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29 minutes past the hour. time for a look at your top stories now. the end of the gulf oil disaster may finally be at hand. today, bp is expected to begin pouring cement down its damaged well. that's on top of all of the heavy drilling mud that they pumped in two days ago. to make sure that the well stays plugged, bp is still pushing ahead with its relief well which should be ready in the next two weeks. the full senate expected to confirm elena cage ton the supreme court today. right now, she's considered all but a lock. five have singled she has their support. most have argued that she has...

The one element that is the catalyst for innovation, the one element that changes everything is the human element. ♪ after 107 days, a milestone in the efforts to end the bp disaster. the well was essentially sealed off after the static operation pumped heavy drilling mud into it. thad allen gave bp the green light to cement the damaged well. now earlier in the day, a new government report says 75% of the oil that flowed into the gulf was gone, which president

Fish be back? some of them have short reproductive cycles. some have long reproductive cycles. it may be decades before we get a complete picture of what this spill did to this very rich marine life in the gulf of mexico. >> not only what it did to the marine life, but the legal implications, the legal liability for bp in terms of taking care of these people and the fisheries and the people whole. it is an incredible problem. one last question, anne. we heard thad allen authorized bp to cement the damaged well. it is not the relief well. it is the static kill. does this mean we should expect n...

>> john harwood near capitol hill for us this morning, thank you. the gulf now. bp sais it is one step closer to killing that well. and obama administration officials have called the last 48 hours consequential. detailing how the government and the bp was able to recover 75% of the oil. anne thompson is nbc's chief environmental affairs correspondent live for us in venice, louisiana. okay, anne. so what does today hold in terms of this so-called static kill? railroad we >> reporter: well, bp got approval to pour cement into the well. essentially what they're going to do is follow the static ...

Now from the washington convention center. the white house says the president will highlight steps he's taken to rebuild the economy and create jobs. but it's also a chance for him to rally the nation's largest labor union ahead of upcoming midterm elections. we'll bring you the president as soon as he starts speaking there, moments away. but first, now, the day for which so many people along the gulf coast have been awaiting, hoping, and praying. the first step in permanently sealing the busted oil well appears to be working. cnn's david mattingly joins us now live from new orleans with the...