joining me now with some western common sense, our specialist, governor brian schweitzer. nor. >> good to see you, matt. thanks for having me on. >> i'm seen headlines that governor schweitzer has his boot to the neck of the big oil, given what's going on with the oil spill. what's the latest and describe your concern? >> well, the yellowstone river is running currently at full crest. it is a huge torrent that is racing out of the glaciers of the continental divides. it's bringing trees down the size of the house you live in. at that 340789, the pipeline that was under the require burt, so it dumped that oil, maybe 1,000 barrels, maybe more, i guess we won't know for a while, into that river. oil floats to the surface. since the river is flooding, the water has gone over the banks, then it settles down in calm areas, these wetlands. the water is now evaporating, draining back into the river and leaving the oil behind. these areas are the health and welfare of this river, where the microbes are breeding and the insects are eating them. it's the real pry morial mix that creat

montana's a governor brian schweitzer, concerned for the river's famous fishing and farmers alongside it, criticized the oil company for downplaying the possible scope of the disaster. last year, the department of transportation warned exxonmobil, citing seven safety violations along the ruptured pipeline. >>> in just a matter of hours the murder trial of casey anthony is expected to go to the jury. more than three years after the death of her 2-year-old daughter caylee. this, after highly charged day in the courtroom yesterday that included tears and a showdown in front of jurors. nbc's jay gray has the latest from orlando. >> reporter: with pictures and video of caylee anthony framing his closing arguments, prosecutor jeff ashton described a web of lies the state alleges led to the little girl's death. >> casey anthony maintains her lies until they absolutely cannot be maintained anymore. >> reporter: and provided a day by day narrative of how they believe it happened. >> she knew that that night she would be in the arms of her boyfriend and that caylee would be dead. >> the way the

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landowners that want to talk to the governor today, brian schweitzer will be in the area. the people here are demanding answers from the government and from exxon mobil about what sort of compensation will be forthcoming to make them whole. jeff? >> nbc's george lewis in montana for us, thanks. >>> waiting for word. we're following grim news out of indiana where investigators have found the body over the weekend. could it be that of missing student lauren spierer? >>> also, will he or won't he? speculation is building over whether texas governor rick perry plans to run for president after a former newt gingrich staffer signed up to work for him. be right back. purina cat chow helps you well-being. we're all striving for it. nurture it in your cat with a full family of excellent nutrition and helpful resources. purina cat chow. share a better life. thankfully, there's new crest pro-health clinical gum protection toothpaste. it helps eliminate plaque at the gumline, helping prevent gingivitis. it's even clinically proven to help reverse it in just 4 weeks. new crest pro-heal

governor brian schweitzer withdrew from the e.p.a.-led joint command center, saying exxonmobil was actually in charge and was withholding information from the press and state officials. in response, an e.p.a. spokesman reiterated that his agency was leading the effort, not the oil company. tom reiter is also unhappy. he says he lost a lot of boat repair business because the authorities closed a road and his customers couldn't get to his shop. that's the same road where the major cleanup operation is underway. it runs along the south side of the river channel, near where the spill started. deputies say it was closed to protect the cleanup workers. but the closure forced reiter and others to take long detours. >> it shouldn't happen in the first place. neighbors go through it. unless there's water or oil going across that road, there's no reason ot close it. it seemed to us, it didn't seem like they wanted the public to get close to the river. and that's the most accessible part of the river by the public. >> reporter: reiter loudly pro

but montana governor brian schweitzer dismissed that as premature saying we've got to have a physicalats and soon. he also slammed the claim that no wildlife was injured. >> there's oil all over the topsoil. i don't want my animals eating that. >> reporter: oil has seeped onto pasture land used for livestock. it's been spotted 100 miles down river. >> it's swroeoverwhelming and s. >> reporter: yellowstone park is not threatened. for cbs news, i'm david jay, billings, montana. >>> after six weeks of often bizarre testimony, the casey anthony trial goes to jury today. prosecutors finished their closing arguments this morning, and they say that she used duct tape to kill her daughter, caylee. but anthony's attorney says that her daughter's death was accidental. anthony faces the death penalty if convicted. >>> scott pelley has a preview now of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> good morning. it's a drug that millions take to help them quit smoking. but now there are serious concerns about potentially dangerous side effects. we'll explain tonight on the "cbs evening news." >>> this weather

montana governor brian schweitzer saying he believes that oil from the pipeline has traveled hundreds of miles into neighboring north dakota. fox's alicia acuna is live in denver. what is exxonmobil saying about the governor's claim? >> reporter: exxon-mobil is saying at this point it cannot confirm that the oil has traveled as far downstream as north dakota. also, though, the president of the company nibl li -- initially said of the damage area, it was 10 miles long, then after backlash from the state of montana, residents adjusted that to about 25 miles. right now both exxon-mobil and the montana governor are asking properties downstream to look for any site of oil. schweitzer toured it yesterday. he pointed out that as a soil scientist he has a keen understanding of this, he also told reporters he's going to keep the pressure on all involved. >> while the epa is here and they're helping and exxon-mobil, they don't actually have the same interests in mind as the state of montana. we will make sure as the state of montana that none of these people leave this job until the yellowstone