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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 entitled to as an unfortunate victim of this spill. >> reporter: the man president obama appointed to take charge of the claims...

Idea of how this family is taking it in stride. i have never seen anything like this. i talked to so many people who of course are hurting, are losing businesses. this was the first couple i've ever talked to here that they were actually smiling and in some ways laughing. this is the way they put it to me, guys. hey, we survived the fall of saigon, we moved here to new orleans. we survived hurricane katrina. we'll survive this, too, and we'll move on to something else to do. guys? >> hopefully, we hope for the best for all of them. it's got to be so difficult. of course the claims process, are...

I don't think the tax credit ought to be extended because we've already hit a bottom in many places. what's needed now is targeted relief. that means tax credits for specific communities that are still struggling but more importantly, putting more resources into mortgage modifications for those people who are in danger of defaulting on their mortgages. >> successful, we have to make sure it's more successful. >> don't hate the player. hate the game. this is what's going to happen. we needed the credits at the time. we don't need it again. jonathan's point, they don't give me credits to buy sto...

>> shepard: other developments there today, rick, bp executives and the held a town hall meeting of sorts to talks about the claims process. they need their money. how did it go? >> yeah. well, about 100 locals showed up to hear from the senator and from ken feinberg who was tapped by the obama administration and by bp to oversee that 20 billion-dollar fund and pass it out to individuals and business owners and communities that have been affected by this disaster. he encouraged people to apply for emergency funds. says they will still qualify for more money later. he urged them not to try and ...

Yet. is that something you would like to see governor jindal do? >> of course. what you are doing right now is a trap that we all fell into in katrina and rita. >> right. >> that's not helpful. pointing fingers and taking the eyes off of the focal point of closing the hole. >> right. >> unless and until they close the hole, the damage gets worse. this is not like your previous story about afghanistan. trying to get a hold of the enemy, beat it back. we haven't involved the problem yet and until that hole is closed, these kinds of frustrations keep moving on. we have to stay focused on capping ...