Bottom Kill Procedure News Today

Today or tomorrow will take the rest of the week, and then at that point, they can possibly continue with the bottom kill procedure. that would be something handled by the next wookd. no one is happier to see that than the people in seafood industry. the shrimpers get under way today. a lot of people in the seafood industry off the gulf of mexico are very happy. >> we are going to unload the truck. >> weve already pulled a couple black drum. >> i prefer black drum to red fish. its moister. red f...

Shrimp, i got it eat it. its so pretty. >> reporter: well, certainly, tony, the people in the gulf seafood industry have been dealing with rough waters, and that my be something they will deal with off the louisiana coast today. we have the remnants of tropical depression 5 making heavy wave action and could cause delays in possibly finishing up the relief well and the bottom kill procedure. >> well, reynolds, lets talk about the clean beaches and the need for tourism down there. if the beaches ...

70% of its business this year. the final capping and bottom kill procedure is something many people are looking forward to, especially the mayor here in town. what does this mean for your community? >> it will be a wonderful feeling, and to have the relief and have the world know that its shut off and that the problems are basically over from the standpoint of new oil coming to shore. >> reporter: well, the mayor has a long-term strategy of what to do as we get to the fall and winter season. the...

To be drilling the relief well and bottom kill procedure. thats something theyre focusing on like a laser beam. but before they get to that point, he would like bp by order to actually conduct some pressure testing from inside the well to see if the pressure is rising or falling too quickly. and if it is, what bps game plan will be to take care of that possibility. but the bottom line is they -- once the testing of the pressure is finished -- and that should come by monday or tuesday, it should ...

Different spectator who goes out to have a different experience at these things. and we have no idea about the drivers, and they can be as young as 15 years old. they have to have en their parents consent to race. thank you for the breakdown and the locater there as well. we will not go too far away from the story. we will continue to bring updates as we get them. reynolds wolf back in gulf shores in particular, still doing double duty for us. reynolds doing a little weather and doing a little...

Childs perception of it. the government point man to the disaster admiral thad allen said bp will go ahead with drilling the relief well. theyre considering other options. he said some tests indicate the bottom kill procedure to seal the damaged well may not be necessary. meantime, a man, a contract worker who supervised oil cleanup workers in mississippi is in jail tonight, charged with raping another employee. a cnn investigation tonight uncovers his criminal history and raises questions abo...

Already a convicted sex offender. somehow his criminal history was never looked into. no background check on him apparently was ever done. and he wasnt alone. how is it possible? were keeping him honest tonight. also head, dr. laura apologized for saying the "n" word several times on her show, but some are calling for a boycott. we go in depth on race with new details on a pilot study we commissioned, a surprising finding of what kids, even young ones, think of race and skin color and how you as...

Killed in afghanistan. two of the victims, dan terry and brian carderelli. 64-year-old terry was from washington and had volunteered in afghanistan for 30 years. terrys parents were missionaries in afghanistan. carderelli of harrisburg, virginia, was a photographer helping document the groups work. four other americans were killed along with brit and german and two afghans when their vehicles were stopped. the group was robbed and shot at gunpoint. a permanent seal on the ruptured well could b...

Now bottom kill. bp is taking one final step to make doubly, triply sure that the well in the gulf will never leak again. anne thompson is live in her second home of venice, louisiana. we got the relief well. thats done. is there any -- they wanted to drill two relief wells. what happened to the second relief well now? >> well, the second relief well is on hold while they finish drilling the first relief well, chuck. it is through the first well that they will do the bottom kill procedure. they ...

Bottom kill procedure begins which is similar to the static kill in that theyre going to inject a combination of mud and cement into the broken well, and that should kill it all together. but the thing is, though, they have to watch it carefully. the weather has got to cooperate, thankfully in the gulf of mexico that should be the case much of next week and into the weekend. another great sign what youve seen behind me, just pristine conditions here in pensacola, they havent seen any oil in a lo...