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Yesterdays incoming ceo said its time for a "scale back" in the clean-up effort but local folks are warning b.p. there is plenty of oil left to mop-up. firefighters in southern california report progress in this hour in the battle against four raging wildfires. one has been burning in the high desert above los angeles for two days now. it has charred nearly 22 square miles of brush and at one time threatened 2,000 homes and buildings. 1300 firefighters on the scene. its now 62% contained. im jul...

Deep into the well. the reason it was delayed is because scientists found some debris on top in the well bore of one of those relief wells and they need to get that out before they started pumping the heavy drilling mud in. >> whats the latest on the scaling back of the cleanup? >> well, believe me, when people in the gulf coast region here in louisiana hear the term "scale back," it wants to set everything in motion and people get frustrated. and in fact, we went out todd an air boat to look at...

Danger. "fox and friends" start right now. >>. no. >> we have headline to get to this morning. >> get right to those. horrible flogged is taking a tollon pakistan. 800 people have been killed and up to a million more may be affected boy the raging waters there . there is a week of record breaking rains. there are more delays in trying to permanently plug the oil leak in the gulf. cruc will not pump the busted mud and cement until they clean up debris. it is time for a scale back

Rallying for lower taxes and better immigration and health care policies. >> greg: the cleanup efforts in the gulf with a new phase. its time for a scale-back of the crews. the news is bitter-sweet for locals. we have a live story from slidell, louisiana. chris, good news/bad news, isnt it? because businesses reopening down there? >> yeah. you are exactly right. we know that more commercial and recreational fishing areas opened up yesterday. even several weeks ago, a lot of recreational areas op...

Pull back in bps commitment to the completion of the cleanup. dudley spoke in biloxi, mississippi. >> no, its not too soon for a scale back, we havent permanently sealed the well, but we have booms all the way from florida to louisiana. and where theres no oil on the beaches, you probably dont need people walking up and down with hazmat suits, so youll see that kind of a commitment. >> tony award defending his actions. its the first interview

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