commercial shrimpers in louisiana say their first catch of the season since b.p. s oil spill was plentiful and free of oil monday. this comes following a new report claiming much of the leaked crude oil remains below the gulf surface. louisiana seafood industry brings in $2.4 billion a year. government investigators in west virginia cited massey energy for failing to report more than 20 accidents at the upper big branch mine. the site of the explosion that killed 29 miners in april. massey is reviewing the citations. we now know why president obama s aunt was granted political asylum. that s coming up.
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has the environmental damage in the gulf of mexico from the bp oil spill been overblown? reports this week show that the oil slick on the gulf surface is dissolving rapidly and time magazine reporter michael grunwald spoke to several marine scientists who say that the impact to the sea life and ecosystem is not as great as everyone feared. he joins us now along with bernard charbonnet. chairman of the new orleans port authority. let me go to michael first. i must have been wrong because i kept asking people for weeks ever since the spill occurred, will this biodegrade. i was told over and over again it would not, they would be stuck with this up to perhaps 60,000 barrels a day, accumulate up to about 4 million barrels in perpetuity till it finally eroded. you re saying that the evidence so far is that it has eroded rapidly. well, look, you know, all oil is biodegradable. some more than others. this is pretty light stuff.
they ll be out of work this fall. during a trip to new york city, president obama taped an appearance on the view talking about his first 20 months in office. now back to hardball. welcome back to hardball. we ve got some good news tonight. the oil slick on the gulf surface down there is dissipating more quickly than expected. it s evaporating much more faster than expected. you can see where the oil has gone in a series of maps made by the new york times. there they are. by the new york times. on june 16th, bp had started its second containment system. by july 1st strong winds had pushed the oil into marshlands and coastlines and two days ago oil has been broken up into smaller patches. so does this mean the days of oil washing ashore are coming to a close and is it a positive indicator of what s going on below the water s surface which is a big question. ed overton is an environmental
hello. i m page hopkins. nbc has learned the main suspect in the leak of classified military documents is being brought back to the u.s. from kuwait. pentagon officials say army private bradley manning will likely face court-martial on charges of leaking classified video and downloading thousands of classified cables. meanwhile, the pentagon is confirming the body of a second missing sailor has been found in afghanistan. an investigation into why he and another sailor left their base is already under way. now back to hardball. back to hardball. has the environmental damage in the gulf of mexico from the bp oil spill been overblown? reports this week show that the oil slick on the gulf surface is dissolving rapidly and time magazine reporter michael grunwald spoke to several marine scientists who say that the impact to the sea life and