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A display being likened to public flogging. jonathan serrie reports from destin, florida. and molly henneberg has update on a law that could be hindering the containment effort. but we begin with correspondent james rosen on the questioning of b.p. ceo tony hayward. >> reporter: time and again lawmakers grilled b.p. ceo tony hayward about company e-mails that appear to show b.p. personnel cut corners in their design of the deepwater horizon well to save money. > >> how can you explain the decision? >> but his refusal to join in the blame game until various investigation were completed rattled ...

Barrels of oil through the two containment system and the well is probably gushing 35,000 barrels of oil a day, although government scientists estimates it could be gushing up to 60,000 barrels a day. meantime, this morning british newspapers are filled with headlines about bp ceo tony hayward grilling by congress yesterday including one that called it a public flogging. but others are questioning hayward's performance and approach. well, nbc donna friesen joins us live now from london for more on the british reaction and, donna, i understand it's really been split there. >> yeah, i mean, ma...

Going to participate in giving thinks best judgment and opinion on this? he is the ceo, he has some responsibility. >> tony hayward due back at the witness table for another round of questioning a few minutes from now shannon. shannon: great work there on the hill, james thank you. we will continue to track the bp ceo hearing. while you watch this show you can also follow everything on our website. we are streaming the hearing live, letting you weigh in on today's you decide poll. tell us if you think these kinds of public hearings actually have any lasting effect. so far more than 20,000 of y...

Out of michigan, retiring at the end of his term, he heads the committee. and, we remember him from the health care debate. that concluded aid few months ago. patti ann: he was pivotal in that and he was quoted yesterday as saying that he believes the ceo, tony hayward, will be sliced and diced at today's hearing. a lot of people seem to be almost looking forward to some kind of public execution as one commentator put it and other people saying it will be a public flogging. so, it will be interesting, a lot of people are expecting harsh comments. bill: washington lawyer stan bren said put on y...

$1 $100 million to make sure the workers are taken care of. now, i cannot understand why we have people in our government who want american government to be weaker in the face of this crisis. we need america's government to be stronger. this is not an accident. the federal government is a problem. the last time i checked the federal government was america's government. america's government does not need to be weakened. america's government needs to be strong enough to protect us from these national organizations coming over here hurting the american people. >> i'm curious about how you think, ...