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battleground in the war against the oil. unless it's stopped here, it will continue up the waterway separating alabama and florida and head inland, covering everything in its path. booms have been set up to try to contain the oil. meanwhile, the president is trying to contain the damage in the region and any political fallout from this disaster. he's back on the gulf coast and putting pressure on b.p. to speed up the operation. in response, b.p. said it will try to trip it will amount it's collecting to two million gallons a day by the end of june. and when the president returns to w...

wesley brown. police say it was this picture that nailed the first suspect. trooper wesley brown leading a man tipsters later identified as cyril williams out of the applebee's. he came back to the bar with his buddy anthony milton and lay in wait until the trooper came back outside. authorities declined to release a picture of milton or say which one of the two pulled the trigger but say one of them fired multiple rounds, hitting the trooper twice and piercing his heart. >> we believe the motive for the shooting is that mr. williams was upset that he was kicked out of the restaurant...

okay. our panel will take that on in rapid fire response tonight. this is the story that has me fired up tonight. day 56. into the greatest ecological disaster this country has ever seen and hold the phone. billionaire new york mayor michael bloomberg is fencing and defending ballpap. take a listen to this. >> we're going after the heads of some of these companies. the guy that runs bp didn't exactly go down there and blow up the well. and what's more, if you want him to fix it and they're the only ones with the expertise, i think i might waited to assign blame till we get it fixed...

environmental damage caused by the spill. plus, the one good thing that might come out of this tragedy is that americans might finally agree it's time to wean ourselves off our addiction to oil. but not everyone agrees. i'll take on two former senators who are for more drilling. plus the forgotten war. afghanistan. nbc's richard engel was with american troops when they came under fire this weekend and fought an unforgettable -- and filed an unforgettable report. >> reporter: it's the most intense assault ever on the outpost. >> there's much more to see. author sbas jan junger who h...

of an arkansas camp clowned. seven of the victims are children ages 7 or younger. search crews hope everyone is now accounted for, but just in case, they have a dozen canine units looking for more bodies. the area is isolated and cell phone service is poor, which is why they likely missed any warnings. those who did survive had just seconds to get to safety as the flash foods hit, most of them had been sleeping. maybe the fourth time had been the charge for president obama, back in the gulf coast right now, as his approval ratings are dropping and estimates in the amount of oil in ...