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The well bore, then eventually run the rest of the liner and cement that. that process is basically a five to seven-day process. until that is complete, they can't start the static kill process. that would put us at about a week from now. they tell me that -- i asked, why the static kill, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, let's wait until the leaf well is drilled. but they are emphatic the static kill operation will make the bottom kill from that relief well much, much quicker an much, much easier. that's where we are right now. as far as oil that was affected by the storm, it is getting more d...

Not such a big threat to lives or profit along the gulf coast. but this adds delay to the agony of the oil spill. we were so close to beginning the kill process on this well this weekend, and now it's been delayed by at least 48 hours, perhaps as long as a week in order to get those vessels back on-site and reconnect the process of killing this well. that's the known process that has to take place to end the crisis in the gulf of mexico. the good news is that that cap remains on top of the well, so no oil is leaking into the gulf of mexico. but everyone is tense until that well is actually kil...

Tonight, tomorrow, those ships will return to the area and begin the relief well process, which was supposed to begin today. today we would have been telling you about the beginning of the end of the kill process for this well, but that will have to wait a couple more days. veronica? >> regardless, though, this is going to impede the progress being made there, charles. how much progress will it be impeded? >> reporter: well, by several days. the good news is, that cap is in place. there's no oil of appreciable amounts of oil flowing into the gulf of mexico. and haven't been for the last eight ...

To a point where it could intercept the corrupted well but they have to put in a steel reinforced casing the. that is the last step. they won't begin that until they get an all-clear from the forecasters who are watching the storm. they don't want to start this process and then have to disrupt it and move off scene for up to 10 to 14 days, the admiral says, if a storm does come through. they're watching this system and they have everything in place right now to begin it. if the storm goes away, here's the scenario. they will put the casing in and t they will intercept the well this weekend and...

Cap is holding, according to bp's last technical briefing, they want to keep that cap in place until the relief wells are ready to go and that could be next week. they could start puncturing the well deep down and begin the kill process. that's expected to take another seven to ten days, however, but the end is in sight, no oil has been flowing into the gulf for the past six days and that's a big relief to the folks who live along the gulf coast here, tamron. >> we'll give you the updated information from thad allen's press conference or news or whenever that does happen. it may be rod blago...