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northrop grumman. five years ago today, the worst oil spill in u.s. history began to unfold in the gulf of mexico. bp s deep water horizon oil well unexpectedly exploded killing 11 rig workers, that set in motion 87 days of an uncontrolled gusher in the gulf,
devastated wildlife. forced fish and tourism based businesses to shut down in 2013 bp pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the rig workers death. just last september judge ruled bp was reckless and acted with, gross, gross negligence, unquote. the oil giant would have been on he hook for an additional $18 billion, on top of the billions it agreed to pay but in january a different judge lowered the amount and now the government is appealing that decision. in other words, five years later this ain t over. casey stiegel is live in louisiana. what sense did you get from people there on how the recover has gone. not from the bp comer shall but from the people. reporter: when we re on the ground and talk to shrimpers and fishing boat captains and the rhys, they say that business just has not been the same since this disaster. as you well know, dozens and dozens of environmental studies have been commissioned over the
1,600 acre property. those still living there can legally contest the state s move. also, three former bp employees have entered not guilty pleas in connection with the deadly deep water horizon rig explosion in april 2010. two of the men were rig supervisors, the third was an executive. they entered their pleas and were released on bond, in new orleans, charged with manslaughter in the deaths of the 11 rig workers who died. in that disaster. trials are now set for early next year. high-level negotiations resume today on capitol hill over the looming fiscal cliff. there are fresh signs that republicans may be in disagreement over the best way to avoid tax increases and spending cuts. oklahoma congressman tom cole says instead of risking a tax increase on everybody it would be better to let tax increases for the top 2% of earners go up. if congress does nothing, every family in america will see their taxes automatically go up at the beginning of next year.
also, three former bp employees have entered not guilty pleas in connection with the deadly deep water horizon rig explosion in april 2010. two of the men were rig supervisors, the third was an executive. they entered their pleas and were released on bond, in new orleans, charged with manslaughter in the deaths of the 11 rig workers who died. in that disaster. trials are now set for early next year. high-level negotiations resume today on capitol hill over the looming fiscal cliff. there are fresh signs that republicans may be in disagreement over the best way to avoid tax increases and spending cuts. oklahoma congressman tom cole says instead of risking a tax increase on everybody it would be better to let tax increases for the top 2% of earners go up. if congress does nothing, every family in america will see their taxes automatically go up at the beginning of next year. there has been no serious discussion by the white house on