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>> i remember in 99 being so bored on the house floor with how they were dragging things out, doing absolutely nothing, but i decided to just -- id bring books and sit on the floor and read greek history and roman history. of course, i would go back to my office and work, but when you were stuck on the floor, because you -- nothing happened. >> right. >> like this, i lost weight. >> thats good. ill bring you some books. >> in 2000 -- i said 99, in 2000, because it just freezes and nothing gets d...

>> reporter: after days of congressional hearings, we can now conclude officially that the oil ka fast fcatastrophe is to fault. >> dont blame me. >> reporter: the four-story dome thing that was supposed to cover the gushing leak was a complete dud, so bp reached into its bag of tricks and pulled out something called a top hat. >> if that doesnt work, next they will go to the race car, the iron and the tiny dog. >> reporter: you know the situation is getting desperate when the next best idea is ...

Pictures of the broken oil pipe thats spewing oil and gas into the sea. the black bubbling discharge is oil. the white substance that you see is natural gas just vent ought of that pipe. david mattingly is live this morning in grand isle, louisiana. david, the so-called top hat containment box the smaller box than the one dropped down last week, is now in the ocean floor, ready to be deployed. whats the time line for putting that atop of the broken pipe? >> reporter: theyre hoping to have that i...

This corner. about 200 meters down there, there have been some gunshots heard and at least one protester we know has been shot and killed, but that doesnt seem to be persuading this group of protesters to go home. here they have been searching cars, this is a main intersection carrying the full road going to the east of bangkok and you can see the protesters have occupied this traffic island searching trucks primarily with the idea they want to look inside to see if theres anything in the back, ...

Facet region of the neck. mark sanford confirming reports he spent last weekend in florida with his argentine lover. sanford says hes trying to rekindle his relationship that nearly wrecked his office. >> you were bemused with the tiger woods story? >> im not giggling. massages and rest, john. >> thats what the doc said. lets get a check of the morning headlines. jackqui jeras in the weather center. a lot of people might want to hang out, have a relaxing day because of the rain weve got out ...

>> no, americans ore and many, my friends, my family, were working people. we have this sense of accomplishment so we can enjoy our adult beverage at the sunday pickic in preparation of doing the exact same thing the upcoming week. so i feel not only has it affected people on a psychological level. but i think its affected the entire country. and we really identify with the fact that were this productive nation. and without it, i feel that were in a bit of an identity crisis. so it was our inten...

>> that dome, that little tome, thats what we have been calling the top hat, right. >> that is the top hat, thats the small dome that they decided to use after that big 40-foot dome failed last week when they tried to lower it over there, it filled up with crystals and clogged up, they feel like this smaller dome has a better chance of succeeding rather than the larger dome. but today they decided to go with inserting that pipe and then using the dome as a backup if that doesnt work. >> when wil...

Elena kagan and as bp tries to stem is oil spill, steven colbert has a solution. >> earlier this week, i told you about the failure of the four-story dome they lowered to cap the leak. well, today, engineers made a second attempt using a much smaller device called the top hat. if that one doesnt work, next, they will go to the race car, the iron and the tiny dog. my doctor said most calcium supplements...

The unmitigated oil disaster. another new idea in the effort to contain the leak which means the second dome schedule today hit the gulf floor tonight has to way a couple days. bp executives say they will try putting a tube into the pipe thats leaking a mile under water. heres the pictures we got yesterday. the company released this video showing the jagged pipe at the center. the tube would be a stopper redirecting the oil to a tanker on the surface. of course if that doesnt work, bp officials ...

Inspirational story. we talk about long-term unemployment, people that lose a job, it takes twice as long as it did to get hired again. >> he was one of the signmen, not the only person doing this but he seemed to stand out, maybe more because of his look and demeanor. his life searching for a job was profiled by media around the world and his failure to find work became a sign of the times. >> reporter: this was paul a year and a half ago at new yorks grand central station. he is stepping outsi...