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A little worse because what happened is the oil actually went through the pebbles and stones. and that's why they have been picking stuff up as -- last year. >> so -- david, do you think the government should have gotten in sooner? >> well, that's not my call. but, of course, i know the expertise they have. and -- i feel much more confident in the capabilities that they have and their knowledge. >> okay. david usher there from detroit. thank you very much. >> you're quite welcome. they are calling for reform and they want it now. immigrant rilgts activists are planning dozens of marches nati...

Attitudes that are being added and now that the coast guard is in charge, there will be different types of equipment potentially used. >> all right. david, thank you so much for sharing your expertise with us. i just wanted to mention the top five animals threatened are tuna, sea turtles, sharks, dolphins and brown pelicans. we just got the first word that workers are using detergent to scrub the first bird that has been coated with oil. also, air force planes could dump chemicals to help break up the oil slick and navy skimmers could go in and suck up the oil, but part of the problem now with...

With the tri-state research are using dawn blue dish soap to scrub the oil off a young northern gannett. we'll stay on top of that. storms are now threatening the clean-up as well. oil has hit the louisiana shoreline. in about an hour, federal officials are fly over that growing oil slick to get a firsthand look at the mess. david usher is the chairman of marine pollution control. set the scene in terms of impact. how bad is it? >> well, we're finding things out every hour, of course. but it is concerning situation because we've never had the type of spread that this is creating. the exxon val...