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Dome. so far, the massive four-story structure hasnt worked as planned. hydrate crystals formed on it, blocking the top and causing it to float. meantime, tens of thousands of gallons of oil are still leaking out every single day, but our david mattingly told us, workers are willing to give it another try. >> reporter: bp is still trying to find a way to make this dome work. they say theyre going to take a couple of days to step back and figure out how to overcome this problem they encountered a...

To find a way to make this dome work. they say theyre going to take a couple of days to step back and figure out how to overcome this problem they encountered as they were attempting to lower it into place a day or so ago. what they encountered was something called hydrates. these are crystals formed by gas combining with water under the deep pressure and under the cold temperatures down at the bottom of the ocean. it was forming sort of like a slush inside that dome and clogging it up. so they ...

Leaking out every single day. our david mattingly tells us workers are willing to give it another try. >> reporter: bp is trying to find a way to make this dome work. they say theyre going to take a couple of days to step back and figure out how to overcome this problem they encountered as they were attempting to lower it into place a day or so ago. what they encountered was something called hydrates, crystals formed by gas combining with water under the hard -- the deep pressure and under the c...