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Thats a huge discrepancy. so are you suggesting that they dont know what theyre doing? or you have two very different opinions? or maybe theyre not being as forthcoming for obvious reasons? >> well, i have seen the description of bps number. and their methodology isnt clear. so i cant really say one way or the other that their number is wrong. but i can say -- one thing that i can say for sure, im looking at a snapshot in time. this 30-second snapshot of this video that they posted. and during t...

Its hard to understand how these things can work. >> its a great thing to ask, the flow rate alone of that oil and the natural gas coming out is just ridiculous. and trying to get the first option, just the tube to cover that, is going to be really, really difficult. the question is to have three undersea robots. the thing you talked about at the top of the show, those chemical dispersants. they wanted to check it out. they wanted to get a better understanding of if it was this harmful. they are...

So are you suggesting that they dont know what theyre doing? or you have two very different opinions? or maybe theyre not being as forthcoming for obvious reasons? >> well, i have seen the description of bps number. and their methodology isnt clear. so i cant really say one way or the other that their number is wrong. but i can say -- one thing that i can say for sure, im looking at a snapshot in time. this 30-second snapsho and during that 30-second time period, i see a flow rate of 70,000 barr...

Arm, like having a compress. they would take a layer of mud and put that on top of it and cap that off with a layer of concrete. those are the three options they are looking at today. the first one, of course, the pipe, 6-inch pipe will take place today. all eyes are watching that closely. well pass the information along. keeping our fingers crossed on that one. >> were hearing from some experts that based on the video released yesterday, the flow of oil may be greater than originally estimated....

To other natural disasters. >> well, first of all, in terms of oil leaks, you know, its certainly very significant. as of even three or four days ago, it was more significant in terms of volume of spilled product than all of the incidents related to katrina and rita combined, the two hurricanes. now, at the flow rate that theyre talking about of about 5,000 barrels a day, were still about 36 days away from the volume of the "exxon valdez." but obviously the flow isnt stopped. so unfortunately we...

>> lets talk about the situation from your assessment there. what did you see and how does it look? >> well, its a huge spill. its probably already, as of two days ago, bigger than all the spills associated with katrina and receipt a. at the present flow rate, it would equal the volume of the exxon valdez in about 38 more days. its a major event, so were very concerned. the big question is when is the flow going to be able to be stopped? >> why is that still a question, senator vitter? what is i...

Likely they have a large tool in the middle, thats caught in the middle that wont allow it to close but we wont know until it actually comes apart. jon: i guess theyve got all of the underwater subs and so forth working on the problem. if theyre not going to be able to get the valves to close, what do you see is the best prospect for getting this oil at least vacuumed up or cleaned up as it comes out of the source? >> right, the numbers sound large when you say it by the day, but its about 133 g...

Spill, exxon valdez, which happened in prince william sound alaska. scientists say at the current flow rate this disaster were watching right now will hit the 11 million-gallon mark, 11 million-gallons of oil released into the waters that. is the number that was hit by exxon valdez in just about 50 days, theyre expecting were going to get there. when the exxon valdez ran aground and cracked back in 19 # nine a quarter of a million sea birds, nearly 3000 otters, hundreds of bald eagles and killer...

Weekend given the already difficult conditions of this search in. >> i think that really now its a race against the weather because once the weather moves in high winds again, if you remember the last couple days we had nine, ten-foot seas, we had low ceilings, clouds. the airplanes cant fly that low. technically theyre usually at about 1,000 to 3,000, some 5,000 feet. you have low clouds like that they dont get a good view. so its a race against the weather, if you will, and im hoping that they...

Talk about adding to the problems. and jeff is in little falls where the flooding is severe and may stay that way for at while. jeff? >>guest: she is so right. we listen to her talk, this is what we have heard from so many the flooding has never been worse. the scene at the little falls, fall. it is not little anymore. this is normally a trickle. it is now pouring over the falls at the rate we are told of 23 million gallons an hour which i dont if that means anything to you but what means someth...