world's most impoverished and war torn countries. and a deluge sets off one of the most dramatic rescues as flash foods hit oklahoma where a state of emergency is now in effect. we welcome our viewers from the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. day 56 of the oil disaster and the stakes are higher than ever for the gulf coast residents, the environment and for president obama. his critics are increasingly vocal about what they see sz a lack of both leadership and emotion as the u.s. confronts the worst oil catastrophe in its history. the spt president is in alabamas hour where he visited one of the disaster staging areas and laid out the promises he can and cannot make. >> i can't promise folks that the oil will be cleaned up overnight. it will not be.