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A key witness gave false or misleading testimony. she went missing in 2001 and the case became a national sensation when a romance with then congressman gary condit was revealed. he was ruled out as a suspect. >> a popular southern california beach remains closed this morning. the latest stretch plagued by tar balls. workers are trying to clean up the goo awaiting tests to see if it came from last month's oil spill that was 100 miles away. more from brandi hitt. >> another southern california beach is shut down as tar washes ashore. >> the beach remains closed at this juncture. >> last week ma...

The discovery of tar balls and clumps of oil on more beaches in southern california is prompting new concerns. beaches in ventura county have reopened after the u.s. coast guard and other agencies collected samples yesterday. officials are trying to figure out if the substance is related to the oil spill in santa barbara earlier this month. officials are also testing sample was nearby beaches that washed ashore this week. joining me now, chris richard, "usa today's" l.a. bureau chief. with a welcome back to the show what's the latest on the investigation into the accident? >> well, there's a...

Have a huge oil spill to the north. do the tar balls like this appear all the time on southern california beaches? are they not related? >> they want to be absolutely sure. remember there's an area up there that's had oil seep certainly nothing on this scale. the state wildlife officials who i talked to yesterday indicated they're trying to be very careful in not trying to pinpoint blame at this point until they know for sure. yeah. look at this. if t does seem that there's activity going on with oil that wasn't happening on the beaches a month ago. >> absolutely. the coast guard, as you know,...

Nearly seven miles of los angeles area beaches were closed today after a wave of tar balls washed ashore yesterday morning. the biggest chunks were the size of footballs. it's not unusual to find some tar along the beaches there. there are some natural seeps on the ocean floor. you about it's not usually this much tar. the source of these tar balls was described today in the local press as a mystery and it's being investigated, but there is the matter of the major oil spill that happened last week on the california coast near santa barbara when the oil pipeline burst and dumped out what the pi...

$80 a month. for 10 gigs. and $15 per line. stop by or visit us online. and save without settling. only on verizon. nearly seven mielgs of los angeles area beaches were closed today after a wave of tar balls washed ashore yesterday morning. the biggest chunks were the size of footballs. it's not unusual to find some tar along the beaches there. there are some natural seeps on the ocean floor. you about it's not usually this much tar. the source of these tar balls was described today in the local press as a mystery and it's being investigated but there is the matter of the major oil spill tha...