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i am enormously grateful to governor jindal who helped set up this entire day of meetings. i will do everything i can to help you folks. i wish you well. i cannot imagine what you are going through. i hope to be able to help you in some way, thank you very much a [applause] . >> i think everybody agrees to thank mr. feinberg for being here. we obviously want him here in the future and we want everyone to file a claim. mr. feinberg will be meeting right here with the media so if you want to accumulate here, that will be fine. in addition, we will have the media here. i want to introduce some of our elected officials. we have the senator, the state representative, our councilman, we have a number of people on boards and agencies. anybody else? >> one question i want to ask mr. feinberg but i want the public to ask the question first is that we have a number of people because their claims have been so delighted that we need a moratorium with the banks and loan institutions to stop them from possibly foreclosing on businesses, homes, and people's assets. we need a lot of help i

matt gutman reports from new uisiana govern late today, louisiana governor bobby jindal declared a state of emergency. this srter: with this storm tarrelling in, all operations at he spill site at a standstill, evacuatio evacuations began. nonessential workers already lready to shore. drilling on the relief well uspended. in place of the drilling mud ext week, nokill the well as early as next week, now, a pair of p of plugs. but for now, the drill ships and ce barges that control these remain.a robots will remain. nt land, essential equipment and personnel moving to higher ground. bp's even set up a hurricane hotline. >> the bp severe weather assessment team continues to -- itor -- >> reporter: but some good news tonight. to that leaky stacking cap holding in the oil f ow the oil for seven days now ghll stay sealed. ificials say it's strong leave to hold even if ships unve to leave the site and leave it unmonitored for up to four days. just a scattered storm sterday, , tonight, the storm is te.ving a clear path, churning ulfectly towards the spill site. superthe next two days, a straight

of the r n c no matter how many are saying michael steele maybe and they've even except it bobby jindal and indian governor in the state of louisiana and now in nikki haley south asian woman to south in south carolina but that is they've only accepted these two people because they change their religions to fit in with american politics jindal always raise hindu then converted to catholicism haley's a sikh who became evangelical and now likes to pretend that it's always been that way. well now i think you have heard from a lot of people that you're not a christian and i really don't believe that in one ear if at a record straight that they are now and when did you become a christian well and thank you for asking the question i converted to christianity thirteen years ago we belong to now horribly united methodist church in lexington both of my children were bad and are christians and we live and strengthen our relationship with god every day through the christian faith. every day now you can preach diversity all you want but you know republicans would never ever elect anybody of the musl

. >> reporter: but governor bobby jindal says that risk is hypothetical.he oil is not. >> i'll say it again, rocks in the water are much more preferable to oil in the water. oil is doing much more damage to barataria bay. i wish the folks in d.c. could touch the oil, smell the oil, see what it's doing to that nursery. barataria bay, the gulf's nursery. >> reporter: after the wall was rejected, state and local officials once again took matters into their own hands. >> because the corps of engineers wouldn't give us approval for our rock wall plan, we've stacked barges at a 45 degree angle coming from the east, headed toward the northwest, to steer oil as it comes to this 7,000 foot opening. we're going to narrow that down to less than 1,000 feet. >> reporter: the principle is pretty simple: incoming currents are channeled into an area ringed with heavy booms made from steel pipe where any oil can be skimmed up. it's working, but bonano says a wall made of rocks would provide protection in a storm, something the barges can't do. >> the barges have to be move

. >> reporter: bobby jindal worries that winds and waves will churn uf to 70 million gallons of oil. >> everybody's watching the weather. wants to know what the depression's going to do. >> reporter: this really is a case of timing. it's so rare to have a storm move over southern florida into the gulf at this time, in july. bonnie is one of a fifth during a century of record-keeping. >> emily schmidt, thanks. >>> how much rain can florida expect today? and where is bonnie going next? >> we get the answers from accuweather.com's amy arenson. >> bonnie is a tropical storm, moving west-northwestward, up to 40 miles per hour. already bonnie has unleashed its heavy rains across the bahamas. throughout the day today, we're talking heavy rain in places like key west, miami and naples. that marines tropical downpours for the southern third of the sunshine state. up to six inches of rain in some locations. not only are we talking heavy rain, we're talking tropical storm-forced winds. that means wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour. as we continue to track bonnie, it's expected to move into the

. >> r dangerous as go jindal says most of the oi still up there, up to 70 million gallons, remainedbmerged. are you concerned this hurricane or tropical storm is going to whip all of this up? >> one of the things a storm can do is pick f thl and redeposit it ourc inside of over wetlands. what we're very worried about is the oil getting farther inland along the coast. >> reporter: tropical storm bonnie could hit this part of the gulf as early as sucf1 concerned nnly t washing into their yards into their base, but matt gutman, abc news, new orleans. >>> south florida is bracing for a day of strong winds and heavy rain as bonnie approaches. >> with more now the storm, we're joinedamy aaronson of accer.c hi, amy. >> good morning, rob and vinita. and it is official. bonnie has been officially named a tropical storm. moving west-northwestward at 10 to 14 miles per hour currently with sustained wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour. already unleashed heavy rains across the bahamas. today it's headed thef1 o it won't make landfall unti but already throughout the day, we're talking heavy rain i

governor bobby jindal is now pushing the federal government to let commercial fishermen get back to work. >> we've done hundreds of our own tests. now we're calling the fda to do their tests so our people with can go back out there, make a living. >> reporter: commercial fishermen could get the okay soon. the fda tells cbs news they've seen no problem with most seafood they've tested and some commercial areas could be reopened by next week. kelly cobiella, cbs news, grand isle, louisiana. >>> this morning rescue crews in wyoming's grand teton national park are searching for a missing mountain climber. 16 injured climbers were pulled to safety wednesday after a thunderstorm and severe lightning hit the area. the climbers were part of three separate climbing groups, all above 13,000 feet when the severe weather blew through. >>> in other news -- a final house vote is expected today on extending benefits to the long-term unemployed. the senate passed the bill after a month-long stalemate as republicans and democrats battled over how to cover the $34 billion cost. the president says he'll si

standing on one of the new sand berms built to block the oil, louisiana governor bobby jindal said the cleanup doesn't stop just because the oil did. >> this is a very, very -- potentially a very important step forward if they are successful. but the fight is not over for louisiana. but we know this is a marathon. >> reporter: everyone involved realizes this may only be a pause in this disaster. >> make no mistake, the number one goal is to shut in the well and kill it and stop it at the source. this is merely an intermediate step to contain the oil pending finishing the relief wells and plugging the hole. >> reporter: now, every six hours, bp and government officials will assess those test results and decide whether or not to move forward. this is going to be a very slow and deliberate process. brian? >> for however long it's shut off, anne, we'll take it. anne thompson in venice, louisiana, again tonight. thanks. >>> and now to something we will see here tonight for the first time. this next story answers one of the most frequently asked questions we have been getting in e-mails. whe

i know governor jindal is staying on the sidelines. >> we are supporting senator vitter four square. as was alluded to earlier, one of my jobs is to help our incumbents get reelected if we can. the truth is senator vitter has been running a very strong campaign in a state that is trending republican. his fund raising has been very strong. his poll numbers have been very strong. against congressman -- against the congressman who i think is too liberal for the state of louisiana and to has been a reliable vote for nancy obama -- nancy pelosi and the obama administration's policies, which are not popular in louisiana. i feel very good about his chances. >> speaking of liberal candidates, the tea party might say that mark kirk in illinois and others might not be as conservative as they like but they might be heading to taking over democratic senate seats. what do you make of that? >> i think that is a good thing. i think that's a good thing. any time a republican can win a democrat-held seat is a good thing in my vote. >> do you havean ideological litmus test, like some people might wish

. >> reporter: today's catch made governor bobby jindal smile for the first time in months. officials in louisiana hope commercial waters will re-open soon to pump money back into the state's economy and put louisiana seafood on america's dinner table once again. but that decision, like so much on the gulf coast, is on hold. now, as the test goes on at the government's insistence, bp is going to step up its monitoring of the sea floor which, up to now, admiral allen says, has shown no signs of trouble. brian? >> anne thompson starting off at the end of an eventful week there in louisiana. thanks. >>> when this oil is capped permanently then the healing in the gulf can begin. one local official, a parish president in louisiana said last night he fears oil will wash up for years to come. but those waters will get cleaner -- they have to -- and gulf seafood will come back. some of it is safe to harvest now, as you saw, but who ensures it's safe to be served to all of us in restaurants across the country? some answers tonight from nbc's thanh truong in new orleans. >> reporter:

though the work on the well may be nearing an end, bobby jindal says the cleanup work along the coast is just beginning. >> even best case scenario, there's tens of millions of gallons of oil still in that water, even if another drop doesn't spill from the well site. >> reporter: now, bp's bill for the cleanup is almost $4 billion and growing, so today bp sold assets in the united states, canada and egypt to the apache corporation for some $7 billion. brian? >> anne thompson starting us off from louisiana tonight. anne, thanks. >>> a related story in a way. the new british prime minister david cameron is on his first official trip to washington, and front and center today, were questions about bp having to do with libya and not louisiana, specifically, it's possible involvement in the release of the terrorist bomber behind the pan am 103 lockerbie disaster. our chief white house correspondent chuck todd with us from the north lawn tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the so-called special relationship between the united states and great britain has been tested of l

. >> reporter: but this is not even the beginning of the end, said governor bobby jindal, meeting local fishermen today. >> this isn't done when they get the cap in place. this isn't done when they drill the relief wells. this isn't even done when they get all of the oil out of the water. this is only done for us, this is only done for us when they restore our wetlands and our coastline back to its pre-spill status. >> reporter: but even then, the scars may linger. this woman's grandson wants to grow up to be a fishing boat captain. >> it brings tears to my eyes every time i have to tell him, you can't be a captain, because there's nothing to work for anymore. the oil took that away from us. we have no future. >> reporter: and there's no underestimating the power of these people to rebuild. still here tonight, all eyes are on those pressure gauges. bp certainly hopes they rise, but if not, they do have the backup plans, and bp could decide to cancel this experiment in just a couple of hours. david? >> the pressure readings so key, as you point out, matt. ry hou point out, matt. and with

governor bobby jindal is now pushing the federal government to let commercial fishermen get back to work. >> we've done hundreds of our own tests, now we're calling on the f.d.a. to do their tests so our people can go back out there make a living. >> reporter: commercial fishermen could get the o.k. soon. commercial fishermen told the f.d.a. they've found no problems with the areas they've tested and some could be reopen bid next week. katie? >> couric: kelly cobiella in grand isle, louisiana. thank you, kelly. meanwhile, in international news, the obama administration is turning up the heat on north korea over its nuclear program. today during a visit to the demilitarized zone, secretary of state hillary clinton and defense secretary robert gates announced plans to impose new sanctions. and in a show of force, the aircraft carrier u.s.s. "george washington" arrived in south korea today. it's expected to take part in military exercises next week. relations with north korea have gone downhill since a south korean warship was sunk in march an attack blamed on the north. as david martin rep

. >> meeting with fishermen, bobby jindal says the oil may be stopped but this is far from over. >> there are wetlands and coast land back to pre-spill status. >> testing has been extended 24 hours and the plan that there is no new oil stays in the gulf of mexico. authorities aren't taking any chances, they allowing some oil to leak out to siphon into ships so nothing can go wrong so they can end this ordeal. >>> cal fire has sent a mapping specialist to the gulf. he is going to help the state of florida map the spread of the oil near the florida coast. cal fire says this is an opportunity to return the favor because florida sent specialists to the state of california during a fire. >>> a fire broke out near reagan's ranch. it's known as president reagan west coast white house. >> we got the hose and see what we could do. >> about ten acres were scorched heavy smoke billowed over the ranch that now serves as historical center. they are trying to figure out what started the fire. nobody was hurt and itself flames never threatened any structures. that fire burned while the rest of southern

. >> the meeting with fishermen, bobby jindal says the oil may be stopped but it's far from over. >> testing on that well has been extended for 24 hours. the plan from here on out is to ensure no new oil stays in the gulf of mexico. but after all the work the well head will maintain pressure, they are going to allow some it on to be siphoned into ships so nothing can go wrong so they can shut debit the oil bed and end the ordeal. >> cal fire has sent a mapping specialist to the gulf this weekend. he'll help the state of florida to map the spread of the oil near the florida coast. florida sent firefighters to california back in 2008 to help battle lightning fires and cal fire say this is an opportunity to return the favor. >>> a beild fire threatened former president ronald reagan's ranch in santa barbara this weekend. it broke out a quarter mile of what was known as the west coast white house. neighbors reacted quickly. it scorched about ten acres. >> we got the hose and see what we could do. >> heavy smoke billowed over the reagan ranch which now serves as historical center. investi

jindal, governor jindal, he said, and i'm quoting, we were in the gulf coast probably -- been down there 10 times down there in houston since it started. but we made a call from the command center -- i guess that's in houston to secretary gates and to the white house that essentially gave the authorization to the states to move forward with the coast guard within a few days after this incident occurred, so it is for me, frankly, surprising that you do not have the governors of these states moving forward with the deployment of these national guard troops. oh, that's great. with all the failures of this department of interior, the secretary has the nerve to come in and blame the governors of those states that have tried to play by the rules and say, look, we understand your law that you have from washington. we have to get your permission so, please, how about giving us permission and he comes in today and says i'm frankly surprised they didn't move forward with the national guard troops. give me a break. what kind of gall does it take to come into a committee, oh, gee, i don't know why t

i am enormously grateful to governor jindal, who helped set up this entire day of meetings. i will do everything i can to help you folks and i wish you well. i cannot imagine what you are going through. i hope to be able to help you in some way. thank you very much. [applause] >> i think everybody agrees to thank mr. feinberg for being here. we obviously want him down in the future. mr. feinberg will be meeting right here with the media come out so if you want to start accumulating right here -- with the media, so if you want to start accumulating right here that will be fine. i want to start introducing some of our elected officials. we have representatives and our councilman, a number of people from all boards and agencies. anybody else? >> one question i wanted to ask mr. feinberg, but i want the public to ask the questions first is that we have a number of people because their claims have been so delayed, that we need a moratorium with the banks and loan institutions from -- to stop them from possibly foreclosing on businesses, homes, and all of the people's assets. we n

but meeting with local fishermen yesterday, louisiana governor, bobby jindal, says the oil may be stopped. but this is hardly over. >> this is only done for us when they restore our wetlands and coastline back to its prespill status. >> reporter: and residents here doubt that will happen for a long time. >> that's a wonderful thing if it's really sealed. >> reporter: you're skill skeptical? >> we're still skeptical. >> reporter: you don't believe bp? >> ask me in six months. we'll see what louisiana looks like then. >> reporter: and this morning, thousands of bp officials and government scientists are eyeing all those pressure gauges. if they continue to hold steady, it means the well is sealed and everything is okay. if they drop, bp's going to have to go to plan "b," which entails siphoning all of that oil back up to the surface. but again this morning, almost everybody is optimistic. dan? >> matt gutman reporting from louisiana this morning. >>> to help us break this down, we're going to turn to donald van nieuwenhuise, who is the director of science programs at the university of houst

whether it's the people of the gulf coast, governor bobby jindal who has been clamoring for months forergetic leadership or millions of people saying when is the administration going to focus on getting spending under control and get the economy moving with a time-honored principles of growth, that previous republican and democrat administrations embraced? i really do believe what we are seeing is absence of leadership by the administration. as the elections approach this fall, the american people are looking for men and women committed to the timeless american principles to get the economy moving again, fcal discipline in washington, d.c., fast-acting tax relief for working families and policies grounded in the constitution. >> chris: the mid-term campaign are in full swing. we have want to thank you for coming in today. gentlemen, please come back. >> thank you. >> thank you so much for having me. >> chris: up next, president obama faces bad poll numbers. anger in his own party and even criticism of his vacation. our sunday panel looks at his problems and the unlikely place he is see

. >> bobby jindal for vp. that's an incredible ticket. it's very exciting.ell you. >> i still have goose bumps from his speech. >> it's morning in america. it's starting to sound like jimmy carter in '76. >> the economy's made of money, we spend it. >> larry: as an obama fan who do you fear? >> who do i fear? you know, i have to tell you, these are all interesting ideas. jeb bush is probably i think the most terrifying. although i think americans don't want a dynastic presidential run. they don't want a third bush in office. so that would be the reason -- >> michigan and florida would have been -- >> i think one of the reasons they didn't elect hillary clinton is they didn't want a dynastic choice -- >> she won michigan and -- >> i also say our fair former half-run governor from alaska is an interesting choice. i would vote -- i would also vote -- >> she would vote for her? >> she and i are both comedians, so yes. >> what i will say is -- >> on behalf of comedians everywhere, yes. >> it's clear that sarah palin, that the presidency doesn't pay enough. >> lar

gentle -- governor jindal and the local parish is to promote this program. and to urge everybody to take advantage of the program. if you are not eligible -- so you are not eligible. you still have all of your other rights. my goal is to make sure that whenever you get in court after years of litigation with lawyers, i would do it better and quicker. that is the overview of the program and i welcome the opportunity to respond to questions from this audience. >> i am glad you cameto houma and i'm glad that you're working for me. i have been working with bp. i still cannot get all my vessels to work. almost every day at: -- i call and [unintelligible] everything the shutdown. >> you ask two questions. let's let me make sure that i anderson and the question. i take it that the first question is you are not getting any response from bp to your questions? >> yes, sir. >> that guy right here, and carol willis, on the front row, he is going to chat with you when you get responses to your questions or he is going to take down your name and get right back to use the

bobby jindal and all local parish is to promote this program and to urge everybody to take advantage of the program. if you are not eligible, you are not eligible. you still have all of your other rights. my goal is to make sure that whatever you could get in court after years of litigation with lawyers, i am going to do better and i am going to do quicker. that is the overview of the program. i welcome the opportunity to respond to questions from this audience. yes, sir. >> i am glad you came to houma. one of my questions is, i have 20 vessels. i am trying to get another one. i am still dealing with bull. almost every day i have called in. i have never talked to the same person. that is one of my questions. my other question is, [unintelligible] how do i collect when everything is shut down? >> you ask two questions. let me make sure i understand the questions. i take it that the first question is that you are not getting any response from bp to your questions. is that the problem? >> yes, sir. >> there is a man here in the front row. he is going to talk to you. you are going to get

and here's a quote, governor jindal said, we shouldn't have to fight our own federal government just as we are fighting one disaster, we are fighting another disaster caused by washington. mr. speaker, let me be clear. this bill is tragic and it was caused by b.p. those responsible must be held accountable and we need to find the root cause of the spill. however, history will show that president obama did even more damage to the economy than b.p. through his destructive drilling moratorium. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized. ms. chu: in the 1930's, over half our seniors lived in poverty. they survived on whatever friends and relatives could spare. so congress created a shield against common threats like old age and disability. and for 75 years social security has protected millions of americans. for 75 years it's been our government's bedrock promise. for 75 years it's helped people like ja

louisiana governor bobby jindal insists that it is. >> we have done hundreds of our own tests. now we are calling them in to do their tests so our people can get back out and make a living. >> reporter: it is not that simple. shrimp boat captain guidry never joined bp's spill cleanup a mad a but hundreds of fellow fishermen did. >> i think it is going to be a hard decision. a lot of them make. they are getting a steady paycheck. >> reporter: the fda now says that most of the fish it tested are safe and some of those commercial areas could be reopened by next week. >> wouldn't that be something. kelly cobiella in grand isle, louisiana. >>> taking a look at the economy and big drop on wall street. the dow plummeting yesterday. almost 110 points after fed chief ben bernanke told congress the outlook for the economy was, quote, you unusually certain. joining us now is rebecca jarvis. what was it specifically, not just that comment, more to it, i know, about mr. bernanke's comments that did send the markets tumbling? >> first off the market never likes to hear that an official in th

governor jindal says, let's do something about it, and our administration blocks it. and international companies call out and say, we have material to help clean up. and the administration refuses to allow them to come. the administration refused to allow the united states senate to conduct a single hearing over the appointment of dr. berwick to head medicare, at the same time that this congress and the president planned cutting medicare by $50 billion and putting a man in charge of medicare that there's a lot of questions that should have been asked by the senate. by using a recess appointment, it's legal, but in the face of what's facing medicare and the face of the conversation we just had earlier with mr. upton about the massive burdens that are going to be created by this obamacare bill that has now been signed into law, and just the burdens on industry and on business that are going to be put on there for really no good, understandable reason, you have to ask the question, why put a gay in there that says the thimmings that mr. ber wick said and don't allow the

bobby jindal was a republican who did no one stimulus money.s soon as the oil spill he is screaming. the president, they need to get down here -- you only want big government when you have a problem. guest: i'm not going to defend president bush and regards to spending. nor am i going to defend my republican leadership at the time in congress. we spend too much money. clearly, we did some things that were not paid for. obviously, when you are fighting a war, indeed two wars, you are trying to recover from the devastating attack on the twin towers. and after the dot-com bubble could burst, to get the economy going again, it is tough. the american people spoke loud and clear in 2006 and 2008 when they gave the democratic party a strong majority in both the house and senate. indeed, in 2008, we elected democratic president, president barack obama. but basically what has happened since then, almost two years now -- three years, in fact -- almost four years of democratic control with ms. pelosi as speaker of the house, the democratic party has quadr

i saw our governor, bobby jindal, worn out from a never-ending mount of federal and b.p.-related incompetence, and yet he still took the time -- [applause] -- he still took the time to hold my hand and talk to me. together, we shared grief for my family and for our coastline. i looked straight into the eyes of the brown pelicans and other wildlife who are lost and dripping with the blood of our mother earth. but the most startling thing i saw that day is not what i saw, it's what i heard. nothing. on a boat in a marsh that should have been crawling with life, i heard nothing, no birds, no insects, nothing. the earth is dead there. the plant life soaking in crude is dead or dying. upon returning i couldn't get the images out of my head of what i witnessed. the voice of this generation's fishermen, who are the sixth generation of son setting his feet left over in an uncertain future, the waves with oil rising and falling, the collective sound of a culture and a people crying out for assistance while fingers are pointed and hearings are held. to what lasting effect the oil s

host: this morning in the new orleans paper -- jindal thrived in crisis.lso, this morning in "the washington post" -- cap may erase sense of hopelessness in oil spill. joe writes -- so is it over? joining us on the phone to update us on the situation regarding the capping of the well and the cleanup in the gulf is admiral thad allen, retired u.s. coast guard, now the national incident commander of the deep water horizon oil spill response. good morning. tell us, what is the latest on the cap that has been put on the deepwater horizon oil well? guest: yesterday we exceeded a 48-hour period where we were able to shut the well and maintain some pressure. we will go for another 24 hours and assess where we are, and that will be sometime this afternoon. there is a quandary presented by the shut-in of the well. we have established pressure -- the good news, but it did not rise as high as we thought. we were looking for somewhere between 7500 and 8000 psi, which we thought would be the difference to of the top of the well from that being pushed up from the reserv

charlie crist, bobby jindal. according to news reports, rushing off to new hampshire -- he was here for a homeland security panel and then he went to a picnic in new hampshire yesterday. there are a lot of reasons why governors are not here. host: in talking to a reporter from new jersey in terms of the impact on the budget deficit, governor christie is facing an $11 billion deficit this year and next year. whether it is new jersey or another state, in most states you must balance the budget before the end of the fiscal year. guest: it is interesting, chris christie was talking about the need for unions to share in the sacrifice. that is where he is aiming to make some cuts. . host: you can phone us on the following lines -- john is joining us from north carolina on the republican line. caller: good morning, thank you for taking my call. two comments -- as far as the states being short on money and long on problems, basically i think this will not be corrected. i feel like there will be no recovery because the st

that's where you should be headquartered and senator landreaux angovernor riley and others, governor jindal, all very, very helpful, but all urging hire local, hire local, hire local. >> in your t.a.r.p. role, how did you find the exutives when they were pleading for additional compensation, were they effect testify generally or not in their pleas to you? >> i think they were effective. they weren't pleased. i think they were fatherly effective. -- fairly effective. i didn't deal with too many c.e.o.'c.e.o.'s. mostly you dealt with vice-presidents for human resources, you dealt with general counsels, you dealt with nsultants. >> we worked it out. it was -- it was difficult, but i think it was fairly collegial. people read the statute, they saw what i had to do. and i think it worked out. it worked out ok. treasury was particularly helpful. the deputy secretary of the treasury, at my request, i would go and see him, and neil was just -- and the secretary, very, very helpful in this whole project. >> and is the $20 billion escrow fund, is that safe from claims from other bp creditors, and in

when governor jindal says we want to put a sand bar in front of our wetlands to stop the oil coming in you take a look and come back to him in 24 hours or 12 hours and decide if it's a good plan or not, you have the right people, the best people available in place to analyze that, make a decision and move forward. instead he waits a month to get a response from the federal government, builds the sand bar and they tell him to tear it down. mr. franks: he waited two months before he met with b.p. mr. akin: the president waited two months before going to b.p.? mr. franks: he should have been there in two days. mr. akin: that's convenient, anything that goes wrong, he could say it's all b.p. b.p. was wrong, but i'm not sure if it was more equipment or more human. i suspect it's more operator error than technology. but be that as it may, it seems to me that the only thing that eclipsed the foolishness and the incompetence of b.p. is the federal government response, it's even worse. mr. franks: it really is. regardless of whose fault it was on the ground, regardless of whether it was a mista

that's where you should be headquartered and senator landreaux and governor riley and others, governor jindal, all very, very helpful, but all urging hire local, hire local, hire local. >> in your t.a.r.p. role, how did you find the executives when they were pleading for additional compensation, were they effect testify generally or not in their pleas to you? >> i think they were effective. they weren't pleased. i think they were fatherly effective. -- fairly effective. i didn't deal with too many c.e.o.'c.e.o.'s. mostly you dealt with vice-presidents for human resources, you dealt with general counsels, you dealt with consultants. >> we worked it out. it was -- it was difficult, but i think it was fairly collegial. people read the statute, they saw what i had to do. and i think it worked out. it worked out ok. treasury was particularly helpful. the deputy secretary of the treasury, at my request, i would go and see him, and neil was just -- and the secretary, very, very helpful in this whole project. >> and is the $20 billion escrow fund, is that safe from claims from other bp creditors, and

bobby jindal's editorial in "the washington post" this weekend where he characterized the moratorium as kill-advised and ill-considered, adding that will do nothing to clean up the gulf of mexico and is already doing great harm to many hard-working citizens. i am interested to hear the administration's rationale for the original moratorium and their rationale for continuing to pursue this policy even after it has been struck down in the courts. louisiana and the coastal states are already facing a horrific disaster, and we should make sure that this moratorium does not worsen the blow. i look forward to hearing from our witnesses today, and i yield back. >> opening statement, two minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, for holding this hearing today. i want to know to that it has been 91 days since this disaster began and congress has held many hearings in recent weeks. we have also begun to move it relevant pieces of legislation. it was and remains important to make sure that the families of those men who died on this raid at appropriate records and means to move on with their lives --

going to be on top and show the people, you would put a fusion cell together instead of governor jindal asking the federal government for permission to dredge up a sand bar and waiting for more than a month to get an answer. i mean, the federal response to this thing and a lot of the problems on the oil rig were because of federal regulations as well. so we have this idea of the containment dome. there is another containment dome not working. we are spending money and spending it in an unusual rate, that will destroy our country if it continues that way. mr. bishop: i appreciate the gentleman expressing. the frustration that many of us are feeling in the direction in which this country is going and we can look at concept after concept of either outrage us spending, moore tax policy, poor regulatory policy, poor energy regulatory policy and put that together and it still spells a lack of jobs. and when we were going to be creating all types of jobs, it has been one where we lost jobs. and what we are finding unique about this recession, people who lost their jobs are staying unemployed l

and louisiana's governor bobby jindal has already declared a state of emergency as tropical storm bonnie is heading right towards the gulf coast telling people to prepare for a category 1 hurricane. here in monroe county, four shelters opened on friday. some people did take advantage of those shelters overnight. state parks are closed. the airports are open though they will close those if necessary and, meredith, no hurricanes have hit south florida ever. if this stays a tropical storm, it will be only the fifth tropical storm in history to impact south florida in july. there have been no hurricanes in the month of july to impact south florida. the last was bob back in 1985. meredith, back to you. >> all right. stephanie abrams in key west this morning, thank you very much. >> al, what happens after the shot across the keys some. >> this is a fast-moving storm. it is booking. right now 155 miles southeast of miami. it's moving at 18 miles per hour and that's the good news. it doesn't linger over the water and gain strength. it's going to -- the path of the storm right now, we've got curr