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Decided that they are going to pull back on any other efforts until things calm down. so, this is in a major way impacting the cleanup. federal officials are also concerned that the oil could head over to the chandelier islands and st. bernard parish east of the new orleans area, and they are saying that if some of the oil actually gets on to the land, bp is going to be held accountable for that. >> if oil from this response or from this spill is pushed inland, let's say into a house as a result of the hurricane, that still legitimate damage from the oil spill and is subject to be paid under a...

Crews. they will are a hard time getting to the island once the winds pick up. 39 miles per hour, that same wind, all bridges going back and forth from the island will shut off. so anyone who happens to be on the island and stays here as the winds pick up are here for the duration. that includes us, the cnn crew. we will be here to give you the step by step actions a the storm gets closer. day 72 of the gulf oil disaster. the crisis commands more attention on capitol hill as well. this hour alone, there are three hearings getting under way. for the first time, lawmakers will hear from the bp...

Pushed inland, let's say into a house as a result of the hurricane, that still is legitimate damage from the oil spill and is subject to be paid under a claims process, and so the issue will have to be how to disaggregate the damage caused by the hurricane and the implications of the oil spill and these are more like business rules so we can decide how to classify to tell these folks where to go to seek relief. the other issue is there are different provisions under the stafford act for cost share and grant programs and how that is actually paid for the oil spill liability trust fund but we'll...

Go out to the oil rig. i have none. i know i'm just waiting for the axe to fall. it's got to. that company cannot survive holding on to guys like me. they can't. >> reporter: is this just affecting people who live right along the gulf coast of louisiana? >> no, no. i live in atlanta. i drive to work every week. the rigors and the crane operators and stuff, they come from mississippi. some from alabama. >> reporter: this be weekend we took their concerns to ken feinberg. >> how are we supposed to feed our families, pay our bills, get to work. >> i understand that you only want what you're entit...

Want what you're entitled to as an unfortunate victim of this spill. >> reporter: the man president obama appointed to take charge of the claims process, to see if their damages can be covered. >> will you be handling claims for people at all whose businesses have been affected by the moratorium? >> yes. i now have discovered. i didn't realize this until yesterday. but the moratorium claims will fall under my jurisdiction. >> that's a huge development. we didn't know that before. >> i didn't either. i just learned yesterday that the administration and bp have agreed that the moratorium claims ...