option. nuke this -- this well right now. that will -- that will resolve the matter. what do you think of that? >> i -- i say that would almost certainly move us right into a natural seep system, where nature would take over and what we humans could do would be minimal. i think it's -- it's a terrible idea. >> are you getting all the cooperation, the resources, the high-resolution video, the pressure information from bp that you need in order to make an educated estimate of how much oil is flowing out? >> we certainly -- bp has been for more forthcoming, but we're still -- there's -- what we're doing is using images to try to understand what's happening inside. and yesterday congressman markey wrote a letter to bp insisting that we actually make some measurements. i've been working overnight, calling people all over the