top kill or rather the static kill operation and long-term well into august they'll be working on the bottom kill operation, the procedure where they'll kill out the well all together if all goes as planned. it is a bit of getting back to normal. i can tell you that they did take advantage of the situation, it was a great dress rehearsal because it is going to be an active tropical season, we've seen two named storms, i'm sure there will be others. the gulf of mexico is a launching pad for many of the storms, a place where they energize and strengthen considerably. thankfully it didn't happen with bonnie. it gave them a chance to look at how they would evacuate the cleanup scene and it gave them a chance to resupply the boats, make whatever repairs they had to, a little bit of maintenance before they head back and work resumes. >> reynolds wolf we'll check back in with you throughout the morning. thanks. we saw ten inches of rain in 12 hours in parts of iowa. >> um-hum, and take a look at