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At the sticky crude oozing to marshes and beaches. bp is promising to do a better job capturing the underwater oil. hoping to contain 2 million gallons a day by the end of june. that is in response to the governments mandate to get it going. step up the efforts. in florida crews are doing everything they can to keep the oil off the beaches. it is not necessarily working. skimmers on the water, workers laying more boom. not so much fun for vacationers looking how they get in the nasty water. th...

Tell them -- >> reporter: it took repeated requests. finally the joint command has assigned a local representative to hancock county. >> were basically here to help you folks nards to trying to get some communication going between here and the incident command post and commit to your local post in providing any service i can to do that. i cant make promises on stuff i cant deliver. ive got 110% commitment to help you folks get communication going and doing a little bit better job. >> reporter: t...

To bp. you all need to get somebody and tem them something about production. >> reporter: it took repeated requests, but finally the joint command has assigned a local representative to hancock county. >> were basically here to help you folks in trying to get communication between here and the incident command post and i commit to your local post in providing any services i can. i cant make promises on what i cant deliver, but i have a 110% commitment to help you folks get commitment on getting ...

This point until we figure out where we are going. i would ask you to keep our service members and their families in your thoughts and prayers. that really concludes my comments. i would be glad to answer any questions you may have. [ inaudible question ] >> well, we were supporting the marine corps. and so thats really about the extent that i know. we were doing lift operations for them. i would refer you back to the marine corps for any details on the specifics of the missions or the training ...

Shep, or maybe even all of it, dorner was hold up in this kind of apartment or condominium complex. wremember, thats where the two maids kind of walked on him and he tied them up. well, that building overlooked the parking lot of the ski resort and thats the area where the police had set up their command post. that was also the media complex area. very fright inning when you -- frightening when you consider what he wrote. i will mitigate all risks, threats, and hazards. i assure you that inciden...

That well in order to completely seal it. but crews are also keeping a close watch on a storm system over south florida. see there? meteorologists warn there is a small chance it could develop into a tropical depression or even a tropical storm. and that could vastly complicate things. but rick leventhal is live inside the coast guard incident command post in louisiana tonight. and, rick, the folks there seem, well, i dont know, cautiously optimistic. is that fair? >> yeah. that is fair. and we ...

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