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You've got a life to live. [ male announcer ] so don't blame it on aging. talk to your doctor and go to isitlowt.com to find out more. >> greta: next your legal panel but first to our new york newsroom. >> reporter: in the gulf might be only days from permanently sealing bp's ruptured well. chief thad allen says the fix could as early as next monday though that is just an estimate. the final task will involve pumping mud and cement into the well that could take weeks. today marks 100 days since the rig exploded killing 11 workers and sparking the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history. devel...

Kill. pumping mud and cement into the damaged well should start next monday. a tow boat struck a well in indiana just north -- louisiana guard officials don't know who even owns the well or how much has leak sod famplt but there is a sheen of oil you see there. a chopper has been dispatched to survey the area. a new "wall street journal" survey researches the best paid executives in the last decade. topping the list oracle founder and ceo larry ellison, more than $1.8 billion in dpenation. expedia.com kpa expedia.com chairman barry diller, and the best known is apple's steve jobs with $749

Retired admiral thad allen said they have two priorities. >> first w to pumping mud and cement down the top of the well. what we call the static kill. >> reporter: within weeks the launch "operation bottom kill," relief wells will be drilled to permanently seal the damaged well. what has proven to be a bigger challenge is finding the oil. much of it has dispersed beneath the water, keeping skimmer boats docked. >> some of these patches are only sheen at this point. it becomes very weathered. sometimes it's not skimmable. >> reporter: the progress in killing the well has been accompanied by a c...

To announce its earnings for the second quarter. they have already spent $4 billion in the clean-up effort. it's also reported that robert dudly, the managing director will take over as ceo is. he is from houston and is a native from mississippi and knows the region very well. >> crews drilling a relief well are headed back to the site to get to work dwen. this involves pumping mud and concrete into the well. joining me now, former oil industry executive with 30 years in the business. good morning. good to see you again.

Most of the vessels that had been moved are expected to be back in place today, we're hoping to begin the static kill that involves sealing the ruptured well by pumping mud into it. arizona's controversial immigration law will go into effect this week unless a federal judge says otherwise. there are two legal challenges to senate bill 1070, one from citizens and civil rights groups who say the law promotes racial profiling. the other challenge from the obama administration, it's trying to block the law before it goes into effect thursday. the law requires police to question people about thei...