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I'm patti ann browne. b.p. says a device designed to siphon oil leaking in the gulf of mexico could begin doing its job tonight. the coast guard says the government approved the widespread use of oil disbursement at the leak site. trust but verify. president obama today saying that is the new rule on the oil drilling safety practices and says too often in the past, federal regulators approved drilling plans based on oil company promises alone. and more than 40,000 guests were at cape canaveral today to watch the space shuttle atlantis lift off on the last flight. only two more shuttle flights ...

They'll be moving that away. there you go, on cue. they'll be moving that away. >> from your mouth to nasa's ears, right? >> i'm glad they're listening, they'll be moving it away. >> how cool is that? >> it's amazing. it's a great day. east winds at 12 to 19 miles per hour. the 19 miles an hour is thresholdy but it's oak. look at the skies, it looks blue everywhere. >> i didn't do that. it just pulled up. john zarella, talk to us. we see it here, close up. just beautiful. >> reporter: it's a spectacular day here, don, no question about it, and i'm joined by astronaut dave wolf who is a veteran...

Era. atlantis is up next on the pad. ready for a final flight. cnn's john zarrella is there at ken ken space center this morning in florida preparing for that launch. hi, john. >> reporter: hi, kyra. you're absolutely right. i talked to some people at nasa a little while ago and they were saying that over at visitors center right now 9,000 people bought tickets to come and watch this shuttle launch. everybody wants to be here now as they're counting down to last shuttle flights and atlantis is sitting on pad, ready to go, 12-day mission and six astronauts should be out on the pad within the ho...

To avoid prosecution. bradley burkenfeld at american working for u.b.s. was the original source of all the information about americans evading taxes. ironically, he is serving 40 months in jail for his evidents. ep though he exposed -- even though he exposed the whole matter. his lawyers just asked president obama for clemency. bret? >> bret: okay, jim. thanks. the space shuttle discovery touched down this morning in florida. that wrapped up the next to last mission for the fleet's oldest surviving ship. it will go up one more time in september, one of three more shuttle flights before the p...

>> we can't afford anything, and i'm going to start crying. sorry. thanks to generous people in america that have helped us. >> also on capitol hill right now, a house committee dissecting the collapse of lehman brothers and listen to this lineup of people that are going to be testifying there. the treasury secretary and also the fed chairman and then later the former ceo will be testifying. in a prepared statement, the court-appointed examiner's report on the collapse as a distortion. >> main gear touchdown. pilot jim duton now deploying the drag chute. >> that's space shuttle "discovery" ret...