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superior force. bully it back down. then pump in cement to plug the leak and kill the well. think about the second coat through a straw. they want to switch from coat to a milk shake which slows it down and you get such a thick milk shake it won t flow at all. reporter: during the operation, b.p. s underwater camera show add flurry of activity on the seabed floor. here a tool seem to slip from a robot s grasp. experts say conditions a mile down are more challenging than outer space. company officials handicap top kill s success at 60% to 70%. but failure could come at any time and learning whether it succeeded could take days. it should greatly reduce or eliminate the flow of oil now streaming into the gulf from the sea floor. reporter: but in louisiana s oil-soaked marshes, president obama was under attack by louisiana s governor. bobby jindal said when the president visits here on friday he d better deliver on promised health. i don t know how many thousands of fe
for more than a month now. today it began the top kill operation which involves pumping a heavy mud mixture into the well to seal it off. b.p. s c.e.o. told cbs news we should know in 24 to 48 hours if it worked. and even if it doesn t, he insists the leak will be stopped using other methods within days or weeks, not months. mark strassmann is in grand isle, louisiana tonight, mark i m sure there s high anxiety down there. reporter: there absolutely is, katie. here s one good reason. look at that this marina. it s almost empty. just a couple days before memorial day weekend. this community s economy is drowning in oil and almost everyone here is tpwhraoued to their televisions watching b.p. s latest deep water fix. above the gushing well, the top kill represents b.p. s top hope to plug it. from this drill ship, an engine with 30,000 horsepower, roughly 50 indy 500 cars racing as one, began pumping heavy drilling fluids a pile down into the well s broken five story blowout