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Equipment that is brought in to do all the work. the coast guard has the institutional knowledge to be able to, you know, make sure that it's cleaned up appropriately, and bp will be the one bringing in all the equipment to make sure that happens. >> and bp told yesterday they're sending seven oil-response vehicles into the area. by the way, this rig would have been about $600 million. it is about twice -- the size of two football fields. this particular rig earned a safety award from the department of the interior last year which manages leases in the gulf of mexico. let me just ask you this,...

What happened? >> when i first woke up, i woke up to an explosion. i didn't know that's what it was. i kind of turned and sat on the edge of my bed. i sat there and waited to see if there was another sound or what the deal was. there was a lot bigger explosion after that. >> did you fare for your life at that point? >> absolutely. that was the main thing going through my head. it just hit me in my stomach. i kept thinking, there is no way we are getting off here. we are all dead. >> now, choy has filed suit against b.p. trans ocean and halliburton for pain and suffering. he said he was forced ...

Public policy polling. 55% are in favor of drilling and 31% opposed. on capitol hill yesterday, congress called on bp and its partners to detail the exact chain of events that led to last month's deadly exproceedings. in back-to-back hearings fors blasted executives over attempts to shift the blame to each other. >> bp as leaseholder and operator of the well hired trans-ocean to drill that well. trans-ocean as owner of the drilling rig had responsibility for safety of operations. >> liability and culpability and ultimate responsibility for events that resulted in the incident are one things. a...

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