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Some of the problem is i guess this is a lot of pressure gushing out of the pipe. >> an enormous amount of pressure. when you think about this, one federal official said this is like a volcano down here. it's not on fire but that kind of pressure is coming out of here. you have all this coming out of this area. they're trying to control it. they're worried because there are bits of gravel and sand in that torrent of oil. if there is a kink in this pipe, a bend somewhere in here that could grind away at it, that could make it tear loose. then you might lose the whole well head and then you woul...

It will be a crisis of epic . worse than the valdez 20 years ago unless they can figure out how to stop the leakage which they have not done. >> conservatives are calling this president obama's katrina including rush limbaugh. how to contain the leak and how to stop it. we talked to coast guard, it is an enorm outs challenge lying ahead from them. >> we are dealing with innerspace. a well head 5,000 feet down and acess through remotely activated vehicles . trying to get the closure valve to activate that. is not working. next step try to contain the oil in the sites where it is leaking and tha...

This area. they're trying to control it. they're worried because there are bits of gravel and sand in that torrent of oil. if there is a kink in this pipe, a bend somewhere in here that could grind away at it, that could make it tear loose. then you might lose the whole well head and then you would have completely out of control flow here. that's the problem. as one lsu scientist said, this is really like a small volcano and you know those aren't easily stopped. >> that is very frightening to think about. what else are they trying? i heard this idea of an underwater dome. is that still in the ...

Streaks from space. that's oil. that's part of tslick. video images today, booms trying to contain oil as it makes its way toward the shore. the obama administration sent a team down there today. among them, the interior secretary who made clear in his view, bp, which owned that rig that exploded should be held accountable for every cost of this operation. >> we cannot rest and we will not rest until bp permanently seals the well head and until they clean up every drop of oil. >> so the assessment of how bad have changed throughout the week. the magic wall, let's take a closer look. you see im...

Responsible. the oil threatens communities and wildlife and natural resources around the gulf of mexico. the focus remains, as it has, for the last ten days. on overseeing pb's efforts, minimizing the damage that could come. yesterday at the command center in houston, i pressed the ceos of pb as well as engineers to work harder and faster and smarter to get the job done. i asked other companies from across the oil and gas industry to bring their oil expertise to the situation to make sure that no idea worth pursuing is not pursued. under president obama's direction, every resource as secretary...