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Spill, but with any spill. >> 3.1 billion and counting. that's how much bp estimates the gulf oil disaster has cost the company so far. we are talking recovery clean-up and payouts to people who have lost income. our josh levs is here with more on a breakdown of those costs. who is getting what here, josh. >> tony, a heck of a lot of money, but ultimately might be a drop in the bucket compared to what bp will be facing in the future as the costs continue to mount up for years even once this oil disaster itself is fixed. let's look at what we have so far. right now, bp is saying $3.12 billion i...

Louisiana. oil -- physical presence of oil should not and will not be the only requirement. there are going to have to be some tough decisions made as to who is eligible and who is not eligible. as i said last week, i will look at the claims and look at the underlying facts of those claims. working for the people in the gulf. >> all right. so b.p. has already paid out $147 million in compensation and they also announced a new number today of what the cost of the oil spill has cost for them. response -- $3.12 billion and guess what? b.p. kind of maybe doesn't want to pay for the whole thing. an...