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Precautions so that we minimize the damage that we have done. >> hugh kaufman, senior policy analyst for the epa, thank for your insights on this tonight. >> thank you, sir. coming up, a reminder of the heroism in the early hours of the oil explosion. the story of a man who risked his life to rescue injured rig workers in the hours after the horrific end of deepwater horizon. and later, the end to the pundit palin spin. it turns out she doesnt have the midas touch when it comes to endorsing ...

Where is the sense of responsibility of the dead rig workers or survivors who had to sign waivers before they could see their families again? up next, if bp cant be trusted to change what can congress do to fix that? and later, a man running for a judgeship in oklahoma has a big electoral surprise. his daughter wages a campaign against him, called "dont vote for my dad." details ahead on "countdown". for just $25 more per pair. hurry in to sears optical today and don miss a thing. im a teenage...

Responsibility to the families of the dead rig workers or the survivors who were forced to sign waivers before they could see their families again? up next, if bp cant be trusted to change, what can congress do to fix that? and later, a man running for a judgeship in oklahoma has a big electoral surprise. his daughter wages a campaign against him called "dont vote for my dad." details ahead on "countdown." activia is better than ever! hey, you guys. want to try activias great new taste? today ...

Corporate responsibility. where was the sense of responsibility to the families of the dead rig workers or the survivors who were forced to sign waivers before they could see their families again? up next, if bp cant be trusted to change, what can congress do to fix that? and later, a man running for a judgeship in oklahoma has a big electoral surprise. his daughter wages a campaign against him called "dont vote for my dad." details ahead on "countdown." ic. and when it does, men with erectile...

Understand what it means to turn off a gas alarm and turn off a fire alarm and disable them on a dangerous rig like this. the reason is they cant want workers to be awakened at three oclock in the morning for needless alarms, but seems like a hideous solution, one that could have caused the death or contributed to the death of 11 of those rig workers. >> kelly: steve, its very alarming and obviously, something that a lot of people will be looking into as relates to bp and its perhaps reasons for...

Images of the spim. see for yourself. on the right is a picture of bps texas demand center and then it was enhanced on the right is how it originally appeared. it shows what cutting and pasting will do. the oil giant apologized for the deception and is placing the blame on the photographer. the calls are growing louder for president obama to rethink his moratorium on offshore drilling. protesters gathered in lafayette, louisiana, yesterday, it draw 11,000 people. all of them pleading with the ...

Doing, you know, a logistics job for a different company. its working in the car business so they dont see it as sufficient experience. >> youre standing there yesterday with the president and im sure the secretary of labor was around. did you feel there was some possibility here for you jobwise that wasnt there? >> im always optimistic. i have to be. i cant let my wife or my children see me, you know, fall into a negative state, where, woe is me. the world is going to come to an end. i have to ...

>> jim, thanks for joining us tonight and good luck on that job search. if we can help you here lets see if we can. >> thank you. coming up the explosion on deepwater horizon. rig workers tell of broken safety devices that went unfixed and toxic chemicals dumped in the well because that was the easiest way to get rid of them. and later, what passes for journalism by the right wing, a hatchet job by andrew breitbart gets a woman fired for appearing to be racist. yet another case of selective,...

Deepwater horizon. rig workers tell of broken safety devices that went unfixed and toxic chemicals dumped in the well because that was the easiest way to get rid of them. and later, what passes for journalism by the right wing, a hatchet job by andrew breitbart gets a woman fired for appearing to be racist. yet another case of selective, right wing video editing. julian bond of the naacp joins us. when i grow up, i want to write a novel. i want to go on a road trip. when i grow up, im going to...

You uncovered it. youre the reason that a lot of this is being reported and actually looked into in the first place. good stuff. >> thanks. still ahead, we are talking about critics of the presidents ban on deepwater drilling. they found an ally on the presidents own oil spill commission. but whether or not that actually makes a difference for rig workers whose jobs are in limbo is another story. well talk about it with julia reed, contributor for "newsweek" and someone whos been very critical...