Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100513:22:17:00
Gasket into the riser pipe that's spewing oil. if it works, the gasket will seal the leak, and the new section of pipe would carry the crude to ships on the surface. bp says it could happen as early as tonight. meanwhile, the military is taking part in efforts to contain some of the 4 million gallons of oil already spilled. 4 million. cnn's david mattingly is on louisiana's elmer's island with that part of the story. >> reporter: when you got here, this is where the island ended? >> that's correct. you could see the shoreline right there. >> reporter: so, you've built everything from here al...