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Jon: and pull the oil to the surface that way? >> thats correct. depending upon the size pipe, it may -- the oil is light enough, it may flow by itself once you get it captured in a dome and get it coming up the pipe. they will need to put a pump on the bottom to help it, but it is an eminently doable thing, just need to make it happen. jon: benton baugh, thank you for your expertise. >> thank you. patti ann: weather is playing a role in all of this, and rick has what this may mean for the clean...

Estuaries. bp is confirming now that the oil sheen has reached the shore along the gulf coast. were also hearing that floridas governor has declared a state of emergency in six counties in his state, and the weather? it is very much complicating cleanup efforts. winds could push the oil floating on the surface closer to the shores of three other gulf states this weekend. the news could be devastating for those who earn a living fishing the gulf waters and the wildlife that inhabits that area. jo...

is coming from across the country and around the world. well keep an eye on it for you in the next two hours of "happening now". we begin with this fox news alert. you see a view of the rose garden there at the white house. we are waiting now for president obama to emerge from the executive mansion there to speak about the oil spill off the coast of louisiana and expect him to touch on the gdp out today, which is better than people expected. jenna lee will be along in moments to talk...

This went straight to shore, this is 50 miles off shore and hopefully none of it will ever hit the shore. >> benton baugh from raidoil, thank you. >> thank you. jane: harris is watching breaking news in the newsroom. whats going on? >> reporter: this is just coming in, the man spotted at a nairt carolina -- north carolina airport over the weekend as air force one was leaving with the president was arrested, obviously, and he was in court moments ago. were learning 23-year-old joseph sean mcvey w...

Minors. >> doctors set to do more testing on toker bret michaels to pinpoint the source of his brain hemorrhage, hes front man for the band poison is now in intensive care. jon: how do you stop an environmental catastrophe a mile below the surface of the gulf of mexico? right now 42,000 gallons of oil are leaking into the waters off the louisiana coast every day. its the result of this explosion. the spill came from that rig explosion off shore last week. there is hope that robotic submarines ca...

activists are calling on president obama to fight a new arizona law which requires police to question people about their immigration status. across the country, demonstrators are proposing -- protesting against the law, the president is calling it misguided. on capitol hill democrats are moving this to the front burner but that could spark a battle on plans to work over the climate bill. shannon bream is keeping an eye on it in washington. how does the climate bill and immigration, how...