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They were struck heading back to shore. the three injured men were taken to the hospital. all are expected to recover. and right now you're looking at the aftermath from a fire in los angeles in an apartment building there where at least 13 people were injured, two of them are now in critical condition including a 5-year-old little girl who suffered burns and a woman who broke her leg after jumping from the building. it's still not clear what caused that fire. let's get more now on the setback to contain the massive oil leak in the gulf of mexico. joining me live on the phone is the oil spill ...

Which, of course, affects the wildlife and marine life in a concentrated area where it is barriered by the shore. >> yeah. david, do you think the containment box idea will end up working? >> well, i'm -- i'm just as puzzled about it, but i do believe it is a good idea. there is another idea they will be trying which is very similar, and that is an umbrella type of circumstance where it is not a box but it is a large umbrella. and maybe, because it is not sitting on the bottom and the direction may go up to it, it might be better than this. i don't know, but i certainly, with the experience i ...

Completed. i'm sure that they'll try it. there's no reason not to. >> right. >> there is a different consistency in this material, as you have heard this morning, with the box going down. and that is that there's a crystal-like substance that's maybe partially methane and so forth. and this creating a problem.har from what i've seen from the surface and what i've talked to some people about that are on scene is -- has changed the structure of the material. remember, it's coming from 5,000 feet of water up to the surface. the important thing is to try to get it before it gets to the surface. an...

Of -- that are similar. i feel good that the coast guard sr. now taking control of the circumstance. they have been involved in these circumstances since 1970. >> david, you bring up the "exxon valdez" disaster and whether this one comes -- you know the same kind of magnitude, eclipses it or not remains to be seen. but the difference is that spill, valdez, was mainly rocky. have you the gulf coast, that's marsh land you are dealing with. how much does that change the effect of the spill? >> well, of course the concern is not only the marshes themselves but the ticking an sxhal fish that habita...

Diesel dealers. the restauranteurs. this will spiral through the community. some are actually -- are signing up to be part of the cleanup effort now because they know they are not going to make much money fishing. it is -- a terrible disaster economically and i can logically for this area. >> every way you look at it, it is a disaster. mark potter, thank you. for more on the challenge facing the cleanups along the gulf coast, joined by david usher in detroit. an oil spill expert. good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> well, i'm fine, thank you, sir. i hope you are, too. when you think ...