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Office and get the license because they want to see where the appeal process goes. right now the ninth u.s. circuit court which means it will affect nine u.s. western states and, of course, it moves on from there and moves on to the u.s. supreme court. it could have an impact nationwide. >> john, thank you, appreciate that. bp announcing just the past hour it has started pumping cement into its blown out well in the gulf of mexico in its effort to seal that well for good. nbc michelle fran zn ...

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Swear -- >> kagans legal career spans posts in the clinton white house and har vashd law school but shes never been a judge before which sets her apart from most supreme court appointees. by a vote of 63-37. she replaces a long-time liberal justice, john paul stevens. news about the gulf. bp will get back to drilling its relief well in the gulf tomorrow now that the static kill has finally plugged that massive oil leak. the relief well has taken months but its supposed to seal the leak permane...

Leak and contain the oil is finally close to coming to an end. and we are very pleased with that. michelle franzen joins us from venice, louisiana. we just heard from admiral thad allen about the latest on killing this well. >> thats exactly right. >> thats exactly right. the static kill, describing it as the blownout well, now in static condition. they were able to pump the mud down there successfully, push the mud down in the reservoir, and they are now in control of the pressure of that wel...

>> 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 is for it looks like tuesday right now. >> reporter: and one of the questions that came up about the static kill operation, not only at this briefing with doug suttles but earlier today with admiral thad allen, the national incident commander, is whether or not the static kill operation could somehow jeopardize the integrity of that cap a...

Swear -- >> i, elena kagan, do solemnly swear -- >> kagans legal career in the clinton white house and harvard law school, but shes never been a judge before which sets her apart from most supreme court appointees. she won a confirmation by a vote of 63-37. she replaces john paul stephens. news about the gulf now, bp will get back to drilling the relief well in the gulf tomorrow. now that the static kill has finally plugged that massive oil leak. the relief well has taken months, but its suppose...

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Constitutional oath in private and then take a judges oath in front of friends and reporters. you can all watch elena kagans swearing in ceremony right here on "msnbc saturday." new progress this morning as bp enters the final stages of permanently sealing that blown out well that leaked millions of gallons of crude into the gulf of mexico. >> the cementing following the static kill operation occurred. just like the static kill, that operation went very well. and it appears to be performing as...

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