highway accident. police are blaming a drunken driver and illegal immigrant convicted and released after earlier ducks i cases. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer and you are in i'm wolf blitzer and you are in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com breaking news from the gulf of mexico where the static kill operation is under way. it is bp's effort to once and for all seal the ruptured oil well that led to a region-wise disaster. after a final round of testing, crews began to pump heavy drilling mud into the well a little while ago. cnn's chad myers is standing by at the cnn center, and we will begin with cnn's david mattingly who is in new orleans watching it all unfold. david, update the viewers. >> wolf, 106 days into the disaster, and we are at the beginning of the end thf well. just a short time ago, bp began