and the fact that war lords and isis groups and al qaeda groups we talk about isis a lot, but there are a lot of other groups and activities out there, militias that are creating incredible chaos throughout libya. so people are running to escape that and to try to find something because if they don t particularly their young men, are recruited into these groups that s what they re trying to escape. steve clemens always appreciate your insight. we ll keep our eye on that news conference at about 10:30 eastern. the b.p. oil spill, a wildfire in california and cuomo. it s been five years now since the worst environmental disaster in u.s. history. the b.p. oil spill in the gulf of mexico. the explosion on the deep water horizon oil rig killed 11 men and spewed oil into the gulf for 87 days. the environmental impact is still a major concern. oil tar balls continue to wash up on the show. the oyster harvest is nearly 25%
the largest oil spill in u.s. history. more than 200 million gallons of crude started spewing out of the gulf of mexico after an explosion on the deep water horizon oil rig. as the cleanup continues, the big picture hasn t come into focus yet. cnn s drew griffin takes us back to the scene to explore how the people the economy and the environment are recovering. reporter: the marshes and shores of these small islands were once covered in oil. today from our boat we spot two dozen workers wearing face masks shoveling, working on a stretch of beach. we pull up to take a look. how you doing? drew griffin with cnn.
it s been almost four years since the deep water horizon oil rig exploded in the gulf of mexico, killed 11 workers and triggered the costliest environmental disaster in the history of the nation. now science tis are using the world s oldest research submarine to dive to the gulf floor and inspection the long-term impact of the bp spill. this is alvin, as it s known. three people can fit on the thing. this is one of the first imagines from 1954. and then allyn vas traveled alvin has travel all over the world. here it is a decade later, and then more recently, 2002, researchers used it to look at ocean volcanos off the coast of alaska, and now, it s making its return to the gulf where the rig
the oil giant b.p. is getting ready to fight the united states government, fight it over focus penalties for the oil spill that contaminated the gulf s south. 11 men died when the deep water horizon oil rig exploded and sank nearly three years ago. the catastrophe also triggered an enormous environmental disaster. the millions of barrels of oil that spewed from the well devastated the gulf s tourism and fishing industries. other people lost their livelihoods. this monday, bp and government lawyers are scheduled to go to court in new orleans to fight over how much money bp should pay. bp s already agreed to pay more than $4 billion to settle criminal charges related to the spill. but monday is a civil case. b.p. s lawyers have not settled. they say that the government demands are excessive. that claims the company was grossly negligent are just not true and that this was tragic accident. except that they pleaded guilty.
government contracts because of what that department called a lack of business integrity. bp executives say they are talking to the agency and working to lift the suspension. two of the company s rig supervisors and one former executive today pleaded not guilty to criminal charges related to the disaster. the supervisors are charged with manslaughter for ignoring high pressure readings before the blowout. one of them told reporters and this is a quote: i think about the tragedy of the deep water horizon every day. flu but did i not cause this tragedy. i am innocent. the trial is scheduled to start next year. egypt s president is set to address his nation later today there on wednesday afternoon. regarding his i should say thursday afternoon regarding his daring power grab. a series of orders which set him up a dictator. live pictures from tahrir square in cairo one site where thousands and thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators protest against the new