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Newest tool in spotting oil. were going to get in that basket, known as a gondula, taking off, gliding over the gul f were going to look for oil slicks and a boom that may be out of place and any injured wildlife. when we spot that, we will radio down to a boat that rob marciano will be riding on and hes going to direct the skimmer vessels around that boat so they can assist the wildlife and start skimming up some of that oil. we spoke with the coast guard. they say the blimp is the greener alte...

Its not like the exxon-valdez or tanker spill where youve just got one oil field that you have to combat. there are multiple battlefronts that you have to endure and just finding that oil is certainly a huge, huge challenge. being out on the coast guard cutter myself, you look at them from the top of the bridge to see all of that that way, its tough to do. this blimp is going to be a huge advantage. here at orange beach, vessels of opportunity are heading out to their assignments. a skimmer has ...

>> reporter: if i can have chris real kwib, another thing that surprised our crew most over the oil in the water is look at these beautiful white beaches here off gulf shores, alabama. i used to vacation here with my family as a child and this time of the year -- [ inaudible ] >> we lost our connection there but we will continue to follow the live efforts for the response to the oil disaster in the gulf. amber lyon in the blimp via the u.s. navy and rob marciano on the water. they are looking fo...

Rebuild this beach. >> reporter: because they are convinced that if they build it not only customers, but other businesses will come, too. it is a really simple equation, everyone knows that when the tourists come to the shore, they want to be on the shore. thats why this push goes on, wolf to, get more businesses back on the beach. >> and you are in "the situation room." happening now, a usda official forced to resign over racially-charged remarks she made decades ago, and remarks she says were...

Of work, whether it is putting the casing in for the relief well or the static kill or the containment options and how it relates to the time lines of when to expect gayil-force wind. >> and wolf do, they have enough confidence in the well to keep it closed if a hurricane comes up? they are testing and they say they dont want offer up an answer right now. >> dave mattingly is in new orleans. thank you very much. joining us now from aboard a blimp is cnns amber lyon and not far away, but consid...

Here for ten hours, if they wanted to. but its -- what temperature is it in here right now? >> right now, inside the cabin, we have a temperature of 92 degrees with a heat index of 118. >> yeah. 118, ali. so thats why were probably not going to be sticking around here for 10 to 12 hours, but these brave guys have been doing that for the past 11 days, as they have been out here on the coast off gulf shores testing this blimp to see how useful it will be in the skimming process. and as rob marcian...

Trying to take a peep at it. also, its raised a bit of concern with some people wondering why its taken until day 92 to get this out here. one of the pilots said theres been a lot of red tape to go through. the blimp is on a 30-day trial right now. its on day 11. if all goes well, they will be using this as a permanent thing to spot and clean up this oil, kyra. >> all right. well track your live hoist there, amber. i hear they are calling it to go. is that right? >>. >> reporter: yeah, they are....

Oil-soaked booms. its expected to get worse until engineers lower a new containment cap. ines ferre spoke to the mayor. >> we raised a red flag when the southeast wind was coming and the tide was come, this is whats going to happen, this is what weve been telling you, the berms we wanted to put up on the side of the beach, the berms went up yesterday after the fact. its been a response rather than the aggressive fight to stop it, its response after the damage is done and thats what makes you ang...

Been changing. a lot of activity over the last couple days. we would love to give a look, play by play, but this cap should collect more oil than the previous cap did. they believe that most of the oil coming out will be contained. they will be able to siphon it up. it has been fascinating to watch the pictures. even though we cannot tell you technically and give you a play by play, we know something is going on. >> the picture on your left, that looks like that containment -- the new containmen...

T.j.? >> great news there. the blimp is going to be up and working, the quarterback. one of the maybe receivers down there on the field in the gulf, this is a big, massive ship. were told can make such a difference. once its actually up and running, when is this big skimmer going to be up and running? >> let me see. i think youre talking about a whale of a ship. were talking about the mad ma mamma jamma of all ships. this blows me away. deal with this for a moment. this ship, when operational, i...