monday, monday, why it may be a pivotal moment against the gusher in the gulf. we have live reports coming up. brush with death, a parachutist loses control and ends up caught in power lines. animal control, one of the most progressive cities considers banning the sale of dogs and cats. a revealing study on break-ups and why a man s testosterone level could lead to a breakdown. i m alex witt, it s 9:00 on the east coast. we have encouraging news, crews will attempt to put a better cap. if successful, it could have the leak completely contained by monday. the first of two relief wells could be finished by the end of the month. retired coast guard says construction might take until late august. the texas coast guard says new lab tests show the tar globs that have washed ashore in texas are not from the gulf of mexico oil spill. more testing will be done to try to figure out where they came from. that s always exciting, after a day of practice runs, the blue angels are
i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. more oil from that gushing well being kept out of the gulf of mexico. here are the latest developments. coast guard admiral thad allen says 25,000 barrels of oil were collected in the last 24-hour period. that s about one-third more than the previous day. good news. the house judiciary committee says bp has paid less than 12% of damage claims by individuals and businesses. the panel says bp hasn t made a single payment for either bodily injury or diminished home property value. not such good news. the official in charge of the new $20 billion compensation fund today pledged to quickly create a system to process claims. ken feinberg who oversaw the 9/11 victims fund vows claims could be paid within 60 days of filing. our latest cnn research corporation poll, will the gulf of mexico ever completely recover? 51% say yes. 49% say no. the president already has a coast guard admiral overseeing the gulf crisis. now he s brought in
we re all in gear. getting our kids in gear. having the right equipment before hitting the field. i know you ve wanted to cablght a lawyer a number of times against me. now you can do it for free. free legal advice. where are the lawyers? free. we ll talk later. they are right there. good stuff coming up. first off, our hot topic. we re day 50 of the oil crisis in the gulf. as we look live the oil continues to leak. bp says they are capturing more and more oil each and everyday with the newly placed containment cap. at the white house the president promised the disaster would come to an end and as abc2 news jeremy hubbard tells us the president said bp will pay for the damage in the gulf. reporter: president obama promised americans the oil gushing into the gulf of mexico will come to an end but cautioned that could take months. there s going to be damage done to the gulf coast and there s going to be economic damage, and we have to make sure bp is responsib
fireworks seven weeks ago. it all seemed to be aimed toward this. now, in terms of the link to the pakistani taliban, i think it s too soon to conclude that definitively or to say precisely what their role was. that is, i think, one of the most important avenues of the investigation right now. it sure looks that way, but they haven t conclusively said so. do we have any more information regarding a motive? there are reports he was upset about the predator drones being used in pakistan. that s what i ve been told. it s actually a mixture of things. it s his own life sort of spiraling downward. he goes into foreclosure. his wife goes back to pakistan. things are not looking up for him. and then while he s in pakistan, there s a predator drone attack, he says, near to where he was, and he found that to be outrageous. and you sort of put all these things together, and they think that s what led him to do it. incredible developments. nbc news justice correspondent pete willi