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Mesmerizing as any performance in a concert haul, and worthy of an audience in its own right. not exactly hard-hitting. >> i don't know where they were. they weren't at the bay, cat island. we still are getting killed by the oil out there. >> the -- i mean, i 70 some odd days now, i've been kind of complaining or pointing out the lack of transparency that bp has even though they promised transparency. it doesn't seem like -- i mean, that still seems a major issue that no one is as concerned about as we have talked about. >> they can't be. because they have obligations to their shareholders. ju...

The issue that bp is facinging right now is whether to use what's -- the practices normal around the world, which is to try to cause the oil to come to the surface and then deploy the right amount of equipment and the right type of equipment to gather that oil up and get it out of the gulf. using the dispersants allows the -- the oil to stay under the surface and this accomplishes several purposes. it allows the -- it makes it a lot more difficult to quantify the amount of oil that's coming out, which has a direct impact on damages and royalties that have to be paid. it keeps it out of sight a...

Narrate during these operations what is going on. that's stunning, the fact that they will not narrate like nasa does during a space launch what is actually happening underwater. >> the reason they don't let you out there is one word. and it not plastic. it's lawyers. they do not move unless some lawyer in houston or washington or london tells them what to do. and that lawyer is saying the last thing that you're going to do is have anderson cooper anywhere around anybody or anything to do with bp. because they'll have all that tape. it will come into court. and you just -- when tony hayward we...

Bp also says, quote, many of our employees are putting their hearts and souls into this response. telling these stories is one way we are recognizing their efforts. >> you know, there's just been so much printed and so much that's come to light since then that no one is trusting whatever bp says at this point. no one is. >> reporter: especially not vicky anymore, who ten days after her interview with bp wrote a negative editorial about the company. comments like those, she believes, would have been edited out by the bp reporter who interviewed her. rand ay kaye, cnn, new orleans. >> so bp is s...

That's just wrong. that's just wrong. and you know, there's a lot of that that's going on. all these little places, we lost so much after katrina. and now it's just going to happen all over again. it's just a big smackdown for all these small businesses. >> yeah. >> it just makes me angry. >> yeah. do want people to know that new orleans is open for business. the restaurants are open. i'm not able to eat out very much because i'm working, but the few times i do, the food is as good as it's ever been. susan, i appreciate you being on with us. we'll continue to follow your suit against bp. more ...