i'm sandra endo. >>> coming up next at 6:00, a driver who has trouble seeing at night forced to workight shift and another driver who passengers say didn't know his route just two of the new accusations tonight involving that contract disspeed between ac transit and the drivers. >>> and famous farm that was attached today. it had been missing for three years. >>> and shark warnings coming up next. >>> a storm brewing in the caribbean prompted the bp relief well to a halt. thad allen said he would wait to see how the storm develops. he will then decide whether to order any crews stationed in the gulf of mexico to head for safety. >>> the house of representatives passed the first legislation inspired as a result of that bp oil disaster. two bills were approved. one aims to limit the damage from oil spells and aid the cleanup. it was written by lynn woolsey after the 2007 cosco busan oil spill in the san francisco bay. the bill gained momentum after the bp spill. >> s it was confusing during the cosco busan spill but that was nothing compared to the confusion of the gulf disaster. >>> t

sandra endo shows us how a nonprofit organization is helping homeowners running out of options. >> lined up, camping out trying to save their homes. thousands of home owners are looking for relief at this housing fair in washington. >> so that would be $508 you know that you are working on putting back into your income. >> reporter: sanders from maryland is one of them. >> we've been struggling. we've been struggling and juggling bills around. because you know that the mortgage is the most important bill. and we want to get help now before we get too far behind and end up losing the house. >> reporter: after an orientation with non-profit housing experts and talking with a counsellor, sanders then gets to sit down face-to-face with her lender to hash out better terms. >> on to the bank, right? >> on to the bank. >> okay. good luck. >> thank you. >> bank representatives say it makes sense for them to help people like sanders who are trying to stay afloat. >> the cash is still flowing to the investor and the bank and the homeowner gets to stay in their home. that is a great value add for a

sandra endo is in washington, d.c. request the latest on -- with the latest on this developing story. good morning, sandra. >> reporter: good morning. all of this could have been prevented if someone just listened to shirley sherrod, her story, her explanation, and listened to the videotape where her comments were recorded. well, now that everybody has heard exactly what's on the tape and her story, the tables have turned. the ball is now in sherrod's court. her former boss, tom vilsack, apologized to her wednesday for forcing her to resign earlier this week. then he offered her another job back at the usda. >> he told me he would send the offer in writing. i haven't had a chance to see that. >> reporter: the forced resignation were about comments made taken out of context and construed as discriminatory towards whites. but when all of the facts came out, officials were red-faced about how wrong they were about sherrod. >> a disservice was wrong for which we apologize. >> reporter: secretary vilsack says it was his deci