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Right now. >> a new attempt to permanently seal that ruptured well in the gulf of mexico could get under way this weekend if approved by federal officials. the so-called static kill tactic involves pumping mud into the well. meanwhile critical testing continues on a well cap that has stopped the oil from gushing for almost a week but incident commander thad allen now warns that new reports of severe weather brewing in the caribbean could disrupt operations. more than 20 people were injured when a flight bound for california from washington hit severe turbulence. the united airlines boeing 777 ...

We are not content. tens of those anneds of people here have their lives on hold, their futures perched on a precipice. they are desperate for facts and information, and they and we and you have a right to know. if bp is less than forthcoming about what's going on, we're going to do our best to fill in the blanks. the bullheading, what it is, how it works, what the risks are? chad myers joins me now along with don newenhuse. chad, explain, if you can, what the static kill is. >> if you remember a few weeks ago, they tried to do a top kill. they had boats up on top trying to pump mud into the w...

At this point. the biggest issue that concerns me, earlier today we were told that those flow lines wouldn't handle 6,800 psi. now we're told they will handle that much pressure. >> what this also means is that, it seems like if that is successful, we will never actually know the exact number of how much oil was pouring out of there -- how many barrels of oil were pouring out of there every single day, correct? >> the way this procedure would work is, rather than waiting for the intercept of the relief well, what we're going to see is the number one well filled with mud, and the pressure will ...

Because the mud is so heavy. much heavier than water, and push all of that oil and mud, and all of that gas back down into the oil reservoir. once you fill up this column, it would be so heavy, that the oil and the gas could no longer come out. when this thing popped, so to speak, this oil down here is under such pressure, that it pushed all the way back up into the ocean. that's why it was spewing. it wasn't being pumped up, it was spewing by itself, because the pressure down below was so great. that was a problem. why was that a problem, anderson? when they tried to pump the mud in, there wa...

>> there isn't really any risk at this point. the biggest issue that concerns me, earlier today we were told that those flow lines wouldn't handle 6800 psi. now we're told they will handle that much pressure. >> what this also means is that, it seems like if that is successful, we will never actually know the exact number of how much oil was pouring out of there -- how many barrels of oil were pouring out of there every single day, correct? >> the way this procedure would work is, rather than waiting for the intercept of the relief well, what we're going to see is the number one well filled wi...