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In terms of how the oil companies are running the show. but what i've wondered is, it took -- what was it, 85 days almost before they were able to plug the leak? i mean, larry, this was a seven-inch hole at the ocean bed. 36 inches in the pipe where we saw the oil gushing out. 36 inches, 7 inches. we're americans. i mean, for crying out loud, have we forgotten how to do anything that it would take us 85 days to figure out how to plug a seven-inch hole? really, what has happened to us? and you could make a list of so many things of how our culture has just, you know -- i mean, nothing works any...

Petroleum or, you know, the corporate -- the conglomerates, the oil companies that essentially call the shots. they buy our politicians. they buy the government. they buy the rules. they rig it in such a way where when the inspectors come to inspect these oil rigs the -- the corporation already fills it out for them and then they just pencil it in and then they ink over it so they don't have to do any inspections. that's how pathetic it's gotten in terms of how the oil companies are running the show. but what i've wondered is, it took -- what was it, 85 days almost before they were able to plu...

>> larry: okay. let's turn to the oil disaster. it's day 99. what are your thoughts on this whole mess? >> well, i have a number of thoughts. all the obvious ones i don't need to state about british petroleum or the corporate -- the conglomerates or oil companies that call the shots, buy our politicians, buy the government, they buy the rules. they rig it in such a way where when the inspectors come to inspect these oil rigs, the -- the corporation already fills it out for them and then they just pencil it in and then they ink over it so they don't have to do inspections. that's how pathetic i...

The ocean bed. rob marciano will be live with details on how it will work. the tape doesn't tell the whole story. that's what shirley tells us in an exclusive interview. so what did she mean when a video clip appears her describing how she withheld assistance to a farmer who was white. a source telling the fed that they know who is behind a 23-year-old american who went to yemen and never came became. and the a.m. blog is up and running. join the live conversation going on. go to cnn.com/amfix. bp now running more, as they call them, integrity tests on

In 1997 the appraisal for drilling was confirmed. bp estimates 120 million barrels of recoverable oil here in the beauford sea. one reason is even though this is out in the sea it's not considered an offshore drilling project, take a look i'll give you a closer look, because it has status as onshore because the drilling is taking place from an artificial island. let's take a closer look at that artificial island. we'll bring it up here for you, it's built out of gravel and sand out into the water. bp built this and access on a small causeway. how will this work? remarkable. this is the island ...