CNN CNN Special Report March 26, 2014 05:47:00
Knowledge of exxon, and he was in charge of a super oil tanker. >> the jury awarded $287 million in damages, and it hit exxon with an additional $5 billion in punitive damages. exxon appealed, all the way to the supreme court, which cut that $5 billion to about $500 million. >> as far as the punitive damages, it wasn't a slap on the wrist. it was an insult. it was an insult to us. it was an insult to the fishermen. >> the herring have still not returned. but over the years, salmon runs grew larger. and cordova slowly turned a corner. >> to be a fishermen, you have to be optimistic. >> last yea...