daniel wyss and kenneth greene. >> thanks. >> lehrer: and, again, the major developments of this day.b.p. ramped up efforts to capture and burn more of the oil flowing into the gulf of mexico. the oil giant also announced c.e.o. tony hayward will give up daily oversight of spill operations. he's been roundly criticized for his statements on the crisis. on the newshour tonight, ken feinberg, the man in charge of the oil claims fund, pledged it work to accelerate payments once the fund is fully set up. he said it was premature to say whether $20 billion would be enough to pay all the claims. the newshour is always online, of course. hari sreenivasan in our newsroom previews what's there. >> mark shields and david brooks stom by the rundown next. check back later this evening for our conversation. on the world cup, fans in washington and baltimore give their theories on why professional soccer isn't as widely popular in the u.s. as it is abroad. gwen isle talks about covering the oil disaster. and on art beat, jack previews the summer movie season. jeff. >> brown: and that's the newshour