its static kill. pouring cement into the ruptured well to plug it for good. positive news not only from below but from above the well. the coast guard says it is getting more difficult to find oil on the surface of the gulf. jim acosta is live in new orleans. welcomed news. still a lot of concern from gulf coast residents that this may the green light for these agencies to pack up and leave. reporter: exactly. you have to excuse the folks down here in louisiana for leaving the champagne bottles in the refrigerator for the moment. they know they are not out of the woods yet. and yes, that news that thad allen has given bp the green light go ahead and start pumping cement down into that well, that should be viewed as terrific news but down here on the gulf coast, it is a question of who do you trust? the government officials who say almost all of the oil is gone out in the gulf of mexico or the local residents that say it is still coming ashore? yes, the people in louisiana
in his directive, petraeus made clear troops have the right to self-defense. but guess what, the taliban just laid out their own 69-page code of conduct for dealing with afghan civilians. the taliban make a very explosive exception for civilians who side with the government of the coalition who they think it s open season to kill. we aren t threatening to kill afghan civilians who express sympathy for the taliban. reporter: the coalition says there s evidence that the taliban doctrine is being implemented. recently some 50 elders in the kandahar region received threatening letters telling them to leave their villages or be killed. so is the taliban attacking more because it s stronger? or because it s worried the military could succeed in stopping them. stephen biddle who has advised them says right now, coalition
have seen the latest video. the mostly clear blue waters in the gulf of mexico. yes, they heard the latest government report, all but roughly 25% of the oil spill flood the gulf is gone. that doesn t mean people like lewis are going to believe it. what do you think when you hear that? where is it? where did it go? reporter: life long commercial he now coordinates response teams and they are made up of fishermen that are also skeptical. who picked it up? we didn t. mine, you know. where it went. the long battle is close to coming to an end. and we are very, very pleased with that. reporter: latest white house message, the president right down to the press secretary many of the news day scenarios talked about and repeated a lot have not and will not come to fruition because of that. reporter: along with bp s newfound confidence the damaged
instead, telling cnn, they are just beginning phase one of their long-term restoration plan. our jim acosta is live in new orleans this morning. jim, it s good news, indeed, that bp may be pumping cement down to that wellbore today. reporter: it absolutely is, john. you ll have to forgive the folks down here in louisiana, they re not popping open the champagne just yet. even though the national incident commander, thad allen, has given bp the go-ahead to go ahead and put cement down into that well, you would think that would be greeted with optimism down here. but i have to tell you, for people down here in the gulf coast of louisiana. this has become a question of who to trust. government officials who say all of that oil is disappearing out on the gulf. or the local people down here who say it s still coming ashore. yes. the people of louisiana have seen the latest video. mostly clear blue waters in the gulf of mexico. and, yes, they ve heard the latest government report. all but r
well is no longer a threat, sound like a political mopup operation to st. bernard parish president. is it possible that people along the gulf coast are just so weary and beaten up that it is difficult to believe their own eyes? no, i don t think so. we believe what we see. that s why we con to have some concerns. reporter: he goes out every day to capture images of the oil rolling into his parish. in part to convince bp the cleanup operations are sorely needed. bp says well, guys, we don t need you anymore, that puts us that puts us in a position of having an entire part of our community in no-man s land. reporter: no-man s land because commercial fishermen could end up stuck with no cleanup work and no markets for their seafood. it is no wonder lewis wear it is fisherman s prayer around his neck. continue to give us hope and courage, face the challenge that lie ahead, and reminding us