Static Kill Operation News Today

The fish and species of shrimp caught in the last few weeks have been clear of any oil. the seafood is safe to eat. probably the most watched seafood and food product right now in the country. savannah? >> real quickly on the relief well, considering whether to go forward with those plans, but theres some risk involved. >> reporter: theyre going over the tests. they were testing the results of the top kill operation, static kill operation before beginning the bottom kill and the government is wa...

How well the static kill operation may have worked that was done last week. thats where they poured thousands of pounds of heavy mud and cement into the top of the well. some of that cement may have gone all the way down 13,000 feet to the bottom of the well and then up the sides of the casing. well, thats exactly where the relief well would be drilling into. so admiral thad allen and the government scientists arent convinced theres enough cement there to seal permanently. so they want to go ahe...

Its a very dangerous space walk. they have to handle ammonia fluid lines. the crews plan to activate the new pump during a second space walk on wednesday. new fro pprogress as bp seals t blown out well. >> the cementing following the static kill operation occurred, just like the static kill operation that went very well. and appears to be performing as expected. >> nbcs charles hadlock with us live with the details. good morning. >> good morning. >> lets get to what the crews have done. they plu...

Presidents most costly initiatives. the stimulus plan and his health care reform. her resignation takes effect early month. shell turn to her teaching job at the university of california-berkeley. its day 109 of the gulf oil disaster and this could well be the beginning of the end. crews have wrapped up their static kill operation and the cement that they poured into that ruptured well is now hardening. but the work is not over. crews will continue to drill two relief wells. once they reach th...

Sitting in on meetings, even composting. >> just helping out the folks out there. you know, helping other folks do some stuff out in this world. and its good to recycle. >> we just need first lay the foundation that people can say oh, they did it there. we can do it in our community. >> joe johns, cnn. taking a look now at some of the stories making headlines. the gulf oil disaster, not the end. but the cementing phase of the so-called static kill operation to permanently seal bps well means t...

Day 108 and look what we have on the wall now -- oil well smothered. theyre trying to kill and kill this thing again. we told you about the static kill operation, in which they pump this mud down into the well, trying to det this thing clogged up for good. now, we knew this was a possibility, theyre now shoving cement down there, just it make sure this thing is really dead. and after they kill it with the mud and cement, theyre going to go back and do the bottom kill at the relief well. theyre t...

Mavis will hold a town hall meeting. remember hes the presidents go to person to lead the efforts in the south down here and bp is expected to start shooting the cements down the choke line, the same line, the series of pipes that proved to be successful with the static kill operation and the secement will seal the leak for good according to bp and people who live here say the impact of the disaster will linger for months, if not years to come. >> right now, we need to be out on the front lines ...

Today. the nation is in the midst of a deadly heat wave. power companies are maxed out. cooler centers stay hope. and zookeepers giving animals popsicles. now comes word one federal agency is storing body scans. were live with this developing story. first, bp is preparing for the final step in the static kill operation after 108 days, the oil giants blownout well is almost shut for good. >> the government giving bp the green light, after heavy mud successfully forced the oil down into the re...

Finally be within reach. bp officials say the static kill operation appears to be working. crews are stopped pumping mud down the well, and are now monitoring it to make sure that the sealed leak is holding. if so, the next stop would be to permanently plug it by pumping concrete through a relief well. thats still several days away. meanwhile, lawmakers are demanding answers on how that spill has been handled, and whether dispersants have created a danger all on their own. the environmental prot...

Advisers say it was just a firecracker. he wasnt hurt, and his office is denying he came under attack. the static kill operation appears to be working. crews have stopped pumping mud down the well, and are now monitoring it to make sure the sealed leak is holding. and a judge is expected to rule today on whether californias ban on same hj sex marriage is constitutional. two gay couples filed suit this year saying that ban violates equal protection and due process rights. well be back in a mo...