compared to those before the spill. and to add insult to injury, a little perspective. halliburton is pleading guilty to criminal charges, but will pay a fine of just $200,000 for a company worth $24 billion. it's like paying pennies, though. just to make clear, halliburton built the wells in the gulf, is that right? >> it was a part of the whole operation. yes, that fine is pretty low when you consider what happened there. with this deal, halliburton is essentially settling with the justice department and pleading guilty to a misdemeanor. misdemeanor violation for pressing the delete button on records related to the disaster in the gulf of mexico. i know what you want to know. what was it hiding? it was hiding documents for the cement testing for that well and computer models that would have weakened its case that bp neglected to follow critical