REPUBLICAN FLORIDA CONGRESSMAN MARK FOLEY ANNOUNCED HE WILL RESIGN TODAY (FRIDAY) AFTER ALLEGATIONS HE SENT INAPPRPROPRIATE E-MAILS TO A TEENAGE, MALE, CONGRESSIONAL PAGE. CHAD PERGRAM REPORTS FROM CAPITOL HILL.



THE ANNOUNCEMENT SHOCKED WASHINGTON...ESPECIALLY REPUBLICANS...WHO ARE FIGHTING TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE HOUSE.



THE E-MAILS APPARENTLY CAME LAST YEAR...WHEN THE PAGE WAS 16. THE PAGE...WORKED FOR REPUBLICAN LOUISIANA CONGRESSMAN RODNEY ALEXANDER.



FOLEY REPORTEDLY ASKED THE BOY HIS AGE...AND WHAT HE WANTED FOR HIS BIRTHDAY.



IN A STATEMENT, FOLEY SAID HE IS QUOTE.."DEEPLY SORRY AND I APOLOGIZE FOR LETTING MY FAMILY DOWN...AND THE PEOPLE OF FLORIDA...I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO REPRESENT.



HOUSE SEPAKER DENNIS HASTERT OF ILLINOIS...SAID HE WAS RECIEVING FOLEY'S LETTER OF RESIGNATION.



HASTERT



FOLEY'S WEBSITE STATES THE 6-TERM CONGRESSMAN...IS CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDRENS CAUCUS...AND HAS SPONSORED LEGISLATION...ATTACKING THE CHILD PORN INDUSTRY.

PRESIDENT BUSH HAS TAPPED A FLORIDIAN TO REPLACE MICHAEL BROWN AS HEAD OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGMENT AGENCY. R. DAVID PAULISON IS A CAREER FIREFIGHTER FROM MIAMI. PAULISON'S NOMINATION COMES AFTER MICHAEL BROWN STEPPED DOWN MONDAY. LAWMAKERS CRITICIZED BROWN FOR HOW HIS AGENCY RESPONDED TO HURRICANE KATRINA. CHAD PERGRAM REPORTS FROM CAPITOL HILL. (AUDIO)

IT'S THE LAST DAY OF MEETINGS WITH SENATORS ON CAPITOL HILL FOR U-S CHIEF JUSTICE NOMINEE JOHN ROBERTS. FRIDAY HE DROPPED BY THE OFFICE OF REPUBLICAN FLORIDA SENATOR MEL MARTINEZ. CHAD PERGRAM WAS THERE AND HAS THIS REPORT.

REPUBLICAN FLORIDA SENATOR MEL MARTINEZ FRIDAY APPLAUDED THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION TO RECALL FEMA DIRECTOR MICHAEL BROWN TO WASHINGTON. BROWN'S COME UNDER FIRE FOR HOW HIS AGENCY'S HANDLED HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS IN LOUISIANA. MORE FROM CHAD PERGRAM ON CAPITOL HILL.