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Made this analogy, i think it is not unreason i able, this is a lot like the apollo 13 moon shot, we have the piece as assembled on the table and we are trying to figure out what is the right intervention. an important thing is that we are learning all the time. we are learning all the time about what is likely to work from the interventions that we are making. so, we cant be overly confident that this next intervention will work. but it will not have the same scale of hydrate problem that we ha...

Made this analogy, i think it is not unreason i able, this is a lot like the apollo 13 moon shot, we have the piece as assembled on the table and we are trying to figure out what is the right intervention. an important thing is that we are learning all the time. we are learning all the time about what is likely to work from the interventions that we are making. so, we cant be overly confident that this next intervention will work. but it will not have the same scale of hydrate problem that we ha...

Partial something that works in a few hundred feet of water might not work a mile down. who knew? apparently not bp. a tophat theyre calling it, its supposed to do a better job of staying put over the gusher. fingers crossed. well know about that in about three days. plan c is hopefully something theyre calling a junk shot spraying bits of runner and knotted rope into the wellhead. these options just sound better and better, dont they? plan c, the jung one, could happen next week. then theres th...

Who knew? apparently not brk p. -- bp. so its on to plan b. a smaller containment dome calling it a top hat. five feet tall by four feet wide. it supposed to do a better job of staying put over the gusher. fingers crossed for plan b. well know about that in three days. if that doesnt work, plan c is something theyre calling a junk shot, spraying bits of rubber, golf balls, and knotted rope into the well head followed by a shot of cement to plug it up. the options sound better and better. dont th...

So on. i support this change, but it needs to be done in a way that has the least possible impact on our military. >> another promise the president made that has been put on hold is closing gitmo. >> i think it is in the congress hands that point. we have money a proposal in the budget that weve sent to the congress to close guantanamo and to fund the military part of another prison here in the u.s. and were waiting for congress at this point. >> then if congress doesnt give the money, then does...

Scrutiny consistent with the constitutional responsibilities. ms. kagan herself by the way has written a law review article suggesting that the senate has certainly a very important responsibility in doing this kind of probing. the nominee is expected to be forthcoming. lets see what emerges. she has strong credentials. fact she has not served on the bench to me is not disqualifying. i dont think it helps. lets see what is her view, what is her judicial philosophy, and lets look at her work prod...

Exactly the right spot to hope to not to do any more damage to the pipe that is down there, and to contain that leak so that they can then connect up their pipes and everything and siphon this off to a containment vessel on the surface of the water. at the moment there are no promises that this is going to work, but theyre going to make a lot of care to make sure that they get this placed just right, and they hope to have that done tonight. >> what an amazing operation. david, you talked to bps ...

Tapping. is this a case of bp and other oil companies, i have to ask you this, for that matter, just going too far into the water and digging too deep? >> well, we are going to find out but i can tell you bp wasnt prepared for this. that containment device being built they never had a plan b if the regulator wasnt going to work. british petroleum has been abysmal on day one since this and the fact they are building it, going to gush for another week and maybe in a week and then if that doesnt wo...

Close them that way, but it hasnt worked yet. so plan b is a dome theyre constructing to put over the escaping oil and bring that to the surface. thats been done before, but never in this depth, 5,000 feet. plan c is to drill a relief well, which they just started, but that will be a matter of a few months. >> senator, are you satisfied with british petroleums response since this spill started? do you think everything that can be done right now is being done, or is there more we need to do? >> i...

All sorts of ideas have been raised by the democrats including what republicans call the slaughter solution. what is the slaughter solution? plan c named after democratic congresswoman louise slaughter. she has a plan to get the health care bill through the house without a vote on senate passed bill. how would slaughter solution work? earlier republican congressman dwyer went on the record. >> so -- the so-called slaughter solution what is that? >> what is happening greta is, everyone says they ...