last sunday. dozens of families have lost their homes to wildfires. in oklahoma city alone, fires destroyed 25 homes just this week. and in texas, crews are still battling 14 separate wildfires. they have been making some progress, but a weather system is expected to bring high winds to texas to tomorrow. and that could turn the embers back into flames. politics and sarah palin s latest appearance in the critical early voting state of iowa. the former alaska governor and former vp candidate was a keynote speaker at a tea party rally. she didn t use the rally to declare her presidential bid but she definitely sounded like a candidate. watch. candidate obama didn t have a record while he was in office, but president obama sure does and that s why we re here today. candidate obama, he pledged to fundamentally transform america and for all the failures and broken promises, that s the one thing he delivered on. we have transformed from a country of hope, to one of anxiety. t
fishery dead here in the prince william sound. jon? jon: let s hope thigh can prevent that kind of a disaster in the gulf. dan springer, thanks. patti ann: fishermen and environmentalists are filing lawsuits as the first waves of oily water reach the louisiana shore. looming environmental disers could devastate this state s $3 billion fishing industry and couldn t be happening at a worse time. it s the beginning of spawning season for thousands of oysters and millions of migratory birds nest along the coast. stewart smith is an attorney representing fishermen and environmental groups. thanks for joining us. tell us about your lawsuit specifically. basically at this time we re filing a lawsuit seeking injunctive relief against the responsible partys so that the court can supervise and make sure the mess is cleaned up to appropriate standards. we are not seeking damages at this time because the damages are unknown.