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Satisfied im with the authorize oweless of the presentation. there are sweeping saw sometions here. how do you feel about the report? are you faconfident about the report? >> i go back to flow rate. early on, there were huge questions about how much oil was actually coming out of the well. it went from one to five to 12 to 25,000. we got a range developed by a government team of the 35 to 65,000 barrels a day. in the last few weeks, we have had better information and have been able to bring that...

Departure to try to have the discussion to understand what are the implications long-term. we still have to deal with natural resource damage estimates and so forth. so i would be the first it admit and i wasnt the scientist taking part in this. im a user in this, that you can argue at the margins about is this the proper model or not. the question is, do we think we know what happened? do we have a starting point to have a discussion. and i think marshall mcnutt would say, if we have better inf...

Dont have a number, thats a bad thing. when you do have a number, thats a bad thing. because they always have to be explained or why do you arrive at that conclusion. i think we need to walk through the process here. this really goes back to flow rate. and we know from the start there have been issues about flow rate. as we walked 32 the 1,000, 5,000, 12,000 to 25,000, 35,000 to 60,000. weve gotten to a point now where based on a lot of inputs from the scientific community under the direction of...

And once you establish how much oil, below the five million barrel mark, which weve publicized, the question is, wheres the oil? we know certain things happen. we know a certain amount was produced, thats measurable. we know a certain amount was skimmed, thats measurable. we know a certain amount was burned, thats measurable. we know based on tests and records and data that you have a certain amount of effectiveness with dispersants and we know a certain amount evaporates and a certain amount is...

Ruiz. this could mean a larger fine for bp, which is not to suggest bp will not fight the results of this. i mean you can rest assured it will. >> reporter: yeah, i think youre right. the government could potentially fine bp $1,100 per barrel. however if the government finds this oil leak was the result of gross negligence, that fine could spike up to $4,300 per barrel, to bp faces fines from $4.5 billion to $17.6 billion. >> shepard: this as bp attempts to plug the well or kill it for good. the...

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Bought gulf of mexico. scientists in charge of determining the flow rate now believe nearly 5 million barrels of oil has spilled in the gulf. what all that means for bp tonight. the manhunt still under way in arizona after three felons broke out of prison. two fugitives still at large plus a female accomplice believed to help the fugitives. well look at where they might be, where they might get captured and where the manhunt is unfolding at the top of the hour. kyra. >> anderson, thanks. wer...

New numbers from the government tonight about the flow rate of oil. they now believe 4.9 billion barrels have leaked out. 62,000 barrels of oil were flowing out of the well every day before it was capped on july 125th. 53,000 barrels of oil each day after that. bp could be fined up to $23 billion if the company is found to be grossly neglect. a crucial test is being rescheduled until tomorrow at the earliest, a test that needs to take place before the company goes ahead with the static kill plan...