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Kill. it involves pumping mud and then cement into that well, eventually sealing it off. t.j. winick has our progress report. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. according to a leader of the operation to plug the blown out well, the process is going well. along the gulf, there is real hope it is the beginning of the end. bp has begun the static kill that is expected to choke the busted oil well once and for all. >> this is a really positive step forward. its going to be...

Permanently seal that ruptured well in the gulf. engineers must wait until tomorrow before they can test the strength of the well head because of a technical glitch. when that is finished they will begin operation static kill which involves pumping heavy mud down well which might plug the leak for good. bp cannot be certain until the relief well is finished next week. >> two men accused of plotting to blow up buildings in new york have been found guilty. one worked as a cargo handler and familia...

Saying bp often carpet-bombed the ocean with these chemicals. and the coast guard allowed them to do it. in a second round of testing, the environmental protection agency found, when dispersants were mixed with the type of crude oil that has gushed into the gulf, the result was no more toxic to marine life than the oil itself. a look at louisiana marshlands showed oil is still a menace. thick, black gobs of it choke the shore. >> look at the oil oozing back u herfhh. >> reporter: louisiana gover...

Gulf oil leak for good. >> but bp insists its only a temporary setback and that the busted well should be permanently fixed soon. diana alvear is joining us now with the very latest. hi, diana. >> reporter: vinita, rob, good morning. "operation static kill" has suffering another setback. bp announced a small leak has been found at the static well site and that must be repaired before the static kill can happen again. thats estimated to happen some time today. the operation will involve pumping m...

Im rob nelson. >> and im vinita nair. cleanup crews in the gulf were set to start the critical next step to plug that undersea oil well but they are delayed. >> before crews could start the work, they discovered something wrong. diana alvear has the latest. good morning, diana. >> reporter: vinita and rob, good morning. "operation static kill" has suffered yet another setback. bp announced that a small leak has been found at the damaged well site. and that leak must be repaired before static k...

Engineers in the gulf are preparing to permanently to seal the ruptured well and operation static kill could begin by tomorrow. the residents on the front lines of several southern california wildfires. firefighters report theyre making steady progress in the battle and several homes destroyed, but the major fire burning north of los angeles is now 90% contained, nearly 90 percent. that fire has blackened at least 22 square miles, all evaluation orders have been lifted. i am he julie banderas, n...

Skimming it. if not, theyre on standby. >> reporter: researchers say the oil is still there, simply sunk beneath the surface. they say the effect on marine life is anyones guess. the oil thats made to it shore is already having an effect. >> nearly one in five beaches in the gulf coast region that are regularly monitored have been closed or under advisory or notice because of the oil spill. >> reporter: that oil spill is quickly coming to a close. crews are on track to killing the damaged well, ...

According to the coast guard, operation static kill, where they pack that well with mud and cement, is on schedule. vinita, rob? in other news now, one of the biggest leaks of military records in u.s. history is now threatening to weaken support for the war in afghanistan. more than 90,000 documents leaked to an online whistleblower site revealed details of the war from 2004 to 2009. they show a u.s.-led effort that simply lacked funds and resources, even as the taliban insurgency grew stronge...