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Bp is concerned. >> gregg: rig workers died on the deep water horizon platform. and what safety procedures are in place to protect employees on board these kinds of rigs? adam housely brings us a first hand look on board a platform, off of the louisiana coastline. >> reporter: a rig, 303 here, 40 miles or so off the coast of louisiana. they do prospecting and that there are 45 men on the rig and as you go through the rig there are safety aspect, security reminders everywhere including shut off involves, wherever you go up and down a set of stairs and if something happened and if there was an a...

Rig workers and found the bubble burst through several fields and barriers before exploding on the surface. a huge containment box has been placed over the leak to contain the oil. and they have found chunks of crude and tar 35 miles from an alabama island. lawmakers want to know why the stock market plunged over a thousand points in over 30 minutes. there is a hearing to discuss the issue and will discuss measures to prevent a similar measure. the stong market dropped another 100 points on friday. the loss has called for speedy overhaul. back to "on the record." -- >> greta: arizona governor ...

For you, we're learning more about the oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico. many workers say that methane gas is to blame for the deadly blowout and officials are now taking new measures to try to contain the leaking oil. chris gutierrez joins us live from venice, louisiana. and what do they think? have they gotten to the root of the cause. >> no, they haven't and one thing we should point out. coming from an ap report and they looked at several the documents relating to the investigation and bp says this is not the official root cause of what happened nearly three weeks ago. but it's some...

So much for the burns. >> reynolds, keeping an eye on this and other weather around the country. >> snow, too. >> yes. snow, folks. all right. we'll check back with you. >> great explanation, guys. while workers try to put that dome on the leak, we're trying to figure out what happened, what caused that blast, that rig to blow up. the associated press is reporting a bubble of methane gas shot up the drill column. the gas expanded so fast that it blew through seals and barriers and just exploded. this is coming from interviews with surviving rig workers taken during bp's internal investigation....

Broadcasting. that's "countdown," portions written by james thurber. and now with the new details on what may have caused the oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico, ladies and gentlemen, here is rachel maddow. good evening, rachel. >> thank you very much for that. i can't tell you how much i enjoy thurber fridays. >> remember those feelings of how to relax in broadcasting, this studio here? ring a bell? >> it's been about i guess ten years for me, all told in broadcasting. radio and everything. i haven't relaxed yet. >> 31 for me. good night. >> have a good weekend, keith. good to see you. w...