industry. the white house is now involved. and the military is prepared to move ships and personnel to the region. this morning we re covering the story like in one else can. suzanne malveaux. and rob march yiano tracking th winds. let s start with reynolds wolf. reporter: the latest we ve got. despite reports, the coast guard hasn t confirmed the oil has made it to shore. at 7:00 eastern time they ll make an aerial reconnaissance. i can tell you it s been very active in this area, venice, louisiana. but this is certainly not the only one. there are many ports just like this. yesterday, bobby jindal declared a state of emergency for the state of louisiana. with that, they put out 170 feet 170,000 feet of emergency booms and putting out another half million before the next couple of days. they are acting quickly to try to stem the flow, the advance of this tremendous oil. you went out on a boat to get a closer look at the oil slick and how it s moving around in the wind