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An apparent lightning strike last night sparked the fire, which spread to a church amphitheater. this is what it looked like. there, you can see it there. used to call it touchdown jesus. now its being called terminator jesus. i guess thats why they call a lightning strike an act of god. anderson? >> sad news, joe. thank you very much. a baby bird found dead, bird eggs crushed, a nest site that people here say may have been destroyed by cleanup workers. ♪ ay, yay, yay, yay ♪ ay, yay, yay, ...

Plume under the water is dealt with before we see those catastrophic consequences. so yes, i think he did the job, but its only the beginning of this case he has to make to the american people. >> i hope youre correct. congressman ed markey, the democrat of massachusetts, chairman of the subcommittee on energy and the environment. again, our great thanks for staying late with us. >> thank you. and our next faftz story is becoming very ugly and very clear very rapidly. reports from four states ...

Heads to the gulf, pools of oil wash to the shore, the goodie mess kept many away from the beach and out of the water and this is not the time of year when anyone want that is. jonathan serie is with us today. the sand is so white. how does it look for you? >> a lot of juxtapositions, bill. take a look at this beautiful white sand beach and then as you look at the water and get up close, you can see small chunks of oil washing ashore. another juxtaposition, you see the beach goers, looks like an...

Morning with senator kirsten gillibrand from new york. were concerned about the fears. many may face long-term health effects like 9/11 workers did as well. thank you for being here. appreciate it, senator. >> thank you, sanjay. >> i was down in the gulf. this is obviously something that a lot of people are thinking about. are we ready to say that these fishermen turned cleanup workers are getting sick as a result of this job? as a result of breathing in this mixture? >> well, i certainly have c...

Now, thats, the company hopes to use a secondary campaignment cap as early as monday. potentially capturing an additional 5,000 to 10,000 barrels a day. now, rising temperatures are complicating the cleanup effort. heat-related illnesses are now a major concern for doctors and nurses. >> yes, it is steaming along the gulf coast and that is bringing more troubles to the cleanup effort. our reynolds wolf is down along the beach talking with us about just how the cleanup workers are dealing with th...

Then that got revised to about 200,000 barrels. now some scientists are saying based on the latest they know, the estimate would be anywhere from 900,000 all the way up to 1.7 gallons of oil coming out every day. it is to put it in in terms people can understand, its like an exxon valdez happening once a week. so the government and coast guard have told bp youve got 48 hours to come up with a better plan. don? >> chris, i can see that youre on the beach now with the cleanup workers. are they tal...

Arent convinced. what is going on here? whos responsible? what needs to be done to put the cleanup workers health first? this morning, senator christin gillibrand of new york, very concerned about the health of clean yum workers and the fears that many of them may face the long-term health effects like 9/11 workers did, as well. she joins us from washington. thank you for being on "sgmd," senator. >> thank you, sanjay. >> i was down in the gulf. this is something that obviously people are thinki...

Different type of skipper. here, all different types of oil are sprayed into the tank from a moving bridge. workers can test skimmers, various dispersants, even burning, all in a safe and closed environment that simulates the oceans salinity and even its wave patterns. we all know oil is lighter than water. thats an advantage when it comes to cleaning up a spill, because the oil sits on top of the water. using those booms, oil can actually be pushed into that skimer and its sucked up using the g...

We all know oil is lighter than water, thats an advantage. it sits on top of the water. using the booms, oil can be pushed into the skimmer then its sucked up using this guy an vacuum. cleanup workers have come here to practice and research such techniques, including responders trying to clean the gulf of mexico right now. >> you want to be prepared. so firemen have fire training centers. paramedics have paramedic training center. first responders, you have the tank right here. >> reporter: this...