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Down that blown out well tomorrow. that procedure follows the success of static kill which involves forcing down the leaking crude with mud. the cement should permanently seal the well head. work continues on that relief well which will cut off the oil below the sea floor. that project might be completed within the next two weeks. >> unexpected detour today for an american airlines flight from new york's jfk to los angeles. the plane was diverted to albuquerque, new mexico after a y odor detected in the cabin. some say they saw a man striking a match. he's in custody being questioned many inve...

>> john harwood near capitol hill for us this morning, thank you. the gulf now. bp sais it is one step closer to killing that well. and obama administration officials have called the last 48 hours consequential. detailing how the government and the bp was able to recover 75% of the oil. anne thompson is nbc's chief environmental affairs correspondent live for us in venice, louisiana. okay, anne. so what does today hold in terms of this so-called static kill? railroad we >> reporter: well, bp got approval to pour cement into the well. essentially what they're going to do is follow the static ...

Hello, everyone. i'm lynn berry, and here is what is happening. coast guard thad allen says that the static kill was a success and they are planning to seal it once and for all with cement. and traveling to chicago for a low-key birthday dinner with a few friends. he is on a visit to the gulf, but he knows that the region has a long recovery ahead. >> and nancy pelosi will call the chamber back into session for vote on controversial bill. and elena kagan has lined up a majority of the senate support later today to confirm her to the supreme court, and the

Vessels continue to be active in the gulf, and are under way to understand the concentrations of subsurface oil, and exactly what rate at which it is being biodegraded. we'll continue to monitor and sample this oil, and report new results as they emerge. >> thank you. >> good afternoon. the last 24 hours have been fairly consequential in the life cycle of this response. i would like to go over a couple of things that have transpired. after a successful injection test yesterday, allowed us to understand the path of which liquids would go down the well, the amount of volume we could put in the w...

From deer valley airport, and then looped around and that a sputtering was heard coming from the plane's engine before it crashed. when firefighters arrived, the plane was in flames. >> there is literally nothing left of the plain. you know, these planes are made out of light-weight fibers, consume quickly, fuel on board, so when there is a crash, typically the planes are fully destroyed and this one is. now down south much a milestone in the 107-day-old disaster in the gulf of mexico, the first step in permanently sealing the busted oil well appears to be working in the so-called static kil...