all of this just days after sherrod was fired for what appeared to be racist remarks. tara mergener is in washington with much more on this story. boy, things have changed in a matter of, what, 24 hours, tara? reporter: that s right, betty. good morning. after accepting apologies from both the white house and the a agriculture secretary, sherrod weighs her option but the controversy rages on. shirley sherrod is still deciding on whether to go back to the department of agriculture. she has a unique set of skills which would lend assisting usda as we deal with trying to turn the page on our civil rights chapter. reporter: secretary tom vilsack offered to rehire the 62-year-old wednesday for a new role, just days after firing her over this speech. and here i was helping a white person save their land. reporter: the edited clip posted online by conservative bloggers appeared to show sherrod making racist remarks, but it soon became clear the comments were taken out of c