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Is in the gulf. tests continue on bps ruptured oil well. scientists now weighing a new option for permanently sealing, using whats called static kill that would involve pumping mud into the well. women being banned from wearing islamic face covering avails in syria. the garment is becoming increasingly popular in the dominantly muslim country. it is a worrying trend for secular regime. president obama is meeting right now with british prime minister david cameron, his first visit to the whit...

Between transparency and protecting a lot of what is clearly meant to be classified and top secret. so it will be interesting to see how theyre able to strike that balance, because i think it will set a standard moving forward. >> were out of time. guaranteed my visitors will be back. michael lohan exclusive tomorrow. his daughter lindsay scheduled to report to jail. hell be with us tomorrow to talk all about that. right now, anderson cooper and ac 360. >> larry thanks very much. breaking ne...

Day 92 of the oil spill disaster in the gulf of mexico, actually the third month, month three begins today. we are tracking the oil slick from the sea and from the air. but first let me bring you up to speed with what is going on. as you know, the oil well remains capped while they test the pressure under the earth. im going to show it to you in here. this is on an medication of what used to happen, oil flowing, they put this new cap on to the we will head, and as a result of that, there is no m...

Proof that al qaeda is backing this mosque, but he certainly does have support. a recent quinnipiac poll found that 52% of new yorkers ares po opposed to the community center and mosque being built near ground zero. >> was the controversy of the ad intentional? >> a lot of people take that approach, try to get their ads rejected, then try to garner tremendous amount of publicity. he says, no, absolutely not. he may be reworking the ad to get it on the air and says he will be trying other network...

U.s. government too dependent on outsiders to do that work? dana priest of the "washington post" will join us later this hour about her two-year-long investigation. a cnn exclusive. correspondent deborah feyerick talks with the developer after controversial islamic center that some want to build just two blocks from the world trade center site. >> why here? why so close? why? >> his answer ahead this hour. bp officials think that mud may deliver us a miracle in the gulf of mexico. it is a ne...

Technique to plug the leak, its called a static kill, it basically involves drilling mud into the cap, sort of like that top kill method. floridas governor wants a constitutional ban against deep water drilling. the judge says their claims dont have any merits. if youre wondering how much oil has spilled into the gulf so far, the math geniuses at cnbc did the map. the amount is the same as old faithful spews out in 76 days. gulf coast brewery is sending out an s.o.s. in the form of beer. t...

Blowout preventer. are they an indication of methane? theyre testing for that. the third problem is a small leak in the flange of the capping stack. that essentially is the bottom of the ceiling cap. and they dont seem too concerned about that. so, the government green lighted this test to go ahead for another 24 hours which takes us to about mid afternoon today. and well see if they get another 24 hours. but in the meantime, bp has announced yet another plan b. i call this one plan b to about t...

Fix that didnt work, along with static kill, would the bottom kill, top kill. >> the medical profession did a terrible job with public relations, i was a reporter in houston in the 70s, we found the chairman of textco at a time when people were lined up for gas and many people will remember that, odd and even days when you could get your tank filled up. he was filling up in the basement of the textco building. worst pr. they never get it. >> tony hayward, i want my life back and hes at a yacht r...

Fix that didnt work, along with static kill, would the bottom kill, top kill. >> the medical profession did a terrible job with public relations, i was a reporter in houston in the 70s, we found the chairman of textco at a time when people were lined up for gas and many people will remember that, odd and even days when you could get your tank filled up. he was filling up in the basement of the textco building. worst pr. they never get it. >> tony hayward, i want my life back and hes at a yacht r...

Its unlikely they are waiting for the cement to cure. once they do pressure tests, they will declare it dead. bp expects to do that sometime today. great news for bp here. its a milestone to the recovery. the oil hasnt flowed into the gulf for about 65 days since they did the static kill. theres still a lot of oil out there. it continues to wash ashore here in louisiana, almost on a daily basis. just this week, they collected 25,000 gallons of oil or so here in louisiana. they are still dealing ...