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Leave his committee post. time now for the "xyz" of it. all this week, i've been touring the gulf of mexico on the cnn express. it's our mobile coach that allows us to move from town to town following the story. the story i've sought is the one of families and their passions in this part of the nation. in many other venues, the environment and business are loggerheads. if the mix of salt and freshwater is as affected as it was by hurricane katrina, the irony is after having their livelihoods destroyed, they now depend on bp for work by using their vessels to help mitigate the damage of the s...

Most workers are immigrants from southeast asia. >> they're not making plans yet but this town is a seafood town. you take that away from them, it won't be a town anymore. >> reporter: these seafood workers and these fishermen, don, just the first victims in what could be a colossal economic disaster here. >> thank you. david mattingly down in the gulf coast. we'll get back to david and others tonight after the white house correspondents dinner. we want to turn to education. every american is looking for academi academics. in today's principals, we take a closer look at the impact of school ...

Going to be? >> i don't know. it could be weeks, months, a year, i don't know. we don't know how much damage is going to kooft t ing ting to co business. >> reporter: wright is shutting down and he's worried he could be out of business permanently. i hear the same thing from raymond barber. his processing business ran out of crabs in the morning. when the crawfish are done, that's it. >> we're sunk. we're out of business. we're at the mercy of the tanks. >> reporter: the oil spill could do more damage to bayou la batrie than any hurricane. they run on catch from louisiana waters, now fouled by...

Nothing. >> reporter: there aren't many economic options. worker here get paid by the pound. most seafood workers are immigrants from southeast asia. >> everyone is real scared but they don't know exactly how it is going to turn out yet. they're not making plans yet. but this town is a seafood town. you take that away from them, it won't be a town anymore. >> reporter: and so many fishermen right now wondering just how they're going to make their next payment to the bank since they can't get out there in that water right now. who knows what is going to happen months or even years from now as y...