reporter: what we ran into last night says bp was a little bit of a setback. they have the insertion tube ready to go, ready to insert into the leaking pipe at the bottom of the gulf of mexico. but the frame around it, they had to bring it up to the surface again last night to make some adjustments because they weren t able to connect the hose or the pipe that is going to siphon off all that oil up to a surface vessel to contain the oil. so, they re going to they had to take it up, made some adjustments, they re going to try again this evening, they hope to have it operational sometime tonight. so let s talk about the dispersants i mentioned as i was leading up to you, david? have dispersants been used in this way in this volume? reporter: this is a huge experiment. it has never been used in this quantity. it has never been used applied at the source underneath the surface of the water. until now this has been used on the surface to handle an oil
kicking and stomping a man they thought was a robbery suspect. both officers were placed on administrative leave after the video surfaced. authorities released the man when they found out they had the wrong guy. and a happy home coming in pink, our favorite color, for a 16-year-old called australia s newest hero. jessica watson spent last seven months at sea in the pink yacht. here she is before she set out. she is the youngest person to sail the world and nonstop. the council discontinued its youngest category. congratulations to her. yeah. that is good news. been three and a half weeks since the catastrophe in the gulf of mexico and still no fix. coast guard and oil giant bp trying today to stem the gush of oil of into the gulf. inserting a tube into a cup which you ared pipe, collecting oil to a surface vessel.