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And the chairman repeated it again yesterday on british television. but in the united states, bp spokesman says until this leak is plugged, tony hayward is the man in charge of the recovery and response effort. so there's some confusion about who is exactly running this show. we haven't heard from tony hayward since his appearance on capitol hill on thursday. meanwhile, there's still oil in the gulf of mexico and people here really don't care who's in charge. they just want it cleaned up. thomas? >> and where do we stand with the latest on the containment effort? bp is saying their efforts are...

A display being likened to public flogging. jonathan serrie reports from destin, florida. and molly henneberg has update on a law that could be hindering the containment effort. but we begin with correspondent james rosen on the questioning of b.p. ceo tony hayward. >> reporter: time and again lawmakers grilled b.p. ceo tony hayward about company e-mails that appear to show b.p. personnel cut corners in their design of the deepwater horizon well to save money. > >> how can you explain the decision? >> but his refusal to join in the blame game until various investigation were completed rattled ...

Congress today. listen to this. >> it appears our latest containment effort is now containing about 20,000 barrels a day. by the end of june, we expect to have equipment in place to handle between 40,000 to 50,000 barrels a day and mid july 60,000 to 80,000 barrels a day. >> do you buy that? >> i certainly hope he's correct, but there's need for af safety margin there, which there does not seem to be. >> explain what a safety margin means? what does that mean? >> what if, for example, the flow increased by 10% or 15% in the month of july. suddenly we have thousands or tens of thousands of barr...

Minimize or stop the flow of oil. while not all have been met with success, it appears our latest containment effort is now containing about 20,000 barrels a day. by the end of june, we hope to have equipment in place to handle 50,000 and 60,000 barrels a day. skekd, i've been clear that we will pay all necessary cleanup costs. we've mounted what the coast guard has recognized as the largest spill response in history. we've been working hard on the leadership of the unified command to stop the oil from coming ashore and while we are grateful that we are reducing the impact of the spill, any oi...

I'm promising you, that we will make this right. after yesterday's announcement i hope that they feel we're on the right track. i'm here today because i have the responsibility to the american people to do my best to explain what bp has done, is doing and will do in the future to respond to this terrible accident. first, we're doing everything we can to secure the well and, in am teentime, contain the flow of oil and we're currently drilling two relief wells and we believe they represent the ultimate solution. we expect this to be complete in august. simultaneously we have been working on para...