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They put an end to the leak but the spread of it is what is concerning. this particular oil is post production oil. it's not the same from the crude oil. raw crude was far more dense, far more thick. this is lighter in density, can spread a lot more easily. the currents across this region are conducive to spreading it. the on shore winds can bring it close to the coast. the off shore winds can push it off shore. that will vary over the days. current spill 130,000 gallons. you'll notice over 400,000 gallons spilled in the 1990s. in 1960, that was a record, 3 million gallons. this is a biodivers...

Affiliate kttv, lauren is long in fon tan kwrarbgs california. i'll glad you were able to stick with us through that commercial break, lauren! >> >> reporter: me too! me too. had a few chances to blow away this morning. yeah, as you mentioned, there are about 30,000 people in southern california still in the dark today after those fierce santa ana winds have whipped through and they are kicking up again today. take a look. we're sear outside interstate 15. now, this is a popular route for folks headed out to vegas from los angeles. it's also a popular route for those 18 wheelers. and big rig d...

Hour per mile wind gust, 400,000 customers without power. as crews continue to clean up that mess, and try to get the juice turned back on for folks across this area, these winds are kicking up again. if you take a look here out back with me, these trees over here, right off the interstate, well, they're permanently tilted in a southwest direction, because those off shore winds are coming from the northeast at such a rapid clip, bending those trees. so as cleanup continues throughout southern california, the santa ana winds are kicking right back up. jon. jon: hope they get the power back. lau...

>> that's right. what we do is we give weeks if not months for everyone to adjust. there is a national security waiver in the legislation, just in case the president needs an absolute out, and we want to work with oil suppliers, particularly libya, which is going to double production, iraq, saudi arabia, all who are probably pretty interested in helping out this diplomatic effort against iran. jenna: something like this hasn't been done before. we'll see if there is progress in the house and if we have a response from the white house as well. senator kirk, thank you very much for joining us to...

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