oil spill in the gulf b.p. was who you think everything is just fine in the gulf of mexico. blanchard for an isle beach is the waters open for everyone to enjoy. and the economy is showing progress with many areas of the gulf coast have made this experience even believe. i was born here i'm still here and so is b.p. we're committed to the goal for everyone who loves in everyone who calls the home front fortunately a fish aren't quite as happy to call the gulf now two years later a long lasting consequences scientists feared most. it's coming to the surface scientists studying marine life in the gulf of mexico are discovering awara mean rates of deformities in fish shrimp crabs and other marine life that includes iowa shrimp fish with using sores and crabs without claws it's like a mad scientists playpen scientists are also concerned about the leading coral in the area between the toxic crude gushed out of the well for three straight months and the dispersal chemicals that were dumped into the water to break up the oil it's no wonder that marine life has mutated as marine sci

of the gulf, and the gulf's health and the gulf's productivity. as noted, we have seen some anomalies. we've seen anomalies in different areas and trying to draw conclusions to help understand what exactly is going on with the overall productivity and overall health of the gulf. while the seafood we've tested so far has been safe, we are trying to work to determine the productivity levels of the gulf to ensure that the shrimp production, the oyster production, the fin fish production come back up to the levels that were in place prior to the spill, to ensure that the fishermen, to ensure that the restaurants all have a bright future in the gulf. one of the challenges is, is that if you look at an example of valdez it took nearly four years after the spill to see the herring supply collapse, that was unanticipated. we have to be careful to not draw premature conclusions, to not close the book on this too early. in terms of graying the-- grading the overall health of the gulf this is a very thorough process and we are he working toward an accurate a

s deepwater horizon disaster in the gulf of mexico. that explosion killed 11 workers and spilled 200 million gallons of oil into the gulf for 80 days. from landowners to the small businesses that depend on the gulf for their livelihood, the damage was extensive. >> reporter: it was the largest oil spill in u.s. history. beaches closed, so did restaurants and hotels. and massive amounts of tainted gulf shrimps and oysters were tossed out. two years later, there is still plenty of unfinished business. over a million individual claims have been filed, 220,000 of those claims verified and paid and nearly 21,000 more remain to be vetted. b.p. has paid $14 billion in cleanup costs. $6.3 billion in damages to individuals and it's pledged nearly $8 billion more for its class action settlement with gulf businesses and homeowners. the oil company may also likely owe several billion dollars for damages to natural resources under the natural resources act. and as much as $20 billion u.n. penalties under the clean water act. with the recovery work

i don't know the gulf.ers and testeditested ing of the food supply. you have to look over time and what it does to the sea life and the ecology over time and then how that affects humans. >> antonia -- >> there is -- no question. you look at antonia's piece and i have to think it's important, and we need to know what she's saying, and it needs to be out there, and i know that there are a lot of those -- i would bet that there are some of those in the gulfç who are torn. is this a good thing or is it scaring people away so they'll buy even less shrimp and won't come visit? that's their day-to-day economy. >> and political pressure locally saying thing, good? right you don't want to wave the flag and say, this is the most devastated part of country. >> exactly. don't come. >> antonia, will you stick arou around? i want you to talk about if there is a trust gap that's opened up down in the gulf between what the pronouncements are, whether they're coming from the government or bp and what people seeing on the

i don't think the gulf states are anywhere from the

sunshine paclibar, nhk world, dubai. >>> gulf state >>> gulf states are also making plans to deal with the situation. they see no signs they see no signs the tension will subside soon so they're strengthening their militaries. people gathered in qatar last week for the largest arms fair in the middle east. and different types of equipment for navy vessels were among the exhibits. more than 100 we more than 100 weaponsmakers from around the world took part. representatives from countries in the region visited booths and held negotiations. >> translator: we have on display the latest cutting-edge weapons. >> saudi arabia >> saudi arabia defense officials boug officials bought 84 new f15 advanced fighter jets from the u.s. for about $29 billion. buyers representing the united arab emirates purchased a u.s. developed defense system. the technology can shoot down ballistic missiles when they're high above earth. >>> japan's foreign ministry says north korea's nuclear and missile development continues to represent a global threat. it made the warning in this year's diplomatic bluebook that w

i don't thinkt wiurpr1o and that constant pict continuing to spew into gulf.millions of gallons here. this guy has been arrested. he'll be back in court may 3rd it's been two years. april 20th was the two-year anniversary. it's so far from over. the environmental impact and think about all those fishermen along the gulf coast. so much of the nation's seafood comes from the gulf coast and they are still finding out things that aren't quite right ever since the spill. safe to eat but a lot is not over yet. >> if mix is convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. >> we'll see where it goes. cover-up is not a pretty thing. >>> a nationwide manhunt for an armored car murder suspect has ended in south florida. the fbi arrested kenneth konias at a rundown house in pompono beach yesterday. he's accused of shooting his partner to death, then making off with more than $2 million from their armored car in pittsburgh back in february. police recovered most of the money and the gun used in the murder. >>> in san francisco, dozens were arrested during a major protest at t

today about 30% of all of the oil and natural gas we produce in the united states comes from the gulf of mexico, and it is consumed here in the united states. so the energy that we are create ing here in the united states is partly responsible due to fact alone we imported less than a million barrels a day than we had in the prior year. a million barrels a day. so the energy that is being produced here is, in fact, being used here in the united states. on the issue of gas prices, as everybody here in this audience knows, it is determined through global economics no one has the abili ability, not even harry potter, to wave a magic want and say we're going to have gas prices $259 or $2.50 or $3. it doesn't work that way. it doesn't happen that way, and that really is the point that i hope most americans understand, that there's no silver bullet, there's no magic want. and if we're going to find our way to addressing the -- one of the very most important fundamental questions of the united states, you need to have an energy framework and energy policy in place like the one president obam

right now, this is the persian gulf between two long-time foes. but if the tension turns to conflict, lives, regional security and the status of tet . nhk world, dubai. >>> gulf states are also making plans to deal with the situation. they see no sign that tension will subside soon. so they're strengthening their militaries. people gathered in qatar last week for the largest arms' fair in the middle east. different types of equipment for navy vesselses were among the exhibits. more than 100 weapons' makers from around the world took part and representatives from countries in the region visited booths and held negotiations. the. >> translator: we have on display the latest cutting edge weapons. >> saudi arabia defense officials bought 84 new advanced fighter jets from, u.s. for about $29 billion. the buyers representing the united arab emirates purchased the system that were can shoot ko down missiles when they're high above the earth and we'll keep you updated on the iranian nuclear issue. >>> raising japan's consumption tax continues to be an iss

his plane crashes into the gulf. today, the coast guard releases his identity. >>> and the weekend is here. and it's going to rain. find out when in your updated first warning weather forecast. wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, for instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. ♪ ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds and puts down a barrier to stop new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control >>> well, i hope folks enjoyed today. and you get half of tomorrow. >> you know? >> and then a little indoor time. >> yeah. well, you know, mary, april showers. we have not had them. >> that's true. we need them. >> we do. we're down about 5 inches or so for the year. we're down. and we've had less than an inch for this month so far so as we take a look at

says it's committed to the largest and most complex study of the gulf ever done. it's a study with high stakes for all involved. elaine quijano, cbs news, barataria bay, louisiana. >> pelley: a plane carrying vice president biden collided with some birds last night. it happened as air force two was about to touchdown in santa barbara, california. the vice president landed safely. the vatican reprimands american nuns. the vatican reprimands american nuns. that story when we return. as i'l i used to love hearing that phrase... but not since i learned i have... postmenopausal osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture. i want to keep acting but a broken bone could change that. so my doctor and i chose prolia® to reduce my risk of fractures. prolia® is proven to help make bones stronger. proven to help increase bone density. i take prolia®. it's different. it's two shots a year. [announcer:] if you take prolia® (denosumab) you should not take xgeva®. prolia® can cause serious side effects, including low blood calcium levels, serious infections... ...some of which may r

have a broken state and no hope of any kind of real human rights evaluation and in the case of the gulf countries bahrain saudi arabia yemen there is in fact blindness towards the state violence used against the population who have genuine demands and history of genuine calling for transformation ok if i go back to you in dubai it's quite hypocritical isn't it for western countries to complain about violence in one country syria but not violence and other countries you know because they're aligned with the west ok yemen is a nice example right there and of course this blind side to about libya it's pure hypocrisy it stinks to heaven because nato did a good job quote unquote there it didn't. sure i mean you can understand the wariness whereas you know who's mubarak was an ally of the united states saudi arabia the united arab emirates are both allies and so they can kind of see what's going on here they're going to be very cautious. that the chaos that has been described is exactly what especially in the u.a.e. that it wants to avoid its whole economic model is based on being a bridge be

iran and the gulf nations are already at odds over iran's nuclear development. the latest dispute over the islands could further increase tensions between the purse gulf nations. nhk world, tehran. >>> government officials in afghanistan said they'll need an infusion of foreign aid to ensure their country does not unravel. troops are scheduled to pull out in 2014 and the afghans say they'll need more than $4 billion to maintain security. after gain defense ministry officials say they depend on financing from abroad. u.s. and european officials say they intend to reduce their contributions, saying they have to deal with their own fiscal difficulties. they're still figuring out how much aid they will provide. officials are meeting in brussels about what will happen after the troops are withdrawn. and in another afghan related story, the u.s. military there has become embroiled in another scandal. this time it's photographs showing u.s. soldiers posing with the remains of suspected afghan insurgents. the photos are published in wednesday's edition of "the los angel

we have been made to thinkity's okay to eat the fish from the gulf when in fact the fish from the gulfgone a smell test. we have seen pictures of fish that's come from the gulf recently, that have oil in their gut. oil in their gills. lesions on their skin. in fact, women along the gulf coast are having miscarriages. they have even linked one malformed baby to a mother who was exposed to oil during the oil spill. oil is still washing ashore right now today. people that the oil spill is gone. it is over and done. but in fact oil is still leaking from that site and washing ashore right now today. >> let's take a look at a clip. >> the first time i went out there, there was oil everywhere. that's not in the gulf, that's 20 miles in the marsh. and just like katrina, which i didn't evacuate, i stayed in new orleans, response time was unbelievably slow. >> is there an action or a point of convergence or communication that you all are recommending, josh? >> well, we certainly give people resources on the big fix movie.com. the website for the film. we are going to be rolling out ongoing commu

bridge the gulf.math of hurricane katrina. two years ago, these documentarans began to impact those who were affected by the hurricane. bridge the gulf gathered the testimonials of clean up-workers suffering with illnesses directly related to chemical exposure. the story of this woman, the wife of an oil worker and mother of six, who walked from new orleans to washington, d.c. to congress to clean up the gulf. and daniel nguyen workingç wit viatnamese fishermen. this month, bridge the gulf released its report "troubled waters." it pieces together a more complete picture of the material and emotional effects of the bp oil spill through the voices of those who lived it and are working to rebuild the coast. the data and stories reflected reflect a sobering reality. despite two years of promises, many people in the gulf coast continue to battle economic hardship and lingering health problems. bridge the gulf is now calling for federal and state governments to play more of a direct role in the ongoing rec

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. >>> and it's been two yearsness is oil started spilling into the gulf of mexico bp said conditions are better now. why some fishermen disagree. coming up. >>> and who do you call when your sidewalk is covered in gum? the gum busters tell us about their most memorable job. gary. >>> and thanks, laura. big changes this weekend. we're going to be hot tomorrow and much, much cold or sunday. hey, lindsay. some game last night. >>> coming up, the hero and ovechkin on the bench. >>> the newly re-signed london fletcher anticipates the new quarterback in next week's draft. those stories and more later in sports as the news edge at 6 continues. . >>> two years after the bp oil spill began, tourism seems to be picking up. some fishermen say the recovery has not been as rosie in recent tv commercials. >> and if you missed it earlier, come on down. >> if you have been here come, on back to miss sippy. >> florida, louisiana. >> alabama. >> continues to pump billions into restoration and cleanup. as fox 5s will reports, some people are still struggling in troubled waters. >> reporter: the sounds

well you can look at the united arab emirates which arguably is the most western facing nation in the gulf to has this sort of first anniversary of the spring decided to make sure that citizens and expatriates know that it is not looking for the power of the arab spring movement to reach this country and it has started cutting back on. rights groups to democratic groups even its own citizens who had sort of freely operated under the system here which had been more permissive okmulgee what do you come out on this in los angeles here where is the arab spring going is it is it freezing up. well it i so it's important question to answer your question first i would like to put arab countries governments monarchs and regimes into three different categories on their one hand we have those arab governments who've faced citizen revolves of pricing citizens who are seeking rights of freedom dignity or equal opportunity and did not want to to introduce political reforms and the people who are able to to overthrow the those regimes to evict their rulers from the office. these governments you can name

gulf. yet you still complain.urns out the people who actually do the real report on it al-jazeera, maybe bp did not greet them enough and someone ended up doing the actual reporting here. the thing that i got out of that, ana, they're talking about how they're giving all this money, no problem absolutely. but i read the stories where they extended lobbyists and the american petroleum institute sends in lobbyists to make sure that they don't remove the cap on liabilities. it's at a ridiculously low $75 million. of course they don't want to pay more. >> right, at the same time we're eating seafood that could potentially be dangerous for us. people are losing their livelihood because they can't find shell fish and fish that is safe for consumption, it has all of these deformities. there was one fisherman who said he would cash catch crap. it looks like normal crab, but it looks like decomposing for months. >> fishermen would say i've caught 20,000 to 30,000 fish but they have never seen anything like that. >> dud u d

and all of us recall the gulf. wow clear beaches good food happy people looks pretty great unfortunately that's not the case and the smiling faces don't tell the whole story of what's really going on in the region while b.p. boasts how normal life is images like this keep popping up in the news six fish with lesions on their bodies mutant shrimp with no eyes and more that the f.d.a. continues to make the claim that the seafood coming from the gulf is perfectly safe for human consumption scientists are in the process of trying to find a direct link to the sick fish and the oil spill but the problem extends beyond fish to deep water coral sea weed beds dolphins mangroves and other species of plants and animals and yet none of this is making much of a difference b.p. has proven that it's willing to bite its hands of the situation while continuing risky offshore and deep water drilling techniques and even with tougher regulations here in the u.s. experts say that another oil spill isn't only possible it's inevitable so

we have the money in the gulf each year $200 to $300 billion. we thank the iranian problem and everything else, the oil price today $125, $130. that increase sitting here most of it is going to be treasury bills sitting here doing nothing. that money in the next five years if we have basically $500 billion across the board $100 billion each year coming through for the countries in transition to create jobs through investment. not through giving you a loan, not through donation. investment and investment infrastructures because anybody who knows lady in the back, business 15 to 20 years return. so you need that investment. that's what you've got to push for to go forward. because my problem is you're not going to be successful with what you've said. you said something about smes. marwan and i have been fighting this elsewhere when he was younger on this issue of critical thinking. the reason the smes did not work in egypt, critical thinking was not allowed. for entrepreneurship, you need critical thinking. it's not to do with skills, it's values.

iran and the gulf nations are already at odds over iran's nuclear development. the latest route over the islands could further increase tensions between the persian gulf nations. nhk world, tehran. >>> afghanistan says it's going to need a huge amount of foreign aid to maintain security after multinational troops withdraw in 2014. the country has put the price tag at more than $4 billion, but western donors are hesitating to commit. the afghan defense ministry says the country will have to continue relying on international financial support, t the united states and european countries involved in afghanistan intend to cut back financial aid because of their own fiscal difficulties. those countries have yet to decide how much aid to offer. afghanistan is stepping up efforts to seek more aid as nato nations hold a two-day meeting of defense and foreign ministers in belgium from wednesday. they're also scheduled to hold a summit in the united states next month. >>> syria's cease-fire appears to be collapsing as government forces again launch fierce attacks. the atta

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we're committed to the gulf for everyone who loves it, and everyone who calls it home.g] >> in this era of belt-tightening, it's kind of refreshing to take a look at people whose favorite pastime is giving money away. such a man is eli broad, a self-made billionaire who is one of the most generous philanthropists in america. along with supporting education reform, medical research, and the arts, he also wants to transform los angeles into a cultural capitol. eli broad likes to think big, but some of his critics say he can act very small. as he told morley safer in april 2011, eli broad doesn't really care what anyone says. all he wants to do is die poor. well, relatively poor. >> i believe in two things: one, andrew carnegie said, "he who dies with wealth dies in shame," and someone once said, "he who gives while he lives also knows where it goes." >> there's no one quite so civic-minded in america. eli broad and his wife, edye, have become paparazzi pets because of the money they lavish on los angeles, so far, more than half a billion dollars. >> eli, over here now! >>

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. >> let me just start by saying that just like our neighbors in the gulf, we also have a country which has a growing economy. it has, it's very welcoming to international business and particularly to the united states business. it has a lot of needs. it has a young population and so they're really looking to do exactly what the title of our session here is called and that is diversify their economy to ensure that beyond the area of hydrocarbons they will have a well-structured and well diversified economy. when we look at oman let me conceptually divide the commercial opportunities into two elements. one is oman as a market and the second is oman as a platform and i think that's a very important way for businesses looking to engage in the region and should look at oman as a market, oman does need a lot of things and is doing a lot of things and they've been very successful in not only maintaining and expanding the hydrocarbon production and where they had reductions and had declined for a period and they've turned that around and now are generating revenues and are using those revenues

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