michelle kosinski is in dulac, louisiana, for us tonight. michelle? >> reporter: hi there, lester. people's lives here are so close to the water, there isn't much they could do about the storm. they can either ride it out or get out. some people say a hurricane headed for them wouldn't normally faze them, but they have never had a storm mixed with oil. in new orleans this morning, they closed the flood gates and loaded up sandbags in plaquemines parish. a day to clean up, tie down, move out. >> water got this high. >> reporter: on property still scarred from katrina and where those memories live so close to the surface. shrimper lynette gonzalez, known as net -- >> after katrina, you learn to just move your stuff. >> reporter: -- is trying to protect what is left of her livelihood. storms, they know, but this is an ugly mix. >> i'm afraid of the oil, you know, and the water coming up here, and -- i mean, what's gonna happen then? >> reporter: working alongside it, they've been watching that water rise for weeks, already so high. >> immediately, i just got to get out of harm's way,

michelle kosinski, nbc news. violet, louisiana. >> nice job, everybody. love a happy ending. that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt from new york. see you tomorrow morning on "today" and back tomorrow evening. "today" and back tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. cities across the bay area are trying to balance budgets a

michelle kosinski, nbc news, franklin, louisiana. >>> and a final note. there are many ways to help the good folks at ameripure and elsewhere in the gulf. you can find resources for doing just that on our website. that's nightly.msnbc.com. that, for us, is our broadcast for this thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we all hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we all hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> unimaginable to have five pit bulls. >> and it 3r506ed deadly. a being pa of pit bulls versus one toddler.little boy did not stand a chance when the three frenzied dogs, his own family's dogs, turned, attacked and mauled him to death. good evening, everyone. >> tonight

michelle kosinski, nbc news, violet, louisiana. >>> good dog. if you want to help, as so many already have, or to see our original report, please go to our website nightly.msnbc.com. >>> that is our broadcast for this monday night as we start a new week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. as always, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> duelling protests over the b.a.r.t. shooting verdicts sparked by a rally to support johannes mehserle and new pictures just into the newsroom show us what happened at the b.a.r.t. station in walnut creek. supporters of oscar grant led the counterprotest to the mehserle supporters outside the

nbc's michelle kosinski has more this evening from new orleans, michelle, good evening. >> good evening, lester. it looks like one more job will be lost to the oil spill and u.s. government officials say it is the position of ceo of bp. a post held by tony hayward since 2007 until apparently very soon. since the oil started gushing back in april, bp has tried to weather its own storm surrounding it. and ceo tony hayward as the public face of the company has only made waves. >> i'm not stonewalling. >>> he stated that the size of the spill is tiny compared to the size of the gulf of mexico. while the crisis roiled, he attended a yacht race and then these memorable words. >> i'd like my life back. >> well, now it looks like he has it. reportedly, bp's board has been negotiating his departure and he may resign as early as tomorrow. one day before the board is set to announce a huge second quarter loss. bp is saying mr. hayward remains the chief executive officer and has the full confidence of our board and senior management. calling the reports just rumors and speculation. on the front lin

nbc's michelle kosinski is in venice, louisiana, for us tonight. michelle, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the news continues to be positive. there are no problems with the well cap and the static kill attempt will begin as early as next monday. out here, a world away from the corporate boardroom, bp's own sea change may not have a direct effect on the day to day, but it is absolutely felt. >> make sure you have that stuff on the deck when i come around. >> reporter: after taking a few days to ride out tropical storm bonnie, for many workers their first days off in months, they were back on the water this morning cleaning up for bp and marveling that ceo tony hayward, for the time being their boss, too, is losing his job. >> now he gets his life back. every time he opened his mouth, he shoved both feet in it. >> reporter: the reaction sped throughout the gulf from plaquemines parish. >> i wish him well. i hope he'll donate some of that money to the gulf coast. >> reporter: to pensacola. also encouraging, the latest news from national

but tonight, nbc bay area's michelle kosinski shows us how hundreds of people across the country areering their hearts and their homes to those animals in need. >> reporter: they are the victims that can't explain how it feels but don't know what suddenly happened to their families or their favorite pillows. but marly and leslie and unstoppable georgia have just as unexpectedly found fast friends in you. one week ago, meadow trembled in her cage. now she, too, heads home with a new best friend. >> she looks sad. like she needed a home. she needed someone to love her. >> reporter: irresistible alexis. everyone wanted her. she'll fly to a family in maine first class. >> basically if you don't want a dog, you don't want to look in those eyes. just seeing these wonderful pets, even on video, sparked thousands of you from nearly every state in this country to call the shelter. lucky is wanted in kentucky. max, murphy and momo -- >> texas. >> reporter: they all left for houston this week to a shelt wrer they are certain not to stay long. >> they're now going to get a second chance at a hom

here's michelle kosinski. >> reporter: they almost do speak for themselves, the puppies looking for theirof faithful friends more accustomed to beds than cages. there's frisky alex, shy meadow -- >> she came in with her two puppies. >> reporter: and big benny. >> that's okay, benny. there's somebody out there that wants you. >> reporter: it all started in may, hundreds of owners started heart wrenchingly handing over their pets. >> i just keep thinking that it's going to end soon, and it just doesn't. >> reporter: well, now something has changed thanks to you, our viewers, who saw these faces in the story we aired on nbc news saturday. and the phones started ringing. full of second chances. >> the chihauhau's name is lucky. >> reporter: now lucky really is. meadow was terrified, now headed home with a new best friend. >> she looked sad, like she need add home, she needed someone to love her, like she missed her family. >> reporter: by far the biggest crowd pleasers have been these little puff balls, purebred maltese puppies brought in only days old with their mother. now, though, they've

michelle kosinski is in venice, louisiana, with the latest good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. thousands here have been out of work for months. here's another job loss, the position of ceo of bp. the much criticized tony hayward is out and could resign as soon as today. the shrimpers, the shuckers, restaura restauranteurs and repairmen are gaining another fellow in unemployment. but tony hayward will leave with millions in severance. he delivered these memorable words. >> i'd love my life back. >> reporter: it appears he's now getting it. the man who described the spill as tiny compared to the size of the entire gulf. >> i'm not stone-walling. i was not involved in the decision-making. >> reporter: after a few difficult days before congress as oil seeped into the wetlands, he turned up in england at a yacht race. government officials say bp's board is negotiating his departure. tomorrow is expected to announce a huge second quarter loss, but bp said, mr. hayward remain it is chief executive officer and has the full support of the board calling the reports rumors and speculatio

>> michelle kosinski for us in senice, louisiana. rhanks very much. >> let's get a check of the morning stories. ann curry at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning, matt. we begin with breaking news that lufthansa airline has crashed in saudi arabia. it was confirmed it was from international airport in the saudi captain of riyadh. it crashed, broke if half, injuring both pilots. no other immediate word of other casualties. >>> a dramatic show of force today as the united states and south korean war ships conducted live fire maneuvers off the north korean peninsula. no sign so far that north korea is preparing the military response it threatened. today both koreas mark the 57th anniversary of the troops that ended the fighting in the korean war. 57 a tornado struck a ranch monday night in the far east northern corner of montana and officials say two people were killed and a third is in the ayspital. it also brought golf ball-sized heil that destroyed crops. spital now appears alcohol bayed a role in the crash in fresno, califo