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Tremendous amount of oil coming from this well and ultimately it works its way into our marshes. our goal has been to protect our marshes, stop the oil from coming in so we don't have this devastation to our marshes, eco systems and seafood beds. about. p and the federal government both have downplayed and underestimated the devastation of this from day one. >> and the reason, as you point out, why it matters is because it has affected the cleanup effort. the government and bp most notably were saying look, we're planning for worst case scenario. if they had planned for worst case scenario, we...

>> and, anderson, you're exactly right. they have literally just underestimated and downplayed the severity of this damage from day one. in many ways it's helped -- it's hurt our ability to mitigate the disaster, to protect our marshes from the oil. we've seen from early on a tremendous amount of oil coming from this well and ultimately it works its way into our marshes. our goal from the beginning has been to protect our marshes, to stop the oil from coming in so we don't have this devastation to our marshes, eco systems and seafood beds. clearly bp and the federal government both have downpl...

He defended his administration's response to the crisis and promised the government will do whatever it takes, to help the region recover. >> president barack obama: your government will do whatever it takes for as long as it takes, to stop the crisis. this is one of the richest and most beautiful eco-systems on the planet and for centuries, its residents enjoyed and made a living off of the fish that swim in these waters and the wildlife that inhabit these shores... >> patti ann: crews still have not been able to stop the gushing leak about 5,000 feet employee the waters's surface and officia...

Coming in and out of this area. i just overheard, i think, a fisherman, just a few feet away from me. he just kind of put his hands to his head and said, this is just terrible. a lot of these men have been out in the gulf today. they've seen the oil spill. they see how close it's getting to this area. and other areas along the gulf coast. and they're extremely worried about this. this is their livelihood. this is how they make money. it's obviously a place they care about. thousands of people are doing what they can to try and contain this mess. it's proving to be very difficult to do. the mas...

2,000 barrels of oil naturally leak into the gulf of mexico. i don't know if it means it leaks from wells or pipes or from if the ground. there's a certain amount of oil that can be in the gulf of mexico and. >> narrator: natural microorganisms that can deal with that. >> the problem is the amount. we're dealing with a huge amount. we're dealing with an amount that's increasing as we speak. and we're dealing with an issue because of the weather that's pushing this massive spill towards land. towards eco systems. they haven't roecovered yet fro hurricane katrina. >> i know you know a lot about ...