Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100507:05:36:00
That make? >> that's a really good point. it could be a huge difference. prince william's sound is basically 11,000 square miles. the spill there was held captive by surrounding land. there's only one little inlet here. imagine pouring a tiny cup of oil into a sauce pan of water. now, imagine pouring that same cup of oil into a wading pool. look at this, the gulf of mexico is 615,000 square miles. a huge difference, 11,000 versus 615,000 square miles. right now the spill area is about the size of prince william sound. and there could be different things at work here. wild cards we have to thin...