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>> two words. and there are four terms. top. >> okay. >> kill. bottom kill. they are completely different. >> right. >> one, 18,000 feet in the bottom of the ocean. the other one on top where the blowout preventter is. im going to make a familiar three tree here, just like at cnn. there was the dynamic part of the static kill they tried to do earlier. >> right. >> and now theyre going to do a static kill. they are both still top kills. >> i got it, okay. >> they both still pump mud down into and...

Next phase of the operation should take place in the five to seven days from now, the so-called bottom kill which brings in the same elements through a relief well they have been drilling almost since this whole nightmare began. that will intercept the ruptured and well, and more mud and cement and hope that will permanently kill this thing once and for all. the optimism is there. doug suttles gave a briefing, and his attitude about this is that he is confident that all of this is going to work....

Well by the time all of these actions are finished. >> give us an idea about the risks here. there is still a chance something could go wrong? >> i think the chances are pretty minimal. they are doing a top kill and a bottom kill. i am not a petroleum biologist but people think this is standard procedure for sealing the well. rather than speculating about what could happen. >> from your perspective knowing probably as many people as you do that have been working to help clean this up. do you thi...

Oil into the gulf of mexico for three months may be permanently stopped this week. lets hope. bp says its beginning the so-called static kill procedure as early as tomorrow. that involves forcing mud and cement into the well and will be followed by a quote, bottom kill through a relief well that should be finished in about a week. but with millions of gallons of -- what is a final lesson to be learned from this summer of oil. for that we turn to robert rice. the president says hes going to appoi...

Lets talk about what we have first and foremost with bp doug suttles taking a trip to the southern end of louisiana toward venice, the marshlands and see firsthand where some of the oil still has inundated much of the marsh. oil is hard to find in the gulf of mexico in the open waters they have plenty of it down there and hell see it up close and personal. the second thing theyll continue cleaning out one of the relief wells the key component into the next procedure. the static well injecting mu...

To 5,000 feet in the water column. weve set out materials near shore to see if we see any oil there so we are looking for it. right now were not seeing much. i know its a big concern and we need to actually search for it. if we find it, well have to figure out what to do with it but so far havent found much. >> the bottom kill that you expect to start mid-august, how confident are you that its going to work? is there anything that keeps you up at night or concerns you? this is something that has...

Seal the crippled well has been delayed a day or two maybe. the procedure known as static kill now wont be done until monday or tuesdayment the delay is necessary to clear out sediment from tropical storm bonn bonnie. the bottom kill is expected to begin by the end of august. firefighters have their hands full in southern california but they may be winning the battle against a raging wild fire in los angeles county. authorities have lifted evacuation orders and most residents have returned hom...

The relief wells, one step they had to take before they get to the static kill procedure. when they clean out the relief wells theyll remove sand and silt that dropped into the well when the remnants of tropical storm bonnie moved overhead. then theyre going to lay what they refer to as casing, basically a hollow metal pipe. thats when they proceed with the static kill procedure, inject a combination of cement and mud into the containment cap and thats the first step. the second big step is the ...

There was nothing rare about them granting these exemptions. >> theres been a lot of talk about these things, you use them because yes, it does disperse the oil. a lot of people are saying we cant find oil to skim. maybe the dispersants worked but a lot of people worry what is it doing to the environment. >> the longlasting effect. >> we might not know that for some time. reynolds wolf is in new orleans on this day 104 and reynolds, good morning to you once again. this could be a big week this w...

I can guarantee you here we are in the heart of hurricane season, things are getting active out there. the only thing that delay this event longer could be and would be the formation of another tropical system in the atlantic that could sweep into the gulf or something that sweeps into the gulf and forms there itself. but so far again static kill, bottom kill, those are the two big steps. >> were waiting and watching. reynolds wolf in the gulf for us, talk to you soon. thanks. coming up here, ...