whether this is connected.

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trace: there is breaking news in charlotte, north carolina. police showed up because of a burglary call. when they showed up, a shootout occurred and that officer was hit. just south of the border there has been fined killings over the course of one week. the sheriff's department says that they could be connected by evidence.

now police are investigating to see if the north carolina shooting is connected to the south carolina and killings. with me is a local reporter. what do you know about the investigation? >> police are still investigating, so they are not releasing much. they are saying there is a possibility that the person could be connected. trace: the reason we believe this person is connected it is because they have some physical evidence. is your reporting getting any more information on what type of evidence they might have? >> initially, they have a vehicle. the person apparently used false identification. when the officer responded, they were able to get the correct

information. in terms of the physical evidence, they have not released that. they have not even said why they believe these five killings are connected. trace: so you do not nome of much of it -- do not know of much of a pattern. do you know anything about the killings, anything about the type of killings? >> as far as the trademark, they are keeping that a secret. everyone seems to have been shot in the head. it appears to be random, coldblooded shootings. as far as specific patterns, official believeals have not rey

more information. trace: i know this is a pretty small town. is there the possibility that they have a connection of family, friends? >> they all know each other, and the fact that it is a small town. some of them live nearby the city. in terms of them being related or anything, there is nothing like that. trace: if any motive? >> -- any motive? >> nothing right now. experts say that this is just a desperate person chumming typical serial killer activities.

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social networking sites to show the writing. this is not unlike what we saw in iran. the implications are far- reaching. it makes it harder for the chinese government to act in secret. trace: now to alaska. new information on the resignation of sarah palin. >> that is right. she is tweeting and going on facebook. many people in alaska want to know what she is up to. some have said the attacks on her and her family were too much. trace: thank you. all lot of analysts do not think her political career is over. let me get to carl cameron who is with us on capitol hill.

has she said anything to clarify the buzz of this announcement? >> dan is right that she is talking about this of what online. do not look for her to fade off into the alaskan forest. now that she is free from the governor's office, look for her to be a lot more vocal. now her opportunity has come to fight back because she is not constrained by all those ethics investigations in alaska. sarah palin is not going away. she is sort of regrouping, perhaps preparing to come up more aggressively. trace: if she is getting ready to come out more vocal, do we

have a timeline of what her next move will be? >> she is writing a book right now that will discuss her political career. that will be accompanied by a book tour. part of the problem that she has faced is being in alaska is in geographically, as well as time zones, the world away from eastern time, cable television real time. by moving away from alaska, she will better be able to respond to media critics. martha: we were talking earlier about the cost to taxpayers of the michael jackson memorial. more than 1.6 million fans a registered. all of them wanted a chance to attend the service. the city is concerned about fan to do not have tickets clogging

nearby streets. they are advising you to stay home if you do not have a ticket. that means there will be a lot of police on hand. one city councilman is calling on the family and promoters to help offset some of the cost. that sounds pretty logical. with me now is that councilmen. thank you for being here. -- councilman. why on earth with the city of los angeles feel like it is incumbent upon them to pay for this? >> aeg are the owners and operators of staples center. they are worth multiple millions of dollars. they decided to have this event with a family.

we were notified late thursday. of course, friday was our day off. we have come back to work today and the memorial is supposed to be tomorrow. we need to make sure that we have ample resources available. we have told people not to show up if they do not have a ticket, and but we know that -- martha: excuse me for a second. could the city have said that they cannot pay for this? >> the way that it was to happen was to have this service in santa barbara. then suddenly it became staples with aeg as the promoter. that is the problem we have

right now. we are scrambling to make sure that everything is safe tomorrow. in addition to crowed control, you have to be concerned about terrorism. we are talking about close to $2.5 million in all. we are going to ask aeg to help compensate so that we can conduct a nice, orderly service for michael and jackson. martha: the city did not say no to them. -- michael jackson. if this gets out of control, everyone will be blaming the city. >> i have confidence that the general managers of each respective apart -- department will do a fantastic job.

we are concerned about this situation but i believe that you will find aeg will be notified that they will pay for cost. martha: what is your sense on their willingness to do this? we know that california has a budgetary disaster. >> the state is issuing ious and has some pretty substantial financial problems. right now we need to make a balance with all of these concerns. we just had a funeral service for farrah fawcett last week. it was beautiful, and dignified. there was no disruption at all. martha: but there are two totally different different philosophies -- totally different philosophies from the two families.

>> michael jackson was a world figure. he did not live long enough. he was way too young. we respect that, and our condolences to the family. but the fact is if we do not have security out, we may anticipate some problems. we will be pressing aeg to pay the bill, as they should be. martha: let us hope that everyone can come together and do the right thing. thank you for being with us today. trace: president obama and russian president medvedev signed a joint understanding on arms reduction. the agreement is a key part of the summit. it is his first meeting in moscow, and it is unclear still how these talks will play into the development of a missile defense shield in europe.

with me now is a heritage foundation director. that missile defense is key for us. >> certainly. that is a vital part of a global missile defense system that the u.s. has been working on. unfortunately, president obama did not prioritize the issue of missile defense in his meeting today. quite frankly, we saw weakness on the u.s. president. he struck a deal on arms reduction but did not reiterate the importance of the missile defense system. he has left the door open now, i think, for the russians to exploit u.s. weakness and vulnerability. it is not clear what type of concessions president obama will be making in terms of missile

defense. trace: i think that is the key phrase. when the president said that he trusted president medvedev today, what does he mean by that? you look at their actions, with regard to georgia, with their actions to iran. i am not sure "trust" is the proper word when dealing with the russians. >> trust should not be the basis of u.s. foreign policy, especially when you are dealing with an extremely dangerous, authoritarian regime. of course, they invaded georgia last year. this is a regime who supports some of u.s.'s biggest enemies around the world. they have no respect whatsoever for the principles of human rights, individual liberty, freedom, and democracy in its

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trace: in the top box, san jose police have a gun man surrounded after a shooting at a cemetery. in the middle box, gov. mark sanford is back to work after spending a long weekend in florida with his family. in the bottom box, and disney world says they will reopen the monorail involved in that deadly collision later today. authorities at an indian the park say that a pedestrian bridge which collapsed over a fourth of july festivities was overcrowded. 50 people were on the bridge when it crumbled into the creek 10 feet below. investigators say there may have been as many as 120 adults and

kids when it went down. 25 people were injured. it is unclear why police were not able to control the crowd going onto the bridge. nashville, tenn. police confirming the gun that killed former nfl quarterback steve mcnair was bought by his former girlfriend. police are investigating the possibility that he was a victim of murder-suicides. police are not yet ready to label his girlfriend, saleh kazemi, as a suicide. martha: what a twisted story that is.

they had an entirely different life. kenya and imagine his pour wife? >> we are going to learn a falloff in -- learn a lot in a couple of minutes. one coach to work with them a lot will be talking about him, on behalf of the franchise. and the best thing in south carolina. no, not mark sanford. i'm talking about the serial killer. now there has been a shooting in north carolina. it sounds like there could be a coincidence. they could be getting closer to solving this thing, but five people have already been killed. martha: can you imagine? a mother and daughter were killed.

another father and daughter were killed. i spoke to the insurer for earlier and he said, be careful because there could be shy no shootings. anyone could be scared and you could have someone shooting, because there are so scared. >> we are hearing that they are loading up on guns and ammo. if there was a serial killer in my neighborhood, i would, too. we will try to report on something happy. martha: it is pretty amazing in here. we can see all of the remote feeds. back to you. trace: the new offensive in afghanistan. the biggest push since 2001.

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that was also in texas. again, wanted for burglary. martha: the chase started in northwest houston, traveling northbound on the 8 beltway. we are told that the houston police department is keeping a distance from the suspect. they said that he has already made a number of illegal turns and maneuvers. there are a concern for everyone around. we do not see the police in the shot, so that would support what we just said. it is likely they are close by. trace: in houston they follow their policy pretty closely.

the houston police department will have different rules than the highway department. they will have less resources compared to the state, so they are very careful about the car chases. there you see him slowing down. apparently he is turning around against the flow of traffic. this is not good. what they do is they categorize these, based on how dangerous they are. clearly, things have gotten more dangerous. now they may try to end this situation earlier than anticipated. it looks like something may have happened to his rear right wheel.

it is pretty hard to see but he is picking up speed again. martha: he is moving pretty quickly. more times than not, these things and up in neighborhoods. the last one that we saw in texas remained on the highway. some pretty unbelievable stunt driving and amazing that nobody was hurt in that situation. he is in the middle of a bottleneck right now. there is a police officer in view right on his tail. it is a miraculous that we do not see more injuries in situations like this. of course, police are concerned and i want him off the road. trace: helicopters are following as well as a houston police helicopter.

i have been watching this for many years. i have never seen anyone get away. the real question is how much risk he poses to people in the area. you saw when we started this, police were giving him his base, but now they are close up on him. as soon as he slows down, i think that they will try to do that pit maneuvered to spin the car out of control. that has been proven to be the safest way to stop the vehicle without injuring people. you can see police on the left side, as well behind him. martha: we saw texas police put out spike strips last time.

it will be pretty hard this time because he is changing lanes pretty often. you have to wonder what goes through people's minds. you have to believe that everyone believes that they can get away with this. trace: if i recall, texas is a three-strike state. if this person committed to other crimes -- two other crimes, he could be going to prison for life. sometimes they try to prolong that, doing been in as an adventuress, or dangerous way that they can.

martha: we do not know how many people are in the car. sometimes you can get close enough to see inside. but generally, we start to see the car falls apart -- the car falls apart after -- car fall apart after police you certain techniques. this may give a chance -- police the chance to get close to them. trace: they have police on both sides right now. day also had a police officer behind them. harris faulkner is standing police traffic -- scannin g policg police traffic.

>> please do not want to get in front of him right now because he is driving so erratic. they do not want to cause an accident. so far he has not caused any collisions, although he has done some minor damage. they seem to believe that he has a plan. it seems they knew where they were going, but they got off on that feeder road and turned around. now he is on the north side of houston. again, they are going to wait for him or her to do something next. they understand how erratic -- trace: there are just going under the bridge right now.

there he is. he is in a bind. they always try to go back to areas that are familiar. now he is going through residential streets. this becomes pretty dangerous because you are not sure where he is going. they are driving the wrong way. you can see police on the right- hand side trying to get in front of him. now he is pulling into a parking lot. this could be where it ends. >> this is definitely the case with last week. you have got air support telling the ground what to do. it looks like he is going into a parking garage. martha: that will make it hard for us to see what is happening. trace: i remember one man went

into the beverly hills parking garage. he parked his car and ran inside the shopping mall. police tracked him down, but you have to imagine that if has to be tough for police. is he back out? there he is. he is back on the street. martha: that is a different car. >> we are hearing that they are very familiar with this place. martha: in that car looked different. trace: are they chasing the right person? they are on the right guy. >> i do not have any indication to think that they are not chasing the right person. trace: now he is back on the streets.

>> unpredictable, but clearly he knows the area. trace: there he is on the sidewalk. >> can you imagine walking along the sidewalk? trace: he is in a neighborhood now. we often talk about these people going back to where they know. they think it will help them get away. they never do. it can be dangerous because it is summer, there are all kinds of people walking around in the street. these things tend to get more dangerous as they enter a residential areas. >> you think about people on the sidewalk. he is driving everywhere. very erratic, very dangerous. that is why they do not want to get in front of them. it may cause something to happen. martha: it is amazing what guts

will do to someone's driving. they attempt things that they would never do otherwise. several times it looked like they were getting into a situation that they could not get out of the. trace: the car chase continues right here on the fox news channel. shepard: we are continuing to watch this. he managed to get away from the news helicopter. we are going to zoom in in just a second. he is on surface streets now. this is in the houston area. if there had been ever a dangerous car chase instigator, it is this person. he is on a very crowded streets -- my goodness. when the helicopter pilot find him, we will show it to you. him, we will show it to you.