suppression of the pressure inside the capping stack and basically have reached a static condition in the well that allows us to have high confidence that there will be no oil leaking into the environment and we have significantly improved our chances to finally kill the well with the relief wells when that does occur. >> today's success a sharp contrast to the long list of failed attempts to stop the well forethe first 87 days. you remember that list well. it's like a list of greatest hits. the blowout preventer, insertion tube, containment dome, top kill, junk shot, lmrp cap. it goes on and on. what about those 4 million barrels of oil discharged? we know that is at least the number discharged. the original cause still uncertain. now the government and bp both trying to reassure gulf coast fishermen and residents that they won't turn their backs on the cleanup and restoration of the gulf.