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That press conference at noon eastern. jeanne, if you get more information, definitely bring it back to cnn. other big stories we're keeping our eye on, the next step, permanently sealing the busted oil well in the gulf is under way right now. in fact, in the last hour, we got news from bp. here's what they're saying, they began pumping cement into the well. you know how they pushed the mud in? this is the cementation process, the next stage in the operation. also, a look live at the u.s. senate this hour. a final vote on elena kagan's nomination to the u.s. supreme court is expected today...

White sandy beaches, our gulf of mexico over my shoulder is beautiful. and hopefully we'll get the skimmers out there if it comes this way again and attack it. but we know the only way you're ever going to stop this is with the relief well that comes into the side of it, probably 30 days away. they put the mud in, they put the cement in and we'll see if it stops. >> this is what happened when chuck todd sat down be w the president yesterday. >> vacation in the gulf? i know for the first lady was down there touting it in panama city, florida are we going see you guys down there? >> it was beaut...

Ships, sucking oil out of the middle of blowout preventer before it even comes out -- let's take that off for now -- before it comes out the top. there's oil coming out the top. we see that. >> right. >> a lot of that oil is succeed out of the holes. those are the holes, remember, they tried to push the mud in? >> exactly. and the junk. didn't work. >> could this break up? is that one of the questions? absolutely. >> and if that does happen, they're stuck with a worse scenario than before? >> i'm afraid so. and they know that they're very close to get to get bottom with that second bore. >> go...