come in, absolutely. and we re alert and ready to get it up. meanwhile, a sand cleaning operation is in full swing here on grand isle today and every day under a scorching hot sun. they re scraping the oil sand off the surface of the beach. they re piling it up and bringing it into this operation here where they re scrubbing it and separating it. from the oil. and then piling up the clean stand sand. they ll redistribute it on the beach as soon as they re convinced no more oil is washing on shore, julie. julie: rick leventhal, thank you so much. great report. back-to-back days of deadly attacks in iraq. the death toll climbing after an attack in iraq s second big s city, at least 43 people died after explosions ripped through a market yesterday. and today, a suicide car bomber targeting a police patrol west of baghdad killed eight people. the latest spike in violence coming as all, but 50,000 u.s. troops prepare to withdraw from iraq by the end of the