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>> u.s. troops in afghanistan have a new war commander, general petraeus was confirmed by the full senate in a unanimous vote. supreme court nominee elena kagan is moving closer to her confirmation as her hearings near an en. today was day three. she is expected to sail through. police in cypress are hunting an alleged russian spy wanted in the united states. the suspect was arrested there yesterday but has disappeared after being released on bail. and hurricane alex is dumping rain on south texas, 6 not fat waves pounding beaches in louisiana, alabama, and florida. for more on the stories vis...

Also we're near the end of a very bloody month in the afgh afghanistan war. petraeus is going to go before senators tomorrow, hoping to be confirmed as the new war commander. he may pale in comparison to the damages that he could face in the weeks and months ahead. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr, she is here with a preview in what this means. hey, barbara. >> a lot of pleem tell you, the biggest challenge for general petraeus may be trying to show the senators he can make progress in the war. >> coalition forces talk again with local afghan leaders. four months ago, they promised to ...

To end a career like mcchrystal's? michael hastings has never served his country the way mcchrystal has. >> is this going to prompt the military in general, the commanders in afghanistan in particular, to be more wary of journalists? >> of course. because you -- what you see is not what you get. clearly you've got someone who is making friends with you, pretending to be sympathetic and then take what you say. when you start an article with general mcchrystal making obscene gestures, you aren't evenution something he said. rolling stone magazine put their own spin on this. nowhere in the articl...

Funding from bp and all of the institutions are engaged in developing proposals and research projects to go assess the impact of this horrible tox i toxic plume. >> thank goodness. a gem of the gulf coast, you gays are busy these days. good luck. >> thank you. we're very busy and redistracted with this but it's very important work for sure. >> shepard: i'll say. moten marine laboratories, google it. appreciate your time. >> thank you. the oil spilling in the gulf, fairing of the war commander in afghanistan, the still slumping unemployment. housing problems, what heck of a week for the folks...

Mcchrystal a hearing. that's what we are getting from the president. that type of tone. that he is going to be fair. he's going to make up his mind after he gives a sense from the general himself. everybody around him, john, and kiran, have alreadyensly said look, all the options are on the table. but the option it seems to be very clear is he he's not going to survive. we are going to see just whether or not the president will give him another shot at this. so far, this is a story that's still developing and it is still unfolding. it is still anyone's guess. >> suzanne malveaux for us. thanks...