windy conditions for crews trying to clean up the oil spill off the santa barbara coast. crude oil spilled out of a pipeline, not a fifth of that made it out to sea covering about nine miles of coast. the operator of that pipeline now says it could be weeks, perhaps even months before they determine the cause. moments ago the california attorney general's office said it is working with the local district attorney and feds to investigate the whole thing. i'm joined now by msnbc's scott comb from santa barbara. >> reporter: they are still working against time trying to get the cleanup contained and that company now under orders from the feds to shut the pipeline down that 10 1/2 mile stretch of pipe.