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in syria. these rikts are set to show demonstrations in dara last friday. although cnn cannot verify when the video was shot. an estimated 1,500 people are unaccounted for in joplin,h. nearly 100 volunteers are working to reunite family and determine whos really missing. the volcanic eruption in iceland thats disrupted air traffic in europe is finally ending. the ash cloud thrown up from the volcano is drifting east and dissipating and most of the airports closed are re-opening. th...

Disclosure forms to congress, when she was a congressional staffer, in 2005 and 2006 they ran up bills of between $250,000 and $500,000 at tiffanys. an unpaid liability ascribed to her spouse, newt gingrich. he wouldnt explain that. lets play a little bit of that exchange. >> im not commenting on stuff like that. i am perfectly happy to talk about what we need to do for america and what we need to do to help americans, but i frankly dont want to play the gotcha games in washington. >> he said it...

Returning customers come back year after year, the name of the boat, only one has called to reserve a spot this year. they may have to pick up stakes and move out of town and move to florida if it keeps up the way it is. even though its perfectly safe to fish out there. very frustrating even now a year after the spill. >> very frustrating. like you said, its just an image problem. go to the gulf. its a beautiful area. also, rob, looking ahead, maybe a year out, do they think it will be much bett...

Gotten money from this fund that was supposed to help them get back on track. do you still sense a lot of anger about that? >> absolutely. very small percentage have gotten it. you know, there are several ways to get money from bp. you have the clean water act, and the endangered species act which is a criminal type of deal, and the oil pollution act which is punitive damages that you receive when you break some of their regulations. so that fund is set up getting some of the money poured out is...

Cleaner and safe to fish. but the gulf of mexicos image is tarnished. and making a living on the water this year doesnt look good. >> basically nobody wants to come down. theyre afraid to eat the fish because theyve got, you know, all the oil around, the dispersants around. and everybodys afraid about it. >> reporter: your regular customer thats come back year after year arent planning on coming this year? >> nope. >> reporter: a situation the forsythes and hundreds of other fishermen never imag...

>> nope. >> reporter: a situation the forsythes and hundreds of other fishermen never imagined one year ago. the seafood is clean. the fish you pull out of that gulf of mexico is clean and safe to eat, but the folks that come down here on a yearly basis saying maybe not this year. maybe well wait and maybe go somewhere else. so chamber of commerce in communities across the gulf coast are experiencing this image problem and this year is going to be a tough one because of that. here we are, guys, ...

From cairo. >> reporter: egypt islamist politicians have an image problem. for years, this is how they have been depicted in the egyptian media. armed with bomb belts and guns waging war with the government. now in that hosni mubarak is gone, some activists are trying to fix this. they invited journalists to the conference organized by the muslim brotherhood. >> im excited because it is the first time for us to have a conference for the muslim brotherhood at all. >> reporter: ever? >> yes. >> re...

Which is totally anti-american and you will hear republicans led by peter king saying, listen, the vast majority of muslim-americans are good and wonderful citizens but there are those in the community being tar targeted and we think we need more cooperation from law enforcement. one of things that was interesting to me was that the republican support you have heard for king has not been overly out there. he has had support but this is obviously a sticky subject for republicans because they know...

Washington, the silly season, when it comes to all things turning politics. but critics of these hearings, they say, do you know what, this is the same republican playbook at work, fear mongering, they are playing strong at defense and painting democrats weak at national security. what do you think are the politics at play from both sides, if you see them at all? >> i think i would tell you that republicans say this is the same old democratic way of trying to paint us when we bring up legitimate...

Into the work place that sometimes employers havent necessarily wanted to do. >> well, lets look at the oil platforms in the gulf of mexico. we had unionized workers there. its another error when we talk about bosses not wanting to have a safe work place. were always going to have some troublesome employers. but i dont know that unions are necessarily the answer in that regard. but at the end of the day, its up to workers to decide whether they want them and whether they serve those interests be...