deepwater horizon had to drill a new route to the oil. it cost bp more than two weeks and millions of dollars. >> we were informed of this during one of the safety meetings that somewhere in the neighborhood of $25 million was lost in bottom hole assembly and mud. and you always kind of knew that in the back of your mind when they start throwing these big numbers around that there was gonna be a push coming. you know, a push to pick up production, pick up the pace. >> there was pressure on the crew after this happened? >> there's always pressure, but yes, the pressure was increased. >> but the trouble was just beginning. when drilling resumed, williams says, four weeks before the explosion, the rig's most vital piece of safety equipment was damaged. down near the seabed is the blowout preventer, or b.o.p. it's used to seal the well shut in order to test the pressure and integrity of the well, and in case of a blowout it's the crew's only hope. a key component is a rubber gasket at the top called an annular, which can close tightly around

as the drama of the deepwater horizon played out. matthew spoke up and what he said was shocking yes we were all. just large research this. was the most specific information we know eleven hundred meters below the surface is not the next is the poor hundred three or four hundred meters late under a heavy oil lease itself last. august for the white house senate climate an energy advisor carol browner a series of t.v. interviews where she countered simmonds assertions more than three quarters of the oil is gone and the vast majority of the oil is gone it was captured it was standing it was fur and it was contained but mother nature did her part there was certainly an effort to control the way this event was seen in this event was a media story it had that quality to it of every night the drama who did it you know when's it going to get capped there was this soap opera quality to it it happened on this day in the well for the and then here we go we're going to each day each day come back tomorrow night and see more birds and we're going

the deepwater horizon sank on the morning of april twenty second birthday. shortly there after the u.s. coast guard began to observe an oil slick spreading from where the rig once stood in the well as blasting full force another adult and a leak when there's already married well known plates are not there for eighty seven days that oil would flow without pause leaving the u.s. government the oil industry and the world scrambling for solutions or to steal told the truth is we don't know when that's going to start doing everything we can finally on july fifteenth the well was capped and the oil stops flowing and the world turns its attention elsewhere but the story wasn't over it was a bigger story. southern united states is sort of the rehearsal for us imperialism. the first twenty years the world companies had in the twentieth century in the easy and there was no tax on what they're appropriating from the resale of the sociologist called internal formula is we're kind of a colony of the united states for a colony where you can get oil and gas you take all th

as the drama of the deepwater horizon played out matthew spoke up and what he said was shocking yes we were. just large research this. was the most specific information we know eleven hundred meters below the surface is not the next is the four hundred four hundred meter lake i'm very. pleased. on august fourth the white house sent a time out an energy of size or carol browner on a series of t.v. interviews where she countered simmonds assertions more than three quarters of the oil is gone the vast majority of the oil is gone it was captured it was standing it was burned it was contained but mother nature did her part there was certainly an effort to control the way this event was seen in this event was a media story it had that quality to it of every night the drama who did it and you know when's it going to get capped there is this soap opera quality to it that happened on this day soon the wealth of the and then here we go we're going to each day each day come back tomorrow night and see more birds and we're going to go look for poor suffering sea turtles and then the next night we'

the deepwater horizon sank on the morning of april twenty second birthday. shortly thereafter the u.s. coast guard began to observe an oil slick spreading from where the rig once stood in the well as blasting full force individual and recorders or at least not meanwhile no plates are not there for eighty seven days that oil would flow without pause leaving the u.s. government the oil industry and the world scrambling for solutions or to steal told the truth is we don't know when that's going to start doing everything we can finally on july fifteenth the well was capped and the oil stops flowing and the world turns its attention elsewhere but the story wasn't over it was a bigger story. southern united states is sort of the rehearsal for us imperialism. the first twenty years there were companies had in the twentieth century in the easy and there was no tax on what there appropriating from the resale the sociologist called internal formula is we're kind of a colony of the united states for a colony where you can get oil and gas you take all the resources but

now the deepwater horizon rig explosion killed eleven workers and soiled hundreds of miles of beaches burton along with trans ocean and b.p. have pled guilty to criminal charges related to the spill. however news of the settlement did not affect halliburton stock prices shares are up more than three point eight percent in the afternoon trading. now in other news if this past week you happen to be watching any mainstream media outlets it probably looked a lot like this. he had such a that he resisted it labor now for over fourteen hours. they were going to the baby comes now. big boys play by. the way. it was. much easier to great britain now where we are learning the official name of england's newest heir to the throne prince george alexander louis george alexander louis george. is about to go to get it right three names george alexander louis and all the pomp and circumstance surrounding the birth of the latest british royal is some of what britain does best they do some other things pretty well too like the cost of having a baby the royal birth in the fanciest maternity ward the gre

well is about 55 miles off the coast of louisiana in the same general area of the gulf as the deepwater horizon spill three years ago. that disaster killed 11 people and gushed millions of barrels of oil into the water over an astounding 87 days. experts say while this burning rig may bring back bad memories, it will not bring that sort of devastation. >> this natural gas is burning off completely. >> reporter: it could burn just like this for months. ryan owens, abc news, dallas. >>> one more concern in the gulf tonight. authorities have their eyes on something else, tropical storm dorian has now formed in the eastern atlantic. it's the fourth named storm this season. the national hurricane center estimating winds at 50 miles per hour. it could reach the caribbean late this weekend into early next week. >>> two very different scenes unfolding tonight in the trayvon martin case. an emotional plea on capitol hill late today from martin's grieving father, speaking from the heart saying he wished he was with his son walking that night. at the same time, george zimmerman acquitted of killing the un

i do not think you will see a repeat with what you saw with deepwater horizon.his happened at a time where we had another gulf of mexico platform shutdown. it got shut down yesterday. interestingly enough, it was not because of what was happening out on the street, it was what was happening on land. they could have to deal with a possible tropical storm that could be headed in that direction. it is too early to tell. dagen: phil, thank you so much for that terrific analysis. phil flynn at this cmb. connell: shifting gears now. nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. nicole: there is a lot to watch here today. we have a mixed market on wall street. the dow and the s&p are pulling back to a certain extent. the tech heavy nasdaq within of arrow today. the nasdaq is up one third of 1%. we are in the thick of earnings season. we are seeing lots of names on the move. we are also watching boeing. ford also a winner. we have had deals that we have been watching from maidenform brands and also michael dell's team beefing up their offer over at dell

leased the deepwater horizon from transocean. it also owned much of the macondo well that erupted and spilled millions of barrels of oil into the gulf. halliburton was contracted to design and build the well. one of the key arguments has been about whether halliburton's work on the well may have led to the blowout that killed 11 people. yesterday, halliburton pleaded guilty to destroying evidence in 2010 about test simulations it did with cement in the wake of the accident. paul barrett has been following this story for "bloomberg businessweek" and fills us in. paul, what were the test results that halliburton allegedly destroyed? >> halliburton after the disaster did computer simulations designed to see whether its cement work had been adequate and whether certain further steps that it had suggested to b.p. but which b.p. had rejected might have made a difference. what hall halliburton discovered when it did these tests was basically bad news. that its work had not been up to you have? and that these additional steps that might

former fbi director louis freeh will oversee payments for the deepwater horizon accident.bp claimed the court-appointed administrator approved payouts to victims that were too large or went to companies not affected by the spill. last year, bp set aside nearly $8 billion to compensate disaster victims. tesla is petitioning the white house. the electric car company wants the right to sell tesla models directly from its showrooms in all 50 states. the petition crossed the 100,000 mark, giving it enough signatures to gain the attention of the president. by state law, automakers sell to dealerships. tesla makes and sells the cars and does not want independent dealers because the ceo believes dealers may not be aggressive in pushing the electric cars. some states have prevented tesla car sales. the saga of its see-through yoga pants now has lululemon facing a lawsuit. a shareholder contends that leaders at the apparrel company hid defects in the too-sheer yoga pants, forcing the firm to sell them at a discount to maintain market share. a lawsuit filed in may accuses lulelemon o

a blowout on the deepwater horizon rig led to the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history. 11 people died in the explosion. colombia's president defended a law that has paved the way for ongoing peace talks with rebels. president santos has testified in the constitutional court hearing on challenges to the legislation. critics say the measure offers a backdoor amnesty for war crimes. the court can declare the framework legal, unconstitutional, or seek changes to the text. to "the and welcome health show" -- your weekly guide to the world of medicine. coming up, a technology that allows surgeons to operate right inside a beating heart. the latest equipment designed for the

. >>> haliburton has admitted to destroy evidence in the deepwater horizon oil spill disaster. they've entered into a misdemeanor deal with the feds. they built the well for bp. the case has to do with computer simulation testing that was later destroyed. the disaster pumped almost 5 million barrels of crude oil into the gulf. >>> the cocreator of "the simpsons" decided to give all of his money to charity. sam simon is dying of terminal colon cancer. he's unmarried, no children, has been active in causes for the needy and helping animals. he told an interviewer recently he expects only to live a few more months. >>> when we come back tonight after a week that flew by, what you will want to see that went by too fast. >>> finally tonight, an attempt to hit pause and then rewind what was a very busy week dominated at least at the start, by the news from overseas -- the arrival of a new prince -- and all the news that followed that. that means there were things we didn't get to. luckily in the waning moments on friday night there is still time beginning with an incredible sight cap

he's one of many lawyers shifting his practice to represent alleged victims of the 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill, and business is booming, with payouts averaging $220,000. "absolutely, there's been a flurry." his opportunism is not isolated. there are currently more than 61,000 claims to bp that are from businesses not related to fishing or wetlands damage - nearly double since february. last year, bp agreed to a settlement that included a simple formula for businesses to use in calculating claims. the result is a free-for-all for gulf-coast businesses. businesses such as dentists, restaurants and even printers far inland are making claims and getting paid with the help of lawyers like mclean. "they knew that there would be businesses 40 miles, 100 miles from the coast that would be making claims. they knew that many of those businesses would be unrelated to seafood or tourism, and completely unrelated to the spill." here in st. petersburg, the city made a claim to bp for loss of tourism dollars. it's a claim bp sees as legitimate, but the oil giant is fighting back those claims they s

company recently pled guilty to the destruction of evidence related to the two thousand and ten deepwater horizon explosion that caused one of the largest oil spills in history even though b.p. oil own the brig halliburton was the corporation that had designed and built the well and before drilling even begin it was how the burtons job to make the necessary recommendations to ensure the safety of the well that included the construction of twenty one the stabilizing collars throughout the well however b.p. chose to only build six and how burton never made a peep about it despite knowing the risks involved and cutting these corners immediately following the disaster it was revealed that how the burn ordered workers to destroy computer simulation showing what would happen if less than twenty one callers were used in any given well the result of which we sadly already know eleven people dead hundreds of miles of the gulf coast covered in petro sludge and a holocaust of sea creatures now we already know b.p. isn't hurting much after having to pay a couple of fines over the spill remember no one went t

company recently pled guilty to the destruction of evidence related to the two thousand and ten deepwater horizon explosion that caused one of the largest oil spills in history even though b.p. oil own brig halliburton was the corporation that had designed and built the well and before drilling even began it was how burns job to make the necessary recommendations to ensure the safety of the well that included the construction of twenty one the stabilizing collars throughout the well however b.p. chose to only build six and how burton never made a peep about it despite knowing the risks involved and cutting these corners immediately following the disaster it was revealed that how the burn ordered workers to destroy computer simulation showing what would happen if less than twenty one callers were used and any given well the result of. which we sadly already know eleven people dead hundreds of miles of gulf coast covered in petro sludge and a holocaust of sea creatures now we already know b.p. isn't hurting much after having to pay a couple of fines over the spill remember no one went to jail and t

minute to destroying evidence in the deepwater horizon the gulf of mexico oil spill they admitted to it and all they're having to pay is a two hundred thousand dollars fine avoiding jail not being criminally prosecuted and the other normal person would go directly to jail sit this the next the rest of your life out essential but you know they collect the bankers will collect hundreds of millions two hundred million two hundred billion two hundred trillion in subsidies and bailouts right the average schmoe gets that two hundred dollar food stamp to go to wal-mart to buy some baby formula for their screaming little american to a baby but most of the other bankers are the. where they're getting two hundred billion dollars freebies by just going around the board everyone else is trapped is trapped in his little houses and their trucks in these little units these little ghettos of american ghettos the american ghetto because you know and they give a little thing to the little guys are going to vegas and roll the dice maybe you'll make a million dollars but you give us fifty thousand dolla

. >> mike williams was the chief electronics technician on board the deepwater horizon, one of the lasthe believes a series of mishaps may have led to the catastrophe, and his story has been critical to the investigation, a story he first told on 60 minutes. >> all the things that they told us could never happen happened. >> what he's saying is very important to this investigation, you believe. >> it is.

billions more could be in the offing; the civil trial over liability for the deepwater horizon spills fall. for background, i'm joined by reporter paul barrett, who wrote a story on this for "bloomberg businessweek." paul barrett, welcome to the program. first of all, why the b.p. saying that some of the claims coming in now are fictitious? what do they base that on? >> well, what they're saying is is that in loosening the criteria under which the settlement facility is paying these claims a system has been set up for people to come forward with just about any kind of paperwork claiming that they had a loss in the year 2010 and end up with millions of dollars. this is, of course, very, very strongly contested by the plaintiffs' lawyers on the other side who say that they're just following the terms that b.p. agreed to and that b.p. got out of it will gaiting these thousands of cases in exchange for the settlement. so you have a classic legal clash. >> woodruff: give us an example of one of these claims that b.p. paid that they say they shouldn't have had to pay. >> well, i'll give yo

. >> mike williams was the chief electronics technician on board the deepwater horizon, one of the last in the gulf. he believes a series of mishaps may have led to the catastrophe, and his story has been critical to the investigation, a story he first told on 60 minutes. >> all the things that they told us could never happen happened. >> what he's saying is very important to this investigation, you believe. >> it is.

government after the deepwater horizon made a lot of adjustments and it is supposed to be fixed.sed to happen. sounds like everybody on the hercules rig did everything right. the blowout preventers did not work and a lot of people are asking why. the fear for the marketplace is new regulation. is the government going to come down hard, put off new regulations? that is the biggest concern. dennis: thanks very much. cheryl: time for stocks on the floor of the stock exchange and teddy wise birds -- wiseburg, made money on mobile advertising. >> how lucky can you get? cheryl: you like facebook? >> it is a stock we own and i recommend. on fox i was asked what my stock for the year would be december of 2012 and i picked facebook. we own it that and we own it for our clients. up is always better than down. it is interesting company, we bought it because we thought was interesting. church isn't over until the singing stops so we have a long way to go but so far so good. cheryl: you have a bunch -- how much more upside do you think it has got? >> i don't know. we are buy and hold investor

they may have a maximum statutory fine of $200,000, three years probation, back to 2010 the deepwater horizonarily they will be paying $50 million to the fish and wildlife foundation according to the justice department. back to you. dennis: local government's dire fiscal conditions brought him into harsh light once again while the bankruptcy proceedings going on in detroit but one place government is getting it right is texas where the economy is booming so we have texas state comptroller republican susan combs. you were on markets now back in january and may ran a chart where one was forecasting a different deficits and they had a $9 billion deficit for tx. you insist it is not going to happen. what was the turnout? >> we had money left in the kitty, rainy day fund assuming the voters approve $2 million in water infrastructure will have $8 billion sitting in the kitty and the economy is doing well 37 months in a row increasing sales tax revenue, we lost 4% of our jobs and gained back all of those and another 550,000 jobs. dennis: that $9 billion surplus is what a new will budget? what is you

that is what the deepwater horizon rig exploded off the louisiana coast. who can forget these images? it killed 11 workers. it took crews, you remember the efforts to go down there to try to cap that? remember that picture hour after hour on your television screens. an estimated 200 million gallons were released into the gulf of mexico. bp agreed to pay millions in damages and fines. we'll tell you how bad it looks in a little while. >>> then there is this. he warned us, right, this could happen. we might learn about some more of his dalinaces. he did not disappoint. anthony weiner came out to apologize for other sexually explicit messages with a woman not his wife. this happened a year after this whole story was all over the newspapers and he had to resign from congress. watch this. >> i want to again say how very sorry i am, who was on receiving end of these messages and the disruption this caused. and my wife as i said, my wife and i have said are moving forward together. martha: at weiner's side his wife, huma abedin. she didn't just stand there. she s

halliburton pleading guilty to a criminal charge admitting it destroyed evidence related to the deepwater horizonn the gulf of mexico. per the plea agreement they will feign maximum fine, 3 -- $200,000 and made a 55 million-dollar donation to the fish and wildlife foundation. they dumped four million gallons of crude into the gulf before the well was finally capped three months later. dennis: they say everything is bigger in texas but maybe not the price for stadium naming rights. why after four years of negotiations dallas cowboys owner jerry jones may still end up being disappointed. lori: your e-mail is targeted. it is not hackers who want it this time. why the fed is going after your password next. ♪ any last requests mr. baldwin? do you mind grabbing my phone and opening the capital one purchase eraser? i need to redeem some venture miles before my demise. ok. it's easy to erase any recent travel expense i want. just pick that flight right there. mmm hmmm. give it a few taps, and...it's taken care of. this is pretty easy, and i see it works on hotels too. you bet. now if you like that, press

in the same general area of the gulf as the deepwater horizon spill three years ago. millions of barrels of oil into the water over an astounding 87 days. experts say while this burning rig may bring back bad memories it will not bring that sort of devastation. >> we've just got to realize, this natural gas, it's burning off completely. >> reporter: it could burn just like this for months. ryan owens, abc news, dallas. >>> now to a bizarre flight delay in north carolina. a planeload of people grounded by a swarm of bees. a us airways flight from charlotte to indianapolis took off three hours late because the bees had surrounded a tug vehicle used to push the plane back from the gate. there were so many of these bees on the tug that the driver couldn't get anywhere near it. >> the fire department came. and medics and all that. >> looking out the window just a million bugs. i don't know how to describe it. >> at some point they called in a beekeeper. when he finally arrived, it got cleared up right away. but that was, like, two hours. >> reporter: so after the two hours

. >>> a guilt ye plea from haliburton admitting it destroyed evidence following the deepwater horizonas agreed to cooperate fully with the justice department investigation. in exchange no further criminal charges will be brought against the firm. >>> and i promised it, we're delivering. now we know what bears do in the woods, they get those tough itches you can't scratch. what i don't really understand, why this tree. glen naylor and alberto parks posted this, had banjo music in the back ground. if you watch this online, other wildlife steer clear because the bears had been around the stream. >> they pull up seats this is quite a show. >> one bear and look at this guy, like oh, good. >> some type of grooming behavior or maybe it's a marking competition. my deer love to take their antlers and scrape the bark on the tree. >> i'm so impressed how deep we can go on one video. >> why else? there's got to be a reason for doing it. >> you're welcome, america. >>> we got other stories we're watching, a potential smoking gun for accused killer aaron hernandez. according to a newly released cou

it's been more than three years since the deepwater horizon disaster in the gulf of mexico. the u.s. history. now halliburton pleading guilty to destroying evidence in connection with the incident. the relevant evidence was part of their internal post incident examination. several simulations they conducted looking at centralizers on the well and their contribution to the accident, those were destroyed. now, according to the plea agreement, halliburton will pay the maximum fine, that's $200,000. that's a figure subject to court approval. the company is also subject to three years probation. keep in mind that halliburton has already made a voluntary contribution of $55 million to the national fish and wildlife foundation that had nothing to do with this plea agreement. i have spoken to several attorneys on this issue. the consensus with respect to the damages here is that this is small, especially when you compare it to the record $4.5 billion that bp agreed to pay when it pled guilty to manslaughter and also less than the roughly $1.5 billion that tra transocean agreed to pl