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Sitting, circulating, doing nothing, waiting on this static kill that's going on now. had they just kept going, i think they could have already had the well killed instead of doing all this nonsense from the top. >> and the prospects, as you said, it's going to be a while before we have any idea if the static kill has worked. what is the definition of success and how is it to be determined? >> well, the way kent wells described it in his very brief briefing today was that they think it's successful if there's zero pressure on the well. and that's the classic definition for a killed well, is on...

A tropical storm, which nobody could help, but now we're sitting, circulating, doing nothing, waiting on this static kill that's going on now. had they just kept going, i think they could have already had the well killed instead of doing all this nonsense from the top. >> and the prospects, as you said, it's going to be a while before we have any idea if the static kill has worked. what is the definition of success and how is it to be determined? >> well, the way kent wells described it in his very brief briefing today was that they think it's successful if there's zero pressure on the well. a...

Different points. the yet to be finished relief wells will be used to execute a shof called bottom kill. more mud and cement will be injected into bedrock 2 1/2 miles below the sea floor. this as new estimates are out at the bp price tag. the company could be fined as much as $21 billion if it is confined to commit gross negligence or willful misconduct. the fine could drop to $17.6 billion if the government credits the company for the oil it has already recovered. joining us once again tonight, former oil executive, bob cavnar, who writes about the industry at dailyhurricane.com. he's also au...

That people along the gulf suffered, for example, tourism, when tourists didn't come because they thought there was oil on the beaches. as ann said -- by the way, i want to compliment ann. she has been spot-on the whole time in her analysis of all of this. but we're going to be suffering for a long time. >> thank you for that. ann is too modest to acknowledge but we are all incredibly proud of what ann and her team has been doing down there. right now robert gibbs is coming to the podium, so we'll go to the briefing. ann, if you can give us the schedule as far as you know, on what's going to h...

Freeclinics. bp is declaring a victory now that the static kill is working. the former president and ceo of operations at shell oil company and the author of "why we hate the oil companies." straight talk from an energy insider. all right. when we're looking at the static kill right now, do you consider this the final chapter in attempting to stop the leaking oil? >> i certainly hope it is, contessa. i'm pleased to see the well casing is holding under these high pressures. as the admiral says we won't be finished until the relief wells are actually completed and the cement job from down belo...