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Oil from that gushing well in the gulf of mexico has now hit several barrier islands off louisiana's coast and there are fierce the slick could spread far beyond that workers continue to drill a relief well that could take months. so for now, hopes are resting on a 100-ton concrete and steel box called a containment dome. i spoke about that with the coast guard commandanted a smirl thad allen. what's the estimate right now? >> wolf, we're using a working estimate of 5,000 barrels a day but i've been careful since this event started not lock in on a specific estimate because all we know is what...