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To 5,000 feet in the water column. we've set out materials near shore to see if we see any oil there so we are looking for it. right now we're not seeing much. i know it's a big concern and we need to actually search for it. if we find it, we'll have to figure out what to do with it but so far haven't found much. >> the bottom kill that you expect to start mid-august, how confident are you that it's going to work? is there anything that keeps you up at night or concerns you? this is something that hasn't been done at this depth before. something you all have said since the very beginning. so c...

Seal the crippled well has been delayed a day or two maybe. the procedure known as static kill now won't be done until monday or tuesdayment the delay is necessary to clear out sediment from tropical storm bonn bonnie. the bottom kill is expected to begin by the end of august. firefighters have their hands full in southern california but they may be winning the battle against a raging wild fire in los angeles county. authorities have lifted evacuation orders and most residents have returned home. >> scorching temperatures are fuelling some of the worst wild fires russia has ever seen.

The relief wells, one step they had to take before they get to the static kill procedure. when they clean out the relief wells they'll remove sand and silt that dropped into the well when the remnants of tropical storm bonnie moved overhead. then they're going to lay what they refer to as casing, basically a hollow metal pipe. that's when they proceed with the static kill procedure, inject a combination of cement and mud into the containment cap and that's the first step. the second big step is the bottom kill, the bottom kill will occur sometime in the middle of this month or possibly toward ...

There was nothing rare about them granting these exemptions. >> there's been a lot of talk about these things, you use them because yes, it does disperse the oil. a lot of people are saying we can't find oil to skim. maybe the dispersants worked but a lot of people worry what is it doing to the environment. >> the longlasting effect. >> we might not know that for some time. reynolds wolf is in new orleans on this day 104 and reynolds, good morning to you once again. this could be a big week this week as it comes to trying to finally kill this well. >> reporter: that's right. you know, guys, we...

I can guarantee you here we are in the heart of hurricane season, things are getting active out there. the only thing that delay this event longer could be and would be the formation of another tropical system in the atlantic that could sweep into the gulf or something that sweeps into the gulf and forms there itself. but so far again static kill, bottom kill, those are the two big steps. >> we're waiting and watching. reynolds wolf in the gulf for us, talk to you soon. thanks. coming up here, we're going to be remembering the victims of a tragedy. people gathering in germany this morning to...