$18.7 billion. steve has the details from our miami bureau. reporter: jenna, if it goes through it would be the largest settlement in u.s. history. break down the 18. billion. texas will get 1 billion for the damage it suffered. alabama 2 billion and mississippi 2.2. and florida throe.5. and louisiana who suffered the brunt of the spill will get $6.8 billion. it will be paid over 18 years and florida s attorney ynl is calling bp a good corporate partner. the last thing we wanted to be tied up in a black hole of litigation that could have gone 15 or 20 or 30 years that perhaps our grandchildren would have seen the results of.