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>> so right now we don't really know how to stop the oil and we don't know the long-term consequences of having this much oil floating around the gulf of mexico. so joining me now is cnn contributor and retired army general, russel honore. first talk to me about the economy on the gulf coast and do we know the long-term impacts on the economy there? >> well, regionally the waters off the coast of louisiana in plaquemines, in st. bernard parish, in parts of alabama and mississippi, that is the economy, because that's where the people make their living. in the broader perspective, as far as the ...

States coast guard. when he found out that i was with the daily beast and the media, i was kindly asked to leave. it was -- actually governor crist got me back into the room, i waited by the elevator and just sort of walked in with his entourage, so they couldn't say much with the governor having his hand on my shoulder. >> is information from meetings like that trickling down? are local officials being briefed? are local resources, volunteers, being set up to be utilized to their fullest capacity as this thing becomes, you know, a shore problem and not just an ocean problem? >> it's really mo...