federal judge saying it is an arbitrary and capricious act. i don't think the judge has the law on his side and i think the administration has a lot of ways to get around the judge's ruling, including a direct appeal. >> basically, what can the federal government do at this point? they say they're going to appeal. are there other options? >> definitely there are other options. they've already said they're going to appeal. secretary of the interior, ken said he is going to give more specific reasons, more evidence. the judge said there was not enough evidence that this was an appropriate response to the spill. so, he's going to rework the order and perhaps get approval the next time around. a direct appeal is possible. it's very unusual for a federal judge to find that an administrative action by the president aarbitrary and