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Middle of a crowded expo. police say eight people were shot in indianapolis at the indiana black expo. police say none of the injuries appear life-threatening. no arrests have been made. cautious optimism from the gulf of mexico f. for the fourth day bps well cap appears to prevent the oil from escaping. now 90 days into the disaster, the government is weighing its next move. they evaluated the cap. it seems to be holding, but oil pressure is still lower than experts had predicted or hoped for...

Believe how stifling it was, too hot. >> remember you had the huge snowstorms this winter too. a lot of extremes. >> a lot of extremes, bill karins, great to see you, thanks so much. a technical briefing this past hour, a bp executive said it will continue to test the well cap which currently appears to have stopped the flow of oil into the gulf. while the cap seems to have choked, hoe pressure readings suggest it could be leaking elsewhere on the seafloor. meanwhile, the oil spill is taking...

Since the disaster began 89 days ago. and in a blow to cleanup efforts, the super skimmer dubbed the a whale has been beached. weeks of testing showed it wasnt collecting enough oil. and the upcoming hours will be critical to see if the well cap will hold. charles hadlock joins us live from venice, louisiana. charles, going to what we learned from that technical briefing we got this morning. >> reporter: well, everyone remains cautiously optimistic. no one is ready to say this is a permanent f...

An amazing story of survival in california after a woman spent five days at the bottom of a ravine. she plunged 300 yards when her car went off the road. shes safe this morning but cant remember anything about the accident. and this morning scientists in the gulf are closely monitoring the well cap which appears to be preventing oil from escaping. while the cap seems to have choked the damage well head, low pressure readings suggest the oil could be leaking elsewhere on the ocean floor. earlie...

Back to the top story this hour. the gulf of mexico oil disaster, there are now new questions about the pressure levels inside of that new well cap. lets bring in don van niewen who is from the university of houston, and he has been helping us understand what is going on. we heard thad allen say that the pressure is at 6700 and he would like it to be higher than that, and this is sort of an ambiguous reading. explain what is going on. >> well, as they shut in the flow of the oil, the pressure wo...

They suspected of being illegal immigrants, breaking the law themselves in the process? standby. and also, concern about the pressure inside of that new well cap in the gulf of mexico, and we are expecting momentarily a new briefing from bp, and we also have an expert standing by to help us better appreciate and understand whats going on. and apples steve jobs speaks out after weeks of bad press over the new iphone 4. apple is now offering a free fix, and details of what the company plans to...

"situation room." the concerns of inside of the cap? not where bp wanted to be and we are getting updates on the crucial integrity tests. and an american-born terrorist believed to help the failed christmas day bombing, but why did the feds wait so long? >> and apple confronts problems with the iphone and offering customers a free fix, but saying that the issue is blown way out of proportion. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer, and ...

These new gadgets be satisfied? im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." bp says it is encouraged by whats happening in the gulf of mexico right now. for more than 24 hours a new well cap has been containing the oil that spewed into the water for almost three months. the critical integrity test as its called and the cap is still under way right now. the worst may, repeat, may be over but as weve seen in this disaster sometimes things can go wrong at any moment. lets check in with cnns d...

Afraid. the gov flernor said that there were names on the list that were incorrect and people legally living in the united states. >> so, they were put on administrative leave and now what happens? >> well, the case will be turned over to the attorney jen rl of utah. a spokesman says that at the very least, they could spend six months in jail, but there is a possibility of federal charges, and those carry penalties of ten years in prison. >> mary snow working the story, the disturbing story out ...

Well is leaking. david muir reports. >> reporter: it was the moment the people of the gulf have been waiting for, for nearly three months now. the oil halted. we watched as it slowed down and then for the first time since april 20th disappeared. it came after bp engineers closed those three separate valves. the first one. then bp tweeting about the second one at 11:30 a.m. eastern. the third, the choke line, at 1:30 eastern. at 2:15 bp tweets, the well integrity test was starting. an hour and te...