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5:00 eastern hour. i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin in the gulf where officials are now telling us the newly capped oil well may remain capped until a relief well is drilled. whether that happens or not depends on integrity tests and the results are just two hours away. david mattingly is live in new york. high expectations, david? >> you could say that and high expectations all across the gulf as people are continuing to watch these tests go right along. bp sounding very confident so far in our third day of testing. no leaks, no problems, no surprises, the pressure is rising just like they t...

>> we'll eat it and show you how to actually make a great ice cream treat for yourself. >> let's turn our attention to the gulf of mexico. yesterday, we were reporting some very positive news and it's all still positive signs down there on day 90 in the gulf oil disaster. this morning, bp is going to continue or extend that test. we were going to do it for 48 hours and extend that test to see how the pressure is building up inside that cap, the cap well. now concerns, guys, this thing could be reopened and oil could then be gushing back into the gulf for a short period of time as they try to p...

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Take a look why. this is why. the beaches here in pensacola beach, still very desolate. few people sprinkled on here and the weather is great and there is guarded optimism here up and down the coast from alabama and the mayors in both gulf shores, as well as other areas are saying that it really doesn't change their situation at all because they're still having to deal with the possibility of millions of gallons coming ashore and also having to deal with the recovery and the claims process. >> it won't change anything. we will continue to pick up oil every day that it comes in and hope for it ...

This hour on cnn we check the condition of 27 grade school children whose bus flipped over today on an interstate. what happened? the tea party, the naacp, a sour brew. again, when you think the story is over, someone else steps up to fan the flames of race. there are more mel gibson recordings you haven't heard. what else did he say? the people who have them and released them join us this hour on cnn. we start with this. day 89 of the gulf oil disaster and day two of zero oil gushing into the gulf. bp's integrity tests of the new cap is now past the 48-hour mark and will go on a little ...