lorainne, thanks for calling. caller: yes, i think they should do a lot more and they shouldn't let them off the hook. host: lorainne, what do you think the penalty should be? $4.5 billion not enough? caller: nope, like $600 billion. that's what they should pay. host: lorainne from michigan, thanks for the call. some stats about b.p. and the work force. the company employs about 23,000 people, 30% of its work force in the united states, which is home to 40% of its share holders. it also produces 20% of its oil and gas in the country. b.p. remains the largest oil producer in the gulf of mexico and runs a huge oil field in alaska's prudhoe bay. the company is exploring for oil and gas and emerging shale locations in texas, oklahoma, arkansas, louisiana and ohio. it notes they left b.p. in a much leaner condition. the company had to sell assets across the globe to raise money it needs to pay earning -- garnering $35 billion as of october. we'll be taking your calls on this subject all morning. don is waiting from new

ktvu's lorainne blanco tells us the fire took some of those most precious items. >> reporter: for the second straight morning, firefighters tamed flames in an oakland carport. this fire started near a buick at 41st and market, destroying two cars and a motorcycle. >> they were basically near our house. you could hear the explosions, see the fire. >> reporter: deandre brown didn't have time to worry about his car or his things. all he could think about was bringing his wife and twin toddlers to safety. >> i can't even really imagine, like, what i'm going through around the holiday, the family. it's just terrible. >> reporter: this car was the family's only transportation, and the stuff that was inside that metal storage unit was just as important. >> i don't know what to do with it. like, this is their first baby clothes. i put this on them when they were in the hospital to come home and now it's all ruined! >> reporter: also ruined, the kids clothes, their stroller and all of their toys. >> i'm counting my blessings and thank god that it wasn't our apartment, thank god that me and the

ktvu's lorainne blanco just arrived on scene and has the latest. lorain?claudine, the u.s. coastguard located that surfer just around 8:30 out here at ocean beach, just north of sea rocco oh seal rock, i should say. he was missing for about 30 minutes, last seen heading toward that rock. the first call came in at 8:06 a.m. in the area of kelly's cove. wet and windy creations created big waves. according to scanner traffic, the surfer wasn't too familiar with the water out here. we're still waiting on the condition of that surfer, but they did rescue the surfer on some rocks out there just north of seal rock. as soon as we get more information, we'll bring it to you. reporting live, lorainne blanco, ktvu channel 2news. >>> well, all this rain has some people living in daly city really worried about the possibility of another mudslide, following a water main break earlier this week in that neighborhood. several homes were evacuated tuesday when a pipe feeding the reservoir burst, sending 98,000 gallons of water down the hill. crews are stabilized the hillsid