all right. we're expecting this to start at any moment. just got a head's up this was going to take place, kind of a two-minute warning, and you see the reporters getting in their spots at the white house. the daily briefing about to take place. taking on more significance because of what is happening in the gulf and also because of who is going to be at the brifg, not just robert gibbs, but also that had allen, the incident commander and head of noaa, the national oceanic and atmospheric association. the update today is siblth significant. it's significant because the static kill effort is working. for all intents and purposes right now, you heard from david mattingly in new orleans, this well is dead. no more oil is going to come out of it. now, we know this now. we're being told this now because the static kill, this new option, is now working, pumping mud down into the top of this well to try to seal it. reli relief wells you've been hearing