>> reporter: bp wants to continue drilling in deep water here in the gulf of mexico. bp is the largest leaseholder here in the gulf of mexico, and it's a very important part of bp's business. and, in fact, bp has filed one application for deep water drilling under the new rules established by the department of interior. that include, among other things, that oil companies drilling in deep water must have real plans to stop a blowout like we saw with the macondo well. and those blowout preventers which are supposed to be the emergency brakes, they have to be inspected by an independent third party. because you'll remember that the batteries on the blowout preventer over the mocondo well were dead, and that was one of the problems, one of the many problems during the oil spill. lester? >> those tar balls you mentioned notwithstanding, are things in general getting back to normal in terms of people's livelihoods and their day-to-day activities? >> reporter: if you talk to the fishermen, anybody involved in the seafood industry down here, lester, they would tell you it's a

also doctors warn of the people exposed to the gulf of mexico oil spill could face a greater risk of cancer a year on many of took part in the cleanup operation a seriously ill fall officials are trying to sleep the story of the rug. and the sewer superjet one hundred of the first a russian made aircraft in the past two decades completes its first commercial flight to moscow find out more business both are around twenty minutes to. nine pm now here in moscow you're watching the r t international news channel warm welcome to you my name's kevin now in our top story ahead of september's election egyptians are raising the memory of ousted president hosni mubarak but destroying icons in renaming streets and while the west is cheering for democracy in egypt there are now fears the vote could bring about an all together and wanted regime out is the remedy explains. the more things change the more they stay the same certainly that's how it seems in egypt where the army is clearing cairo's tahrir square of demonstrators to show everything's back to normal and they're not wrong after months o

he seemed surprised when i told him our district offices in the gulf of mexico have that job and that i have no role in making decisions on individual permits. in fact, the chief obstacle standing in the way of proving deepwater killing permits from october through the middle of february was the unavailability of resources to contain a sub- sea blowout. the absence of ready-made containment systems and advanced plans and how to deploy such systems is what allowed the mcconnell well to float for 87 days. last summer, the major oil and gas companies announced the formation of a marine well contained in companies whose mission was to develop such a capability and make available to the community of the border operators. subsequently, the helix will contain and pronounced their intention to build a separate containment system with similar capabilities. we encouraged both but endorsed neither. from october through mid february, we had numerous meetings with the containment companies and with individual operators who acknowledged that they understood no deep water permits could be issued unt

and doctors warn of the people exposed to the gulf of mexico oil spill could face a greater risk of cancer a year on many who took part in the clean up operation is seriously ill while officials try to sneak the story under the rug. it's ten pm here in moscow welcome if you join the center of the r.t. news channel tonight one is kevin zero in our top story for you ahead of september's election a gyptian zur raising the memory of ousted president hosni mubarak were destroying icons and renaming streets and while the west is cheering for democracy in egypt there are now fears so over that the vote could bring about another unwanted regime of his door and that explains why. the more things change the more they stay the same certainly that's how it seems in egypt where the army is clearing cairo's tahrir square demonstrated to show everything's back to normal and they're not wrong after months of up evil it's very much the same people in charge as the thought there's a concern that they may have already the dictator they have ability to dictatorship go deep concerns as to whether the reforms a

now year after the gulf of mexico oil disaster killed eleven people b.p. is trying to shift the blame by suing its contractors well millions of gallons of oil spewed from the deepwater rig following an explosion which led to one of the worst environmental accidents in history and while b.p. fights over big bucks in court it's the locals that are bearing the brunt are going to check the story five million barrels of oil in combination with almost two million gallons of highly toxic chemical dispersants used to fight the oil spill a cocktail that contaminated not just the water in the gulf but found its way into people's blood a year after the disaster and environmental group tested the blood of dozens of cleanup workers as well as residents of coastal areas they found levels of benzene thirty six times higher than normal. arshavin true want to work in the opener problem or even the. clinton master and work as a boat engineer he says he was in perfect health before he was exposed to the toxic chemicals in the gulf now he's fighting a bouquet of illnesses card

has ever seen, see how the gulf of mexico has recovered and the work still to be done. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mexico. >>> it has been one year since the worst oil spill in american history when bp's oil rig exploded in the gulf of mexico. memorials and vigils are scheduled in several states. randall pinkston shows us now how the disaster is still impacting the gulf region. >>> reporter: a sheen of oil still covers parts of the gulf one year after the blast that killed 11 workers and unleashed around 200 million gallons of oil. families of the men who died will fly by helicopter over the area where the rig one stood. >> my brother is at the bottom of th gulf of mexico. none of them should be there. >> reporter: in new orleans this morning candles were lit in memory of the victims. in a statement, president obama said today we remember the 1 lives lost as a result of this tragic event and thank the thousands of responders who worked to mitigate this disaster. >> reporter: the worst offshore oil spill in the nation's history left wildlife and marshes covered in muck and practically shut down

host: the gulf of oil -- the bulk of mexico oil spill one year later. lf coast residents dial in the first number. all others, called the second number. we would really like to hear from you. gulf coast residents, what is a white today. as the oil on the speeches, are things that to normal and not? we would like to hear from you. a reporter with the associated press joins us. let me begin with the ap story out of new orleans, put out yesterday. taking a look at the situation one year later. in the story, the report is that the government tuesday opened the last of the waters closed after the massive spill. what is the update on this? guest: there has been the reopening of federal waters for some time over the last six to nine months. they have been opening areas for fishing as they become convinced that there is no more oil there or at least no more oil that is going to harm the fish and allow for fishing to continue. this was the next logical step in their eyes. host: what is the impact of this on the economy and overall to opening up these waters over

business report," new york. >> tom: one year ago today, the deepwater horizon oil rig in the gulf of mexico exploded, killing 11 workers and sending five million barrels of crude gushing into the water. bh has sued the make e of the device that failed to stop the spill. bp wants cameron international to help pay billions incured by that deadly explosion that killed 11 workers and sent 5 million garl barrels of crude gushing into the water. after a six-month ban, deep drilling in the gulf is back on. the government tightened regulations last fall, and since then it has approved six new projects. in part three of "revitalizing the gulf," diane eastabrook takes us to morgan city, louisiana, where workers are training for the lucrative but dangerous jobs those projects will bring. >> got it. >> reporter: these aren't traditional firefighters. >> okay, nice and easy, once you get to the top, step get down on your hands and knees. >> reporter: they're new oil rig recruits getting certified in fire safety at south central louisiana technical college. anyone working at sea, from captain to crew, ne

not the same kind of coast guard presence we have in the gulf of mexico. on the other side of the ledger, it's shallower water than the gulf of mexico. there is no doubt that there are special and unique challenges and that shell and other companies, and there are othe countries including stat oil and conoco-phillips that have expressed interest in drilling in the arctic by 2012, they have to have applications that satisfy us. that they have the containment capabilities and the spill response capabilitieca >> president obama this week doing a series of debt reduction plan. headed to california. a low all right. to and the quarters of facebook. live coverage here on c-span and on thursday the president and another town hall. the last one of the week in reno, nevada. today with a townhall meeting in northern community virginia college, the president talked about as speblts of the plan calling for a raise in taxes on upper income earners while maintaining spending and today's town hall is about an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united stat

doctors warned of the people exposed to the gulf of mexico oil spill could face a greater risk of cancer and iran and many who took part of the clean up operation are seriously ill while officials try to sweep the story under the rug. and the suv or superjet one hundred the first russian made in the past two decades has touched down in the after its first commercial flight more on that is no business going to sit. there watching our t.v. live from moscow thanks for joining us now we're head of september's election egyptians are erasing the memory of alsa president hosni mubarak by destroying icons and renaming streets and while the west is cheering for democracy in egypt there are fears the vote could bring about another unwanted regime artie's a lore and that explains. the more things change the more they stay the same certainly that's how it seems in egypt where the army is clearing qarase tahrir square of demonstrators to show everything's back to normal and they're not wrong after. months of up evil it's very much the same people in charge as before this is a concern that they may ha

the blame game is on a year after the gulf of mexico oil spill got us companies a trace of illegal blows both suffering health problems from the disaster you know . as russian police take down two major target markets in the south killing militant leaders the suspects who clings to deadly bombings in moscow . very welcome you are watching our see it is four am in moscow russia says it hopes to help prevent further civilian casualties and leave it through a new die look at its foreign minister sergei lavrov told the libyan prime minister that all sides stepped in accordance with the u.n. mandate is they hope for a peaceful resolution artie's ivory bennett's has the story. in terms of what concrete support russia can actually provide in reaching a peaceful resolution to this conflict so again lavrov russia's foreign minister has offered to send observers to help monitor a cease fire deal between the rebel forces and get that these troops in telephone conversation he had with libya's prime minister al baghdadi al mahmoudi at the behest of the libyan government following his announcement it

and the blame game is on a year off to the gulf of mexico oil spill a lot of companies exchange legal blows those suffering health problems from the disaster are ignored. when a package of weeks past stories and the latest developments this is the weekly update here on r.t. live from the russian capital moscow says it's ready to provide its hope to achieve peace and dialogue in libya to prevent further civilian casualties in a phone call with the libyan prime minister russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov said a peaceful solution is possible only if all sides of the conflict work with the u.n. mandate about it has more on the story. in terms of what concrete support russia can actually provide in reaching a peaceful resolution to this conflict so again lavrov russia's foreign minister has offered to send observers to help monitor a cease fire deal between the rebel forces and get that these troops in telephone conversation he had with libya's prime minister al baghdadi al mahmoudi at the behest of the libyan government following his announcement and i was ready to reach a ceasefire

doctors one of the people exposed to the gulf of mexico oil spill could face a greater risk of cancer a year on and many who took part of the clean up operation are seriously ill while officials try to sweep the story under the rug. superjet the first civil aircraft built in russia of the past twenty years touches down in sheremetyevo airport in moscow just first commercial flight more on that in our business builds on the frenzy that. you're watching r t coming to you live from moscow welcome to the program now ahead of september election educations are erasing the memory of ousted president hosni mubarak by destroying icons and remaining streets and while the west is cheering for democracy in egypt there are fears the vote could bring about another unwanted regime archy's there and that explains. the more things change the more they stay the same certainly that's how it seems in egypt where the army is clearing qarase tahrir square of demonstrators to show everything's back to. and they're not wrong after months of up evil it's very much the same people in charge as before this is a

the massive gulf of mexico oil spill is a sparking allegations and court cases a year on while those in charge of play the blame game cleanup workers and a coastal residents are starting to feel the impact on health after the disaster. with their top stories of today and the week this is r.t. but moscow says it's ready to assist peace and dialogue efforts in libya in order to prevent further civilian casualties in a telephone conversation with the libyan a prime minister russia's foreign minister said that a peaceful solution is possible but only if all sides of the conflict in accordance with the u.n. mandate things are bennett reports. in terms of what concrete support russia can actually provide in reaching a peaceful resolution to this conflict so again lever of russia's foreign minister has offered to send observers to help monitor a cease fire deal between the rebel forces and get that these troops in telephone conversation he had with libya's prime minister al baghdadi our math moody at the behest of the libyan government following his announcement now was ready to reach a ceas

a year after the matures oil spill in the gulf of mexico those implicated in the accident are playing the blame game as b.p.'s use of the companies involved they've lost at the root cause of millions of gallons of oil gushing into the ocean but as well it is going to come reports the impact of the environmental disaster on human health is being ignored five million barrels of oil in combination with almost two million gallons of highly toxic chemical dispersants used to fight the oil spill and cocktail that contaminated not just the water in the gulf but found its way into people's blood a year after the disaster and environmental group tested the lot of dozens of cleanup workers as well as residents of coastal areas they found levels of ban seen thirty six times higher than normal. shader true want to work in the open a problem or even. matter and work as a boat engineer he says he was in perfect health before he was exposed to the toxic chemicals in the gulf now he's fighting a bouquet of illnesses carter salute you don't go to lecture military officials for clayton is not alone in

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is reportedly close to resuming drilling in the gulf of mexico followed the disastrous oil spill that we saw last year if that's true does it surprise you. well first of all since february seventeenth aid permits have been of awarded in the gulf of mexico to exxon chevron b.h.p. billiton. actually on april the first two any they're all just for continuing operations that had already started before and royal dutch shell is the only one but apparently has had drilling for new new drilling now what b.p. wants is to get approval for ten development worlds development world from not exploration wells those are just wells that have to be carry out as part of the normal production process in order to maintain or increase the current production now obama last week said that he wanted more production in the u.s. well b.p. the biggest producer in the gulf of mexico so they need b.p. but it's a bit of a contradiction because at the same time even though it's a very politically sensitive topic you have other people that you know they want to have accused the party of the environmentalists believe

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sea food in the gulf of mexico is safe to eat. >> you are to plead your case. some bought without caution and others still won't buy certain products . it is a drilling platform that killed 11 workers. 200 million gallons of crude oil would leak in the gulf. it will continue to be oil. >> jindle callod bp to expedite the claims process. this is about preserving a culture and a way of life. >> in addition to the environmental impact, there is many fishermen who helped bp with the clean up. they are suffering from respiratory issues. >> always coughing. this is wake up in the middle of the night and cough. >> congress has yet to pass any major bills on oil and gas drilling. >> we were exactly where we were other than the public understands more clearly how reckless and the negligence was that got us there. >> if the oil spill is to result in greater safety and responsibility like making gulf residents and their shores whole again it appears there is much work to be done. >> late word that bp is suing transocean for 40 billion in damages. they are accusing the rig

doctors warned that the people exposed to the gulf of mexico oil spill could face a greater risk of cancer a year on and many who took part of the cleanup operation are seriously ill while of the shoals tried to sweep the story under the rug. and watching r t coming to you live from moscow thanks for joining us now ahead of september's election egyptians are erasing the memory of ousted president hosni mubarak by destroying icons and renaming streets and while the west is cheering for democracy in egypt there are fears the vote could bring about another on wanted regime artie's lore and that explains. the more things change the more they stay the same certainly that's how it seems in egypt where the army is clearing qarase tahrir square of demonstrators to show everything's back to normal and they're not wrong after months of up people it's very much the same people in charge as before if you can say that they may believe the dictator they have a duty to dictatorship but deep concerns as to what the reforms are going forward. whether the restrictions on the role of the military is still to

who died on the oil rig have any other humans died as a consequence of what's happened in the gulf of mexico. absolutely i actually have talked to a man named steve and i will not be appearing one of the articles i wrote recently who went swimming with a friend of his name in america lane in july over off the coast of florida a dog in the water they came up with sort of an orange e. . smelling substance all over them a he now knows in retrospect it was dispersed oil he's been extremely sick ever since had his blood tested full of the chemicals one month later to the day exactly after that swim his friend merrick dropped it truck bed. as a consequence of the chemicals i mean what what his doctor had to say about things right absolutely that steve and i would argue talk to his doctor about it obviously extremely alarmed his doctor told him you have some many of these chemicals from the oil and dispersants in your blood i don't understand how you rock in here and how you're talking to me and he's one of many people that i've spoken with working on the stories of a massive health problem a lot o

another and lost around fifty billion dollars of value for shareholders so they're not pleased about that they've seen this huge mexico oil spill in the gulf of mexico and the resulting fantastically expensive cleanup operation that's involved and now of course we're looking at they still with us after which has yet to go through a lot of a lot of hostility towards management from shareholders in that meeting and saying i'm proud that b.p. has got to salvage something out of this rotten f.t.l. if it's to go forward as the sizable old company that has been up till now now or just looking what's going on i mean what has been going on these weeks between the company and with this deal is the belief in london at all that the deal will still go ahead. well of course now we've seen the extension of the deadline on the shaft well that's been moved back by another month and that's certainly a good sign and a deadline was originally today there was obviously no compromise no solution insights that has been a lot of speculation in the press about optimism that they still can now go through has faded out to this point i think probably that with an ex

a year after the notorious oil spill in the gulf of mexico those implicated in the accident playing the blame game as the other companies involved but last recalls millions of gallons of oil to gush into the ocean but it's not he's going to change her reports the impact of the environmental disaster on human health is being ignored five million barrels of oil in combination with almost two million gallons of highly toxic chemical dispersants used to fight the oil spill at cocktail that contaminated not just the water in the gulf but found its way into people's blood a year after the disaster an environmental group tested the blood of dozens of cleanup workers as well as residents of coastal areas they found levels of benzene thirty six times higher than normal. shade and trim want him to open tomorrow morning. third work as a boat engineer he says he was in perfect health before he was exposed to the toxic chemicals in the gulf now he's fighting a bouquet of illnesses cardoso the flugel got a little trouble for yourself from clayton is not alone in his fight george price owns a small bo

the gulf of mexico is one of the country's most important habitats for birds, more than 300 species livel the gulf home. when the oil polluted this fragile ecosystem many experts feared the wildlife might not fully recover. on the first anniversary there's good news and not so good news. these images showed the devastation that the largest oil spill in u.s. history wreaked on the wildlife in the gulf of mexico last year. more than 600 oil pelicans were cleaned and released out of harm's way, some in georgia, migrated south for the winter. experts wondered what would become of them. >> no idea whether they'd survive the winter. >> reporter: this biologist eagerly awaited a red band around the pelican's leg the mark of an oil spill survivor. >> the fact they've made it this far, survived a winter which is a stressful time for pelicans, and made it back here, migrating back north, all good signs. >> reporter: a glimmer of good news after months of bad reports. more than 8,000 birds, 1,000 sea turtles and 100 dolphins and whales were found visibly oiled or dead in the months after the oil sp

this was one year ago today, an oil rig exploded -- exploded in the gulf of mexico. we'll go live to the gulf course to see what it looks like -- one year later. >>> one year ago today an oil rig exploded in the gulf of mexico, killing 11 workerrers and causing the worse off shore spill in history. jim spillman is live with a look at how much the gulf coast has recovered and where oil is still being found. >> reporter: a year ago, a huge explosion claimed the lives of 11 men and changed the lives of many more. oil gushed into the gulf of mexico for nearly three months. covering beaches and wildlife -- stealing the livelihood of fishermen and bringing the town to a halt. the beaches look clean but in some of the marshes oil remains. it's wiped out the birds. it's wiped out the fish. the seafood industry is still struggleing. in a normal year this man says he would have tons of boats lined up to sell his product. now he's lucky to have three. this woman says her hotel is usually full of fishermen this time of year. it's spring break. where is everybody? they are not her

of oil into the gulf of mexico. devastating the fishing industry, keeping tourists away. son approaches that weighs on the mind of those who continue to make a living here. >> the problem is the market, that's when i'm working to abouworried about. >>reporter: urging the federal government and bp to do better. >> i stand here today a year later and i still can't look you in the eye and tell you who's in charge. we continue to call on bp to make it right. here in louisiana we have 3 mi. of arco's that continue to the oil the. >>reporter: complain the claims process has been painfully slow. the man in charge of approving payments he said of the 20 billion set aside 4 billion has been paid out. >> i'm paying thousands of fishermen >>reporter: of years past many questions about the oils impact on the golfer made. scientists say could be years even decades before there are answers. in washington, nicole kron 4 news. >>pam: checking the traffic in san francisco, no problems the bottom of your screen southbound 1 01, a different story at the top traffic on 80 headed for the lower

it's been almost a year 6 the well exploezploded in the gulf of mexico, killing 11 men on the deep water horizon rig. some of those still dealing with its impact traveled 5,000 miles from the gulf coast to london. >> the majority of people -- >> reporter: tracy coons came all the way from louisiana. >> i have a grandson, 8-year-old grandson whose asthma has been out of control since may when it oil came into the community, into our basin. >> reporter: inside, shareholders heard a different story as bp's chairman praised the company's response and its $20 billion claims fund. >> the trust fund was a way to give confidence to the american people that we would not cut and run. >> reporter: but the head of the louisiana oystermen's association says the claims process is slow, inefficient, and stingy. >> we have fishermen receiving checks for six months' payments for $5,000. how do you support a family? that's below poverty. >> some protesters got in the meeting and were forcibly removed. >> whoever are here today, supporter or skeptic, i can promise you one thing. bp is changing. they wim ac

challenges, lack of infrastructure and not the same kind of coast guard presence we have in the gulf of mexicoon the other side of the ledger is shallower water that exists in the gulf of mexico. there is no doubt there are special and unique challenges and shall another companies including conoco phillips to detroit earlier take in the summer of 2012. they have to have comprehensive full body applications that satisfy us, they've done all that needs to be done and they have convene a capabilities. >> michael, it's been a pleasure. i think they'll bring you back here on a quarterly basis. thank you so much for your website. [applause] >> in a few moments come and look at implementing day-year-old financial regulations for >> i think were all ready for democrats and republicans to get the country on the right track. >> debates ahead of us is more than spending levels about world government itself. >> deputy treasury secretary, neal wolin on implementing-year-old regulation five. from the po of charitable trust in washington, this is about 45 minutes. mr. wolin will begin after a short introduct

meanwhile, scientists cannot agree how much damage all of that oil has done in the gulf of mexico. st scientists say that it is not as severe as everyone first thought. some say it has gone altogether. still others say that it is lying on the bottom of the ocean floor. it could take years of study to find just how much damage it has done in the and. >> vp is still involved in the cleanup operation, is it? >> it is not for the moment. at its peak, there were 150,000 people involved in the operation. now it is down to two thousand people. i was down in louisiana where we found a fresh cleanup crews still finding tarballs, but the operation is down to a minimum. some people are not exactly sure who is in charge. the fishery and what the officers are involved. but it has been scaled down hugely. on the face of it, some parts of the gulf look healthy again it is what lies below the surface that worry a lot of people. of course, the compensation purposprocess is still going on. i have not found anyone in the gulf. who has been happy with the process. it is universally hated. it is still o

ventimiglia. >>> the explosion on the deepwater horizon drilling rig caused massive damage to the gulf of mexico but also to the offshore oil industry. norway has put on hold plans to drill off of its northern coast, in addition -- a decision welcomed by environmentalists who say an oil leak would devastate fish spawning grounds. but the oil industry says the grounds must be opened up to compensate for dwindling north sea reserves. lofoten islands from the air. even from the air, you concede the fishing villages. that is a picture-perfect paradise for anglers. this person says this spring is proving a very good season for cod fishing. he and his colleagues know why. the fish are just as happy as they are. there are no plans to drill for oil or around the islands. >> the future looks good. fish are a sustainable resource. if we treat it right, it will always be there. we will be able to live from fishing forever. >> oil companies believe the seabed on long lofoten islands could harbert large reserves of oil. tests angered local fisherman, who fear that drilling operations could threaten kaat stoc

but my question is about the drilling in the gulf of mexico of which this senator has some familiarity, that there are 37 million acres in the gulf of mexico under lease, where the oil is, but they are of the 37 million acres, there are only 7 million that are drilled. 30 million acres are not drilled and have been that way for years and years. the senator makes a compelling argument with regard to alaska, but how can that argument apply to the 30 million acres in the gulf of mexico that are not drilled but, as the senator has said, ought to be drilled? ms. murkowski: well, mr. president, i appreciate the question from my colleague from florida as we recognize coming from different parts of the country where we have access in close proximity to the oil and gas resource, but recognize that there are differences between where we are in our geography and perhaps the approach. down in the gulf of mexico, i think your climate allows for exploration and production probably 365 days out of the year. a little bit different up in antarctic environment, and we respect that. but to the senator's

and doctors warn that the people exposed to the gulf of mexico oil spill could face a greater risk of cancer a year on many who took part in the clean up operation is seriously ill with officials accused of trying to sweep the story of the drug the truth responsible for the disaster fighting a legal battle to shift the blame away from. becks the leader of russia's southern republican stan talks to r.t. about how he plans to win the fight against extremists. thank. you mr president thank you for finding time for this interview surveying q it's my pleasure that i was recently had a major success in the stand chapter ten most wanted militant network in russia does this mean you're winning the war on terror. is not of course this is a very important event a big group of militants have been killed along with their leader which is a great success but i think this is going to have a positive effect on the general stability throughout the republic this is not the first rebel leader killed in the republic recently this in the case of the performance of law enforcement bodies in the republican

scientists say the overall health of the gulf of mexico is nearly back to normal. now more than three dozen scientists give the gulf a 68 average score in terms of overall health right now. it was 71 before the spill. but scientists say there are some concerns such as the mysterious deaths of hundreds of young dolphins and turtles strangely crabs and dead patches on the sea floor. >>> well, japan's nuclear safety agency sent robots into two reactor buildings at the damaged nuclear plant to test radiation levels. the robots recorded high levels of radiation inside the buildings but the agency says not too high for humans to work. now according to the agency the radiation levels indicate that workers trying to restore the plant systems will only be able to stay in the reactor buildings for short periods of time. >>> organizers of san francisco's cherry blossom festival reportedly raised about $200,000 for victims of the japan earthquake and tsunami. larger than usual crowd attended yesterday's grandpa raid. and organizers say people wanted to help. many donated money

air canons scare birds from sandbars and marshes where the mississippi river meets the gulf of mexico, and oil lies just beneath the surface. a reminder of the deadly explosion that sank the deep water horizon killing 11 men including shelley anderson's husband, jason. for her family life can't be the same. >> i do the best i can. one day at a time. i don't normally plan past a week or two. we just keep moving forward as best we can. >> reporter: across the gulf folks try to recover and cope. oil production is still down 160,000 barrels a day, tourism losses are projected to reach $22 billion by 2013. >> we're not certain about the future of the gulf. >> reporter: the number on most people's minds is 20 billion, the amount of the claims fund established to make victims whole administered by ken fineberg. >> there have been mistakes. i'm the first to admit it. >> reporter: he says the numbers reveal some success. 300,000 claims paid for a total of almost $4 billion. most were emergency payments. >> why don't you have people helping with the claims processing? >> reporter: today's frust

and a year from the gulf of mexico disaster, we get an alabama's man firsthand account of the fight against the spill. welcome and we begin with breaking news. a libyan government spokesman in tripoli has told the bbc that a nato air strike has hit a car park close to this compound in the center of tripoli. it's a sprawling compound which colonel gaddafi has used recently as a backdrop for televised addresses. we'll bring you more on that when we have it. meanwhile libya's deputy foreign minister has said that tribal groups around misrata loyal to colonel gaddafi have given the army an ultimatum. deal with the rebels in the city or we will. they're angry that their lives have been disrupted by the rebellion in misrata. >> the situation in misrata will be eased, will be dealt with by the tribes around misrata and the rest of the misrata people, not by the libyan army. you will see how they will be swift and quick and fast and the libyan army will be out of the is situation in misrata because the libyan people around misrata, they cannot sustain it like this. they have been seized by the rebe

five-month shrimping season, its five-month shrimping season, and eventually, more than a third of the gulf of mexico was closed to fishing. tonight, in part two of our series, "revitalizing the gulf," diane eastabrook is in biloxi, mississippi, where the shrimping industry is trying to get its catch back on america's table. >> reporter: in biloxi, mississippi, shrimpers are painting and prepping their boats for what they hope will be a huge catch in the gulf of mexico. to veteran shrimper voo win, anything will be better than last year, when the b.p. oil spill decimated the harvest. >> they closed certain areas that make it very difficult to find the shrimp. >> reporter: the rig accident sent oil gushing into the gulf about a month before the start of mississippi's shrimping season, closing many fishing areas. while shrimpers got out later in the season, the two million pounds they caught was a fifth of the ten million pounds they hauled in a year earlier. that left shrimp processors with skimpier inventories of frozen product. richard gollott's golden gulf coast packaging company sells brown and wh