actor randy quaid and his wife in hot water again. actor randy quaid and his wife in hot water again. this time, accused of sqtting. captions paid for by nbc-universalelevision >>> hello and gd morning, i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with mission finally accomplished. bp says a permanent al is now in place on its blown-out well at the bottom of the gulf of mexico. however, killing the catastrophic well off is a bittereet victory for gulf coast residents, who fear they'll be battling the effects of the nation's worst environmental disaster for years to come. nbc's jay greg has our report. >> reporter: it began april 20th with a massive fireball and deadly flames cutting through the nigh air. as the deepwater horizon rig exploded, then collapsed, 11 lives were lost. and oil began to seep into the gulf, the start of the worst spill in u.s. history. now, 154 days later, government scientists say the final seal, 74 barrels of cement, is holding tight, and that the well will never leak again. president obama acknowledged the work that's

actor randy quaid and his wife in hot water again. this time, accused of squatting. >>> good morning. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with mission final accomplished. bp says a permanent seal is now in place on its blown-out well at the bottom of the gulf of mexico. however, killing the catastrophic well off is a bittersweet victory for gulf coast residents, who fear they'll be battling the effects of the nation's worst environmental disaster for years to come. nbc's jay gray has our report. >> reporter: it began april 20th with a massive fireball and deadly flames cutting through the night air. as the deepwater horizon rig exploded, then collapsed, 11 lives were lost. and oil began to seep into the gulf, the start of the worst spill in u.s. history. now, 154 days later, government scientists say the final seal, 74 barrels of cement, is holding tight, and that the well will never leak again. president obama acknowledged the work that's been done and perhaps

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>>shepard: and then before we turn out the lights, actsor randy quaid played a number of roles over the years, including a cash strapped man in "vacation," and he has real money and legal problems. and there are the happy couple. authorities in california charged randy quaid and his wife with burglary, a property owner told the police they were living in the guest house without permission and he sold them the house and did not leave the guest how. quaid and his wife are no stranger to trouble, they were charged with defrauding an inn keeper of $10,000 in 2007. the quaid family. and now wall street, having a great day this afternoon. the dow 145 points a 1.37 percent up, and nasdaq has soared to a brand new four month high, a surprisingly bullish september now,

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i'm gonna be here until we make this right. >>> actor randy quaid and his wife are in trouble again. there's their mug shot again, right there. police arrested the couple yesterday after they got a couple about the quaids squatting in their former home. the current owner of the property has the proper papers saying otherwise. the quaids with are charged with burglary this time. they were charged earlier this year and they had to serve some time in jail for not paying a $10,000 hotel bill. >>> after five months and 5 million barrels of gushing oil, the broken well in the gulf has been permanently sealed. crews tested the cement plug one more time before bp andfederal officials declared the well dead. while the well itself no longer poses a thrt, the work in the gulf is far from over for all of those who live and work there, president oba has promised his administration will continue to work closely with gulf coast residents and businesses to help in their recovery. >>>as hurricane igor is now a category 1 storm, it's rapidly approaching bermuda. while igor has weakened somewhat, the p

randy quaid and his wife get arrested over the weekend. saturday afternoon, apparently the owner of the home where the couple used to live, they called police to say the quaids are in this house, they're living here illegally, on top of that they're wrecking the joint. up to $5,000 in damage. apparently they owned the home years before, they got back in, kind of crashing there, kind of trashing the place. they were booked with i think felony burglary here. and then this is not their first brush in the law. way back then they were in some resort in california, they ran up a $10,000 bill. then left without paying it. they said, sorry, we thought we could pay at a later time. the felony charges about defrauding an innkeeper were dropped at the time, except for against the wife. on probation. randy got out. a weird story. what they were doing. crashing their own place, trashing it. i didn't realize the quaids were out there like that. >> i remember the second time. this new one makes you think they may be on the downhill slide. >> remember edd

comingup, more legal troubles for randy quaid. why he is accused of sqtting. >>> when the world's tallest man and shortest woman >>> actor rndy quaid and his wife are in troubl again, this time for squatting in their former home. thecouple claimed they owned the property but the current owner has the proper papers proving otherwise. the quaids were arrested and charged with burglary. earlier this year they served time in jail for not paying a $10,000 hotel bill. >>> today pop singer lady gaga will rally to repeal the military ban on gays an lesbians. they want olympia snowee and collins to vote for a repeal of the don't ask, don't tell policy. she says gay military men and women want to serve their country and should not be discharged for whom they love. she said they were born that way. >>> it was without aoubt one of the strangest photo opportunities ever. >> yes, indeed. two guinness world record holder the world's tallest man, 8'3", met the shortest woman, 2'4". amazingly both record holders are from turkey. they met at the la

randy quaid and his wife has been released after a squatting arrest for moving the home of the assault, years ago. look at these mug shots. they were taken into custody saturday after an alarm went home with the mountains in the home. there were found living in a guesthouse. there were released on $50,000 bail. tropical storm. it remains in bermuda. and a hurricane warning has been lifted, igor. with money left without electricity with 40 west of bermuda. and forecasters say that it could cause high surf, strong recurrence. if ♪ strong recurrence test- >> and a live look. strong rip currents from igor. >> and a-three wide, what our current conditions our mild along the coast. bay-every wide, wit56 and bay area wide. and a e day with the fog clearing and it is going to be coming right back. clear, cool, tonight. it will reformulate and by 7:00 a.m. that is where it will be. by 3:00 p.m. it will go back to the coast. sunny skies and bud it is going to be breezy, cooler with five-15 degrees cooler as a matter of fact. the fog tracker tomorrow, up, down the coastline and even into our in

. >>> randy quaid and his wife are facing new legal woes for squatting in a california home they owned years. the home's owner says no you don't. police charges the quaids with burglary. earlier they were arrested on charges of failing to pay their bill at a california hotel. >>> legal drama for paris and lindsay. one cop pleas while the other could land behind bars. we'll get the scoop from pop culture columnist courtney hazlett. i'm having trouble speaking today. >> there's a lot going on in the world, thomas. unstandable especially when you start with paris hilton in court. not the first time we've seen paris hilton in a courtroom scene. now i'm doing it, thanks for that. >> it's contagious. >> paris pled guilty to two m misdemeanor charges. she said that this purse that was found to have cocaine in it -- >> wasn't hers. >> she says that's not my purse. like we heard lindsay lohan say those aren't my pants. the 15 nell bag was hers. she said that to the judge. and this is what she's going to have to do. she will have to go to jail if she is arrested for anything other than a minor t

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let's begin with more legal trouble for actor randy quaid and his wife. the couple, who already are charged with skipping out on a hotel bill earlier this year, have now been arrested on burglary charges. police say the quaids were squating in a home they previously owned in mount cito, but sold to someone else. they're also accused of causing thousands of dollars of damage to the property's guest house. >> left hand say lohan could be headed back to court after failing a court-ordered drug test. the 24-year-old actress admitted on her twitter account she failed a test last week. that could land her in jail for another month for violating her probation. you'll recall lohan was released after serving two weeks on that sentence on the condition she receive continued drug treatment and that she submit to ran done drug testing. a plea deal has spared paris hilton on jail charges. she agreed to plead guilty monday morning from the arrest when las vegas police fond a bag of cocaine in a purse she was carrying. with a get at this plea, hilton will serve a year o

. >>> actor randy quaid and his wi evy have a new residence, the jail. they were arrested for squatting in a home that was once theirs. the unwanted guests maintained the house was theirs, but the current owner provided documentation, proving he bought the property and not from the quaids but somebody who bought it from the quaids. bail set at $50,000 for each. >>> and talk about an amazing feat, a man who lost both his arms and legs but swam 21 miles across the english channel. and what it takes to be a macho man in the 2 1st century, apparently it's different than what it used to be. what had happened in central harlem was failure became the norm. the schools were lousy... the healthcare was lousy... gangs were prevalent. violence was all over. families were falling apart. you can't raise children in a community like that. people had been talking about things, but not doing anything. hi, mr. canada... how are you? i'm doing great, how 'bout you? right here on 119th street. if we could fix this block, then we could fix the next block, then we could fix

police found randy and edie craig saying they owned the property since the 90s. he actually bought the home thee years ago and they were squatting there. he is accusing quaid and his wife of causing $5,000 worth of damage to the guest house. they tore it up. >> he has been in and out of trouble for quite some time. >> doesn't look real good does he. >> no. >>> more than a thousand homes evacuated in utah. >> next the wild fire threatening a neighbourhood near salt lake city. why machine guns may have started it. >> they say time is money that is the theory behind the bay areas first express lane. how that works coming up next ♪ the turn will make you think. ♪ make you re-examine your approach. change your line. innovate. and create one of the world's fastest-reacting suspensions, reading the road 1,000 times per second. it's the turn that leads you somewhere new. introducing the new 2011 cts-v coupe. from cadillac. the new standard of the world. kohara. and i'm elizabeth wenger. >>> good morning. good monday morning september 20th. i am sydnie kohara. up and