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Proceed with the bottom kill operation and the relief well. those results will not come back until monday or tuesday, and then once in place it will take four days or so to set everything up and continue with the relief well and the bottom kill. and there is one thing that is throwing a little wrinkle in, and that has to do with tropical depression number five, and that caused a delay in the whole operation just a few days ago and it's now hovered over parts of south alabama. and there is a chance that may drift back over the gulf of mexico. if that happens that may cause additional delays. yo...

Yesterday, the coast guard ordered bp to conduct pressure tests of the well itself and also the capping system at the top that was put in place one month ago today. bp has been ordered to test the well and to test the capping system for any additional pressures that may come along as they do the bottom kill. now the coast guard is waiting for bp to turn in these results which could be monday or tuesday. the government scientists will go over them and at that point the coast guard will give bp the go ahead to complete the final kill operation. the coast guard says that will take place, but it w...

Along with carol brown the energy advisor. it's been a good week for bp, they have been able to plug the well both at the top of the well and now working on plugging the bottom of the well with the bottom kill operation that's now available this week. but going forward, they also have to talk about the cleanup efforts, how much more they have to clean up and how they will pay for it and how the proceedings will go forward with the filing and the filling of the claims in the gulf coast region. >> we have been getting a lot of e-mails from people about the workers being laid off now that the wel...

The dangerous mission requires the astronauts to handle ammonia fluid lines running from the pumps to the module. crews plan to activate this during a second space walk on wednesday. new progress this morning as bp enters the final stages of permanently sealing up the well that leaked crude into the gulf of mexico. >> the cementing following the static kill operation occurred. just like the static kill, that operation went very well. and teappears to be performing expected. >> well, nbc's charles hadlock is live in new orleans with all the details. good saturday morning to you, charles. >> r...

It's a very dangerous space walk. they have to handle ammonia fluid lines. the crews plan to activate the new pump during a second space walk on wednesday. new fro pprogress as bp seals t blown out well. >> the cementing following the static kill operation occurred, just like the static kill operation that went very well. and appears to be performing as expected. >> nbc's charles hadlock with us live with the details. good morning. >> good morning. >> let's get to what the crews have done. they plugged the well. they had the mud and steement combinati cement. how will this be completed? >> rep...