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More people are upbeat, beautiful day and theyve scene two days in a row of no new oil apparently leaking in the gulf of mexico after what has been an 89-day nightmare for everybody who makes a living along the gulf coast or does their recreational activities, sport fishing out there on the gulf coast. here where we stand offshore. 35,000 feet below the surface wherever the cap remains snug and in place. heal hours have now passed for this integrity test of the well. until we hear from admiral t...

What they want to make sure of is by putting this cap on, the oil isnt seeping out elsewhere in ways that could be even more catastrophic. that involves measuring pressures while this cap is on. the data is not still in, and it has to be interpreted by the scientists. >> lets bring in ed lavandera. i understand the desire not to get ahead of ourselves here, but i also want to know what happens next, ed. so lets talk about what happens next without getting ahead of ourselv ourselves. >> reporter:...

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And other scientists to begin what is called the integrity test on that well and the blowout preventer thats but put in place and what officials are looking for is to make sure that everything down there at the bottom of the gulf of mexico will work and make this containment cap create one of two possibilities. what they want to do is either that this containment cap will work by itself and not allow any more oil to escape, or perhaps work with the help of riser pipes to connect. so this is a co...

Of course more of bp. and a lot of hope riding on what is happening right now at the bottom of the gulf of mexico. bp is still integrity test. monitors are show nothing visible signs of any new leaks. the test is supposed to end just hours from now, but bp says it could go even longer if there are few risks and perhaps more to learn. oil stopped gushing two days ago after bp recapped the well and while there is cautious optimism, the disaster is still far from over for people who live and work a...

Initially authorities told us there was one person trapped inside they were trying to get to. they told reporters there was a car they saw on surveillance camera that was still moving when the building collapsed. when this parking structure, when it collapsed, they saw a car moving, made the assumption maybe somebody was in there and thought two, maybe three other people could be in there. we are expecting that update at any moment. when that does take place well let you know what happened. hope...

Hitler and lenin. tea party activists are behind it. the naacp condemns it. whos right? whos wrong? next. on "larry king live." good evening. what could be a turning point in the gulf oil spill tragedy. lets get the latest from cnns ed lavandera in new orleans. whats the latest, ed? >> reporter: well, larry, right now, we know that officials with bp and the federal government are entering into the preliminary testing phase, getting ready for whats called the integrity test. based on the readings...

Valid pressure readings until we close the choke. >> one last question and i apologize if you answered it before. could this integrity test -- you mentioned damage to the wellbore all of the way down. if something like that happened, would this affect the relief well process? >> im glad you asked that. there was an assessment done. heres what we have done to mitigate the risk. we dont think theres a problem there but as close as the relief well is to the wellbore, what weve done is the relief we...