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Decided that they are going to pull back on any other efforts until things calm down. so, this is in a major way impacting the cleanup. federal officials are also concerned that the oil could head over to the chandelier islands and st. bernard parish east of the new orleans area, and they are saying that if some of the oil actually gets on to the land, bp is going to be held accountable for that. >> if oil from this response or from this spill is pushed inland, lets say into a house as a result ...

Crews. they will are a hard time getting to the island once the winds pick up. 39 miles per hour, that same wind, all bridges going back and forth from the island will shut off. so anyone who happens to be on the island and stays here as the winds pick up are here for the duration. that includes us, the cnn crew. we will be here to give you the step by step actions a the storm gets closer. day 72 of the gulf oil disaster. the crisis commands more attention on capitol hill as well. this hour al...

Pushed inland, lets say into a house as a result of the hurricane, that still is legitimate damage from the oil spill and is subject to be paid under a claims process, and so the issue will have to be how to disaggregate the damage caused by the hurricane and the implications of the oil spill and these are more like business rules so we can decide how to classify to tell these folks where to go to seek relief. the other issue is there are different provisions under the stafford act for cost shar...

Go out to the oil rig. i have none. i know im just waiting for the axe to fall. its got to. that company cannot survive holding on to guys like me. they cant. >> reporter: is this just affecting people who live right along the gulf coast of louisiana? >> no, no. i live in atlanta. i drive to work every week. the rigors and the crane operators and stuff, they come from mississippi. some from alabama. >> reporter: this be weekend we took their concerns to ken feinberg. >> how are we supposed to fe...

Want what youre entitled to as an unfortunate victim of this spill. >> reporter: the man president obama appointed to take charge of the claims process, to see if their damages can be covered. >> will you be handling claims for people at all whose businesses have been affected by the moratorium? >> yes. i now have discovered. i didnt realize this until yesterday. but the moratorium claims will fall under my jurisdiction. >> thats a huge development. we didnt know that before. >> i didnt either. ...

Holding on to guys like me. they cant. >> reporter: is this just affecting people who live right along the gulf coast of louisiana? >> no, no. i live in atlanta. i drive to work every week. the rigors and the crane operators and stuff, they come from mississippi. some from alabama. >> reporter: this be weekend we took their concerns to ken feinberg. >> how are we supposed to feed our families, pay our bills, get to work. >> i understand that you only want what youre entitled to as an unfortunate...

Idea of how this family is taking it in stride. i have never seen anything like this. i talked to so many people who of course are hurting, are losing businesses. this was the first couple ive ever talked to here that they were actually smiling and in some ways laughing. this is the way they put it to me, guys. hey, we survived the fall of saigon, we moved here to new orleans. we survived hurricane katrina. well survive this, too, and well move on to something else to do. guys? >> hopefully, we ...

I dont think the tax credit ought to be extended because weve already hit a bottom in many places. whats needed now is targeted relief. that means tax credits for specific communities that are still struggling but more importantly, putting more resources into mortgage modifications for those people who are in danger of defaulting on their mortgages. >> successful, we have to make sure its more successful. >> dont hate the player. hate the game. this is whats going to happen. we needed the credit...

>> shepard: other developments there today, rick, bp executives and the held a town hall meeting of sorts to talks about the claims process. they need their money. how did it go? >> yeah. well, about 100 locals showed up to hear from the senator and from ken feinberg who was tapped by the obama administration and by bp to oversee that 20 billion-dollar fund and pass it out to individuals and business owners and communities that have been affected by this disaster. he encouraged people to apply f...

Yet. is that something you would like to see governor jindal do? >> of course. what you are doing right now is a trap that we all fell into in katrina and rita. >> right. >> thats not helpful. pointing fingers and taking the eyes off of the focal point of closing the hole. >> right. >> unless and until they close the hole, the damage gets worse. this is not like your previous story about afghanistan. trying to get a hold of the enemy, beat it back. we havent involved the problem yet and until th...