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Mopup operation to st. bernard parish president greg taffaro. is it possible that people are so beaten up it's difficult to believe their own eyes? >> no, i don't think so. because we believe what we see. >> reporter: so taffaro's staff still goes out every day to capture the images into its parish. in part to convince bp that the cleanup operations are needed. for bp, to say, guys, we don't need you anymore that puts us in the position of having an entire community in no man's land. >> reporter: no man's land because commercial fishermen could end up stopped with no cleanup plan and no market...

Now back to news. >> exactly. may not agree with joe all the time but he has consistent convictions on things and i wish they would, too. >> they are pathetic. >> can i move on? >> i'm done. have a drink. >> feel good? >> yeah. >> the executive in char of the oil crisis is expected to answer tough questions this afternoon when he sits down for a live interview that will be web cast at 3:30. bob dudley is expecting to answer questions directly from the american public. pbs news hour. >> what did you say? >> i said bp. i'm an idiot! oh, well! >> i'm sure she sponsored it. it's the pills. you hav...

Mcchrystal. mcchrystal was relieved of duty last week following the flap over his "rolling stone" magazine profile. day 72 of the oil catastrophe in the gulf. here is the latest. two wives of workers killed when the bp oil rig exploded will testify on capitol hill next hour. they are expected to talk about holding those responsible for the disasteringable. choppy seas forcing bp to alter its cleanup plan in the gulf. massive waves of hurricane alex caused officials to send oil skimming ships back to shore from louisiana to the florida panhandle. bp hoped to bring in a third vessel to contain...

Media. in dealing with a serious problem involving technical breakdown, engineering malfunctions, environmental fallout, regulatory mishaps, the media has decided to hone in on one central issue above all others, presidential emotion. the overriding need of the hour we have decided is not a cleanup plan, not a regulatory overhaul, not a new energy policy, but the image of the president visibly enraged. take a look at these clips put together by ben from "the huffington post." >> in this oil crisis the president's critics are out in force claiming he's too unemotional. >> president obama is bei...

Throat, you know. you sorpt t of want to cry and n i get mad. >> reporter: a better cleanup plan could have helped prevent this. >> i still want to know how we got to this point. why wasn't it taken care of out there? >> reporter: local and state officials have been saying to prevent this, the fouling of these beaches, they want to see a fleet of skimmer boats right offshore picking up the oil before it reaches the beaches. but as we stand here right now, there is not one boat in that area. local leaders want more control over the cleanup plan than allowed by bp and the federal government. >> ...