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Some scary moments for that 16-year-old on thursday when the mast of her 40-foot long sailboat collapsed in the middle of the indian ocean, about 2 that you nautical miles off the coast of australia. literally in the middle of nowhere. she activated emergency beacons but lost satellite communication, so she couldnt really talk to other people. the australian government commissioned a quantus air bus to do a flyover and turns out the crew could spot her from the air and they had a chance to offer...

Smaller parts that sink in the water column. so when you do your flyover it looks different. theres a lot of concerns about the dispersements effectiveness. theres not a lot of evidence so suggest theyre effective at removing or increasing digry dogs of the oil but it breaks it into a different form. >> shepard: make it look better for the helicopter pictures but not for the gulf. >> we dont know. when you think about the ocean, when youre flying over, youre looking at a two dimensional surface ...

Latest ones they have are from 2006. when the region was still recovering from katrina. so the best i can tell you, is that its most likely even more than that. so billions and billions and billions of dollars, hundreds of thousands of jobs, all at stake, all on the line when we talk about this. so, tony, i know, weve been following this issue of the fishing industry. and seeing all sorts of images come our way. but as we look at what can happen to that region, were talking about individuals, ma...

Our richard lui is in dauphin island, alabama. maybe you could tackle a few things for us there. the booms as well as the governor. did he do that flyover today? weather is bad. >> reporter: you bet. yeah, you know, fred, those booms, first off, take a look right behind me. there used to be booms here. friday they were deployed and then broke apart yesterday, on saturday. then bring you to today. you dont see any booms behind me. theyre all gone right now. thats because the wind that has been co...

To do it. >> that came out of that meeting with bp officials and fibber men just two days ago. they have encouraged their volunteerism and help speaks volumes too. >> yes. >> brian todd, thanks so much for your report from venice, louisiana. the president will speak on everything he is observing. and hes also expected to comment on the car bomb in times square last night. alabamas governor is expected to fly over the gulf coast today. he wants to get a better look at the oil slick and containm...

Spill tomorrow when he visits the areament the white house announced the trip just before the presidents commencement speech today at the university of michigan. you may remember president bush was put through the wringer by the media when he took that air force one flyover to survey the damage of hurricane katrina. so how will the media react to president obamas reaction to the current oil disaster in the gulf? joining us now with her opinion about all this is author and journalist liz trotta. ...

To do a flyover to see how quickly the oil is going to get to the coastline. they have mobilized federal resources to make sure to mitigate some of the damage here. heres how president obama put it yesterday. >> i have ordered the secretaries of interior and security and lisa jackson of the environmental protection agency to visit the site on friday to ensure bp and entire u.s. government is doing everything possible not just to respond to the incident, but also to determine its cause. >> report...

There are new reports oil is washing ashore on louisianas coast line, home to hundreds of species of wildlife, lou an is an environmental professor at tu lane and dean blanche, its certainly hard for so many fishermen and others who rely on the wildlife and sea life there to make their living like you. thanks to both of you for being with us this morning. >> good morning. >> let me start with dr. white about the environmental impact right now. they say the oil is reaching shore, the coast guard ...

Two days after hurricane katrina hit. quote, he did not want some single life to be lost because someone was catering to the president. he did not want his convoy of vehicles to block trucks delivering water or food or medical supplies from guardsmen arriving to help. several bush aides said the severity of the storms damage did not sink in until thursday night, the day after the flyover. and white house counselor dan bartlett made a dvd of newscasts on the disaster for the president to watch. d...

Yesterday was the east, today is the west. our louisiana say food is safe to eat. our state continues to work with the department of whitefield and fisheries field biologists to make sure the seafood is safe for consumption. we continue to monitor the impact of the coast. wildlife did a flyover today and have biologist in the sound testing and continuing to monitor these and other sensitives areas. there is the possibility of closures of recreational fisheries. we dont anticipate that today but ...