(CNN) – BP's handling of the Gulf oil spill has been sharply criticized by members of Congress, officials in the Gulf states and the Obama administration, which announced Tuesday that a criminal investigation of the spill was under way. In addition, federal officials will no longer hold joint news briefings with the company, the administration said.
The criminal investigation is just one example of how tensions between the White House and BP have reached a breaking point. Aides say President Obama is enraged by the failure to stop the oil spill. 44 days into this disaster, critics say this crisis is less like the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and more like the Iran hostage crisis. Our Jim Acosta has the report.