, has not made things better. >> so we're very upset with the overall performance of ken feinberg. >> reporter: in an interview, feinberg acknowledges problems. >> we haven't processed all of the claims as quickly as we should have. i oversold this program at the beginning and i'm paying the price for it. i do not work for bp. >> reporter: he's been the target of anger and frustration at recent town hall meetings. we went back to two businesses we've kept up with. jeff hardy owns a shoe and apparel business and says his losses are now more than a million dollars. he's received one check for $5,000. these twin sisters who plan weddings on the beach have received $29,000 on a claim of $240,000. >> we feel like we deserve what we lost and that's what we're asking for, give us what we lost. >> reporter: do you understand how angry and desperate some of these people are when you send them these tiny checks? >> i understand the frustration. i understand the concern. remember, though, that there are thousands of citizens in the gulf who received very very generous checks. >> reporter: his of

pay czar ken feinberg's office has paid out almost $350 million for 26,000 claims. some people are still upset they have not received a check or not enough money, they say. feinberg say most still waiting for money have not provided enough documentation. he also sys if anyone can show lost income will be fully compensated. >>> former husband of elizabeth taylor eddie fisher has dimptd he sold millions of rords in the '50s with songs like thinking of you, any ti, and count your blessings. according to the ap, his daughter trisha says he died due complications from hip surgery. he was 82 years old. >> carrie fisher, i believe, is his dauger sdm his daughter. >> that's what i thought. >>> our time 4:36. this morning, some surprising new information about the alleged 17-year-old gang member charged with the murder of a catholic university student. >>> what caused a delegation to walk out a speaker at the united nations. >>the heat is on today. tom is talking about possible >>> our time right now 4:39. 79 degrees in the nation's capital. nice little moon because of all t

pay czar ken feinberg's office has paid out almost $350 million for 26,000 claims. people are still upset they have not receed a check or not enough money. fineberg says most people are still waiting for money simply have not provided enough documentation. he also says if anyone can show lost income will be fully compensated. >>> feral arrangements for a navy s.e.a.l. eight other american soldiers and sailors also died. the u.s. military say it was an accidet, but the taliban is claiming responsibility. he was a 1999 of demassa catholic high school. >>> eddie fisher, that famous '50s stirng and fourth husband of elizabeth taylor has died. he sold millions of records in the '50s with songs like thinking of you, any time and count your blessings, in addition to his music, he headlined with his marriages to debbie reynolds a elizabeth taylor. his daughter said he died due to complications of hip surgery. he was 82 years old. >>> and carrie fisher, of course, was his daughter as well. 5:57. in a matter of minutes, three homes were gone. how neighbors rushed to each othe

angry victims giving claims czar ken feinberg a piece of their mind. phil keating is there. that looks like a packed house behind you. what is the civility level in orange beach. feinberg is not known for silk gloves in dealing with folks. >> reporter: he has not arrived yet, however the mayor of orange beach, alabama did a great job in the first hour, he's been answering questions, organizing this meeting with mr. feinberg to keep it civil, don't be yelling and screaming, we don't want to give orange beach, alabama an a bad impression. those are the words of the mayor. most of the people here depend on the tourism industry and the gulf of mexico and they have not been paid since july. many of them i spoke with personally said when bp was in charge of paying the claims they at least got some checks. that was back in june. since the gulf coast claims has taken over they say in july, august into september it's been very difficult to get any money, and of course many of them are really depleting their savings. megyn: as of friday, after the first three weeks of when this new cl

payouts to people hurt by the spill may have gone way up since ken feinberg took over the payments.p set up the $20 billion fund to come been say the fishermen and businesses devastated by the disaster. >>> let's take a look at wall street. look to build to last week's steady modest gains, adam asian- pacific ear is with fox business network is live in new york with this morning's business beat. modest gains like we said last week, how do you think the week is going to start out? are we looking good here? >> we are looking good here. futures are indicating that stocks will open higher this morning. europe has been trading higher so this is all a good indicator. but really, we can go anywhere. forget what happens at the opening. the question is what happens on tuesday with the federal reserve on interest rates and no one expects them to raise them. but also some of the economic data we'll get this week will all weigh heavily on what happens with trading. >> talk a little bit about the committee that is meeting on tuesday. what do we really expect to come out of. this they do have a l

profession and deal with it head on and deal with an evaluation system and we have done this and asked ken feinberg to find ways to make due process what it ought to be, not some process, but a fair and quick process. let me say one more thing. everybody else has to take more responsibility too. >> not just the teachers. fair enough. thank you for facing all of the questions today. coming up next, the link between education and economic recovery. arianna huffington weighing in. stay with us for a special hour hosted by tom brocaw. we will have what's called a reverse commencement address. instead of at the end of the school year, he will give it at the beginning of the year. next at 2:00 eastern here on msnbc. replant a forest? maybe you want to rebuild homes for those in need? or, maybe you want to help improve our schools? whatever you want to do, members project from american express can help you take the first step. vote, volunteer or donate for the causes you believe in at membersproject.com. take charge of making a difference. [ technician ] are you busy? management just sent over these new t

ken feinberg promised that people would get their money within several days of filing, and that hasn'te are angry. they are also concerned about the fact that much of the deep sea fishing here is still off limits because of the oil spill. and for charter boat captains, in particular, they want to know when those waters are going to open up again. and for the shrimpers here, they are seen the price of shrimp go up with demand, and they are wondering how to restore the reputation of louisiana shrimp to get that price back up to where they need it so they can make a living again. so even though the well is killed, even though the oil has not flowed, there are still lots of questions and lots of problems that remain. alex? >>> ann thompson, thank you for the report. meantime, extreme weather is wreaking havoc around the world as tropical storms and tornadoes continue to cause major damage. it has even produced a little snow in the dog days of summer at glacier national park in montana was dusted with snow yesterday. keep in mind, it is september. for more on the wild weather, here's nbc me

ken feinberg, special master of the original 9/11 fund, testified twice before the judiciary committee on this legislation. both times mr. feinberg advocating re-enacting the 9/11 fund but doing so on a much more limited basis than is done in this legislation. why are we ignoring his advice? mr. feinberg stated if the fund is re-enacted it should be for a window of five years, not 21. and that it should be done with, quote, the understanding that there would be no changes in the rules and regulations governing the original fund and that the new law would simply be a one-line reaffirmation of the original 9/11 fund, end quote. mr. feinberg warned that, quote, any attempt to modify the statutory provisions and accompanying regulations of the original fund will undercut political consensus, end quote. unfortunately, mr. feinberg's sound advice was ignored thereto. instead, we are considering a bill that creates a fund with unnecessary 21-year-long duration and that it contains special protections for trial lawyers, unnecessarily extends the original fund's eligibility criteria and does no

remember, ken feinberg, the claim czar in charge of the $20 billion fund?emember how he promised people if you file a claim, i'll have the check to you in 48 hours or if you're a business, you know, you'll have a check in seven days. that's for that six-month emergency payment. that hasn't happened. and people are very upset about that. so there are still a lot of questions, a lot of problems that have not been solved and may not be solved, not just for weeks or months but years to come. ooh. not the kind of news we want to hear but thanks for giving it to us anyway, anne thompson. >>> sarah palin was in the running in the values voter summit straw poll for president but how did she fare? that's ahead. >>> also coming up, making the grade. new college rankings that go beyond the classroom. you'll see why some schools got high marks. words alone aren't enough. our job is to listen and find ways to help workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. we'll keep restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid ove

megyn: independent bp czar ken feinberg is getting an earful in louisiana at a town hall.dents looking for relief they say is not coming fast enough. >> we don't have an answer from you to explain why we can't get the rest of our money. 30 days? we all could be out of our homes. 30 days we could have no lights, no food, nothing. >> i'm together best i can. if the best i can is not good enough, i'm sorry. it's not a lie. i'll do the best i can. i'll try to give you the maximum amount i can give you. megyn: mr. fineberg. he says that his office is handling 1,000 claims a day. but people in this crowd say those claims are being handled too slowly as you heard. it's another election day which is always exciting. here at america's election headquarters. today is the last big round of primaries before the november general election. voters in six states along with d.c. head together polls and shaping key mid-term battles. one of the most closely watches is the battle for joe biden's old senate seat. christine o'donnell battling mike castle. the gop favorite. if you will. she is t

. >>> ken feinberg was assigned to approve claims along the gulf coast put local business owners arearen't getting paid. >> they say, get your claim in so you can get a check. that never happened, and then when the new claims process took over, we had to do everything again. each time we call, we have gotten somebody different. they don't know what's going on. >> so, orange beach, alabama, pulled its city workers from bp sites for lack of payment and say they won't be back until there is a check in the bank. it has been two months since bp plugged its gushing well. where did the oil go? some researchers are looking deep down below. >> reporter: a deep water csi in the gulf. researchers discover what they say is a substantial layer of oil in the sediment in areas near the deepwater horizon spill. the steam led by a university of georgia marine science professor canvassed an area as close as two miles from the well sbhed as far away as 80 miles. in several samples from the sea floor they found concentrations of oil seeping as muches two inches in the sediment. we are going to talk to d

an thirdly, ken feinberg, who is the claims czar, promised people that they would have their claims within 48 hours to 7 days of filing it and he's fallen far short of those goals. and so those are the things that have people along the gulf concerned. >> a right. understandably so. anne thompson, thank you. now here's lester. >> amy, thanks. overseas pope benedict xvi will preside over a mass this morning in london, aft six men were arrested friday in a suspected terror pt. nbc's nina desantos joins us now from london's hyde park. nina, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, lester. well, it's day three of the pope's historic visit to britain, and so far there's been no letup in his busy agenda. today's events began at london's westminste cathedral where he met the prime minister and celebrated mass. thousands of young faces gathered in the piazza, each eager for a glimpse of their spiritual leader. today pope benedict came face-to-face with the future of catholic britain. >> i think he's incredibly brave on the one hand. and i can't wait to hear what he has to say. >> reporter: t

victims of the mexico oil spill should start getting bigger payments more quickly, ken feinberg says00 million have been paid, from the $20 billion fund, set up by bp. and, lawyers hired by the city of new york have collected $124 million in legal fees, it this is biggest task by a legal team, and willing records show an auditor discovered routine overcharging on the firm's time sheet and the firm charges $585 per hour for its services. democrats are facing a potential wipe out of midterm elections, hope a new logo can turn around their fortunes. dems around the country are touting the logo, a d in a circle, with the word, change, that matters. underneath i and the party heads say the redesign is went to deemphasize washington and reconnect democrats with every day voters. >> what do you think of the "d" with the circle around it. >> clayton: it looks like the obama colors. >> and the "o"... >> dave: the older logo is tired. >> alisyn: gets the point across. >> clayton: you know what it is, let's talk about that and we'll see the ds and rs, right around the election, or just after we

ken feinberg promised a quick response and more substantial checks to those damaged by bp's spill in pensacola friends were complaining about the process, said it was a mess. >> it was so difficult and still is for so many, businesses that the crisis may be behind us but they still face tough times. "new york times," says boeing is entering the space tourism business t. flights beginning as early as 2015 would most likely launch from cape canaveral in florida to the international space station. >> i don't even have time to fly to scranton. why am i going to mars? >> i've landed in the wrong city many times. maybe i'll land on mars now. time for politico. >> with us now, the executive editor of politico, jim vanned high is hearing with the morning playbook. >> look how handsome he is. >> we'll talk about a poll, a new poll we did with george washington university, a battle ground poll. we're doing six of them in the next year and a half. two interesting findings, our generic match-up, 43-43 which democrats will like to see, most polls have been showing them trailing often by many, man