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Account? >> reporter: thats a very interesting legal question that i was just talking about with a senior official. a couple things to note here. first of all, right now they dont need the legal power because bp is essentially agreeing to this in theory. theyre at negotiations. its not at the point where theyre in court having to press the claims. if it got there there would be a real question. for one thing you have a law on the books right now. the oil pollution act of 1990 which caps liabilit...

Legal question, one i was just talking about with a senior official right now. a couple of things to note here. first of all, right now they dont need the legal power because bp is essentially agreeing to this in theory. theyre in negotiations. its not at the point where theyre in court and having to press these claims. if it got there then i think there would be a real question. for one thing you have a law on the books right now. the oil pollution act of 1990 which caps liability at $199. what...

This oil from coming ashore? >> reporter: jane, theyre trying a new technique, on the mobil base of the island, theyre using wire mesh barriers and filling those barriers with this special chemical solution that allows sea water to pass through but absorbs oil and when it absorbs oil it turns into a solid thats easily scooped out and you can put more chemical side. on the gulf side of the island, theyre worried about heavy waves that have already damaged some of the boom barriers that they had p...

Juliet: welcome back. the man in custody for an attempted times square terror plot a-- awaiting a court hears. faisal shahzhad was head to go pakistan, he was pulled off a plane moments before takeoff. shahzhad will face a judge today. he says he acted alone. were going to find out if thats true. we have a live report from washington. bill: before it is over, it might be the largest environmental disaster in u.s. history. thats from florida senator bill nelson. hes calling for a federal investig...