viewers saw that you did not have in our shot we took from south padre. what you saw there, that sort of figure in the wind and the rain in texas is in fact our friend jim cantore from the weather channel. that s how bad it is down there. but back to what we re looking at where jeff is. this is the second time in two days i ve heard this. this might help. the storm might help because it would help the oil evaporate if it breaks it up. does oil evaporate? and if it evaporates, is it a good thing? to answer your question, when the evaporating process happens, it s at what they call the source, at the place where the oil is bubbling up, it begins at 5,000 feet at the bottom of the ocean. it makes its way to the surface. very quickly chemicals like benzine burn off. this stuff doesn t evaporate. in fact, as it s exposed to the sea, to the heat, to the salt water, it becomes pretty knox shus stuff. it becomes what we call
gumption so they can go out there and become big fish. this whole ecosystem not only supports wildlife but the livelihood culturally and for generations for thousands and thousands of people, and this whole region is in jeopardy. there are over 400 different species that are in the line of fire of this toxic crude. i m sitting here and holding this stuff, and i feel like you should be in like central park with my dog and i keep reminding myself that this is the other version of that stuff. and it is incredibly toxic. when it begins out there in the waters, it contains up to 100 different hydrocarbons from benzene to chromium, metals like mercury, all this stuff is very, very toxic. ott only at t not only at the surface of the water, but the entire water column. i think we re in store for a truly devastating impact on our natural resources. let me explain one thing the viewers saw, jeff, that you would not have in our shot we took from south padre.