chilly, in fact. in the 40s throughout much of the region. afternoon highs intothe upper 70s with bright sun on tuesday. wednesday, increasing clouds and warming up into the upper 80s. and then moisture wednesday night, thursday, may bring us passing showers with highs, again, hot on thursday, in the upper 80s. morning lows near 70. jerry, good morning. how is our traffic? good morning, tom. good morning, everyone. smooth sailing. live pictures of interstate 270 from i-70 toward the capital beltway. no worries. southbound has been wrapped up. a couple spots clearing up on the northbound side. in from the west along interstate 66 toward the capital beltway from fair oaks in, light volume. west of that point it s beginning to pick up. thanks very much, jerry. students areenjoying an unexpected day off today because of a water main break there. chesapea middle school, chesapeake high school and folger mckenzie high school are closed because of that water main break. allther
reporter: it began april 20th with a massive fireball and deadly flames cutting through the nigh air. as the deepwater horizon rig exploded, then collapsed, 11 lives were lost. and oil began to seep into the gulf, the start of the worst spill in u.s. history. now, 154 days later, government scientists say the final seal, 74 barrels of cement, is holding tight, and that the well will never leak again. president obama acknowledged the work that s beenone and perhaps the more difficult job at lies ahead, in a written statement which says, in part, we will continue to work closely with the people of the gulf to rebuild their livelihoods and reore the environment that supports them. my administration will see our communities, our businesses, and our fragile ecosystems through this difficult time. difficulties that continue to wash up along the gulf coast. cleanup teams fight every day at plaquemines parish, but it seems right now, the oil is winning the battle there. we can t
anonymously single sourced to people who have obvious agendas for what they want people to think about this case and about counterterrorism in general. one thing not anonymous, the former minister of pakistan went on record to claim the pakistani taliban is behind the attempted car bomb in times square and he knows why. he says it s retaliation for u.s. drone strikes against terrorism targets in pakistan. quote, this is a blowback. this is a reaction. this is retaliation. they re not going to sort of sit and welcome you to eliminate them. they re going to fight back. this is finally a bit of information not from an unnamed source. we know who is saying this. we also know that there s no reason to believe that he has any idea what he s talking about. at this point, there s no confirmation of any of the suspected bomber s contacts with the taliban. there s certainly no way the pakistani former minister knows the real motivations of this guy in america who is still under arrest
been heading the spill. the press conference is expected to call up to 6,000 national guardsmen to assist with the cleanup efforts. as always, cnn has reporters and camera crews deployed across the region to bring you the live up to the minute coverage on this developing story. president barack obama is heading to the gulf tomorrow to get a firsthand look at what is going on. and cnn s brian todd joins us now from venice, louisiana, brian, good evening. where is the slick now in relation to where you are? reporter: we re told it is not too far away from here and this will be one of the areas first hit by the oil slick. we re right now at one of the key staging areas for the effort to fight it from getting this far. local officials here in plaquemines parrish are laying booms in this area to protect it from getting hit by the oil slick as it moves closer. we re told venice where we are
in cheek white house correspondents dinner. how will this play along the coast? the best political team on television will weigh in for you. the outrage over a controversial new immigration law reaches a boiling point beyond arizona. protesters marched all over the country today. we are live for you. hello, everyone. we want to tell you right now that the governor of louisiana is holding a press conference in baton rouge, louisiana. governor bobby jindal, you see it live. we ll monitor that for you and if it makes news, we ll bring you the comments. we re checking on that for you. in the meantime, an unprecedented ecological disaster is unfolding in slow motion now in the gulf of mexico. over the next hour of this program, listen to this, nearly 9,000 gallons of crude oil will gush from a man made hole in the ocean floor, more than 1.5 million gallons has spilled so far. and no one is quite sure how to stop it right now. u.s. coast guard commandant has been heading the sp