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Later it's still a struggle to keep their heads above the water financially. >> if we can get back to 30% of what we normally did, we'll be -- i know it's crazy to say this, somewhat satisfied. at least we'll be able to do something and pay the bills. >> reporter: if one thing is clear now, it's that getting back to normal is going to take a lot longer than a year. now if we've learned anything in the year since the tragedy, it is that it's going to take a lot longer for this coastline to recover. we also now know that the people of the gulf are determined and resilient and few in any have wal...

Will my business ever be the same? see, i had 100 customers last year and i could only supply ten. well, the other 90, will they come back to me if i need them this year or are they going to tell me to go jump in the lake? >> jay gray jioins us live from venice, louisiana. don blanchard not alone, feeling he is still very muching wronged by bp. as i mentioned, the question of the oil still there and how it's affecting the gulf. >> reporter: tamron, it is a mess still a year later. let's talk first about those funds. $20 billion set aside by bp. to this point ken fineburg has only delivered abo...

We begin this morning with a somber look back. the nation stops this morning to remember the gulf oil disaster that started one year ago today. a tragedy those who call the region home will never forget. after 87 days last summer, the leak was finally stopped, but the fight again the oil that was left behind goes on. jay gray was there when it happened, and he's back for us in venice, louisiana, this morning for a closer look at the recovery. jay, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. hard to believe's been a year. for those who live here, they are well aware of the days that have pas...

In venice, louisiana. so another good morning. how is it going at this point? >> reporter: hey, good morning, alex. we're still waiting for any word to come from about 50 miles off the coast here where that operation is under way. the last we heard from bp was some time yesterday afternoon that they had started the cementing process. that started at about 1:30 local time. it was expected to take a few hours. then they needed to let that cement cure. after that they were going to do their pressure test. then at that point they would be able to declare this well killed, that it would never again...