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Crews Search for Victims After Arkansas Flood Kills 18; Coast Guard Presses BP To Do More To Stop Spill; World Cup Is Africa's Time To Shine
Aired June 13, 2010 - 06:00 ET
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T.J. HOLMES, CNN ANCHOR: Hey there, everybody. Good Sunday morning to you all. From the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia, this is CNN SUNDAY MORNING. I'm T.J. Holmes. Good to be back with you.
SUZANNE MALVEAUX, CNN ANCHOR: Yes, nice to see you again, from Morocco, I think.
HOLMES: Yes.
MALVEAUX: I'm Suzanne Malveaux.
It's 6 a.m. in Atlanta; 5 a.m. in Langley, Arkansas. Thanks for joining us today.
Take a look at what's washed ashore in Panama Beach - City Beach, Florida. This is a large stainless-steel container, a seven-foot tall box. It has BP markings on it. But it's still not clear if it's from the Deepwater Horizon's rig. We're going to go live to the Gulf to get more details on this mysterious steel box.
HOLMES: Also, a lot of people had reservations on Spirit Airlines. Well, that does not matter right now. Those flights are not going anywhere. No need to head to the airport if you're on Spirit. Canceled all their flights yesterday and today because of a pilots' strike. We'll have the latest on that.
But first, let's give you some stories making headlines this morning.
MALVEAUX: Look at this. This is a massive fire burning at a gas company in Greensboro, North Carolina this morning. Now, it started with lightning strikes. A pipe with 20,000 gallons of gas is on fire along with two tanks. The Transportation Department closed part of the interstate, but nobody had to be evacuated.
Now, there's no word yet of any injuries. But we're going to keep you updated on that story.
New developments from Afghanistan this morning as well. President Hamid Karzai and the top U.S. commander, General Stanley McChrystal met 300 tribal leaders in Kandahar today. Now, the two hope to get support for an upcoming operation in the region - once was a Taliban stronghold. Well, Karzai called this meeting "successful," but McChrystal is warning that the process could take a little bit while - a while longer to complete.
Our Nic Robertson - Robertson is traveling with McChrystal, and they are on a helicopter tour this morning. And we're going to try to get Nic on the phone as soon as they land.
And one of two New Jersey men arrested last week on terror charges is no jihadist. At least that's what his mother is saying. The FBI says that Mohamed Alessa and his friend Carlos Almonte were headed from JFK airport all the way to Somalia to join up with the al-Qaeda organization. Well, according to agents, they planned to kill, maim and murder people outside of the U.S. But Alessa's mom says that's not so.
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VOICE OF NADIA ALESSA, TERROR SUSPECT'S MOTHER: He honestly is not that religious. He - he's only had his big mouth, talking too much. But he's a chicken. He afraid from anything.
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MALVEAUX: Alessa's mom says her son has gotten anger-management help from psychiatrists.
HOLMES: We want to turn now to Arkansas and that deadly flooding disaster that we saw at an Arkansas campground. A lot of questions now about the warning system, the one that was supposed to be in place, the one that was supposed to work and keep a tragedy like this from happening.
The agricultural secretary says he's going to review those policies for all national parks in the U.S.
In Arkansas, the search still on for the missing and we're learning about the victims.
Now, CNN's Catherine Callaway joining us now live from Langley, Arkansas.
Good morning to you, Catherine. Give us the update - really, we talked about, certainly, the number of dead. That's a tragedy. But still a search is on for many missing.
CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes.
As you can see, very quiet behind me this morning. This is a little corner gas station here in the rural part of - of - of Arkansas. It has been transformed the last few days into a command post, and within the hour, this place will begin to fill with police and officials with hundreds of volunteers and all of those hoping to find today those four confirmed missing campers. They will be searching a 25-mile area for those four campers.
But there are also some 20 people that they are not sure of their whereabouts. And they still may be among the victims from this tragedy. We do know, as you say, the names of those victims. There have been 15 of the 18 victims' names have been released. We know now also that six children were among those fatalities. The youngest was just 2 years old. Family and friends have been sleeping and - trying to sleep and waiting helplessly tonight a couple of miles down this street at the Pilgrim's Rest Baptist Church that has been transformed into an area for family members there by the Red Cross.
We did talk with some of the survivors and family members. One of those survivors of this tragedy says she's beginning to lose hope.
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JANICE MCCRAE, FLOOD SURVIVOR: I don't want to try to come to terms with it yet. We'll all have to though. There's still a lot. There's - the river hasn't given up the bodies yet. There's more.
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CALLAWAY: They will be, again, on horseback. They'll be in the water in kayaks. They'll be in canoes. They have ATVs. All, again, searching this area. They believe it's some 25 miles are still - is considered the search area that will be looked at today. Some parts they're actually going back and looking at again because it is just so plush and thick here, very difficult to find these victims.
HOLMES: All right. Catherine Callaway for us there in Langley, Arkansas, this morning. We appreciate the update. Thanks so much. We'll continue to check in with you.
MALVEAUX: Well, a major deadline approaches today for BP. This is a live picture of the oil that is still gushing in the Gulf. It is now Day 55, if you can believe that. The U.S. government said that BP's efforts to cap this leak so far have fallen short, and it's asking BP to step up their efforts, saying they wanted a response by today.
Well, Rear Admiral James Watson is the federal - is the federal who is on-scene coordinator, and he sent a letter to BP on Friday, saying - and I'm quoting here - that, "BP must identify, in the next 48 hours, additional leak-containment capacity that could be operationalized and expedited to avoid the continued discharge of oil."
Now, BP officials released this statement in response, saying, "We have seen the letter and we're reviewing it. We will be responding directly to him regarding containment plans, and we'll work directly with the Coast Guard to keep the public informed of any changes to the process."
The company's COO says that he plans to reveal the new plans sometime today. And we'll see.
HOLMES: Yes, there's that. That back and forth between federal officials and BP. And everybody's worried about what's going to be washing up on shore. People are certainly finding these tar balls and pieces of tar and oil coming ashore.
But what about this coming ashore? This was a seven-foot-tall, stainless-steel box marked - what else? - "BP." It was actually leaking oil, washed up on the Florida shoreline.
CNN's Reynolds Wolf has more on this discovery. He's live for us in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
Reynolds, good morning to you, buddy. Good to see you, certainly back in the area...
REYNOLDS WOLF, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Good morning.
HOLMES: ...back in the area once again.
Help folks understand. What's going on, and - and how much is being made of this big refrigerator-sized box washed up, says "BP," leaking oil - not that we needed a smoking gun. But what are people making of this thing?
WOLF: I know. The hits keep coming, don't they? I mean, it's the last thing we need to see, especially this thing which is about the size of a - of a large refrigerator. In fact, 550 gallons of - of oil is what it can hold. But it washed up along parts of the Panama City Beach yesterday morning around 9:00 local time. They had to close part of the beach. Part of that beach will be open today. And it was slowing leaking oil.
But like you said - I mean, it's almost like a giant Post-It Note that came up, had the BP logo on it, and - you know, the thing that you have to remember though, it's not certain as to whether or not this is something that fell off the Deepwater Horizon, when that - exploding, you had the fire. In fact, you have to remember that BP has gotten thousands of - of wells out in the Gulf of Mexico. So there's a chance it could come from - from virtually any of those. It could have just fallen off and drifted its way to shore.
But they're going to find out for sure by taking that container, shipping it to Louisiana where they're going to have an investigation and see if they can link to the Deepwater Horizon incident. So just, again, the last thing you want to deal with it - wanted to see.
But that was a closure along parts of the beach in Panama City Beach, Florida. And speaking of the beaches though, they do remain open for all of Mississippi, back into Louisiana, Alabama and into Florida. So that is certainly some good news.
HOLMES: Well, some good news there. People need some good news, Reynolds.
How - and - and again, we - it - it's so interesting to talk to you, because you've been there for the beginning, the middle, the end - well, not the end, certainly. But, you know, just along the way.
Here you are now. You've had a chance to talk to people each time you're there. I guess, what are some of the response you are getting now. And I know the emotions have gone from one thing to another. And also, how are people feeling about the - the response from the president now, who is about to make another trip?
WOLF: You know, it's funny you bring that up.
We actually went - actually, we were able to have access to a - a community meeting in Hancock County, just a day or so ago. We're actually going to show that story this morning.
But I can tell you that emotions are running raw. People are sick and tired of this. They've had enough.
And it's so different from a hurricane. You know, when they have a hurricane that's - that's approaching this area, which they've dealt with so many of them, they can do things. They can shutter the windows. They can - they can evacuate. They can prepare.
But for a thing like this, they're basically learning as they go. So the whole process has been just an exercise in frustration. No question.
HOLMES: All right. Reynolds, we appreciate you, as always. We will talk to you plenty throughout this morning. Thanks so much.
MALVEAUX: Well, graduating from college is tough enough. But imagine this - if your commute was, like, 300 miles. To - just to get to class, roundtrip.
HOLMES: OK, I would have never been in class.
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HOLMES: It was across the street and I still didn't make it sometimes.
But this morning, as our goal is here every Saturday and Sunday morning, introduce you to a person - someone we just think you should know about. And you have to hear, not just about the roundtrip, but what else this many had to endure in trying to graduate from law school.
He's coming up.
Ten minutes past the hour.
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HOLMES: Well, about 12 minutes past the hour here on this CNN SUNDAY MORNING.
And every weekend, we want to make sure we always highlight someone we just think you should know about. Now, some superstar. Not some celebrity. Not - just somebody out there we think is doing great things, we want to tell you about.
This morning, we want to say congratulations to Steve Spence of LaBelle, Florida. There he is. That's graduation day for him. You see he's not necessarily a young man. He's 54 years old. Just graduated from law school.
Now, law school ain't no joke in itself. But listen to how badly he wanted it.
You see the map there. He drove 294 miles roundtrip every single day from his home in LaBelle to Florida International University in Miami.
OK, I know you're thinking, 'That's pretty tough. Wow, he really wanted it.' But on top of that, this is what he had to deal with at home: His wife is disabled. She's in a wheelchair right now after a fall several years ago. Also, his father and mother moved in with him. He's taking care of his father, who has Alzheimer's. And his mother has had several strokes.
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STEVE SPENCE, COMMUTED 294 MILES DAILY TO LAW SCHOOL: The big problem was the loss of study time. That - that's what was really hard. Because you're losing five hours a day that you had to be prepared for the next day.
And I was determined that - that I could not go to class and not be prepared.
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HOLMES: So again, law school tough enough. He lost so much study because he had to drive, and he was going through all that at home.
Well, his wife, she calls him - and rightly so - "Superman." He takes the Florida Bar exam next month. We certainly wish him well.
What does he want to do? He wants to get ready for the Bar now, possibly be a criminal lawyer or maybe an immigration attorney.
He all started, Suzanne - just did this - he was just this - encouraged by his son to go back and just get his undergrad degree.
MALVEAUX: That's amazing.
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MALVEAUX: I mean, that's amazing, you know?
HOLMES: To think of what we all go through day to day sometimes, and sometimes complain about.
MALVEAUX: Yes.
HOLMES: To think of what he was doing with....
MALVEAUX: Nothing to complain about.
HOLMES: ...nothing at all.
Jacqui, I...
JACQUI JERAS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: I wonder if he could get lectures on tape to help him listen to...
HOLMES: Listen on the way.
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MALVEAUX: ...use the time.
JERAS: Maximize it when you can.
HOLMES: Well, good morning to you.
JERAS: Good morning to you.
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MALVEAUX: BP faces a deadline today. The federal government told the oil giant it has to come up with ways to contain a lot more of that oil that has been gushing into the Gulf.
HOLMES: Yes. What is the company's plan now? How much of the oil will it actually get? Excuse me.
Well, Josh, has - and you know what? I would say, Josh, the answers, but we've been asking these questions of BP for quite some time. We are getting all kinds of answers.
JOSH LEVS, CNN CONTRIBUTOR: Yes, exactly.
And one thing we're looking for today is, what is the new plan? Because this is a big deal. I mean, if BP pulls through on the government's deadline, then they will have suddenly showed that they have the ability to come up with new stuff that's better than what they already have. So we're watching for that.
In the meantime, let's look at what things look like right now. Here are some live pictures underwater. Some oil continues to gush into the Gulf. And keep in mind, what we see when we're looking all the way down there is this black smoke. And sometimes it's hard to tell how much of that is actually oil.
That's why researchers were interested in this high-resolution video that came out this week. Because when you look at it in this next video in the high resolution, what you're able to see there a lot better is the oil, the actual amount of oil, and the actual particles that are going out into there.
And based on it - even - even before they've had a chance to fully analyze this high-resolution video, just based on what they've already seen, researchers said this week it's a lot more - it could be a lot more that they thought. It could be 40,000 barrels that have been gushing in every day. And it's with that in mind, that the government said, 'Hello, BP. You need to do a lot better job of collecting a lot more.'
So let me talk to you, while we're waiting for this announcement from BP, what their plan is right now. Keep in mind the structure of how things are working right now, and I'll show you on my screen.
The basic idea that we have all the way up to this point has been, you've got the blowout preventer down here, and you have a pathway leading up to this drill ship all the way here at the top, the Enterprise drill ship.
Well, what they're talking about with this long-term containment plan, the next step now is that they're going to bring along something called the Q4000.
Scotty (ph), let's do this. This is the blowout preventer way down here, that you were just seeing, where the oil is gushing way out. What they want to do is bring in something else to the surface, and this could happen within days. It could happen even as soon as tomorrow. This is a lineup to something called the Q4000 over here, right there, exactly.
So they're going to be bringing in this ship - and even within days, they're saying. And then they're going to be bringing in a third ship as well that could help contain more of the oil.
Now, let's use this image to look at the long-term plan. What they want to do here is create something that's actually hurricane- proof. Because right now, the ship - and the - the other ship, the Q4000, they're going to bring in - if there's a hurricane, they just have to leave. And along with them go the pipes and go all this stuff that they need to collect the oil.
And we know it's hurricane season coming on.
So here is what they want to for this long-term plan. This is the idea. Let's go back to the blowout preventer right down here, and I'm going to show you their idea for a hurricane. They're basically hooking up these pipes all the way through to here, and they're going to set up a - something else over on this side. And this is supposed to be the hurricane-proof plan.
This ship would stay up at the surface. If there is a hurricane, the ship can go away, but everything else they've set up for this structure would be able to stay because it stays underwater because it's weighted-down.
So that is their goal. And they're hoping that that'll work out. And of course, long term, the only thing we really have ultimately long term, is those relief wells, due in August.
So guys, with that in mind, with the current plan, everyone's hoping today BP will announce something even better, even faster, that could be implanted right away. Back to you.
MALVEAUX: All right. Josh, we're certainly hoping for the best. Thank you, Josh.
LEVS: Right.
MALVEAUX: World Cup.
HOLMES: Yes.
MALVEAUX: Did you get a chance to see that? That was hot.
HOLMES: I - I was flying. But I saw the highlights, and we've got a lot more soccer to be played.
MALVEAUX: Amazing. We tied. Score! Goal!
(LAUGHTER)
MALVEAUX: Everybody gets so excited.
HOLMES: That's a big deal.
MALVEAUX: And obviously, this is bringing out the patriotism for people around the world.
HOLMES: Yes, including right here. Even though we're not a big soccer country, still, everybody gets into this.
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HOLMES: That was D.C. This was after the U.S. scored a goal against England yesterday. The first World Cup we've seen in Africa.
This is a big deal. We'll tell you why it's such a big deal, coming up.
It's 21 minutes past the hour.
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HOLMES: Have you noticed? It's World Cup time.
For the first time in the 80-year history, the Cup is being hosted on African soil. This is an opportunity now, on a major world stage, for the continent to put on, quite frankly, a good show. Maybe change some stereotypes out there. Showcase its special relationship, also, with the game of soccer. Or football they would call it everywhere else besides the U.S.
The national sport of the entire continent, of course, is soccer there in Africa.
Steve Bloomfield has spent the last year detailing the unifying effect the sport has on Africa. He's worked in 13 African nations discovering how the game has helped shaped the continent. He's also the author of the book "Africa United." And he's joining us live from J-Burg this morning - Johannesburg, South Africa.
Good morning to you. We - we appreciate you being here.
Sum up for a lot of people who - you know, it's just not that popular, the game of soccer, in the United States. But it's the most popular sport in the world.
But why a special relationship? Why does this game mean so much on that continent?
STEVE BLOOMFIELD, AUTHOR, "AFRICA UNITED": Well, firstly (ph), thank you for having me on this morning.
As you say, it is the global game, soccer. And nowhere, I think, more so than here in Africa.
You know, every part of the continent, people play soccer. You'd have kids playing on the streets. You have people playing in the parks. And you - you go anywhere, and you want to strike up a conversation with - with someone, the first thing they ask is, 'So, which soccer team do you support?'
And to have the World Cup - you know, one of the biggest events in the world - for the very first time here in Africa, is a major event. And it's not just South Africans that are proud about this. It's people all across Africa, are proud that the - the - the greatest soccer players in the world are coming to their continent.
HOLMES: Now, Steve, what are the hopes, at least, of what this can do on a continent that, quite frankly, has been ravaged by - by war, by killing, by corruption, by crime, in so many regions of that continent? What, really, can the World Cup do in the short term?
It - can it just put some of that stuff on the back of our minds and - and pause it for a minute, or can it have some long-term implications?
BLOOMFIELD: I think it can help to chip away at those negative images that lots of have about Africa.
As you say, the - the image that many people have is about the wars, the humanitarian the crises, the corrupt leaders. And although that's an important part of the African story, it often obscures some of the more hopeful, more positive and optimistic sides: the - the - the growing economies, the new creative industries, the culture.
And I think sport plays a large part of that. And what I - I was hoping with this book to - to try and do was to - to tell stories of the other side of Africa. And - and you can really - by talking about soccer, you can talk about the way countries are. If you understand the country's soccer, then you can understand the country.
HOLMES: Now, we talk about the World Cup. Now, this is a huge - I mean, this event only comes around once every four years.
But what day to day - or, what, over the years - what kind of an impact has soccer had there, quite frankly, when it comes to some of that - some of the politics of that continent, and some of the war of that continent? Will people put down arms, quite frankly, when it comes to soccer?
BLOOMFIELD: They will. And I think Ivory Coast, who are one of the - one of the best sites (ph) in Africa, are the perfect example of this.
From 2002 to 2007, there was a civil war in Ivory Coast. And the country was split between north and south. And during that time, the national soccer team was very successful, and it had players from both sides of the divide, from north and from south. And when they qualified for the World Cup for the first time, in 2006, everyone in - in the whole country celebrated. It was a real unifying moment.
And when a peace deal was finally struck in 2007, it wasn't until the national soccer team when to the north, to the former capital of the rebel-held north and said, 'We're going to play a match here,' that most Ivorians though, 'OK, yes, the country is truly united again.'
So I think that's just one example I've discovered over the past two or three years, researching this book, of the positive impact that soccer can have in a country.
HOLMES: Well, I know you have done extensive research, been to at least 13 countries.
Steve Broomfield (ph) (sic). Again, the book is called, "Africa United."
And I know you're a - certainly excited to be there and to be a part of the World Cup, so you enjoy your time there. We'll continue to watch from here.
BLOOMFIELD: I am.
HOLMES: But - but Steve, we appreciate your time today.
BLOOMFIELD: Thank you.
HOLMES: All right. Suzanne.
BLOOMFIELD: Thank you very much. (INAUDIBLE).
MALVEAUX: As the oil comes closer to the Mississippi shore, communities are taking action to keep their coastlines safe. But they're dealing with some red tape along the way.
Our Reynolds Wolf, he's going to join us live from Bay St. Louis this morning with more on that.
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HOLMES: Are you just amused by me, Suzanne?
MALVEAUX: Absolutely amused by you. I'm going to miss you, T.J.
HOLMES: Where are you going?
MALVEAUX: I'm going back home.
HOLMES: OK, really. You were with us last weekend. We talked then. We didn't know if we could get you back. Now you won't leave, kinda. I was gone and I come back and you are still here.
MALVEAUX: I got my job in D.C. I'm headed back home.
HOLMES: We're glad you could hang out.
Hello to you all. Bottom of the hour. I'm T.J. This is Suzanne.
MALVEAUX: I'm Suzanne. Back again. It's been nice.
HOLMES: Well, it's been good having you.
MALVEAUX: It's been very good.
But, some serious stories we're taking a look at. A massive fire in Greensboro, North Carolina. Authorities saying lightning strikes sparked it early this morning setting a pipe with 20,000 gallons of gas on fire. Now this fire also caused the transportation department to close part of I-40 in Greensboro according to CNN affiliate WFMY. We have no word yet of any injuries on the Colonial Pipeline Company.
An important meeting in Afghanistan that is happening this morning. President Hamid Karzai and the top U.S. commander, General Stanley McChrystal met with tribal leaders in Kandahar. The two are trying to get support for a major forces build up in the region, which was once a Taliban stronghold. Now, Karzai called the meeting a success, saying the tribal leaders gave their OK to go ahead and start this mission.
HOLMES: Well, it's day 55. On this day 55 BP is facing a deadline from the U.S. government. The government says BP's efforts to clean up the oil spill so far have fallen short. They want a more aggressive approach to try to stop that oil from leaking in the first place.
U.S. officials sent a letter Friday, giving the company until tonight to come up with a new plan. However, we don't know exactly how BP could be punished if they don't come up with a satisfactory plan by this evening. Then in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, BP's COO met with company workers and Coast Guard officials yesterday. Said he'll have a response, in fact, by tonight. Meanwhile, a stainless-steel box about the size of a refrigerator washed up on a Florida beach. It's marked BP and it's leaking oil. Not sure right now if it came from the rig that exploded back on April the 20th.
Before fighting the oil, which are a lot of people are trying to do right now, some Gulf Coast communities must first fight the frustrating battle against bureaucratic red tape. Take this case in point, the war of words city officials in Waveland and also Bay St. Louis have had to wage to get sorely needed resources. So far they are just getting, they say, lip service. CNN's Reynolds Wolf has more.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK, BP. Your report?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think everybody knows another $25 million was granted to city in Mississippi.
REYNOLDS WOLF, CNN METEOROLOGIST (voice over): In Hancock County, Mississippi, a bit of good news from BP. But the thanks didn't last long at this emergency management meeting.
LILI STAHLER, ALDERWOMAN, WAVELAND, MISS.: I greatly appreciate the commitment everybody has here. I'm also sensing a great deal of frustration.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I guess this is a statement to BP. Y'all need to get somebody and tell them to get something productive done.
WOLF: It took repeated requests but finally the joint command has assigned a local representative to Hancock County.
COMMANDER PETE KILLNER, U.S. COAST GUARD: We're basically here to help you folks and trying to get communication going between here and the NC command post. I will commit to you local residents (ph) that I will provide any service I can to do that. I can't make promises on stuff I can't deliver, but I have 110 percent commitment to help you folks, you know, get communication going and doing a little bit better job.
WOLF: The oil may not be here yet, but neither are the requested supplies.
BRIAN "HOOTIE" ADAM, DIR. HANCOCK CO. EMERGENCY MGMT.: They're not planning ahead. Unfortunately that's the way they operate. We're going to continue to ask until they give. That's all we can do.
WOLF (on camera): How close is this oil getting to shore?
JESSE FINERAN, HAZMAT, HANCOCK CO.: We can smell it. We can taste it. But they're telling us it's not here.
MAYOR LES FILLINGAME, BAY ST. LOUIS, MISS.: It moves very quickly. So to me that indicates that, you know, nobody is immune from having this on top of us.
WOLF (voice over): The first potential impact from oil was found this week on Hancock County shore.
FINERAN: This is where the bird was.
WOLF: Jesse Fineran showed us a picture of this distressed pelican he found in Bay St. Louis. There's little doubt in his mind it is covered in oil. But official results are still pending.
ADAM: Is it oil? We think it is. Has it been confirmed? No.
WOLF: Local leaders are growing frustrated, waiting for answers.
WENDY MCDONALD, COUNCILWOMAN, BAY ST. LOUIS, MISS.: We've got an oily bird already. We've got the pre-fall stuff that they find in Grand Isle, that is in that Zip-Loc bag going around. How much more evidence do we need that it is time to do something?
PAM SAN FILLIPPO, BAY ST. LOUIS, MISS.: People can deploy all the boom you can deploy, but if it is not going to-obvious, like I say, looking at Louisiana, we've seen the boom did practically nothing there.
WOLF (On camera): A lot of frustrated people in this room?
ADAM: It's getting a little close for everybody's comfort. Everybody is getting a little wary. I wouldn't say antsy, but wary.
WOLF (voice over): Those wary officials walk the shoreline daily on heightened alert.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Look when you're walking on this sand how it doesn't stick. Look how it sticks when you walk into this. See the levels of coloration under it?
WOLF: They hope answers and supplies come sooner than oil.
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HOLMES: Reynolds is live for us in Bay St. Louis.
Reynolds, hello again to you, buddy. The last part of your story there, they're hoping the answers and the resources will come before the oil, any chance of that happening?
WOLF: That's a great question. The thing that's frustrating about this is they really don't know how much they will need. It's very hard to prepare for something like this that is so unexpected.
You know, one thing that is very interesting about this particular area is back when Hurricane Katrina hit the coastline, it was this area really bore the brunt of Katrina. What's interesting, one thing I keep hearing from different people in the community is in some respects they would prefer to have a hurricane, because at least they know how to prepare for it. At least they can see it coming. At least they know, again, they can take those steps. They can put the shutters up. They can take the precautionary steps, those measures before a storm comes calling.
But for this, how in the world do you prepare for something like this? Look at a little place, locations a little bit further to the south and to the southeast, even southeast, in parts of Louisiana, those places are inundated by oil. We've had evidence of oil, near parts of Alabama, and parts of Florida. And we have had some tar balls there. But here you haven't had any evidence of the oil washing up on the Mississippi coastline.
So, in some respects it seems as though they have dodged a bullets, but they don't know what's going to come. They've done some testing out in these waters. They have taken the water samples. They're expected to get results on those at any time. They're trying to stay optimistic. They extremely frustrated, though, and understandably. They love their communities. They are under the gun, the feel as though they've been threatened. There is a sense of just complete, just kind of, tearing at their hair. I mean, what can you do in a spot like this?
HOLMES: They're absolutely helpless. Helplessness, is absolutely the word to describe what so many folks are going through. Reynolds, we appreciate you, buddy. We'll check in with you again throughout the morning.
WOLF: You bet.
HOLMES: Thanks so much.
MALVEAUX: The search for more victims of the deadly flash flooding in western Arkansas, well that resumes at daybreak. And at least now we know 18 people were killed at the Albert Pike Campground. The names of 15 of those have been released. Among them, six children, the youngest only two years old.
The Arkansas governor says that four people have been confirmed missing from the area. But, you know, the bottom line here is that officials, they are not sure how many people they may be searching for today. Not all of those campers actually registered. After in the aftermath of the flooding, after it was all over, the nation's Agriculture secretary says that the weather warning systems at several parks across the country are now being reviewed.
HOLMES: As we know, summer is, I think, unofficially here. I don't know if it's officially here yet, but it's hot. Kids are out of school in a lot of places. People want to go to the pool. Before you do, we need to tell you about a new study that found a decent percentage of inspections of pools found some of the pools needed to be closed immediately. What in the world are people leaving in these pools? We'll tell you, after the break.
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HOLMES: All right, this is a little nasty here, but it's important, and you need to hear this, before heading to the local pool. A lot of people doing that, probably today even, it's hot in a lot of places. But it's a little nasty in some of these pools, quite frankly, according to reports. They are less than clean. A recent study by the CDC found almost one in eight pools that were inspected by this study found to be unhealthy. Not just unhealthy, but so unhealthy they had to be immediately closed.
The pools, you could guess, found to be the most unhealthy were those at child care facilities. The CDC says you can actually get some testing kits to determine if the pool your kid is going to swim in is clean. They're free from the health agency. You can go to the web site, order them at healthypools.org.
The problems, here, they say, some of the kiddie pools, they found a lot of fecal matter. Urine is also a problem. People often joke don't pee in the pool, kind of thing. OK, that's fine and dandy, but this is actually quite serious because kids end up getting all kinds of viruses and bacteria issues and infections and that they pass onto other kids. It is a fairly serious issue.
The other thing in the study, which I thought was interesting, found one in five adults have , quote now, "peed in the pool." Jacqui?
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MALVEAUX: Not us. We're not among that group.
JACQUI JERAS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: We are not among that group. In fact I told my children that the water will turn colors if you pee in it.
MALVEAUX: That's bad.
JERAS: And they're not willing to take that risk, to get busted on that. Just a tip for the folks at home.
MALVEAUX: All right.
HOLMES: I was surprised to hear that.
MALVEAUX: All right. What's the very latest?
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HOLMES: Coming up, we're going to talk about the war in Afghanistan. A top U.S. commander there, says it's likely we're going to see a spike in U.S. casualties. Maybe well into the fall. It is going to have a direct impact on a number of families back home. We'll hear from one of them. Stay with us. It's 48 minutes past the hour.
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MALVEAUX: Let's check on our top stories this hour. Another oil spill, this one not as big, this one in Salt Lake City, Utah where 100s of gallons of crude have leaked from a ruptured pipeline. Chevron Oil is taking full responsible for the financial and environmental damage. And they expect it's going to take weeks to clean up that spill.
Well, the 16-year-old California girl rescued yesterday after her failed attempt to sail around the globe argues she's not too young for the trip. A French fishing vessel rescued Abby Sunderland from her stranded ship in the Indian Ocean yesterday. Some are criticizing both the teenage sailor, and her parents, for allowing her to go on such a dangerous journey.
Pilots of Spirit Airlines begin day two of their labor strike, leading to a domino effect on flight cancellations. It's stranding thousands of people who have tickets and pilots are demanding better pay from the discount carrier. Contract negotiations between the airlines and pilots have been dragging on now for more than three years.
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HOLMES: About four minutes until the top of the hour here now.
The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan says the number of American casualties in and around Afghanistan likely to increase, in particular through the summer and maybe into the fall. In the words of General Stanley McChrystal, quote, "We are pressuring the enemy, and they are reacting to that."
Well, since the war in Afghanistan began in October of 2001, just over 1,000 Americans have been killed; 163 died in Afghanistan this year, 22 this month alone. Last year 313 were killed. The deadliest year of the war so far for U.S. troops. President Obama, of course, has ordered more troops into Afghanistan. Many say because of that the possibility of a further spike in casualties is not hard to imagine.
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HOLMES (voice over): This is one of the last pictures taken of Sergeant Brandon Bury. This, just a week ago, in Afghanistan, serving with U.S. forces. Last Sunday two Marines showed up at his parents' home in Texas.
TERRY BURY, MARINE'S MOTHER: They just walked in the back gate, and I said please tell me my son is alive. Please tell me he's not dead. They said, "Ma'am, we can't tell you that." I started screaming, no, please, no, no. HOLMES: Sergeant Bury died along with two other Marines in Helmand Province.
T. BURY: With his, the HUMVEE flipping over, and then him drowning. That is all I kept thinking about was him gasping for air.
HOLMES: The Bury's pain of losing a loved one serving in Afghanistan is shared by many others. U.S. officials say there will be more. By the summer's end there will be the largest number of U.S. soldiers in the country, 100,000, as ordered by President Obama . In March the president visited the troops in Kabul, and explained to them why they are there.
BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: This is a region where the perpetrators of that crime, Al Qaeda, still base their leadership. Plots against our homeland, plots against our allies, plots against the Afghan and Pakistani people, are taking place as we speak right here. And if this region slides backwards, if the Taliban retakes this country, Al Qaeda can operate with impunity, then more American lives will be at stake.
HOLMES: The top commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal asked for a surge in U.S. troops and believes it will work.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Can this enemy be defeated?
GEN. STANLEY MCCHRYSTAL, CMDR., U.S. FORCES, AFGHANISTAN: Absolutely. I believe the insurgency against Afghanistan is not a unified-it's not a nationalist movement. It's not respected by the Afghan people, as you see in polling, and my discussions. So I think absolutely.
HOLMES: But winning a war has come at a great loss to many families. Including sergeant Brandon Bury's, his father now holding on to memories, both big and small, including something as simple as a text message conversation with his son.
BURY: I think it might be 2:00 o'clock in the morning, I'm watching something on ESPN. And (UNITNELLIGIBLE) play? I go, "Awesome." And that would be it. You know, we had a bond.
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HOLMES: Well, General McChrystal says right now troops are expected to begin pulling out of Afghanistan in July of 2011. However, the speed of that drawdown will be determined by conditions at the time.
HOLMES: Well, we're coming up on the top of the hour now. Hello to you all from the CNN Center, in Atlanta, Georgia. Welcome to CNN SUNDAY MORNING, for this June 13. Glad you could be right here with us, wherever you may be. I'm T.J. Holmes.
MALVEAUX: I'm Suzanne Malveaux. It's 7:00 a.m. in Atlanta. And 6:00 a.m. in Langley, Arkansas. Thanks for starting your day with us.
I want you to take a look at what washed ashore in Panama City Beach, Florida. This is a large stainless-steel container. It is a 7-foot tall box, has BP markings on it. But it is still not clear if it's from the Deepwater Horizons rig. We're going to go live to the Gulf to get more details on this mysterious steel box.
HOLMES: Also many of you may remember, it wasn't too long ago Spirit Airlines, making headlines because they were the first airline to start charging for your carry on bag. That's the least of their PR problems and their overall problems right now.
Their passengers, stranded. A strike by their pilots cancelled all their flights Saturday and also today. We'll have the very latest on what is happening to get those planes back in the air.
But, first, a check of some of the stories making headlines.
MALVEAUX: I want you to take a look at this. This is a massive fire burning at a gas company in Greensboro, North Carolina, this morning. It started with lightning strikes. A pipe with 20,000 gallons of gas is on fire along with two tanks. The Transportation Department closed part of the interstate but nobody had to be evacuated. There's no word right now of any injuries. But we're going to keep you updated.
Now, from Afghanistan this morning, it's a green light to start a military operation against the Taliban in Kandahar province. Afghan President Hamid Karzai says that he got the OK from tribal leaders. He and top U.S. commander, General Stanley McChrystal, are meeting with those commanders and NATO troops will lead the operation.
HOLMES: We want to turn now to that deadly flash flooding disaster that happened in western Arkansas. What we know now is that 18 people were killed. This happened at the Albert Pike Campground. This is at Ouachita National Forest.
The names of 15 of those victims had been released so far. Among the victims, six children -- one as young as 2 years old. Today, the story centers on the continuing search for the missing and what we're learning about those victims as well.
Our Catherine Callaway joins us now from Langley, Arkansas, to talk about, first of all, the search itself. A lot of people are trying to figure, of course, what happened here and this strategy. But still, there are people missing.
CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, there are people missing. You just gave all the information on the fatalities, as you said. We know that there are 18 victims, 15 identified. Sadly, we know now that six of those were children. The youngest just 2 years old.
Today, we're focusing on possibly finding more survivors. Certainly that is the hope here. There are five confirmed missing campers. That means they know they were there.
But also, remember, there are more than 20 people they believe may be in the area. So, they'll be searching for those people today.
T.J., I want to show you where we are because within the hour, you will be not be able to see. There will be a sea of people behind me. Where on a corner gas station, but behind me is where the Langley Volunteer Fire Department. This entire area will be filled with volunteer fire department officials.
We also see a number of horse trailer, people having bringing in all of their horses because that's the best way to look at these trails is by doing it on horseback.
And believe it or not, this is a post office. The red building is a post office for Langley and then behind that is the gas station where the state troopers have set up. We have the local sheriff department here. And those blue tents that you see, that is where all the volunteers, and we have hundreds of them. They'll come in, sign in, and be given their respective jobs for the day.
We've been seeing, by the way, a couple guys who have been here for more than an hour wanting to sign up. They are backpackers and have backpacks this area for years, and who want to take part in that search. And remember, there's more than 25 miles need to be covered today. They may be going back in looking in areas they've already searched, but in greater detail.
Back to you.
HOLMES: All right. And, Catherine, just quickly for me here, and you mentioned five people confirmed missing, but how are they handling that other issue? You said it's possible that there are another 20-plus people who were in the area, not confirmed missing. How are they going about trying to figure out if they do have more missing or not?
CALLAWAY: Remember, this was catastrophic flooding. This was -- we've had crews, officials, researchers say this looks like Katrina damage. Cars and buildings completely swept down river. A lot of the vehicles have tags. They can match owners, you know?
They have the tag. They try to contact the owners. They're not there. So, that may be one way that they are summarizing. They have been in the area.
There's many other things that they're doing. But there are at least 20 people that they're still trying to find, whether in this area or outside, to make sure that they're not among the victims.
HOLMES: It is a vast area, like you said. Catherine Callaway for us in western Arkansas, Ouachita National Forest -- Catherine, we appreciate you this morning.
MALVEAUX: BP is facing a deadline today from the U.S. government. Now, the government says that BP's efforts to clean up the oil spill so far have fallen short. And they want a more aggressive approach. U.S. officials sent a letter Friday giving the company until tonight to come up with a new plan.
In Houma, Louisiana, BP's COO met with company workers and Coast Guard officials yesterday, said he's going to have a response by tonight. Well, meanwhile, you've got this stainless steel box about the size of a refrigerator washed up on the Florida beach. It's marked BP, and is leaking oil. But it's not known if it came from the doomed rig.
HOLMES: All right. Let's turn to our Reynolds Wolf, who has more on this discovery.
Reynolds, it seems almost silly, almost pointless, OK, duh kind of moment. OK, something washed up on shore. It says BP on it. It's leaking oil.
But this thing actually could prove to be important. It's going to be looked at as possibly a piece of evidence.
REYNOLDS WOLF, AMS METEOROLOGIST: It is possible. I mean, you think about it, though, when you take a step back. I mean, there is stuff that washes up on the beach all the time. But if you happen to be a company that is under the gun, say like BP, you have to cringe every single time oil shows up on the beach. In southern Louisiana, the tar balls in Alabama.
But it takes things to a whole new level when you have a 550- gallon steel container that has your company logo right there on it, washing up on shore, and the thing is leaking oil. You know, it really caused quite a bit of alarm yesterday morning at 9:00. That's when they first detected it. They had to shut down part of the beach. The beach will reopen this morning.
But still, it's the last thing they need. I mean, it's a public relations disaster. And this really is just the cherry round on top of the frosting.
What they're going to do with this container is actually pick it up, send it back to Louisiana where they're going to run some testing, run some investigations, and see if there's a link to this particular container in the Deepwater Horizon.
Now, also, truth be told, there are a lot of oil platforms out there. In fact, there are thousands of them. BP has got many of them. So, there's a chance that one of these could have fallen off of a different platform, different location.
No -- nothing is for certain that it definitely comes from the Deepwater Horizon, but we'll find out soon enough -- possibly within the coming days.
HOLMES: All right. Reynolds, we are seeing pictures of that thing. Again, it's described about the size of a refrigerator.
But, again, if you are in the middle of being a cause of one of the biggest disasters in the history of the U.S., the last thing you need is another visual of oil leaking from something that washes up on the beach with your name on it.
Reynolds, that's something else. We'll be talking to you plenty throughout the morning. Thanks, buddy. We'll talk to you again shortly.
MALVEAUX: And all eyes, of course, on the World Cup, USA versus England.
It was awesome. It was great. It was a tie. But that's a success for the United States.
We're going to have all that coming up when we go live to South Africa for reactions to all of this. That's exciting.
HOLMES: You sound excited.
MALVEAUX: I am. I am.
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HOLMES: All right. Welcome back. It's eight minutes past the hour.
Jacqui Jeras is handling things here for us while Reynolds Wolf is out on the beach, but working, quite frankly, down there, of course, on Sunday, the Gulf Coast with oil disaster.
But, Jacqui, you've been keeping an eye on it today. And I said, you know, can you clear this up for me? I talked earlier. It's still unofficially summer. When is summer officially?
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JACQUI JERAS, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Oh, what's the date today? It's like the 21st, 22nd.
HOLMES: This month, right?
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JERAS: I'd have to double check.
HOLMES: OK. But it's this month.
JERAS: Twenty-one, 22. Yes.
HOLMES: OK.
JERAS: Yes. Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial.
HOLMES: Unofficial, yes.
MALVEAUX: Enough for us to jump in the pool.
JERAS: We can wear white.
MALVEAUX: Safe or not safe.
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JERAS: Exactly.
And it feels a lot like summer out there. Man, it's brutally warm across parts of the country. We've got the exact opposite going on across parts of the west.
Look at the difference. It's just -- it's night and day. We're talking 10 to 25 degrees below where you should be for this time of year across the west. And we're a good 10-plus degrees above normal across parts of the southeast.
So, this is warm even by summertime standards to be seeing temperatures widespread in the 90s. Heat indices well beyond 100. The lower Mississippi River Valley really getting on the worst in the combination of the heat and the humidity. And that's where we got some advisories which are in effect there.
Now, showers and thunderstorms, we tend to see those in the summertime, too, don't we? That's exactly what's happening across the Midwest. You know, it's like every morning you're waking up, and we get these clusters of thunderstorms that develop and make their way across towards the east -- and this morning no exceptions. So, we're looking at the worst of it along the I-70 corridor.
We also have some heavy rain up there towards I-29. Kansas City, you're about to get hit with the showers and storms. So, be aware of that if you're going to be heading out and some real heavy downpours coming in to Wichita. You could see a good inch per hour.
So, flood watches and warnings have been issued across this area. A lot of green on the map here as you can see. And the red area is that's where we have warnings in effect because the ground is already saturated. And just too much rain is coming down.
Now, the northeast, you're not too bad. You might hear a couple of rumbles of thunder. We got some very widely scattered showers and storms here. But we're expecting a break maybe by midday and then into the afternoon, things will start to kick up once again.
All right. Speaking of things kicking up, check out this satellite picture. Hello. We know the Atlantic hurricane season is here. This is not an area where we would typically see development this early in the season for June. Usually, we'll see that in the Gulf of Mexico or maybe off the southeastern coast of the United States.
This is not anything other than an area of low pressure right now. But it could develop into something in the next 48 hours. The computer model is bringing it over towards the Caribbean. But the winds are really not favorable out ahead of it.
So, if we do get development in the next couple days, we think it will be pretty short lived, Suzanne and T.J., but pretty interesting that things are already trying to get started in that part of the basin.
MALVEAUX: It looks a little ominous, too.
JERAS: Yes. Doesn't it look great?
MALVEAUX: OK. Thank you, Jacqui.
HOLMES: Jacqui, thank you.
Well, as you know, if you don't know by now, I don't know where you'd been. The World Cup is going on right now. It's happening in South Africa.
We're going to show you like maybe you've never seen it.
MALVEAUX: If you missed the game yesterday, well, you're in luck because our own Josh Levs, he's opening up an online gallery just for you so you can check out all the highlights.
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HOLMES: All right. World Cup is the only sporting event out there that rivals the Olympics in size and scope. But still, soccer hasn't really caught on here in the U.S. like some might hope it would.
MALVEAUX: I don't know, but I think it's catching on now. I mean, people --
HOLMES: It is?
MALVEAUX: People are talking about the Revolutionary War, 1812, 1950. Now, 2010. We are ready for this.
All this could change after this display team USA put on yesterday, holding the heavily favored England to a one-one draw. You missed the game.
HOLMES: Yes. I mean, who could -- that explains a lot. A lot of people, we're celebrating because we tied one-one. A lot of people just aren't used to that kind of a sport. But still, this is great stuff.
Let's show you what happened yesterday. Take a look here. Again, they're heavily favored. That you saw there.
You can't see that well. Can we get that picture full? I'm trying to see the best I can.
Now, the U.S. started out four minutes into the match they were scored on. That's horrible. Now, check this out. They had a chance here. They had -- you got to shoot it to score, all right?
Now, this is the highlights we're going to show you that everybody is talking about. But, CNN -- the USA was essentially given a gift here. Check it out, Mr. Dempsey shot a goal. It's blocked. But -- oh! Yes, that is the most hated man in Great Britain right now -- Mr. Green.
MALVEAUX: But it counts. It counts.
HOLMES: It counts.
MALVEAUX: They were calling us ragamuffins. We can't let them get away with that. No way. We are no longer the ragamuffins of the world.
HOLMES: We really showed them, didn't we? MALVEAUX: I'm taking it. I'm taking it as a victory.
HOLMES: But our international sports anchor, Pedro Pinto -- he is joining us live from Johannesburg.
You know what -- let's just go through what are the reaction -- are the reactions people are having now to what happened with the U.S.? We are given a golden gift there. We'll take it.
But, still, how are people reacting to what happened in that game?
PEDRO PINTO, CNN INTERNATIONAL SPORTS ANCHOR: Everybody is talking about that gift, T.J. and Suzanne. There's no doubt that it was the moment which marked the game. And the British media is having a field day, as you can imagine, the tabloids there.
Now, the goalkeeper is called Robert Green. So, they played off his first name quite a bit, Robert. They called his performance Rob- ish. They called it Rob still too Green for England, and so on, so forth. They really gave him a hard time.
And you understand why. You saw the video. It's one of those mistakes that you wish only happened in a nightmare and you can wake up from it and move on.
Credit to the goal keeper, he told the journalist that, look, I made a mistake. I'm going to move on. I know I have to face the criticism. But, hopefully, I'll become stronger after this and continue with my career.
Now, there's one thing that's a definite. He won't play in the next game, I don't think, for England.
And the United States, really, not a lot of people here are talking about the team effort was about. And it was great. Take nothing away from team USA. They had a great team game overall. And they deserved the point they got.
There was a mistake. It was a golden gift. But there were 89 other minutes for England to score and they couldn't do it because the man between the post for the USA, Tim Howard, was spectacular -- probably the top player on the field. And the United States really deserves to come away with this game with a point, guys.
MALVEAUX: And what's next for the U.S.? Where do we go from here?
PINTO: OK. The U.S. -- exactly, the U.S. play again on Friday. They take on Slovenia. And you can watch Slovenia now in about half an hour's time. They're playing against Algeria. That's the other team in that group.
And the United States will be favored to beat them. They're a lot stronger. They've got more experience. Slovenia is the tiniest nation population-wise at this World Cup. It's only their second appearance at the World Cup.
So, the United States should win that. And I still believe they're going to make it to the knock-out stage. So, they could make it pretty far, you know? Every time they play away from Europe, they do really well. Here in South Africa, they made the finals of the Confederations Cup.
And you may remember that big win they had against Spain at the time Spain were ranked number one in the world., that the United States shocked them -- they the soccer world by beating them here in South Africa. So, a lot of people really shouldn't underestimate Bob Bradley's team, guys.
HOLMES: We absolutely will not. Pedro, we appreciate you.
But -- and again, to a lot of viewers maybe not paying that close of attention to the World Cup, this was a big deal. A one-one tie is a big deal over this heavily favored English team. And the way the point system is set -- they get points for tying essentially and to get out of their group.
So, this was absolutely huge. And it's an upset, the fact they tied. They didn't have to win to have an upset, just so that they didn't lose was an upset itself.
MALVEAUX: Glad you can appreciate that, T.J.
HOLMES: Absolutely.
MALVEAUX: Appreciate a win. It's a win for us.
There are amazing images from the games and live play-by-play action -- all of it through our Web site. Josh Levs is here to navigate us through all of that.
JOSH LEVS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: And, Suzanne, we were just talking about this yesterday, right, about the possibility of a tie. It happened with South Africa.
And a lot of people here were saying, you know what, if the U.S. manages to tie England, people will be happy. And it's true. That's the idea. You want to advance into the next section.
This is so cool. I've never seen any story have so many interactives. And I'm going to start off with CNN.com/sports, because we have our partner, "Sports Illustrated," constantly updating with all these galleries. These are hot moments from the game yesterday.
Obviously, this is the moment everyone is going to keep seeing -- Robert Green missing that shot right here. Here's Clint Dempsey celebrating afterwards.
Let's just go through a few more of these from the game. And then I'm going to show you how incredible and many of these galleries there are and how you can see updates all day long. So, all the time, these are coming. There's also a gallery of Spain, this is nice to see, of fans celebrating all the different games. Some of them are more colorful shots of fans celebrating in different ways.
Plus, those of you interested in the venues and how all this is playing out, Google has put this together. Let's go to this animation. They put together an animation that shows you all the different locations. You know, it's happening all over South Africa, at a series of different locations that you can check out. You can go on this visual tour and we link you to that as well, including where the U.S. game took place yesterday and a lot of others.
Two more things to show you on the screen before I disappear. Our main coverage site is CNN.com/WorldCup. And if I scroll up here really quickly, you're going to see how incredibly many stories there are. Whatever it is that interests you is going to be a lot of fun.
And we can end on this -- let's go back to that JibJab. Those of you who want to look like a soccer star, the JibJab folks put this together for us yesterday. Suzanne is in there. There's Jacqui Jeras. Drew Griffin who was in yesterday for T.J. They got a little shot of me with some interesting hair.
Anybody can go to JibJab.com. Stick your face on it. And you will look like a soccer star right now.
It's all linked up for you. At the blog, CNN.com/Josh, also at my Facebook and Twitter pages, JoshLevsCNN.
Go ahead. Have some fun. Be a soccer star. Celebrate the World Cup.
Hey, T.J., did you see that? Suzanne has got moves on that video.
HOLMES: I didn't see your face in there.
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MALVEAUX: Yes, I had funny hair, too.
HOLMES: OK. Maybe that was it that threw me off. Where are you?
LEVS: That's Jacqui. Suzanne is coming up. Oh.
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LEVS: No, I got the funky hair.
HOLMES: Where are you, Suzanne?
MALVEAUX: Wait. Oh, there I am.
LEVS: That was her.
HOLMES: She's got the Justin Bieber thing going on.
MALVEAUX: There you go. Yes.
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MALVEAUX: Goal! OK, that's me.
HOLMES: All right.
All right, Josh, thank you.
LEVS: See you guys.
HOLMES: All right. Well, coming up here, we're going to tell you about the struggle of one man. He was in desperate need of something. What was it? He needed a kidney. Well, he wasn't going to wait around for one. It wasn't really his style.
MALVEAUX: No. And what he does to save his own life. That story is coming up next.
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HOLMES: Well, a quick check now at 25 past the hour of some of the stories that are making headlines.
Another oil spill -- excuse me -- another oil spill. This one to tell you, it happened in Salt Lake City, Utah. This is where hundreds of gallons of crude oil have leaked from a ruptured pipeline. Chevron Oil says it's taking full responsibility for financial and environmental damage. They expect it's going to take several weeks to clean up that spill.
Also, a 16-year-old California girl rescued yesterday after her failed attempt to circumnavigate the globe. She isn't too young for the voyage, she still argues however. A French fishing vessel rescued Abby Sunderland from her stranded ship in the Indian Ocean. Some have criticized both the teen sailor and her parents for allowing her to embark on such a dangerous journey.
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HOLMES: Well, desperate times call for some desperate measures. You do what you got to do sometimes. And certainly, one man, he has one kidney and it's starting to fail on him. And now, he's taking action.
MALVEAUX: That's exactly what Mark Wolper did in Boston. He put up a billboard in his front lawn asking for a donor. He says he couldn't sit by and watch time slip by.
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MARK WOLPER, ASKING FOR KIDNEY DONATION: Fifteen people die every day waiting for a kidney transplant. And I just don't want to be a statistic.
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MALVEAUX: He's had three calls so far. Since it's illegal to pay for an organ, he says all he can offer a potential donor is his gratitude.
HOLMES: And like we said, he has one kidney now. The reason being, he had to have the other removed because of cancer. The doctors tell him he would be OK with the one. And now, that's starting to fail as well.
So --
MALVEAUX: We wish him all the best.
HOLMES: Wish him the best, certainly.
We're going to have more top stories. Suzanne and I will be back for more live news at the top of the hour when CNN SUNDAY MORNING continues.
MALVEAUX: But, first, "SANJAY GUPTA, M.D." begins right now.
