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But crews say rain will do little to calm the firestorm raging on parched land just an hour's drive west of dallas-ft. worth. four wild fires have merged creating an inferno that covers 150,000 to 2,000,000 ache earles. >> just burning from tree-to-tree. so dry once one tree goes, the next one can go. it doesn't even need wind. >> today marks exactly a year since the deep water horizon oil rig exploded killing 11 work earles. over the next three month, almost 5 million barrels of oil gushed into the gulf of mexico. plenty of gooey oil rushed into the gulf of louisiana. the special coverage -- ...

Treated. rehabilitated. then released a back into the wild. that part of it certainly is the -- is the success story. what's being done now? obviously there are thousands more that died. thousands more that will be impacted. what they're doing now is building a case, the endangered species act, oil pollution act, clean water act, these are all ways to punish and get money from bp. it's a slow process, guys. they are gathering evidence, dead animals, damaged habitat to bring a case to bp and get money to restore the gulf of mexico back to the way it was, maybe even better than the way it was. t...

Personal pricing now on brakes. tell us what you want to pay. we do our best to make that work. deal! my money. my choice. my meineke. this week marks one year since the worst environmental disaster in this nation's history. the bp oil spill. we are focusing on the problems that persist. and stories of success as part of our coverage, cnn in-depth -- the gulf a year later. 11 men were killed when transocean's deepwater horizon drilling rig exploded in the gulf of mexico on april 20th. authorities say that more than 200 million gallons of oil gushed into the gulf. it took 85 agonizing days to...

On wednesday, millions of people along the gulf coast will remember the day their lives changed. that would be the anniversary of the bp oil rig exploding and the beginning of the worst environmental disaster in our nation' history. this week, cnn is focusing on the problems that still haunt the region and the tales of success that have emerged from the catastrophe. it's part of our coverage, "cnn in depth: the gulf a year later." today, emotions are sure to raise high as federal officials face the public over the cleanup and the compensation for their losses. the extent of the damage is still...

Are urging americans if they are in egypt to leave and stay out. jennifer griffin has more from washington. >> reporter: it's a full scale evacuation were ordered there are 50,000 u.s. citizens which would have to be airlifted out. officially pentagon officials will not discuss the moving of military assets but they are looking at contingencies right now and only assault ship in the region is u.s.s. kirsard. they could help evacuate the embassy and the u.s.s. enterprise could also be called upon. it left norfolk, virginia for the mideast in mid-january and would have to pass through the suez e...