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claire shipman, abc news, new york. we ll let you debate this at home. when we come back on the broadcast those penguins taking flight quite literally and what we ve learned about how the male penguin tries to capture his mate. but we were determined to see it through. today, while our work continues, i want to update you on the progress: bp has set aside 20 billion dollars to fund economic and environmental recovery. we re paying for all spill- related clean-up costs. and we ve established a 500 million dollar fund so independent scientists can study the gulf s wildlife and environment for ten years. thousands of environmental samples from across the gulf have been analyzed by independent labs under the direction of the us coast guard. i m glad to report all beaches and waters are open for everyone to enjoy. and the economy is showing progress with many areas on the gulf coast having their best tourism seasons in years.
final events here in brazil, he ll be playing polo tomorrow. he s very good at that sport. a couple times he s fallen off the back of that horse. david, i have to say, let s cross our fingers that doesn t happen. absolutely, bob. better than we can do. when we come back here in the broadcast, the 85-year-old food critic from north dakota, a sudden star tonight. who was she writing about and what did she write? bp findings supports independent scientists studying the gulf s environment. thousands of environmental samples have been tested and all beaches and waters are open. and the tourists are back. i was born here, i m still here and so is bp. [ speaking in japanese ] yeah, do you have anything for a headache. like excedrin, ohhh, bayer aspirin. ohh, no no no. i m not having a heart attack, it s my head.
tonight for more, more of his reporting from japan s radioactive exclusion zone where very few people have gone. that s tonight on rock center. moving to our new time, 10:00, 9:00 central. richard, thanks. we ll see you later. up next, some good news for a change for travelers. and it s happened again. apple has debuted something else people are going to want to want. anyone who grows things for a living will tell ya.
maybe you don t need these. take beano before and there ll be no gas. when we were determined to. see it through. here s an update on the progress. we re paying for all spill related clean-up costs. bp findings supports independent scientists studying the gulf s environment. thousands of environmental samples have been tested and all beaches and waters are open. and the tourists are back. i was born here, i m still here and so is bp. flavor, meet food. introducing swanson flavor boost. concentrated broth in easy to use packets. mix it into skillet dishes, for an instant dose of. hell-o! [ female announcer ] new swanson flavor boost. paying for it. the red flags school officials totally ignored. next on cbs 5