natalee holloway, has confessed to murdering a peruvian woman. van der sloot has been in peruvian custody since late friday. police released this security video of van der sloot at his hotel showing him entering his room on the night of may 30th with 21-year-old stephany flores, five years to the day since the disappearance of natalee holloway. four hours later, van der sloot left alone. nor rez' body was found two days later, her neck broken. police questioned van der sloot for days before he confessed. the lima newspaper reports that van der sloot admitted killing flores in the presence of a prosecutor and lawyer. he said, i did not want to do it. the girl intruded into my private life. a peruvian wire service reports van der sloot flores saw something about holloway on his computer. quote, she tried to escape and i took her neck and hit her. van der sloot has long been the main suspect in the holloway disappearance. she disappeared in 2005 while on a graduation trip to aruba. her body has never been found. van der sloot was held for 90 days, but never charged. the case h will be turned over to prosecutors who are will present norm formal charges. today police plan to take van der sloot to the hotel to recreate the events leading up to flores' death. turning now to the gulf of mexico where slow progress is being made to contain that massive oil leak. on this, the 50th day of the leak, that's the good news. but the coast guard warns the effort to eliminate the oil that's already in the gulf could last for a long, long time. man well gay and i gus reports. >> reporter: a containment cap is collecting more than 460,000 gallons of oil every day. that's somewhere between 30% to 75% of the total daily amount of crude leaking in to the gulf. the company will alsorelays the next month with a bigger one. it's a progress and a battle the coast guard admits will be very lengthy. >> dealing with the oil spill on the surface will go on if a couple of months. i agree, long term issues of restoring the environment will be years. >> reporter: the bp executive in charge of cleanup took his first tour of the oily mess since the leak started. >> what i saw was painful, it was emotional, and shocking. >> reporter: containing the oil is becoming more difficult because it's breaking into hundred hs of thousands of patches above and below the surface. and more and more of the crude is coming ashore in the gulf states. on dauphin island in alabama, tar balls keep washing ashore, constantly keeping cleanup crews busy. >> walked to the water and that's when you really start to notice it. >> reporter: it's maddening for the state's politicians is who say they're not getting the boom and skimmers they need to protect fragile coastlines. >> it is becoming increasingly apparent that political decisions are being made to protect one part of the gulf of peks company and to ignore another part. >> reporter: but president obama says he will hold bp accountable for all the cleanup. man well guy and i gus cbs news, louisiana. an angry president obama defended his h handling before he's been criticized for his administration's spochbs, but occurring an interview with nbc news, the president said he's been talking about the potential disaster for a long time. >> a month ago go i was meeting with fishermen standing in the rain talking about what a potential crisis this could be. and i don't sit around just talking to experts because this is a college seminar. we talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answers so i know whose ass to kick. >> the president has been to the gulf coast these times since the april 20th oil rig explosion. 12 states are holding primaries and runoffs today. incumbents caught up in the debate over health care reform and financial reform face a decidedly anti-incumbent mood. and tara mergener is in washington with all the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, today's primaries will help determine the lineup for senate achbtd gubernatorial races this fall. and no doubt about it, both parties face an angry electorate. arkansas senator blanche lynn done is fighting for her political life in a tight runoff with fellow democrat lieutenant governor bill halter. >> d.c. unions have 13e7b9 about $10 million in the last 12 weeks misrepresenting me, misrepresenting, you know, my voting record. >> reporter: lincoln is considered one of washington's most vulnerable incumbents as recession weary voters go to the polls. in california, carly fiorina hopes to unseat barbara boxer. also in the golden state, former ebay c event o meg whitman looks to earn the republican nomination for governor. polls show her well ahead of tea party favorite steve poizner. >> primaries tend to draw out the most dedicated party members and also other americans who are simply very unhappy with current conditions. >> reporter: sex is the story in south carolina. >> i have been absolutely faithful. >> reporter: nikki haley wants to be the first female governor, but is battling allegations of two extramarital affairs. despite the accusations, haley maintains a 20 point lead with support from the tea party and sarah palin. in nevada, republicans will choose a challenger to try to unseat senate majority leader harry reid. sharron angle is another tea party favorite. >> when socialism takes over, all they need to do is look here. >> reporter: and these contests will also help set the stage for the balance of power in congress. michelle, a lot of people watching very closely today. >> absolutely. exciting stuff. all right. tara mergener in washington. thanks. 12 americans are being held in yemen according to the state department. the arrests may be connected to a joint/u.s. yes, ma'am any anti-terror campaign. last week several foreigners were detained including americans in connection with an investigation of al qaeda activity. turning now to the cbs "moneywatch," stocks in asia made a modest recovery this morning after monday's heavy losses. and ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. >> reporter: good morning. well, asian markets edged up today as investors went bargain hunting. nikkei gained a fraction while the hang seng was also mostly up. today wall street gets the latest on retail sales and the job market. monday was another late day selloff with the dow dropping 115 points. the nasdaq lost 45. chrysler's recalling nearly 600,000 minivans and jeep wranglers. regulators say the 2006 through 2010 wranglers have a potential brake fluid leak and the 2008 and 2009 minivans have a wiring problem that could cause a fire. there have been no crashes or injuries reported. h h is the second big recall for chrysler in the past week. the panel investigating the financial meltdown has delivered a p to goldman sachs. the commission says the bank has not responded to some of its requests for information. instead, goldman has sent the panel a blizzard of documents, more than the staff can handle. the subpoena includes requests for interviews with goldman executives including ceo lloyd plan fine. and more bad news for those working that overnight shift. a new study finds employees who start their day between 8:00 p.m. and midnight get the least sleep and have consistently poorer performance. the maximum on the job fatigue occurred with a shift that started at 11:00 p.m. because workers can't get enough shut eye before their shift begins. but i guess they could have just asked us that, right, michelle? >> absolutely. >> we're familiar with the word fatigue. >> we have a lot of empirical data up here. >> exactly. >> ashley morrison, thanks. and just ahead on the "morning news," we have an update on the desperate search for an oregon boy. plus, the bizarre end to helen thomas' long career as a member of the white house press corps. you're watching the "cbs morning news." egg white muffin melt, made-to-your-order, and add a 16-oz. cup... of freshly 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[barking] v8. what's your number? good morning. i'm andrea roane. police say joran van der sloot confessed to killing a woman last week. stephanie flores was found dead in his hotel room last week and he remains the prime suspect in the disappearance of natalie holloway. the hyattsville, maryland police department is looking for two men they say robbed an armored car last night. strasburg will make his much anticipated debut tonight. the first pitch is 7:05 at nationals park. what a beautiful day it was yesterday. hope it will be a repeat performance for the nationals tonight. >> strasburg will have great weather and a great crowd so it is up to him at this point. everything is coming in to play. show you what happened with sunshine yesterday afternoon. a couple of isolated sprinkles. sunset and the clouds disappeared. clear skies and really dry air out there. dew points in the 40s. 68 at national. 48 cumberland. a lot of 40s in the mountains of pennsylvania and locally we have 50s out there. 58 gaithersburg and frederick and manassas. 62 at andrews air force base and 68 on the bay in a cambridge. the water influencing their temperature but a gorgeous morning. even mid-50s in the shenandoah valley right now. a sunny, pleasant day. highs in the upper 70s like yesterday when we had a high of 78. great news from the weather guy, angie. >> not so much bad news from the traffic gal, just construction is what we are waking up to. on the outer loop at the bw parkway you will lose two right lanes and on the outer loop of branch avenue losing two left lanes. on river road stay to the right to get by. move over to 66, no incidents or accidents or major construction making your way out of gainesville to manassas and past the beltway. back to you. students from enterprise elementary are celebrating the safe return of their principal after she served in iraq for one year. alex trevino was there for the special homecoming. >> you can hug me. >> reporter: one student after another stopped in the hallway of enterprise elementary to say welcome back after serving in iraq since last year, melanie mcclure is a lieutenant colonel in the army reserve. >> it was different having your principal be in the military. >> i think it is brave of her and courageous. >> reporter: she has always worked with elementary students but yet must be prepared to put on the uniform and become a soldier at a moment's notice. one year ago to the date she was deployed to fort lee, virginia. >> drop everything and go. >> reporter: students pay honor to her. some may never see her the same way. >> not like suits and camouflage. >> reporter: she accounted for this millions of dollars worth of equipment that had been shipped to iraq over the last eight years and she had the rare opportunity to work with the iraqi minister of education on an educational literacy initiative with the iraqi children. >> they are bright eyed, beautiful, anxious to to get as much information and as much knowledge as they possibly can. >> reporter: she says many iraqi children are struggling for doors of opportunity to open, but is glad she helped to provide frame for a better future in that part of the world. in woodbridge, alex trevino, 9 news now. >> principal mcclure returns to her job on july 1st at enterprise elementary. howard bernstein is here with weather. angie has traffic. we begin with howard and all we want is a repeat performance of yesterday. >> you got it. how