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Dissolved in the water column is by nature more toxic because it is a larger surface area and it is easier to go across the gills of, like, fish. there is plenty of new papers, the latest one i have is 2009 with a rock fish showing that dispersed oil is much more toxic than not dispersed oil. >> that was from a conversation earlier from marine toxicologist riki ott. josh levs was in on that conversation as well and that was in the noon eastern hour earlier today. that was prior to that press conference that took place about an hour ago. at his age, well, some might say that he has seen it al...

our last comment comes from joe and that's what joe is saying about moderation. joe's comment says a lot of technology is informational, like this computer he used to talk to us at our blog. he says it depends on what technology you're using and how you use it. there seems to be a consensus building among our student audience around, well, everything is okay as long as you don't go overboard, you don't, you know, ignore your homework or getting outside and everything else you need to do. >> excellent. carl azuz, thank you very much. thank you for bringing everybody else, especially y...

>> somewhat unprecedented. riki ott, thank you. we all try to watch, learn and listen about what's going to happen next as it pertains to this oil spill. again, a press conference is going to take place coming out of alabama momentarilmomentaril. when it does, we'll take that live or get information from it as well. meantime, the man accused of trying to bomb tires square was probably working for the pakistani taliban. that's the opinion of administration officials who say there is growing evidence that faisal shahzad was no lone wolf. they now believe the pakistani taliban helped to facil...

cap the oil leak by using a submerged four-story dome. but other measures are being taken into consideration now. let's turn to cnn's david mattingly in venice, louisiana. david, what are the obstacles and the options? >> reporter: well, fredricka, that containment dome has been set aside for now. sitting on the ocean floor while bp steps back to try to figure out how to get over this new hurdle that they've encountered. as they were lowering it, that dome, it filled up with a slush, a crystallike material called hydrates. they're trying to figure out how to take care of those hydrat...

lining an anvil. in a matter of minutes, the dow plunged over 1,000 points. but it recovered about two-thirds of its losses still finishing down 347 points. it appears european debt troubles and a possible erroneous trade triggered the free fall. tara mergener is in washington with details. >> reporter: this was a painful reminder of just how fragile p financial system really is. the problem possibly caused by a type graf cal error. the securities and exchange commission is investigating whether a simple typo could have triggered one of wall street's most it turbulent days ever. the ...