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That point in the oil sboorks the reservoir, where they're able to punch into the main well line and put in a combination of both mud and cement and actually kill the well off all together. but that's not something that's going to happen over might. the bottom kill may be put in place possibly later this month, maybe longer than that, guys. >> reynolds, i know you're going to be covering weather for us this morning as well. but out there, is weather cooperating? do they have a nice window right now to do this work without issues of weather? >> reporter: to get through the first steps they have...

Continues. what if it doesn't work? what is new here? bob cavnar joins me from houston. i guess there's been this almost christmas is coming attitude about these relief wells that are going to work, that cutting into the pipeline into that well line into the bottom of the oil deposit is going to save us. is that your view. >> well, chris, the relief well is really the only solution to this particular problem. as we watched here a few weeks ago, the top kill failed and probably damaged the casing, further up the hole. so really the only way to shut this in is to shut it in from the bottom so th...

Hurricane season is another reason this oil leak can't get plugged fast enough, perhaps. progress from the relief well continues. what if it doesn't work? what is new here? bob joins me from houston. i guess there's been this almost christmas is coming attitude about these relief wells that they're going to work, that cutting into the pipe, into that well line into the bottom into the oil deposit is going to save us. is that your view? >> well, chris, the relief well is really the only solution to this particular problem. as we watched here a few weeks ago the top kill failed and probably dama...

Can't be pleged fast enough, perhaps. progress from the relief well continues. what if it doesn't work? what is new here? bob cavnan joins me from houston. i guess there's been this almost christmas is coming attitude about these relief wells that are going to work, that cutting into the pipeline into that well line into the bottom of the oil deposit is going to save us. is that your view. >> well, chris, the relief well is really the only solution to this particular problem. as we watched here a few weeks ago, the top kill failed and probably damaged the casing, further up the hole. so really...

Or eight days from being implemented is what bp calls its dome correction, they drop a box, 40 feet tall, 20 feet deep, capped by a dome which is be connects to hose 5,000 feet up to the surface where at that oil coming directly into the dome will be pumped on board the ship and another method explored is a long-term method which will involve actually establishing a new well line into the same oil reservoir, but that plan is still 60 to 90 days away. juliet. >> phil keating live in louisiana, thanks, phil. a water crisis in massachusetts and millions of people are being affected. why officials...