WETA Nightly Business Report May 27, 2010
captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. it's make or break time for that devastating oil spill in the gulf of mexico. tom, today b.p. began a new procedure to tap an oil leak in the damaged gulf well. it has never been used before, at least in water a mile deep. there is no guarantee this is going to work. >> tom: no, there isn't, susie. this is called the top kill method. pumping cement into the damaged pipes. b.p. hopes it will choke off the oil. at least 500,000 barrels a day for the last month have been flowing out a day. >> susie: and tomorrow, president o...