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Already flooded with complaints of irregularities and accusations of fraud. taliban attacks kept 20 polling places from even opening. the gulf of mexico tonight, a crucial pressure test of bp's macondo oil well is set to begin in about two hours. if the cement dumped deep into the well is hopefully holding. the so-called bottom kill is holding. thad allen will have the final word on whether the well is officially dead. if and when he does, crews will pack up and probably be gone in about a week. a husband and father helpless as his entire family is killed. next, hear the frantic 911 call i...

The gulf of mexico. after pumping in cement to seal the well from the bottom the test is the last step needed before the well can finally be declared dead. nbc's ann thompson has spent the better part of the last five months there in that part of the country and is now in lake ponchartrain, louisiana. so let's get the very latest on what you're hearing on this final test, ann. good morning. >> reporter: well, alex, we were out on the developer driller three yesterday, the rig that dug the relief well, and, in fact, it's also the crew that conducted the pressure test overnight. essentially the ...

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They're feeling the effects. we'll take threw live coming up. the end is in sight to the bp oil spillster. we are waiting to hear about a final test in the blown-out well in the gulf of mexico. after pumping in cement, the test of the last step before the well can be declared dead. nbc's kristen dahlgren is live in venice, louisiana. with another good day to you, what are the details on this final test? are you hearing anything in terms of a time update for getting done and finally decided? >> reporter: yeah, hey, alex. we had hoped by now to be able to bring you that official announcement t...

In venice, louisiana. so another good morning. how is it going at this point? >> reporter: hey, good morning, alex. we're still waiting for any word to come from about 50 miles off the coast here where that operation is under way. the last we heard from bp was some time yesterday afternoon that they had started the cementing process. that started at about 1:30 local time. it was expected to take a few hours. then they needed to let that cement cure. after that they were going to do their pressure test. then at that point they would be able to declare this well killed, that it would never again...