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Stable. they also say a light sheen was again visible on the water today but that it quickly dissipated. researchers have uncovered a disturbing vulnerability for the shipping industry instead of using guns, computers and internet connections. john roberts is live in atlanta. john? >> shep, every day in cars, ships and planes we rely on g.p.s. systems to guide us from place to place safely and efficiently. what happens if that technology is used against us? on the crystal blue waters of the medi...

Time to take a look at the morning papers as we take a live look at new york city. well start with the the new york times. an iraqi arm of al qaeda is taking responsibility for the attack on abu ghraib prison that freed hundreds of militants on sunday. they have not confirmed the number of prisoners freed, but officials in washington put it between 500 and 600. joe? >> for the parade of papers, the times picayune, a fire has started in an offshore drilling platform in the gulf of mexico, where j...

Not an all clear. government scientists figure about 52 million gallons of oil are still in the water, on or just below the surface as a light sheen and weathered tar balls. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says the stats could be off by 10%. outside scientists are also uncomfortable with such precise percentages. along the coast, still struggling residents worry the federal government will pick up and go home. up next, well ask admiral thad allen to add this all up and tell u...

That the vast majority of the oil has either evaporated or been burned, skimmed and recovered from the wellhead or dispersed, and much of the dispersed oil is in the process of relatively rapid degradation. >> which is pretty amazing but not at all clear. government scientists figure about 52 million gallons of oil are still in the water, on or just below the surface as a light sheen and weathered tar balls. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says the stats could be off by 10%. ...

More than 100 days after the oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico and with the bp gusher now smothered in concrete, there was definitive word monday that the oil spill was the worst in history, at least seven times bigger than the exxon valdez. and then two days later, some carefully vetted and surprising cleanup statistics from the obama administration. >> the conclusions, key conclusions of the report is that the vast majority of the oil has either evaporated or been burned, skimmed and rec...

Of light sheen or tar balls or microscopic droplets in the water. but how can most of the estimated 5 million barrels of oil already be out of the water? according to that federal report, about a third of the oil was either skimmed up, burned or blasted with chemical dispersants. another huge chunk, about 40%, they say, evaporated or dissolved naturally. but how does that happen? >> this is example of light, swede crude. >> reporter: that was the type of oil gushing into the gulf, very different...

Like we would doing search and rescue, to see where any possible target pocket of oil might be over this area. >> my goodness. all right, so joining me with more on what he saw during a weekend flyover is cnns david mattingly. is the admiral suggesting that the oil is just gone? it is breaking down very quickly, and now that the flow has been cut off. >> right, tony. theres two things happening here. its been ten days since they have seen any new crude oil leaking into the gulf of mexico, and th...

Its far from over. crews are back at work today at the blownout well after tropical storm bonnie forced them to clear the area. a live look at the well site a mile blower the surface. the national incident commander admiral thad allen says the cap appears to have held up during the storm. jonathan, we know the storm delayed the drilling. how did it affect the spill clean up? >> definitely, shep. it kept many of the vessels in to shore. we have just released video of the latest coast guard flyove...

If they want to send this out in the field to hunt for oil permanently. >> amber and rob join us from gulf shores, alabama. amber, youve seen this disaster from the bottom of the gulf where you ran with sharks yourself. what kind of help is this airship going to be in the days to come? >> well, john, when we were flying above the gulf of mexico right by gulf shores, alabama we didnt spot any large slicks of oil, although some of the coast guard members who were on the blimp said that they did se...