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Blowout at which bp's so-called vice president of safety, refused to say he felt in any way responsible for the disaster and the 11 workers who were killed. senator jeff merkley, democrat from oregon took part in those hearings as a member of the health education labor and pension's committee and he joins us from washington. if bp's vice president for safety, steve flint, isn't responsible for the explosion that killed 11 workers in the deepwater horizon, no executive is responsible. isn't that what bp is telling us? >> absolutely. steven flynn said in the beginning of his testimony, safety ...

Where is the sense of responsibility of the dead rig workers or survivors who had to sign waivers before they could see their families again? up next, if bp can't be trusted to change what can congress do to fix that? and later, a man running for a judgeship in oklahoma has a big electoral surprise. his daughter wages a campaign against him, called "don't vote for my dad." details ahead on "countdown". for just $25 more per pair. hurry in to sears optical today and don miss a thing. i'm a teenage girl. [ cellphone beeps ] my bff becky texts and says she's kissed johnny. well, that's a proble...

Deal it's going to be become, especially in this day in age where people have camera phones and you're never far awave from the media. >> alex wagner, politics daily, find out why that lobbyist got that congressman so drunk. >>ly, just for you. >> thanks for your time. bp's ceo is set to change. but what difference does that make if the company won't put safety ahead of its stock price? up next, what is congress congress doing to make sure oil rig workers won't be sacrificed for corporate profits. >> and the political fallout from the wikileaks documents. some democrats working to ends the...

Together. they looked at everything from the temperature of their salad dressing to their safety of deep-water drilling and the result was a complete corporate makeover. bp could go through that but it has to have the will power and it has to start with bob dudley. i guess we'll find out soon if he has that determination based on what actions he takes in the department of the safety team. >> now, tony hayward is out there very proudly talking about bp's unprecedented response to the environmental disaster. of course, it's an unprecedented disaster so, of course, the response would be unprecede...

You could call "real change?" >> the first thing we'll look for is whether steven flynn remains in charge of safety. he's been with the company for 25 years and head of safety for a long period of time. he had every opportunity after previous disasters to makeover the company. didn't do it. maybe he tried. maybe he wasn't allowed but for whatever reason it didn't happen. so that will be a clear indication. but congress also has to do its part. certainly, ref not been clear enough, strict enough, about the requirements necessary to both protect workers and to protect the environment. >> now, se...