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Of mud. officials say scores of businesses, schools, and government buildings have also been destroyed. the goal for relief crews right now is to get into some of these areas as soon as possible. >> and we are keeping a close watch on this developing story and well bring you updates twhan are available. crews are getting ready to seal up the ruptured oil well once and for all. but theres been a bit of a delay. our own reynolds wolf is in new orleans. reynolds, whats going on right now? >> repo...

Permanently plug that busted oil well on the floor of the gulf of mexico has hit a snag. so lets get details on that right now from michelle franzen. she is live in venice, louisiana. and with a good morning, what is it crews are dealing with right now? >> reporter: well, its not too big of a snag. it definitely sets back the so-called static kill about a day or day and a half. certainly some sentiment or debris from the storm of this past week settled into that relief well. so they have to remo...

Two things that it could mean. number one, that the reservoir, which has been pouring in the gulf for three months, basically maybe lost pressure. or it could mean there is a leak somewhere else in the well. thats something nobody wants to see. for the moment everything is in place and the testing is ongoing. the big finish to this is the kill, the bottom kill at the bottom of the well. thats still scheduled to take place with the relief well. the digging resumes friday as well. took a break to ...

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Reservoir, until the relief well can ultimately finally kill it for good. third day of pressure testing, as well as monitoring, the pressure continues to rise slightly. down below the cap. that is a good thing. the scenario, by the b.p. ceo contradicts admiral thad allens plan to reopen the cap well. to allow oil on the pipeline to ships on the surface. doing that would eni believe an accurate flow rate to be learned. today we just have estimates of the leak between 35,000 barrels to 60,000 barr...