confirmed dead. they found the bodies just moments ago, something that volunteers are very upset about. they have been coming out by the numbers to the command center in langely. they have been going out every hour looking for bodies. i want to show you video of the devastation we've been seeing from the campground. it's jarring. the camp is littered with debris. not trash, but big cement slabs that have been pushed up against the trees. we found 18-wheelers wrapped around trees, tents that people were sleeping in, those, all the parts strewn across the campground. the water came in quickly and violently. we have video of the water level. it happened in the middle of the night. little missouri river rests at three feet and hours it rose to eight feet and then 23 1/2 feet. the campground was river of basin surrounded by mountain range. this surrounded the river basin. look at the presser for you. >> we will continue throughout the day in search and rescue and recovery and tomorrow for however long it takes. can you hear me back there? they say to speak up in the back. can you hear me? so far we identified 16 of the 17 bodies that have been recovered. we have a search and rescue effort ongoing. thank the volunteers that come help us. we had them all over the state to come and volunteer their time and resource to help us. we have several search teams in there now and 20 miles of river to cover. it's rugged terrain and it will be at times consuming. later today we will try, those of you that have not been in there that just got here that want to get coverage, we'll try to get you in there, some of the areas where you can see the damage that's been done. we will continue this for as long as it takes and hopefully later today we'll have information. later this afternoon we'll have briefing. what is the best time for y'all, about 4:00? another briefing at 4:00 this afternoon. >> do you have a breakdown yet on victim, children versus adults? >> i don't have that with me. >> repeat the question, please. >> he wants to know the breakdown and bodies recovered adult to children. they're all age groups. >> do you have any idea how many people remain missing? >> right now, we've got somewhere around two dozen that is unaccounted for. a lot of the people, a lot of the people couldn't get out because of the high water, but a lot has come out and gone back to their homes and we're trying to get that. we're whittling that down as we go. right now, somewhere around two dozen. >> how many miles -- [ inaudible ] >> we're talking on this river 20 miles. [ inaudible [ inaudible ] >> hay should be released today and making sure the next of kin is notified. >> repeat. >> he wanted to know when the names will be released. we'll be releasing that today when the next of kin has been notified. [ inaudible ] yes, ma'am, we recovered another victim this morning. up near the albert pike area. that brings the total to 17. 16 of the 17 has been identified. >> can you describe circumstances where the bodies are found? low on the bank, up high, all over? >> just all over. [ inaudible ] >> we identified the one we found today. >> how are you identifying them? >> family members. >> brian: you hear captain mike fletcher, the man on the scene bringing us the latest information. 17 bodies recovered and 16 has been identified and the biggest nugget of news from there, there may be 24 people or so unaccounted for. maybe 300 people camping in that area when the river went from three to 23 feet in a matter of minutes. a real tragedy there. elizabeth prann continue to monitor the situation. we want to go now to thousand oaks, california, where we are hearing from the family of abby sunderland, the young girl who has been trying to circumnavigate the world. she got in trouble in the indian ocean. listen in. >> in the middle of the ocean and it has been hard for her. >> as parents you're relieved but at the same tie you would have loved to see her accomplish the feat. how do you feel now? >> we're relieved and thankful that abigail is safe and in good hands. but same time, disappointment. what matters here is that abigail is safe. into also, she is a success. we told her that this morning. at her age, purpose to have that goal and put the wheels in motion and to pour herself into that and make that happen, is success. if she still dreams to sail around the world she has lots of time to do it. that is just one small detail. >> be back in a little over a week? >> maybe a week, two weeks. >> what does she want to do when she gets home? discussed that with you? >> no, no. she hasn't said. >> maybe pat her baby brother on the head. i'm not sure. it will take a while for this to sink in. i like that she has regained her sleep and everything else. it will be disappointment, i imagine, on her part that will gradually sink in, over the next few days. >> brian: there are the parents of abby sunderland, who indeed quite frankly have come under a great deal of criticism themselves for allowing their 15, now 16-year-old daughter to try to circumnavigate the world in a small boat. abby sunderland has been recovered by a french fishing boat after being spotted by australian officials and she has been rescued and is safe. we'll continue to bring you the details of that. >> brian: president obama just finished a phone call with british prime minister david cameron. tensions have been mounting between the two countries as the oil from the british petroleum rig continues to spill in the gulf. fox's julie kirtz has the latest on that. hello. >> reporter: no official word or read-out yet from the white house. we are expecting that later on. the conversation between the two leaders. obama call to cameron comes as harsh words from washington has been generating backlash in britain. also a fear that the disaster could have severe implications for b.p.'s investors and the relationship between the u.s. and the u.k. this is all in advance of obama's return trip to the gulf on monday and tuesday. as well as a wednesday meeting at the white house with top b.p. executives. also today in an interview with politico, obama blasts members of congress here in washington, of course. and the media about the handling of the oil spill. he also seems to imply that anti-big government types are being overly critical of him. here is a quote. some of the same folks who have been hollering and saying do something are the same folks who just two or three months ago were suggesting that the government needs to stop doing so much. the same people who are saying the president needs to show leadership, and solve this problem are some of the same folks, he said, "a few months ago who are saying this guy is trying to engineer a takeover of our society." that is a quote from president obama. on charges that he is not showing enough emotion or passion on the oil spill, the president tells politico the media demands things, the public doesn't. the public wants to see us solve the problem. that may not make for good tv he said in the interview. his comments come as the public continues to give the federal government low marks for its response to the spill in general, brian. >> brian: a lot of people said this is the president's katrina. but it's really almost like the carter days and iranian hostage crisis. just day, after day, after day, the story continues. good to see you. thank you very much, julie. >> sure. >> brian: the amount of oil gushing out of the leak may be twice as much as previously estimated. and now, the u.s. official leading the effort on the ground there is demanding a more aggressive plan from b.p., within the next 48 hours. it could have major repercussions for the environment. and b.p.'s financial future. steve harrigan is in grand isle, louisiana, with the latest on what is happening at ground zero. go ahead, steve. >> reporter: we're in a state park at the edge of the isle. you can see the oil coming up. each wave leaves a stripe before it goes back, that is the oil. you smell it here for the first time, too. the federal man in charge here, admiral james watson is saying b.p. is not doing enough fast enough. that's because estimates of the spill have doubled to 40,000 barrels a day. b.p. collecting 15,000 barrels a day. and he's giving them 48 hours to do more. local officials are trying to do what they can. in the last 48 hours we've seen the sand drop from helicopters, that's the national guard in action. the mayor here is stringing together several barges and he says he will do it to block oil to the marsh lands whether he has permission or approval from the army corps of engineers or not. of course, that heavy oil here hitting the marsh is taking a bigger toll on wildlife. here is fox's camera mman guy hernandez rescuing heron. they say to call if you see a bird. he thought it was dead until it started to blink. 90 chance it will live. they are treating it with dawn dish washing deger tent and giving it pepto-bismol which helps clean out the insides after ingesting the oil. back to you. >> brian: thank you. president obama will visit as he tours the gulf, but as he prepares for the trip, others are canceling the florida vacation. will sunshine state bounce back? joining me now is florida congressman jeff miller, and the district includes the great city of pensacola, where our hearts go out to watch you are going through right now. what is the lest situation in pensacola, sir? >> brian, thank you. i took a helicopter overflight of the coastal area today looking to try to find the big plume that people were talking about over the last couple of days. there is one about four miles off of our shore. it pretty well broken up the oil. but it's a little heavier, the sheen than what we have seen in the past couple of days. the problem obviously we've got here is a perception that the beaches are closed, that there is no fishing, and that's just not the case. i mean, you've got families on the beach. i spent yesterday going from the alabama line to destin, which is my congressional district. you have families and people from all over the country down here vacationing. unfortunately, the way it's being portrayed nationally in the media is that the beaches of northwest florida are covered with oil. that's not the case. >> brian: i think we have a map that actually the state of florida has provided that shows the sort of the situation. this is sort of an inside the state of florida map. where you see the little orange circles is where they have the greatest concern. but largely, everything to the east of those circles we are told is in good shape, places like destin, walton county, bay county. things are looking ptty good right now. >> well, it is. and the perdido key, beautiful beaches, wide-open water, and picture-perfect day along the gulf coast of florida. of course, we have a slow-moving disaster off of the gulf of mexico that we are having to contend with, not only the economical and environmental effects of that and the psychological effect on the national scale. >> brian: we have heard some reports that a lot of people are moving up the vacations to get them in before things, because they don't know what will happen later this year. are you worried about what happens in july and august? >> no question. there is a 12-week period that people along the gulf coast make 80-90% of the money it takes to carry them the rest of the year. i met with business owners yesterday on perdido key and basically they were saying there is no way they will be able to hang on because some of them have 70 to 80% cancellations right now. >> brian: wow! that is hard. let me just ask you. are you getting everything you need from the state of florida? are you getting everything you need from the federal government? are you getting what you need from b.p.? >> no. as long as there is one drop of oil in the gulf of mexico we're not getting what we need. what was disturbing today is that the skimmers are still not moving in the areas. it looks like part of the plan is as long as the tide is going out and this oil is not making it into the pass, that they are going to let it go back in the gulf. my idea is why not collect it where you can, even if it's two or three miles off of the shore, but you don't see any skimmers working in florida waters this morning. communication continues to be a bad problem with the administration and unified command. everybody is doing, i know what they can to solve the problem but it still exists. >> brian: i'm sorry, i'm running over but you are saying you need more skimmers? >> no question. the administration is saying that the jones act is part of the reason that we're not able to get some of the vessels in here we need. i say mr. president, if you need something from this congress, ask for it. >> brian: all right. congressman, thank you so much. best of luck to you. i'll tell you this. i'm going on vacation. guess where i'm coming? i'm coming to florida panhandle. you bet! >> please come. >> brian: i'll be there later this week. see you later. thanks, congressman. as we mentioned, president obama is scheduled to visit congressman miller's district of pensacola, florida, part of the fourth trip to the gulf. but do americans believe mr. obama spent enough time on the oil spill? the latest fox news opinion dynamics poll shows 45% say the president has spent the right amount of time, while 40% say he has spent too little time. only 4% say he has spent too much time dealing with the spill. changing directions now. pilot of spirit airlines are on strike over salary issues and all the airline flights today have been canceled. they fly from airports throughout the eastern part of the country including fort lauderdale, florida, and thousands of travelers expected to be affected by the strike. fox's malini wilkes is live in washington with more on that. hello. >> reporter: brian, spirit is not a major carrier and it doesn't have a lot of flights but we found a fair number of frustrated passengers at reagan airport this morning. florida airline canceled the flights today after the pilots went on strike at 5:00 a.m. it's offering passengers full credit toward another flight and extra $100 in credit. the passengers told us if they wanted a refund that spirit said that would take a fews. travelers said they are getting no help in rebooking with other airlines. >> they told me to look myself and look at maybe u.s. airways or american line and maybe they have a space i can go on my own. >> let's see. the entire ecology of the country is being destroyed. the middle east is falling apart. and i may get stuck in costa rica. i don't think i'm worried. >> reporter: well, that passenger may not be worried but spirit is a low-cost airline and others said they can't afford inflated fares on higher cost carrier. spirit airlines says it's trying to work out a deal with the pilots that allows it to "continue to offer ultra low fares that the passengers have come to know and love." the company says it offered the pilot a 30% raise over five years worth $70 million. pilots say they want a deal reflecting the sacrifices they made to allow the company to prosper. "the inability of spirit management to negotiate a contract that adequately compensates our professional members has created this dispute." spirit advertises fares as low as $9. but it charges extra fees for just about everything. it made headlines recently announcing a $45 fee for carry-on bags beginning august 1. >> brian: malini wilkes, thank you very much. is b.p. trying to keep reporters away from the oil washing up on the gulf coast beaches? we're just trying to tell the story. we are having some problems. we tell you what one reporter ran into. her tragic death caught the attention of millions around the world and set off a big reaction online. reena ninan is live in jerusalem with details on that with an exclusive interview. hello, reena. >> reporter: hi, brian. that's right. nina became the face of the anti-iranian government movement. her fiance of the slain activist speaks exclusively to fox news about what president obama needs to do when he arrives. i'll have the story after the break. mmmmmm. mmmmmm. wow! you have got to be kidding me. 80 calories? light & fit has 80 calories versus 100 in the other leading brand. i love light & fit. now save money with our new super saver four packs. and at holiday inn, you always can. holiday inn. stay you. and stay rewarded with the hit it big promotion-- earn up to five hundred dollars at over three hundred retailers. >> brian: it's been a year since opposition forces in iran had protests. the slaying of neda became international symbol of the uprising. what has happened to since then? reena ninan is live in jerusalem with a fox news exclusive. hello, reena. >> reporter: hi, brian. caspian makan is the fiance of neda who was arrested and imprisoned after her death. he was eventually released and managed to escape to turkey. he now lives in canada. he made the very brave and criticized decision to visit israel. >> there has been talk on twitter, members of the green revolution that's been critical of your visit here, saying you played directly in the hands of the iranians. why did you come to israel? >> translator: the iranian government created a virtual enemy called israel. this is the beginning of the 1979 revolution. every time the people of iran think about the resolution, the current regime starts mentioning israel is the enemy. to get their attention. and they tell the people, hey, we are defending you against israel. >> if you were to be an advisor to the white house on how to deal with iran, what would you tell the white house? >> translator: president obama repeated his message that he is ready to negotiate directly with the iranian leadership. how can you negotiate with dictatorship? that is not possible. the policy of george w. bush was extreme, but obama's policy are very moderate. >> reporter: caspian makan says he will continue to use peaceful means to keep neda's memory alive. today, protest by the anti-iranian government movement canceled today for fear it might turn violent but there are some talks it might begin at sundown tonight. >> brian: reena ninan, thank you very much. new video has surfaced of the israeli raid on gaza-bound ship. the video was smuggd out by an activist on board the vessel and it shows a lot about the chaos that ensued after the israeli navy intercepted the ship as it tried to challenge the blockade. nine activists were killed in the raid and it ignited tentions throughout the middle east. report in "the weekly standard" says obama is set to support investigation in the raid. israel opposes such an arrangement and critics are speculating that the u.s. may be setting a bad precedent by supporting it. >> what the obama administration is saying if the israeli government, free judiciary and jags in the military like we have, if the israeli government investigates what it did, it's not credible. what kind of precedent is that? >> brian: all right. well, we have kirk volcker, former u.s. ambassador to nato with more on the story. mr. ambassador, thank you for joining us. what do you think will happen here if the united states insists there be an investigation and pushes israel on this matter? >> i wonder whether, in fact, israel will cooperate with such an investigation. the assumption is that a u.n.-led investigation is going to be more credible than what israel, itself, does. there are questions about israel credibility that you hear from other nations but we have to be realistic that the credibility of u.n. in israel could be questionable as well if you look at the human rights commission. >> brian: has this put a serious strain on u.s.-israeli relations? we always counted israel and they counted us as among the strongest friends and allies. >> we have