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That senior senator. the next hour of "cnn newsroom" starts now. just ahead of the "newsroom," thousands of tons of toxic sludge dumped into a north carolina river. many are asking, is the water safe? you go fishing in here? >> i used to. >> would you do that now? >> no. >> three weeks after the spill. today, scientists begin testing fish. residents not optimistic. >> it is going to hurt a bunch of people. >> could this be the next west virginia? voices growing louder. we have equal rights...

If you order fish in a restaurant -- does mcdonalds count? >> that aint fish. >> or buy it at a supermarket, theres an indication you might not be getting what you pay for. >> a new investigation shows fish fraud is now rampant. abcs matt gutman tells us though why it is hard to stop. >> reporter: that first bite of grouper -- taste fishy? thats because fraud is often whats for dinner. the conversation group oceana sampled 61 florida seafood businesses, finding a one in three chance of a bait an...

If you order fish in a restaurant -- does mcdonalds count? >> that aint fish. >> or buy it at a supermarket, theres an indication you might not be getting what you pay for. >> a new investigation shows fish fraud is now rampant. abcs matt gutman tells us though why it is hard to stop. >> reporter: that first bite of grouper -- taste fishy? thats because fraud is often whats for dinner. the conversation group oceana sampled 61 florida seafood businesses, finding a one in three chance of a bait an...

Former senator ted stevens and four other passengers. they are trying to figure out why the plane went down monday afternoon near the bering sea. four others survived the crash including former nasa administer sean okeefe and his son. steven slater faces felony charges and may be out of a job but hes become a hero across the country. jetblue says slaters been suspended pending investigation. tropical storm warnings forced bp crews to suspend drilling that relief well in the gulf when they we...

Perception problem. just up the road in new orleans, the great american seafood cook-off is going on today with chefs from around the country fixing up their recipes for seafood that is caught here in the gulf of mexico. as you mentioned, more state waters have been opened. the federal waters remain closed. the federal government has been testing fish, seafood from the closed area. and they found no traces of oil in any of the species they found so far. so thats very good news. they hope to perh...

Helicopter, from planes, boats. and the penalty for fishing in closed waters is you lose your license to fish in federal waters. federal waters start three miles from the beach so theyll lose their livelihood if they get caught fishing in closed areas. >> so theyre testing fish. i know noaa is doing it, and theyre looking for any, i dont know what the science of it is. >> theyre looking for hydro carbons in the fish, actually the presence of oil in the fish. >> and they havent found any. >> abso...