the obama administration like bp is feeling the pressure. >> there's a lot of criticism one can have certainly for bp and even for the government and how we got to this, but i don't think anyone can credibly say, even as frustrated as they and we are, that the government has to run and done nothing and hope for the best. >> more than 22.7 million liters of crude oil have spewed into the gulf since the deep water horizon over exploded. engineers are facing more delays. it will be at least tuesday before they can attempt the next plan which is to shoot mud into the league in an effort to stop the oil. jane for bbc news in washington. >> this is gmt with me, george. bringing down the barricades -- big cut tries to return to normal, but can it avoid a repeat of last week's clashes? -- bangkok tries to return to normality. >> the british army's top bombs officer disposer has resigned. he is in charge of an elite unit and is believed to have stepped up because he believes the turning could be watered down. he told the bbc about the conditions facing the bomb disposal experts in off. our def

bp pays for the gulf coast oil spill. the obama administration wants congress to change a law that caps at $75 million. bp's liability for economic damages like lost wages or dwindling tourist dollars. the disaster began two weeks ago when an explosion and fire killed 11 workers aboard a drilling platform 50 miles off the coast of louisiana. >>> this just in. election results for several races across virginia. i'm in the 9news now web center looking at the results on our website wusa9.com. in leesburg, kristin upstet won the race with 61% of the votes versus thomas dunn. in the town of culpeper coleman junior is the mayor. he got nearly 66% of the votes. for a complete list go to wusa9.com. >>> a hot button issue. medical marijuana. tonight the medicinal use of pot is a big step closer to being legal in dc. >> i hope that within the next year to have medical marijuana available in the district for truly sick individuals. >> that's dc council member who today helped to pass a bill legalizing medical marijuana use in the district. the mayor is expected to sign it. after that, congress has 30 days to review the measure. under this legislation, t

bp and the federal government. a top obama administration official says the government would take over the cleanup if bp couldn't get the job done. now even some government officials say that's not likely to happen. tom fitzgerald is following the latest developments tonight. >> these words came from interior secretary ken salazar whose been one of the president's point people on the emergency response. this spat started after the epa told bp to start to use a different chemical dispersement because there were concerns that it could be toxic in the large amount it is being used. bp resisted. but obalm ma administration has the power to take over the effort to plug the well. the question is would the government know where to begin? bp has tried several fixes to stop the flow of oil but so far has not been able to stop it. today bobby jindal of louisiana, standing alongside salazar blasted the government for its response which he says is worsening the situation. >> we need decision maker unless the coast guard on the ground. >> we are working with the best contractors the world. the people we work with all over the world. we have had support all across the industry. so i don't know what

mms and letting companies like bp not have the rigid environmental standards the national environmental policy act demanded. a different question is could the obama administrationg? no. this is british petroleum's oil spill. what you will have happen out of this is much tighter -- not stopping of offshore drilling in the gulf, tougher enforcement. you will have a new mms that actually does its job. i think president obama has big political choices. one is shell oil is looking this july to drill off anwar in alaska, it's very controversial. he has the outer continental shelf act on his side to protect the refuge. keep your eye on shell in alaska in the coming weeks? >> i'm still curious who they had on-sight in the early days of the spill, monitoring what bp was telling them. that will be an interesting thing to see. >> it's going to be interesting. people have to realize, the gulf of mexico is an drill zone. people are drilling all the time and a lot of offshore oil drilling is done safely. where i think the obama administration is facing a problem is going to be on its left. environmentalists saying, why weren't you more strictly enforcing the national environ

like this one. but two years ago, the interior department in the bush administration told bp that it did not have to do that and last year interior in the obama administration told bp it did not have to file the standard environmental impact statement. derek and anita. >>> well, new information on last weekend's attempted car bombing in time square. a law enforcement official says the prime suspect did a dry run three days earlier. authorities say they believe he acted alone. they have not found any wider links to extremist groups. police also said a criminal background check and bought a gun about two weeks ago and that's when he began to hash the plot. he had a court hearing scheduled for today but it was cancelled and at last check he was still cooperating with authorities. >>> tonight a former soccer player is sitting behind bars if police investigate to see if there are even more victims. >> he coached soccer for at least five years in arlington and possibly other locations. he has come into contact with numerous other juveniles which we believe could be victims. >> prosecutors have now charged him with sexual assault. police say he abus

obama administration. this is how politico reported it on friday, quoting carville. they are risking everything by this go along with bp strategy, carville told cnn on friday. they seem likey this. this is some giant thing getting in their way and somehow or another if you let bp handle it, it'll all go away. it's not going away. it's growing out there. it's a disaster of the first magnitude and they've got to go to plan b. tom friedman, what is that? what should the government be doing now that it's not doing? >> well, obviously, there's a short-term solution and long-term solution. short term, you have to stay on bp and stay on the situation. we have an oil spill that's about a mile below the surface. it's about 60, 70 miles offshore so it's hard to see, okay. and we don't exactly know precisely what environmental damage it's going to cause, but this is enormous and has the potential to be the worst environmental disaster this country's ever faced. my criticism of the obama administration is their approach has been think small and carry a big stick. okay? hammer bp. put it all on them. but in terms of thinking about a long-term solution to this, it's been rather imagina

like on bp's side? guest: the white housthe obama n keeps saying that bp is the responsible party, but the obama administration has put many resources in place to try to help bp. they have put -- the navy and the air force have deployed some of their resources. the epa is at the scene. they're monitoring the impact on air quality. the governor of louisiana has declared a state of emergency secretary. gates has mobilized the national guard to also assist in the efforts as well. there are a number of efforts going on. the federal government is a lead body. in the end, it is bp's responsibility. host: what happens to the oil that they are able to capture? what happens to that oil? guest: they hope to bring it slowly to the surface and dispose of it safely on shore. it is not clear how successful they will be. the waters have been very choppy. that has complicated some of the efforts. host: front page of "the wall street journal" as your story -- has your story. what is a story about? guest: they're starting to be more scrutiny about some of the regulations that were in place at the time of this action, and specif

like on bp's side? guest: the white housthe obama n keeps saying that bp is the responsible party, but the obama administration has put many resources in place to try to help bp. they have put -- the navy and the air force have deployed some of their resources. the epa is at the scene. they're monitoring the impact on air quality. the governor of louisiana has declared a state of emergency secretary. gates has mobilized the national guard to also assist in the efforts as well. there are a number of efforts going on. the federal government is a lead body. in the end, it is bp's responsibility. host: what happens to the oil that they are able to capture? what happens to that oil? guest: they hope to bring it slowly to the surface and dispose of it safely on shore. it is not clear how successful they will be. the waters have been very choppy. that has complicated some of the efforts. host: front page of "the wall street journal" as your story -- has your story. what is a story about? guest: they're starting to be more scrutiny about some of the regulations that were in place at the time of this action, and specif