let s talk about what is still happening in the gulf. engineers are still trying to slow down that oil leak in the gulf of mexico. so now that we re on the, i don t know, plan c or d now, they are inserting a tube into the broken well head to seal it off. if that works they ll be able to siphon off some of the oil pouring into the gulf. how big is the leak? the oil company bp estimates 200,000 gallons of crude are spewing out of the well every day. a purdue university professor thinks that number is low. after analyzing bp s video of the leak, he puts it at more like 2 million gallons a day. bp, though, is standing by its estimate. maybe they are thinking about measure in terms of, you know, how many gallons you put into your car. you measure that to three digits of precision on the gas pump. we re not anywhere near that. the 70,000 barrels a day is strictly an estimate with this plus or minus 20% uncertainty on it. you know, so the fact that you can t measure it to a high
i don t even get to hear anybody say mama. some more interesting stories for you today. i m so glad we get to kick off this monday together. i m christi paul. welcome to hln news and views. the jury that will hear the trial of the casey anthony trial will be made up of jurors from outside the orlando area. negative media reports tainted people in and around orlando. anthony s lead attorney argued against jurors from jacksonville specifically because there s a similar case under way there. also, tampa because it s too close to orlando or pensacola because its demographics don t match orlando s. hoa baez says he prefers the jury come from the southern part of the state. south florida has the largest population and, quite frankly, just doesn t care about this case. other stories have come and gone. and the casey anthony case is basically history as it relates to south florida. the defendant s motion for change of venue will be granted at the appropriate time. i will enter
don t want to think that, just guide us there where he is. guide us to him for closure. a teenager from that area is also missing. searchers are looking out for two more people in kentucky trying to find them. the death toll as it stands now is 31 people across three states. leslie bills said she had no good choices when her home became a fiery island in the cumberland river on monday. she thought do i want to burn or do i want to drown. help was close. a local locksmith rode up on a jet ski and carried her and her dog to safety. i look up and there is an angel on a jet ski. god sent me an angel on a jet ski. i yelled at him, can you please check and see what s coming out of that garage? he went and looked in and saw that the fire had taken over and was getting ready to attack the cars. he said we have to get the out of here and so jump he goes jump on the jet ski. so he jumps on his jet ski. i grab the dog. get on the jet see with him. we got 20 yards away and caboom.
somehow ended yeardley s life threaten all of us. they told us basically we either take it off or they re going to start we get suspended. so much to talk about today. thank you for keeping us company here at hln. i m christi paul. we have just learned that police in new york arrested nfl hall of famer lawrence taylor today as part of a rape investigation. now, a statement from the police department says the reported rape happened today in mont bello new york. the police say formal charges will be filed once their investigation is complete. but they say they ll provide more information at a news conference this afternoon. let me give you what we know. 51-year-old taylor was a linebacker for the new york giants from 1981 to 1993, and cnn s attempts to contact his agents have not been scuffle thus far, but when we hear from them, we ll bring it to you right away. in session host vinnie politan is with us to discuss more about this. so from what i have read thus far, the
prompted them to immediately secure the crime scene. so good to have you with us. i m christi paul. want to get right to it. the man accused in connection with the attempted bombing of times square will be in a new york federal court in about two hours. the suspect there, faisa faisal shahzad will appear some time after 2:00 p.m. eastern. we have this story covered from all angles. mike brooks is waiting to talk about the investigation inside all of this. chuck roberts is filling us in on what investigators have learned so far about this man. and what a great job they did. it s fascinating. they cracked the case in no time. faisal shahzad is 30. he s a naturalized u.s. citizen. he lived in connecticut. a former neighbor describes him as quiet. he moved out of his house last summer. he became a u.s. citizen just over a year ago, april 2009. he passed all criminal and security background checks. after he gained his citizenship, he spent several months, in fact, five to