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>> good evening, everybody. we're in new orleans, but our hearts are elsewhere tonight, because two of the very best photo journalists and story tellers have been killed in libya. tim hetherington and chris hondros. film "streppo." we're going to remember both men tonight. first, we're keeping them honest on the disaster that began a year ago on a deep sea oil rig 50 something miles out into the gulf and it continues today. 11 men died when the deep water horizon blew up. in a deadly mishap blamed on bp. rig operator transocean and drilling contractor halliburton. 206 million gallons of oil po...

Good evening, everybody. we're in new orleans, but our hearts are elsewhere tonight, because two of the very best photojournalists and storytellers have been killed in libya. tim hetherington and christiane amanpour. tim, in addition to bringing "360" a number of memorable images, what co-director of the film "streppo." we're going to remember both men tonight. first, we're keeping them honest on the disaster that began a year ago on a deep sea oil rig 50 something miles out into the gulf and it continues today. 11 men died when the deep water horizon blew up. in a deadly mishap blamed on bp. ...

Are sharing new accounts of the horrific chain of events. >> reporter: they experienced the violence and chaos of this blast firsthand. many of them still cannot speak publicly about it either because they're traumatized or protecting themselves legally. describe what they have told you about the conditions in the moments before the explosion. what happened right before and during? >> the people that i have spoken to were asleep in their beds and they were basically blown out of their beds by the explosion. there was no indication before hand that there was any problem on the rig. >> reporter:...

Several workers on board the deepwater horizon. he's close to taking on the cases of two workers who will likely file lawsuits against rig operator transocean and oil giant bp. neither the workers that we approached would speak directly to us. they told strauss there wasn't just one explosion but several, and in the midst of all that -- >> they knew how to evacuate a rig, but, of course, in a situation like this that none of them hadncountered, it was fairly chaotic. >> reporter: officials at transocean and bp would not comment on the accounts from ramos and strauss. strauss says his prospecti...

In a deadly mishap blamed on bp. rig operator transocean and drilling contractor halliburton. 206 million gallons of oil poured into the ocean, doing untold damage to wildlife, the fishing industry and everyone who depends on the gulf. tonight, a year later, bp is painting a rosy picture of progress and promise keeping. one year later it reads our commitment continues. we'll have more on that in a moment. the copy goes on to say that all beaches and 99% of waters are open. and while that's technically true, there's something bp doesn't mention. open doesn't necessarily mean oil free. listen to...