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Just wait until they're at least almost ready to do that if not wait until after to do this? >> people have suggested that, apparently, some of the engineers i've spoken with have said that while they could certainly leave everything open, collect the oil out of the stacking cap up to the surface vessels, until they're ready to try the bottom kill with the relief well, until they're intersected there, and then if the kill fluid, the muds and cement, are blowing out the well head, then slowly start closing the valves on the -- and the sheer rams on the stacking cap but not until then. it's sort...

Cement to go in to seal this thing off permanently, why not just wait until they're at least almost ready to do that if not wait until after to do this? >> people have suggested that, apparently, some of the engineers i've spoken with have said that while they could certainly leave everything open, collect the oil out of the stacking cap up to the surface vessels until they're ready to try the bottom kill with the relief well, until they're intersected there, and then if the kill fluid, the muds and cement, are blowing out the well head, then slowly start closing the valves on the -- and the s...

And to finally fill it up with cement. they are looking at these steps that they're taking now to pay off when they finally intersect that well. >> do they say what happens if it fails? >> reporter: if it fails, they have a couple plans in the wings. nothing like this has ever been tried before. they're talking about if they are unsuccessful at capping this well with cement, they will try to come up with a system where they will take that oil and move it into an empty well also on the bottom of the ocean. that's plan a. also there's a plan b where they could continue to pump the oil up to the ...

Reservoir deep beneath the ocean floor. >> if we could do that, it would give us option of controlling the flow without having the surface vessels there to some extent. it wouldn't the capacity we're looking for but another risk mitigator to handle some of the oil. >> reporter: in new orleans, coast guard commandant told molly henneberg to prepare for hurricane to push critical ship offstation he is seeking additional 20 offshore skimming vessels and other resources, much of which should arrive in the next few weeks. >> chris: president has had quite a day. >> indeed. >> chris: thank you. we t...

Singapore as well as u.s. aircraft, conducting a search and rescue effort for those ten missing sailors. again, there were also five sailors injured in that collision. we're told none of those injuries were life threatening. they're all being treated now. again, this collision with a u.s. warship against a civilian craft just coming two months after another collision between the uss fitzgerald and cargo ship which cost the life of seven sailors and prompted an investigation and including making the navy take action, including relieving the officers in charge of that ship of their command. agai...