Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100515:15:13:00
Time this afternoon. we'll hear whether that succeeds. if it works, fine, that would control the oil, then shoot it up a pipe all way to a ship where the oil would be contained and separated from the water. the hope is that would stop the flow. if it doesn't work, the second plan is called a tophat, basically an inverted funnel to try to control it. that's where they stand right now, but first things first, they'll try the insertion tube method. >> do you think they'll address at the news conference how much oil is leaking? do they have a handle on that? >> i think they'll probably be asked ab...