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And finally tonight on "the ed show," bp says that they have already spent $350 million cleaning up the oil spill in the gulf of mexico. some analysts say the final tab could reach into the tens of billions. but the cleanup cost isn't the only thing they have to worry about. class-action lawsuits are already on the table and the gulf coast has yet to feel the full effect of the spill. joining me now, an attorney who knows about dealing with bp. attorney brent kuhn, soued bp i 2005 after a refinery explosion killed 15 people. mr. kuhn, good to tonight. earlier in the broadcast, bp is willing to...

Old friends. well, at my age if i want to connect with old friends i need a weejgy board. >> at 88 betty was the oldest person ever to host "saturday night live" and managed to bring the show its highest ratings in nearly two years. i wonder if she's coming back. coming up, big problems for bp. they're in full-blown damage control mode. the dome isn't working. they can't stop the oil from flowing and lawsuits are gushing from all sides. i'll talk with a lawyer that sued bp five years ago after refinery explosion. that's next. stay with us. oh, phillips' col health probiotic plus fiber. how's...

Welcome back to "the ed show." thanks for watching tonight. it has been a harrowing day for families of four miners still missing after a deadly explosion in raleigh county, west virginia. more than two dozen miners were killed in yesterday's blast. four miners remain unaccounted for. the search has been suspended because of dangerous levels of deadly gases underground which could cause another explosion. crews are now working to drill holes to ventilate the area, but officials don't expect to be able to resume the search before tomorrow morning. joining me now is leo gerard, president of the ...

Steelworkers stand up for them. we're the two major minings in this country. last week, ed, five workers were killed in a refinery explosion. i brought this poster to show you. this is an explosion from 1989 where 23 people were killed and the question is, have we not learned anything? when is it that we're going to put worker safety, as the number one priority? during the bush years -- during the bush years they went to volunta voluntary compliance. if you have voluntary compliance on the highway, what would happen? >> i think a lot of folks are wondering, how does the enforcement arm get so ...

Quickly than we are, but we are expanding the economy, we are growing jobs. there are still 15 million people unemployed, bill. bill: if you're unemployed, as we saw one poll out yesterday, one poll suggested 59 percent of unemployed americans have been looking for work for more than a year. >> yes. bill: think about that, that's staggering. >> an all-time high of 6 1/2 million people have been out of work for more than six months. bill: for those people, ce cannot turn the corner soon enough. >> true enough. bill: stu varney, fbn, thank you, stu. for more on this, we know you're staying conne...