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Readings. and whats interesting, and also to kind of get people on the same page here is that after they do that. they will have to compare notes to what their readings were before the integrity tests. so were still quite a ways away from figuring out exactly how this new system is going to work. but clearly, everything ramping back up after the leak was taken care of. but really, all of this has been slowed down and delayed because of concerns, getting back to the question we asked the admiral ...

Were hooufing forward now it looks like. >> but still, they havent been so clear about a time line, but theyre telling us about how theyre going to test it in intervals. we could know between six and 48 hours. walk us through that process. theyre going to be quite careful in how they do this. they know whats on the line and they do not want to mess this up. >> right. i mean, its a 8-hour test. theyre going to stop and take measurements and analyze the data that they get every six hours . so if t...

Arizona. arizonas governor jan brewer has responded to officer escobars lawsuit. its one of at least five suits her office has filed to dismiss. in her response, governor brewer says that escobar has, quote, failed to establish any real and immediate threat of harm. so again, well see where this one goes. >> its going to go for a while, i think. 6:30. time for this mornings top stories. bps new containment cap. the one thats supposed to finally top the leak in the gulf has a leak of its own....

Collecting autoof the oil. no, this is not the permanent solution of the relief wells still being driel driled. but this method theyre using now. they have put another seal on top and this is going to allow them to test just how strong that well is. this will happen over the next 6 to 48 hours. theyre doing it in intervals of 6 hours. theyre testing the pressure in this well. again, if you havent been keeping up, i can simplify this for you. put a cap on top of the well thats a pretty good seal....

President for the naacp. join the live conversation now. go to cnn.com/amfix. enough out there to talk about. >> sure is. the setback in the gulf and the efforts to cap the oil leak. bp discovering a leak in the new 75 ton containment cap its using to stop the spill. thats forced integrity tests to be delayed. >> testing whether it can hold up under extreme pressure once that cap stems the oil flow. david mattingly is live in new orleans and, david, do we know how long this problem will dela...

Some is even made in the same exact factory where they make that extensive stuff they sell at the department store. >> we apparently went with maybelein up here. >> always some stuff people can use that saves them a little bit of money. always good to see you. thank you so much. a new hour, so weve got a new rundown. and a court showdown this hour over arizonas new immigration law. its happening right now. a phoenix police officer is the one who is taking his case before a judge. also, a new pus...

Promised a year ago? car batteries is one thing and these plants. they create a couple of hundred jobs in the areas starting up but everybody es looking for the hundreds and thousands of new jobs. developing right now in the gulf, bp says they have repaired a leak in the new sealing cap and are prepared to go ahead with integrity tests on the blown out well cap. anne thompson is in venice, louisiana. anne, the cap meant to plug the leak is leaking? is that true? >> reporter: i know. can you ev...

They actually did simulations. it actually created a physical model so they could practice bolting them. whether or not they actually practiced on that particular flange itself we will figure that out and get back to you. there was extensive testing done and actually created a way to actually model this and actually test putting the package together before they took it out of the water. >> admiral eileen plummen with public radio. how confident are you in the relief wells structure and engineeri...

These are integrity tests. theyre meant to get under way yesterday. but there was some concern about potential problems with the equipment. also accusations fly at another contentious hearing on that planned new york city mosque. part of a muslim community center which is a few blocks away from ground zero. opponents are trying to to have the building declared a landmark to derail the project. the commission is voting on that sometime next month. an appeals court has smacked down the fcc rej...

In the middle the oil is not coming out of the big black pipe in tid manile anymore coming out of other valves and places, yes, but we know that this is the first indication that the integrity test had started from the mouths of the -- from the bp people, this now is taking place just as they thought so. and now, even as we look at it, where the oil was leaking out, the one yellow pipe, that is the kill, and the choke pipes and i even believe some of the oil, the amount of oil has lessened just ...