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>> the man overseeing the response to this didn't answer it directly as we'd like him to but said he did feel bp was relentless with everything at their disposal to try to contain the spill. he said the spill is changing in nature. not one large monolith, as he called it. he's broken apart and offshore. if it starts to come ashore more frequently, it's going to come in smaller batches, he said. in this regard he's hoping that right now bp is deploying all its possible resources. bp, according to its officials, say they are doing that. take a listen. >> what we do know is when we get good weath...

This well is leaking less than that amount. bp is struggling to contain it and has been criticized by the government. i asked if they overestimated their ability to respond? >> what you're seeing from our response capability, this is huge, not just bp, there are federal agencies and state agencies here with us. i think it speaks well that we were able to manage, to get resources to quickly in these areas and really start a pro active response effort. >> reporter: robert thomas teaches journalism students how to cover the oil industry. have they done a good job? >> an awful lot of people feel l...

Line they always trot out before nothing changes. >> keeping america competitive requires affordable energy. and here we have a serious problem. america is addicted to oil. >> the deep water horizon drilling rig was feeding that addiction until an explosion two weeks ago killed 11 workers. as we speak, oil continues to flow unabated into the gulf of mexico with no end in sight. this time we'll get it right, right? we'll learn the lessons from four decades of explosions, spills and fires. >> as president of the united states, i'm going to spare no effort to respond to this crisis for as long as...

To get resorpss so quickly in these areas and really start a very proactive response effort. >> reporter: robert thomas is a professor that teaches journalist students how to cover the oil industry. has bp done a good enough job conveying to the public how difficult it is to clean up the spill? >> an awful lot of people feel like they're doing nothing, but to me it's a priority thing. i want them down there at 5,000 feet. i want them to stop that flow. >> reporter: and -- and bp officials tell us that they're doing everything they can, 24/7 to do just that. their latest effort? that dome that ...

Possible. as has been mentioned, bp as the responsibility party is still at work dealing with this issue. in particular they're still trying to activate the blow yacht preventer stack to shut the well. they have yet to be successful. we're working with them on relief efforts. we approved the drilling of a second, of a relief well that could begin drilling within a matter of days. we're reviewing application for a second relief well should that be needed. as the president has directed, we are using every resource available to, to work on this response effort. we're also taking many immediate st...