no winner announced. the jackpot still growing. good evening. it s great to have you with us on a busy sunday night. i m whit johnson. we begin with the breaking news. urgent efforts off of southern california. crews working to contain one of the largest oil spills in recent history. at least 126 thousand gallons of oil leaking into the pacific. the source believed to be a pipeline 4 1/2 miles off the shore. the area impacted, a 13-square-mile stretch between huntington and newport beach. the impact already being felt on tourism. the last day of the pacific air show canceled. people urged to stay away from the beaches. images coming in of oil washing ashore. reports of dead birds, fish, and other wildlife. officials say they ve stopped the flow. but warnings of a potential ecological disaster.
heads to the gulf, pools of oil wash to the shore, the goodie mess kept many away from the beach and out of the water and this is not the time of year when anyone want that is. jonathan serie is with us today. the sand is so white. how does it look for you? a lot of juxtapositions, bill. take a look at this beautiful white sand beach and then as you look at the water and get up close, you can see small chunks of oil washing ashore. another juxtaposition, you see the beach goers, looks like any other day, then you pan over here and you can see the tents they ve set up for cleanup workers who have been out here on and off, and then off in the distance, you can see the various boats that have moved out here, the heavy booming, and so just a strange juxtaposition of business as usual and then this very unusual oil spill out in the gulf, bill. bill: jonathan, will the president see that today where you are?
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good morning, everyone. tgif, friday, april 30, 2010. thanks for sharing your friday with us. we begin with a fox news alert right now, the first wave of all that oil washing ashore in louisiana. is our government doing enough to help? the details are moments away. iran, you know, the country that oppresses women and the country that believes their breasts cause earthquakes, they ve been elected to the commission of women s rights by the united nations. we ll look at that. oh, man. and he shoots tigers, rides horses without a shirt on, wait until you hear what russia s macho man vladimir putin is doing now. here, kitty, kitty. our slogan comes from jim in texas. the fox & friends rooster and the hens are really clucking,
we did see workers on the beach and some of them earlier today complained of watering eyes and having trouble breathing because benzene in the air that may have been related to the fish kill. julie: despite claims that most of the oil is gone, it s hard to tell on television sets at home. you are seeing signs of oil washing ashore. yeah, i can show you one piece of evidence. a bottle that was covered in oil. i want to bring in brian adams who is with the emergency management office. a lot of people thought the worst was over yet you guys are seeing tarballs coming ashore. you are collecting thousand pounds? 800 to thousand pounds a day. what i m surprised by the fishermen, they are the first