all right thank goodness it wasn t. bonnie schneider, thanks so much. appreciate that. all right the threat from tropical depression bonnie force said the evacuation of several oil cleanup vessels in the gulf and that includes some of the big ones at the deepwater horizon site but tropical depression bonnie has since faded, that s good news. david mattingly is live in st. tamany parish right now. what s the latest movement on some of those ships. reporter: well, fortunately because this storm isn t what they thought it would be, some those ships are now on their way back in. they expect to have that drilling operation up and going in the next 48 hours so they re trying to pick up right where they left off and try to lose as little time as possible as this storage continues to break apart. but that doesn t mean that this storm won t be causing some problems because right here in the coastal areas of louisiana, everyone s going to be watching the water. you notice it s a little bit
he s saying i m sorry. he didn t have to do it. sherrod told us she would love to have the president come to south georgia to show him how race issues are playing out on the frontlines. as it is every morning, the a.m. fix blog is up and running. join the live conversation going on now. just go to cnn.com/amfix. first, though, as we speak, tropical storm bonnie is close in on south florida. the greater threat, though, is in the gulf where this morning the government is evacuating workers and also ordering cleanup vessels and drilling rigs to get out harm s way. one piece of good news, though, the containment cap on the damaged oil well will stay in place. louisiana s governor also declaring a state of emergency fairing the winds and form surge will drive the oil into the coastline and deep into the marshes. reynolds wolf is tracking tropical storm bonnie for us. let s go to vanessa in miami.
evacuated from mexican fishing vessels where as much as 20 inches of rain is expected. the hurricane will stay far away from bp s ruptured oil well, but the high winds and rough seas are forcing cleanup vessels to stay in port and pushing more oil towards beaches in florida and alabama. the fbi s indictment reads like the plot for a cold war thriller. russian agents posing as suburban couples, so deep undercover, that their own children did not realize that their parent s marriages had been set up by the successors to the kgb. let s take a look. it is a spy story made for the movies. ten russian moles living among us, buying homes in suburbs like montclair, nudge and yonkers, new york, having children and raising families all on the orders of moscow. they did a good job of blending in and americanizing themselves. i m completely in shock. i didn t know the family that well but, you know, it was great to have a stay-at-home dad. among the russians, a 21st
hospital. he wasn t feeling well this afternoon when he was admitted for testing. he s expected to remain hospitalized over the weekend. the latest on his condition on 360 at the top of the hour. a tropical depression could spell trouble for the cleanup efforts in the gulf of mexico. in the storm moves into the area, admiral thad allen says all cleanup vessels will be moved out before gale force winds arrive. that means oil could be flugush into the gulf for several days. michael jackson s father files suit against dr. can ronr murray one year since the singer s death. dr. murray has pleaded not guilty in the criminal case. those are the headlines. back to larry king after this.