deepwater horizon was not an accident. it was a homicide. it was a homicide. wait a minute. as investigative reporter my british network says you have to go with him. i come up with a cockamamie story taking my camera crew and two acer by john. eyes are by sean we learn these later. that is all americans learn geography. let's be cool to head across the desert of the tracks through the roadless desert to get the inside story and we're busted and arrested by the people least a look like little toy soldiers but then quickly the military police and the security ministry shows up. that is quite an honor the torture and chief himself came out i was a bit concerned that meant someone had tipped them off for that story. but the first thing they do is say give us the film. okay. we give them the film. they say give us the chips they have learned you get computer chips so they took the film but i am still would journalist i could keep my 10 but in then is doing the austin powers job ahead took the evidence out. if that happened before. i had the evidence. homicide. that is why reoccu

for civil penalties in the clean water act be a also ruled that the owner of the deepwater horizon rig. trans ocean ltd may be liable under the same laws because they were the operator of the well a ruling on whether trans ocean to be held accountable as well would likely come sometime in the next couple of days the deepwater horizon explosion of two thousand and ten devastated gold coast's residents its economy and its environment it's great to see that those affected by the disaster will finally be getting the money they deserve and the funds they need to rebuild their lives the bad state governments the twenty six billion dollar foreclosure fraud settlement was intended to help those affected most by the crisis the homeowners however an increasing number of state governments are deciding to use their share of the settlement for other purposes reports already stated how wisconsin missouri we're going to use some of the money to fill budget gaps now heigho is planning to use their share to demolish vacant homes pennsylvania wants to use the money to offset billions of dollars in progr

now, we occupied jason alexander april 20th last year, he was working on deepwater horizon.nt flew out. mapinfo. he ran down to it to block preventer switch can't hit the switch and was vaporized with 10 other workers on the rear. how could this happen? ending, this is bp, britishn? petroleum. that's the crude oil company.rom they point the gas station. screen.hose how could it gre be? i've been in castigating bp for 25 years. and i had some silence them friends one message came back in eyewitness the cable it you will see it in the book, came from the caspian sea. how do i have been eyewitness from the caspian sea? i was a las vegas when i get the message. it says i have firstha but would not be wise for me toi communicateot be wise for me to communicate by this system. i set up a secure system. what is this about? he was the eye witness to the aid did to colby be made pullout that blew out for the same reason quick money save a little box per day and it doesn't always work. it blew out two years before deepwater horizon exposure which is a bit surprising because bp and the

jay gray, nbc news. >>> 11 workers died following the explosion on the deepwater horizon oil rig. it's estimated that more than 200 million gallons of oil spewed into the gulf. >>> there is much more ahead here tonight. with a click of the mouse, thieves could steal your tax refund without you even knowing it. we'll tell you how to protect yourself. >>> plus, which of your habits could be getting on your co-workers' last nerve? >>> and coming up on "sports final" -- zim is in. we'll hear what made brian zimmerman nervous as the nationals announced his new contract. >>> we're following some breaking news right now out of afghanistan. nine people are dead after a suicide bombing there. the taliban is claiming responsibility for this attack. it happened early this morning in the eastern part of the country at an airport in jalalabad. nbc news reporting that u.s. soldiers and members of the afghan interior ministry are among the victims. the taliban claimed the attack was revenge for reports of u.s. forces burning copies of the koran last week. >>> in canada investigators trying to fi

deepwater horizon occurred. and while they had a recovery fund to assist those affected by the spill, hurt continues today. contractors for payout of claims, estimate of this spill is upwards of $40 billion and more. the federal government has a real interest in ensuring that companies applying for new oil-drilling leases are aware of and are prepared for the potential economic impact and job losses resulting from a worst-case scenario spill. it only makes sense that these applications require an economic in addition to an environmental estimate of such disasters. my amendment, therefore, would require the person who had an application this estimate of impact of worst-case scenario. i ask my colleagues to safeguard our economy from tragedies like the deepwater horizon spill, and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from washington seeks recognition. mr. hastings: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in opposition to the amendment. the chair: the ge

all because of the deepwater horizon oil spill. what we want to make sure is that those who suffered actually recoup the benefit of it so they can protect their coast and make sure that they protect their citizen from future hurricanes, not only their citizens but protect big investment of this country when we talk about our ports, when we talk about the oil and gas industry i would just remind my colleagues that when katrina happened, oil an gas price, the gas prices went up 48 cents around the country. that's because louisiana was suffering an we could not produce the oil and gas we normally produce. this bill allows taos protect the coast, protect america's energy investment and also make sure that we can save the lives of louisiana citizens. the last thing that i will add is that we should not let the 200 million gallons of oil and 11 lives that were lost open up an opportunity for a wind fall for the american treasury. we should make sure that these funds go exactly to where they should go so we can help the gulf coast which i

there was exposure on the deepwater horizon drilling rig. 11 people died and nearly 5 million barrels of oil spilled into the gulf of mexico. both sides are trying to work out a last-minute settlement. take a look at this. some vehicles parked on a frozen wis. lake. they fell into it after the weight of the -- a frozen wis consin lake, they fell into it after the wake of the cards was too much. sunday -- weight of the cars was too much. straight ahead, the look at the films looking to take the top oscars honor. >> we will have another day before things start to close in a bit. we will talk about >> it is hollywood's biggest night. lots of debate on who should take the top prizes. a look at the films that hope to bring home the oscar. >> the whole world was one big machine. >> hugo has the most academy award nominations going into tonight. it is not expected to win to many of them. the artist is the overwhelming favorite. it is expected to take best picture, best director, >> and best greater than greater than -- >> don't ever do that to me again. as aorge clooney's turn father has his

. >> jeff: the federal trial over the "deepwater horizon" oil disa as ter was supposed to start tomorrowew orleans but was delayed for at least a week allowing bp and other companies involved to potentially reach a settlement out of court, bp face up to $52 billion in fines. blowing snow is blamed for triggering two huge pileups on interstates in pennsylvania. three people were killed when at least 20 cars and trucks slid or skidded out of control during a whiteout on i-80 yesterday. similar conditions on i-79 caused a 30 vehicle crash. >> finally tonight, a pastor in chicago has ended his long and unusual vigil. his protest against violence after a sudden gift from a media mo gull. michelle miller explains what this pastor was doing and who is helping. >> reporter: for the first sunday in three months, pastor cory brooks is back home. in the pulpit at new beginnings baptist church on chicago's south side. >> you got to forgive me. i haven't been to church in a long time. >> reporter: he spent the last 94 days across the street in a tent on the roof of a derelict motel, a place more fami

and the deepwater horizon oil spill trial begins monday in louisiana and bp is bracing for a long fight. a judge will decide civil liability who's to blame and to what extent for that disaster. coming up at 2:30 imagine you could help save 30 lives with one unselfish action. the the man who started the longest donation kidney list ever. the next list starts right now. >> the best compliment i get on a project is i wonder why no one's ever thought of that, but then a few seconds later they start using this product as if it had always been there. >> miss mantra is design brings stories to life and he takes those words to life. executives return to him to bring their products to life. he is one of the elite designers of the world known for radically innovating products for giants like bmw and ge. the scope and diversity he designs is staggering, eyeglasses, furniture, watch the, motorcycles and laptops, the official condom of new york city. perhaps his greatest innovation is his ability to push these designs into the non-profit arena, providing high quality to the masses. i'm dr. sanjay gu

. >> bp -- a couple of years ago, deepwater horizon drowning in people accusing it of all sorts of things. now they have some -- profit figures out of looking good. >> staying with stuff that comes out of the ground. bp return to profit with a bit of a bang -- it made $7.6 billion and over all $24 billion, and a respectable turnaround given in 2010 they made an overall loss of 5 billion. no doubt, higher oil prices last year, which remained about $100 a barrel -- but they are not out of the woods yet when it comes to the liabilities connected to what you mentioned, the 2010 gulf spill. bp hopes it will finalize the payments but there is a lot of legal action in particular with the u.s. government. >> thank you very much. tens of thousands of people were injured during libya's eight- month conflict last year. with proper treatment hard to come by in the country, the new interim government has promised to send abroad for treatment. but thousands of people will never saw combat have jump the queue, receiving free medical care and companies like egypt, tunisia, and jordan. jonathan had report

a judge delayed the deepwater horizon oil spill trial to march 5. it was supposed to begin today. thousands are suing bp, rig owner transocean, and the construction firm halliburton for the oil spill. nearly 200,000 gallons of oil spilled off the louisiana coast into the gulf back in 2010. >>> this morning investigators are trying to determine what caused a deadly train derailment in canada. three employees died and 45 passengers were injured yesterday when a train went off the tracks in burlington, ontario, just west of toronto. the crash also caused minor damage to some nearby buildings. >>> this morning, former south african president nelson mandela is back home. doctors released the 93-year-old from the hospital yesterday. they performed minor surgery to determine the cause of abdominal pains. they did not find anything seriously wrong, they say. the nobel peace prize winner was elected south africa's first black president after spending 27 years in prison fighting apartheid. >>> some area businesses helped a group of military wives get ready for their husbands' return. the wi

the deepwater horizon oil spill begins in louisiana and bp is bracing for a fight.udge will decide level liability and who's to blame and it to what extent. fishermen and hotel workers are among thousands of plaintiffs. >>> ben and jerry's is apologizing for using fortune cookies in its jeremy lin inspired flavor taste the lin sanity. they say the harvard shop that sells it intended to honor the grad, not offend him and now using a waffle cones instead. >>> so a man walks into a hospital and offers to donate a kidney expecting nothing in return. that would never happen. but it did happen. a year ago. a california man donated his kidney and by doing so became the first link in the world's longest living donor kidney chain. the chain ended just before christmas when an illinois man became the 30th recipient. can you imagine? and the man that started this is here. rick was that donor. the first donor. rick, thank you so much for joining us to talk more about this amazing thing that you have done. it's an honor to talk to you. what prompted you to do this, basically put

the explosion on bp's deepwater horizon rig unleashed 2 million gallons of oil polluting the ocean devastating coastal wildlife and destroying lives and livelihoods. >> dr. marina. >> reporter: tammy and her husband lost their shrimping business. david caught up with them a couple months after the spill as they struggled to cut through the red tape of bp's compensation fund. >> reporter: so for your business how many checks have  you received from bp? >> none. >> in eight weeks. >> in eight weeks, not one red cent. >> reporter: on the eve of a civil trial that could cost bp tens of billions in damages, a delay and talk of a possible settlement, which could keep reams of evidence out of the hands of criminal prosecutors. >> if this trial does move on, that provides more fodder for criminal investigators. >> absolutely, evidence that would otherwise be self-incriminating on behalf of the corporations. >> reporter: nearly two years later the wolfors are still struggling for money and haven't been xen sayed. >> they have not given peay dollar yet. >> reporter: this is not easy to sit and talk ab

. >> jeff: the federal trial over the deepwater horizon oil disaster was supposed to start tomorrow inw orleans but was delayed today for at least a week allowing bp and other companies involved to potentially reach a settlement out of court. bp faces up to 52 billion dollars in fines. >> at the recession's low point michigan's unemployment rate was the nation's worst. not any more. today michigan is creating one of every ten new manufacturing jobs in the nation. and that is tonight's sunday cover, a new role for an old industry. >> that's something new to show you. >> reporter: dave schowalter makes soiled sterling silver beads for bracelets with college logos using software originally developed for auto and heir space design. >> we were able to tap the talent base that was highly skilled, that we might not otherwise have been able to do in a good economy. >> jeff: his two-year-old college bead company employs 20 people including aid at this grand rapids factory, jobs that used to be in chaina. the schowalter says 30% of the beads made from there were detective. >> if-- defective. >>

fishermen, hoteliers, restaurateurs and others who say their livelihoods were damaged by the deepwater horizon explosion and subsequent oil spill. still, b.p. says there's no guarantee a deal can be reached. >> tom: blue chip stocks once again tested the 13,000 mark on the dow jones industrial average and once again, they failed to close above that level. here's how the day played out on the dow, plunging over 100 points at the open, then coming back to life after a report on pending home sales showed a jump in the number of sales contracts signed last month. still, the dow ended the day down slightly, falling about a point and a half, but the nasdaq rose two points and the s&p was up about that much. after the closing bell today, greece was officially rated to be in default of its i.o.u.s. s&p cut greece's long term credit rating to selective default. earlier this month, s&p warned it would make the downgrade if greece was going to force its lenders to swap their i.o.u.s for new ones, accepting less money. greece did just that and now the selective default rating brings up questions if paymen

reporter: with high stakes settlement talks continuing in the 11th hour, the legal battle over the deepwater horizon oil spill initially set to begin tomorrow morning has been delayed for at least a week. in a joint statement released this afternoon, bp and the plaintiff's steering committee confirmed the adjournment to allow bp and the psc more time to continue settlement discussions and attempt reach agreement. >> the trial rescheduled for march 5 is to determine the civil liability for the worst oil spill in u.s. history. the defendants include bp, rig owner transocean and the construction firm halliburton. there are thousands of plaintiffs including fishermen, restaurant and hotel owners, and other residents along the gulf coast. in 2010 bp set aside 20 billion to be distributed to victims. but to this point the gulf coast claims facility paid out 6 billion with many holding out for the trial. if it does reach a courtroom, the final payout is still unknown. the oil giant could pay close to $17 billion in fines along with tens of billions of dollars to those affected by the spill. experts believe

. >>> coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00, the trial for the deepwater horizon oil spill has been reason behind the postponement. >>> fists fly at a elementary school in southern california, leading to one girl's death. what prompted theme go after each other. and rupert murdoch launch as new newspaper in england. bay area ! here's big news from verizon wireless and xfinity from comcast. now get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless together. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and get a free smartphone. choose one of our hottest phones. verizon wireless and xfinity. tv, home phone, internet and wireless together. >>> three people are dead tonight after a train derailed in canada. the passenger train was traveling from niagara falls to toronto this afternoon. 75 people were on board. the three killed were railroad employees and it damaged buildings. no word on what caused the accident. >>> judge today delayed start of the trial to determine the civil liability in the nation's worst oil disaster. the trial stems from the explosion and plast in the gulf of mexico. 11 workers were ki

transportation hearing, no one is going to talk about that the economic if we were to have a deepwater horizon right off the coast. they need to do contrast and president obama and failures and especially in florida we would have higher unemployment, higher than the average. we need to allow the people to make decisions who they think will be best to go into the arena against president obama. >> sean: adam west, i know you have a lot of supporters out there. i don't think you'll have that much trouble in the district. we'll be watching the race very closely. >>> time to check in with greta van susteren. she has sneak peek of what is coming up. how are you? i am stealing your time slot. you pushed everything back an hour. my time slot was stolen. >> greta: we got a big show. what we did on the record. but senator santorum and speaker's daughter and rick cline tipped me off to the news. so i'm going to let rick talk about that today. >> sean: are you going to make me watch. >> greta: it belongs to rick cline. i didn't get it. >> sean: you can tell me. send me an e-mail. >> greta: here it is. her

a judge delayed the deepwater horizon oil spill trial to march 5. it was supposed to start today. thousands of people are suing bp, rig owner transocean, and the construction firm halliburton for the oil spill. the blast killed 11 workers and spewed more than 200 million gallons of oil from the blown-out well in 2010. >>> this morning investigators are trying to figure out what caused a deadly train derailment in canada. a train went off the tracks in burlington, ontario, yesterday afternoon, west of toronto. the crash caused minor damage to nearby wetlandings. >>> wikileaks says -- buildings. >>> wikileaks says it is planning to release more than five million emails from an intelligence company. wikileaks says the emails show the inner workings of stratfer, a security-based think tank. the files show how the u.s. government attacked wikileaks' founder julian assange. stratfer's ceo acknowledged the stolen information but does not believe that wikileaks will find anything significant. >>> overnight, russian police arrested several people and charged them with plotting to senate pr

we were extremely lucky that more of florida wasn't affected by the deepwater horizon spill in 2010, and that the site of the spill was not within these normally occurring loop currents. allowing drilling on the eastern gulf of mexico would place this within the loop currents. even if we don't have a powerful precautionary tale as the deepwater horizon accident, drilling near florida's coast simply doesn't add up. florida's $65 billion tourism industry relies on pristine beaches. florida is also home to 85% of the united states coral reefs. 85%, which are profoundly sensitive to oil spills. coastal resources to sea grasses would also be put in harm's way. that is why so many bipartisan members of florida's congressional delegation have lined up in opposing drilling near our shores. in fact, a few weeks ago florida congressman john mica held a field hearing in miami to discuss the dangers of offshore drilling by cuba. the florida lieutenant governor, a republican, jennifer carroll, stated at that hearing that the deepwater horizon incident in 2010 has shown that a spill that poses eve

a judge delayed the deepwater horizon oil spill trial until march 5.usands are suing bp, the rig owner, transocean, and the construction firm halliburton for the 2010 oil spill. nearly 200,000 gallons of oil spilled into the gulf of mexico off the louisiana coast. >>> and this morning, investigators are trying to determine what caused a deadly train derailment in canada. three employees were killed and 45 passengers were injured yesterday afternoon when a train went off the tracks in burlington, ontario, just west of toronto. the crash also caused minor damage to some nearby buildings. >>> this morning, former south african president nelson mandela is back home. doctors released the 93-year-old from the hospital. they performed minor surgery to determine the cause of abdominal pains he was experiencing. they didn't find anything wrong or seriously wrong. the nobel peace prize winner was elected as south africa's first black president after spending 27 years in prison fighting against apartheid. >>> moving on, 5:21. 37 degrees. still chilly outside. loo

we it occupied for stanley mattingly in jason alexander come on the deepwater horizon for the chief and his sons. etauk. janessa under the pipe that exploded. and also a farmer in fukushima with a farm that is poisoned forever. and four endo and the cholera quarantine center. that is why we occupied because it is not about the real estate. it is not about tens or t.a.r.p. or any of that. it is about them and us. and as i say in the book, just to read one little paragraph, there is only one story. that is what i am investigating. it is all one story. it is about them and us. they get home is bigger than disneyland we get foreclosure notices they give private jets and we get tarballs and lost futures and pay their gambling debts with our pensions. they get the third trophy wife and the tax break and we get subprime. they get to candidates and we're told to choose but they get the gold mine and we get the shaft. i will be signing books and answering your questions out there. go to "vultures' picnic".org this is about the information job creators or vultures waiting for us to die to feast?

standards that have been adopted after the deepwater horizon. it relieves a lot of uncertainty. in the past, u.s. companies have been afraid to go much closer to this maritime border because they did not know what their liabilities might be moving forward. host: were they the stricter standards of the two? guest: yes. mexico has not had a lot of offshore drilling activity. not a lot of deep water activity. they are destroying their first alter a deep water well which is more than 5,000 feet of water. this is new territory for them. host: you say the u.s. inspectors are now expecting mexican rigs that are out there. do we have the capacity in the government to inspect all of our wells and theirs? guest: this has been one of the biggest challenges, especially in the gulf of mexico. the bureau of ocean energy management has beefed up its inspection staff. they're continuing to add people. it is an open question as to how effective this regulation is going to be going forward and whether or we will have enough people to get to all of these rigs. i do think the government is going to

penalties could run into the billions if bp is found grossly negligent in the spill when the "deepwater horizonhig exploded. 11 people were killed and miles of coastline doused in millions of gallons of oil. courtney is at the new york stock exchange. what will we watch this week? >> economists surveyed are growing optimistic for 2012. improved sentiments in employment, new housing construction, business spending and economic outlook. however those rising energy prices could curtail the optimism. according to the lundberg survey the national average for a price of gas increased 18 cents in just the last two weeks to $3.69. drivers in denver are paying $3.07 on average. san diego drivers forking over $4.24 for a gallon of gas. natalie? >> thank you, courtney. for the first time in daytona 500's history race day was rained out. it was postponed from sunday until today at noon but could see another delay as puddles well up on the international speedway in florida and another storm is looming. 7:15 now. back to matt. better safe than sorry. slick track for sure. >> thank you, natalie. let's go to l

it has been less than two years since the deepwater horizon disaster and republicans now propose to drill for oil just about anywhere. have safety measures been adopted by this congress? no. do they recognize that there are special places across america that are not appropriate for oil drilling? not really. for example, the bill would allow drilling off the beaches of florida. florida's tourism industry employs more than one million people. tourism and fishing are multibillion industry, drilling closer to our shores puts those jobs at risk. yet, that's what the republicans propose here and for what? the c.b.o. says if you drill off the coast of florida that would generate $100 million. $billion or 100 million? bp decimated the gulf coast and caused damages in our environment and economy. it cost the state of florida $2.2 billion and almost 40,000 jobs. the republican love letter to big oil -- >> mr. speaker -- the speaker pro tempore: members will be reminded not to traffic the well when other members are speaking. the gentlelady may continue. ms. castor: the republican love letter to bil

international maritime partners recently serving as the federal on-scene coordinator for the deepwater horizon incident in the gulf, and we appreciate your service for that horrific incident in our nation as well. while there, he directed federal, state, local agencies in their response efforts as well. mr. steve caldwell is the director and maritime security coast guard government accountability office, the gao, with recent reports and testimony covering issues relating to protecting critical infrastructure, the implementation of the maritime security transportation act and the safe port act, port security exercises, maritime threat information sharing, maritime domain awareness, container programs, and risk management for critical maritime infrastructure as well. the chair would now recognize mr. heyman for his testimony. >> thank you, chairwoman miller, ranking members, and other distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear here today. i'm pleased to highlight the department's work in the area of supply chain security in maritime security. this is an is

transportation hearing, no one is going to talk about that the economic if we were to have a deepwater horizonrast and president obama and failures and especially in florida we would have higher unemployment, higher than the average. we need to allow the people to make decisions who they think will be best to go into the arena against president obama. >> sean: adam west, i know you have a lot of supporters out there. i don't think you'll have that much trouble in the district. we'll be watching the race very closely. >>> time to check in with greta van susteren. she has sneak peek of what is coming up. how are you? i am stealing your time slot. you pushed everything back an hour. my time slot was stolen. >> greta: we got a big show. what we did on the record. but senator santorum and speaker's daughter and rick cline tipped me off to the news. so i'm going to let rick talk about that today. >> sean: are you going to make me watch. >> greta: it belongs to rick cline. i didn't get it. >> sean: you can tell me. send me an e-mail. >> greta: here it is. here. >> sean: i can't even see myself my eye

. >> bp reportedly considering a $14 billion settlement over that deepwater horizon spill.e the settlement using the remaining balance from its $20 billion claims fund, which of course we have a lot talked about since the spill a couple of years ago as that money continues to be dispersed from people who come to claim money from the company. >> if they don't have the judgment of it's not criminal intent but wrong doing, that's the rolf the dice. that's where the figures can become rapidly affected against bp. so this is potentially good news if you're a bp shareholder. >> we'll see, we'll see. what the cost veal for this spill is still to be determined but this litigation is certainly key. >> meanwhile earlier on squawk box, becky joins us on her one-on-one with barren buffett. everything from success to the housing, to the market, to housing to taxes. he covered it all. >> i think it's the tax debate that caught a lot of my attention this morning and caught a lot of the viewers' attention. that's what we heard become from a lot of the e-mails. buffett has been front and ce

international maritime partners recently serving as the federal on-scene coordinator for the deepwater horizon incident in the gulf, and we appreciate your service for that horrific incident in our nation as well. while there, he directed federal, state, local agencies in their response efforts as well. mr. steve caldwell is the director and maritime security coast guard government accountability office, the gao, with recent reports and testimony covering issues relating to protecting critical infrastructure, the implementation of the maritime security transportation act and the safe port act, port security exercises, maritime threat information sharing, maritime domain awareness, container programs, and risk management for critical maritime infrastructure as well. the chair would now recognize mr. heyman for his testimony. >> thank you, chairwoman miller, ranking members, and other distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear here today. i'm pleased to highlight the department's work in the area of supply chain security in maritime security. this is an is

officials to settle pollution claims related to the deepwater horizon spill.t is seeking fines of up to $4,300 for each of the barrels spilled. >>> credit card use continues to climb, also authorizing a new 500 million share repurchase program. >>> got breaking news here out of the justice department on the expected mortgage deal. let's bring in cnbc's diana olick for the latest. diana? >> well, what we're hearing right now, we're waiting for the justice department to begin its press conference. we are told it could be a $26 billion settlement that would be announced today. but we're also being told by the california attorney general office that they're getting $18 billion of this settlement and someone there is telling us it could be as high as 39. we're still waiting for the final numbers. california's announcing they did secure an $18 billion settlement. california, of course, has one quarter of all of the mortgages in the united states. the bank signing on, of course, bank of america, citigroup, jpmorgan chase, and ally financial. representing half of the

deepwater output. and was the restart of the permitting process. now we are not seeing decline anymore, and we're seeing a flattening further out on the horizon. we passed the bottom of that forecast. >> but i'll say as the representative from the state that has the most besides texas of offshore drilling, it's been a very painful three years. and i know that senator portman talked about producing more. we've got to get the gulf back up and operating and producing. not only is it the home to tremendous opportunities for oil and gas both deep and shallow, but the refining capacity for the country is, in large measure, or a large part of it, and the pipeline system, which is much more robust than other pipeline systems there. so getting the gulf back up and operating, mr. chairman and ranking member, is important, and it's going to remain a priority. let me ask any of you to further discuss the significant increase in liquid fuel production because while climate is important and the environment is important, i'm really, and my constituents, are very concerned about the economic vitality of the united states going forward. the president talked ab