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And every day since, two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. weve worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. weve shared what weve learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, the...

The west nile virus spread by infected mosquitoes, has never spread across the country this far, this fast. >> this is the worst west nile outbreak in the united states. >> reporter: the cdc reports the number of cases has almost doubled since last week. more than half are in texas, where the death toll has risen to 26. >> i was feeling real drowsy, really weak and everything, started having problems breathing. i went and laid down to see if things would get better. >> reporter: in fact they got...

Dave briggs easily tricked. and okay, this adorable baby flamingo, the latest addition to the national zoo. the zookeepers are raising the chick by hand and expect today make a public zoo debut, when its expect today join the rest of the flock. at that point the chicks pink feathers will begin to shoe. >> dave: shame afool me once, s on me, fool me twice-- >> and who knew that they started out white. had no idea, and turned pink. >> dave: learn something every day and its sports times or lets ta...

Neighborhoods. the major cause, the weather. the first four months of the year in dallas, 70% above average rainfall, and then it gets hot and dry. in the last few months, theyve had less than an inch of rain. insect experts say hot, small pools of water allow mosquitos to breed repeatedly and quickly. most of those infected with west nile have no symptoms. some have flu-like illnesses, and a small number like jordan get brain infections. >> the vast majority of people who get west nile recover ...

Numbers. president obama still has a lead there. i think its about 8 percentage points. nationally he has like a 30 or 40 percentage point lead among women voters. i think what youre seeing is in colorado a swing state, the president saw somebody who can get tremendous media attention and hopefully raise some serious issues about the difference between the presidents position on things like abortion and mitt romneys position. so he thinks it will play for him and right now sandra flock getting a...

in the swing state of colorado. there he is. lets listen in, shall we? >> and once again building around the core idea that built this country, the idea that if you work hard you can make it. the idea that in america everybody gets a fair shot. and everybody does their fair share. and everybody plays by the same set of rules. the idea that in america we rise or fall together. and government cant solve every problem, and it shouldnt try. and it certainly cant help folks who are not will...

Or trouble breathing. tell your doctor your medical history and find an arthritis treatment for you. visit celebrex.com and ask your doctor about celebrex. for a body in motion. >> schieffer: president barack obama today ordered $30 million in aid to help farmers and ranchers hit hard by drought. 87% of the high plains is now in drought, up about 15% from last year. but a year ago, farmers there had another disaster on their hands and michelle miller shows us they still have not recovered. >> re...

Question, curiosity will look for signs whemartians life may have once reside. using cameras to unlock the red planets geologic secrets. >> as scientists we want to answer the big question, are we alone in the universe. why did life evolve on earth and should we expect it anywhere else. >> reporter: at this point the mission is completely automatic. the spacecraft will land itself. the team at nasas jet propulsion laboratory can only wade until the rover touches down, and hopefully, david, phone...

Center of the rings for another amazing snapshot. tonight the folks at nasa say everything is on course and looking good ahead of what theyre calling seven minutes of terror tomorrow night on mars. thats when the $2.5 billion curiosity rover is set to plummet through the martian atmosphere. if all goes as planned, it will ever so carefully lower itself down to the planet surface. this will take place about 1:30 eastern monday morning. its nasas most high-tech and high-priced mission to mars ye...

Youre looking at an adventure in the skies over illinois. skydivers dropping at an eye-popping speed and dropping right into the recordbooks. it was an extraordinary mission. about to unfold in illinois countryside. skydivers from all over the world. 11 countries in all gathering for a daring mission to break the world record for vertical skydiving or free-flying that its called. >> free-flyers fly head first and were trying to build the largest link formation. >> months of planning and tryout, ...