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Scientists began to make estimates of the flow rate based on that first video that was released of the spill back in early may. so if early on, bp estimated that 60,000 barrels might be pouring out of that well, or even 40,000, and they never once said that publicly. instead, saying it's 1,000 barrels or maybe, maybe 5,000 barrels, well, that would be another shocking example of bp's lack of transparency. one of the people asking questions on capitol hill today was louisiana representative steve scalisa. he arrived at the hearing today with a picture of the brown pelican, the state bird. he jo...

Waiting now for larger containment vessels to be getting online and out to the site by mid july so they can actually contain the oil, a percentage of all the oil flowing out. >> right. if they would have said from day one that 60,000 barrels of oil was the worst case scenario coming out of this well, we came up with a plan early off. our governor, bbby jindal, billy nungesser, leaders came up to put these barriers in front of our marsh. we said we're not going to sit back and wait before we do something. we want to stop the oil from coming into the marsh. it's a much harder battle at that poin...

There's a lot of different ideas that are being implemented and a wide range along the coast from new orleans, south of new orleans and the louisiana coast, all the way to port st. joe. >> right. you can see it both ways. god forbid, there had been an accident on one of these barges, something had sunk or people fall off, the coast guard would get blamed for it. they want to make sure people are safe. at the same time, hanging up these barges for some sort of inspection which, according to the governor's office, never took place. >> that's what they're saying. they're saying we lost 24 hours. ...

Along the louisiana coast, along the marshes at a rate of 1,000 gallons of crude. not a huge amount. every little bit counts. late this afternoon, all 16 vessels got the green light to go back on the water. i got a firsthand look with louisiana governor bobby jindal, cajun ingenuity he called it, his answer to a slow response by bp to get the oil off the water without using absorbent pads, which are very slow. >> here's what frustrates us. one, they could have gone out where these barges were deployed if they needed to inspect the life jackets, needed to inspect the fire extinguishers, they sh...

Local and state officials today are saying just another example of bureaucracy getting in the way of attacking the oil. last night we told you that the coast guard had sidelined a fleet of 16 louisiana-owned barges over safety concerns. they had been sucking up oil along the louisiana coasting along the marshes at a rate of 1,000 gallons of crude. not a huge amount. every little bit counts. late this afternoon, all 16 vessels got the green light to go back on the water. i got a firsthand look with louisiana governor bobby jindal, his answer to a slow response by bp to get the oil off the water...