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Capping out of all that oil gushing into the gulf of mexico. workers have managed to insert a four-inch tube down to the spill site, capturing some of the leaking oil and pumping it to a ship on the surface of the gulf. after weeks of bad news, theyre calling it a positive step forward. >> we ran the -- they call it the riser insertion tube tool. and they ran it last night and started to get oil up to the surface into the drill ship. then we had a small problem and the tool came out of the riser...

bp says its expecting the latest attempt to be the one that does the trick. capping out of all that oil gushing into the gulf of mexico. workers have managed to insert a four-inch tube down to the spill site, capturing some of the leaking oil and pumping it to a ship on the surface of the gulf. after weeks of bad news, theyre calling it a positive step forward. >> we ran the -- they call it the riser insertion tube tool. and they ran it up night and started to get oil up to the surface...

capping out of all that oil gushing into the gulf of mexico. workers have managed to insert a four-inch tube down to the spill site, capturing some of the leaking oil and pumping it to a ship on the surface of the gulf. after weeks of bad news, theyre calling it a positive step forward. >> we ran the -- they call it the riser insertion tube tool. and they ran it last night and started to get oil up to the surface into the drill ship. then we had a small problem and the tool came out of...

Months at sea in her pink yacht. yes, that is it. here she is before she set out. she is now the youngest person to sail around the world nonstop and unassisted. thes not an official record because the worlds speed sailing record council discontinued its youngest category. how dare they? >> how dare they? >> kate? coast guard and oil giant bp trying again to stem the flow of oil gushing into the gulf coast. inserting a tube into a cup which you ared pipe, collecting oil and sending it to a sur...

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Bp says its expecting the latest attempt to be the one that does the trick. capping out of all that oil gushing into the gulf of mexico. workers have managed to insert a four-inch tube down to the spill site, capturing some of the leaking oil and pumping it to a ship on the surface of the gulf. after weeks of bad news, theyre calling it a positive step forward. >> we ran the -- they call it the riser insertion tube tool. and they ran it up night and started to get oil up to the surface into the ...

>> reporter: what we ran into last night says bp was a little bit of a setback. they have the insertion tube ready to go, ready to insert into the leaking pipe at the bottom of the gulf of mexico. but the frame around it, they had to bring it up to the surface again last night to make some adjustments because they werent able to connect the hose or the pipe that is going to siphon off all that oil up to a surface vessel to contain the oil. so, theyre going to -- they had to take it up, made some...

Kicking and stomping a man they thought was a robbery suspect. both officers were placed on administrative leave after the video surfaced. authorities released the man when they found out they had the wrong guy. and a happy home coming in pink, our favorite color, for a 16-year-old called australias newest hero. jessica watson spent last seven months at sea in the pink yacht. here she is before she set out. she is the youngest person to sail the world and nonstop. the council discontinued its ...