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It was national significance on april 29. >> there were some 70 vessels in the water and scores of planes in the air. dealing with this. even at that point of disignating it a spill of national significance. >> part of the strategy entails putting b.p. at the center of the bulls eye, complete with boot on the throat rhetoric. but they do not accuse them of lying or dragging their feet. why then the boot metaphor? >> hold your feet to the fire. would that be something more understandable? >> it d...

Awaiting barge. however, this method has only been used before in shallow waters. short of figuring out how to cap the well, b.p. believes the best long-term solution is to drill a relief well. that began last night and would tap into the same oil reserve now leaking, estimated 5,000 barrels a day. thus relieving the damaged pipeline. the timeline on that happening, two or three months. and then there is the gulf current. the worst case scenario is the still-growing oil slick entering the curren...

Oil leak. the entire gulf of ke mexico all five states around it generate $22 billion a year in the fishing industry. shannon? >> shannon: thank you, phil. the obama administration is aggressively pursuing two fronts, trying to paint a picture of a quick strong reaction to the spill and making sure b.p. pays for it. major garrett has that part of the story. >> if local fishermen cannot fish, thats economic lost b.p. has to pay. >> reporter: gulf coast fishermen arent doing that. how will they be...

Shannon? >> shannon: strong language from the white house. thank you, major. executives from b.p. had been hoping to pick up an award today for safety. thats coming up later in the grapevine. straight ahead, irans defiant president says there is no proof hes trying to make a nuclear bomb.

Being called a hero for his quick action following the bombing. without hesitation, he evacuated the area. >> everything happened so fast. not time to be scared. just time to get the people out of here and start a perimeter. >> reporter: for some new yorkers the failed bombing saturday night is just another reason not to hold the terror trial of 9/11 mastermind khalid sheikh mohammed near manhattan. underscoring just how jittery people are here, earlier today, there was a manhole explosion with ...

Company met with the obama administration officials to talk about a variety of issues, not the least of which is b.p.s financial obligation. we have fox team coverage. senior white house correspondent amajor garrett has the economic rundown but we begin with phil keating in venice, louisiana, the staging area to stop the oil from reaching land. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, shannon. possibly a significant break tonight for the environment in and around the gulf of mexico. b.p. announc...

Submarines, robotic submarines. unfortunately, they have yet to be successful. >> reporter: the result, above the surface is a rust colored body of oil. growing and spreading uncontrolably estimated to be 2 million gallons so far. on mississippis coastline, dead sea turtles, seagulls, pelicans and horseshoe crabs have washed ashore. five of seven necropsies shown oil not being the killer. they are using every resource to what the president described in louisiana as unprecedented environmental di...