dr. steven chu, a nobel prize- winning physicist and our natioo secretary of energy. scientists at our national labs and experts from academia and other oil companies have also prrvided ideas in and buys. as a result of these efforts, we have directed bp to mobilize additional equipment and technology. in the coming days and weeks, these efforts should capture up to 90% of the oil leaking out of the well. this is until the company finishes drilling a relief well later in thh summer that is expected to stop the leak. already this oil spill is the worst environmental disaster america has ever faced. and on like the earrhquake or hurricane, is not a single event -- and unlike an earthquake or hurricane, it is not a single event that does its damage in a matter of minutes or days. the millions of gallons of oil that have spilled into the gulf of mexico are more like an epidemic. but mecca -- but make no mistake -- we will fight this spill with everything we have got for as long as it takes. we will make bp pay for the damage their company has caused. and we will do whatev