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Better, but the republicans are working to extend tax cuts for the richest 2% while these peoples lives are going to hell? >> well, keith, theres still a lot of power in the idea that everybody can make it. and that everybody can make it big. in other words, one version of the american dream. there are many, thats one of them. but the sad fact is that if you look at the statistics, and ive been looking at them, basically for the last generation, the middle class in america has basically been sta...

Better, but the republicans are working to extend tax cuts for the richest 2% while these peoples lives are going to hell? >> well, keith, theres still a lot of power in the idea that everybody can make it. and that everybody can make it big. in other words, one version of the american dream. there are many. thats one of them. but the sad fact is that if you look at the statistics, and ive been looking at them, basically for the last generation the middle class in america has basically been stag...

Heres whats "happening now," out of this world repair job, and its a rough job for the astronauts trying to fix the cooling system on the international space station. one of the astronauts has yanked so hard on the pumps, the tv images that are being beamed down got bumpy and full of static. a lot of heavy lifting there, and well bring you an interview on that in just a moment. the dow is down more than 200 points, stocks really plunging on a lot of different issues having to do with the economi...

President obama putting education front and center for a second day in a row. he is pushing congress to protect teachers jobs today. after making a push yesterday to dramatically increase u.s. college graduation rates to keep up with the rest of the world. the u.s. used to be on top, and now we are 12th. president says, quote, countries that outeducate us today will outcompete us tomorrow. he pointed out the u.s. has fallen from first place to 12th place in the world in the percentage of adults ...

No matter what the budget. and when were done, lets take a bow. more saving. more doing. thats the power of the home depot. behr premium plus ultra. the only interior paint and primer in one thats rated number one. putting the last nail in the coffin on the gulf oil disaster, thats what bp officials are hoping to do this week, and permanently shutting down that ruptured well finally. >> our reynolds wolf is there, in pensacola for us this morning. reynolds, sounds like its one of the things yo...

Saying please dont do it here. please dont do it in our cemetery. in the 80s, you may remember, the carmelite nuns wanted to build a nunnery, a con event in auschwitz, their purpose was to pray for jewish souls to reconcile, to heal. for eight years there was a major controversy, we were opposed to it. >> we of course will continue to follow that story, which is not going away any time soon. and also turning to the gulf coming up next, static can ill is working, were told. now theyre trying to...

Wolf? >> brian, the final kill as its called within the next ten days or two weeks, the two relief wells still being dug, how is that going? >> still very crucial. first theyre probably going to decide later today whether to put in some cement from the top now that its killed. thatll be a continuation of the static kill were talking about here. but ultimately they want to kill it from the bottom. thats the relief well that you just talked about. they want to do that so they can put some both ins...

As they continue to push it in there, gradually the pressure of the mud its will become so great that it starts pushing that oil down and, at some point, youll reach a balance point, they hope, where no longer will the oil have the ability to force it out. thats when it is static, nothing is moving. the downward force is equal to the upward force. they say at that time you could take the cap off entirely and nothing would move. of course, they want to get it permanently sealed so that wont happe...

Pumping pressure, too, and that should have the mud pushing the oil back down through the well pipe, but officials are taking it very slow, very cautious approach and they say even they dont know when the process will be complete. although they say it could involve up to 70 hours of pumping. anderson? >> how do they know theyve reached the goal? how do they know its been stopped? >> reporter: yeah. thats a good question. its in that word static, anderson. theyre taking periodic readings and in c...

Water. theyre steadily increasing the pumping pressure, too, and that should have the mud pushing the oil back down through the well pipe, but officials are taking it very slow, very cautious approach and they say even though dont know when the process will be complete. although they say it could involve up to 70 hours of pumping. anderson? >> how do they know theyve reached the goal? how do they know its been stopped? >> reporter: yeah. thats a good question. its in that word static, anderson. ...