let s talk more about this. coast guard rear admiral mary landry cautioned that the dome was no silver bullet. many people were hoping it would provide a quick fix while a longer term solution was worked out. the plan was for the dome to seal up one of the major oil leaks. a pipe would funnel the oil to a ship at the surface. the well is leaking about 5,000 barrels of oil that is per day. oil slick is being attacked on the surface with booms, chemicals and fire. control burns can help destroy the oil in some locations. in other places, chemicals cause the oil to sink and disperse and surface ships have been suctioning up thousands of gallons of water mixed with oil. but it can t stop all the oil from reaching land. now the coast guard today says tar balls believed to be from the oil spill have been found in alabama s dauphin island at the mouth to mobile bay. a promise today, though, from federal government about the ravage, the flood-ravaged tennessee. homeland secretary janet