rains. tropical storm colin is picking up strength in the atlantic ocean but is now expected to miss the gulf of mexico as well as the east coast this weekend. the system's about 945 miles east of the lesser antilles this morning. it is packing sustained winds of 40 miles an hour just barely tropical storm strength. the national hurricane center says it is picking up strength. also bp hoping that the static kill operation is a go today. an operation that could plug the source of the worst oil spill in history for good. the company still has to perform a crucial test on the well before getting started. bp says it postponed it yesterday because of a small leak. the raging drug war along the u.s.-mexico border is now a greater cause for concern for arizona sheriff joe arpaio. a spokesman for the maricopa county lawman says mexican druglords have put a $1 million bounty on his head. >> also the threat coming at the same time that an fbi webpage quotes a senior agent as saying that violent mexican drug