and we are the point of contact for ten skimmers that have been working throughout the day today, for 15 miles we went to the west, now 15 miles going back. we did manage to skim some small amount of sheen with two smaller vessels of opportunity that had some absorbant boom, but that has been the extent of it. and in part because one, we have to bring you these live pictures, which are quite phenomenal. take a look at that air ship. that is spectacular, one of the more interesting and impressive tools now, weapons in the arsenal against this oil spill. and we see sunshine and blue skies, the seas have been relatively rough. so it s never easy and as of right now or a few minutes ago, they re pretty much ending skimming operations. so that s what s been going on here. it s been a phenomenal process to watch. ali, the coordinated effort that is this clean-up here in the gulf of mexico, which will continue for some weeks to come, but with the added help of that air ship, that amber and
the department of agriculture here in georgia, accused of discrimination against a white farmer 24 years ago. in fact, she told the story herself, meaning to inform people about how she had learned from it. now we re going to hear from the white farmer s wife. eloise spooner who spoke with cnn s tony harris a short time ago. as sherrod listened in, spooner says sherrod has been treated unfairly. our son came up this morning and says, momma, turn on the tv to cnn. and he said, it s about your friend, shirley sherrod. and i said, what? and we listened. and i said, great day, that ain t right. they have not treated her right. she s the one i give credit to helping us save our farm. what do you think of the statement that s on the tape? it s undeniable, it is there. where shirley essentially says,
okay. we tried to call you but roger couldn t get ahold of you. i hate it. maybe you can yeah. we ll make the connection. how s that? we ll make that happen. thank you so much. it is so great to hear your voice. and, shirley, thanks to you. thanks for your time and a fuller explanation of your comments. appreciate it. okay. thank you so much. so you ve now heard from shirley sherrod. you have heard from the wife of the farmer in question. we ve heard from the naacp. and we are at 8:00 tonight on cnn going to hear from the conservative blogger who started this whole thing. cnn is trying to get in touch with the department of agriculture for comment. so far, nothing yet. we are minutes away from a live news conference at the white house. president obama hosting the new prime minister of great britain, david cameron. ed henry joining me to set the stage when we come back. decisions were this simple?
look at the current just making it that much more difficult for this boat to make its way back up here to where rescue crews are waiting to make sure these folks are okay. you seeing this yeah, we got it. backed up water in that boat, all over the place. yeah, right into the side there. and something was sitting on the side. so it s a dangerous situation. i m so glad, though, they got this person out of that car. i can t imagine being in there for upwards of two hours. yeah. and there you see it, the live rescue taking place right here unfolding with our affiliate koco, and right here on cnn, that man stuck in his car for about two-and-a-half hours, waiting for a safe recovery of himself. so they were able to get the boat in, and that strong current just amazing. as much as 4 to inches of rain across the oklahoma city area. and this is not an isolated
he s being whisked away. it s the gentleman there in the purple shirt. i ve got to tell you, rescuers are telling us, this is happening all over the city. and that even interstates have been shut down right now. we re going to do this. shift change in the severe weather center. we re going to welcome in bonnie snyder in a couple minutes, and we ll get the latest information on the story in oklahoma city, and expanded beyond oklahoma city into the wider area of oklahoma county. we ll take a break right now. you re in the cnn newsroom. look in the glove box. [ children laughing ] suitcase? huh? where do gummy bears hide? under the seat. look! yeah! [ telephone rings ] [ male announcer ] the all new chevy equinox. [ man ] guess who? dad! [ man ] enjoy the trip! okay, daddy! [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] a consumers digest best buy. with a 100,000 mile powertrain warranty.