Nightly News | April 14, 2011
Messy protests stain BP shareholder meeting
Victims of the BP oil spill traveled from the Gulf Coast to London on Thursday to drive home the point that almost one year after the country's largest-ever environmental disaster, many people are still dealing with the impact. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.
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>>> now to london where it was anything from an annual share holders meeting for executives of bp . they flew from their homes in the gulf of mexico , across the atlantic to london and showed up for a fight.
>> reporter: outside today's bp , a circus-like atmosphere. it's been almost a year 6 bp 's oil well exploded .n some of those still dealing with the impact traveled 5,000 from the coast of london .
>> his as mahas been out of control since may.
>> inside, a different story. as bp 's chairman praised the response and the $20 billion claims fund.
>> trust fund was a perfect way to make sure we would not cut and run.
>> the fisherman receiving checks for six months payment for 5,000 hours. how do you support a family? that's below comedy.
>> some protesters got in and were forcibly removed.
>> whoever you are here today, supporter or 60ic.
>> bp is changing, they have honor, power, and respect.
>> a promise the demonstrators say has yet to be delivered. these fisherman just want to be made whole as bp and the government promised. they're so angry that some bought shares in bp after the oil spill just to go to the meeting to make the paoint that the impact of the spill is far from over.
>> ann is on assignment in detroit, and we'll next see you in the gulf when we report live from there covering the first anniversary of the bp disaster this coming monday.