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Their equipment. their people. their systems. their safety processes. >> now, the company that he was saying that owns the rig there is not commenting on the matter saying they're not commenting on pending lawsuits. the cost of the gulf oil spill is racking up. bp says cleanup costs currently running at $6 million a day. another estimate out says that the cleanup and lawsuits could possibly cost the company some $3 billion. keep this in mind, though. bp reported $6 billion in profits in the first three months of this year. check your calendars. today, may 1st. may day. day of significance fo...

For negligence say the company led first responders to think this wasn't going to be that bad. >> you can't blame the government officials. they were all there ready to work. first responders were there. bp told them that we got it under control. we have it capped. and people left. >> as to the cause, the best they can do is talk about the piece of equipment that obviously didn't work. tony heyward, the ceo, said the blowout preventer, these are his words, is the ultimate fail safe mechanism and for whatever reason, it failed to operate. he blames another company which oenlz the equipment that...

Piece of equipment that obviously didn't work. tony heyward, the ceo, said the blowout preventer, these are his words, is the ultimate fail safe mechanism and for whatever reason, it failed to operate. he blames another company which owns the equipment that failed and operated the rig. >> a responsibility for safety on the drilling rig is with transocean. it is their rig. their equipment. their people. their systems. their safety processes. >> reporter: trans ocean won't comment, citing a federal investigation. keeping them honest, there are other issues that point not only at bp but also at t...

Also here in texas 2005 had texas city. british petroleum where people died. british petroleum will be responsible for ten national wildlife threats of a cornucopia of wildlife, beautiful beaches, salt marshes, sandy barrier island, the home of black skinners, the largest tern colony in the united states. to not be stepping forward and talking about the wildlife cost, what's going to happen to the economy in louisiana now and do be doing the kind of statement you just read tells me that british petroleum is going to be in deeper trouble in days to come because they're not facing the consequenc...

What's going to happen to the economy in louisiana now and do be doing the kind of statement you just read tells me that british petroleum is going to be in deeper troubles in days to come because they're not facing the consequences of what the company's responsible for. >> you know a fair amount about this industry, doug. you know, one thing, when you talk about the rigs, you talk about the company itself, bp ceo has laid blame on trans-ocean saying it's their rig, their equipment, their people, their safety processes. does he have a point in that at all? >> of course. they're also hired by b...