Will bring justice to the families of the men who died when the deepwater horizon exploded. Perhaps the greatest tragedy is that the deaths of the 11 men on board the deepwater horizon could have been avoided. The explosion of the rig was a disaster that resulted from b. P. s culture of privileging profit over prudence. Reporter b. P. Has agreed to plead guilty to 11 counts of felony manslaughter and one felony count of lying to congress. In addition, two b. P. Supervisors on the deepwater rig have been charged with 23 counts of manslaughter. Another b. P. Executive was charged with lying to congress. B. P. Will also pay a record setting 4 billion in criminal fines and penalties. Thrown in with the criminal charges is a civil settlement with the securities and exchange commission. B. P. Will pay more than half a billion dollars to settle charges it lied to investors, telling them the macondo spill was onetenth its actual size. B. P. Executives made numerous public statements in which t
Settlement and criminal pleas will bring justice to the families of the men who died when the deepwater horizon exploded. Perhaps the greatest tragedy is that the deaths of the 11 men on board the deepwater horizon could have been avoided. The explosion of the rig was a disaster that resulted from b. P. s culture of privileging profit over prudence. Reporter b. P. Has agreed to plead guilty to 11 counts of felony manslaughter and one felony count of lying to congress. In addition, two b. P. Supervisors on the deepwater rig have been charged with 23 counts of manslaughter. Another b. P. Executive was charged with lying to congress. B. P. Will also pay a record setting 4 billion in criminal fines and penalties. Thrown in with the criminal charges is a civil settlement with the securities and exchange commission. B. P. Will pay more than half a billion dollars to settle charges it lied to investors, telling them the macondo spill was onetenth its actual size. B. P. Executives made numerou
That hardly ever happens and it reflects the new postelection mood of cooperation. House Speaker John Boehner called the meeting very constructive. I outlined a framework that deals with reforming our tax code and reforming our spending. And i believe the framework that ive outlined in our meeting today is consistent with the president s call for a fair and balanced approach. Reporter to Republican Leaders balance means some higher tax revenues are paired with reductions in spending and changes in entitlement programs. Thats a challenge for democrats, but the president seemed willing to move in that direction. Our challenge is to make sure that we are able to cooperate together, work together, find some common ground, make some tough compromises, build some consensus to do the peoples business. And what folks are looking for and i think all of us agree on this is action. Reporter Speaker Pelosi suggested the leaders agree on milestones that will bolster the economy. We should have a go
Walmart has been threatened with protests by its employees. The company filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board hoping to stop the demonstrations, but the board wont rule on it before tomorrow. Diane eastabrook looks at the personal price of thanksgiving day store hours. Reporter this is the calm before the storm at a chicago toys r us. Manager danny soro thinks up to 10,000 shoppers will descend on the store when it opens thanksgiving evening, forcing his 300 employees to cut short their holiday. We open at 8 00 and were expecting lines to start from 5 pm to go pretty much throughout the plaza. Reporter walmart, kmart, and sears are also opening tomorrow at 8pm; targets opening at 9 00pm. And while opening on turkey day is expected to mean big business for retailers, its ruffling the feathers of many employees who wont get paid overtime to work the holiday. I feel very frustrated about this situation. Reporter walmart associate charmaine givens is scheduled to work t
That hardly ever happens and it reflects the new postelection mood of cooperation. House Speaker John Boehner called the meeting very constructive. I outlined a framework that deals with reforming our tax code and reforming our spending. And i believe the framework that ive outlined in our meeting today is consistent with the president s call for a fair and balanced approach. Reporter to Republican Leaders balance means some higher tax revenues are paired with reductions in spending and changes in entitlement programs. Thats a challenge for democrats, but the president seemed willing to move in that direction. Our challenge is to make sure that we are able to cooperate together, work together, find some common ground, make some tough compromises, build some consensus to do the peoples business. And what folks are looking for and i think all of us agree on this is action. Reporter Speaker Pelosi suggested the leaders agree on milestones that will bolster the economy. We should have a go