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Safeguards? >> it turns out the southern half of the pipeline, the portion thats already been been built might not be the safest pipeline ever constructed in the united states. according to the report, a full 72% of welds on the pipelines southern leg rooired repairs in one week. that sounds bad. is it? according to forensic engineer and oil pipeline expert, in high risk projectslike nuclear submarines or nuclear power plants, even one tenth of a rate of bad well are cause for deep concern and t...

Pleaded guilty to criminal charges including manslaughter. bp has paid 25 billion in claims and clean up cost. this criminal trial -- i should say this civil trial thats ongoing now will determine whether the company is off the hook or on the hook for billions more. casey stegall with the news outside the court house in new orleans. we are now hearing from northerly key witness. >>ier, shep shepard, we are. lamar mckay the former president and chairman of bp america. he was the lead american rep...

Is safe and working in a safe manner, you should want to be able to document that all of the systems were functioning properly. it makes me think they have something to hide. >> reporter: now, 64% of all car makers install black boxes. by next year black boxes will have to be standardized so they record the same data at more frequent ip ter vales. and automakers say they need an extra year because of the state of the economy. >> if toyota is the home one to download the data, how do they know it...

Effort and that these families should keep hope. >> search and rescue. thank you very much, boris, i appreciate that. engineers are trying to figure out exactly what caused the surfside condo to collapse. it may take months to get the answer. but evidence of structural damage already piling up. here is cnns drew griffin. >> reporter: as new evidence emerges of past inspections, cracks, and potential danger, this short surveillance camera video itself remains the best clue so far as to how and ...

Effort and that these families should keep hope. >> search and rescue. thank you very much, boris. i appreciate that. engineers are trying to figure out exactly what caused the surfside condo to collapse. it may take months to get the answer. but evidence of structural damage already piling up. heres cnns drew griffin. >> reporter: as new evidence emerges of past inspections, cracks and potential danger, this short surveillance camera video itself remains the best clue so far as to how and why t...