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Fouled with oil. find out what he thinks of the chances margaritaville can survive and who he thinks is responsible for the spill and what's not happening with the clean-up. new rules in the gulf make it difficult to see the disturbing reality of the disaster, images like these, despite promises of transparency and full access, photographers, reporters and the public face fines and felony charges if they come been 65 feet of a response vessel or boom on the water or beaches. who made the rules and why? we're keeping them honest. the stories tonight live from louisiana. now back to larry king. ...

Access anywhere we're doing operations except for two things, if it's a security or safety problem. that is my policy. >> uninhibited access unless it's a security or safety problem. the coast guard today announced new rules keeping photographers, reporters and anyone else from coming within 65 feet of any response vessel or booms out on the water or on beaches. 65 feet. in order to get closer, you have to get direct permission from the coast guard captain of the port of new orleans. you have to call up the guy. what this means is that oil-soaked birds on islands surrounded by boom, you can't ...

By now you're familiar with clean-up crews stiff arming the media, ordinary workers clamming up, some not even saying who they're working for because they're afraid of losing their jobs. bp has said again and again that's not their policy. yet again and again it has happened. we've seen it. that's bp. now the government apparently is getting in on the act. despite what admiral thad allen promised about transparency nearly a month ago. here is what he said back then. >> i have put out a written directive and i can provide it for the record that says the media will have uninhibited access anywhe...

They're afraid of losing their jobs. bp has said again and again that's not their policy. yet again and again, it has happened. we've seen it. that's bp. now the government apparently is getting in on the act. despite what admiral thad allen promised about transparency nearly a month ago. here is what he said back then. >> i have put out a written directive and i can provide it for the record that says the media will have uninhibited access anywhere we're doing operations except for two things, if it's a security or safety problem. that is my policy. >> uninhibited access unless it's a securit...