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Breaking it down for us. christine romans and diane brady, always nice to see you. some of the ocean's predators could become prey of an environmental disaster. we're taking a trip to the gulf waters where shark experts are tagging sharks now to find out how the bp oil spill will affect sea life for years to come. and we're also keeping a close eye on tropical storm alex. reynolds wolf in this morning. he'll have an update on the storm's progress right after the break.

It is an extreme part of it. it is not something that many people attempt to do. >> absolutely. you kind of have a certain sense of i guess real confidence to be able to do it. maybe something else, too. >> fearlessness is a good way to do it. checking the top stories, tropical storm alex in the gulf of mexico expected to become a hurricane, possibly some time today. the cnn weather team's forecasting that it will likely make landfall near the mexico-texas border but the storm could head north churning up waves that could effeaffect clean-up efforts off of the coast of louisiana for two week...

Campechie, then eventually into the gulf of mexico. very warm water and minimal shear ahead of this. the forecast for this one from the national hurricane center shows this storm is expected to gain some strength and we're talking about winds going up to 100 miles per hour as we get into early wednesday morning. let's fast-foorward. you'll see this big white shaded area, that's called the cone of uncertainty. uncertain? absolutely. we're talking about a rotating storm on a spinning planet. a lot can happen with this storm but we anticipate it getting stronger, possibly with winds sustained at ...

Administering the escrow fund didn't even know. you have to forgive people along the gulf coast if they're confused about all this. amazing. >> reporter: yeah. sounds like it was a deal worked out between the government and bp, somewhat recently. >> they should tell the guy in charge, don't you think? >> reporter: yeah. the first major storm of the hurricane season, tropical storm alex back out in the gulf of mexico. it is gaining strength fast. what does that potentially mean for the oil spill cleanup? it is going to create waves anywhere it goes. reynold wolf is in our hurricane headquarte...

Is qualified to serve on the high court. we are live with a preview in a moment. plus, all eyes in the gulf are on alex. the tropical storm is back over warm water again today and gaining strength. it is expected to steer clear of the oil spill, but the experts warn nothing is certain, and certainly it will kick up a lot of waves as well. a full update coming from your hurricane headquarters. also, former president bill clinton opening up about what he calls the number one issue facing americans. also, find out why he's doing his best not to get choked up at daughter chelsea's upcoming wed...