(laughter) republican presidential candidate buddy romer. right this is not just some rebound, either. i really like buddy romer. is that him? good, good because i like him. he's a former congressman and a one-term governor of louisiana. that's right, herman, buddy's actually held elective office. (laughter) so it's over herman. did herman call? no? fine, good. because buddy r roemer is my guy now. and i know i said herman cain is my guy. but i'm beginning to think-- and i never thought i might say this-- herman cain might not be the next president of the united states. (laughter) you threw that one away. nation, jesus said the poor would always be with us. well, it turns out jesus does not know everything. for more, fox news stu vashny sy makes words come out of his mouth. >> when you think of poverty, you think of this. but what if i told you it really looks like this. a new report showing poor families in the united states are not what they used to be. i'm just going to give our viewers a quick run-through of what items poor families in a

i am intrigued by buddy romer. he doesn't want to take any money out from big business and -- people in salem county, you know me, you will see the sign for buddy romer. if he's a real man and not flash in the pan, this is what i'm going to do. host: lester, thanks. this is a call from carl, a democrat. good morning, carl. caller: hello. i just am appalled about the guy you read about the rating agencies and the guy you asked who has to protect his reputation. those are the same people that gave triple-a to the junk mortgage. these people are crooks. i haven't figure tigged it out -- i haven't figured it out yet. host: james is a republican. we can hear you. what's your comment? caller: i'm on slsss. host: james, i'm sorry. when you call in and leave the television on, the delay gets confusing for you and also for us. georgia. you are on the air. caller: i am a single parent with four children and i live on disability. i depend on it. not because i want to but because i have to. i have worked all my life and put in

criticism of the rival; particularly, romney, and quote indictment of obama's record in new hampshire, buddy romeraunched his bid. democrat in congress before becoming republican as governor in '91, a longshot yet to show up in the polls with little name recognition or cash. the story of the poll is perry, who without entering the race is battling for the lead and picking up steam in washington, carl cameron, fox news. >> bret: speaking of "steam," the soaring temperatures that plagued the midwest for much of the week have spread further east. look at this. the heat indexes. forecasters have issued excessive heat warning for huge section of the country from kansas, to massachusetts. nearly two dozen deaths have been blamed on the temperatures. the national weather service expects triple-digit temperatures in the eastern part of the country through saturday before cooling off to the mid-90s on sunday. >>> u.s. ambassador to the united nations says some countrys may cease to exist. we'll tell you why. on the grapevine. and what have we learned in the seven years since the 9/11 commission issued its

buddy romer, this means you. >> karen?e hill on tuesday, got a column coming out. >> very interesting. chris, karen, mark, great show. that's it for this edition of "the daily rundown." we'll see you right back here next week. stay tuned, chris jansing coming up next. don't forget andrea at 1:00. bye-bye. in companies embracing the cloud-- big clouds, small ones, public, private, even hybrid. your data and apps must move easily and securely to reach many clouds, not just one. that's why the network that connects, protects, and lets your data move fearlessly through the clouds means more than ever.

the newest announced republican presidential candidate will join us, former louisiana governor, buddy romer until you hear his critical take on the budget crisis. meanwhile a weekend car show, what police now know why i gunman opened fire. and, we'll have important information, protecting the elderly during the brutal summer heat. dr. isadore rosenfeld with that and a lot more, next, on "sunday house call." my cream is what makes stouffer's fettuccini alfredo so delicious. i think you'll find it's the vegetables. deliciously rich. flavorful! [ female announcer ] together at last. introducing new stouffer's farmers' harvest with sides of lightly sauteed farm-picked vegetables. find more ways to get to the table at letsfixdinner.com. >> eric: a quick look at headlines we are following for you now. a gunman wounding 12 people at a car show outside of seattle. the shooter remains on the loose. police are investigating whether or not the incident is gang related. pope benedict xvi expressing solidarity with the victims of the attacks in norway. the pontiff calling on the world to, quote, abandon

buddy romer announced his kaenssy yesterday.litical action committees and not accept donations more than a hundred dollars. more than 11 contenders in the 2012 presidential race on the gop side. >>> 14% of republicans pick rick perry as their first choice putting him two points behind mitt romney. 12% pick congresswoman michele bachmann. it shows you how tight that race is looking right now. >>> john edward will have to pay back more than $2 million in federal matching funds that were given to his campaign in twa200. edwards campaign committee has the money on hand to pay back the government but edwards could appeal that decision. now this is in addition to the charges that he misused campaign funds for an central marital affair. >>> the pentagon is expected to certify it's ready to accept openly gay service members. it is required for a full repeal of the don't ask don't tell policy. once president obama endorses it, the gay ban will be history in 60 days. >>> to cut $3 trillion from the federal deficit is beginning to take sha