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Hopeful that hell be able to help us get the claims process understood and solved. it is not too late here. i compare it to a survival kit which would be for one year or a funeral. because these small businesses with proper help from bp, if they do what they say theyre going to do with any valid claim will be honored. >> mr. mayor, i have to interrupt you for a moment because the president is stating with his briefing and we want to play back some of this tape. you can watch us with. >> we have ...

Ensure any time there is a red flag -- the warnings didnt occur on the day of the accident. they were occurring in the days and weeks before the accident. we think the pressure of investment already made by bp drove the decisions rather than the safety considerations which should have been paramount. >> senate democrats are talking about setting aside $20 billion. $20 billion for damages and cleanup. what do you think as a significant player on the house side want to see? >> i think that kind of...

Were going to do. im not -- i dont consider them a partner. i dont consider them -- theyre not social friends. im not looking to make judgments about their soul. i just want to make sure they do what theyre required to do. >> white house senior adviser david axelrod on "meet the press" yesterday. when president obama addresses the nation, how hard will he press bp and how far will he go to address energy election. ron brownstein. someone who has studied energy more than most of our other colleag...

Our legislation better. i hope they will take this opportunity to do that. hopefully will do it very soon. because i think the american people are interested in us doing what is necessary to protect the economies that are very, very important to various communities, to protect the jobs that people have, protect the pristine environment thats being ruined down there on the coast. and those of us who come from coastal states like south carolina, are very interested in us doing right now what is ne...

Are into this? >> i dont know the answer to that. i havent been given a good answer. we have to fight it after it comes onshore or on the beach. it is quite difficult and very damaging. i dont know where they are. have not been able to get a good explanation as to why. hopefully well get that this afternoon. >> mr. mayor, the president is making his fourth visit and will be giving a speech from the oval office tomorrow and meeting with the bp executives on wednesday. are you satisfied now that t...

Do you have concern about the economic damage to bp? >> i think that bp has a very strong revenue flow. it is b not like lehman brothers or aig where all they have as assets the the financial papers and the buildings they work in. here bp has huge oil interests all around the world. it is very valuable. the economic stability of this company is not nearly as in question as were the financial firms. if we are going to construct a hierarchy of who should be receiving revenue, i think we have to pu...

Wednesday. >> number one, i think the american people will want to hear bp stands for bills paid and there will be a compensation fund for the victims and the cleanup. the taxpayers of louisiana oar the gulf or the american people who will pick up the tab. second, there is going to be a complete overhaul of the safety regime put in place drilling off the shores of our country. third, henry waxman and i with nancy pelosi, we passed a comprehensive energy and climate bill. >> right. a year ago. >>...

President is meeting wednesday with bp. why has it been two months of this without a meeting between the president and tony hayward? >> i think it has been clear from the very first day when the president had a meeting in the situation room with all of his advisors on this issue he has been working on this issue. i dont think there has been any doubt in the minds of bp that the white house has been giving the clear direction on this issue. i think the real mistake and the president did say this,...

To, in and outside of the industry. >> mm-hmm. >> they drilled a single pipe down. other companies domestically, we are not talking about remote access to the blowout preventers that is done in other countries. but here in the united states other companies are telling people that they do a much better job of having basically a built in insurance policy by doing several levels of cement, for instance, on the ocean floor and above on the riser. from your information so far or do you want to know f...

>> reporter: that is what we heard from senator ben nelson who held a news conference down the road. bill nelson says they need to fix the command structure and the unified command. the collaboration between the u.s. government and bp. to get the ships out here. there are no skimmers out there. what bill nelson is saying and others the governor in alabama and others in florida, there needs to be a fleet of skimmers out there off quite a ways offshore and in shore stopping that oil before it hits...