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Alternative whereas when you look at risk reward im not really sure what they are seeing the reward is from doing this -- the so-called static kill. >> let me ask you about the toxicity here. we heard some claims about the chemicals thats in this drilling mud and cement they are toxic to marine animals. especially of concern are the dispersants used since this oil started leaking. lisa myers, nbc investigative reporter reviewed some 400 study from 1997 showed 75% found that the combination of oi...

Operation -- it cant begin until we get the casing run and cemented in the relief well and thats ongoing as we speak. once thats finished, well be ready to do the static kill. the current forecast it looks like is tuesday right now. [ inaudible question ] >> can you guarantee them theres not any environmental effects from the dispersants? >> well, you know, the use of dispersants, its been a really important tool in the fight but clearly its created a lot of concern as well. ourselves, epa and o...

Blown-out oil well off the coast of louisiana. theyre going in for the kill wed like to say. >> yes. >> starting either tomorrow or tuesday. >> yes, this is the static kill. two different kills we need to do, the static kill thats going to essentially have them go down and start pumping a lot of this mud into a certain area of the well. the bottom kill is the one youve been hearing about that has to do with the relief well thats being drilled, this is the actual permanent solution. however, with...

Of dispersant by about 70% or so and he does believe that the dispersant has helped keep the oil off the shoreline and that they have used, quote, his words, the appropriate amount. he also talked about oil. there has been some discussion as to whether or not the oil is even still out there. he says that they havent received any indication of anything in quantities below the surface, which has been a concern. theyre looking for it, he said, but havent seen much. related to the static kill, which...

Clean. theres still oil on the water to pick up. i just stress were going to be here doing that until the job is completely done. once thats done, weve got to focus on the restoration activities. were going to be here a very, very long time. i know people are worried about that, will we pack up and go around the answer is clearly no, were not going to do that. offshore we continue to make progress. were running the casing in the relief well just now. well be cementing that casing later on tonigh...

Flowing, will we pack up and go? the answer is clearly no, were not gonna do that. off shore, we continue to make progress. were running the casing in the relief well just now. well be cementing that casing later on tonight and into tomorrow. weve got the equipment all hooked up to perform the static kill. and once we get the case run and cemented, well cally perform that operation and once we get the go ahead from admiral allen. current forecast is well do that activity on tuesday. after that, ...

There was nothing rare about them granting these exemptions. >> theres been a lot of talk about these things, you use them because yes, it does disperse the oil. a lot of people are saying we cant find oil to skim. maybe the dispersants worked but a lot of people worry what is it doing to the environment. >> the longlasting effect. >> we might not know that for some time. reynolds wolf is in new orleans on this day 104 and reynolds, good morning to you once again. this could be a big week this w...

>> seeking answers in a letter to thad allen, markey wrote -- meanwhile, b.p. is a step closer to implementing the static kill, that in conjunction with the drill ing of the two relief well could finally bring the environmental disaster to an end in the next two weeks. >> shannon: kris gutierrez live on the scene in louisiana. thank you. slowdown on another oil spill. canadian company that owns a pipeline that leaked hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil in the kalamazoo river in michigan ha...

Attempts to seal that up? when is that supposed to happen? >> today they are working on removing sediment from the relief well caused by tropical storm bonnie. that should last either into tonight or tomorrow. then they get started on the static kill that is the first part of what could be the permanent solution. they will be pumping cement and mud back down to the temporary cap. if all goes well with that, they will start on a same procedure with the bottom kill that relief well and that could ...

>> reporter: thad allen tells us that his field commanders out in the field have always had the authority to decide whether or not to use the chemical dispersants or whether or not to tell bp not to use them. he says it was done on a case by case basis and the decision came down to do we allow the impact of the oil or ramp up dispersants and it appears they chose the latter. >> julie: what is going on at the site this afternoon? >> i want to show you brand-new video. we got new pictures and you ...