subcommittee is compelling halliburton for all the documents for the concrete slurry mix. and documents released by the minerals management service, a department within the department of the interior show that bp actually a year ago really downplayed and minimized the potence for a catastrophe for this size, saying it was 40 miles off shore, most likely any spill would be quickly collected and contained before it could do damage to the shoreline. i ve got to tell you the shoreline is in jeopardy now and local officials are fearing that the state of louisiana southeast quadrant possibly could be impacted for decades. can sometimes get a whiff of oil coming off the ocean, is that true? reporter: yeah, i ve heard reports coming out of new orleans that some are smelling it, burning the back of their