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Dances that we shared together, its all gone. i am trying to convey that to you as best that i can. the love that i have for jason is more oil thats spilled out on the gulf than anything, more water thats on the earth, more air thats here in this room. its more than anything. thank you for letting me say that. thank you for letting us be here. >> shelley anderson, widow of the bp rig explosion. the oil gushing into the gulf has a lot of people calling for greener living, which is why this stor...

The love that i have for jason is more oil thats spilled out on the gulf than anything, more water thats on the earth, more air thats here in this room. its more than anything. thank you for letting me say that. thank you for letting us be here. >> shelley anderson, widow of the bp rig explosion. parts of texas being pounded by heavy rains, high winds, category 2 storm coming ashore. reynold wolf is on south padre island. reynold? >> reporter: i have to tell you, amid the heavy rain and wins h...

Thank you for letting me say that. thank you for letting us be here. >> shelley anderson, widow of the bp rig explosion. back to hurricane alex. parts of texas being pounded by heavy winds and winds. the massive category 2 is coming ashore, having an impact all the way here in the gulf. reynolds joins me now from south padre island, texas. >> amid the heavy rain and strong winds here, theres also a sigh of relief. the situation here, although bad, could have been far worse. two years ago, 2008...

Beach launch and the oil was like a road that extended for 100 miles down the beach. and it would come n waves of black oil. >> like the ongoing bp, deep water horizon spill, the rig explosion was caused by a failed blow out preventer. the spill pumped 140 million gallons of oil into the gulf. eventually reaching u.s. shores and 160 miles of the texas coast. the impact on the environment was staggering. >> we saw pretty drastic reductions and that was of great concern to us. >> in some ways moth...

Will start deep water drilling again. he told nbcs today show that bp will step back from the decision while it investigates the rig explosion that unleashed the spill in the gulf. florida is getting its worst taste of the gulf oil disaster yet. well show you where a health advisory is in effect right now and get reaction from the republican candidate for senate from florida, marco rubio. he is standing by and is here in the situation room. well have a lot more on the presidents dramatic decis...

>> larry: theyre smart. thanks again, t. boone, probably see you tomorrow. >> okay, larry. >> t. boone pickens. representative ed markey and the father of a young man killed in the rig explosion that started awful this. stay with us. it can happen anytime. an everyday moment can turn romantic at a moments notice. and when it does, men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. cialis for daily use is a clinically proven, low-dose table...

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Not have had the kind of explosion that were now dealing with. we found five separate instances from their own documents, from their own e-mails and from interviews that weve done that indicated that something was really wrong, not just once, but over and over again. >> five questionable decisions he says bp made in the days leading up to the rig explosion. this from their own documents. congressman waxman and bart stupak laid out those decisions, putting tony hayward hes going to face tough que...

Really wrong, not just once, but over and over again. >> five questionable decisions he says bp made in the days leading up to the rig explosion. this from their own documents. congressman waxman and bart stupak laid out those decisions, putting tony hayward hes going to face tough questions thursday in capitol hill hearings. we talked to survivors of the rig just last week. listen to what one of them said. >> time and money or safety? >> time and money. they preach safety, its like safety is on...

Of that decision but wrote, who cares, its done, end of story? well probably be fine. who cares, well probably be fine? five days later we know it was anything but fine. 11 men are dead, the oil was gushing into the gulf. henry waxman is chairman of the committee investigating the oil spill, heres what he said about the bp documents released today. >> each and every case they cut corners, they wanted to save time, spend less money. and had they not done that, we might not have had the kind of ex...