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That's why they call it static kill. now they're looking at that option to give them the means to end this threat a little more quickly. here's what they had to say about it. >> what you're doing is you're putting mud down and you're not putting hydrocarbons into the formation. so the question would be at that point what that would tell you. we would have to analyze the data associated with that. if we thought there was a problem with well integrity we could at that point start going to containment or vent. but i think we need to have detailed discussions understanding what the actual procedur...

And female farmers. >> the naacp and tea party recently clashed over allegations of racism. we'll broke down this video and whether it tells the whole story with james peterson an assistant professor from buck knenell university. bp is now considering a dramatic new option to seal the well once and for all. we're in day 92 of this disaster and a new procedure called static kill could stop this nightmare in its tracks. >> it works by pouring heavy mud into the capped well forcing all of the oil and gas back down into the reservoir it came from. officials could decide to try it in the next few...

It had hoped to start a static kill, pumping mud and cement from above into the blow-out preventers as early as sunday. today, the effort was postponed until possibly monday or tuesday because workers need to clean out debris they found in one of the relief wells being drilled. the debris is preventing a final section of pipe casing from being installed. that casing is essential for reinforcing the relief well and keeping it secure during the static kill. tom foreman has more for us tonight. tom? >> hey, randi. what they want to do is make sure that relief well is ready in case the static kill...

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