a substantial minority oppose it vocally. talk to the controversial sheriff, joe arpaio at the center of the battle. first, randi kaye has the latest. reporter: anderson, bp s plan to permanently seal its ruptured well has hit a snag. it had hoped to start a static kill, pumping mud and cement from above into the blow-out preventers as early as sunday. today, the effort was postponed until possibly monday or tuesday because workers need to clean out debris they found in one of the relief wells being drilled. the debris is preventing a final section of pipe casing from being installed. that casing is essential for reinforce i reinforcing the relief well and keeping it secure during the static kill. tom foreman has more for us tonight. tom? hey, randi. what they want to do is make sure that relief well is ready in case the static kill doesn t work. let s explain the static kill first. they ll pump fluid down into that blow-out preventer we ve heard so much about. this is like that to