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Points. what exactly were the sticking points. >> to be honest well be happy to get into what was agreed to. >> you cant tell us what it is you bucked at? >> weve reached an important agreement for the people of the gulf of mexico that gives individuals and small businesses certainty their claims will be handled in an expedited manner and its a positive step forward. >> the $100 million fund for unemployed -- 100 million i think -- was that suggested by the white house or something they voluntee...

>> did the president accept the apology? >> i assume so, yes. >> what were the sticking points? >> to be honest, well be happy to get into what was agreed to. >> so you cant tell us what you bumped heads over? >> weve reached an agreement. its a really important agreement for the people of the gulf of mexico. it gives the individuals and the small businesses, you know, some certainty that their claims are going to be handled in an expedited manner. i think this is a very positive step forward in...

Were going to be doing something different. i recall it was something about displacing the riser with the sea water for that tower. >> taking drilling mud out. >> yes. >> and replacing it with sea water? >> yes. >> brown and others say the argument raised concerns because replacing dense mud with sea water meant less pressure to hold the oil down. >> why would they want to displace it with salt water? >> to make it quicker for the production well to get in once we capped the well. >> thats the i...

Behind schedule, according to the rig workers, and at a rough cost of $750,000 a day, that delay meant the project was more than $26 million overbudget. the survivors say there was pressure to finish the drilling and begin actually pumping out oil. >> youre saying this was an argument between some transocean people and the guy from bp? >> correct, and basically he ended up saying, well, this is how its going to be, and they started reluctantly agreeing -- >> youre saying the guy from bp wouldnt ...

They can prepare the documents as they arise, give those to the grand jury over time, let them make that decision. but from what weve seen it at least calls for the grand jury at this point to at least start looking for the information as it develops. and from what ive seen so far i think its already there p again, what we saw in the bp care, all of the same things bp did in this case, they did many times over in the texas city explosion, and even though we and the victims asked over and over to...

Bp is concerned. >> gregg: rig workers died on the deep water horizon platform. and what safety procedures are in place to protect employees on board these kinds of rigs? adam housely brings us a first hand look on board a platform, off of the louisiana coastline. >> reporter: a rig, 303 here, 40 miles or so off the coast of louisiana. they do prospecting and that there are 45 men on the rig and as you go through the rig there are safety aspect, security reminders everywhere including shut off i...

Rig workers and found the bubble burst through several fields and barriers before exploding on the surface. a huge containment box has been placed over the leak to contain the oil. and they have found chunks of crude and tar 35 miles from an alabama island. lawmakers want to know why the stock market plunged over a thousand points in over 30 minutes. there is a hearing to discuss the issue and will discuss measures to prevent a similar measure. the stong market dropped another 100 points on frid...

For you, were learning more about the oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico. many workers say that methane gas is to blame for the deadly blowout and officials are now taking new measures to try to contain the leaking oil. chris gutierrez joins us live from venice, louisiana. and what do they think? have they gotten to the root of the cause. >> no, they havent and one thing we should point out. coming from an ap report and they looked at several the documents relating to the investigation and ...

So much for the burns. >> reynolds, keeping an eye on this and other weather around the country. >> snow, too. >> yes. snow, folks. all right. well check back with you. >> great explanation, guys. while workers try to put that dome on the leak, were trying to figure out what happened, what caused that blast, that rig to blow up. the associated press is reporting a bubble of methane gas shot up the drill column. the gas expanded so fast that it blew through seals and barriers and just exploded. t...

Broadcasting. thats "countdown," portions written by james thurber. and now with the new details on what may have caused the oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico, ladies and gentlemen, here is rachel maddow. good evening, rachel. >> thank you very much for that. i cant tell you how much i enjoy thurber fridays. >> remember those feelings of how to relax in broadcasting, this studio here? ring a bell? >> its been about i guess ten years for me, all told in broadcasting. radio and everything. i...