morning small talk. what's small are the people making these remarks. here's the question -- why is american politics seem to have lost any semblance of dignity? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile. do a little exercise on a friday night. wolf? >> jack, thank you. we'll get back to you shortly. it looks like a military campaign, heavy-lift helicopters taking tons of sand to the front lines of the battle against the oil. it's an all-out effort right now to defend the coastline. brian todd is on the scene for us in louisiana. he has more, brian? >> reporter: wolf, governor bobby jindal's been continually frustrated by his efforts to constru construct man made barriers in addition to the barriers on the coastline. he wants federal approval and bp's order for the berms to set up. it's finally getting here. but this is one tactic the governor has not waited for, we