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Were more than three months into the gulf oil disaster and bp is still trying to plug the ruptured well. that and the clean-up delayed just a bit because of stormy seas, our reynolds wolf is tracking it all from the coast. >> im covering this from grand isle, louisiana, where remnants of bonnie continue to move inland and boats from the deepwater horizon continue their journey out to sea. the one of the key vessels into the drilling operation not relief well to stop it altogether. it wont be one...

Thing. one it gave them that dress rehearsal. well see more storms develop in the gulf of mexico but also gave the boats a chance to retrofit, to resupply and going to get things started up again in a couple of days but probably take one to two weeks before they can really make that effort for the static hill and bottom kill operation. a little bit of a hiccup but theyll start getting things started. t.j. speaking of getting things started last night here they had in grand isle called island aid...

Kill operation. in fact, they were to begin this weekend killing the well that would bring this disaster in the gulf of mexico finally to an end. but all of that has been delayed at least a few days until the ships can get back after bonnie passes. veronica? >> yeah, the nation doesnt want to hear that word. delay, delay, delay, delay, no more delays. with that in mind, what would the highest priority be at this point? >> well, the rovs that provide the video feeds, they apparently are staying o...

Busses that were flooded and not used for evacuation because they were not moved in time. >> nbcs charles hadlock is in venice, louisiana and the big question a lot of people are asking right now is how much is this storm likely to delay the oil response teams? >> reporter: thats what is the frustrating point about all this. this weekend, they were going to begin the kill operation of the pouring cement and mud into the bottom of that well to begin the process to kill. but that has now been dela...

Precisely to go, and then we will start the kill operation. >> we have kind of analyzed this almost like trying to get an i.v. and trying to find the some kind of vaein that you cant fid with the small needle and that is what you are doing at 5,000 feet below the bottom of the ocean, is that right? >> well, in fact, almost 18,000 feet from the floor of where the drill ship is where we are starting the operation. >> yes. >> and what we are doing right now is to drill 30 feet at a time and run in ...

Did go wrong? >> well, obviously if we felt that that was a risk, we wouldnt do the test now. the relief well is going very well. were very close, we are a within 30 feet of running the last string of casing. were only about four feet laterally from the well. running the casing will take about a week. and then we have about another 100 feet to go which will be measuring very precisely as we go. then well start the kill operation. >> we kind of analyze this almost like trying to get an iv. youre ...

Maintains its integrity through the kill operation. this is not a one-shot -- this is not a one-shot process. we hope it works in one shot but the relief well will give them access to try numerous methods for killing the well. numerous fluids to pump in. >> some of the graphics shown over the past six to eight weeks have been misleading in terms of what this kill well will do. many of the graphics had it coming in from a 90-degree angle. we have one in to show folks. when they drill down and thi...

>> im afraid there are no other options other than the base of the reservoir. we tried to kill the well from the top using the top kill operation own the pressures in the well are such that its not possible to do that. so we have to rely on the relief wells. in the interim, we are continuing to contain as much of the oil as we can. and that operation is currently containing 20,000 barrels a day. by the end of this month, well have the ability to contain between 40,000 and 50,000 barrels a day. a...

Operation since the killing of zarqawi. is really is extraordinary. because if you look at it, you took out not only the lead operational commander in al mass re, but the inspirational, strategic policy adviser in al baghdadi, and so to take out both at the same time will throw the organization into disarray. i think this is to the credit of general orniero for the u.s. military and iraqi forces. i think its a very positive development. >> so we also understand that the u.s. troops, they found s...

What were most interested in is seeing if we can get any insight into any terrorist plot that might be under way so we can take the measures to stop any type of attack planning. >> questions still remain over who might have known bin laden was holed up in this compound. a senior pakistani saying they were embarrassed they failed to locate bin laden. >> i think we have to know whether they knew. if the pakistanis knew. if they didnt know, why didnt they know? why didnt they pay more attention to ...