schweitzer toured it yesterday. he pointed out that as a soil scientist he has a keen understanding of this, he also told reporters he s going to keep the pressure on all involved. while the epa is here and they re helping and exxon-mobil, they don t actually have the same interests in mind as the state of montana. we will make sure as the state of montana that none of these people leave this job until the yellowstone river and wildlife are made whole. reporter: the epa has scheduled a community meeting tonight to answer questions of residence. alisyn. alisyn: alicia, what do we know about when that gushing pipeline was sealed off? reporter: we got a little more information on this late last night. initially, exxon-mobil said that on friday, when the pipeline burst, they were able to seal it off after about 30 minutes. well it turned out according to the department of transportation it was closer to an hour and in that time, 42,000-gallons of crude
reef leaf leaf well to stop the oil gusher, saying it could be finished by the end of the month, meanwhile plans are underway to install a new cap and seal on the. here s the latest update, more than 24,000 barrels were recovered yesterday, 16,000 were collected, another # thousand, burned. and more than 55 million cubic feet of natural gas were flared. phil keating is reporting live now in new orleans. phil, i understand admiral thad allen just addressed the progress of these relief wells. so what is the latest? reporter: well, the leading relief well is currently at 17,780 feet. the next stage is going to be 17,830 feet. so at this point, as we get closer and closer over the next 7-10 days to the point of interception with the gushing pipeline and the wellhead, then it s going to go a little more slowly, and that is because they go out, they drill 50 feet, they remove all the equipment out of the pipeline, the riser, then they send down a magnetic sensor to make sure