storm bonnie. it's spooling up, gaining power and momentum south of florida. sadly, the latest forecast models show it going in a bad direction -- right toward louisiana, all that oil in the water. and so already tonight the governor of that state has declared a state of emergency in advance of the storm. the good news? while oil cleanup workers will have to get out of there, the cap on that well will stay on unlike the last storm, and it won't mean more oil spewing into the water, or so they tell us. that story is where we begin here tonight with our own anne thompson in venice, louisiana. anne, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this is a big vote of confidence for the sealing cap and bp and good news for the people here in the gulf who could be in the crosshairs of this storm. boom, the gulf's symbol of defense, is hauled away this morning at mexico beach on florida's panhandle. put out to protect, it can become a danger if picked up and pushed inland in a tropical storm or worse. >> i want to make sure that the boom that is out there is there to protect and not

discusses how florida is dealing with a $6 billion budget shortfall. wurenl is next. dd >> on this fourth of july weekend there is a 9.5% unemployment rate members of congress are returning home to. one headline says this will be big electoral implications for members of congress. and as far as budgets go, lots of towns around the country not doing fireworks this weekend. antioch, california, louisville, jersey city. they say they just don't have enough money to celebrate with fireworks this independence day. general david petraeus takes over in afghanistan officially tomorrow at a ceremony and the head of the republican national committee michael steele back here in the u.s. is backtracking after some remarks he made about afghanistan. both parties are after him this morning and we want to ask you this question -- should michael steele of the r.n.c. resign? some are suggesting that openly. here are the numbers. this michael steele story is all over the place this morning. "washington post" headlines, steele is backtracking after afghan war remarks, perry bacon writes he is trying to quel

gentlewoman from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, i'm so honored to yield such time as he may consume to the distinguished gentleman from indiana, mr. burton, the ranking member on the foreign affairs subcommittee on the middle east and south asia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from indiana is recognized. mr. burton: i thank the gentlelady for yielding, and i'd like to remind my colleagues who are so hell-bent to get the training troops that we have, 230 u.s. troops helping with the training in pakistan out of pakistan. i'd like to remind them on 9/11 we were attacked by al qaeda terrorists whose head was osama bin laden, and osama bin laden has been going back and forth across the afghani-pakistani border and there has been training going on with terrorists there and in yemen to try to foment war terrorism and to try to get them to move toward more attacks on the united states of america. this is a war that we're fighting to protect america as well as make sure the entire region over there is stable. pakistan is a nuclear power. if the taliban and al qaeda are succes

jersey. mr. pallone: i yield to the gentlewoman from florida and not only on this bill, but on so many bills related to health care, she really has been out front and take an leadership role and i commend her for that. i yield to the gentlewoman such time as she may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida is recognized for such time as she may consume. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker, thank you, chairman pallone for your consideration and to the energy and commerce committee, mr. waxman and mr. gingrey for granting us this time to honor dr. robert m. campbell and to all the members who in the last few day, we have more than 100 co-sponsors of the legislation now which is really remarkable in a few days because i had a chance to talk with so many of our colleagues about dr. campbell's story and they wanted to join us in honoring him. dr. robert m. campbell dedicated his life to providing children with life-saving medical carism first learned about his work when a little boy in my district, devon alfonzo, was given a terminal diagnosis of terminal scol

that would level a direct hit over the damaged bp oil well. bonnie is approaching the florida keys today with sustained winds of 40 miles per hour. the storm is expected to reach the gulf of mexico by tomorrow. the order to reposition ships working on the well, that was issued last night. tara mergener is in washington with the latest on this. if it's not one thing, it's another thing, tara. >> reporter: that's right, betty. good morning. just as bp was making progress, crews are now clearing out of the area. but officials say, safety first. dozens of surface ships are moving out of bonnie's way. >> while this is not a hurricane it's a storm that will have probably significant impacts and we're taking appropriate precautions. >> reporter: admiral thad allen issued the evacuation order thursday night, just hours after the system turned into a tropical storm. by saturday bonnie could be churning in the gulf. the government is allowing bp to keep its cap in place, confident it will hold. but that means the ruptured well will go unwatched for days. >> we have to take action. we have to

. >> reporter: at the peak of spill response operations three weeks ago, 46,000 people from florida to texas were working at bp's expense. with no oil near florida or alabama now, more than 16,000 jobs have disappeared. there were almost 7,000 boats involved. today, 4,300. many of them on rated by fishermen being paid $1,500 a day. bp is being careful to say they are not rushing to leave town. >> as long as we still have oil coming to shore, on the surface or sub-surface, as far as tar balls rolling in, nothing changes for us. >> reporter: the federal government's man in charge of oil spill response, admiral thad allen, told me this afternoon that while bp is paying the bill, they have no say on how and when workers are laid off. that's a federal, state and local decision. he said there will be people here until the beaches are certified clean. and diane, plans to kill the well are ahead of schedule, thad allen says. the static kill could happen this weekend. >> so, this weekend could be it. thank you, jeffrey. that is the news from the gulf tonight. >>> and next, the u.s. army pushed

biscayne church, florida. the chaplain: heavenly father, thank you for being so kind, gracious, holy and just. thank you for demonstrating your endless love through jesus. thank you for giving us the honor of living in our great country. thank you for those who've gone before us. we pray for those who are serving now to protect our freedom. please give them safety. we pray for peace. we pray for our president, congress and all who lead our country. please give them wisdom and direction as they make decisions. may we look to you as our source, not our economy. in these days of global terror, may we remember you as our security. use us to be instruments who bring hope to the underserved and safety for the unprotected. may we be a nation who humbles ourselves before you. we bless you and please bless america. in jesus name, amen. the speaker: thank you, dr. cross, north port, florida. the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announced to the chamber thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by th

. the gentleman from florida. mr. hastings: thank you. house resolution 1537 waives the requirement of clause 6-a of rule 13 requiring a 2/3 vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the rules committee. this would allow for the same day consideration of any resolution reported through the legislative day of july 23, 2010, relating to consideration or disposition of a measure addressing unemployment compensation. finally, the resolution allows the speaker to entertain motions to suspend the rules through the legislative day of july 23, 2010. the speaker or her designee shall consult with the minority leader or his designee on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section. these are not unusual procedures as some of my colleagues on the other want to argue. i want to point out in the 109th congress the republican majority reported at least 21 rules that allowed the same day consideration. in fact, five of those rules waived this requirement against any rule reported from the committee. this rule is for a specific bill. mr. speaker, h.res. 421

involved in the oil cleanup have been ordered to evacuate the gulf. but first, florida braces for bonnie. >>> terror threat. americans born and bred, turning to jihad. dozens charged in just the past month. >>> and call of the wild. an encounter with an angry buffalo, inside one of the most popular national parks. >>> and good morning, everybody. efforts to stop the oil spill have come to a halt this morning, as tropical storm bonnie threatens the gulf. the storm is expected to cross over south florida in just a few hours, with winds up to 50 miles per hour and heavy rain. >> then, bonnie could take aim for the gulf, where evacuations are already under way. emily schmidt joins us from washington with more. emily? >> rob and vinita, good morning. we're getting more tracking on that storm right now. looks like bonnie should be southeast of miami in just a matter of hours. then, she's going to move straight towards louisiana. as this storm moves forward, it means one big step back for the oil containment process. after a week of progress containing the oil spill, the well cap is hold

gentleman from florida, mr. stearns for two minutes. one minute. oh, i'm sorry. i didn't see the ranking member down there. >> i'm willing to let mr. stearns go. >> he's to my left. normally not on my left. the chair now recognizes the ranking member of the full committee, my friend from texas for five minutes. >> i thank the distinguished gentleman from the windy city of chicago home of the cubs and the white sox. i appreciate that. i want to thank chairman rush and chairman waxman for convening this hearing today and appreciate the ranking member whitfield and his leadership on this issue. i want to thank each of you witnesses for appearing before us today. i know it's a busy time for all of you. since the deepwater horizon exploded and sank three months ago, this committee in my opinion has conducted a fair and rigorous investigation of the accident and developed what i consider to be a measured congressional response. our oversight and investigation subcommittee, energy and environment subcommittee, health subcommittee and now the consumer protection subcommittee are each doi

they tried as adults? >> because that's the way florida does things. actually, more and more states are doing that as well. >> larry: trying them as adults. >> trying children as adults. there's a child right now named jordan brown in pennsylvania. he committed a crime, supposedly, allegedly, at the age of 11. although there's some question as to the possibility of another person being involved. but they're -- it's under appeal now. they're about to try him as an adult. if he is convicted, he will be put away for 22 to life without the possibility of parole. and that's just what we're doing in this country. sort of alex is the poster boy of saying, why are we doing that? it's not necessary. let's very developmentally appropriate punishment and rethat bireha b rethat bill rehabilitate these children who are so malleable. >> larry: what feelings do you have for chavis now? >> typically, i don't think about him. um, it was -- moment in the past. >> larry: you put it away? >> pretty much. >> larry: you interviewed him? >> uh-huh. >> larry: what was he like to talk to? >> he was incredib

balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 1550, resolution providing for consideration of the senate amendment to the house amendment to the senate amendment to the bill h.r. 4213, to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to expand certain expiring provisions and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. blumenauer: thank you, mr. speaker. last night i had an opportunity to preview a documentary entitled "homeless: the motel kids of orange county." in the shadow of disney land, filmmaker alexander pelosi, captures the stark reality of children who are living in motels. for all the legitimate policy differences that divide people in congress, sometimes it's jarring how starkly we view different worlds t

intensidad al atravesar el sur de la florida pero aÚn asÍ se mantienen las medidas de precauciÓn el golfo de mÉxico principalmente la zona del derrame de petrÓleo. una mujer cayÓ a las vÍas de un tren y unos bonos americanos le salvaron la vida. ♪ >> este es su noticiero univisiÓn Última hora... ♪ >> ¿quÉ tal? muy buenas noches y bienvenidos a noticiero univisiÓn Última hora desde phoenix. estamos a la espera de la decisiÓn de la jueza. hablaremos en un momento pero vamos a comenzar con una noticia que se originÓ en san diego california donde agentes del fbi de la dea realizaron varios operativos que conocieron al arresto de un cÁrtel de las drogas. cristina tiene la historia desde nuestro centro de satÉlite. ♪ >> ¿quÉ tal? muy buenas noches, las redadas llevaron a cabo luego de una investigaciÓn que comenzÓ en enero pasado, y culminÓ con los arrestos de 31 personas incluyendo un alto funcionario del gobierno mexicano. segÚn las autoridades del cÁrtel del narcotrafico ha trasladado sus actividades al Área de san diego. >> el operativo luz verde se realizÓ contra

mississippi and bill nelson of florida debate the offshore drilling moratorium. >> brown: spencer michels reports from louisiana on the controversy over the use of chemical oil dispersants. >> the key question that scientists are trying to figure out is whether oil dispersants in the deep ocean do more harm than good. >> lehrer: ray suarez gets two views on the legal challenges to arizona's immigration law. >> brown: and paul solman examines the housing slump in spain, as he continues his reporting on europe's economic troubles. >> see these four big towers? they are beautiful and they were built just before the crisis so they are empty. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> this is the engine that connects abundant grain from the american heartland to haran's best selling whole wheat, while keeping 60 billion pounds of carbon out of the atmosphere every year. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a health

? her screen name is jessi slaughter, and as andrea canning reports, florida detectives are slaughter, and as andrea canning reports, florida detectives are now investigating what drove this 11-year-old to the edge. >> reporter: it's the tirade that's gone viral. >> it's jessi slaughter here and this is to all your [ bleep ] haters. >> reporter: turning 11-year-old jessi slaughter into an overnight online celebrity. >> i'm happy, okay? if you can't, like, realize that, and stop hating, then, you know what, i'll pop a glock in your mouth and make a brain slushie. you just think -- jealous of me. i'm saying you're jealous of me because, one, i'm more pretty than you. i have more friends, more people like me. i have more fans. yeah, and all that [ bleep ]. i never thought it would get to this point. >> reporter: slaughter which is actually her screen name, can be seen against her so-called online haters in a series of web videos. >> shut your mouths before you make a fool of yourself again. >> reporter: but what could cause a girl just 11 years old to feel so hated she had this virtual m

explain. >> suzanne: conrad black is now a free man. he walked out of a florida prison, released a day after the judge set bond at $2 million. $are, however, some restrictions: he can't leave the u.s., and must return to chicago for a bail hearing on friday. in 2007, black and three other former executives of hollinger international were convicted of defrauding shareholders of $6 million. he has been behind bars for two years while he appeals that conviction. >> tom: a lawsuit against capitol one is charging forward. a lower court dismissed the case, but today an appeals court reinstated it, saying that capital one could not prove it made the required rate hikes to that consumer. neither side has commented about today's decision. >> suzanne: long-term employment is a growing problem. especially for older workers, for people looking for a job, 55 or older, more than half have been out of wore for six months or more. in tonight's money file segment, reporter benno schmidt looks at one unemployed worker who refuses to go that route. >> we always did well. well for ourselves. we were never

plains. wet on i-35 from st. louis to memphis. and jackson and mississippi. i-95, on florida. and on i-70, west of denver. >> and if you're flying today, you can expect airport delays in phoenix, minneapolis, kansas city, and memphis. >>> back to the news, now. bp's tony hayward has given his first interview since being ousted as ceo. in this morning's "wall street journal," hayward says he became a villain for doing the right thing. but he's conceded that some of his comments, particularly saying, i'd likely life back, were wrong. hayward said he did not want to believe bp. but to stay a ceo would have been untenable. >>> and work to permanently plug the oil leak could begin this weekend. and in other signs of progress, more areas that were closed to fishing and shrimping are now back open. john hendren has more details. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, rob. it's day 102 in the oil spill. and for fishermen, there's now a glimmer of hope in the gulf of mexico. these shrimp boats will soon be pulling in their nets. the federal government announced a major reopening of shri

. >> mitchell: cage says the owner was a high-flying florida real estate investor, now experiencing hard times. >> look how new these tires are. >> randy craft, a one-time professional wrestler, is cage's scout and muscle. this lear has seven seats and a first-rate cockpit. >> now we're looking at everything-- the wood, the seats. >> mitchell: its inspection complete, the jet is towed to a nearby hanger for safekeeping. >> this plane we picked up in northern florida. >> mitchell: cage stores his repos at his orlando headquarters until he has a chance to resell them for the banks. >> we're living off the commissions on the sales. >> mitchell: his next job brings us to a marina in central florida. ken, what are you looking for here? >> i'm looking for a 45-foot newer sport fish boat. >> mitchell: a boat cage says worth $300,000. >> the debtor is 78 days past due. >> mitchell: detective work and a tip lead to the find. >> it's kind of like putting the puzzle together and you get the missing pieces until you get enough where you can find what you're looking for. that's it. >> mitchell:

florida yesterday. and met with a number of the local emergency management officials. and they expressed some frustration with how the oil pollution act of 1990 works. and specifically, they indicated that while they have considerable experience with responding to disasters in this region, specifically hurricanes, that the oil pollution act has a much different approach to how these disasters are handled. specifically it's more of a top-down approach as opposed to a bottom-up approach. would you care to comment on that? are there aspects of open 90 that need to be changed so that there can be a more effective and coordinated response? >> well, i think that we're learning a lot in this response itself about assumptions that were made as a result of open 90. and that were built into the national contingency plan. i think that the oil plaug act of 1990 and its -- and the ways in which it was put into policy established a state presence with the federal government for oil spill response. i think what we've discovered is sometimes that doesn't go deep enough. and you need to reach d

what purpose does the gentlelady from florida rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to be able to revise and extend and -- revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. bright: mr. speaker, i -- ms. brown-waite: mr. speaker, in fact, you can't pay the rent with road signs because landlords prefer checks. that's why the americans are so confused about the obama administration and why they're spending tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money on road signs touting the success of the stimulus. i should have said so-called success of the stimulus. president obama assured the american people that he would not waste stimulus money. in fact, he even said that he would not waste one single nickel and that he would make famous anyone who wasted the money. well, i guess i'm making the president famous then because these signs are the most obscenely wasteful and gratuitous thing we have seen out of him yet. there is a reason why the majority has lost all credibility with the american people and there's a reason you have not created any jobs. that r

," onnie's blast. the storm barrels past florida the storm b gulfnto the gulf as the waters near bp's leaking well are evacuated. uated. zling summer. hot temperatures approach 100 from the midwest to the east thet. s buckle in oe in one city after more than seven inches of rain in just a few hours. >>> tainted titles. >> new accusations against a cycling champ. cycling ca a former teammate says he saw sawe armstrong cheat. >> and golden girl. boys.t keeping up with the boys. this little girl is better than them all. and she's our "person of the week." gulfood evening. all eyes are on the gulf coast tonight. bonnie hit florida today as a tropical storm before weakening weakecrossed land. but bonnie is now expected to but bonnie i strengthen as it takes dead aim for bp's leaking oil well. matt gutman is on the gulf coast where th in buras, louisiana, where they asho are bracing for the storm and more oil to come ashore. be good evening to you, matt. >> reporter: good evening, elizabeth. right now, an armada in flight. s at thef ships at the spill site are chugging out of harm's way. no

. after crossing south florida today, bonnie was downgraded to a tropical depression but could become a tropical storm again over the warm waters of the gulf. in the next two days it is expected to come close to the site of the massive oil spill, so b.p. is pulling most of its oil recovery ships out of the area. and the cleanup and the drilling of relief wells has been stopped until the storm passes. it dumped heavy rain on south florida, but there are no reports of injuries or major damage. kelly cobiella is in grand isle, louisiana, tonight. kelly, the ships are leaving but b.p. is keeping the well shut tight. >> reporter: and it should stay that way, katie. waves from the storm wouldn't won't affect it. but with the ships now leaving the site, engineers will have no information on how this cap is holding for at least two days. with the storm bearing down, a small army spread across the gulf coast to stop the oil is scrambling to get out of the way. nearly all work on the water is on hold. at b.p.'s well a mile under sea, some cameras have already gone to black. web sites tracking m

they like to build but take this next example a church in florida with signs in front of it that say islam is of the devil is planning a burn the koran day on september eleventh they say that their mission is to warn but what are they warning against is this a sign that the freedom of religion in america no longer exists where earlier in studio i caught up with. my two and a blogger acca bob bess and dr terry jones a senior pastor at the dove world outreach center from florida i first as dr jones why it is that he wants to make september eleventh burn the koran day. well of course september eleventh was a and what happened was. of course a very very serious thing. i believe that it reveals the true colors of islam and we thought about what can we do to really show. the dangers of what happened that day and it's not only what happened that day but actually what islam does around the world and we felt burning the koran would be something of that magnitude but what is it here that islam does do around the world . well i believe it's islamic mission to dominate the world. to replace loca

tonight on some who are making a big difference from mark potter in pensacola, florida. >> one layer, one layer. >> right. >> back and forth. >> reporter: on their hands and knees, working as gently as they can, wildlife officials are trying to save a whole generation of threatened endangered s eed sea turtles. every summer, four species of sea turtles lay their eggs in nests along the florida panhandle in coastal alabama, 60 days later, the turtles hatch and head for the gulf of mexico, this year filled with oil. >> we're afraid these small hatchlings would encounter the oil as they move out toward their offshore developmental habitat. >> nice looking eggs. >> reporter: to save the babies from being killed by the oil, officials and volunteers are moving every egg, tens of thousands, from the gulf coast to the florida atlantic coast so the hatchling turtles can swim in clean water. >> we wouldn't be doing this unless it was the only thing we can do to save them from sudden death. >> reporter: collecting the eggs is a most delicate operation. the eggs are picked up one by one, very sl

you, madam speaker. the chair: the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida. mr. crenshaw: thank you marks dam chair. i continue to reserve my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the chair recognizes that the gentleman from florida has 20 minutes remaining and the gentleman from texas has six minutes remaining. mr. edwards: madam chair, i'd like to recognize mr. kennedy of rhode island for five minutes and as he approaches the well let me just thank him. this will be his last year to be in the house, a member of this committee, and he has been an inspiration to veterans throughout america and to every member of our subcommittee on both sides of the aisle and his championing the cause of mental health care services and other services for our veterans, care for our homeless veterans and i thank the gentleman. it will be a legacy that will live on for many decades to come. . mr. kennedy: i thank the chairman and ranking member. ladies and gentlemen, if our soldiers were caught behind enemy lines, we would think nothing of mounting the full might of military power, to go in and

gentlewoman from florida rise? ms. wasserman schultz: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, democrats are committed to growing our economy and getting americans back to work. we want to continue to support america's manufacturing workers by closing tax loopholes that outsource u.s. jobs overseas. these savings will pay for hometown tax credits for small businesses to expand american manufacturing jobs. the democrats are boosting incentives to create american clean energy jobs and build state-of-the-art wind turbines, solar panels and new technology. we can pay for this by ending big subsidies to big oil companies, giveaways to companies that rack in millions of dollars. we're strengthening the rules of manufacturing. we're telling foreign countries like china to honor fair trade principles or lose american business. in just over one year we've turned our economy around going from losing nearly 800,000 jobs in the last

: florida, next, john on the independent line. caller: it's the first time and i was glad to get through. very important. i'm glad obama is doing what he is doing. but unfole, to some degree, he is being held up by people in his own party as well as republicans. and these republicans seem to be out of their mind to oppose him on some of the issues. but the important thing is that what he is trying to do and especially in the economic situation and to solve the problems not only in the economies of the world and the united states and also to solve the peace problem in the near east. what has to be done is the united states government has to take over the federal reserve and put the bank of england out of business because they're the one that controls the exchange rate. host: off of twitter this morning. st. petersberg, florida. tonny, go ahead. caller: yes. i think the election won't be a true reference dumb because i think it doesn't matter. money, as your program indicated earlier, has overtaken both parties. the banks took over the whole financial system in the last couple year

making its way over southwest florida at the moment. when it's on the other side of florida, it could pick up speed over the warm waters of the bill. engineers are pulling out and stop and operations. that means operations on the relief well will be halted for as long as 12 days. the admiral in charge says it may be that bp can get back to work within 48 hours, but that is a difficult thing to say with a tropical storm like this. nobody knows quite what hath it will take. apart from work on the site, there is also the possibility winds could push the remaining oil onto the shores of the gulf states, places like the florida panhandle, alabama, in mississippi. that is something people will be watching very closely. >> just in terms of moving the ships away from where the cap is, that in itself is a huge operation? >> it is. a couple weeks ago, i flew over the site with the u.s. coast guard. there is a huge flotilla of ships out there. it is enormous. it is a real operation to get them out of the area and into safety. that is one of the priorities now, to keep the people working there sa

, from louisiana to florida hotels up to 20 miles inland report a 40% cancellation rate. this spill has smeared the gulf brand, including coastal communities without a drop of oil. the challenge now, convincing the rest of america that in most places here the coast is clear. ♪ but i know it's all b.p.'s fault... ♪ (cheers and applause). >> reporter: gulf tourism fighting back in ads... >> there are plenty of places in florida where you can enjoy crystal-clear waters. >> reporter: and personal appeals from v.i.p.s. >> it's pristine and everybody should come here. >> reporter: but marketing experts say this image has become the gulf's billboard. >> i don't believe anything can be done from a public relations or tourism standpoint until that well is capped. >> reporter: even once b.p.'s crisis is over, mitch jurisich's anxiety could go on. >> it's going to be very tough to get people's confidence back in our product. >> reporter: no matter how good that product may be? >> no matter how good that product is. >> reporter: even for gulf coast residents, that perception battle will tak

this week. there are also complaints here in pensacola, florida, where since the oil spill, business has been down 40% to 50%. this seafood restaurant is a landmark in pensacola. the owner said he submitted claims of $363,000, but only got back $20,000 from bp, barely enough to pay half his light bill. >> joe paddy is suffering from the effects of that spill and i do need help. and they are dragging their feet. >> reporter: in tv and newspaper ads, bp promises to pay claims quickly. independent claims manager ken feinberg said he can't write settlement checks yet, because bp hasn't put money into its promised $20 billion relief fund. bp says the money is not there, because it has not yet transferred the claims process to feinberg. mark potter, nbc news, pensacola, florida. >>> when "nightly news" continues in a moment, both sides getting ready for arizona's tough new approach to immigration. ♪ hey, we're going swimming ♪ swimming in the swimming pool ♪ >>> you're looking at the aircraft carrier, "the uss george washington" patrolling today off the coast of south korea, part of

florida got, for the same purpose. >> there are plenty of places in florida where you can enjoy crystal-clear waters. >> reporter: beaches closed from louisiana to florida, 615. birds found dead, almost 3,000. sea turtles, 500. human mammals involved in the cleanup, 40,000. some of them on board 5,000 vessels and 100 aircraft. families grieving workers killed in the initial explosion, 11. percentage of the gulf's pristine fishing waters still closed, 35. number of failed attempts to cap the well before finally getting it, eight. percentage of certainty that this time it will hold, question mark. tonight, the news is the government's found oil seeping again and is watching it carefully. i'm john donvan for "nightline" in washington. >> and we'll be watching it too for sure. thanks to john van damme for that. when we come back, building a mosque near new york city's ground zero. that's the subject of tonight's closing argument. first, here's jimmy. >> tonight we're back with kyra sedgwick, jay baruchel, music from n.e.r.d. [ fema announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart. but this is warm

florida straits and into the gulf, there's reason for it to strengthen. and there's reason for it not to strengthen. this storm has to be kind of watched. baby-sat, if you will, hour by hour, to see how strong it will be by the time it moves into that spill area. that's happening saturday into sunday, early sunday morning. george? >> we're going to go to the spill area now. >>> we go to louisiana, where the governor has declared a state of emergency. matt gutman is on the scene in venice. what does this mean for the relief operation? >> reporter: this morning, george, it means these boats and all this boom aren't going anywhere. an army of 40,000 response workers are beginning to evacuate. we've already been seeing hundreds of trucks carrying equipment to higher ground. of course, the major blow out at sea at the spill site, where the giant armada is starting to break up. this morning, over 100 ships beginning to chug out of harm's way. the first to go will be the dd3. that's the drill ship. a few feet away from intercepting the crippled well. this delay and these evacuations could de

here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in florida, a former fast-food employee will spend the next five years in prison for slipping painkillers into a customer's sandwich. surveillance video shows the worker appearing to reach into his pocket, pull something out and place it on the food. police say it was a highly potent narcotic that caused the person who ate it to suffer a seizure. >>> a georgia fisherman captured video of what experts say is a rarely seen alligator-feeding frenzy. hundreds of alligators can be seen thrashing in the water as they try and snap up fish at a wildlife refuge. one biologist said a feeding like this only happens once every three or four years. >>> and back in florida now, where one homeowner was in for quite a shock when he discovered a bear rummaging through the trash outside his third-floor apartment. the quick-thinking resident snapped a few photos of the raid before the four-legged creature ran off to enjoy his feast. >>> and also in georgia, a newborn hybrid animal is take a close look at that little guy. she's a zedo

bears down on the gulf after hitting south florida today. and in wisconsin, dangerous flooding shuts down milwaukee's airport and creates a sinkhole we're tracking both storms.v. >>> wall of shame, a new report this morning that 17 bailed-out banks gave executives more than $1.5 billion in questionable bonuses. this as the financial system collapsed. can anything stop them from doing it again? >>> and from russia with love. admitted spy anna chapman may have gone underground since leaving the u.s., but she's reaching out to the world on her new facebook page and she could be preparing for a big comeback "today," friday, july 23rd, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm meredith vieira. >>> tropical storm bonnie has brought work in the gulf to a standstill. officials fear the delay could last as long as two weeks. >> right now, south florida is in bonnie's immediate cross hairs. the storm is expected to pass somewhere near the florida keys a little later today and then it mo

several cities in florida yesterday. and met with a number of the local emergency management officials. and they expressed some frustration with how the oil pollution act of 1990 works. and specifically, they indicated that while they have considerable experience with responding to disters in ts reon, specifically hurricanes, that the oil poltion act has a much different approach to how these disasters are handled. specifically it's more of a top-down approach as opposed to a bottom-up approach. would you care to comment on that? are there aspects of open 90 that need to be changed so that there can be a more effective and coordinated response? >> well, i think that we're learning a lot in this response itself abo assumptions that were made as a result of open 90. and that were built into the national contingency plan. i think that the oil plaug act of 1990 and its -- and the ways in which it was put into policy established a state presence with the federal government for oil spill response. i think what we've discovered is sometimes that doesn go deep enough. and you need to reach dow

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