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His students demonstrated the procedure for cnn earlier. look at this. >> as can you see, the well is flowing from the top. when the well is flowing, you can't do a static kill because as soon as you inject mud it is blown out into the ocean. to have the static kill you must have the apparatus at the top to control flowing. the brown there simulates mud. the blue area simulates the ocean. this is the primary well, and this is a capping stack which for a series of hours will control flow. this is called a static kill operation because there is no flow of the well. we're going to kill the well b...

Sheriff, joe arpaio. across the border in juarez, mexico, a dangerous turning point as drug lords target police with an explosive device. the a.m. fix blog is up and running. go our-to-our website, cnn.com/a.m. fix. first, today could be the day. bp says it just needs to do one more crucial test before the so-called static kill operation can begin. the company says a small hydraulic leak put that on hold yesterday. >> meantime today, the government is also coming out with a new estimate of just how much oil leaked from bp's well. and it is on the higher end, higher than bp ever acknowled...

Rains. tropical storm colin is picking up strength in the atlantic ocean but is now expected to miss the gulf of mexico as well as the east coast this weekend. the system's about 945 miles east of the lesser antilles this morning. it is packing sustained winds of 40 miles an hour just barely tropical storm strength. the national hurricane center says it is picking up strength. also bp hoping that the static kill operation is a go today. an operation that could plug the source of the worst oil spill in history for good. the company still has to perform a crucial test on the well before gett...

Highway accident. police are blaming a drunken driver and illegal immigrant convicted and released after earlier ducks i cases. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer and you are in i'm wolf blitzer and you are in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com breaking news from the gulf of mexico where the static kill operation is under way. it is bp's effort to once and for all seal the ruptured oil well that led to a region-wise disaster. after a final round of testing, crews began to pump heavy drilling mud into the well a ...

Mexico where the static kill operation is now under way. we are going to get a lye update. 1965, a lot of good things came out that year like medicare. this year, like always, we'll have our guaranteed benefits. and with the new healthcare law, more good things are coming: free check-ups, lower prescription costs, and better ways to protect us and medicare from fraud. see what else is new. i think you're gonna like it.