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Operation -- it cant begin until we get the casing run and cemented in the relief well and thats ongoing as we speak. once thats finished, well be ready to do the static kill. the current forecast it looks like is tuesday right now. [ inaudible question ] >> can you guarantee them theres not any environmental effects from the dispersants? >> well, you know, the use of dispersants, its been a really important tool in the fight but clearly its created a lot of concern as well. ourselves, epa and o...

Clean. theres still oil on the water to pick up. i just stress were going to be here doing that until the job is completely done. once thats done, weve got to focus on the restoration activities. were going to be here a very, very long time. i know people are worried about that, will we pack up and go around the answer is clearly no, were not going to do that. offshore we continue to make progress. were running the casing in the relief well just now. well be cementing that casing later on tonigh...

We have thousands of boats. and almost 100 aircraft still working on this because theres still a lot of activity but clearly, were almost three weeks actually since the last oil came out of this well into the ocean. and that is making a difference. and the efforts by all the people you see working here and right across the gulf coast are also making a big difference. i want to thank you. you know what this is like. its summertime in the gulf coast and its hot out here. the folks that are respond...

Leaking from this well. once they do that, then theyre going to open the well up and relieve the pressure thats in there. so were going to see oil for a short time spewing back into the gulf of mexico, until they hook those lines up to bling it back up to the surface to the containment vessels up there. continuing their strategy of containment. >> david, what about those relief wells? >> reporter: the relief wells are going extremely well. the one that they started first is within feet of its ma...

>> the casing run and cemented in the relief well and thats ongoing as we speak. once thats finished, well be ready to do the static kill. the current forecast is for it looks like tuesday right now. >> reporter: and one of the questions that came up about the static kill operation, not only at this briefing with doug suttles but earlier today with admiral thad allen, the national incident commander, is whether or not the static kill operation could somehow jeopardize the integrity of that cap a...

This point, it appears lost. >> by the way, there are a handful of other sanctuary cities in america, san francisco and chicago, perhaps the most well-known and some experts say that judge boultons ruling will set a legal precedent and could ultimately affect policies in those parts of the country as well. julie. >> casey stegall, thank you very much. and were now waiting for the next step to begin in plugging the gulf oil spill. a procedure engineers dubbed static kill. this could plug the well...