of darkness in the deep sea, like curtains, just open, and there it is.nd you see it for the first time for 2,000 years or whatever. you can get used to that. >> logan: how many times have you done that? >> ballard: lots. >> logan: what's lots? >> ballard: 100 times or more. >> logan: 100 or more discoveries? >> ballard: yes. >> logan: bob ballard has made some of the greatest deep sea discoveries of our time. >> ballard: look at that swastika. >> logan: he found the legendary german battleship "bismarck," three miles below in the atlantic. those are the guns? >> ballard: those are the guns. and we almost hit them, because we came in very low on the deck, and all of a sudden, first thing we saw of the "bismarck" was a barrel of a gun coming right at us. >> logan: he also tracked down what's believed to be the remains of pt-109, commanded by john f. kennedy in world war ii. but the one that made him famous was the "titanic." for 73 years, the massive ocean liner sat more than two miles down, more than 12,000 feet of pitch black water, eluding the world's t

but the notion of going way out into the hey seas, or even the territorial seas-- which israel does not own because they're an occupying country-- to do that is to escalate a situation -- israel's detriment. i think they've made a horrible mistake here. the country is too much on the defensive. they should have let those people land and deliver their good and then leave. i mean you don't need--. >> woodruff: let's come back to professor wedgwood. is this even something that can be settled by discussing the legal questions involved? >> well, i think, you also now have conflicts that are different than traditional conflicts. we have conflicts that haveab international elements even if they're not classical state-to-state conflict. we have the worry about the effect of terror groups on conflicts. i think, again, the role of iran as a spoiler in the region, which is really prevent anything settlement of israeli-arab issues, is a very serious issue. i worry, frankly, that the u.n. itself is losing its focus. it should be worried about the iranian nuclear program. it should be worried about b

under the death on the high seas act. those statutes were passed in 1920, another era. as you said, and as chris jones said, neither of them as interpreted allows recovery for loss of society damages to the survivors of those killed in maritime disasters. loss of society or damages for companionship for the loss of care, comfort and companionship caused by the death of a loved one. the ma jort of american jurisdictions today do recognize some right to recover for loss of society damages in wrongful death, but not the jones acted and not dosa. a spouse, child, parent or sibling who loses a loved one suffers a very real loss and the law should recognize that loss. as chris jones also noted, there is one exception to the rule barring recovery of loss of society damages under dosa. in 2000 ach the korean airline and twa air disasters you retroactively amended dosa to provide recovery of loss of society damages to the survivors of those killed in high seas commercial aviation disasters. but for anyone else killed on the high s

under the death on the high seas act. both of those statutes were passed in 1920, another era. as you said and chris jones said, neither of them as interpreted allows recovery for loss of society damages to the survivors of those killed in maritime disasters. loss of society are damages for companionship, for the loss of care, comfort, and companionship caused by the death of a loved one. the majority of american jurisdictions today do recognize some right to recover for loss of society damages in wrongful death. but not the jones act and not dosa. a spouse, child, parent, or a sibling who loses a loved one suffers a very real loss and the law should recognize that loss. as chris jones also noted, there is one exception to the rule barring recovery of loss of society damages under dosa. in 2000, after the korean airline and t.w.a. air disasters, you retroactively amended dosa to provide recovery of loss of society damages to the survivors of those killed in high seas commercial aviation disasters. but for anyone else kill

that is why these are brought from the north sea. that is not the usual form of transfer. >> i'm sorry, one more. clear leader is a drillship, correct? >> yes, it's very similar to discover enterprise. >> will the clear leader stay on site? last thing i'm confused about is we have this [inaudible] it will no longer be used at that point? it will either of the drillships be used? >> at some point we will make a transition. it will be pretty crowded of there. we will move from they two production vessels, and the tanker yet to be named will replace that with two production platforms. that is the capacity we require to the pricing system. >> that's wonddrful. so the actual burning of of oil is not going to last very long? >> that is a strategy to increaae capacity and create redundancy. that's correct. >> thank you so much. >> will there be a briefing this weekend? >> to be determined. >> a look at the deep water horizon explosion site. you can see the flotilla of ships at the site, including this is burning of natural gas from the leak

i describe it as going from sea to shining sea as well as the 1.75 billion acr of the inner continental shelf. we have a job to do to deal with the future plans.and we will ge. >> senator johnson? you have been doing a great job. i associate myself with the remarks of the senator. do y know whether the moratoriums will have any effect on u.s. oil production? if so, what effects do you anticipate? >> senator, there will be a report from the moratorm that we have imposed. are aware of the fact that there will be some reduction in oil and gas production? i don't have document in front of me. but i rall reading it sometime late last night. >> what percentage would that ekwa to? >> are any shallow water productionorps rags halted as a result of the june 2 memorandum? or does the action only affect wells currently in development producing oil? >> senator, the shallow water drilling activies still have to come ply with the safety requirements. our view is that ones that will be able to be met by most of the companies. >> would you explain which oil and gas operations. >> it's only been minimal

very high standards. >> of the greatest part of our experience and operation has been in the north sea, particularly in norway and the united kingdom. in norway and the united kingdom, they have developed some of the best practices that are applicable and used around the world. that is based on our experience for several decades. those best practices and oversight review have been applied and used in the industry and other places of the world. i would say they rank right at the top in terms of capability and development of practices. >> similar answer in that i think the u.s. does have one of the most comprehensive set of regulations for the industry in theeworld. you can find other areas where a particular regulation may be more stringent than what you see in the u.s., but the important part for us as a company goes back to what i called our global standards, how we do things everywhere. those often exceed the regulations in any country. >> i would agree with that. the standards are similar ii many places, with some specific differences, but the u.s. has a strong set of standards. i w

the debt on the high seas thing bothers me tremendously. i will support and work to try and make sure we repeal and reffrm that aw. it is egregious that there is no recourse then the -- than the obligation being reimbursement for a funeral. that is very disheartening in these days and times, and even back in those days and times it should not have been that way. did transocean advise either of you how long they intended to continue giving you your husbands' checkk? are they going to continue health benefits? >> we will receive a paycheck -- we have not spoke about health insurance. >> we of touched on health insurance part. it is my understanding that, until a settlement is reached,%+ we will be compensated with health insurance, up to one year after the settlement. we have to pay for it at the company rate. after that year, we're on our own. >> the life insurance -- is that a company benefit? or is that something that you and your husbands purchased? >> it is a company benefit. >> is it adequate to maintain your family? we do not know how

we provide sea fears, the ability in a time -- sea fares, to take merchant marines. the navy doesn't move cargo any more, that's been outsourced. host: so this domestic fleet is privately owned guest: yes, ma'am . host: there have been some who have said the coast guard for future incidents like we're seeing in the gulf coast needs to have its own government-run fleet that can respond more quickly than we have seen this our domestic fleet respond in this situation. guest: it's interesting. we went through that debate in the 70s, whether it should be coast guard or commercial. the decision was made we need coast guard expertise to leverage commercial capital. think of the irony here. u.s. companies invested in this capability. now, the one time we have the ability to use that people want to bring foreigners in to take those jobs. why would any american company invest in oil spill response capabilities in the future if they realize that a swiss company or other is going to come in and take away that business? host: if you look at the jones act, the language beyond what

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host: someone asked if the oil spill proves that deep sea drilling should be banned?s risky. we have to ask why are the oil companies in the deep water to begin with. how come we are asking those companies to take that risk for are the companies inviting themselves to take that risk? the oil companies are in the deep water because it is where they are allowed to go because they are not allowed to go in shallow water except in the gulf of mexico on the western side. they are not allowed in the shallow water on the eastern side of the gulf of mexico. they are not allowed in shallow water off the west coast or the east coast or off the coast of alaska. that is prohibited. because there is this incredible demand for oil, 20 million barrels per day which is 10,000 gallons per second, the need for oil unless you want to import all of it which changes the risk to another part of the world, if we want to import all of it, we could accept we're completely dependent upon other resources. all the jobs would go way and hundreds of thousands of high- paying jobs go away and we are

it shuttles oil from the north sea oil rigs to scotland.e will basically have a pumping capability at the surface connected by a flexible hose down to the riser that continually off lows tankers. the bottom will go back to the wellhead. we might be able to move from a containment cap to a hard cap which is a way to produce everything coming out which means we could take leakage down to almost zero. >> do you have an estimated capacity for that system? >> i do not have it with me but we can make that available. >> thank you. >> next question comes from npr. >> good morning. the ap is reporting that they are moving ships into place to flame of the oil and gas as opposed to recover it. is that part of a plan? >> that is the q 4000 that i mentioned before. it can fire off natural gas and the oil, as well. we are concerned that oil to not hit the water. it will be a combination of transferred to oil ashore and firing off oil and natural gas. >> that explains why bp talks about a 5,000 barrel per day capacity. they keep talking about a different

so building from a sea sponge isn't that much of a reach for breast cancer doctors. >> suarez: and theresult? >> the results were that in patients with fairly heavily pretreated advanced breast cancer the addition of this drug compared to the doctor's choice of the best approach resulted in improvement in survival of several months for this population of patients. and i think as with some of the earlier trials we discussed, this means that we'll be moving this drug into an earlier stage of the disease to see whether or not it might up the cure rate rather than just simply prolong survival by a few months. >> suarez: dr. george sledge of the annual meeting of the american society of clinical oncology, thanks for joining us. >> thank you, ray. >> brown: now to kenya, and a story about helping the poorest of the poor find homes and hope. special correspondent fred de sam lazaro reports. >> reporter: in the shadow of one of africa's most modern cities the sprawl of slums. almost 2 million of nairobi's 3 million residents are jammed into just five percent of the land. they've come from the

when at sea, the ship deploys a variety of ocean monitoring devices and sensors. one of them looks a bit like a cruise missile, but without an engine, it's a programmable underwater glider. each one costs more than $100,000 dollars. >> we have five gliders. we have four of them that are depth rated for 200 meters and we have one that is depth rated for a thousand meters. they are equipped with a sensor suite that give us capacity to measure temperature and salinity with depth. we can also measure various one of the key sensors on here is what they call sedom sensor, color dissolved organic matter, it can be used to measure the presence of hydrocarbons. >> reporter: since the well blew out, there have been a lot of pictures of the surface oil affecting the marshes, the beaches, and the birds. but there's also been a lot of debate and discussion about the oil that people cannot see. oil is lighter than water, and one would expect it to rise to the surface. but in this spill, some of it is staying underwater. chemical oceanographer dr. david hollander says when the w

their eyes are actually the color of the bluest sea. it's beautiful. you like...e blue-eyed blondes? there's a blue eye that you can't match. ( laughter ) >> cooper: i hope you've never complimented a woman by telling her she had eyes as pretty as a great white shark. >> rutzen: no, not yet. >> cooper: great whites have been around for millions of years. but they've never been seen mating or giving birth. their senses are highly developed, but when it comes to touch, rutzen believes they often rely on their mouths. so, just uses its mouth to feel you. >> rutzen: yes. >> cooper: but that ends up being... could be a deadly bite. >> rutzen: yes. touch is a very important sense for a living animal. so why shouldn't they use that sense? >> cooper: rutzen believes most attacks by great whites on humans have been the result of curiosity, not deliberate acts of aggression. worldwide, there are only about five deadly shark attacks each year-- a tiny amount, considering the millions of people who swim in the ocean. rutzen says many of us have likely had a positive encounter

it is very serious because, as i said, according to the law this ship in international sea belongs to the country of flag. it's a clear violation of turkish sovereignty. it is an attack against turkish citizens. we had difficult relations with soviet union during korld war but they didn't attack our citizens. in the last eight to seven years of turkish republic history, first time a state is attacking against our citizens. we cannot tolerate this. >> warner: is this breach do you think irreparable? is this a crisis in an otherwise fairly strong relationship though it's had some problems in the past year or something worse? >> it depends on israeli action. >> ifill: in jerusalem today israel's deputy foreign minister said the dispute between the two nations is not a final break. >> we have tried and pleaded with everybody, including the turkish government, to try and stop this provocation. however, i think still the importance. relations between turkey and israel will necessitate a continuation of good and strong ties for the benefit of the entire region. >> ifill: but officials from t

probably the worst disaster in history was in the north sea. we have these things happening across the world and we have to improve from each one of them. >> does this show that oil drilling is inherently risky and there can always be a disaster? >> the track record is overall, very strong. but we have this tragic accident that we have to learn from. >> nobody is saying "drill baby drill" anymore. it is ridiculous that this could happen. and there is no response. >> the gentleman's time has expired. we now recognize a member of the full committee, the gentleman from new york. >> thank you. i am wondering if we're all not saying the same thing. and that is that bp should not be in charge of anything in this operation anymore. they have said, in different ways, that there is very little credibility that you have in telling us what is going on. these numbers have been wildly underestimated. it is very clear that you are conflicted when it comes to settling claims with people victimized by the negligence. you want to pay less and they want to get m

the sea turtles here have been rescued from the oil.ow you how these sea turtles are being saved. hurricane alex, bad news for cleanup efforts in the gulf. skimming has stopped and the coast guard says boats will remain in port until the weather calms. blogger updates throughout the hour and a tropical storm is not the only thing slowing down the efforts. the local paper reporting that for everybody out there skimming a little, there are another format available in the united states not being used by bp. against alleging they are slowing it down on purpose to save money. we are keeping them honest. live from the gulf. on 360. >> larry: joining us on the phone, maybe the most beloved lady in america, the former first lady, nancy reagan. thank you for calling in. >> how nice of you without my calling you. you didn't call me and ask my permission. >> larry: you know, that's the way she was. if i was in office, i wouldn't have been allowed to do this. nancy said, bang, and you don't do it. you check with nancy, don't you? >> i asked her to

in forests and jungles, beaches and desert, and across seas and skiesyoung americans have fought formilies, and fought for us. now they peacefully rest in cemeteries, and marked battlefield graves, and in the deepest oceans around the world. each plot enshrines a unique story and we remember the sacrifice, humility and the service each name represents. the great world war ii correspondent early -- ernie pyle never forgot these stories, particularly those that the fall and could never tell. in the wake of the normandy invasion on e beach were so many of gave their lives, he found bibles, toothbrushes, hand grenades, and snapshots of families back home staring up at him from the sand. but the most common items he found were letters, letters from ome and a link writing paper waiting to become -- blank writing paper waiting to become letters in return. i believe each story, each item they carry sends a powerful message. it is notbout how they died, but how they lived and what they cared for. today is a different time. these are different wars, so troops maycarry fewer physical keepsakes.

to sea. we bring our conflict here. we have these debates here. we test each other in the battle of ideas here. it's even more effective and i'll say significantly more effective than it was in the era of the founding fathers because we have real-time communication. we have, mr. speaker, we have c-span, we have live radio, we have internet, we have podcasts, we can have realtime, interactive town hall meetings that interact all the way across america. we can carry this message all across this country this constitutional republic is more effective today from a communications standpoint than it was in the era of our founding fathers. we should be grateful for that it's our job to use it, our%% j to utilize it, to continue to build on this. let's have the debate. let's have a nationwide debate, let's get after this. come november, the american people will decide whether this path of the federal takeover of first 1/3 of the former private sector activity of our economy, then adding obamacare to t

we visited jerusalem, the golan heights and some of the fabulous farming communities near the sea of gally. for someone who had never visited israel, in fact, i had never seen the mediterranean sea in my entire life. to get to visit it with people who are steeped in the history, the politics and the worldwide consequences of our relationship with israel, it was a tremendous experience. so i want to thank the gentlewoman from florida for including me on the congressional delegation that she led to israel and, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentlewoman from florida, mrs. wasserman shelt, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. was was thank you, mr. speaker. first -- ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. first before she departs the chamber, let me say what an absolute pleasure it was to travel to the middle east with the gentlelady from wyoming. she was a pleasure to have as a companion. she w

we are a budget watchdog based in the sea.ould like to thank congressman frank for convening this event thank you for coming here today. even though there are four of a speaking, there are many people involved with this report. the all contributed a measurable amounts of their knowledge and time expertise. if they would all stand and identified themselves-- [inaudible] many of you may be struck with this as deju vu. seems like this appears every few years with little success. what is different about this moment in history and why is the report that we are releasing so necessary? essentially, we are looking down the barrel of record deficits that threaten our economic stability. economic insecurity fosters national insecurity in numerous ways from increasing our vulnerability to external crises to slowing spending for our highest defense priorities. the recently released strategy correctly of firms that our prosperity serves as the wellspring of our power. it also cautions that maintaining that power will maintain discipline in

there has been conjecture about whether the sub-sea dispersants have the oil. we are actually checking the oil after the dispersants have been applied. they generally make the oil separate, and they would not gather together in a plume. i don't know if there is a causality. there are different water depths to understand what the concentration of oil is at what death. that will be brought together with the data that the -- with the data matter. >> cnn. bp had is running ads saying that will make this right. given everything they have done has felt, how much confidence do you have? >> it is their assertion, and their duty to stand by it. i have not seen the advertisements. i think we need to separate a couple of things. the stuff that has been happening on the sub sea for our applications of technology that normally work in the oil spill, but have never been tried at 5,000 feet. the issue is trying to do things where there is no human access at 5,000 feet. that is pretty much what has been happening. they do have a duty. they are irresponsible party. we are overs

. >> is the casing damaged below the sea floor? >> we do not know that, because we have not been able to get their. we have no way of knowing that. >> i know that two days ago -- i apologize. mr. mccain was testifying at the same table you are at on tuesday. he said the spill response has been effective, and i strongly disagree. i would like to know, do you agree or disagree with his statement? >> i think if any oil gets to the shore to impact the environment, it is not possible to declare our response effective. in many cases we have implemented a significant method. it has been recognized as beyond anything anyone has achieved in the past. >> we need the sense of urgency. i yield back. >> there's nothing to yield. >> you told both of them that the conclusion bp reached was that there was a good seamen's job. did there was no requirement to -- a good cement bond. there was no requirement, and he would look into whether that needed to be changed in the future. are you aware that halliburton's officer told a senate committee that a

that we have made huge progress in the north sea. there is a major problem in the attitude toward public relations. until that issue is sorted out in the north sea, will continue to have problems. p> thank you. i would certainly be happy to look at the issues he raises. i personally believe that it is important to have trade union oversight in these matters, in cases where the companies are unionized. and a guarantee to otherpective employees that safety will be given the attention it deserves. >> [unintelligible] companies to outsource environmental and safety critical processes failed to take their responsibility seriously when it really counts, before disaster strikes. they lost their very license to cooperate. what this session will his department have with businesses in the energy sector to get a grip on their direct environmental responsibility instead of simply balancing the rhetoric of corporate responsibility? >> i think my friend for that question which is very cute and well directed. i think there is an issue of but come o

you had wins, at 8 feet a 10 foot seas. now bearing the summer the winds lighten up for the exception of thunderstorms. this is a realistic goal. i really do think, again, if a cap -- that is the key, they have to cap it soon. if they capture the well we have a realistic goal of keeping all live from the shores. host: a lot of issues around the rest of the gulf. guest: in lieu of the coast guard coming up with a plan, and sent bp has not come up with a plan, i will submit it to them. i think it is a realistic and achievable plan. host: thank you for your help. congressman, how receptive was the unified command in accepting a local solution? guest: we are going to see. quite honestly, in the beginning the goals were set pretty low. a lot of the local mayors wanted to put a boom across the harbor. that still leaves beach is exposed. in beginning the goal was to keep the fragile wetlands from getting covered, and that has been achieved. now that we have the short-term goals, we think it is a realistic thing to ask that we keep

lower marine riser package and in the past they just had a containment dome that was open up to the seand in this case, they will actually have at least a bit of a seal to try to keep most of the water out and the biggest issue that they have to worry about right now are the ice crystals that could clog up the pipe. >> woodruff: what determines whether this works or not? what's the key here? >> the key will be if they're able to successfully position it over top the blowout. there's a significant amount of pleasure and flow coming out of that well head and they'll need to position this capping device on top of that lower marine riser package and they'll need to stabilize it and clamp it down on to it and i think it's an advantage that they can clamp on to this lower marine riser package because it will help hold the... if you will, it's kind of like an upside down tea cup. it will help hold that tea cup upside down and in place so that it can capture most of the oil. >> woodruff: so at this point, professor, how confident are you that this looks like it's going to work ? >> well, they h

the sea turtles here have been rescued from the oil, show you how the sea turtles are being treated andtorm alex may soon become hurricane alex, certainly bad news for cleanup efforts in the gulf. skim is temporarily stopped. the coast guard says boats will remain in port until the weather comes. live updates of the storms throughout the hour a tropical storm is not the only thing slowing skimming efforts. local paper down here reporting that for every boat out there skimming oil, there are another four available in the united states that are not being used by bp. we have a guest tonight alleging that bp is slow-make the cleanup on purpose to save money. we are keeping them honest on that those stories and a lot more live from the gulf on "'360" with. >> larry: anderson cooper, 10 eastern, 7 pacific much joining us on the phone, maybe the most beloved lady in america, the former first lady, nancy you, l. well, i couldn't let you do this without my calling you. you didn't call me and ask my permission. >> larry: you know, that's the way she was. if i was in office, i wouldn't have been a

that is, the riches in the sea bed, the sea lies that we all depend upon. there are a lot of efforts to try to come to a common understanding on how we will protect those collectively. i share your concern. i'm from texas. this is a terrible disaster in the gulf of mexico. i really cannot speak to what this or any other government could do, is doing, or will do in the future to try to prevent this type of disaster. host: donna hopkins has been with the state department's 1998. -- since 1998. active duty for 13 years. the navy is part of this coalition of navies that are trying to fight the somali pirates situation. who coordinates those activities? guest: there is an international group that is chaired in a rotating basis by several different nations. i believe there are 26 nations navy's actively collaborating to patrol and respond to the areas affected by piracy. the chairmanship of the group rotates among the different nations whose navies are participating. in my opinion, is a model. it is an unprecedented degree of a collaborative response. countries t

this was for sub-sea only. everything below the surface.hat is where i worked. >> you might want to reiterate that for the record. i think it is folks -- i think it is important for folks to know the percentage of the platform that is above the water. >> the sub-sea includes things like risers, piping, umbilical, at the wellhead, the trees. they are at least half of the total cost, versus everything above the surface. what happens is that above the surface there is some low pressure and high pressure element. below the surface, it is pretty much all high pressure and high temperature. it is special metals, and in my opinion, the most dangerous of all of the piping and equipment that is built for that platform lies beneath the sea. >> you testified that the m m s did not quickly responddto your claims. have they now? >> they have not. >> since you have been announced as a witness at this hearing, you have not heard from mms? >> i have not. the only time i heard from them was last june. we had a meeting at the justice department and mms was i

but that the skimming has been delayed by the roughness of the seas, not the ships.rom indiana. caller: i want to talk about possible to clean up the oil and how we are only using certain things. i wonder about the new technologies that we are not using, even though so many people are saying they are the right thing toouse. guest: in 2003, there was a report put out called "oil and the c." by the research -- national research council. in doubt, they collaborate to look at the best way -- in that, they collaborate to get the best way to handle oil in the ocean. the report indicated that this could not happen, but nevertheless, it seemed reasonable. if we're going to do deep happen if there is a spill.uld is it better to disperse it at subsurface, or let it rise? there are folks that have given testimony and they're basically repeating the recommendations of 2003. now it can be done, and i think it took 500 barrels of oil out to the north sea 500 feet below the surface and they released it to see what would happen. you do not want to release it, but they did it to see

some of these are coming as far away as the north sea. that had already been in progress. >> why have they consistently underestimated the flow? why is this so difficult? >> frankly, bp is not doing estimates on flow rate. we established our own group and we are doing that now. those are the estimates we are doing. they can do what they want, but the american people understand that these are not being developed under an team -- any model. these are third parties. you want to talk about transparency. you need to be assured we are doing this. >> the amount of oil that leaks will help determine and find -- find that bp will incur. our interest align on capping the well. we would never asked bp to tell us how much they think is leaking in order for us to determine the compensation and penalties to be derived from that. understanding that, the flow of great technical group and has -- as adm. allen has said, our response was not dictated on a flow rate mechanism. hold on. we had a better idea and could use better equipment from all over the gov

two of the boats have been delayed by mechanical difficulties and remain at sea. " we believe they aren route to gaza. it appears that a total of 37 british nationals were involved in the event. this is different from the number the prime minister gave a short time ago based on what the israeli ambassador has said before. i have spoken to our ambassador in tel aviv and the latest figures are 37 including 11 dual nationals. we have received access to 28 of these individuals, one of whom who was deported yesterday. -- reported yesterday. >> the fact that we have not yet been given full information of british nationals detained in access to all of them. we are urgently pressing the israeli officials to resolve this within hours. there is real and justified anger at the event that have unfolded. the position of the government is as follows -- our guideline is not to travel to gaza we have made it public that we deeply deplore the loss of life and we look to israel to do everything possible to avoid a repeat of this unacceptable situation. the u.n. security council have rightly condemned th

it is all under the sea and going everywhere. guest: the secretary of energy, a nobel prize seat --i have a lot of confidence in him. he is not in the business, but they have called experts from all around the world and to this. consulted with everybody. my expectation is that in every other idea has been considered because all of them want the samet thing thehey want this gusher stopped. host: here is a question for you, byron dorgan. i watched the house of commons discussion -- guest: i have also indicated that bp is the responsible party. they have the least, were drilling the well, and contacted for it. there is a responsibility in other areas as well, but bp is the principal here. my understanding is that transition moved their headquarters to switzerland -- that transocean moved at headquarters to switzerland. the keep some people here, but the purpose of moving it overseas is to avoid paying u.s. taxes. in a meeting a week or so after the oil spill, the announced theeone to pay a substantial dividend. i do not think that t

we are a budget watchdog based in the sea. i would le . . you foroming here today. even though there are four of a speaking, there are many people involved with this report. the all contributed a measurable amounts of their knowledge and time expertise. if they would all stand and identified themselves-- [iudible] many of you may be struck with this as vu. deju seems likthis appears every few years with ttle success. what is different about this moment in history and why is the report that we areeleasing so necessary? essentially, we are looking down the barrel of record deficits that threaten our economic stability. economic insecurity fosters national insecurity in numerous ways from increasing our vulnerability to external crises to owing spending for r highestefense priorities. the recely released strategy correctlof firms that our prosperity sers as the wellspring of our power. it also cautions that maintaining that power will maintain discipline in setting priorities and making trade- offs. to put it mildly, priorities a

they cannot act illegally with impunity and kill people like they have done on the high seas. >> israelwill be listening to a condemnation in the house. i don't think that the correct policy is to impose sanctions. i think the right policy is to urge a course of action which is a lifting of the restrictions of the blockade of the gaza strip and the setting up of a truly credible and independent investigation. i think those are part of the practical way forward. the right foreign policy for this country. >> would you agree that the effect for the brutal israeli blockade of the cause a strip -- of the gauze a strep -- gaza strip and the blockade is from. >> hamas is able to attack the importation of goods for the tunnells. this is a further reminder that this is not an effective policy. >> the israelis are aware of what has happened to this week. hopefully, they will take other measures. isn't it clear that israel showed no concern at all in international opinion but is out of control? we may see further tragedies of this kind. >> i would not necessarily reach that conclusion that there i

but all is not well in the sea. increased pressures rom overfishing, habitat destruction, pollution, and introduction of invasive alien species have combined in recent decades to threaten the diversity of life in our oceans. the first observance of world ocean day will allow us to highlight the many ways in which oceans attribute to society. it is also an opportunity to recognize the considerable challenges we face in maintaining their capacity to regulate global climate, supply essential ecosystem services, and vide sustainable livelihoods. as the oil continues to spi into the gulf, it is time to recognize a worldcean day and take the first critical step to saving this vital resource. house resolution 1330 was introduced by our gleeg, the gentleman fr california, representative sam farr, on may 5, 2010. the mesh measure was referred to the committee on oversight and government reform which ordered it reported favorably by unanimous consent on may 20, 2010. the measure has the support of over 50 members of the house

revising the death on the high seas legislation that passed in 1859 and was revised in 1920. we will revise it now to the benefit and retroactively to cover these families. they were also concerned about their neighbors in the region. that is why i am so pleased with what the president did this week, by holding bp accountable for the damage and harm done to families, small businesses, watermen, fishermen, and congratulate the president on the outcome of it. i was quite concerned about the response from my republican colleagues and i say colleagues more than one about apologizing to bp because of this settlement which would help people. while people in the gulf are suffering from actions taken by bp, republicans and the congress are apologizing to bp. again, we tried to rein in big oil, the republicans are not. same with health insurance. the republicans said know. as a need here today, our conference committee is meeting on operating and more of those that are reckless from wall street causing joblessness on main street. when we pass the bill, not one republican voted for it.

the industry's record in the north sea is a strong. but with the beginning of exploration in deeper waters, we must be vigilant. initial steps are already on the way, includiig doubling annual inspections from? two drilling rigs. -- from decks to drilling rigs. we're building on the ork already begun by the newly formed oil spillage and response advisory group. i will also ensure that lessons and practices are shared with3 operating companies. mr. speaker, i now turn to the position of vp.%+ it is usually egrettable that the company's tactical efforts to stop the spill have, to date, been only partially successful. but acknowledged the company for its strong public commitment to stand by its obligation, to hold this bill, and to provide a remedy and payment of all legitimate claims. as a bp's chairman has ssid, these are critical tasks for bp and bp must complete them in order to rebuild truut in the company as a member of the business community in the united states, in the united kingdom, and around the world. bp remaiis a strong comp

because we do not have a perfect -- sea water coming in. because we do not have a perfect cap, we're trying to minimize the amount of leakage. we want to go into full production, because we cannot accommodate all of the pressure. we have to get a full-rate production before we know what ii going on with any chronic leakage that we may see all around the rubber gasket. we have dispersant to try to disperse the oil at the source and not have to deal with it on the surface. we're continuing mechanical skimming and in situ burning. we're trying to limit the use of dispersants. we have reached the 1 million gallons threshold on the dispersants. it is preferable to use the dispersant rather than have the oil, because the toxicity is much less, but there are toxic impact of the dispersant. we're trying to focus back on the subsea area. >> president obama has ordered the coast guard to get them anything they need. >> i am here to get a complete briefing on the people, the boom, and i will meet with the governor to get and give answers. >> we will n

ronald says, "what happens to the sea turtles during the burning of the oil at sea?"annot precisely answer that. it passed to be monitored closely. much of the burning will be on land, if there is going to be any. i would not think that would be a huge issue for the sea turtles, although i am certainly not a biologist. the epa is monitoring the air, water, and land. so far, my understanding is they are not seeing a lot of increase in pollution from burning and other things. host: the 1990 law that was passed after the exxon valdez indicated that the polluter pays. bp has said that it will pay. they have the $20 billion fund and the $100 million for others who are impacted by this. what is the ultimate cost? guest: it will be large. i have no good idea. probably $20 billion is in the right ballpark. to me, essenes to depend very greatly on how fast they can -- it seems to depend very greatly on how fast they can tap the oil well. -- cap the oilwell. there are concerns with the hurricane season coming up. we have a good chance of tapping this thing quickly. i understand

what the sea not been trapped in this cap? >> the content cap is going to capture the oil being brought up to the well bore from the reservoir below. the pressure in the reservoir is around 9000 psi. the pressure readings taken just before the top kill operation began last week indicated that the pressure at the blowout preventer was around 3500 psi. that is the pressure of the zero oil coming up to the well bore, counterbalanced by the water at 5,000 feet. of the%- there is pressure for the oil to rise up to the top. the natural gas flares off. will the pressure of the oil going up into a much smaller pipe -- the price we are looking at are smaller than the well bore themselves. if they fill up and more pressure is created there, will enough pressure forced the oil around the sides and back down out of the seal? the answer is i do not think we know until we know how the containment cap is seated and how well the rubber seals have done their job and have some video that tells us how much oil, if any, is coming out. there could

can be more nearly compensated if they -- if congress will dramatically change the death on the high seas if the proof is there as to bp's wanton and reckless conduct that we can make bp regret they made such bad decisions. perhaps they won't do it again. that's what's keeping me going right now. >> how is your son's wife and child? >> they're great. his youngest child, of course, is born a couple of weeks after gordon died and that was the ultimate bittersweet experience, when maxwell gordon came into the world without his dad, but he is a perfectly healthy, happy, big boy and just like his older brother, sleeps through the night, from night one. i don't know how it is. michelle has such good babies all the time. but they are that. and so they've got a lot of family support, a lot of it. and we're making sure that that is going to stay that way. >> thanks, keith. ed, we have about 45 seconds. t. boone pickens says it will take till september maybe longer. what do you think? >> it's not an easy thing to be able to drill and to find such a small target. i think we have to hope. we have to