the legislation never passed. tonight come of the accused suggested the indictment is politically motivated. >> i can't believe it. i hope nobody else believes it. it's out of character for anything she's involved in. outraged. >> shepard: in addition to the indictment, the lobbyist pleaded guilty to offering $2 million for one accused senator's vote. we have new details about what happened in the hours after the deadly rig explosion that triggered the catastrophic oil spill in the gulf of mexico. contractor whose company was working to save the rig testified today that b.p. interviewed with critical efforts to close the so-called blow-out preventer, a massive device that failed to stop the crude. the contractor says b.p. wasted time discussing concerns about heat build-up from the burning rig. holding a fifth round of hearings to determine what caused explosion.