we are going to tell you about the new rules and break down whether or not you really need overdraft protection. of course, the a.m. fix blog is up and run and join the live conversation going on new. head to cnn.com/amfix. up first this hour, more than 200 million gallons of crude oil spill flood the gulf. where did it go? this morning we are getting answers. according to the university of south florida researchers they discovered it on the ocean floor well east of the spill s site. the chemical mix of oil and dispersant is endangering sea life according to researchers. they say that it sparkles like the constellation of dots when you put ultraviolet light on it. for the first to get thank you new information, ed lavandara with more details in stt petersburg, florida. this morning s cnn exclusive. good morning, ed. reporter: good morning. these scientists say that just because mostly this oil is out of sight it should not be out of mind. they point at their research
team to colombia to help with the investigation of an airline crash. pictures make it look just disastrous. the 7:37 split apart, the nose and front seats facing one direction, other seats and the tail another direction. they were trying to land yesterday in bad weather. at the time the plane was packed. 131 people on-board. remarkably, only one person was killed. cnn s brian todd has more on what may have caused the crash and how a mass tragedy was averted. good morning, while investigators are looking at what role lightning might have played in this accident, pilots are telling us the fact that at least two pieces of the fuselage got through this relatively intact was a real life saver. devastating impact. but when this airlines 737 crashed on in colombia almost all the passengers survived. we dissected this accident with a veteran airline pilot. why weren t there more people killed in this accident? well, i think what you re
in a couple of western states. in washington the contest was gotten crowded field. the democratic senator patty murray is expected to emerge as winners. seven republicans and five democrats in wyoming. president obama hopes to give a boost to murray s campaign. she attending two fund-raisers for the senator in seattle. as we learn more from cnn s white house correspondent dan lothian, despite the lowest approval ratings of his presidency, president obama is proving to be a key fund-raiser at a critical time for democrats. reporter: president obama is like the democratic party s atm machine. and dnc chairman tim kaine is doing the math. are you amazed how effective he has been in raising funds in the short period of time? i would say grateful. not amazed. reporter: but not all voters are grateful for the fund-raising frenzy. he is going to fund-raisers
from visitors to michelangelo s masterpiece. the mayor of florence claims his city is the rightful owner claiming florence s city hall commission paid for the statue way back in the 16th century. researchers discover a toxic mix of oil and dispersants on the gulf oil sea floor, some getting into critical areas to tiny ocean organisms that are at the bottom of the food chain. how big could this environmental disaster still get? a cnn exclusive straight ahead. 13 minutes past the hour. [ male announcer ] this rock has never stood still. since our beginning, we ve been there for clients through good times and bad, when our clients needs changed we changed to meet them. through the years, when some lost their way, we led the way with new ideas for the financial challenges we knew would lie ahead. this rock has never stood still.
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