Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100505:10:17:00
Air? >> yes, when it does it's picking up the oil on the surface. >> reporter: taking it into its body? >> yes, if you're drinking oil it's not good for the digestion system. he's in distress. >> reporter: it seemed to be having breathing problems and after a few moments it disappeared into the reddish oily muck. we're about to take off, didn't want to leave without getting a souvenir. there it is, the gulf of mexico oil spill. that's one leading band of it, see how it's floating to the top. all of this is going that way back towards shore. and this is what it looks like almost 12 hours later....