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The oil pollution act of 1990, we will carry out our responsibilities to mitigate the environmental and economic impact of this accident. >> just so you know, im here in bay st. louis, mississippi. im hear with the cnn express. this is my ride. what it does is allows us to go into cities which dont have big media set-ups or maybe there isnt a politician visiting them or an official. were just talking to people about the trickle-down effect of the economy here in the gulf coast. the issues that a...

Placed fines and that has really cut down on the number of flights which stay on the tarmac. so, in some ways, that also has added to our satisfaction. >> juliet: and quickly, brenda, you mentioned theary lines might be making -- the airlines might be making profits. will there be a trickle-down effect from that. >> that is always the thing, i dont know, i bet you will be paying for peanuts for a while now and it is north american and asian airlines are making money. the ones in europe still are...

Its affecting fisheries right now. its going to affect the fishermen. they have been so many times there in the gulf coast with katrina. >> jeff: how does it affect me here in los angeles? >> its going to affect people who eat fish, thats for sure. its going to affect us in many ways. its going to affect the ecosystem there is going to be a sad trickle-down effect with that. but youre not powerless. do something. save fuel by riding a bike if weather and fitness permanent. take public transporta...

Now. its going to affect the fishermen. they have been so many times there in the gulf coast with katrina. >> jeff: how does it affect me here in los angeles? >> its going to affect people who eat fish, thats for sure. its going to affect us in many ways. its going to affect the ecosystem there is going to be a sad trickle-down effect with that. but youre not powerless. do something. save fuel by riding a bike if weather and fitness permanent. take public transportation if its available near you...

It was a trickle down effect for the entire country. pensions were lost. peoples for tunes were lost. why shouldnt we have more regulation? >> we need transparency. we need to see whats going on. its been the black box syndrome. people didnt know what was on the banks balance sheets. banks themselves didnt know how much vulnerability they had. its clear it many got to be some regulation so they can see inside and take actions before the banks blow out the economy again. but if you use the sledge...

If its 100 seats on a plane, 85 are going to be taken by people with tickets. theres going to be 15 extra ones for stand-byes for people who were sitting there waiting since thursday. so you only have 15 slots to get on to that plane. obviously some planes get bigger, but 300 equals 45 slots. >> not like the old day wheres they keep extra planes around. one of the things richard was saying if you want a confirmed seat and been bumped, you have to wait until next week. if you are standing at the ...

The evidence of fright-wing politics. people very afraid in a time of anxiety and economic distress, willing to believe the worst in their government. believing theyre people trying to undermine this constitutional republic. theyre being fed a steady diet of fear and hate and politics and it has a trickle down effect as we learned 15 years ago. >> some saw the fact that they were protesting on april 19, the anniversary of the oklahoma city bombing, as offensive. but this wasnt tied to the oklaho...

President obama. in many cases what were seeing is a phantom menace. the evidence of fright-wing politics. people very afraid in a time of anxiety and economic distress, willing to believe the worst in their government. theyre being fed a steady diet of fear and hate and politics and it has a trickle down effect as we learned 15 years ago. >> some saw the fact that they were protesting on april 19, the anniversary of the oklahoma city bombing as offensive. but this wasnt tied to the oklahoma cit...

Virginia and d.c. today. how are the groups that were rallying today different from the tea party movement which held rallies last week? >> theyre quite different. these are second amendment rights activists. primarily. the tax day protests were of a different vein. but they come out of the same broad anxiety were seeing. taxes are down, yet the tax day protesters felt the tax burden was increasing this year. in this case, actually the reason that one of the armed rallies was able to be held in ...

Everyone. joining me is vera gibbons, msnbcs financial analyst. lets talk about goldman sachs. it has this stellar reputation, big, big firm. it is the big titan on wall street, no doubt. how do the fraud charges by the government affect not only the company but the trickle-down effect to the overall financial system? >> i think in general, consumers look at this and are just wary of the smashttock market in gen. biggest drop though since february, 126 points. i thought the market would have e...