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Fined. it will be four billion to 20 billion dollars. last june, congress passed the restore act and requires that it will be allotted by the local officials. >> we were closed for the summer of 20 thereto 10. it is our year. we are a seasonal destination. >> we came off a building bubble. and hurricane and financial crisis and we were broke. >> and sources close to the talks tell fox news that justice department negotiators are ignoring the restore act and will want to steer it through the natural resources damage estimate that require federal and not local officials to pass out the money and...

Clean-up are not. >> chicago style politics at its worst. >> closed door negotiations undergo in washington between the governor of five gulf states justice department and b.p. oil to determine how much b.p. should be fined for damage. fines will be immense ranging from $4 billion to more than $20 million. last june, congress passed restore act to require 80% of the money be allotted by the local officials. >> devastating. we were closed for the summer of 2010. which is our year. we are a seasonal destination. we had just come off a major hurricane from building bubble bursting, came off the b...

The fines will be huge, up to $20 billion. last june, an expectation of that windfall congress passed what they call the restore act which requires that 80% of that money be dispersed by local officials to compensate not just for he can logical damage but for economic damage, too. >> we were devastated. we were closed for the summer of 2010, which is our year. we are seasonal destination. >> but sources say that justice department negotiators are steering the finds through the national resources damage assessment which would require federal, not local officials to pass that money out and would...

Repairing ecologica economical e not ecological damage. tourism took a hit there, florida's beaches were comparatively unscathed by the spill. further, congressman bonner says the d.o.j. is putting extreme pressure on negotiators to settle by november 6. why? >> plain on the nose on your face. follow the money. it's all about florida. it's a swing state that goes to the funds and directed by the justice department, oversight by b.p. it is going to go to florida. going to go to florida with zero damage. >> when fox news asked about the local concerns, d.o.j. spokesman replied we'll design to co...

"starting point" begins right now. ♪ >> there they are, that's carey allen lee and the new creative collective is the new band playing this morning. they'll provide the playlist coming to you live from the ruby slipper cafe in the heart of downtown new orleans. i guess i should mention first the food it's in front of us. lots on the menu, some of the specialties though, you can take a look include this -- this is the main thing, a barbecued shrimp. >> just shrimp and grits. >> she says this is the dish that's their specialty, i'm told. and this is bananas foster french toast and ov...