How the Coast Guard has responded to that oil spill

Homeland Security Today editor David Silverberg brings us the latest.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was on Capitol Hill today to talk about the Coast Guard’s role in cleaning up the hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil that continue to spill into the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon rig.

David Silverberg is editor of Homeland Security Today and talks more about the Coast Guard’s response with producer Scott Carr.

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