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Plus, is moammar gadhafi using cluster bombs against his own people? desperate rebels are pleading for more help from nato. after the tornadoes, the cleanup continues. 45 people were killed in deadly weekend storms, still more severe weather is expected across the country. good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. one year ago this week, an explosion ripped through the deep water horizon oil rig, killing 11 workers and triggering the worst oil spill in the nation's history. an estimated 200 million gallons. oil in the form of tar balls still washing ashore in alabama and louisiana....

And yelling at him and they finally arrested the him. >> the her is nicolas cage's wife. cage is out on bond right now, has to appear again in late may. he is in new orleans filming a new movie. first round of the nba playoffs tipped off yesterday, chicago bulls, team with the best record in the league this season had a tough time with the eighth seed indiana pacers. the chicago bulls didn't lead until the final minute, finally pulled ahead and beat the pacers. it was an ugly moment tie low hansborough took to the head. looked like he was knocked out cold, had to be taken back to the locker ...

And we're hoping they come back and early signs show they're starting to book reservations, hopefully optimistic. >> that is great news to here. you're still dealing with tar balls, having to clean that stuff off. are you getting that under control or are they coming fast and furious to the beaches? >> they're still coming in, when we have rough surf conditions it breaks outs the tar mats we know we have out there. we have bp cleaning them every day, and we have chemical equipment standing by so i think we've got a good plan to deal with it and seems to be diminishing on a regular basis. >> ro...

The tourest towns still trying to recover. a year out they're a struggle. in gulf shores, alabama, they have tar balls washing up on the beaches. joining me is the mayor, robert kraft. we appreciate you being here. this one year anniversary is anniversary the right word? is it a commemoration? how are you referring to it down there? what's the right way? >> well, we are celebrating the year being over. i don't think any of us will wish 2010 to come back. we're moving forward for the future. an anniversary and celebration i think would be accurate, celebrating our recovery. >> that was my next ...

Home, but some machine shed blowing around, and the wind was really moving. there's south carolina, lots of trees down, and a lot of trees down in georgia, too. the ground has been saturated and a lot of the trees didn't just break off, they came out with the roots sticking up which says that the ground was so soft that the trees didn't have a chance and the roots could not hold it back. >> wow. i want to talk to you about something that we saw the last of, these tar balls, and now they are showing up again in florida? >> yes. you want me to prove it to you? >> you have one? >> in my hand. >> ...