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Journalists. those reports also saying whoever tossed this explosive device is in custody. but again the latest reports now saying this was not an assassination attempt, this was a firecracker. just got off the phone with a senior iranian government official. he didn't even know about it, john and kiran. so right now we're working the phones to find out more details of exactly what happened earlier today in the city of hamadan in iran. >> we'll check in with you later about this reported assassination attempt. also this morning it could be the beginning of the end of the 107-day long nightma...

What's called a static kill appear to be working. and that a report out today by our scientists show that the vast majority of the spilled oil has been dispersed or removed from the water. so the long battle to stop the leak and contain the oil is finally close to coming to an end. >> david mattingly is standing by with more on the government's new report on where the oil is or has been but let's get more on the latest developments from brian todd. >> reporter: as of today, this is day 107 of this disaster. as of today they are no longer depending on that temporary cap to hold in the oil. that...

>> it's amazing how calm he sounded after shooting so many people. >> sounded like he was bragging about it. >> terrible. now to the latest developments in the gulf of mexico and the words millions living and working along the gulf coast have waited 109 days to hear. the well is cemented shut. bp says it finished pouring see meant down the well yesterday afternoon on top of 2,300 barrels of heavy drilling mud to force the oil back into the earth. >> admiral thad allen is calling this a significant milestone. >> this is not the end but it will virtually assure us that there will be no chance ...

Let's get details from nbc's anne thompson joining us live from venice, louisiana. good saturday morning to you, anne. >> reporter: good morning. this snag is not unimpped. it happened after they were -- crews found it after tropical storm bonnie passed through. you remember that before the storm came, they put what was called a storm packer, a plug, in that first relief well. when they pulled the plug out and went down and they inspected the relief well, they found anywhere about 40 to 46 feet of debris at the very end of the well. so, they've been cleaning that out. and then they will put in...

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