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Reconnect it thats how much they would likely miss. even without the cap theyre still getting some oil out using the hookups to other pipes which send the oil to the second vessel the q 4000. yesterday they got more than 10,000 barrels recovered that way. >> has this happened before during the recovery effort, an accident under water that has been this costly? >> they did have another accident last month because of a bump similar to what happened today. the insertion tube they had in there came ...

Of progress that weve had over the last week. this week that went by after that containment dome failed. this is the first bit of any success theyve had to stem the flow of that oil thats been spewing out of the pipe at the bottom of the gulf of mexico. what were seeing happening today, that plan they had in place to put the insertion tube inside the pipe and siphon oil from the pipe to a containment vessel on the surface is working but bp cannot tell us how much oil theyre collecting and taking...

What were looking at right now, the big question is, how much of that oil leaking out of the pipe are they actually going to be able to contain? theyve said that it will contain some of that oil thats leaking into the gulf of mexico. in the past, when they were trying that big containment dome that failed, they were hoping to collect 80% to 85% of the oil thats leaking. but with this insertion tube, they havent given us a figure yet and they werent giving us a figure during that entire operation...

Mile beneath the surface. the plan is to siphon oil from the rupture to a ship above the site. they failed yesterday. it looks like spreading chemical disp dispersants is working. millions of gallons of crude oil has spilled in the last few weeks. they estimate the rate at 210,000 gals. reynolds wolf is live in biloxi, mississippi. we have been talking about the businesses, the fishermen, the shrimpers, are they seeing any optimistic signs out there? >> reporter: it is a tough thing to deal with...

Short-term solution is to try to do something like that. the other idea is that it would siphon up to the surface. they have been taking some long-term steps also. some of the long-term solutions could be putting in two different wells. now, what they are doing is they have got two ships out there, drilling ships. they have dropped the implements needed to have those deep wells. as of friday night, one of them was down to about 3,000 feet below the surface. it is not like you can take one of the...

On the surface of where the rig was trying to collect the oil that has come to the surface. they are expending every effort possible to find a way to stop the flow into the gulf on the ocean floor. and as you reported on this program several minutes ago they have apparently been able to get an insertion tube into the main spill area and are able to divert that to the surface where it can be collected so they are finally beginning to make progress. >> shannon: what do you make of the blame game. ...

Tanker ship on the surface. the oil was stored onboard the ship. we are told the natural gas itself was burned off. there was a setback of sorts. we are told that at one point the insertion tube the smaller tube did become dislodged. authorities are not not saying what led to that problem. there was one unconfirmed report that the robotics sub marines crashed and caused a problem with the pipeline. technicians have fully inspected and reinserted the tool which means progress could be made to red...

Working. he says the oil has been diminished. he underscored its been 23 days now since the explosion, since the leak began. right now, they have descended with an insertion tube. the hope, he says, is the insertion tube will not stop the oil leak but it will slow down this oil leak. he says while they have put this insertion tube down below 5,000 feet now, a mile roughly down below, he says they do believe by this evening, it will be inserted completely and that it will be operational. and that...

Hello. officials from bp, the coast guard and the interior department are holding a news conference momentarily in robert, louisiana. they are to explain their latest tactics to fight the massive oil spill in the gulf. of course, when that happens, well take that live. meantime, our david mattingly is in new orleans and will be joining us as well as josh levs in the studio with interesting graphics and material hes dug up as it pertains to the oil spill. so david, what is the expectation of what...

>> it appears that the application of the subsea dispersant is actually working. the oil in the immediate vicinity of the well and the ships and rigs working in the area is diminished from previous observations. in addition, our efforts as the admirals already referenced to fight this offshore appear to be working. there is oil on the sea, it is quite dispersed across the region, across the area shown on the map here on the right, and were 23 days since the rig sank and the release began, and th...