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Commander thad allen says pulling back was necessary to keep people and equipment safe. well, not everyone agrees with thad allen. many people in the gulf are angry that booms and barges are being moved. yesterday a parish president issued an executive order prohibiting order of any protective equipment without parish consent. he joins me with douglas brinkley. kevin, let's start with you. you actually had to threaten arrest. >> that's correct. >> reporter: before the federal government actually let you hold on to those barges that you say will protect your parish? >> correct. under louisiana ...

Of individual fire and gas alarms on the rig, and each could potentially set off the general alarm. silencing that general alarm was the company's way of preventing false alarms. meantime, bonnie, downgraded to a tropical depression, still headed for the gulf and expected to make landfall late tomorrow. with response vessels moved out of harm's way, it looks like the sealed well cap a mile below the surface could be left unattended for about 48 hours. it's a big setback for response workers, but national incident commander thad allen says pulling back was necessary to keep people and equipme...

Commander thad allen says pulling back was necessary to keep people and equipment safe. well, not everyone agrees with thad allen. many in the gulf of angry that booms and barges are being moved. yesterday st. paris president issued an executive order prohibiting order of any equipment without parish consent. he joins me with dougly brinkley. kevin, start with you. you actually had to threaten arrest before the federal government actually let you hold on to those barges that you say will protect your parish? >> correct. under louisiana law as a parish president once i declare an emergency i ha...