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Into the ruptured well and filling the ruptured well once again with mud and cement as part of that relief well bottom kill process later this month. so we arent out of the woods yet. >> think what you will of the government report coming up that only about a quarter of the oil has had any significant impact. at least were getting good news on the wellhead front. jim acosta for us this morning, thanks so much. coming up in about an hour from now, well hear from the white house on all the lates...

75% of the oil that came up through that well has either evaporat evaporated, dispersed, been captured or diluted to the point where it is just not a risk n anymore. were now joined by carol browner, assistant to president obama on energy and climate change. thanks for being with us this morning joining us from the white house briefing room. the good news, bp announced overnight that the static kill operation to seal the leaking oil well is working. of course there is still a ways to go, the c...

The latest reports are saying it is a firecracker. were working our sources to find out exactly what happened earlier. >> reza sayah for us in islamabad this morning. judging by the sound of that rain, we may have some more flooding problems there today that reza will have to look into. a senior administration official says white house aides are aware of the conflicting reports and are seeking more information to try to sort out what really happened with ahmadinejad. it could be the beginnin...

Authorities, but no assassination against the president. >> thanks. also this morning, it could be the beginning of the end of the 107-day long nightmare for people living and working along the gulf coast. bp announcing overnight that the static kill operation to seal the leaking oil well for good is working. heavy drilling mud was pumped into the well for eight hours. >> and another major sign of progress, a report this morning in the "new york times" claiming that the national oceanic and at...

At legal zoom well help you incorporate your business, file a patent, make a will and more. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. good afternoon. im drew griffin sitting in for ali velshi even though ali apparently never sits on this show. a new york city commission says a building near ground zero can be demolished clearing the way for a controversial mosque. bp crews could begin their static kill operation in the gulf of mexico today now that theyve fixed a hydraulic leak. no l...

Swimming advisories have been lifted at most of the state beaches. no been can be sure exactly how much damage has been done to the gulf of mexico. scientists do agree that it could take years to gauge the impact of all of the crude as well as all the chemicals. >> lets bring in jim acosta now live in new orleans. bps chief operating officer doug suttles spend some time in the water over the weekend. what did he have to say about the state of the gulf of mexico right now? >> reporter: well, he...

Is seal sod far with that cap and mud and cement. thats going to happen over the next several days. and then they hope at some point that they are really going to get a handle on this. that this might actually kill this well. if not, five to seven days after the static kill operation is over, they are going to start something called the bottom kill. they have been drilling the relief wells into the ruptured well in the hopes that they will be able to pump more mud and cement through that relief ...

Static kill operation? when are they going to be able to start and finish? >> reporter: well, drew, we could be looking at the beginning of the end. at least everybody hopes so down here. you know, yesterday thad allen gave a briefing via conference call and was saying this thing could start late today. and then doug settles, the coo of bp, held a briefing of his own later in the day on tuesday. so we are looking at the next 24 hours or so. we might see the beginnings of the static kill operatio...

Kill operation because during the top kill operation, of course the oil was still flowing up and was not being contained with that cap. so this time around they feel that this is going to be different, that this is actually going to be the start of sort of a one-two punch and slowing down this well, bringing it under control and eventually killing it off with that body kill operation where they will pump heavy mud and cement through that relief well that theyre drilling. that should take place a...

Close to the, where the deepwater horizon actually fell beneath the waves, keeping a sharp eye on that cap underwater and doing so with shiz mick and sonar and of course with two underwater robots but again theres a lot that they learned from this and certainly i tell you quite honestly, im sure some of the guys could have used a little bit of a break, many away from their families and a brief respite before they get back to work. as they get back to work its not going to be something they can d...