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In the gulf of mexico. as a result of the bp oil spill. so, it was very welcome news when we learned overnight that efforts to stop the well, through what's called a static kill, appear to be working and that a report out today by our scientists show that the vast majority of the spilled oil has been dispersed or removed from the water. so, the long battle to stop the leak and contain the oil is finally close to coming to an end. and we are very pleased with that. our recovery efforts, though, will continue. we have to reverse the damage that's been done. we will continue to work to hold pollu...

Inside the casing. once the decision has been made on whether to cement or the no, the next step will be to finish off the relief well. as you know, we are about 100 feet away from where we would intersect the well, and about 4 1/2 feet horizontally away from it. we would proceed forward in anywhere between 10 and 20-foot increments drilling and then backing out and putting out what we call a ranging tool in that would allow us to understand in exact detail through measure of the magnetic feel of the casing how close we were coming. we will continue to do that. this job will not be complete un...

Now from the washington convention center. the white house says the president will highlight steps he's taken to rebuild the economy and create jobs. but it's also a chance for him to rally the nation's largest labor union ahead of upcoming midterm elections. we'll bring you the president as soon as he starts speaking there, moments away. but first, now, the day for which so many people along the gulf coast have been awaiting, hoping, and praying. the first step in permanently sealing the busted oil well appears to be working. cnn's david mattingly joins us now live from new orleans with the...

That would be another step toward ultimately killing it thad allen saying the ultimate death of this thing could come as early as august 11th when the relief wells are finished and they can start putting cement in to once and for all kill the well. this heavier drilling is holding it in. they are happy about that, that's the static kill. behind me you see crews are here not only in lafitte, louisiana but along the gulf coast hard at work with cleanup. there is still oil out there. they still have vessels of opportunity in place. they have tarballs washing up on grand isle. one of the things in...

Be for six to 48 hours, ended up running for two weeks. and then we started hearing about the static kill, where they wanted to try to kill the well from the top again. so that actually started this morning after a lot of discussion about whether that's actually the right thing to do, and it's one that i actually disagree with what they're doing right now. >> what happened with the relief wells that have been portrayed until the last few days, as the ultimate solution. no matter what else you did, if you got those relief wells, you would be sure that this thing would be mastered? >> this is th...