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Ed, if it does not work, clearly, they will have to wait for the two relief wells are completed either in late july or early to mid-august at some point to kill that well once and for all, because that is really the last ditch operation they have. if this doesn't work right now, ed, they will have to rely on the completion of those two relief wells? >> reporter: well, absolutely. that has n't changed. even if you have it contained, you have to kill off the well for good, so that work would continue. but they also have a second scenario here as they wait to see if this containment cap by itself...

The economic impact is the greater new orleans incorporate. they are keeping track the moratorium will likely impact louisiana. this is different from the losses resulting from the oil spill catastrophe itself. the group's ceo told me, quote, the moratorium can turn an ecological catastrophe into an economic calamity. he says the rigs are definitely leaving. there are 33 drilling rigs in the gulf poised to drill new wells. if you do the math, anderson, if each rig has 115 workers per shift, two shift, average pay $98,000 a year, they're losing that, but also factor in the caterers and all the ...

>> and the big hurricanes, so far, haven't even hit yet. >> ivan, appreciate it as always. thank you very much. still ahead, a detective mission in the middle of a disaster zone. 4-year-old boy, jon, one of more than 2,000 haitian kids who has a parent alive. trying to reunit the families is a huge challenge. plus, a key moment in the gulf oil disaster. is bp's new containment cap on track to stop the leak? the latest on the complicated risky mission. farther, faster d ever had before. ♪ they dreamt with their hands, and the world watched and waited with baited breath. while time has mar...

To our "wordplay" now. today, we are talking about integrity tests. that's what they're doing in the gulf right now, working with the new containment cap. integrity, the definition sz sound unimpaired or perfect condition. but aren't necessarily looking for the well to be in perfect condition. they just want to know if it can handle the pressure of a better cap. they want to know if there are other problems along the line before they seal it up. the integrity test could take anywhere from 6 to 48 hours to complete. bp says if the well fails the test, they'll have to rethink the new cap plan. y...

Thousands of registered sex offenders are getting pass ports and having them stamped in sex hotspots. our special investigations unit looks into this government report. on this 86th day of the gulf oil disaster, what had been a growing sense of optimism takes hit. bp delayed integrity tests how effective the containment cap is. scientists warn the oil giants say they are reviewing the procedures that would be used for those tests. bp is not giving a reason for the delay. but an informed source tells cnn there were, quote, potential complications. that means the actual test willing not begin ...