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And other scientists to begin what is called the integrity test on that well and the blowout preventer that's but put in place and what officials are looking for is to make sure that everything down there at the bottom of the gulf of mexico will work and make this containment cap create one of two possibilities. what they want to do is either that this containment cap will work by itself and not allow any more oil to escape, or perhaps work with the help of riser pipes to connect. so this is a complex test and they've been prepared for it. we had anticipated that they might have started this m...

Of course more of bp. and a lot of hope riding on what is happening right now at the bottom of the gulf of mexico. bp is still integrity test. monitors are show nothing visible signs of any new leaks. the test is supposed to end just hours from now, but bp says it could go even longer if there are few risks and perhaps more to learn. oil stopped gushing two days ago after bp recapped the well and while there is cautious optimism, the disaster is still far from over for people who live and work along the gulf coast. >> that's exactly what we don't know, how long will this go on. this huge exper...

Initially authorities told us there was one person trapped inside they were trying to get to. they told reporters there was a car they saw on surveillance camera that was still moving when the building collapsed. when this parking structure, when it collapsed, they saw a car moving, made the assumption maybe somebody was in there and thought two, maybe three other people could be in there. we are expecting that update at any moment. when that does take place we'll let you know what happened. hopefully nobody is in there. on day 89 of this oil disaster. where are we today? pb says now, this i...

Hitler and lenin. tea party activists are behind it. the naacp condemns it. who's right? who's wrong? next. on "larry king live." good evening. what could be a turning point in the gulf oil spill tragedy. let's get the latest from cnn's ed lavandera in new orleans. what's the latest, ed? >> reporter: well, larry, right now, we know that officials with bp and the federal government are entering into the preliminary testing phase, getting ready for what's called the integrity test. based on the readings they get from this test. will determine whether or not this containment cap that they put in ...

Valid pressure readings until we close the choke. >> one last question and i apologize if you answered it before. could this integrity test -- you mentioned damage to the wellbore all of the way down. if something like that happened, would this affect the relief well process? >> i'm glad you asked that. there was an assessment done. here's what we have done to mitigate the risk. we don't think there's a problem there but as close as the relief well is to the wellbore, what we've done is the relief well right now is between four and five feet away from the wellbore. they need to go down probabl...