understand what it means to turn off a gas alarm and turn off a fire alarm and disable them on a dangerous rig like this. the reason is they can t want workers to be awakened at three o clock in the morning for needless alarms, but seems like a hideous solution, one that could have caused the death or contributed to the death of 11 of those rig workers. kelly: steve, it s very alarming and obviously, something that a lot of people will be looking into as relates to bp and it s perhaps reasons for turning off the switches, just unfathomable. there s a troubling and puzzling problem going on in an old military base, could what used to happen there be causing cancer for the people living nearby? we investigate it and we have a report. plus, they were supposed to be pretty, now they re pesky. the peacock problem that s overrunning one upscale california neighborhood and you know they re not standing for it. we ll tell you what s being done.
images of the spim. see for yourself. on the right is a picture of bp s texas demand center and then it was enhanced on the right is how it originally appeared. it shows what cutting and pasting will do. the oil giant apologized for the deception and is placing the blame on the photographer. the calls are growing louder for president obama to rethink his moratorium on offshore drilling. protesters gathered in lafayette, louisiana, yesterday, it draw 11,000 people. all of them pleading with the administration to lift its deepwater drilling ban so that laid off rig workers can start ening paychecks again. we are a safe in the industry, you thought maybe them take a six-month sit on the behind. moratorium is really
doing, you know, a logistics job for a different company. it s working in the car business so they don t see it as sufficient experience. you re standing there yesterday with the president and i m sure the secretary of labor was around. did you feel there was some possibility here for you jobwise that wasn t there? i m always optimistic. i have to be. i can t let my wife or my children see me, you know, fall into a negative state, where, woe is me. the world is going to come to an end. i have to stay positive and calm and upbeat as i can so it doesn t wear off on my children. i don t know what s going on with hiring at nbc but let s see if we can get you into the hr office here and see if there s anything to apply for. i appreciate that very much. the automobile business is not where i would want to be trying to make a living right now. it s tough. but it s all i know. it s a tough business right now and a tough time. jim, thanks for joining us tonight and good luck on th
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