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>> if the weather holds, its possible this weekend they could do this static kill and once and for all kill this well. that would mean we would never know the actual amount of oil that was pouring out of there on any given day. is that right? >> thats what -- well, it would mean bp lawyers would be able to argue that. last night i said it was a $7,000 fine. thats incorrect. >> $4300. >> i stand corrected on that. but thats a lot of money. >> thats how much they would have to pay, $4300 per barre...

Or fact as to the amount of oil that came out there. it is a shame that well never know. it is a shame that the government never insisted that we know. >> we asked the white house today whether they were going to demand that the flow rate actually be measured. they basically punted to thad allen, saying its up to the unified command. thad allen says theyre kind of looking into it, but sort of seems to be content with this thing being closed off. >> i guess. and there will be a lot of books writt...

Wants to talk to bp ceo tony hayward and why after several days and countless phone calls we still cant get an answer about the flow rate. theyre calling it transparency? were keeping them honest next.

Enjoyed your writing today. john ridley, david gergen, thank you very much. why the foreign senate committee wants to talk to tony hayward. we still cant get information about the flow rate. you know, when i grow up, im going to own my own restaurant. i want to be a volunteer firefighter. when i grow up, i want to write a novel. i want to go on a road trip. when i grow up, im going to go there. im going to work with kids.

To a jury, take it to some find or fact as to the amount of oil that came out there. it is a shame that well never know. it is a shame. >> we asked the white house today whether they were going to demand that the flow rate actually be measured. they basically punted to thad allen, saying its up to the unified command. thad allen, seems to be content about this being written off. >> that is one of the things i cant wait to find out. why no one simply said do that. theres not a good answer to it. ...

Hayward to answer these quest n questions next week. as for the spill, after months of setbacks, bp says the best extreme weather in the next couple of days. if that happens, operations could be put on hold. now, the only way to accurately determine the companys liability of this is to determine the flow rate. how much actually -- that is by measuring it. scientists say there are ways to get the flow rate but we cant get a straight answer about it. first we asked bp about who determines the fl...

Once they do that, well never get a chance to measure the flow rate of the oil. that could be a huge difference when deciding what bp will be charged for the spill. if bp can send mud down into the well, can it bring oil up into those ships to actually measure the flow rate? we called bp to get answers on float rate and what it means for the liability. the government is determining the flow rate and the question should go to the unified command. bp, the spokesman said, is cooperating with the go...

To show this whole history has been. bp has been trying to not let people know the flow rate. the higher the flow rate, the more money bp pays. end of story. its that simple. so, were having a united states government that would like to get an accurate figure. bp is doing everything they can to obfuscate that number so they dont have to pay as much. i hope that our justice department really gets into the cover-up of bp, because its not just that they have faulty engineering and the blow-out prev...

People. i dont think at this point anybody thinks tony hayward did a good job. why possibly would he stay on his job? its unfortunate. what we never felt from bp was the heart. here, people died in the deepwater horizon incident. a whole region struck. they always seem to be spinning us that it wasnt their fault. the finger pointing with the other companies and president obama then had to come in and say this is ridiculous behavior. its been a joke since the beginning with hayward. hes going to ...

So, were having a united states government that would like to get an accurate figure. bp is doing everything they can to obfuscate that number so they dont have to pay as much. i hope that our justice department really gets into the cover-up of bp, because its not just that they have faulty engineering and the blow-out preventer and all the drama. its been the cover-up and the lies theyve told and the publics fear about the flow rate that essentially is trying to take money from the american peo...