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Mind. so we were just blessed that we did get a call. >> in all, 17 were injured. three listed as critical. the search for the missing 11 is the primary mission right now. and the coast guard says there is still the probability someone could be found. search conditions are excellent. calm seas. calm wind. visibility about eight miles. under conditions like this, a life raft would be easy to spot but they don't know if any of those missing were able to get to one of those rafts. the water is 67 degrees. i asked the coast guard about hypothermia but they wouldn't speculate about that only to say...

Hours this storm system will propagate towards the east towards tennessee valley and the severe weather will last right on through saturday. john and kiran, back to you. >> all right, rob. this morning's top stories just a couple minutes away, including the coast guard working through the night trying to find 11 oil rig workers missing after a catastrophic complogs in the gulf of mexico. 25 minutes an an a.m. reche nal, a homeless teen with dreams of going to harvard, now he may get that chance, thanks to an nfl star with an all-pro heart. and 40 minutes past the hour, protecting pandora...

Make it to a lifeboat. have any of the people who came back safely are are reunited with their families, do any of them know whether they may have made it to the lifeboat? >> i've been canning the coast guard if they've been able to account for all the lifeboats and everything on that rig. they say they don't have that answer yet. when they're out there searching, they're searching not only for life rafts, but they're searching for individuals that might be in the water. and they keep saying that probability still exists, and they're going to keep that search going as long as that probability ...

Including iran playing war games at a serious time in a serious place. a vital artery for the world's oil supply wechlt are live at the faen gone. at five minutes past the hour, the coast guard looking to find 11 oil rig workers still missing after a catastrophic, ploe explosion in the gulf of mexico. at 55 minutes aft hour, the medical benefits at the plant that used to make tequila but don't run out and swallow the worm just yet. those stories and more coming your way at the top of the hour. i'm ed whitacre, from general motors.

You hope and pray that everybody's all right. honestly and truly, the of lives that's been saved, you know, it's just amazing. >> the coast guard officials say the search conditions in the gulf are excellent today. and they're going to be up there in the next few meant. we were talking with a couple of crew members from one of those hospitals and get out there and have a good look around this morning. john, thanks. the president is trying to seal the deal on financial reforms this morning. he's speaking in new york. and the goal is to convince wall street ceos and reluctant republicans to ge...