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. >> director james cameron said he would help, and you told in no. currently the video stream we have, the only video we have, images, are controlled by what he characterized as the criminal. doesn't he have a point, maybe have someone other than by showing images? -- other than bp showing images? >> i would just make observations. i have not talked to him myself but all of the video coming out of operation from the remotely operated difficult is available. we made that -- actually there were concerns when we started the top kill process that it might put too much pressure on the operators and bp actually wanted a delayed broadcast to remove the risk in the control room and it was decided after the conversation between myself and codey heyward, the need for transparent to overwhelm the additional risk. additionally you have to understand the are conducting simultaneous operations. within a one square mile area around the wellhead and the riser pipe from any particular time the gap between 14, to 20 rob's. the need to de-conflict for safety reasons is

. >> director james cameron says he has offered to help filmed the site and bp told him know. he says that currently, the video stream we have come to the images are controlled by what he characterizes as the criminal. would it not be worth the risk to have someone other than bp provide images of the leak? >> i know that he met with les jackson and i would just make this observation. i have not talked to him myself, but all the video coming out of the operation right now from a remotely operated vehicles is available. there was some concern when we started the top kill process that might but to much pressure on the operators and want to have a delayed broadcast to remove that risk and it was decided that the need for transparency overwhelmed whenever the additional risk might be created by that. they are conducting simultaneously operations -- simultaneous operations. in a one square mile around that wellhead, you can have between 14 and 20 remote operated vehicles down their trade the safety issue is a valuable one -- is a -- a safety issue is a real one. the remote operated

. >> james cameron says he held to fill the site and bp =-- would help to film the site and bp said no. >> i would make this observation. all the video that is coming out of that operation right now from the rolli operated vehicles is available. we have made that available. there was concern that it might put too much pressure on the operators and bp wanted to have a delayed broadcast and it was decided that the need for transparency overwhelmed whatever additional risk might be greeted by that. the other thing is they are conducting simops. simultaneous operations. within a one square mile area around the wellhead and the rise pipe, you could have rov's operating down there. when we were using the riser insertion tool, they had to stop and reinsert it. the reason they had to do that was the rov's were working the insertion to van bumped into each other and because the tube to be dislodged. there is an issue about density. i appreciate mr. cameron's commons but try to put one more rov -- comments, but trying to put one more down there might increase the risk to the operation. >> does t

. >> and the director james cameron said he offered to help film the -- the site, the disaster site and b.p. told him no. what he says is that currently, the video stream we have, the only video we have, imans of the leak are controlled by what he characterized as criminal. doesn't he have a point that it is worth risk to have somebody other than b.p. provide images of the leak? >> i know maine he met with lisa scrg. i would make this observation and i talked to mr. cameron myself. all of the video that is coming out of the operation right now from the vehicles is available. we have, we made that available, actually, there was some concern, we started the top kill process that may put too much pressure on the operators and b.p. wanted a delayed broadcast to remove that risk in the control room and it was decided, after a conversation with -- between myself and tony hayward that the need for transparency overwhelmed whatever risk there may be. they're conducting what they would call simultaneous operations. and within a qug square mile area, within the well head and reiser pipe, you coul