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If other countries will take the lead in libya. remember at the first pentagon briefing more than 110 tomahawk cruise missiles were fired on ships. >> 100 were u.s. missiles? >> the last two said they were fired by the british. >> i greaty. it doesn't look like it is happening anytime soon. >> you didn't seem to like the idea of france teaking the lead. >> france took the lead in that they were coming out first. we are going to be blamed when this goes sour, and it will. qaddafi will be back in power in no time, and it will be our fault. >> he will be back in power, but at a local convenience ...

>> if you encounter an animal that is affected or covered in oil, please leave it alone. a stranded or injured animal could bite you, could be injured by you trying to rescue it. if you run across an animal covered in oil or in trouble, call the deepwater horizon unified command. the number there is 866-557-1401. look on the internet for the deepwater horizon unified command. but please, tell them where the animal is, don't try to deal with it yourself. let's go to the white house for a second. i want to show you a couple of things. there's a big issue going on. this is shirley sherrod, this...

Emergency.louisiana.gov. some shrimpers are getting train. yesterday we asked the coast guard and bp to establish hot lines for folks who want to help. spill related damage claims, 1-800-440-0858. i've asked bp and the coast guard for more details about how they'll handle claims and -- they're getting for details. up to $500 on the phone up to $5,000 by a supervisor. after that a more formal process. there's a number for those that want to report affected wildlife, 1-866-557-1401. all these phone numbers will be at emergency .louisiana.gov. volunteers call 18664485816.

They're in that area? you're going to get that oil coming in, you're going to get the fumes. i know people in southern louisiana, there's a lot of oil and offshoring there, they don't find the smell uncommon. but is it toxic to people as well as animals? >> i can't really talk about people. i work at the safety end with wildlife. >> right. >> but i need to get with epa for that sort of stuff. >> right. >> i can tell you our folks out in the field and i have overheard actually conversations, you know, addressing the issues of safety and oil, so that's spread out. i mean, safety's first througho...

Shrimping operation, commercial shimpers spend their team on the gulf and they come and sell him their shrimp, and he says it could devastate the shrimping industry there. >> i don't know about the shrimp, i'm sorry, i do more with the wildlife, the terrestrial, you need to talk to a real shrimp guy about that. >> we put the phone number on the screen that you gave us, 866-557-1401, that's the number you call if you are on the coast and you see wildlife in jeopardy, you see an oil slick or a bird that has oil on it, because you've got experts -- i guess you can't catch 34,000 of these birds, b...