2.21 pm today. The Houston Chronicle:
BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles says the 'top kill' has yet to show much success and BP is considering scrapping the attempt in favor of a different method.

"If the top kill fails, BP would cut off the damaged riser from which the oil is leaking [gushing!] and cap it with a containment valve that's already resting on the seafloor. BP is already preparing for the operation, Suttles said."

Attempts to shoot "junk" into the damaged blowout preventer also has met with "limited success."

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7028248.html