every serious is supposed to get their feet wet in stone river. so-called stone rivers are scattered across to go nine national park they are in fact a mass of the groks covered with lichen. it took geologists a long time to understand when and how such rivers of stone came about they eventually came to the conclusion that the rocks began a long downhill slide after a bit of cold wind and water eroded the mountain slopes over hundreds of years. it's thrilling the wonderful rain and rocks. this is my first trip into the wild in the year. another custom vehicle and a corn boy join balancing gregorio on his way to the remotest outposts of the national park even driving such cross-country vehicles over tiger nice to road solo is a risky affair. i could break down is any time there are no communication facilities in this out of the way place something goes wrong help will be a long time coming that's why our small caravan on wheels is a safer bet. the grammar there was an earthly reason to throw you know is a beautiful place of many tourists come here

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case in florida and at least it goes to the jury. >>> cleanup is under way for montana's yellow stone riverl from the exxon mobil pipeline. oil has been spotted 40 miles down river. some reports say 100 miles. >>> america's oldest army medic is hard at work during another tour of duty in afghanistan. as mandy carp reports he's a lot older than the ones he treats. >> reporter: in afghanistan back from the fighting the men and women of the u.s. military have tough jobs and the medical problems to match. >> this one started today. >> reporter: an experienced eye makes all the difference and few are more experienced than dr. i don't know burston, at age 76 he may not bring it all but he brings a lot of history to his work at this military clinic in kabul. >> they're not sure if i'm a father figure or grandfather figure. >> reporter: what does he take with his experience? >> i carry an appreciation for the incredible sacrifice i see among the young people here. >> reporter: dr. burston is a volunteer with the reserves, his fourth tour since 2005, two in iraq, two in afghanistan. he joined the ar

exson mobile faces the heat of a messy spill into the yellow stone river. >>> decision time. jurors in the murder trial of casey anthony decide the fate of the florida mother accused of killing her child. >>> happy fourth. skies light up across the country as americans mark independence day. >>> good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning, this morning while most of the nation prepares to celebrate independence day teams of state workers in montana are fanning out along the yellow stone river gauging the damage caused by a ruptured exxon mobil pipeline. the environmental protection agency says only a small fraction of the oil is likely to be recovered. exxon mobil which has 120 workers on site estimates damage is limited to only a ten-mile stretch of river. montana governor concerned for the river's famous fishing and farmers alongside it. last year the department of transportation warned exxon mobil citing seven safety violations along the ruptured pipeline. >>> in just a matter

century complex draws 2 million visitors a year. >>> cleaning up a large oil spill in the yellow stone river, officials say a break in a company pipeline dumped 42,000-gallons of crude into the famous waterway. exxon claims the damage is limited to a 15-mile stretch of the river. the epa says only a small fraction of that oil will be recovered because of the fast moving waters. >>> firefighters in new mexico are making progress in the fight against a fire in los alamos. the fire is now 19% contained. los alamos residents were allowed to return home this morning. air is very unhealthy because of the smoke. los alamos laboratories are expected to open wednesday. >>> the first round of evacuees from minot were allowed back home. the red cross has been on hand since the disaster a week ago helping victims. >> we came in and we started to haul off sandbags and pump out water out of our basement. while we're standing here, along comes some cold water and snacks for these folks that got crosses on their chest. we just want to say thank you. >> 5,000 guards men remain on duty through the holiday wee

alexander guitar of the man in charge of the group of rock climbers to science to lead them to stone river. most of those things may get difficult because of the rain but it's easier this way. every serious to supposed to get their feet wet since downriver. so-called stern rivers are scattered across to go nine national park they are in fact a mass of big rocks covered with lichen. it took geologists a long time to understand when and how such rivers of stone came about they eventually came to the conclusion that the rocks began a long downhill slide after a bit of cold wind and water eroded the mountain slopes over hundreds of years. it's thrilling wonderful rain and rocks that this is my first trip into the wild in the year. another custom vehicle and a quad bike joined valentino gregorio on his way to the remotest outposts of the national park even driving such cross-country vehicles over tiger nice dirt road solo is a risky affair. it could break down at any time there are no communication facilities in this out of the way place if something goes wrong help will be a long time coming t

river lick yellow stone floods all the time.n't expect o pipeline to break ery time fod happens. >>reporter: local sfravrs captured images of birds sitting in oil but officials say they have no wide spread reports of damaged wild life. exxon mobile believes the oil has been contained to a 15 mile stretch but after early criticism from montana governo governor, officials promised to scour every inch of river to ensure nothing is missed. on what should be a relaxing holiday people here are praying this spill can be cleaned up before more damage is done f.abc news, back to you. >> tus troops in south east afghanistan celebrated independent day with a flag raising ceremony and military band. >> this may be the last july 4th ceremony spent in afghanistan for some of these soldiers. as the draw down of u.s. troops is set to begin. president obama ordered a troop reduction of 10,000 bit end of the year and another 23,000 by september 2012. military leaders say the president withdrawal plan is more aggressive than they had anticipated.

officials are trying to determine exactly how much oil leaked from a ruptured pipeline into the yellow stone riverxon mobil owns the pipeline. company officials say the damage appears to be limited to a 10-mile stretch of the river. however, there have been reports of oil as far as 100 miles away. montana's governor says more inspections need to be done. >>> coming up next, he is best nonfor his small screen role on gray's anatomy. >> pat recollect december -- patrick dempsey is trying something new working in transformers. hear what he has to say about that. >>> we'll have a look at the weather and traffic. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of al

. >>> exxon mobile says the oil spill in yellow stone river may be greater than first thought. oil company backed off an earlier claim that only a 10- mile area was affected. spilled 10,000-gallons of oil. people say they have become ill from the fumes. the spill that not affected -- has not affected yellow stone national park. >>> the parents of amanda knox are charged with slander in italy. they told the news their daughter was treated poorly. >> i don't understand. i mean, many journalists have said exactly what i have said. why am i the only one that's charged with a crime? i don't understand that. >> reporter: a judge reaccused -- recused himself of the trial today. amanda knox is in the process of appealing her conviction. >>> a grim milestone in baltimore city, 100 murders so far this year. tonight a family is pleading for witnesses after a military family was gunned down in cold blood. >> i have a niece that wants to know where her daddy is. >> reporter: family and friends hold a vigil for baltimore's 100 100th victim of 2011. >> i just want whoever did this to think yo

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appears that over forty two thousand gallons of oil have coated more than ten miles of the old stone river choking wildlife and slipping the river brings at all marks to national treasures blackened by crude in the last two years so how many more until we get the message and kick big oil out of our nation's energy portfolio or at the very least how many wall accidents will it take for us to realize the oil industry can't control itself and maybe it's even time to nationalize it to prevent further ecological and economic damage to our nation trying to talk about this issue as matthew data veteran journalist and author of the new book subversion nk athey welcome welcome welcome to me thank you for welcoming me. welcome to the program that's what i mean your new book you are. well seed subversion inc and i'm a supporter. oh you're an enabler you're an enabler or you know like the subtitle i tried to make it very low key and inoffensive the subtitle is how obama's acorn red shirts are still terrorizing and ripping off american taxpayers i thought nuance was important it is so my understanding