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All right. lets get back to the breaking news this hour. we may, repeat, may be at the beginning of the end of this nightmare in the gulf of mexico. that critical so-called integrity test on the new well cap has begun. we now know it has started. back to cnns chad meyers for the very latest. you broke the news right at the top of the hour, chad, that well cap, and they have now sealed at least part of it. >> yes, they have. in fact, right from kent wells right to my blackberry, senior vice presi...

Investigators say then embarked on a two-year crime spree stretching across at least eight states and part of canada. it ended over the weekend when police in the bahamas busted him after a high speedboat chase. a live look now a mile below the sea surface where b.p. is carrying out a crucial test of the well cap that could, they tell us, dramatically reduce the amount of oil gushing into the gulf of mexico. were expecting an update any minute. well bring that to you right away. first, should ki...

Because accused tell police they are here illegally from honduras. this attack took place at a late-night party. the victim temperatures older cousin allegedly took her to the party and left her alone with these men. they face felony charges of aggravated sexual assault. now the victims cousin is facing charges of child endangerment. day 86 in the national disaster down in the gulf. we are learning more about a major setback on the efforts to contain the leak. bp freezing activity on two key pro...

Looking at the gulf as we continue to do that, bp says its making the most of good weather right now. crews are working around the clock to get the new well cap in place. we have been watching the live pictures. you can see them, we got them in the wall. sometimes you see nothing because they are moving around camera so much. they removed the existing containment cap yesterday and are working to replace it with a new cap, they hope, if everything goes as planned, and thats a big if, it will effe...

>> he they wanted 2007, 2008, 2009 returns, they wanted my log books, bank statements, license, p & l statement. >> so you laid out all this paperwork for them. >> everything. >> reporter: to the number. >> to the penny, virtually. my bookings for this year amounted to a gross net of $107,000. and they basically offered me $33,000. >> reporter: we have learned that bp is using a process called "forensic accounting." technically, it means the application of scientific knowledge to a legal problem...

>> jeanne? we are having trouble hearing you. lets see if we can get a better signal and get back to her. you can hear the noisy demonstration is making it difficult to weed out the information. tropical storm alex is headed for mexico now. it could mean big things for the oil cleanup in the gulf. alex is not expected to hit this area directly. it could churn up lots of wind and waves in the area. if alex does change course, slams into the area of the leak, crews would have to clear out and th...

And his surprise that mcchrystal lasted this long with the interrogator who calls himself matthew mcalexander. day 65 in the gulf. >> discover enterprise removed the containment cap with the riser pipe and moved away until they could assess the condition. >> translation, a robot collided with the well cap increasing the gusher. worst yet, you cant stop it. you may not even be able to hope to contain it. the doomsday scenario positive on a petroleum geologist website. the pipes below the ocean fl...

React. day 65 in the gulf. >> discover enterprise removed the containment cap with the riser pipe and moved away until they assessed the condition. >> translation, a robot collided with the well cap increasing the gusher. you cant stop it. you may not even be able to hope to contain it. the doomsday scenario on a petroleum geogist website. the pipes may be leaking and there may be no way to ever stop it. just back from the gulf is our guest. the apology he apologized for and then retracted. he m...

Environmental concerns. right now, aside from efforts to mop up the oil on the surface of the water, there is also an undersea well to fully cap. joining me now daniel stone sr., report with "newsweek." good morning. >> good morning, alex. >> what are the big concerns for the environment and how do you tackle them? >> its up in the air at the moment and the reason for that is this oil is seeping out very slowly. theyre talking about 1,000 barrels of oil coming out each day. like you said, its no...

Seal the well in the gulf of mexico is not over yet. charles is joining us from louisiana. good morning, charles. >> good morning, alex. >> we talked that crews could not possibly finish drilling the well, because the well cap has successfully stopped the well from leaking. is that the case? >> well, the government is going over the test results of the well, and they are not convinced that the well is sealed at the bottom, so they will go on with the kill. they dont know what to do before then. ...