after that, a look at this year's commencement speeches, including bobby knight and clarence thomas. . a look now at the environmental impact of the gulf spill. this is about 40 minutes. >> joining us from new orleans is the campaign director from the gulf restoration network, and we appreciate you joining us this morning. ion to the news from late yesterday when you heard that the top kill procedure had failed to stop the gusher in the gulf. what was your reaction? guest: well, we are absolutely disappointed. it felt like somebody punched us in the gut. there was a lot of hope that this was going to work. not that anyone really bought the 60 to 70% chance of success that bp had touted but everyone wanted this to work. and so as we stretch into well beyond that first month, everyone is hoping for something to stem the tide. but we understand that we're in for the long haul here and it really is disappointing. host: what is your organization tasked with doing in response to this spill? guest: well, we're a 15-year-old environmental advocacy orgization. so we've been for our entire his