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bp is seeking $40 billion in damages from transocean the owner of the deepwater horizon rig, in turn transocean filed court papers looking for bp to pay them $13 million to make up for money lost when the rig sank. plaquemines parish -- bp is going after to maker of the device that failed to stop the spill. oil is still washing up on the shores of the gulf a year later. 300 miles of the coastline sees oil every day. 200million gallons gushed into the gulf for three months. after the rig explosion that killed 11 people. today their relatives took a helicopter over the site. >> i think they should be in jail. they gambled with people's lives and they lost this one. bp ever get in touch with you about regrets? never, not a card, nothing. they don't care about gordon, they care about their money. so what's paid out. $3.8billion has been paid out from bp $20 billion compensation fund. to out of five people that filed a claim. >>> a landslide forced them from their home. but the homeowners are hesitant to accept the city's offer to fix the damage. the earth is still shifting. the city will

the decision comes just days after transocean issued the bonuses for what it called a year for safety. >>> thirsty fans can now use twitter to tweet their beer order from their seat at the mariners stadium. using your noggin there, i love that. >>> coming up, game winning singles and a hero's welcome for the huskies. plus, march madness comes to an end as the ncaa crowns the women's national champion. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> a storm system moving through the west will head to the middle of the country on your thursday. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >> sports, last night in indianapolis, irish eyes were crying after texas a&m took home their first women's national basketball championship. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. four games in the big leagues went to extra innings last night, but ladies first. we'll begin with the women's ncaa championship. off to indianapolis. texas and notre dame, daniell

bp filed papers against rig owner transocean for at least $40 billion in damages, accusing transoceanf causing the deadly blowout. both companies have filed counterclaims. >>> talk about a creepy story out of china. researchers say they've discovered the biggest fossilized spider ever documented. the credit -- critter's body measures only around one inch and it's 165 million years old. >>> this man tried to play the part of spider-man, but he failed. a suspected burglar got stuck in a ventilation opening in china. firefighters came to his rescue and then police quickly took him away. >>> now here is an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,453 after climbing 186 points yesterday. the s&p added 17 points. the nasdaq jumped 57. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei gained 78 points, while in hong kong, the hang seng rose 242. apple's status as the envy of the corporate world appears to be intact. after the bell, apple said its revenue jumped 83% over last year thanks to sales of iphones. in fact, the only hole in apple's

transocean. now, as we know, there are lawsuits that are going on between b.p., which had the lease, and transocean, its subcontractor that had the equipment that was supposed to work to prevent the spill that malfunctioned. and those lawsuits are going to be going on for some period of time, sorting it out. but the investigation done by a highly respected investigative task force came to that conclusion. and here, that very same company whose blowout preventer deep on the floor of the ocean malfunctioned, caused the explosion, 11 lives lost, untold billions of dollars of damage to the economies of the gulf states, untold who knows how many billions of dollars of damage to the marine life and the ecology of the gulf of mexico. and safety is cited by this company as a reason for giving bonuses to its executives. it defies common sense. it defies reason. i am sufficiently agitated about this, that even with the company coming out and issuing some kind of retraction that this senator intends to ask

. >>> the oil drilling firm transocean apologized for insensitive wording in a securities filing that called last year its best year for safety performance. transocean owned, you'll recall, the deepwater horizon drilling rig which exploded a year ago, killing 11 workers and leading to the bp oil disaster. >>> a security breach at a marketing firm that serves some of the biggest companies in the country has them warning customers not to respond to e-mails asking for login or account information. citigroup, chase, walmart, walgreens, best buy are among the affected companies. e-mails that appear to be from them that ask you to login to an account could be an attempt to steal your financial information. they should not be answered. >>> up next here tonight, a unique harvest that's making a difference for a lot of folks in need. >> announcer: making a difference, brought to you by tums. >>> our making a difference report tonight is about the power of leftovers, lots of them. good food and lots of people who get a chance to eat a good meal after the game is over, the music stops and the cr

also making headlines this morning, executives at transocean have decided to give up bonuses they got for the company's safety record last year. transocean, as you well know, is the owner of bp's deepwater horizon rig which exploded last april killing 11 workers and spilling 200 gmillion gallons o oil into the gulf of mexico. so the company under just fire after saying 2010 was an exemplary year for safety. oh, right, despite that accident. now we're hearing execs will donate more than $250,000 funds set up for the victims' family to try to make things right. >>> new data out showing a late easter, lingering cold weather and gas prices -- this report says sales growth slowed in some categories in march, although shoppers did spend more on clothing and most other items for that matter than last year. online sales grew as well more than usual. think about it. consumers are more focused on saving money on gas so they're shopping online. how much is gas over there? >> it's close to four bucks a gallo gallon. it's just brutal. nicole who never pumps her own gas because she works in new jer

. >>> transocean gave its top executives safety bonuses despite the explosion of the oil rig that killed 11 people. in addition to the deaths the explosion at the deep water horizon resulted in 200 million gallons of oil spilling into the gulf of mexico. in a regulatory filing, transocean said that the managers received the two- thirds of the possible safety bonus. the company acknowledged that the tragic loss of life but said that they had an exemplary safety record. >>> salmon fishing season kicked off today but the first day was tough going. fish and game officials said one boat did head out this morning and caught one fish. but the crew was driven back by the choppy seas out there. the fishermen are expecting a banner salmon season this year. more than a million adult salmon are off the coast right now, and that -- that is four times more than last year. >>> an above average snow survey for california. 96 stations in the survey were looked at and concluded that the statewide average is 163% for april 1st. governor brown declared california's three-year drought officially over. >>> an

in turn, transocean filed its own suit yesterday looking for bp to pay them $13 million to help them make up for the money lost when the rig sank. >>> the faa says from now on air traffic supervisors will handle flights carrying the first lady or the vice president. the change follows an incident monday when a plane carrying mrs. obama and the vice president's wife had to abort a landing after it got too close to a military cargo plane. >>> in another move by the faa, two air traffic controllers have been fired for sleeping on duty. agency announced the firings last night. one controller worked in miami. the other at knoxville, tennessee. other cases of sleeping controllers have been reported in washington, seattle and reno. >>> the hubble telescope 21 years ago old and still going strong. nasa celebrating the anniversary with a new image captured by hubble that resemble a rose blossom. it shows a group of interacting galaxies called arp-273. an estimated 300 million light- years away. beautiful. >> lawrence? are you there? >> i'm just mesmerized by that beautiful picture. hard to be

. >>> fallas en la seguridad y los equipos de entrenamientos de transocean contribuyeron al problemarias mataron a más de 90, las muertes se produjeron en varias ciudades, el presidente obama cuestionó la violencia. >>> y las imágenes que van a ver a continuación son fuertes, este video le está dando la vuelta al mundo, él exigía servicios básicos y murió a las heridas recibidas. 6 policías están arrestados. >>> el papa benedicto xvi contestó preguntas durante la primera entrevista de televisión, sentado respondió preguntas>>> y vamos a una nueva pausa, y cuando regresemos una mujer en nueva york fue agredida sexualmente en plena calle. >>> una adolescente quiso dejar un buen recuerdo pero su osadía le costó caro. >>> y le contaremos lo que una >>> una cámara de seguridad, registró un ataque, las imágenes muestran forcejeando con el agresor, que a punta de pistola usaba la violencia lo mismo hizo el agresor, que fue descrito como hispano y es buscado ahora por la policía y también quedó captada en camaras una mujer que mostró sus senos a unos presos su comportamiento la llevó a la cá

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transocean open owned the deep water horizon rig that exploded killing seven people. the senior managers received two thirds of their possible safety bonus. transocean acknowledged the tragedy but says the company still had a great safety record. >>> the navy stepped up the efforts today to inform people about the cleanup at the former hunter's point shippingiard in san fran. it held an informational meeting at family connections. the environment ali protection agency, that overseas the cleanup, says the meeting was aimed at members of the chinese american community and was a result of the survey the navy conducted about its communication. >> we know the navy was not reaching a brood enough portion ever the community before. one thing they are doing differently is reach out to segments of the community. >> the navy operated a shipyard at hunter's point from 1941 to 1974 and turn today over to the city in the '90s. the lanar corporation has been contracted to develop it for homes, parks and commercial space. >>> hundreds of students, parents, community members spend th

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transocean owned the deep water horizon rig that sent 200 million gallons of oil into the gulf.ompany's senior managers received 2/3 of their safety bonus. transocean said the company had met its internal safety targets on the frequency and severity of accidents. >>> time now, 8:18, san francisco is getting for a new program that could have some drivers paying up to $18 an hour just to park. it is set to launch on april 21. sf park will have meter prices based on events and demand. the prices could range from a quarter to $18. officials say the program will make it easier to find parking, because it discourages drivers who don't want to pay more. >>> a new weak site is allowing drivers in san francisco -- website is allowing drivers in san francisco who get a parking ticket to vent frustrations. the site's creator says it does allow drivers to keep an eye out on possible parking ticket trends. >>> rebuilding trust between residents is a goal tomorrow night. the group of people acting together will host the event. organizers say it's a chance for people who feel like they're bein

bp filed a lawsuit against the rig's owner, transocean, accusing it of causing a blowout. biologists say they are still concerned about the long-term impact on marine life. >>> vandals were caught on the shell gas station's videotapes chaining gas nozzles together. the men did this in protest of the gulf oil spill. a group said they did call for a day of action by the vandals got the wrong message. police removed the chains with bolt cutters. >> san jose is seeing an increase in graffiti. today they were finally covered up. janine delaunay got tells us -- jeanine delavega tells us why it took so long. >> reporter: officials say it has been here for close to eight months. >> it looks really bad, we had tagging across the entire bridge. the. >> reporter: it took months because the bridge is caltrans property. today and tomorrow between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. drivers have to use a detour so crews can paint. graffiti has doubled in the last six months. >> we are seeing an uptick on these bridges knowing that efforts are extremely expensive and take a lot of time to put toget

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also, transocean and.p. did not have as i said an agreement for how they did well control, which is, i will say, the most important thing to do while you are drilling a well. so, whose fault was that? i would say both of them. some companies doave a far better safety regime, but they still operate on rigs that are leased and owned by other companies, and with a number of contractors, and do we know that they have a good safety case? i reallyon't think so. >> thank you. one of your comments, you said you did not feel like water that was driving curling risk, but you felt like killing risks right to increase the future. could you say a few words around the commission's findings in that regard. >> what i meant by that is death means higher pressure, colder temperatures, -- depth means higher pressure, call whatever, and that makes it more complex. what mes it complex is the geology. it should not be water depth that is relevant, but how complex is the geology of this well. there were serious worries of lost ret

. >> late word that bp is suing transocean for 40 billion in damages. they are accusing the rig owner of causing the blow out in the gulf of mexico. they file would papers in new orleans today accusing cameron of negligence that helped to cause the disaster. >> financial news. apple crushed the analyst forecast, nearly doubling the net income to six billion dollars. the company shattered forecast for the first three months of the year. apple earned 64 up 95 percent from a year ago. analyst expected apple to bring in 5.37 a share. cisco closed at 1993 a share . the dow closed at 12,452 and a gan of one and half percent of its volume. >> new law in the work design to make you safer when you rent a car and a plan to make sure you don't end up in a rental vehicle. >> rain tonight and showers tomorrow morning and wet weather beyond that for the weekend. we'll have the details coming up. >> there is a divorce battle in baseball. custody dispute over the los angeles dodgers. the team is in >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. there will b

. >>> also what top executives of transocean are doing with the bonuses they got for safety after those eleven men died in last year's explosion of the oil rig in the gulf of mexico. >>> good morning. traffic in san jose looks pretty good driving on northbound 101. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. >>> looking at wall street dow up 32. nasdaq up 23. the s&p 500 up as well about 5 points. >>> those controversial safety bonuses given to transocean executives are now going to be donated to charity. the company came under fire after it handed out over $250,000 in bonuses. that came despite that deadly explosion on its oil rig in the gulf of mexico last year. the management team is now donating that money to a fund benefits the families of the eleven people who died in that explosion. >>> time now 6:55. oakland's former oak until naval hospital is rigged with explosives getting ready for friday's demolition. ktvu was giverren exclusive access inside the building. look at this. walls have been knocked out. each of the building's 1500 columns are now packed with fou

host: transocean is a company that owned the rig.uest: there were leasing it to bp. -- that gulf's states, there were some indication yesterday relative to florida, i am not sure what happened there, but there are as you said more than 300 lawsuits filed by everyone from fisherman to the tourism industry, to hotel owners and so on. host: what about the numerous investigations done by commissions here in washington, and universities investigating this -- what has -- from what they down, how will the findings impact this lawsuit? guest: there have been several investigations that reached a conclusion. there was the presidential commission that was appointed by obama and shared by former -- chaired by former senate term if cramm -- senator gramm. obviously their problems for bp, but that all that the industry as a whole or systemic failure. the management decisions and decisions with regard to drilling and capping this well, plugging this well. at the time that the gas came up and caused the explosion, there was also an investigation st

the report concluded that transocean had major problems at its safety management system and its safety culture that the coast guard calls poor. electrical equipment that may have ignited the explosion was poorly maintained and then shut down alarms were intentionally bypassed so that they didn't alert the crew. it also says another contributing factor was lax oversight in the area where the rig was flagged, the republic of the marshall islands. >>> now to the royal wedding which is less than oning week away. it's a royal frenzy. officials are trying to make sure no stone has been left unturned with the royal wedding a week away. londoners are hoping that the warm weather will stick around for the big day. nbc's michelle kazinski has the latest wedding preparations. >> reporter: this scene kind of says it all, right? the explosion of colorful springtime flowers. this is just one small part of what spectators will enjoy on the big day. only one week away now. not bad, right? if only you could feel this scene too with the tourists walking around here. the warm sunshine, the gentle breeze,

regulators to let it resume drilling in the gulf, and transocean, the company bp leased its rig from,gave 207 executives bonuses for achieving the "best year in safety performance in our company's history." despite the explosion, 11 people dying, and millions of gallons spilling into the gulf. >>> ryanair are upset on an april fool's promise was just a joke. the airline offered to introduce child-free flights later this year. >>> well, coming up, march madness spills into april in the women's final four, and it's never too early for a triple play in baseball. >>> plus, no rust to shake off. the tigers and yankees deliver an early season slugfest. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> a strong cold front will produce severe thunderstorms in the ohio valley and the southeast today. your monday forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this ç is "early today." and in sports, arch rivals for decades, on both coasts. yesterday the giants and dodgers ended up their exciting season-opening series. here's nbc's mari

. >>> we told you earlier this week about the oil drilling firm transocean's decision to award safetyo its executives for last year, the year that its deepwater horizon oil rig blew up, killed 11 people and, of course, kicked off that bp oil disaster. now the company says the executives will donate $250,000 of that bonus money to a charity fund for the victims' families. it's about a quarter of the nearly $900,000 in bonuses the company handed out. >>> it has happened again. another air traffic controller asleep at the switch. this time the government says it was intentional. he meant to be asleep. they plan to fire him for it. the faa says the controller slept for five hours during the midnight shift last month at mcghee tyson airport in knoxville. another controller was able to monitor the seven aircraft that flew into that air space during that shift. >>> up next here, a snack in the stack. imagine the first time somebody proposed chips in a can. and these days they're worth a fortune. >>> finally here tonight, the folks who make tide and crest and pampers are selling off another b

in a report on the incident, the agency criticized the practices and training of the rig owner transocean. it killed many people and millions of oil spilled into the gulf. this week marks a year since the beginning of the disaster. if the federal government took the policy lead, its local officials who have been on the front lines of fighting the spill. we return to the hard-hit town in alabama where we get this very candid first-person account. >> when are we going to start back rebuilding? when is our life going to start getting back on track? when are we going to start moving forward? there is still so much uncertainty that we don't know when that day is going to be. we can say, we went through this blow and we can move on. this is a poor, hard-working fishing community. this is not a summer resort. people live here because they make a living on the water. this is how it's been going on for many, many generations. people here have been independent their whole life. now it seems that everybody is going to be dependent on b.p. >> how are you doing? >> several months earlier when i take m

particularly n.o.v., national oil varco, but transocean, which was partially responsible for the b.p. spill has lagged a lit bit, but the only one that has no problem is n.o.v. >> dan, do you have any closure to make about the stocks you mentioned today? >> yes, i own chevron. >> and that was dan dicker of thestreet.com. and you can read his article on thestreet.com and there is link on our website as well. here's what we're watching for tomorrow: existing home sales for march are released, and it's another busy day for quarterly earnings reports. we'll hear from abbott labs, american express, apple, at&t, and wells fargo. and as its japanese rivals have supply chain problems, we talk with south korean auto maker hyundai about its plans to accelerate sales. america's first offshore wind farm is one step closer to reality. federal regulators today green- lighted a project to build and run 130 wind turbines off the massachusetts coast. the wind farm could generate power and jobs, and it'll cost more than $2.5 billion to build. but there are still challenges, including nearly a dozen law

he recently got an entry level seaman's job with drill ship operator transocean. give me an idea what you're going to be making? >> oh, about 50 a year, 50k a year. i was making $7.25 an hour my last job. now, i'm making $10 dollars an hour more. >> reporter: 31-year-old richard adams is from kalamazoo, michigan. he started training last fall for a new career in underwater welding after losing work back home as a welder in an auto plant. he thinks he can make more money at sea than on land. >> the deeper you go, the more money you make. eventually, if you go into saturation diving, it can be $600 a day. >> oil rig workers retrain throughout their careers. they have to get recertified for fire safety about every five years. but they have to get recertified for water survival every two to three years. >> ditchy, ditchy, ditchy... >> reporter: the water survival exercise is perhaps the toughest test for veteran workers and new ones. it simulates what could happen if a helicopter carrying workers to or from a rig ditches in the water. instructor moore says this test r

. >>> meanwhile, transocean, the company that operated the bp oil rig that exploded decided to give itsop executives bonuses for safety performances. 11 crew members died in the explosion last april. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," hackers get some big change and ranking the airlines. ashley morrison here in new york with more. >> good morning, terrell. asian markets are on the rise this morning. tokyo's nikkei index edged up a bit. while hong kong's hang seng rose about 1%, and oil hit a 30-month high topping out at more than $108 a barrel. >>> wall street will be listening tonight when fed chair ben bernanke speaks in georgia. today, traders will try to keep the rally going after last week's gains. the dow climbed more than 1%, while the nasdaq gained almost 2%. >>> best buy and walgreens are the latest to acknowledge they've been hit by hackers. over the weekend, a string of companies from chase bank to the kroger supermarket chain alerted customers that their personal information may have been compromised in a cyber attack. a marketing firm called epsilon that sends out mass e-mails wa

is not just within transocean. the industry could do a better job of collecting the information itself and keep better track the procedures used by different companies in order to facilitate study and identification of best practices. we've talked about overreliance on human judgment. i will not go back over that period -- over that peri. the industry is advanced in drilling technology, but it did focus on safety, and it was one of the biggest surprises to us as individuals coming from the outside. the centers, many of them are antiquated. data presentation is antiquated. there are very few automated safety systems and checks, like on an airline or an airplane which could very easily have systems of automated warnings. the drillers in the drill site, so that they are not relying on themselves and their own judgments solid, and having to be looking at the exact right data at the exact right time and in making the right decision. it appears that this decision has lagged behind others, particularly where there is no d

also, transocean and b.p. did not have as i said an agreement for how they did well control, which is, i will say, the most important thing to do while you are drilling a well. so, whose fault was that? i would say both of them. some companies do have a far better safety regime, but they still operate on rigs that are leased and owned by other companies, and with a number of contractors, and do we know that they have a good safety case? i really don't think so. >> thank you. one of your comments, you said you did not feel like water that was driving curling risk, but you felt like killing risks right to increase in the future. could you say a few words around the commission's findings in that regard. >> what i meant by that is death means higher pressure, colder temperatures, -- depth means higher pressure, call whatever, and that makes it more complex. what makes it complex is the geology. it should not be water depth that is relevant, but how complex is the geology of this well. there were serious worries of

a commission found bp along with transocean and haliburton were to blame. >>> good evening a ridge of high pressure in place. offshore flow and we had warm temperatures this afternoon. but we're starting to see some changes as this ridge here begins to we cannen. it's going to be pushed aside by a system that will bring us clouds, cooler conditions but no rain with this one. by the afternoon we are expecting cloudy conditions by your tuesday as we roll through midweek, we are going to see a decline in temperatures. 40s to possibly low 50-degrees is what we're looking at. your noontime numbers upper 50s low 60s. so again, this is the beginning of a dramatic cool down. the rain expected to come with that cooler air, that coming up at 10:45. >>> the california highway patrol started a first of its kind month long campaign to cut down on distracted drivers. the fine for the first offense is $100 but after court fees it could cost $200. officers have issued more than 350,000 tickets. >>> the donations are pouring in. money, photographed items, tickets to popular sporting events. we'll tell

a commission found bp along with transocean and haliburton were to blame. >>> good evening a ridge of high pressure in place. offshore flow and we had warm temperatures this afternoon. but we're starting to see some changes as this ridge here begins to we cannen. it's going to be pushed aside by a system that will bring us clouds, cooler conditions but no rain with this one. by the afternoon we are expecting cloudy conditions by your tuesday as we roll through midweek, we are going to see a decline in temperatures. 40s to possibly low 50-degrees is what we're looking at. your noontime numbers upper 50s low 60s. so again, this is the beginning of a dramatic cool down. the rain expected to come with that cooler air, that coming up at 10:45. >>> the california highway patrol started a first of its kind month long campaign to cut down on distracted drivers. the fine for the first offense is $100 but after court fees it could cost $200. officers have issued more than 350,000 tickets. >>> the donations are pouring in. money, photographed items, tickets to popular sporting events. we'll tell

bp filed suit against transocean, accusing the rig owner of causing the blow out. tonight the gulf region is still struggling. >> we will go try to catch fish. >> reporter: the struggles of those appear far from over. >> there are still a lot of people that is hurting. >> reporter: the explosion claimed the lives of 11 men and spewed 200 million-gallons of oil, devastating the fishing industry. that weighs on the mind who continue to try to make their living here. >> a little bit of shrimp out there but the problem -- the market, consumers, that's what i worry about. >> john: officials are pleading for americans to visit the region. >> i stand here today, a year later and i still can't tell you who is in charge. we continue to call on bp to make it right. here in louisiana we have 300 miles of the coast that are still oiled. >>> the claims process has been painfully slow. this man said, 4 billion has been paid out so far. >> i am paying thousands of fisherman every day. >> reporter: many questions about the oil's impact remain. >> it could be years before the full

. >> darya: bp is suing transocean for at least $40 billion in damages, accusing the rig owner of causingar's deadly blowout in the gulf of mexico that led to the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history. the british oil giant also is suing the maker of the device that failed to stop the calamitous oil spill. eleven people were killed when the rig exploded on april 20, 2010, leading to more than 200 million gallons of oil spewing from an undersea well. >> mark: out of libya of rebel leader claim they have taken control of the post of that teenage importer, the capture of this order crash and could open channels for the rebels appeared to receive additional aid, this new post is southwest of tripoli. it was taken over today after three days of intense battles. two acclaimed photojournalists were killed wednesday while covering the fighting in misrata, libya. tim hetherington and photojournalist chris hondros died in a mortar attack in the centre of misrata, a rebel-held town in western libya that has been under siege by forces loyal to leader moammar gadhafi for weeks. two other photojourn

the report released today says transoceans poor management contributed to the blast that killed 11 people. investigators found poor maintenance and a poor safety culture among the crews operating the rig. the report was also critical of u.s. policy allowing oil riggs registered by other nations to operate in u.s. coastal waters. the deep water horizon rig was registered in the marshal islands. >>> on this earth day bay area students are giving trash a second life. coming up at 5:55. we'll show you how they are turning trash into art. >>> with a week now to go before britain's royal wedding, the london subway system, the under ground is selling oyster cards with the couples picture on them. the oyster card is like a clipper card here to board the train system. >>> the palace hotel in san francisco is hosting a royal wedding watch party. tickets cost $45 for the party on saturday morning. that includes breakfast and highlights. or you can stay like me and stay in your pjs and watch the royal wedding live on ktvu. staying in your jammies is not a bad thing to do when it's raining outside. is

also, transocean and b.p. did not have as i said an agreement for how they did well control, which is, i will say, the most important thing to do while you are drilling a well. so, whose fault was that? i would say both of them. some companies do have a far better safety regime, but they still operate on rigs that are leased and owned by other companies, and with a number of contractors, and do we know that they have a good safety case? i really don't think so. >> thank you. one of your comments, you said you did not feel like water that was driving curling risk, but you felt like killing risks right to increase in the future. could you say a few words around the commission's findings in that regard. >> what i meant by that is death means higher pressure, colder temperatures, -- depth means higher pressure, call whatever, and that makes it more complex. what makes it complex is the geology. it should not be water depth that is relevant, but how complex is the geology of this well. there were serious worries of

>> yes, ma'am, transocean is their employer, and on december 15th, they just basically cut them off,hey're paying them somewhere around $27 a day, which is under federal maritime law it's called maintenance, and obviously that's $30 a day that's $900 a month, it's hardly sufficient to pay their bills, and that's what they've been living on since then. >> are their medical costs being taken care of? >> their medical costs are, for the most part. for some reason they just have not made a decision on doug brown's knee replacement. he had a bad broken leg, and the doctor has been wanting to do a knee replacement for about 45 days, and they are for some reason are holding back on that. >> what are you and the gentlemen who are with you this morning, what are you doing for? >> well first off, i don't think there's any way these fellows are going to go back offshore and work. two of them have sustained like a closed head trauma or brain injury and they're just now beginning to deal with the ptsd and all of that, so there's i don't think any time soon they're going to be returning to any typ

transocean owned the deep water horiz horizon. crews capped the oil well three months after the explosion but not before millions of barrels of oil spilled into the gulf. >>> airlines are getting an earful from passengers and the government. an annual study of airline quality says even though more flights arrived on time, complaints rose. the biggest complaints are cancellations and delays. southwest airlines had the fewest. delta was the worst. comm air was the last place. the rate of mishandled luggage was the best in two deck kalds. >>> president obama announced this morning he is running for president in 2012. the announcement was posted on his campaign website and in e-mails to supporters. white house officials say he will file papers this week to begin re-election campaign. >>> you may see several urgent e-mails from your bank, credit card company and others. >> good morning to you. a marking firm was hacked over the weekend. they run the software that helps your bank and other companies with blast e-mails. chase bank, best

the coast guard blames transocean for poor maintenance, inadequate training and poor safety culture.he explosion killed 11 workers and sent millions of gallons spewing into the gulf. >>> and an update on irwin, the paralyzed kangaroo, dan's friend. a story we told you about a few weeks ago. an anonymous donor, perhaps dan, has bought a $50,000 insurance policy to help christie carr keep them as a therapy pet. the oklahoma city council was considering requiring a liability insurance policy to own exotic pets, such as irwin. >>> finally, seems like someone in new hampshire really didn't want to go to school yesterday. vandals let the air out of the tires in every school bus in the merrimack school district, forcing classes to be canceled for the day. police are investigating. but some people think it was a senior prank. as they say, one man's prankster is another man's vandals. >> that's daring. >> some were saying they were trying to prolong their vacations. but their vacations might be ruined if they get caught. >> could go to prison or jail. >> you seem to know a lot about this, dan

he worked for the deep water horizon's owner transocean. he raised safety concerns even to the former head of the coast guard but they went ignored. >> i did an interview with admiral thad allen a year before the explosion and pointed out the problems then and some problems continue. >> a year later the government has started issuing drilling permits in the gulf. bp isn't drilling there yet. >> i think it's a horrible disaster. and an opportunity to learn. but we seem to be at this sage almost determined not to learn. >> well, bp just recently requested that permission to begin drilling again in the gulf, and that would be in exchange for following stricter safety regulations. so far of the $20 billion that bp set aside for a claim for residents that live in that area only $3.8 billion has been handed out. reporting in berkeley, cecilia vagua, abc7 news. >> this is an exciting time in wine country. grapes are beginning to bud as the growing season gets underway. as abc7 reports from the napa valley tonight, more than ever growing the perfec

bp, transocean, and halliburton. that tells you something. the natural gas controversy right now is very similar to the controversy over mountaintop removal, coal mining, oilnd gas drilling. there are consequences to all of our sources of aossil fuel energy. it is the job of the federal government, specifically the epa, to understand what the consequences of are those activities and to ensure that the environment and people suspected in the process. that is the central part of their mission and it is a mission that the public supports. there are communities across the country who are enraged at what is happening in their communities because of that kind of oversight and safeguards are not assured. the most powerful voices we have right now about what the consequees of our energy appetites are. host: joe from west virginia on our democratic line. caller: i would like to ask the host is c-span could possibly do a show on a laptop removal. mountaintop removal is a devastating issue for the appellation -- appalachian mountain states. i am a retir

one of the companies that decided it didn't want to pay for any of that success is transocean. the world's largest rig builder that did such a great job in the gulf last year. it kept its employees in houston. it just moved its corporate charter to switzerland so that it could avoid paying its fair share and renounce its american citizenship. the solution that mr. ryan has for tax loopholes in the code is to create a bigger one called the tertorial solution. i don't believe anyone supports double taxation. that's why we have a system of foreign tax credits to avoid it. this amendment is a simple way of closing loopholes and asking general electric and everyone else to live better by contributing their fair share, by paying the same effective tax rate that their janitor pays. >> the question is on agreing to the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas, all those in favor say aye. those against say no. a record of vote is requested. the clerk will call the role. mr. garrett, no. mr. simpson, no. mr. campbell -- mr. calvert. mr. calvert, no. mr. aiken. mr. aiken, no. mr. col

bp, transocean, and halliburton. that tells you something.he natural gas controversy right now is very similar to the controversy over mountaintop removal, coal mining, oil and gas drilling. there are consequences to all of our sources of a fossil fuel energy. it is the job of the federal government, specifically the epa, to understand what the consequences of are those activities and to ensure that the environment and people suspected in the process. that is the central part of their mission and it is a mission that the public supports. there are communities across the country who are enraged at what is happening in their communities because of that kind of oversight and safeguards are not assured. the most powerful voices we have right now about what the consequences of our energy appetites are. host: joe from west virginia on our democratic line. caller: i would like to ask the host is c-span could possibly do a show on a laptop removal. mountaintop removal is a devastating issue for the appellation -- appalachian mountain states. i am a r

the british oil company's now asking for at least $40 billion in damages from transocean.hreatened. there is still oil out in the marshes, birds are taking it back into their nests. this is nesting season. and they get it on their chicks. they succumb to hypothermia possibly within days and they don't know how many because they just slink into the deeper brush. and on the anniversary there are a lot of fingers being pointed. bp is now suing the maker of that blowout preventer, kameron. the u.s. coast guard says that it was bp's responsibility to keep all of those workers safe. the federal government says the same thing. it doesn't seem that a year after the spill anybody is taking responsibility. what we do know for sure is that this is going to continue for some time. there will continue to be oil if the marshes for possibly years to come and the cleanup is nowhere over and one of the things that we learned is that bp is refusing to fund restoration projects. now here at the audubon nature institute we've learned that it's very expensive to rehabilitate these turtles. the

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