feinberg would respond to. i would like t get people who live in alabama chance to have met with me before and who were promised certain things and they didn't get those promises fulfilled, would you have any objection to letting us get those questions submitted to you? >> no, i would welcome it. >> thank you. a couple of questions. vice president biden said the $20 billion is a floor, not a ceili. is that correct? >> that is correct. >> t's just rounded up, $6 billion. how much do you think before august the 2013, based on the trends you have seen thus far, how much you think you will exhaust? >> i would be reluctant congressman to take an estimate of that, but i remind you as you know, that $20 billion is used for purposes other than the gulf coast claims facility. local cleanup costs come out of the 20 billion, government claims that are being paid in alabama by bp comes out of the 20 billion. so ian't venture a guess as to how much the total amount will be that will be spent. i would like to think that the

feinberg. i have a question for you. just make sure i'm clear it's my understanding that the fra, and this come from testimony, they will use all powers including enforcement fines and adoption. we know how they would assess adoption. we know how they would assess the fines. would they be assessed a daily? is there a policy that's been defined regarding that? ms. feinberg: the goal of our enforcement actions and any safety regulators is to bring about compliance. >> i understand the goal. do we have a policy? ms. feinberg: as we discussed earlier we are finalizing that now. most of the policy is public and has been public since 2010. there are various signs and penalty and most of it has been public since 2010. we are in response to the congress' request finalizing our strategy now. we want to be completely transparent about what the railroads and congress can expect. >> and might be daily and might be otherwise? ms. feinberg: that's correct. >> so a few days after you were here after the terrible mishap in philadelphia,

feinberg. the fri's mission is to oversee the safe, reliable and efficient movement of people and goods throughout our nation's rail network. that rail network is absolutely vital to the nation's economy. so it's important that those who oversee it have the requisite skills and experience. serving s the acting administrator since january prior to her current assignment, she everybody served as chief of staff to transportation secretary anthony fox from 2013 to 2014. ms. feinberg was the policy and communications director facebook. and 2009-2010 she served as special stoont the president and adviser rahm emanuel. before that she served as mr. emanuel's communications director for the house caucus. ms. feinberg clearly has commitment and admiral commitment to public service, some are concerned her background does not include deep expertise or experience regarding railroads or railroad safety. as noted in an article in politico, at this crucial moment this is the nation's top safety regulator is a

ken feinberg, good luck. have an enormous challenge ahead of you, and we wish you only, only success. >> thanks, wolf. thanks very, very much. >>> summoned by the commander in chief, general stanley mcchrystal is called home to explain some stunning remarks in a magazine interview. will he resign? stay with us here in "the situation room." ♪ ♪ ♪ ay, yay, yay, yay ♪ ay, yay, yay, yay ♪ ♪ ♪ baby, baby, baby, baby... uh-oh ♪ ♪ >>> our top story. the u.s. commander in afghanistan general stanley mcchrystal is called back to washington after he and some staff made remarks in a "rolling stone" article that mocked top officials. he has apologized but president obama is said to be angry and all options are on the table regarding the general's fate. the president wants to meet with him tomorrow before deciding what to do. let's talk with in fran townsend, and gloria borger, and the host of ""john king usa"" that comes up at the top of the hour, john king. what are you hearing from your sources about general mcchrystal

feinberg. not only has he a spectacular record in terms of addressing issues such as this, but he also comes from a community that i once represented. that's the city of brockton in massachusetts, and for those of you that are unaware, brockton is the city of champions. brockton was the home of the rock. that's rocky marciano, undefeated heavyweight champion of the world, and then, of course, there was marvelous marvin hagler, an now we have another champion in ken feinberg, whose success is extraordina extraordinary. it's a great commuty. as i said, this is an outstanding appointment. the president should be congratulated. he has a litany of accomplishments in addressing issues ranging from 9/11 compensation to overseeing executive compensation pursuant to the top legislation, and i'm confident that given his leadership and his talent that e concerns that have been expressed by members of the panel will be addressed by this young man from that hard scrabble community in massachusetts, the city

feinberg has 60 days taccept or reject e proposals. joining me now wh his thoughts on the hotopic of executive compensaon is charles elson. is a professor at the university of delaware and director of thweinberg center for corporate governance. lcome to the program. >> gd evening. good tbe with you. >> suzanne: you don like this ideaf the pay czar? tell me why you feel that way? >> you hav totart with the term itself. czar isn't exaly a u. buness term. it connos somethingomeone fr the top dow telling folks how they should pay people. really up to the corporaon, it stts with the shareholders and the boa. you start with that sondly and moremportantly, i think he's an aolutely impossible sition. if he were to approve th pay as prented, then he'll take an awl lot of flack as will the blic in ter of the rat approved. if h turns down the reques and wers the amounts and the coanies don't perform, thell ble him saying the taxpayers have losbecause he didn't apove a comtitive pay structe. either way, it's -- i thi -- a bad idea. >> suzanne: con

witnesses include kenneth feinberg. other witnesses include scholars and consult on exhibit in the compensation. while we wait, discussion from the "washington journal is morning's "washington journal" on the tarp oversee -- oversight hearing. ted kaufman was appointed to the post by harry reid. elizabeth warren resign to be an adviser to the new consumer financial protection bureau. . . [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> the meeting at the congressional oversight panel will now come to order. >> my name is ted kaufman. i am the chairman for the congressional oversight panel for the troubled assets relief program. i want to begin by drinking my fellow panelists for the work they have done. -- by thanking my fellow panelists for the work they have done. it really is remarkable what the panel has done. tarp has been among one of the most controversial programs in government history. i hope to help carry our work forward in that spirit. we are

feinberg's $40 million share landed in her family's bank account a few weeks ago. booz allen admitted no wrongdoing, saying in a statement that the company has always believed it acted lawfully and responsibly and noting that a criminal investigation was closed without charges. >> did they underestimate you? >> i wish they would have taken me and the issue more seriously while i was there. >> reporter: today $40 million richer feinberg says she plans to give much of it to her church >> i've got three kids ♪ i tell them doing the right thing is the right thing no matter what the outcome is. there's very few times in this life where you'll actually be rewarded for doing the right thing. but this is one of those unique situations >> reporter: ken dilanian, nbc news, washington >>> up next, as we continue tonight with tensions high between beijing and washington, is the giant panda in the middle >>> we're back now with a long good-bye at the national zoo. three giant pandas are set to head to china after captivating millions for decades in the backdrop the escalating t

feinberg caller: yes, what is though czar being paid? guest: he has not even been officially announced as such. we will see that in a few weeks. once they do that we will see his financial disclosures. host: his official term is special master for pay? guest: that is what we have been told. host: are you still there on the line with us? let's go to north carolina on our independent mind. caller: i was just curious with the bonuses paid out, it just seems if they are paying those it says there were doing what they're supposed to do. why would they be paid bonuses if they messed things up? it seems like they did their job. and they got their bonuses and a bailout they needed. it seems like everyone is being rewarded. for crashing the system and taking the bailout. guest: that is the concern of lawmakers and why they reacted with legislation a few months ago that went further than perhaps the administration wanted them to. that is apparent and the public mind. it is what they want to push the principles where firms are not encouraged to giv

feinberg. however, the congress has an obligation to ensure that this fund is operating properly and fairly so that the people in the gulf remain whole for the harm caused to them and that the economy of the gulf is to get back up and running again. it is not absolutely clear if the fund is actually under the jurisdiction of this or any other congressional committee, and i is chairman appreciate your willingness of mr. feinberg to, and to sit before this committee today. today there is a large hole in proper oversight and accountability to ensure legitimate claims are getting the attention they deserve, and that the process of the ministry of payments is conducted in a timely manner. there is an appropriate effort in congress to direct an open transparent funds and i certainly hope and expect the fund will comply. and it can be expected the committee will continue to to properly conduct oversight into the process, payments and operations of the fund in order to ensure that there is a transparen

feinberg. not only has he a spectacular record in terms of addressing issues such as this, but he also comes from a community that i once represented. that's the city of brockton in massachusetts, and for those of you that are unaware, brockton is the city of champions. brockton was the home of the rock. that's rocky marciano, undefeated heavyweight champion of the world, and then, of course, there was marvelous marvin hagler, and now we have another champion in ken feinberg, whose success is extraordina extraordinary. it's a great community. as i said, this is an outstanding appointment. the president should be congratulated. he has a litany of accomplishments in addressing issues ranging from 9/11 compensation to overseeing executive compensation pursuant to the top legislation, and i'm confident that given his leadership and his talent that the concerns that have been expressed by members of the panel will be addressed by this young man from that hard scrabble community in massachusetts, the

turn here. ♪ >>> joining me now is ken feinberg.your job because you've been watching. i talked to a number of correspondents this week about what sort of stories they're hearing and the people that you might be dealing with so there's the real estate agent who had six deals go belly up on him. there's the fishermen who just bought a boat. there are people whose homes have lost value. not even anywhere near oil. how many of those people can you please? >> well, you hope that you can please everybody in one sense, that the program is fair, it's quick, it's consistent. you know, the claims are as diverse as human nature. i'll have to look at each claim, can't prejudge anything, see the facts, observe the facts. governor riley in alabama, i met with him about a week ago. he looked at me and said look me in the eye, ken, and tell me are you going to do right by the people of alabama and i told him absolutely, and i intend to. >> so when you are looking at all -- i know this is sort of a basic question. do you have a staff? are you super

ken feinberg, you have done it. i think it is putting on -- my role both as a tv host and someone who was involved in this done masterful work in bringing justice to families at a moment of grief where they needed both the funds and closure because having these litigations continue forever would have been damaging emotionally as well as financially to them. >> to hear that from somebody like spitzer means a great deal. >> eliot: ken feinberg, author of who gets what, thank you for coming in. more "viewpoint" coming up. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025, we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ ♪ >> eliot: as we mark the 11th anniversary of 9-11, a vast array of emotions are evoked from anger an

feinberg. he has experience in this arena, having disbursed funds as a result of the 9/11 incident. it is my understanding that he will be taking control of 36 bp offices and hundreds of employees. mr. feinberg is charged with administering the $20 billion gulf claims account and paying legitimate claims to affected parties. it is an admirable and difficult position, because we know that paying claims in this kind of situation is certainly an inexact science. we -- will downstream suppliers due to the tourism industry qualify for compensation? there are a lot of unanswered questions. we want to see that people are reimbursed who have legitimate claims. and we hope there will be some -- we know there'll be some filing claims that will not be legitimate. one other question that i think will have to be answered as we go along is the drilling moratorium imposed by the administration. it will have an impact on the economy and the terrorism as a result of this bill. there is going to have to be some

feinberg, i only get paid in cash. i'm afraid to file a claim. going to be sending all of my information that i provide you to the irs?" i mean, "i don't -- i'm not sure about what are your intentions." no, no, no. this is not easy to convince people that some new program will help them. it takes some work. >> and at the same time, this is a lot different from the other things, the virginia tech victims, 9/11, because there were a controlled group of people. this is massive and it's an ongoing disaster. and i wonder if the worry about fraud is a lot higher in this case. >> well, we only had, out of 7300 applications in 9/11, we only had 35 examples of fraud. we've got to create, as part of the program that i'm establishing, an anti-fraud provision or an anti-fraud protection. we're getting tremendous cooperation from the department of justice, which will help us. we'll make sure -- nothing can undercut the credibility of this program more than fraud, and we'll take every step we can to minimize the likelihood of fraudulent applications and paymen

that, according to a new government report by federal pay czar ken feinberg. in just five months from october 2008 to february 2009, 17 major banks, all bailout recipients gave top executives $1.6 billion in bonuses, golden parachutes and other lavish payments. feinberg found the payments to be quote ill-advised but since they weren't illegal he is 30 we areless to do anything about it despite the fact that taxpayers helped make the payments possible. so you cannot claw this money back. >> that's right. >> you do not have that authority. >> i do not have that authority. >> reporter: consumer advocates say average americans have every reason to be outraged at wall street bankers. >> they live in their own world that is one reason they don't feel shame is that to them this seems perfectly reasonable. >> reporter: in dealing with these bankers do they understand the public outrage over these numbers. do they get it? >> no. but historically i don't think wall street's ever got it. >> reporter: feinberg said they didn't get it during the gilded age of jpmorgan and

miss feinberg ms. feinberg said they are looking at having a two-person crew situation as an internal solution along with some additional backstops as well. until ptc is implemented for deadline after deadline. would you would you be supportive? >> well, i think it is not necessary. commuter side of the house. we have crewmembers in the train itself. >> operate with 1% in 1 percent in the cabin 2 percent of the money. we don't support that initiative clicks you currently have two people. clicks is already being done. what industry-leading support of having two-person crews as an interim solution? is just not necessary with respect to give him where we are in the stuff you would have to go through to remove one member clicks okay. thank you. the only thing i would ask the record is in addition to the other things ms. feinberg may or may not, she now has apparently sent him to the hospital which obligates me to have to go visit him. abcaseven with that my questions are done and i see no more from members

we will hear from disaster response effort -- expert ken feinberg. talking about reid hoffman and how he became one of the most connected investors in silicon valley next in tech. taking their love from football to new heights. the monastery in the south asian nation. monastery situated on a steep hill overlooking the capital, home to some of the poorest children in the country. working on using sports for development program as part of the effort to improve the quality of education to children. this video shot entirely with go pros which is collaborating with unicef. ♪ >> in tech today, we will hear from reid hoffman, a serial investor who is in on the ground floor of facebook and others. here is what he said about his track record. >> how do you have a life that you are proud about having, that you think what you did in the world was worth it? that it was worth the hard work, sweat, blood and tears? these are challenging projects. >> is there a magic that a founder brings that would be lost if you weren't here. go >> i think so. every founder is us

a year later, there's lots of criticism of kenneth feinberg. tracking the cash and the outrage, too. >>> also tonight, a plane carrying the first lady, michelle obama, aborts landing after a close call. is this another snafu linked to the faa? we've got some answers ahead. there are a lot of questions out there about retirement. let fidelity help you find the answers. our investment professionals work with you to help you make the most of your retirement and enjoy the life you've saved for. fidelity investments. where leading companies and millions of people go to get the real answers they need. call today. >> announcer: this past year alone there's been a 67% spike in companies embracing the cloud-- big clouds, small ones, public, private, even hybrid. your data and apps must move easily and securely to reach many clouds, not just one. that's why the network that connects, protects, and lets your data move fearlessly through the clouds means more than ever. want a four-star hotel at a two-star price? go to hotwire.com. when four-star hotels ha

feinberg --it will come from the administration's compensation czar.he will actively that all executive compensation changes at the companies that have received more than one taxpayer lifeline. he will also have the power to veto compensation without bailout money. on thursday the house financial- services committee will hold a hearing to examine how compensation practices contributed to financial collapse. this is broadening the scope to companies outside of the ones having received financial rescue money. guest: yes, and from chairman frank, you will seek giving shareholders more rights. something for the past 25 years we have moved away from. shareholders have not really been the owners for the past 25 years. you will see more shareholder rights and shareholder flexing their muscles. host: next on our independent line. caller: good morning, i would like to ask the reporter with his general political philosophy is. today we cannot count on a lot of our main press to tell us just that -- they generally just have an agenda. number two, what i believe i

. >> reporter: kenneth feinberg was appointed by both b.p. and the goverment to administer the fund. he says he is completely independent of both, but some people we talked to didn't think so. among them, walton kraver who attended one of feinberg's meetings last summer at bayou la batre, just across mobile bay from gulf shores. kraver owns several seafood- related businesses. >> we're running out of money quick, ok? and we have already closed one business, ok? >> i will check on that claim, even though i'm not up and running yet, and try and accelerate the payment of that claim. >> reporter: kraver's son, patrick, and daughter-in-law lillie say feinberg promised to personally get back to their family--but never did. >> mr. feinberg promised us personally at a meeting with my dad and he pointed his finger at him and mr. kraver he said you are directly affected we need to get you some money quick. six months later after we had to call him and say look this is getting out of hand we've got to have some money now and we submitted a figure that w

feinberg was appointed in june to be independent. and to take on the challenge of satisfying the public's desire to rein in executive pay while not preventing the seven companies from succeeding. >> it is a formidable chasm that i'm not sure that can be bridged, although the law requires me to attempt to bridge that chasm. >> reporter: and a white house spokesman praised feinberg for, quote, doing what the president 3u9 him in place to do. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >>> defense secretary, robert gates, is closer than ever to making a recommendation to president obama about u.s. troop levels in afghanistan. in south korea this morning, gates said he'll tell the president his personal decision before attending a nato meeting tomorrow. senator john kerry says he expects the president to wait until after afghanistan's runoff to express his decision. kerry briefed the president about his visit to afghanistan yesterday. >>> a boston man was accused of plotting to attack shopping malls. tarek mehanna was arrested yesterday. the

a year later, there's lots of criticism of kenneth feinberg.ing the cash and the outrage, too. >>> also tonight, a plane carrying the first lady, michelle obama, aborts landing after a close call. is this another snafu linked to the faa? we've got some answers ahead. [ thunder rumbles ] [ male announcer ] the motorola xoom. designed to access anything and everything on the internet with adobe flash. upgradable to 4g lte for blazing-fast web surfing. and access to the fast growing, endlessly exciting apps in android market. it's everything the tablet should be. starting at $599. it's everything the tablet should be. [ indistinct conversations ] [ hissing ] agents, what did we learn here today? that lint balls are extremely flammable! well, yeah. and that 15,000 dryer fires happen every year! that's why it's important to regularly clean and inspect your vents! correct. where did you get that?! i built it. [ male announcer ] we are insurance. ♪ we are farmers ♪ bum, ba-da-bum, bum, bum, bum ♪ >>> you wonder how a guy my age at 260 pounds can be em

feinberg to enforce the law. i don't expect you to break the law, i also don't want to fine anybody so we have to act. we can to it all day long we can play games and dance around and point fingers and show what happened five years ago, seven years ago ten years ago, but since 1969 according to the ntsb according to their own figures preventable accidents have killed 246 people. and have injured 4,263. and i don't know how much money has been lost because no one has put that number together. if it's a cap, a $200 million cap which by the way would have cost pl more if it wasn't for the cap, it's hard to time, but it seems to me just rough numbers it looks like the cap probably would have cost even with the cap would have been about $20 billion that these accidents would have cost. this is a doable action and it is an action that pays for itself as proof positive by metro link. help us work with you to get it done. by the way ms. kerwin -- mr. mathias, earlier you said you had 8500 poles agreed to but that doesn't

feinberg was talking about, all varieties of tests. we have to know that these tests not only work, but it's a meaningful result. and then finally, we have to have the health care system in these places strong. the nurse on long island who you talked to, we have to know that hospitals can deal with cases when they come. >> dr. feinberg, before we go, let me put this in personal terms to you. if you were a parent of a student who is considering going back to college, going back to the college dorm in august, or going back to high school in august, what would you need to know about what that student would be facing at that school? >> i would want to know that the school my child or grand child was going to had taken all the steps that they could to protect the health of that child. it means keeping physical distance where you can. it means using masks. it may mean testing temperatures, it may mean screening on regular intervals to make sure students are coming down with illness are able to be isolated and separated from others. basically

and feinberg is very interested in intelligence. he at one point was considered to be head of director of operations for the cia, but because of conflict of interest, that was dismissed. he's very close to bannon. bannon has a clear dislike for the intelligence community. so we're going to see -- i think we're going to see big changes over the next year. >> with that in mind, how will this be received by your former colleagues? >> i think there's going to be resistance. i think there's going to be more leaks, there's going to be resentment. the intelligence community is very upset about these connections with russian intelligence. they don't look at this lightly. for them the cold war never ended, russia is the enemy. and we're going to see pieces of this come out, this whole russian story, over months and months. it's not going to be pretty. >> bob baer, great to see you, a lot more to learn about this. mary catherine hamm is here, david drucker, senior congressional correspondent, peter beinert, and kayleigh mcenany, a cnn politic

there could be no one better than ken feinberg to administer it.t's going to give people some hope that their families might not have their lives permanently changed by this event. just a couple of years after katrina. and i think the president stepped up in order to ensure that the government works in the best way that the government should work to protect citizens against the worst egregious actions of the private sector. and so i think that the american people are in agreement. and that's liberals and conservatives across the board that we are now finally beginning to do the right thing for the people in the gulf. >> lete go back to katty kay. the achievement of this fund was important for president obama this week. there's been a lot of focus on how the president has handled this crisis and a lot of frustration around the country. it was interesting. tom defrank wrote an analysis in the daily news of whether this was his hurricane katrina or something else. "the oil spill hijacking obama's presidency isn't his hurricane katrina. it could be wor

feinberg. i have a question for you. just make sure i'm clear it's my understanding that the fra and this come from testimony, they will use all powers including enforcement fines and adoption. we know how they would assess adoption. we know how they would assess the fines. would they be assessed a daily? is there a policy that's been defined regarding that? the the goal of our enforcement actions and any safety regulators is to bring about compliance. >> i understand the goal. do we have a policy? >> as we discussed earlier we are finalizing that now. most of the policy is public and has been public since 2010. there are various signs and penalty and most of it has been public since 2010. we are in response to the congress request finalizing our strategy now. we want to be completely transparent about what the railroads and congress can expect. >> and might be daily and might be otherwise? >> that's correct. >> so a few days after you were here after the terrible mishap in philadelphia, i asked you, joe the $1.3 billion

feinberg. senator miscast kill of missouri chairs the hearing. ght. this hearing will come to order. we revisit today the tragic management failures at gm that killed people. first, i want to acknowledge in my opening remarks then from my viewpoint the ceo of general motors, mary barra, has stepped up and con fronted head-on the problem and corporate culture that caused it. some see the record-number of recalls at general motors as a problem, i see it as a good sign. second, i want to briefly say that i think i speak on behalf of all members of congress who have asked very difficult questions surrounding these tragic events that while we are asking tough questions, we have great respect for the workers of general motors. i would like to take this moment to thank the workers at general motors. you are terrific. you build good cars. and you also were the victims of outrageously incompetent management. management was the problem here not the workers. the report i spent time with i find it thorough

feinberg. however that congress has an obligation to ensure that this fund is operating properly and fairly so that the people of the call for made whole for the harm caused it to them and that the economy of the gulf is getting back up and running again. i won it noted that it is not absolutely clear if the fund is actually under the jurisdiction of this or any other congressional committee, and i as chairman appreciate the willingness of mr. feinberg to come and sit before this committee today. today there is a large hole and proper oversight and accountability to ensure legitimate claims are getting the attention they deserve. and that the process of administering payments is conducted in a timely manner. there is inappropriate effort in congress to direct and open and transparent audit of the fund and i certainly hope and expect that the fund will comply. it can be expected that the committee will continue to appropriately conduct oversight into the process, payments, and operations of the

that might happen to stephen feinberg.inberg, maybe he technically puts things in a trust but he still holds all of his servers assets, including contractors. he does not replace them with other assets and he works on defense at the same time. that has not happened yet, maybe if they did there would be an expert nation as to why it is ok. it certainly raises an issue. these are swampy waters. have somebody like jimmy correll at defending jared kushner, saying what he has done is legal. max brings up this notion that you have people in advisory roles, sometimes unpaid worried how legally sound is the argument they are making? >> they are day fasting from assets that are clear conflicts, keeping ones that are not. if policy ever comes up they will recuse themselves for making decisions that can affect those assets. legally it's found. however, the assets are so sprawling in both fine birds and kushner's cases that there is a that they willy have to recuse themselves from decisions. in a white house where so much of the commu

but historically i don't think wall street's ever got it. >> reporter: feinberg said they didn't get it during the gilded age of j.p. morgan and cornelius vanderbilt, and they still don't get it today. it's like they live in their own little world. >> they do. but i would like to think they're chastened somewhat. >> reporter: feinberg urged the 17 banks to voluntarily adopt stricter pay practices that would apply during any future economic crisis. but there's no indication the banks plan to follow his advice. but the big wall street banks insist they've already taken action to tighten pay practices since the economic crisis began. >> we've eliminated those practices and encouraged short- term risk taking. we've eliminated those practices to say "whatever you sell, we're going to give you a commission." >> reporter: as for ken feinberg, this was probably his last major act as pay czar. now he can turn his attention to his new big job, distributing money to victims of the oil spill. >> couric: and chip, ken feinberg says he is powerless to get the bonuses back. but isn't it true he cou

. >> reporter: prosecutor dan feinberg got the autopsy results.y were not helpful. >> only half of the bones in her body were recovered. and some of the more important bones like the hyoid bone which would show whether or not there might been a choking or strangulation was not recovered. >> reporter: the medical examiner, though, found evidence that four of tara's ribs were fractured. >> a perimortem fracture, a fracture that occurred at the time of death. >> so there's a big, big slam into her ribs somehow. >> the medical examiner clearly found that there was evidence of a violent struggle. there was evidence of blunt force trauma and that would contribute to her death. >> reporter: detectives scoured the woods, looking for anything that might tell them something. they found a belly button ring near the bones. the kind tara wore, sharon confirmed. and the remnants of only one piece of clothing that belonged to her, a pair of panties. but no hair, no fiber, no dna of any kind at the scene that would help them i.d. a killer. >> it was frustrating f

there is one man in charge of it -- a new england lawyer named kenneth feinberg. can you imagine having that job? he's the authority who will get to decide who gets what and when. the gulf region is full of people who suffered real hurt as a result of all the oil in the water. bebegin tonight with our chief environmental affairs correspondent anne thompson in venice, louisiana. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. you know, venice once called itself very proudly the fishing capital of the world. to reclaim that title, the fishermen and business people here need financial help. so you will understand why the people in venice and, indeed, across the gulf coast are looking at the man who will decide how much they will get for all that they have lost. ken feinberg is the $20 billion man. >> here's another reason you've got to fill out the form. >> reporter: today he barnstormed the coast explaining the new facility, replacing the bp claims service that made few people happy. >> i will come back here as much as possible. >> reporter: feinberg wants people wh

feinberg, we do things with a handshake down here." said, "that's fine, but a handshake won't get you compensation." >> pelley: why is it so important to hold everyone to that standard of proof? >> feinberg: because there'll be another catastrophe, and a catastrophe after that. what happens the next time, in terms of a company's willingness to do something similar? >> pelley: feinberg has long experience. he ran the compensation program for victims of 9/11. in the bp disaster, he told us there were often two kinds of applicants, the deserving and the devious. what was the most outrageous claim you got? >> feinberg: i think there was a fellow in oslo, norway, if i remember correctly, who slipped on the ice while he was filing a claim and sought damages for a broken leg. >> pelley: people saw money and they tried to get it. >> feinberg: human nature-- goes with the territory. i think that if you had any type of compensation program anywhere, you get a fair number of people who try and game the system to try and recover compensation. >> p

dan feinberg: "theyre not going to find her." girl in florida." "the girl i killed was twenty." keith morrison (voiceover): one witness testified about overhearing a conversation between barr and mcmannis. jennifer garczewski: phillip barr was saying to david mcmannis, "i didnt want to kill her." and she overheard david mcmannis respond, "she had to die." keith morrison (voiceover): not very believable, said the defense attorneys just people making things up, said barrs lawyer, mark desisto. mark desisto: we contended that those conversations never took place. keith morrison (voiceover): some of those witnesses were inmates, too, snitches. mark desisto: i never met a confidential informant thats going to inform just because he wants to be a nice guy or a good citizen. theres always something in it for him. keith morrison (voiceover): that woman, the star witness found by the cold case team, who said she saw the two men coming and going from taras house? mark desisto: could it be she made herself believe this over so much of a tim

on ken feinberg, this was floating out there for a little bit. chuck and i were working on tips about this and i do get the feeling that this is something that came together more or less at the last minute. as of last weekend or so, it wasn't clear that feinberg would be the guy or was going to be able to do this. i think that did come together last minute. on the energy piece of it, yes, he'll have a meeting with congressional leaders and talk about the way forward. a lot of climate activists, those folks are a little disappointed. i mean on the one hand, he spoke about energy reform and comprehensive energy reform longer than on any other topic. a month ago nobody thought energy was going to be done in any way, shape or form this year. so there's progress from their perspective. on the other hand, they didn't hear those magic words and they didn't hear a full-throated call for the pricing of pollution, pricing of carbon which a lot of climate activists will say is the real issue, the real way to get reform and change in this country. >> exactly

feinberg?ost important aspects of any of these compensation programs is dealing with the emotion. you better give everybody the opportunity to be heard if you're a claimant and you want to vent about life's unfairness or validate the memory of a lost loved one. let come come in. give them an opportunity. it's all part of a very important healing process. >> neil: has to be very draining for you. ken feinberg, thanks very much. good seeing you again. >> always. thanks, neil. >> neil: the war in ukraine and finland's move to say yeah, we want in on nato. sweden could follow suit. easier said than done after this. >> tech: when you have auto glass damage, trust safelite. this dad and daughter were driving when they got a crack in their windshield. [smash] >> dad: it's okay. pull over. >> tech: he wouldn't take his car just anywhere... ♪ pop rock music ♪ >> tech: ...so he broulite. we replaced the windshield and recalibrated their car's advanced safety system, so features like automatic emergency b