disaster we are minimizing the short term impacts and making sure that we ve got the resources to fully recover. the last point i m going to make, and this is something that has been repeatedly emphasize, here in mississippi, but it s true in florida, it s true in alabama and true in portions of louisiana, there is still a lot of opportunity for visitors to come down here. a lot of beaches that are not yet affected or will not be affected. and we just want to make sure that people who have travel plans down to the gulf area remain mindful of that, because if people want to know, what can they do to help folks down here, one of the best ways to help is to come down here and enjoy the outstanding hospitality. all right? i ll be making longer comments when i get to alabama this afternoon. thank you everybody. thank you mr. president. shannon: you were listening to taped comments from the temperature president, he s
them accountable. that seems like the posture he has decide will be the best one going forward. reporter: yet at the same time we hear from the president that the president is not antibritish and so he s walking a fine line. on the one hand he wants to demonstrate mastery of this situation to the american people who seem to question his competence in the handling of this disaster. but by the same token he don t want to do anything that would put international relations with the british at jeopardy. shannon: thank you very much for the help from washington. we had to break away from another press conference. north carolina bob etheridge with a video showing him having a confrontation with students in washington. we ll go to an interesting story. a will the of folks are saying something is fishy. that coming from the white
this is the largest ecological disaster our country has faced. the american people want that solved first and foremost. we know we are dependent on fossil fuels, we know we can t stop drilling for it. the president can make sure what we are doing is safe, that s what the american people want. shannon: all right, brad blake man, nancy skinner we thank you for a great debate today. we ll see you soon. thank you. you bet. shannon: a fox news alert. according to the lcl reports on the ground in oebgdz city rescue workers have reached the woman hanging from the tree. you may remember the amazing tape we were showing you, aerial views of people being desperately caught in flood floodwaters. we understand that one is now stranded. they have to send more teams out to get both the boat and the individual, we believe a woman who was tropical. those who were trying to help need help themselves high school. this video brought to you moments ago. these are aerial views from
happened about an hour ago. this is his fourth and his longest visit to the disaster region as the oil leak spill moves towards its third month and a growing number of voices are hammering the administration s response to the spill. we are less than 48 hours to the time when the president will give his first oval office speech. he will meet with basketball officials to discuss the unstoppable leak and how bp is going to pay for the damage. our trace gallagher traveled to venice, louisiana to cover all the events. the tone and tenor down here in venice and all along the gulf coast have changed dramatically. people are inch furniture rated with the government and bp as well. remember we sit day after day we watch that oil gush out. it is ruining the environment but it is destroying livelihoods up and down the gulf coast. remember that bp said they would make it right.
of our sraouf our vulnerabilities. i think this disaster is going to shape how we think about the environment and energy for many years to come. some who lost familiar low and friends in the terror attack says the president s comparison is way off base. one of them is the father of a new york city firefighter. michael lynch died trying to save lives on 9/11. his dad said, quote a lot of folks out there have been asking what can i do to try to help the people who are suffering in the gulf. we have information on our website. to check it out go to foxnews.com, click on our how to help page. we have a list and link for legitimate charities that are working on relief and rescue efforts. check it out now. from arizona now a brand-new argument in favor of that state s new immigration law. governor jan brewer asking the courts to dismiss a pair of