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That works. in montana, we are one of two states that has a surplus. $400 million in the bank. but im still challenging expenses. im not cutting government, were challenging expenses of government. the same way small businesses and big businesses all over the country are. its not a sin to be frugal. its not a sin to challenge expenses. but it is a sin to cut back on education for our most valuable resource, and when were expected to keep people in prison we should keep them in prison. dont turn ...

To find a way to make this dome work. they say theyre going to take a couple of days to step back and figure out how to overcome this problem they encountered as they were attempting to lower it into place a day or so ago. what they encountered was something called hydrates. these are crystals formed by gas combining with water under the deep pressure and under the cold temperatures down at the bottom of the ocean. it was forming sort of like a slush inside that dome and clogging it up. so they ...

Dis system has not been tested. joining us from dauphin island in alabama, where signs of oil washing to shore has been seen there. tom, explain more about this second attempt. if that doesnt work, what does bp have planned? >> reporter: well, what they are hoping with the smaller cap, they can be more precise putting the top hot down on the spill, at the spill point. the second is what they are calling the junction. what they are hoping to do is go down and shoot a pipe to the area where the ma...

But thats one thing she doesnt have. >> again, we dont want to oversimplify this. it is not like anthony kennedy is in the middle easily swayed, but every case has thousands of issues. you can move people over. some justices can move people in the middle. others cant. it seems to me, a strong personality by cay dan is helpful for progressives. >> the senators know her. already, the early counts are in. tom goldstein who writes about the supreme court says he sees 65 senators voting to confirm he...

Cap the oil leak by using a submerged four-story dome. but other measures are being taken into consideration now. lets turn to cnns david mattingly in venice, louisiana. david, what are the obstacles and the options? >> reporter: well, fredricka, that containment dome has been set aside for now. sitting on the ocean floor while bp steps back to try to figure out how to get over this new hurdle that theyve encountered. as they were lowering it, that dome, it filled up with a slush, a crystallike ...

>> brian: on top of that, i imagine, is the other thing going on in america, where the old media is dying off in favor of new media. >> completely. and i think the "newsweek" plan was we can combat that by shoving liberal opinion down their throat. well, they dont get it. they can get all brands of opinion on the internet now. so that doesnt work. what is amazing in the whole thing is how colossally they misjudge what the american public, and the american readership is. its not a bunch of leftie...

He wrote the word "help" in the sand trying to get help. a fishing boat spotted him yesterday. lets get the new developments about the massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico. crews are waiting for the 100-ton concrete-and-steel box to settle into the mud near the ruptured well. the next step will be to connect a hose and pipeline so the gushing oil can be siphoned up into a waiting tanker. joining me now is dr. reese halter conservation biologist from cal lutheran and the author of "the incom...

Right now in louisiana, everyone is hoping its their new superdome. >> very true. were talking about this giant experimental containment well thats on the way to the gulf. british petroleum is planning to lower the device to capture the oil. >> david mattingly in venice, louisiana this morning, kiran mentioned the word, this really is a bold experiment to try to staunch the flow of oil? >> reporter: thats absolutely true. this is a one of a kind device for a one of a kind job. if this device doe...

It is here, where they hope, they hope a week from now to have that dome installed and they hope, bp officials saying if that doesnt work, they have other plans. one of the big concerns, if this dome doesnt work, just lowering the dome could cause the spill to accelerate if this doesnt work. well be hopeful that it does and well continue to follow that operation as it goes on. when we come back, theres a growing chorus. one of those voices is emilio estefan. president ahmadinejad says he knows...

Tapping. is this a case of bp and other oil companies, i have to ask you this, for that matter, just going too far into the water and digging too deep? >> well, we are going to find out but i can tell you bp wasnt prepared for this. that containment device being built they never had a plan b if the regulator wasnt going to work. british petroleum has been abysmal on day one since this and the fact they are building it, going to gush for another week and maybe in a week and then if that doesnt wo...