would like it to be. we have to keep an eye on that. >> rob, you spent a lot of time down south lately, in the gulf of mexico. you know it is hot down there. it is day 106 of the gulf oil disaster and that could mark a turning point in shutting down the ruptured well. bp plans to carry out a test to decide whether it can move ahead with the static kill operation, the first phase of a two-step process to permanently seal the well. let's get the late interest david mattingly joining us live from new orleans. david, what do you know? >> reporter: well, don, that test expected to happen today to tell them whether or not they can go forward with that so-called static kill where they would pump that well full of mud and essentially drown the oil, push it back down into the reservoir and end the threat of the oil. we are waiting to find out if they are going forward with the test. it was delayed a day after they found a hydrolic leak in the