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What ships in the gulf of mexico are getting ready to head back to the site of the bp oil spill. they pulled it out friday ahead of then tropical storm bonnie. but the storm crossed southern florida and is now pretty much breaking apart. lets go to steve hair began live in the gulf coast and steve, how is the storm going to effect cleanup efforts now? >> kelly, a lot less effect than originally planned for, some ships ordered away two nights ago have been ordered back to the site of the well and...

Helped to save. and he is the subject of the first house ethics committee corruption trial in a decade, but you might be surprised at what congressman charles rangels constituents are saying right now. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer, and you are in im wolf blitzer, and you are in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com hundreds of vessels, and thousands of people all being evacuated right now as the threat of th...

After making landfall near biscayne bay earlier this morning. forecasters now say the storm could strengthen as it moves into the gulf later tonight. bp has suspended work on the relief well designed to permanently seal the leak. the incident commander thad allen has ordered ships in the area to go to shore, leaving the new well cap unattended for at least 48 hours. allen says its not yet clear how the storm might affect the spill, itself. >> theres been some question about the fate of the oil d...

Right now. >> a new attempt to permanently seal that ruptured well in the gulf of mexico could get under way this weekend if approved by federal officials. the so-called static kill tactic involves pumping mud into the well. meanwhile critical testing continues on a well cap that has stopped the oil from gushing for almost a week but incident commander thad allen now warns that new reports of severe weather brewing in the caribbean could disrupt operations. more than 20 people were injured when ...

Our number one national story tonight, it is day. >> of the disaster in the gulf, and bp is strongly denying a report in the "times of london" this evening that ceo tony hayward could step down from his post as soon as next month. in the gulf, the government and bp are extending the testing of that newell c-- new well cap fo another 24 hours leaking into the gulf the past few days as experts consider an alternative solution. the president met today with prime minister david cameron and he had bp...

Viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer, and you are in im wolf blitzer, and you are in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com lets open up a new chapter in the gulf oil disaster and now bp and the federal government have decided to extend the integrity test for the new well cap for another 24 hours. for six days it has kept oil from leaking into the gulf and giving experts time to consider a more permanent fix called a static kill which is desig...

Us on another day of developments in the gulf. the well cap appears to be holding out. apparently theyre not out of the woods just yet. the legendary oil man is going to tell us what he knows. then well talk with some washington observers about problems in the tea party movement and the economy. and americas security. its all ahead on "larry king live." campbell? >> larry, well see you in a few minutes. coming up, fraud behind bars. how some inmates are ripping off the government while they ar...

Political plant but did a new campaign speech help democrat alvin greene gain new supporters in his bid to become south carolinas next u.s. senator? im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." lets get back to our top story this hour. another 24 hours of testing now under way on the new well cap in the gulf of mexico. officials are keeping close watch on pressure readings and possible leaks but so far the incident commander thad allen says no significant problems have been detected. its been...

Any indication that there is a threat to the well bore. >> shepard: thats seepage. the well cap is another matter. admiral allen says he has agreed to let bp test the cap for another 24 hours with officials keeping a close on it for signs of trouble. phil keating live in mississippi coast. one sign of trouble would be a drop of pressure inside that cap, right? >> right, shep. its all about the pressure under that cap at this point. thats what scientists around the country are all studying. the p...

>> alex, thank you. water surrounding the broken well in the gulf remain calm again today. theyre increasingly confident about the new well cap. after days of watching, still no signs of any leaks. even with the flow of crude apparently stopped for now, a tremendous clean-up lies ahead. nbcs mark potter has the latest from the recovery efforts from pensacola beach, florida. its almost as if theyve now figured out what seems to be a good stop gap in terms of the leaking oil. now the attention c...