say b.p.'s oil and then the dispersant that made the oil even more caustic and poisonous to fragile things like eyeballs the shrimp with eyes would be wiped out but out of hundreds of millions of shrimps could be thousands of mutants some without tails some of the legs some of the. you know there's all these different variations which have no lives some are going to die some are adaptive mutations but when the water becomes toxic to eyeballs. then who is adaptive suddenly the ones best adapted to surviving to reproduce who are the ones who don't have eyes and voila a new species is born al-jazeera reported to trace a cuban's and her husband mike roberts commercial fisheries from margarita louisiana are finding i was shrimp is that at the height of the last right shrimp season in september one of our friends caught four hundred pounds of these this is what the kittens told al jazeera while showing a sample of the iowa shrimp critic humans at least fifty percent of the shrimp caught in that period in

and two years after the b.p. oil spill we'll check on the long-term impact. when the "cbs evening news" continues. >> pelley: it was two years ago tonight that the deepwater horizon oil rig blew up in the gulf of mexico off louisiana. 11 workers were killed and it caused the largest accidental oil spill in history. 200 million gallons of crude gushed out of the b.p. well before it was capped nearly three months later. we were curious about the spill's effects, so we asked elaine quijano to look into it. >> reporter: troy frady runs a charter fishing boat off the alabama gulf coast. since the oil spill, he's been worried about some of the red snapper he's catching. >> 1% to 2% of the fish had huge lesions on them and fin rot. we've never seen that before. >> reporter: researchers at the university of florida are trying to determine what's causing the problem. >> you can't spill that much oil into a system without having long-term negative consequences. >> reporter: david muth is with the advocacy group the national wildlife federation. he took us to an island w

compared to the b.p. oil spill it only lasted a couple days it was only a few million gallons and maybe not even that brazil arrested the rest a day and guided and they pulled the passports of a whole bunch of chevron executives including the american president of chevron brazil was still stuck down there that is past work now three weeks later shouldn't shouldn't we be and they banned them. really shouldn't we be taking a lesson from brazil oh no not at all i would think that would be the worst message to send to people that don't ever want don't ever put criminal executives in jail well the greatest we have right there right exactly it was not there engaging in the activity of the actual drilling executive didn't cause the still we should have put the other next to roughnecks or there's a word for guys i'm actually going to hold c.e.o.'s accountable even though their name is on the dotted line. maybe nobody is talking about not holding the c.e.o. accountable here we're talking about is jailing a c.e.o. for

ok today is the second anniversary of the b.p. oil spill today and some of the worst effects that are now being seen in the gulf shrimp fish was sore as well as crabs dying coral everything the corporate side though is back to normal in fact there's more drilling than ever before as the president was bragging about a couple of weeks ago on the other hand down in brazil chevron had an oil spill that was just a big compared to the b.p. oil spill it only lasted a couple days it was only a few billion gallons and maybe not even that brazil arrested today they indicted and they pulled the passports of a whole bunch of chevron executives including the american president of chevron brazil who's still stuck down there that is passport now three weeks later should should we be and they banned them. really shouldn't we be taking a lesson from brazil at home not at all i would think that would be the worst message to send to people that don't ever want that don't ever put criminal executives in jail one of the greatest we have right now right ex

an oil spill which was a fraction i mean you know less than a fiftieth of the size of the of the b.p. oil spill they arrested thirteen executives including an american took their passports they're still stuck down there they're facing serious charges maybe years in jail the company chevron has been forbidden from all these drilling operations in brazil i mean how come we're the wimps on the block i don't get it isn't part of the problem what with with with going after white collar criminals that you have to end up you have to go after their enablers as well right i mean that is the wall street guys who none of whom have been arrested they didn't get to be they didn't have the power that they had independently of government but what they were doing was legal because of the deregulation that you guys are so in love with i'm not i'm not sure it's just the regulation there may have also been some incentives provided by the government but b.p. is another good example i mean what was going on with the minerals management service that b.p. was allowed to have the shoddy equipment i mean if you w

the justice department has filed the first criminal charges in the b.p. oil spill against a former b.p. engineer who they say destroyed hundreds of text messages indicating the blown out well was spewing far more krooud th crude than the company was telling. >> the u.s. is certain north korea may conduct an underground test. they fear they may have up to several dozen nuclear warheads. >>> pakistan has test fired a nuclear capable intermediate ballistic missile. this came after india launched its intercontinent missile. >>> it was another spectacular look at italy's mount aetna. >>> quite a surprise for commuters in paris when a driver mistook the stairs of a metro station for an underground parking garage. never like that when that happens. no one was hurt. the car was undamaged. >>> now here's your "first look" at how wall street will kick off. the dow opens at 13,001. the s&p was up five points. the nasdaq was down eight. taking a look at overseas trading this morning. in tokyo the nikkei gained nine points. in hongs congress, the hang seng was down 30. he

two years ago today the worst maritime oil spill in history plagued the gulf coast workers fishermen and communities up and down the gulf were affected when one of b.p.'s rigs exploded and dumped millions of barrels of oil into the ocean eleven died many more lost their jobs and an entire ecosystem fell into disarray these are just some of the images that fill television screens and enraged environmental activists as well as the scientific community images of birds tar balls filled beaches and many looking waters for many this event touched close to home it was a very tangible result of human error and the fact that our need for black gold has on the planet. bts negligence resulted in the most catastrophic environmental disaster in history yet the us government still awards them with over two billion dollars in annual contracts and get the majority of its oil and gas exports from the corporation and sort of focusing on the budget in a cleanup operations b.p. seem to focus more on its p.r. to maintains image by using prisoners to stage photo ops of cleanup operations brain correct on the gold a highly toxic dispersant that some say is cause more harm

also tomorrow, we talk with louisiana senator mary landrieu about the b.p. oil spill two years on. that's it for us tonight. "nightly business report" for thursday, april 19. i'm tom hudson. we'll see you online and back here tomorrow night. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.

justice department has filed its first criminal charges in the b.p. oil disaster in the gulf of mexico accusing a former company engineer of destroying evidence than is accused of deleting around two hundred text messages with information about our efforts to cap the well meaning the rig which exploded two years ago killing eleven workers also spewed more than two hundred million gallons of crude oil into the sea it was the worst offshore oil disaster in u.s. history. when playing low wage workers abroad has long been a staple of the american business model however india a popular destination of outsourcing is reversing its fortunes taking advantage of a struggling u.s. economy and doing big business in the west what is pressure to experience. infosys is india's second largest i.t. company and has been a pioneer of outsourcing using highly skilled indian staff on low wages working for western clients but with recession in the west the boots on the other foot infosys is now one of several top indian firms recruiting in the us with over twelve million joble

also tomorrow, we talk with louisiana senator mary landrieu about the b.p. oil spill two years on. that's it for us tonight. "nightly business report" for thursday, april 19. i'm tom hudson. we'll see you online and back here tomorrow night. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. , closed-captioning has been made possible in part by the hearing and speech agency, committed to better communication for all in maryland. www.hasa.org

. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums >> pelley: two years after the b.p. oil first criminal charges were filed today. kurt mix, a former bp engineer faces two counts of obstruction of justice. federal prosecutors say mix intentionally deleted more than 300 text messages that said much more oil was leaking into the gulf than the company was saying at the time. if convicted, mix could get up to 20 years in prison. rupert murdoch's media empire was already shaken by the british phone hacking scandal, now it may be facing new trouble. at an inquiry in london today, murdoch's son, james, had to explain emails that appeared to show murdoch's company, newscorp, got inside help from a top official in the british government when it tried to buy a satellite channel. james murdoch denied doing anything illegal. tomorrow, his father, the chairman of newscorp will testify. it's not often that a book written 57 years ago jumps to the top of the best seller's list, but "a night to remember" walter lord's classic account of the "titanic" sinking is number one this week on "th

spill isn't only possible it's inevitable so on the second anniversary of the b.p. oil spill the question shouldn't be whether or not the gulf is recovered but how much are we willing to risk for energy addiction just something to think about this friday. well that does it for now for more on the stories we covered go to youtube dot com slash arts and erika check out our website r t dot com slash usa and you can also follow me on twitter at abby martin. r g is the state run in english speaking russian channel it's kind of like. russia today has an extremely confrontation.

another massey mine disaster like the one that killed thirty eight workers or would prevent another b.p. oil rig explosion like the one that killed eleven. with the so-called reins act corporate shill republicans want veto power over any new workplace regulations proposed by this president or any president and with the so-called regulatory accountability act decades all the way back to nixon decades of safety regulations would be undone by these tea partiers and future regulations would be justified by how much they would cost corporations rather than how many lives they would protect a century of victories for workplace safety are being up ended right in front of us today just as thousands of americans die on the job because of this or because of the job every day in this nation and that's why mother jones is a message to pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living is so important on this weekend's workers memorial day workers built this country and they deserve safety in the workplace that's it for the big pictures and i don't forget democracy begins when you show up when you part

today marking the two year anniversary of the b.p. oil spill.ed 11 men and triggered the largest oil spill in u.s. history. everyone loves it, people in the community are talking about this. it's scrambled up. brian kilmeade is joining us today. guess who is here to help you. come on over here, arthur. did you hear arthur's -- she went viral. >> could you help me with this? >> i think i just told you what it was. >> spread sheet! >> checklist. >> what kind of attorney are you? you're supposed to notice everything. she gave you the word! you're fired. get out of there! >> we're not paying attention either, mister. >> tell him to leave. he's fired. go. >> time to leave. >> ok, sorry. >> good to see you this morning, brian. we'll be watching. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> have a fantastic weekend! >> talking about a dating spreadsheet? why didn't you say between the sheets? >> well, that would be too many boxes for between the sheets. >> that's two words. three words! >> it's at least worth a guess. tgif, ev

today marking the two year anniversary of the b.p. oil spill.ed 11 men and triggered the largest oil spill in u.s. history. everyone loves it, people in the community are talking about this. it's scrambled up. brian kilmeade is joining us today. guess who is here to help you. come on over here, arthur. did you hear arthur's -- she went viral. >> could you help me with this? >> i think i just told you what it was. >> spread sheet! >> checklist. >> what kind of attorney are you? you're supposed to notice everything. she gave you the word! you're fired. get out of there! >> we're not paying attention either, mister. >> tell him to leave.

. >> up next, two years since the b.p. oil spill, is drilling any safer? but first my view.rule came up for a vote in the senate last week and 51 senators voted for it. several weeks before that, a stupendous judicial nominee was brought to the senate floor for confirmation. she got 54 votes. they both lost. how is that? don't we believe in majority rule? isn't 51 a majority of 100 senators? of course, but 60 has become the new 50 with the threat of a filibuster being invoked on every vote, nothing can move forward unless 60 senators are willing to vote to end debate. a process called invoking kloture. that includes every bill judicial confirmation, budget appropriation, that means 41 senators from the smallest states, representing 10% of the population can hold the rest of the country hostage. the founders intended that a super majority be required sometimes. that's why the constitution specifically mandates a two-thirds majority vote to override a veto or to confirm a treaty. fringe. so i could argue that extending the super majority obligation to every issue before the se

payrolls contracted with the b.p. oilll, the start of the european debt crisis and uncertainty over the mid-term election. after a rebound, job growth stalled again with the japanese earthquake. unrest in the middle east last year that sent oil and gasoline prices soaring. after rebounding again, the government reported today the nonfarm jobs grew at half the pace of the last three months. the stock market was closed for good friday but stock futures traded this morning and suggested investors will not have a good monday. some economists say today's report may not reflect economy hitting the breaks, it does reflect the slowing. >> it's a little bit of a catch-up. the employment numbers were really been out of line with what we have been seeing in real gdp growth. the economy is not growing that fast. >> with oil and gasoline prices rising again, the administration hopes its insurance policy against weaker growth will help. >> we have seen a spike in tax prices. we could provide a buffer against incress of gas prices. >> s

. >> tom: and thousands of barrels of oil and billions of dollars in damage claims later. today marks the second anniversary of b.p.'s gulf oil spill, louisiana senator mary landrieu will join us. it's "nightly business report" for friday, april 20. this is "nightly business report" with susie gharib and tom hudson. "nightly business report" is made possible by: captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. tom, that it's the traditional the u.s. economy is faltering. >> tom: susie, this has been the >> susie: we've seen some disappointing results in the housing market, some signs manufacturing is slowing and darren gersh takes a look at the downshift in expectations. >> let's start with the good news. even with higher oil prices, the after effects of the housing bubble and everything that is still going on in europe, the u.s. economy is growing. and it's proved stronger than the skeptics feared. but just one month ago, the economy seemed to be powering along at a 3% clip. now, that momentum is almost gone. >> i think some of the steam that we were picking up was, in fact, related to unusually war

the president has cut become on drilling since the b.p. oil spill. he has rejected or at least delayed the keystone xl pipeline fairly or unfairly. will he have to take a political hit on the price at the pump? >>guest: i will take your suggestion, it is true, as governor barbour said people do not like this law. what is not true is they do like what is in it. poll after poll shows if you mention the particular parts of the law people like it but you talk about the whole law they don't like it. the president is in great shape in health care unless they strike down the whole bill, the most political supreme court we have ever had, 73 percent of the american people believe politics motivated the supreme court and i am one of those. a lot of this will be seen as politics. and now the gas prices --. >>chris: but, before gas provisions i want to give governor barbour a chance to respond. there is in the if this is struck down president obama is going to campaign against the legal supreme court. >>guest: well, look, the american people are going to favor t

. >>> scientists say the sick fish are turning up in areas hit by the b.p. oil spill in the gulf of mexico. kktv reports some of the fish have large, open sores and strange black streaks. other reports mention fish and shrimp born without eyes and other deformities. scientists say they can't be sure this is related to that 2010 oil spill. experts say they don't believe the fish pose any health risks for people at this point. >>> and the oregon man who stripped naked at portland airport says he did it because he was being harassed. john brennan felt humiliated by the way the tsa was screening him and he says he decided to prove that he was really not carrying a bomb. >> at the point i found out i tested positive for nitrates which are an explosive i decided the best way to show them i was not carrying a bomb was to take off my clothes. they get to choose when they see us naked in those machines and i just decided i'm going to speed the process up. >> he now faces charges of disorderly conduct and indecent exposure. >>> still no word on a public memorial for pop m

b.p.'s gulf oil spill. we'll see how the region's comeback is progressing. and we look at who fared better during the recession, women or men, when it comes to jobs and hiring. and monday, mattel, the maker of barbie dolls and matchbox cars reports earnings. we'll see how the results play with investors. the risk for investors is not being a stock investor. that's what tonight's market monitor thinks. he's chuck carlson, c.e.o. of horizon investment services. chuck joins us from the c.m.e. group in chicago. chuck you think it's greater risk if you're on the sidelines than in fyou're actually putting money at risk in stocks. why? >> well, i do. you're going to have days like this, tom. these are part and parcel of all bull marketes, these types of pullbacks and we think it is a bull market pat the end of the day when you look at factors that drive stock prices higher view, favorable interest ratees, inflation, and i think corporate profits are going to continue to be favorable. second, you have to put your money somewhere, and when you look at alternatives to

b.p. gulf oil disaster, new fears surfacing in the region, this time involving shell. the coast guard checking reports of a 10-mile oil sheen in the gulf near wells operated by shell. shell says the source is unknown and that there's no indication the sheen originated from its wells. about 130 miles southeast of new orleans is where we're talking about. the company is skimming the area as a precaution and says it's cooperating with federal regulators. we're keeping a close eye on this situation and we'll bring you any new headlines as they cross. >>> up next, most of the fed speak this week pointing to slow but steady growth, so what sectors will pay off for investors in that kind of environment? chief strategist for jpmorgan funds helps oversee more than $300 billion, that's a lot, he's going to tell you where he's putting that money to work. kayla. >> here's the action in the commodities space as we see it right now, green across the board. gold hitting 1679. safe haven trade is on even though stocks are up. "power lunch" back in a few. >>> welcome back to "power lun