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Other top stories in the situation room right now. >> wolf, a new show of strength of u.s. military strength and a promise of retaliation by north korea. american and south korean forces launching their annual training exercise today. tension is high in the region right now after south korea blamed the communist north for sinking its war ship. north korea says it will respond to the military drill by dealing a, quote, merciless counterblow to the u.s. were awaiting word from federal officials an...

In libya. bp says it has finished pumping cement down the ruptured oil well at the bottom of the gulf. thad allen says this will virtually assure no more oil pledging the government is committed to finish that clean-up. in a couple of hours, well get the latest government gauge of unemployment. julys report is expected to show a slight rise in the jobless rate which is now hovering near double digits. cnn is uncovering new details about a man whos risen to the top ranks of al qaeda accordi...

The economy stinks so bad right now, they cant find jobs so those people who wanted to work longer so they would get a bigger social security check actually now in an emergency situation have got to go ahead and start collecting social security because there are no jobs out there. >> to the tune of three million extra. a third more have applied early to cash in social security than previously thought or expected and that according it a boston college study released as compared to 2009. people sa...

Solar but arguably more important. the new rules aimed at cleaning the air only muddies the water for the entire biomastery and could result more reliance on coal and other fossil fuels. >> brett: bp says they have finished pumping cement into the blown-out well. the next step involves pouring more mud and cement through an 18,000 foot relief well that intercepts with the original well. >> look what happens next, following a judges ruling about californias gay marriage ban. fox all-stars join me...

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Families who are obviously grieving and wrong. >> they have quoted anti-israeli organizations who get a lot of funding from the u.s. this cultural center has a leader that cannot disseminate from a mosque being a terrorist organization or nonterrorist organization and its a foot from ground zero, two blocks and thats extremely disturbing. >> theyre going to build it. we have some headlines. here they are. >> finally, after 109 days, the leaking oil well in the gulf is almost permanently sealed. ...

Welcome back. lets check in now with joe johns for the news you need to know right now. hey, john. >> hey, jess camp a short time ago president obama praised the u.s. senate for confirming elena kagan to the supreme court. the vote was 63-37 with five republicans supporting kagan and one democrat against her. >> todays vote wasnt just an affirmation of elenas intellect and accomplishments. it was also an affirmation of her character and her temperament. >> a couple hours ago, bp announced its fi...

That press conference at noon eastern. jeanne, if you get more information, definitely bring it back to cnn. other big stories were keeping our eye on, the next step, permanently sealing the busted oil well in the gulf is under way right now. in fact, in the last hour, we got news from bp. heres what theyre saying, they began pumping cement into the well. you know how they pushed the mud in? this is the cementation process, the next stage in the operation. also, a look live at the u.s. senat...

Its static kill. pouring cement into the ruptured well to plug it for good. >> positive news not only from below but from above the well. the coast guard says it is getting more difficult to find oil on the surface of the gulf. jim acosta is live in new orleans. welcomed news. still a lot of concern from gulf coast residents that this may the green light for these agencies to pack up and leave. >> reporter: exactly. you have to excuse the folks down here in louisiana for leaving the champagne bo...

Instead, telling cnn, they are just beginning phase one of their long-term restoration plan. our jim acosta is live in new orleans this morning. jim, its good news, indeed, that bp may be pumping cement down to that wellbore today. >> reporter: it absolutely is, john. youll have to forgive the folks down here in louisiana, theyre not popping open the champagne just yet. even though the national incident commander, thad allen, has given bp the go-ahead to go ahead and put cement down into that we...