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Down that blown out well tomorrow. that procedure follows the success of static kill which involves forcing down the leaking crude with mud. the cement should permanently seal the well head. work continues on that relief well which will cut off the oil below the sea floor. that project might be completed within the next two weeks. >> unexpected detour today for an american airlines flight from new yorks jfk to los angeles. the plane was diverted to albuquerque, new mexico after a y odor detected...

>> john harwood near capitol hill for us this morning, thank you. the gulf now. bp sais it is one step closer to killing that well. and obama administration officials have called the last 48 hours consequential. detailing how the government and the bp was able to recover 75% of the oil. anne thompson is nbcs chief environmental affairs correspondent live for us in venice, louisiana. okay, anne. so what does today hold in terms of this so-called static kill? railroad we >> reporter: well, bp go...

Hello, everyone. im lynn berry, and here is what is happening. coast guard thad allen says that the static kill was a success and they are planning to seal it once and for all with cement. and traveling to chicago for a low-key birthday dinner with a few friends. he is on a visit to the gulf, but he knows that the region has a long recovery ahead. >> and nancy pelosi will call the chamber back into session for vote on controversial bill. and elena kagan has lined up a majority of the senate ...

Vessels continue to be active in the gulf, and are under way to understand the concentrations of subsurface oil, and exactly what rate at which it is being biodegraded. well continue to monitor and sample this oil, and report new results as they emerge. >> thank you. >> good afternoon. the last 24 hours have been fairly consequential in the life cycle of this response. i would like to go over a couple of things that have transpired. after a successful injection test yesterday, allowed us to unde...

From deer valley airport, and then looped around and that a sputtering was heard coming from the planes engine before it crashed. when firefighters arrived, the plane was in flames. >> there is literally nothing left of the plain. you know, these planes are made out of light-weight fibers, consume quickly, fuel on board, so when there is a crash, typically the planes are fully destroyed and this one is. now down south much a milestone in the 107-day-old disaster in the gulf of mexico, the firs...

In the gulf of mexico. as a result of the bp oil spill. so, it was very welcome news when we learned overnight that efforts to stop the well, through whats called a static kill, appear to be working and that a report out today by our scientists show that the vast majority of the spilled oil has been dispersed or removed from the water. so, the long battle to stop the leak and contain the oil is finally close to coming to an end. and we are very pleased with that. our recovery efforts, though, wi...

Inside the casing. once the decision has been made on whether to cement or the no, the next step will be to finish off the relief well. as you know, we are about 100 feet away from where we would intersect the well, and about 4 1/2 feet horizontally away from it. we would proceed forward in anywhere between 10 and 20-foot increments drilling and then backing out and putting out what we call a ranging tool in that would allow us to understand in exact detail through measure of the magnetic feel o...

Now from the washington convention center. the white house says the president will highlight steps hes taken to rebuild the economy and create jobs. but its also a chance for him to rally the nations largest labor union ahead of upcoming midterm elections. well bring you the president as soon as he starts speaking there, moments away. but first, now, the day for which so many people along the gulf coast have been awaiting, hoping, and praying. the first step in permanently sealing the busted o...

That would be another step toward ultimately killing it thad allen saying the ultimate death of this thing could come as early as august 11th when the relief wells are finished and they can start putting cement in to once and for all kill the well. this heavier drilling is holding it in. they are happy about that, thats the static kill. behind me you see crews are here not only in lafitte, louisiana but along the gulf coast hard at work with cleanup. there is still oil out there. they still have...

Be for six to 48 hours, ended up running for two weeks. and then we started hearing about the static kill, where they wanted to try to kill the well from the top again. so that actually started this morning after a lot of discussion about whether thats actually the right thing to do, and its one that i actually disagree with what theyre doing right now. >> what happened with the relief wells that have been portrayed until the last few days, as the ultimate solution. no matter what else you did, ...