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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100509:15:02:00

72-hour predictions, they have some of that heavy, thickest oil coming ashore here in southeastern louisiana. so really a desperate situation today. yeah. we can see it and we can actually hear the wind pretty loudly. it must be very windy where you are there. kristen dahlgren, thank you so much. we are getting some new numbers this morning on the oil spill s financial toll. bp will be picking up the tab for mopping up the gulf, the wetlands and the waterways, an estimated cost of $5 billion and rising. one investment firm estimates it will cost the fishing industry in louisiana an estimated $2.5 billion. florida tourism could suffer an estimated $3 billion in losses. after the latest developments showing wildlife affected, logon to msnbc.com. well, officials with the ntsb are investigating this weekend s accident involving new york s famed staten island ferry. the ferry smashed into a pier as it approached the staten island terminal yesterday morning, injuring dozens of passenge

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100508:18:01:00

coming. their ferry was approaching a staten island terminal but wasn t slowing down. there was nothing they or the captain could do. the boat slammed into a pier injuring dozens of people. susan candiotti is live at the scene of the crash. what exactly happened? reporter: fredericka, the reason the captain was powerless to prevent it from happening is because, according to authorities, there was a mechanical issue. he was not able to pull back on the throttle of that ferry as it was coming in to dock. therefore, he couldn t slow it down. that means he hit that dock the at about 5 miles per hour, about 5 knots or so roughly that speed. consequently, he was only able to give a very short warning in advance when he realized, officials say, that he couldn t slow down. he was able to sound a warning about a minute before they made impact. joining us now, a couple of tourists from tennessee who were onboard the ferry when it happened.

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100508:18:35:30

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100508:18:35:30
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