there are a few oil field workers here, a few coast gua guardsmen and others going out on airboats with pontoons and other devices to try to capture some of the oil. so it s a remarkable change in the economy here. it s at a standstill for people who make a living off the coast. right. well, helpless residents and business owners just can stand there and watch it all happen. okay. thank you very much, charles hadlock. for an in-depth look at the devastation caused by this oil spill, watch disaster in the gulf. we ll take a look at the economic and emotional toll. that s top of the hour noon here eastern time on msnbc sunday. right now in arkansas, the search for victims of friday s flashflood has entered a new phase. rescuers have finished searching the camp pound groupd washed away by two overflowing rivers. chainsaw crews are tackling massive debris piles building up in the bends of those rivers. john yang is live in a steamy arkansas.