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Underwater vehicle to pump chemicals into the oil, help to go break it up before it rises to the surface. results said to be encouraging. that's good news. but the approach, still being evaluated. trace gallagher is live in venice, louisiana. trace? >> reporter: juliet, the experts are saying if there's a time to pounds on this thing, now is the time. the temperatures are rising, the winds are calming down, and the water is flat, and this is an ideal time, the experts say, to get those booms out and start surrounding this oil slick. i want to show you an interesting picture. this is the latest...

The problem is once you set it, it gets so heavy you cannot move it. the weather is clearing today, so for the first time, we're going to get probably a better idea at how big this slick is. i want to show you a graphic to give you an idea of just over the past five or six days how this thing has grown. we talk about 5000 barrels a day, we talk about 210,000 gallons coming out. from april 27th to now, this gives you an idea of how much bigger this slick is getting. and keep in mind, when you see the pictures of the oil sheen on top of the water, there are clouds, billowing clouds of oil beneat...

Melting snow is blamed for the high water in pittsburgh and the area could see more soggy trouble tomorrow when the ohio river crests. check out the skyline in northwest china. what you are seeing is a severe sandstorm engulfing the area, billowing clouds of dust reduce visibility down to zero. that made getting around a nightmare. no serious accidents or injuries are reported. back to "night shift in focus." >> reporter: if you stay up late enough, you can see astonishing things, especially in big cities where the lights keep burning long after most of the crowd drifts off to bed. in a ba...