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John, kiran. >> looking for the early bird special zblal they are willing to try anything at this point. they are taking a look at all options. >> as long as it is environmentally sound, why not? throw everything at it and see what sticks. >> one of those things is this huge a-well skimmer that made its way. we will be talking about that after the break. hey, ipz don shula, and i lost 32 pounds on nutrisystem. and im mary anne shula, and ive lost 23 pounds on nutrisystem. nutrisystem silver for ...

Good morning, carol. >> good morning, john. well, gender wasnt an overt issue. kagans gender prompted a spirited conversation before those hearings began and we wonder, do women judges rule differently than men and if they do, what does it mean? a gut check this morning. >> i do. >> reporter: if elena kagan is confirmed, many women, especially those who lean left, will be elated. gloria allred, a lawyer known for representing high-profile women who have been victims of domestic abuse or discrimi...

25 minutes past the hour. your top stories just a few minutes away. first, an "am original." a lot of headlines this week over the supreme courts ruling which effectively ends chicagos 28-year ban on handguns and also concerns that it will make violence in the city worse. >> if you havent walked the streets of its grittiest neighborhoods its hard to really understand why this is such a contentious issue there. for part three of our series "walk in our shoes" t.j. holmes did just that. he took th...

Situation, how might potential negotiations factor into his overall plan and does the taliban even seem to be interested in negotiations? >> well, general petraeus will have to look at ever option. the war in afghanistan has gotten worse in the last several years. just a few years ago, that was called the safe part of afghanistan and the last year alone weve attacks over and over in that area and nato forces being killed there and not just negotiating with the taliban, john. thats what is talked...

I think it would be probably the sexiest ticket in sports where the nets in brooklyn with lebron james. talk about -- >> he comes to the knicks for a little while. >> stays in cleave lveland or go the knicks. think about the new york, which is a reputation of being a baseball town and you mentioned you cant talk about the yankees or the mets right now, its all about lebron. late 80s, the knicks were getting $1,000 for a courtside seat. so, john, let me ask you something. youre in brooklyn, brook...

Studies have shown, shes right, at least 90% of the time. what do you think? you can write to me on my blog to weigh in. cnn.com/amfix. john, kiran? >> if we learn anything during the confirmation hearings, she will totally add a new dynamic to the supreme court. >> she has a good sense of humor, doesnt she? >> she does. carol costello, thanks. president obama yesterday a big speech on immigration reform and hes getting some support from what you might think is an unlikely sector of society. 3...

>> the president says the country is ready for reform but can he win that political fight this year with midterm elections ahead? joining us now from washington, candy crowley, host of cnns stat state of the union." thanks for being with us. as john pointed out when he was speaking -- doing an interview on this in the last hour, lot of people saying they are worried more about getting re-elected in the walls of congress than about being statesmen and looking forward to the next generation. how l...

Questions they want to look into, but he says hes hopeful that this will be a valuable tool in the fight to clean up this oil. >> the theory would seem to be a sound one, ed. and we do know in saudi arabia some years back there was an oil spill and the super tanker was used to clean that up and the technology was a little bit different. why is this coast guard or why, actually, the unified command, why is it skeptical about this ship? >> well, i think one of the things that seems to be one of th...

"whale" has move under to the gulf. it promises to skim 300,000 barrels in less than ten hours time, thats as much as 500 smaller boats but nagging concerns that too much of the cleaning equipment is just sitting there doing nothing. for that were going to bring in allan chernoff in new orleans this morning. darrell issa is accusing the government of holding out on resources. is there something to his argument? >> john, the congressman is saying that the unified command is providing phantom asse...

Thunderstorms popping up particularly around florida. but the flood concern is mainly for texas. heres the reason why, look at the totals in terms of precipitation from alex. almost ten inches of rain in texas and brownsville not much less than that and a lot of rain in an area that has been dry. when you start factoring that in, it makes a big difference in terms of how much moisture the ground can actually hold. flash flood warnings in from corpus christi up to galveston, texas. we could see m...