the gush of oil in the gulf. also ahead, an arizona state of mind. sarah palin gets in the middle of the uproar over that controversial immigration law. and going to pop. what some states may do to try to pay their bills. we'll talk about it. good morning, everyone. i'm alex witt. thanks for joining us. 11:00 a.m. on the nose on the east coast, 8:00 a.m. out west. let's get to what is happening. new developments in the battle to stop the raging oil leak in the gulf of mexico. another setback for crews as they try to get the upper hand on curbing the flow. meantime the disaster is becoming an even more heated political issue on the sunday talk shows. mark potter is live in venice, louisiana. let's get the latest. what's the latest here? >> reporter: well, alex, there might actually -- i stress the word "might" be some good news in this. the ap is reporting, according to a source, that there was some level of success in inserting