Christmas . C hd with the last bell maker. Pelley good evening. Today, b. P. Pleaded guilty to criminal charges and agreed to pate largest fine in u. S. History more than two years after its drilling operation killed 11 workers and unleashed the largest Accidental Oil still ever. The deepwater horizon exploded in the gulf of mexico on the night of april captioning sponsored by cbs third with lying to congress. Manuel bojorquez is in new orleans with details of what b. P. Knew before the explosion. Reporter the two former b. P. Employees charged with manslaughter were the highest ranking. Supervisors on deepwater horizon. They were in charge of the test that signaled grave danger the afternoon of the explosion. The test found signs that combustible gas was seeping into the well. The indictment alleges b. P. Managers, robert kaluza, and donald vidrine, failed to call engineers on shore to discuss the abnormal readings. Instead, they allowed work on the well to continue. The gas came up t
Individuals for blame. The review board was headed up by retired ambassador Thomas Pickering and former chairman of the joints chief of staff, admiral mike mullen. Theyll discuss their findings with lawmakers today. The panel blamed systematic failures and leadership and management deficiency in two bureaus of the state department for security measures at the benghazi compound that were described as inadequate. The report concluded that while there were no specific threats of a terrorist plot, there were several incidents leading up to the september 11th attack that should have served as warning signs. Investigators also praised the Diplomatic Security agents who responded to the attack and absolved the pentagon for any blame, saying there was not enough time for military assets to have made a difference. The board also made 29 recommendations to improve security at u. S. Diplomatic missions around the world. They include increasing the number of marine guards at each post, relying les
Two negotiators to talk with lawmakers today about possible spending cuts. Hes also getting ready to take his fiscal cliff message on the road. Hell try to convince the American People the best way to avoid the fiscal cliff is to extend the bush era tax cuts for the middle class. Its too important for washington to screw this up. Reporter president obama is putting pressure on Congressional Republicans and hes enlisting middle class americans in getting the gop to take action on taxes. When the American People speak loudly enough, lo and behold congress listens. Reporter tomorrow hell host a Campaign Style event where he calls on lawmakers to extend the tax rates on families making less than 250,000 a year. Once thats done they can work on other details such as spending cuts and changes to the tax code, medicare and medicaid. Hes out there campaigning for his position. I get it. We understand it. At the end of the day he has to lead on this issue. Reporter some republican lawmakers hav
The largest Accidental Oil still ever. 11 deepwater horizon exploded what followed was a gusher that ran for 85 days, spilling an estimated 172 million gallons. The company agreed to pay 4. 5 billion dollars in fines. Two bp employees will be charged with manslaughter, and a third with lying to isngress. Manuel bojorquez is in new orleans with details of what bp knew before the explosion. Reporter two former b. P. Employees charged with manslaughter were the highest ranking b. P. Supervisors on seepwater horizon. They were in charge of the test that signaled grave danger the afternoon of the explosion. On. Test found signs that combustible gas was seeping into the well. The indictment alleges b. P. Managers, robert kaluza, and reald vidrine, failed to call ogineers on shore to discuss the abnormal readings. Gs. Tead, they allowed work on the well to continue. Nde gas came up the well and exploded. U. S. Attorney general eric holder this is an indication, and i hope perhaps a vindicatio
Courthouse for us in new orleans tonight. Mark. Mark. Reporter scott, this prosecution moves away from the b. P. Spills environmental and economic impacts. Instead, its the preventable deaths of 11 people. Bob kaluza oversaw safety for b. P. Aboard the deepwater horizon when the rig exploded. I did not cause this tragedy. I am innocent. And i put my trust, reputation, and future in the hands of the judge and the jury. Reporter donald vidrine, another b. P. Senior supervisor aboard the rig, also pleaded not guilty. They were in charge of a test that indicated a combustible gas had seeped into well. The indictment alleges kaluza and vadrine didnt call engineers on shore to discuss the abnormal readings as required. Instead, they allowed work on the well to go on. Hours later, volatile gas came up the well and exploded. Im angry that the two middle management guys are going to take the fall. Reporter stephen stone, a worker on the deepwater horizon, escaped on a life boat. Hes haunted by