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Jimmy buffett is one of the most successful singer-song writers in the country raised along the gulf coast. like a lot of people, he has plenty to say about this massive spill. anderson caught up with buffett for the big "360" interview. take a look. >> one of the things we try to get across every night is that, you know, most of the beaches of florida are open. the gulf is open for business. >> it is true. there's an overreaction. and people that i knew -- i was on tour at the time i was up in the mid west. people were going, well, the impressions were, there was a dark sledgy beach in the en...

In domestic violence, neighbors not taking care of each other. have you seen that? are you worried about that? >> we know that the sheriff's department, there is an uptick in the -- in violence as far as the domestic violence. >> you've seen that. >> already seen it. they know it. they're trying to set up places to try to take care of that. a strain on the community of the future. the strain on the community of the present, not having the money to pay for the bills they have. next, jimmy buffett, talking to anderson ant the spill and the strength of the people here. >> tough as it is, someho...

Bp continues to say there's no way to measure exactly how much oil is pouring into the sea. some say as high as 100,000 barrels, maybe more. a group of scientists say they have a way to directly analyze the flow. and they can do it at the oil spill site. their plan is called deep spill two. congressman ed markie urged bp to consider it in a letter sent back on june 10. so far, bp has not replayed. i spoke to representative markey a little earlier. congressman markey, you wrote a letter back on june 10 respecting specifically the funding for deep spill two. this is the thought. has bp responded...

Letter to bx p last week requesting $10 until in funding for mental health, he expected a speedy answer. days at most. this is what he received last week. >> if you noticed, in the last sentence, we need an answer by next week. >> reporter: that deadline has come and gone. no answer from bp. bp responded to the first request saying, it, quote, looked forward to continuing the dialogue. but the oil giant provided nothing. the money, if it ever comes, would be used to treat those experiencing emotional trauma since the spill. fishermen like lewis lund jr. who can no longer fish to support his fa...

Help. but has it? randi kaye goes up close. >> reporter: when louisiana's health secretary sent this letter to bp last week requesting $10 million in funding for mental health, he expected a speedy answer -- days at most. this is what he told us last week. >> you know, that's one of the reasons we put a deadline on the letter. if you notice the last sentence, we said, we need an answer by next week. >> reporter: but that deadline has come and gone, no answer for bp. this is the state's second request for $10 million. bp responded to the first request saying it, quote, looked forward to continu...