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The blowout preventer on top is not working. nothing to stop the oil from pouring out. in fact, inside of the real well, there are 1,000 psi, pounds per square inch there, and the static kill is taking mud from the surface, from ships, pumping it into a couple of these small openings, the n manfolds and the valves of the blowout preventer and filling it with mud, and heavy mud and it is not dirt, but a solution, chemical solution, that is much heavier than water and push all of the oil back down into the reservoir. that is the top kill or the static kill. the bottom kill that they are working ...

An oregon district attorney has cleared al gore of sexual assault allegations saying his accuser has credibility issues. the coast guard says sediment that gathered during capping operations will have to be cleared out, delaying the so-called static kill. noaa says remaining oil on the surface is moving away from a powerful current that could have fouled beaches along south florida and the east coast. an oil spill in the kalamazoo river is knew fully contained and clean-up operations are under way. the markets ended flat for the day but up around 7% for july, the biggest monthly increase...

Negatives. adams' grandson wants the plate tested for authenticity again. even if they are real, grandson doesn't think they're worth $200 million. one of the reasons is a lot of the value of ansel adams photographs came in the printing process. >> right. well, now, four days from now, officials in the gulf of mexico plan to begin choking a runaway oil well to death. hopefully, the static kill, that's set for monday, coast guard commander thad allen preparing to spell out the plan some detail a little later today saying he's optimistic the end of this disaster is near. louisiana officials no...

Final pipe casing right now, suzanne, and when they do that and get it cemented in they will go with a static kill. that will happen late sunday or monday. they will put mud down the top of the well that's heavier than the oil that's there right now and hopefully fill the well up. we'll still need to drill in from the bottom and kill the well from the bottom but at this point it looks like we'll be able to move ahead. we've got good well integrity and trying to move forward it's a positive turn. >> does this mean this will be completely capped and sealed, that we're now at final stage of resol...

Top stories in arizona. state's new immigration law in effect with the most controversial parts of the law blocked out. that includes the provision that says that police can question people's immigration status if it is believed they are in the country illegally. in today's political ticker congressman charlie rangel spent 40 years on capitol hill. what happens today will help shape his legacy. the house ethic committee about to unveil its list of charges against him and may also set a date for corruption trial. day 101 of the gulf oil disaster and optimism is growing. admiral thad allen will ...