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Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Amid the grief and pain in lebanon, theres growing anger at the government. The massive explosion in beirut killed at least 137 people and injured more than 5,000 dozens are still missing. The french president , Emmanuel Macron is the first world leader to visit since the blast and called for profound change from lebanons leadership. Heres our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville. Frances president said he was here to bring home truths to lebanons politicians. He received an earful of them in beiruts gemmayzeh neighbourhoo...

>> bret: texas officials say tar balls from the oil spill have been found on state beaches. the first known evidence that oil from the deepwater horizon well has now reached all the gulf states. rough seas postponed attempts to see if a giant oil skimmer can improve clean-up efforts in the gulf of mexico. a taiwanese vessel dubbed "a whale" is said to need further testing once things calm down. meanwhile, life is anything but calm for economic victims of the spill. chief washington correspondent jim angle looks at the person who will decide their financial fate. >> report...

page. here to explain is white house correspondent major garrett. >> reporter: from the white house, president obama called the long-time ambassador in afghanistan john ikenberry and the new commander there general david petraeus. the white house, however, chose only to highlight the commander-in-chief message to petraeus one that eit rated, "the importance of our vital mission in afghanistan." petraeus knows the most important phase of the mission ejecting the taliban from the spiritual stronghold in kandahar is behind schedule. experts say the u.s. and nato forces don't get the key...