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Gulf oil leak for good. >> but bp insists it's only a temporary setback and that the busted well should be permanently fixed soon. diana alvear is joining us now with the very latest. hi, diana. >> reporter: vinita, rob, good morning. "operation static kill" has suffering another setback. bp announced a small leak has been found at the static well site and that must be repaired before the static kill can happen again. that's estimated to happen some time today. the operation will involve pumping mud into the damaged well. that will help plug it permanently. engineers are deciding whether or no...

I'm rob nelson. >> and i'm vinita nair. cleanup crews in the gulf were set to start the critical next step to plug that undersea oil well but they are delayed. >> before crews could start the work, they discovered something wrong. diana alvear has the latest. good morning, diana. >> reporter: vinita and rob, good morning. "operation static kill" has suffered yet another setback. bp announced that a small leak has been found at the damaged well site. and that leak must be repaired before static kill can begin. cruise are closing in on pluging the damaged well permanently. >> what they will do...

Engineers in the gulf are preparing to permanently to seal the ruptured well and operation static kill could begin by tomorrow. the residents on the front lines of several southern california wildfires. firefighters report they're making steady progress in the battle and several homes destroyed, but the major fire burning north of los angeles is now 90% contained, nearly 90 percent. that fire has blackened at least 22 square miles, all evaluation orders have been lifted. i am he' julie banderas, now back to huckabee, go to foxnews.com for your latest deadlines. [applaus [applause]. >> they ste...

Skimming it. if not, they're on standby. >> reporter: researchers say the oil is still there, simply sunk beneath the surface. they say the effect on marine life is anyone's guess. the oil that's made to it shore is already having an effect. >> nearly one in five beaches in the gulf coast region that are regularly monitored have been closed or under advisory or notice because of the oil spill. >> reporter: that oil spill is quickly coming to a close. crews are on track to killing the damaged well, permanently stopping the flow. >> we are optimistic we'll get this thing done. >> reporter: at th...

According to the coast guard, operation static kill, where they pack that well with mud and cement, is on schedule. vinita, rob? in other news now, one of the biggest leaks of military records in u.s. history is now threatening to weaken support for the war in afghanistan. more than 90,000 documents leaked to an online whistleblower site revealed details of the war from 2004 to 2009. they show a u.s.-led effort that simply lacked funds and resources, even as the taliban insurgency grew stronger. the pure volume of the disclosure is simply enormous. here's senior foreign affairs correspondent...