new york city just ahead. wanted by the feds and hiding out overseas, radical cleric anwar al awlaki is an american, he uses the internet to preach his hate giving sermons in english. deb feyerick is back with part two of an in-depth investigation. new developments in the gulf of mexico. we've been told this is the beginning of the end but this morning we're still waiting for the so-called static kill operation to get under way. the first shot for plugging the well for good could begin some time late on today. >> the government coming up with a new estimate as just how much oil has leaked from the bp's oil, it is on the high end, higher than bp has ever acknowledged -- almost 206 million gallons, by far the largest accidental oil leak in history. >> jim acosta is live for us in new orleans this morning. jim, the waiting is the hardest