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Reporting there in shreveport. lets move on to another story off the coast of louisiana where bp is testing a blown out well making sure they could form a process to kill it permanently. they were going to start it yesterday but the static kill was pushed back again because of a leak. we heard from the man in charge a short time ago. >> there was a hydraulic leak discovered last night. bp crews and contractors on scene spent the night repairing the leaks. they are repaired right now. were goin...

So-called static kill procedure. bp released a statement saying as engineers started the inject tifty test, they discovered a small hydraulic leak in the capping system. the test and the static kill will wait until the leak is fixed -- possibly by tomorrow. but even before bps engineers have tried to pump mud and cement down the throat of the busted well, something its tried and failed to do in similar fashion before, something it cannot now start, the company is acting as if its succeeded. bp o...

Today from thad allen, the national incident commander. he is going to be able to tell us probably whether or not a static kill is going to happen today barring some announcement from bp this morning that static kill is under way. so were still waiting and still hoping down here on the gulf. >> also, we talked about these new figures out about just how much oil is spilling into the gulf. there has been talk over the past several months since this spill that it was much higher than previously rep...

To be greasily negligent. a crucial test is being rescheduled until tomorrow at the earliest, a test that needs to take place before the company goes ahead with the static kill plan to seal off the well. bp says a small leak was discovered that needs to be prepared. tom foreman joins me now from new orleans with a look at what that static kill involves. >> reporter: federal authorities are preparing out in the gulf, off the shore here for this test. theyll pump small bursts of another type of oi...

Hartford. we had been reporting seven people dead, now we are told nine people have died, including the shooter. this is an area, again, in manchester, connecticut. were having more details brought into us moment by moment, and were going to have a live report from the scene in about 20 minutes away. but, again, this breaking story getting worse and worse coming out of connecticut, where nine people have now died in a pork place shooting there. lets talk about the gulf, and the efforts to cont...

New numbers from the government tonight about the flow rate of oil. they now believe 4.9 billion barrels have leaked out. 62,000 barrels of oil were flowing out of the well every day before it was capped on july 125th. 53,000 barrels of oil each day after that. bp could be fined up to $23 billion if the company is found to be grossly neglect. a crucial test is being rescheduled until tomorrow at the earliest, a test that needs to take place before the company goes ahead with the static kill plan...

Because this is going to how much money bp pays in damages and civil penalties to the federal government. if the federal government determines that this was simple mistake on bps part, which is not likely, it is $1,000 per barrel. if its gross fegs according to the federal government, it is something in the neighbor of $4,000 per barrel. so were talking big bucks here if the government determines gross negligence based on those numbers. thats why those numbers are important. >> huge number when ...

Sort of saying, this is not the end. we call this the static kill, and we are ending the threat of this well, if were able to go forward with this procedure. but this is not the end, this is just another step in a very long and lingering disaster. >> this has been quantified as the largest maritime spill. i think we need to be mindful, we have long-term impacts. we need to be sobered by the fact that while the oil has stopped and were not dealing with the day-to-day threat anymore, we need to as...

The area approved for swimming and they are not wearing life vests. north korea is threatening to overcome exercises with a powerful physical blow. bp is making final preparations to permanently plug that leaking well. engineers say a handful of new minor leaks will also be plugged and should not delay at larger static kill. the epa says a study of dispersants used in the gulf found them to be no more harmful than the oil itself. senator john mccain is blocking president obamas nominee for dir...

Good morning to you, it is 8:00 here in new york on this tuesday, august 3rd. >> good morning to you. thanks so much for being with us. lots to talk about this morning, get you right to t going for the kill. bp says today could be the day, after yet another delay in the gulf of mexico yesterday. the company says it postponed a key test that needs to happen before the so-called static kill operation can begin. it is a small hydraulic leak they hope to get fixed today. we are live on the gulf co...