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But even the exact date could be a factor in determining who would replace hugo chavez. jon. >> jon: steve harrigan in south florida. thank you, steve. the oil rig that ran aground in alaska dragged its tow boats 10 miles toward a rocky shore in less than an hour. that's the word from coast guard officials. the rig is carrying more than 140,000 gallons of fuel and is sitting in a fragile ocean ecosystem. but officials say there are no signs of leaks so far and the fuel is well protected. still, it's not the first time shell has had issues trying to drill in the difficult artic waters. green pe...

Want the whole operation shut down. >> they argue this is just the latest mishap experience by shell's ships off the coast of alaska. including a small engine fire. an accidental anchor drag and coast guard findings more than a dozen safety and pollution violations. and officials from shell says the rig is holding up well. it recently had $292 million of improvements done, jon. >> jon: anna coinman in our newsroom. thank you. exxon mobil could have kept almost 1,000 gallons of oil from spilling into the yellow stone river if workers had reacted faster. that's the finding have a department of t...

More than 1200 firefighters are battling the blaze. so far 228,000 acres, that's how big the fire is it is 15% contained. the shuttle enterprise is about to set sail later this morning. the retired experimental space shuttle will begin its slow journey to the intrepid sea air and space museum in new york city. yesterday the shuttle was hoisted on to a barge at jfk airport. from there it will travel across new york harbor to port elizabeth, new jersey. it will be on display there until tuesday when a tug boat will pull enterprise to the museum where it will be on exhibit to the public starting ...

We are going to have a chance to see some severe weather break out across parts of texas and also into the northern plains. the main concerns for today will be large hail and damaging wind gusts. guys, we can never rule out a tornado one of those thunderstorms dozen some spinning motion or rotates a little bit and you have got a tornado on the ground. or that chance for it phis? >> all right. thank you so much, maria. >> thank you, maria. and they are off. it's that time of year again as you saw from maria's hat. time for the derby. time to get the inside scoop from racing. we are joined by an...

$112 million wagered last year at the derby race alone. a lot of money is at stake. joined now by a trainer here. a louisville native. paul mcgee, good morning good morning to you. >> good morning, anna. >> how is the track really going to be changing the way that the horses are running today? >> they didn't open it for training this morning which is unusual. and the trainers with the more high strung 3-year-old colt p colts are going to be a little bit taken out of their rhythm a little bit. it would be nice to get them out here and get some of that pent up energy out of their system. more la...