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Into this disaster. and you still have this problem on the ground where our local leaders, and i mean, look, anderson, one of the big frustration is the local leaders are the only ones coming up with ideas to protect the marsh from the oil and told from bp and the federal government is, no, and they just find too many ways to say no instead of having real alternatives. they dont have any alternatives. all they do is tell our folks, well, theres reasons we dont want to do this or that instead of ...

As the oil disaster of the gulf plays out, some other catastrophe like this one could happen off of the deepwater of louisiana. here is joe johns. >> reporter: 122 miles off of the louisiana coast in deeper water and able to pump more water than any deeper horizon does sits bps monster oil rig, and they call it atlantis, and they say it runs on technology that rivals the space shuttle. when they show you the schematics and how this thing is put together, 90% -- that is right, 90% of the safety d...

Theres reason to believe the atlantis may be unsafe. joe johns tonight is investigating. >> reporter: 122 miles off the louisiana coast in deeper water and able to pump more oil than deep water horizon ever did sits bps monster of an oil rig. they call it atlantis. technology rivals the space shuttle some say. when you ask for the blueprints, schematics, draws that show you how to put this together, youll get a surprise. 90%, thats right, 90% of the safety documentation for atlantis was missing ...

The most complex oil rigs in the world. a former bp contractor and at least two dozen lawmakers says theres reason to believe the atlantis may be unsafe. joe johns tonight is investigating. >> reporter: 122 miles off the louisiana coast in deeper water and able to pump more oil than deep water horizon ever did sits bps monster of an oil rig. they call it atlantis. it runs on technology soum say rivals the space shuttle. when you ask for the blueprints, schematics, drawings that show you how to p...

Paying more attention to the world cup. would that be you? >> if i pay attention it will be the first time. some players you stars at home guy right there is keeping track of them. josh levs on the lookout. >> you think this will take off enough so these guys will by stars like household names in america sm. >> i heard the same thing four years ago. >> yeah, i know. >> eight years ago. >> 12 years ago. >> but -- >> get people involved. >> were becoming more competitive and you look at raw ticket...

Semifinals in uruguay and also in brazil when you played there. asia,ality won a lot of games. so -- >> a little mojo in south africa. give a couple sentences about each of these soccer stars. start with clint dempsey. what do we need to know about him today? >> reporter: lets do. it talk about these key players. if its okay im going to start with landon donavan. >> go ahead. >> the top scorer of all-time in the american team, and hes got 42 goalses. hes been playing a long time. 122 appearances...

We can relate. cameras caught him facedown in the broadcasting booth. someone had to come over and wake him up. it was during the commercial break. but the announcer is supposed to be paying attention to the game. >> i heard by the way there was a second napper. he was back and to the left of hernandez, one of the better seinfeld references there is. >> okay. >> that transitions us to sports, newly minted mvp lebron james put up a stinker, junk shot if you will. james held without a third point ...

Other. >> gregg: does it get to the heart of the violence problem directly? >> it doesnt directly get to the heart of the violence problem. you have 122 people killed on the streets of chicago this year. and what happened out on the streets rivaled anything that al capone was involved in. what you have is law abiding citizens that is gathering rust in the basement. those are the people that show up. >> gregg: at least with a mastercard, they arent going to buy drugs and contraband, you couldnt u...

Look, larry, i am a uniter, not a divider. no, seriously. i cant divide. not worth a lick. but with condis help, a wonderful secretary of state. i have learned to adapt to different cultures. now when im in russia, i walk like a russian. when im in egypt i walk like an egyptian. im sensitive now to different customs. and you know what they say? when in rome, do as the romanians do. >> larry: so you believe that were making progress in the area of foreign policy? >> absolutely. look, 25 years ago...

When im in egypt i walk like an egyptian. im sensitive now to different customs. and you know what they say? when in rome, do as the romanians do. >> larry: so you believe that were making progress in the area of foreign policy? >> absolutely. look, 25 years ago, there were 45 democracies. today there are 122 democracies. some of them i aint even heard of. theres a bulgarian, sambuca. weve got the ickey. the ickey stands are here. >> larry: youre still, though, lets be frank, youre facing seriou...