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Have blown to shore with the recent heavy weather we had, it's given us a chance to consolidate our force, make sure we can redouble our efforts on shore cleanup. with that i'll be able to answer any questions you may have. >> a question about the -- early on in this process, were you able to at least get any kind of pressure readings, any kind of indication as to how that might go or would that not even begin until the integrity test begins? >> well, we had initial pressure readings when we closed the man followed and closed the kill line but they really weren't pressure readings, because oil...

I believe there was a dow jones alert that said the integrity test started at 2:25 central, so only 3:25. i don't know how long the tests take. >> shepard: we know bp has been dialing down the flow as part of a test on a new cap. one of fears was they would dial the flow down to where there was nothing and it might blow underneath or below the surface in the core of that well. it seemed as if that was a risk, right? >> good questions all. probably a little bit over my head so i don't want to be misleading but i'll get you someone to speak to that. >> that sounds good. we'll go to jonathan serr...

They originally stopped the work on the first relief well which is the well that is closest to the target. but they were able to make some progress yesterday when they start this well integrity test, they have to shut down the containment. they -- once they realized they had a problem, they're containing the oil and at 22,000 barrels a day but, again, they have to shut that down in order to do this integrity test. >> all right. anne thompson, at our home base there in venice, louisiana, thanks very much. let's move to capitol hill. yeah. where less than two hours away from a critical vote on...

On day 86 of the oil disaster in the gulf of mexico, bp has delayed a crucial integrity test on the new containment cap on the leaking oil well. the company is reviewing its testing procedures. bp has also suspended the drilling of two relief wells saying it wants to be sure any pressure buildup doesn't blow out one of those wells. other top story, the international coalition takes more deadly hits in afghanistan. eight american soldiers and four british troops have been killed in the last two days and 11 civilians have lost their lives in bombings by the taliban. retail sales drop for the...

Or the second scenario, which they consider just as positive would mean that they could bring in and start collecting the oil in vessels and if the federal government estimates on the flow rate is correct which is as much as 60,000 barrels a day, and if they can collect 80,000 barrels a day, they have the situation covered which means the vast majority if not all of the oil is brought up to the surface. but over the last 24 hours, the scientists on the bp side and the government side really went back and forth to determine whether or not it was safe to move ahead with the integrity test, and t...