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Instead of fluctuating with bursts of gas, bursts of oil that give them a hard time. if it really works they'll try to put some concrete down here and fill it up. it's important to remember, two pipes are here, big outside about like that and an inside one. if they do this, they'll fill the inside one, but the outside one will still be open. that's where we get to the next part of it, which is the relief well. the relief wells are coming in from the outside. they're getting much closer. if this works properly, what they will do is pump down into here after they cut in with the drill from the s...

On it? >> vanishing quickly is certainly a different terminology. we have approximately 175 million gallons of oil that is unaccountable in the gulf of mexico south of venice. oil that's been contaminated with the dispersant, sub-surface oil. what we are seeing depending on the currents, conditions, wave action, this oil is now moving inshore from underneath. you don't see it as it is approaching. it inundates the coastlines, the richest area of the delta region south of venice. we have to be concerned about our wetlands. this sub surface oil is sitting on the bottom. a lot of grasses you can'...

Randi. at least they hope. >> reporter: all right, tom. thanks very much for that. retired coast guard admiral thad allen, overseeing the federal response, said today the nearly constant flights that check for surface oil on the water from the air are barely detecting any oil beyond thin sheens. this, as bp's incoming ceo bob dudley said it's time to start scaling back cleanup efforts. at the same time, he said, bp will not abandon gulf residents once the well is permanently sealed but not everyone is buying that promise. plaquemines parish president billy nungesser joins me now. i want to pla...

Worried -- are you concerned that despite this incentive, we keep hearing there's less and less surface oil as a result of this spill actually out there. >> well, it's true, there's a little bit less surface oil because of the cap, but there's a lot still in the water column. i've been working with cnn in the gulf. and that there's still a huge concern about what's under the surface. there will be more oil spills. though we need to get off fossil fuels as soon as possible, it won't happen tomorrow. government and industry. the technology to see through the oil spill is the same that we've been...

>> now, as far as grand isle and parts of louisiana, tony hayward can't leave quick enough. no love loss theen this area and the outgoing b.p. c.e.o. some of that surface oil is breaking up and harder to see. some say there's massive clouds of oil underneath the water that could be depleting the oxygen and complete the food web. >> thank you very much. rumor has it, chelsea clint will be walk a custom made vera wang address. county officials have approved spending $2500 for extra police coverage for the wedding. some are curious about that saying former president bill clinton should be footing...