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Going back to the size and scope and magnitude of this worst oil spill in the u.s. in decades, a university of miami climate analyst studying satellite photographs of the oil spill on thursday compared to satellite votes on friday says it to him looked like it had tripled in size so it's now about 4,000 square miles long. the boat i'm standing on here is a tugboat which operates all the time down here in the mississippi delta, but as you can see, it's currently loaded with all of this orange boom line, but because the wind is so strong today, as it was yesterday, this boat is staying put today...

With cement. by then really the damage was done. oil slicks stretched for miles across the water's surface washed ashore, sparking a huge cleanup effort that continues to this day. on the wall you can see how enormous this spill was. look how much area it covers here. this does not show the smaller amounts of oil that spread to other areas. the states involved in this bp settlement are texas louisiana mississippi, alabama and florida. the company and the state announced the agreement today after years of legal wrangling. here's more on this. the surface oil is one thing. what's down below they...

Latest updates on this topic from reliable sources.

Three weeks later, the surface area is roughly the same, but it's closer to land now. there you see it, right there, closer to shore. now we're going to fast forward to july 26th, that's just two days ago, and much of the surface oil has vanished. scientists are still very concerned about what's actually below the surface of the water. jonathan serrie is exploring that, he's live in grand isle, louisiana. it looks better, but there's a lot of unintended consequences to this spill, of course, starting with the economy. are things better for local businesses at this time? >> well, right now, we'...

Suttles, bp's coo. it was supposed to happen about an hour ago. he was touring venice, louisiana, today. probably taking a look at how much surface oil there still is. as soon as it happens, we will bring it to you live right here on cnn.