in a bitter battle over charges of racism. many in the grass roots organization are insisting they're not racists but not helping the cause. one tea party leader coming out with a satirical blog that many say is nothing more than a racist rant. getting both sides of that story as well. >> nothing short of incendiary there. and up and running, join the live conversation now. go to cnn.com/amfix, we'll read your comments throughout the morning. kiran? we're not in the clear yet, but there is a sense of hope this morning that perhaps we are turning the page on the disaster in the gulf of mexico, and that it may be nearing an en. bp's containment cap, which they closed the valves on yesterday afternoon is holding. that means that the oil flow has now been stopped for more than 16 hours. >> right. now we've been showing that box at the bottom of your screen the last 87, 88 days? well, you might not be seeing that quite so much, if the oil is not spilling. this is great news, but the