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procedures but he was on demerol. that demerol, as he was coming off of it, was acting as a stimulant. it breaks down as a stimulant and that stimulant was really very much keeping him awake. and that is why he needed all of these other medications to help him sleep. what i thought was even more remarkable, they were talking about this idea that on the day this happened, they say conrad murray did give propofol, this medication that we've been talking about, and then observed michael jackson for at least ten minutes, according to these defense sources, and then he thought that michae...

allow the president to raise a debt ceiling and avert crisis. a vote on that could happen this week. the fallback plan would likely pass the democrat-controlled senate but face a bigger challenge in the house where republicans hold the majority. let's get the latest with brianna keilar. are we any closer to a deal? >> on a deficit reduction plan, kyra, it doesn't appear so. no announced meetings between the white house and congressional leaders over the weekend, there were staff-level meetings and a lot of focus has to do with this fallback plan you mentioned. it's sort of the brainc...

>> a technical issue they were working. it helps the shuttle maneuver and position once it's in orbit. they cleared that issue. they don't think anything to be worried about. they have no working technical issues at all for shuttle "endeavour." last night we had a heck of a lightning storm at the cape. there was concern that maybe some of that lightning might have been an issue. at the moment the only possible weather issue they would look at is possibility of some crosswinds this afternoon but right now we have liftoff set for 3:47 p.m. eastern time. 45,000 people will be here at the cape wat...

Responding to a couple of large wiechls. they're a weather issue and now a dangerous issue that's going on down in the southern, west part of the country. maria molina is live in the weather center with the latest. you were telling us at the top of the hour how this could be fueled by the the winds. >> that's where the wildfires and that scene is actually going to enhance severe weather here across the plains and we're starting to see this underway and numerous watches in effect and we can see tornados and when you see that area in yellow, those severe thunderstorm warnings or watches actually...

Meanwhile, one prominent oceanographer warning folks against being too optimistic about the oil clean up. could you say toe jr. pointed out that even if a quarter of that oil still exists down there that's still five times the sides of the exxon valdez spill. >> i think that optimism, while perhaps warranted and that we have capped the well and that's good, that's progress, we should still be weary about declaring victory. this is the end of the beginning. >> >> shepard: along those lines we also learned today that the effort to finish plugging that busted well is once again on hold. rick leve...