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cannot forget that in the midst of this executive order, there was a big drug company that made millions of dollars because of this mandate. we cant deny that. >> what are you suggesting? >> what im saying is that its wrong for a drug company, because the governors former chief of staff was the chief lobbyist for this drug company. the drug company gave thousands of dollars in political donations to the governor. and this is just flat-out wrong. the question is is it about life or was ...

Pumping drilling mud into the well to force that oil back down into the reservoir. essentially, pushing that oil back into the hole that it erupted out of and started this disaster back in april. what we are looking at right now is a matter of hours, possibly days for them to finish this operation called the static kill where they will pump enough mud in there to essentially drown the oil out and hold it at bay and beat back the pressure that the oil has built up over the days since they put tha...

Whether to keep the sealing cap on is a decision that will be made over the next several hours. >> yes, sir? >> secretary gate ace nounsed that the obama administration was lifting a more than decade-long ban on u.s. military assistance to indonesias special forces unit. human rights groups are outraged by this. can you explain why this decision was made? >> i dont have anything on this. >> all right, robert gibbs, press secretary for the white house discussing -- he started off by discussing sh...

Is, by putting this cap on, the oil isnt seeping out elsewhere in ways that could be even more catastrophic. that involves measures pressures while this cap is on. the data is not all in, and it has to be interpreted by the scientists, but heres the good news that needs to understand. even if it turns out we cant maintain this cap and completely shut off the oil, what the new cap allows us to do is essentially attach many more containment mechanisms so were able to take more oil up to the surfac...

The new cap is containing the oil right now. but scientists are doing a number of tests. what they want to make sure of is that by putting this cap on, the oil isnt seeping out elsewhere in ways that could be even more catastrophic. and that involves measuring pressures while this cap is on. the data is not all still in. and it has to be interpreted by the scientists. but heres the good news that i think everybody needs to understand. even if it turns out that we cant maintain this cap and compl...

Too low, those valves will be reopened. what are we talking about? returning to a free flow, and then what happens? >> well get the process started to gather as much oil as they can from the bottom two valves. then hook t@ the new lines to the new ships that will take on more oil. >> to your mind, putting this new cap on, was it the right way to go? >> i think putting the new cap on was the right thing to do. ive been questioning the wisdom of putting pressure on the well. it seemed to me the mo...

>> well, with the cap on, bp now will spend the next 48 hours testing the pressure of the well. and that will start first thing tomorrow morning, they say. bp calls it an integrity test. in this case, high pressure is a good thing if the well maintains its high pressure with the cap on, then that actually means oil and gas arent leaking out in other areas of the well casing. low pressure would mean that there are other leaks, the hope is, the high pressure will continue, will stick, and within t...

But with the new cap on now, bp hopes the oil will be fully contained eventually. in the time it takes to secure the new cap, bp told me today, the oil flow will decrease, but it wont be fully stopped until all of those vents are closed, anderson. >> why is it going to take so long before we know if this works or not? >> well, with the cap on, bp now will spend the next 48 hours testing the pressure of the well. and that will start first thing tomorrow morning, they say. bp calls it an integrity...

>> why is it going to take so long before we know if this works or not? >> well, with the cap on, bp now will spend the next 48 hours testing the pressure of the well. and that will start first thing tomorrow morning, they say. bp calls it an integrity test. in this case, high pressure is a good thing if the well maintains its high pressure with the cap on, then that actually means oil and gas arent leaking out in other areas of the well casing. low pressure would mean that there are other leaks...

Play by play of what we are seeing. you are watching it like we are watching it. you can come to the same conclusion we are coming to, that yes, a lot of work is going on. its fascinating to see the cameras move around. >> big machinery, too. >> robotic arms moving around. and reynolds wolf telling us earlier, a lot of cleaning up before they put the new cap on. this is 5,000 feet below the service of the water. we will get details, but we are just showing you and letting you see for yourself wh...