institutional, political and also from a financial point of view, we had to create some kind of mechanism, and we have done it. >> rescuing the greek economy is going to cost europe almost a trillion dollars, but european leaders decided the cost was worth it to prevent greece from disrupting the rest of the world's economic recovery. well, former vice president dick cheney remains hospitalized for a second night, mr. cheney undergoing tests after saying he didn't feel well yesterday. he's had five heart attacks in the last 30 years. so far, though, no official explanation of the former vice president's illness. cheney is 69. he's expected to be at the george washington university hospital through the weekend. tropical storm alex slamming into mexico right now. and hundreds of workers in the gulf are evacuating ahead of it. but not those working on the oil spill cleanup. bp is removing some employees from three rigs in the far south of the gulf and shell oil is pulling about 300 employees off production platforms and rigs.