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Bp is not just sending hayward to siberia, but putting him in a job so dicey, that his predecessor had to flee the country. congressman ed markey revealed that hayward's testimony last month about drilling mud was untrue. hayward testified that the drilling mud used by bp was not toxic. bp used tens of thousands of barrels to try to close the gusher back in may. most, if not all, of that drilling mud went into the gulf. hayward testified that it was "water-based with no toxicity whatsoever." late friday bp informed markey that was not true. the mud contained lye, appropriately enough, and ethy...

When it came through, was just a big waste of some very valuable time. the best estimates now, the operations that will fill the well with drilling mud are at least a week away. and the worry lingers of future storms and the impact they could have. a hurricane season game of cat and mouse where time is of the essence. david mattingly, cnn, over the gulf of mexico. >> all right, david. last weekend, the national tea party federation said it kicked him out after controversial blog posts. the federation call it an embarrassment. now mark williams has resigned from the tea party express and ther...

After his much maligned handling of the disastrous oil spill. but it won't be far enough to get him away from his congressional testimony last month when he said that leak fixing mud does not contain toxic chemicals, just water. bp now admits that leak fixing mud does in fact contain chemicals. was hayward misinformed or was he lying? is it possible he couldn't have known that there are chemicals in the mud they use or was he just lying? >> he's a geologist, chris, he's been in this business for 28. >> so he knows? >> he knows. >> let's bring in democratic congressman ed markey, what's your re...

Have some have some of his tea party supporters fighting mad. >> would you tell those do you mean biological weapon biological weapon at the tea party to stop asking questions about berth certificates while i'm on camera? what am i supposed to do? >> buck did apologize yesterday saying he was ventding to the wrong person under the wrong circumstances. bp now admits the drilling mud it used to try to kill the well was toxic, even though that's not what tony hayward told congress last month. congressman ed markey who questioned hayward about the mud joins us next. and how desk jobs can take ye...

Earnings report is released. in the oil disaster zone crews are back at work on the relief well now that the weather has cleared. they're said to be making some headway toward permanently sealing the leak. they're also moving forward on the static kill that is the operation to pump mud and cement into the well. cnn's david mattingly is joining us from new orleans. david, tell us what's the latest from thad allen and how much damage did the storm bonnie actually cause in the area? >> reporter: well, the storm was really negligible in its effect, negative on the oil. also it was really negligibl...