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Breaking news thats hitting home here in new orleans and along the gulf coast. times of london is citing unnamed sours that bp ceo tony hayward is planning to step down. the well blew 92 days ago. he was the one who made a series of pr gaffes when everyone, like us, was looking for straight answers about whats going on down here. 92 days in, still not a lot has changed. resistance from bp and, at times, the government. its about the plan to permanently seal off the well, static kill. that means ...

His family this weekend off, off the isle of wight in england. hayward attended a yachting event today. the chief of staff rahm emanuel on abcs "this week" reminded us of the infamous "wanting his life back" comment. >> to quote tony hayward hes got his life back, i think we can all conclude that tony hayward isnot going to have a second career in pr resulting. this has just been part of a long line of pr gaffes and mistakes. beyond that photo is a substance that matters. thats a pr mistake but ...

Of pr gaffes and mistakes. but beyond that photo, theres really a substance here that matters. thats clearly a pr mistake. but hes made a number of those mistakes. whats important is, are we capping the well? are we capturing the oil? >> chris lawrence down in new orleans. chris, rahm emanuel summing up how people down there on the gulf feel? >> reporter: yes, and no. i talked to some people who said, he did what? literally couldnt even believe it. you know, somebody else told me the boats down ...

The company back out on the water but nowhere near the gulf of mexico. tony hayward hob knobbed with the super wealthy in england. there he is in the middle. his quarter million dollar yacht, people down south trapped by the oil and unable to work are furious. bp only offered a brief statement in haywards defense saying the company chief is spending time with his family this weekend off the aisle of wight in england. that didnt sit well with the white house chief of staff who immediately recalle...

Criticism, he shouldnt be doing that if he is worried about pr but hes not. >> alisyn: its not just a pr error, it is a human error. he never got his arms -- bp ruined peoples lives. he has never connected with that. it vis much, let them eat cake. >> clayton: he said i want to get my life back... me... now you have your life back. >> alisyn: rahm emanuel the president chief of staff, took a shot at him and he said, to quote tony hayward hoe got his life back and i think we can all concluded tha...

Aurt to be down here skimming and cleaning up a lot of this oil and he ought to be down here and seeing whats really going on and not being in a cocoon somewhere. >> well, that would be eye teal, but thats probably not going to happen. rahm emanuel the presidents chief of staff sat down with abc. and well to quote tony hayward he got his life back and i think week conclude that tony hayward is not going to have a second career in pr consulting. a long line of pr gaffes and mistakes. >> whats cur...

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Like my life back. he later apologized for that comment. this latest act is not sitting well on this side of pond. rahm emanuel is calling eight long line of pr gaffes. one gulf state senator like this. >> i met with a lot of fishermen and other concerned small businesses here today. i can tell you. they are not on their yacht today. they are concerned about making living and making payments and wonder what their lives are going to be in the future. >> harris: mixed messages of who is at the hel...

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