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ready to open up about her extraordinary feet today, wednesday, august 4th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm meredith vieira. this could be good news happening a mile underneath the gulf. >> bp said the mud it is pumping into the busted well is holding the oil down. it was injected into the well for about eight hours straight and then it came to an end overnight. the system now being monitored to make sure there are no sudden spikes in pressure. it may be enough to seal off th...

news reports say there was an explosion near the president's motorcade, but his aides are dismissing those reports. whit johnson has the latest details. >> reporter: iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad was waving to supporters when something exploded. you can see smoke the background and bodyguards appear to shield their president. a conservative website in iran say it was a homemade grenade but english language television says there was no attack on the president. >> there was no such thing. it was a firecracker. >> reporter: denial expresses concern this was a serious attempt and ...

leak and contain the oil is finally close to coming to an end. and we are very pleased with that. michelle franzen joins us from venice, louisiana. we just heard from admiral thad allen about the latest on killing this well. >> that's exactly right. >> that's exactly right. the static kill, describing it as the blownout well, now in static condition. they were able to pump the mud down there successfully, push the mud down in the reservoir, and they are now in control of the pressure of that well. they move on to what they're calling the bottom kill. that could be the final kill, t...

and we learn the advice she got from her mom. and good morning, everyone. we're following really conflicting reports that are coming out of iran. several news agencies say iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad was attacked in western iran. reports of a homemade bomb hitting a vehicle in his convoy that was carrying presidential staff. >> the president was not hurt. he appeared live on iranian television. he made no mention of the attack. one person has been arrested. jim sciutto's been following the events. has the latest from london. jim, one of the odd twists here. yesterday, ahm...

oil is highly toxic. >> i have to have the answer to the question, nobody knows the long-term impact of putting over a million gallons of dispersants into the gulf of mexico, do they? >> these chemicals were all studied before they were put in. we have continued to monitor throughout it. epa directed that less dispersants be used. 72% less and, as i said, we're going to continue to monitor. we have to continue to monitor and we will continue to monitor. >> let's join nbc's michelle franzen live in venice, louisiana. as you know, bp officials are calling this a milestone. do you think...