this is a live look at the broken well. while there are signs things are going according to plan, oil is still slipping out. today president obama insisted his administration is taking an aggressive role in managing this crisis. jay gray is in venice, louisiana, with the latest. reporter: good afternoon. while there have been positive signs, bp engineers will only say they are encouraged and continue to stress the top kill is still far from over. there is a lighter plume pouring from the frequent toured well now. evidence some scientists say of an oil mix which could mean the top kill is beginning to work. it looks to me like the amount of oil coming out of the guiser is considerably less. reporter: engineers and officials with bp will only concede everything is going as planned. we are in an arm yelling match of two fairly equal rated forces. or taking two fire hoses and driving them together, trying to overcome the other. reporter: as that battle to stop the flo