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At the top of the hour, larry. >> larry: thanks. anderson cooper, 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific. dana, the bill is going to cost $33 billion. republicans have blocked a vote several times. it looks like it's probably going to pass tomorrow. don't you think we should extend unemployment benefits? i mean, who needs it more? >> i want to preface this by saying i don't know any republican who is against unemployment benefits. i think what the argument is here is what you just said. extending them. 99 weeks now. how far are we going to extend these? when people talk about having compassion for those ...

>> no, i don't see the federal government is not -- i think they were slow getting the skimmers in there, and that part, they were slow making some decisions. but i don't think the government owes anybody anything. >> larry: did we refuse help from other countries? >> i think we did. >> larry: was that a mistake? >> probably. >> larry: why do you think we would refuse someone -- >> i don't know. i don't understand it. we should have taken the help. >> larry: the original april 20th explosion, we covered this, which killed 11 workers. you think an engineer made a mistake? >> could have. >> larr...

I think the american people would rise to the occasion and love every minute of it. they would -- what he would tell them is you have to be on natural resource -- our natural resource in the united states. make your pick. we don't care. but just be on american resources in eight years. >> larry: another call. martinsville, virginia. hello. >> caller: yes, good afternoon, mr. pickens. i worked as a mechanic for over 30 years in a chemical plant. and we followed a lot of strict safety rules. also as a mechanic we did a lot of prevention maintenance work. my question is do you think that bp's pre...

George bush, calling him hitler. calling him -- >> i disagree. >> i don't remember all the shows based on george bush and all of those accusations. >> michael, i was here on larry king talking about those signs. i said that was wrong, too. my issue again isn't offering political disagreement. even if it's spirited. even if i sometimes find it a little bit offensive. that's what free speech is about. let's not pretend these are not racially inflammatory statements. >> larry: all right. let me get in a break. >> and they kicked him out of the party. so what's the problem? >> larry: we'll be righ...

>> joining me now, fresh from this event in d.c., mayor joseph of sommerville, massachusetts. mayor hampton of mississippi. leading efforts in the communities and state to fight childhood obesity. thank you for joining me. thank you for having us. >> mayor johnson, let me ask you in your state of mississippi, t childhood obesity rate. how are you tackle thing problem? >> one little piece at a time. that's all we can do. we just -- start with one sidewalk and one community center, one walking path and we just move forward and you have to take it in little bites. >> it is interesting. i mean, yo...