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>> you're taking our money and you're paying each other and you don't think we're going to be mad about it? you're out of your minds! >> they learn the city manager make mrs. than barack obama. in fact, almost twice as much as the president of the united states, and that's just the beginning, folks. this is a rogue gallery for you. robert rizzo, city manager, angela spaccia, assistant city manager, randy a adams, police chief. rizzo, $787,000. spaccia, $376,000. randy adams, $457,000. is that amazing? now you know why the locals stormed city hall and last night

>> they've been investigated. it may well just be a formality, but the authorities have to go through the process. they have to check to see whether or not this couple were following this whale and therefore was it an attack by the whale because he felt hounded or harassed? many people are saying, though, and experts are saying it simply was an accident. >> so interesting, all right. thank you so much. outrage in california as a cash-strapped community learn how much city officials were getting paid. check this out. voters in the l.a. suburb of bell campaigning against members after they lea...

>> reporter: the city council meeting in california lasted into the wee hours. and the message from citizens was loud and clear. >> i had some kind of respect for you and now it's through the floor. >> reporter: city manager robert rizzo making almost $800,000 a year, police chief randy adams earning $457,000, and assistant city manager taking home $376,000. the three agreed to step down, but many voters also want the heads of the city council members who okayed the salaries. council members who serve part-time and earn $100,000 a year themselves. >> everybody in the nation is looking at this ...

Quit? >> reporter: they resigned it's important to nobel in south los angeles is a poor city. the median income is $25,000. that's why they were so south raged when they found out how much the city leaders were make. the city manager was make $787,000. with a 12% increase every year. which in five years means would have made $1.5 million. the assistant city manager $376,000. the police chief $457,000. when all three of these people reef signed it still did not calm down the crowd. [recall] >> reporter: put up on the screen, these pensions. here are the pensions these people will get now.

Much skimming can the ship actually do in a day? >> well, the ship, "a whale" the taiwanese owners who agreed to retrofit to it make it a skimming ship in the past month or so claim it can actually successfully skim 400 to 500,000 barrels a day. how much is that? well, integral lo gallons, 21 md in the oil -- 376,000 barrels have been skimmed, so far, and if it performs as advertised, that is two days worth of skimming from the one ship alone, in clmeclement weather l you see behind me now makes it problematic for the other skimming vessels which are smaller and all week it has been a tough jo...