Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100509:21:06:00
Nic robertson, thanks so much. all right. back in this country now, 3.5 million gallons. that's how much oil officials say has spilled from that broken bp well head in the gulf of mexico. and 210,000 gallons are added to that total every day. balls of tar, some as big as golf balls, are already washing up along the alabama coastline as you see right there. crews are trying to catch the crude with nearly 200 miles of boom. along with controlled burns and chemical dispersants. at a news conference today, bp officials said they are also getting help from the community. >> we're recruiting vesse...
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