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Shortly after the explosion that blowout preventer failed a pressure test. so big questions on that blowout preventer, clearly if that works and the kill switch was engaged according to the captain of the rig that we learned yesterday in testimony in that louisiana hearing, that should have stopped this oil flow three weeks ago. but instead we have more than 4 million gallons of oil still polluting the gulf of mexico and just this morning it's been announced that oily sticky tar balls have been found south of here maybe 15 or 20 miles at the mouth of the south pass of the mississippi delta. no...

Hydraulic system and obviously something that wasn't configured right, tony. we should tell you that these are obviously very much preliminary findings in this congressional investigation and even members of congress here admitting that they raised perhaps more questions than answers. but i think it sounds like we are getting perhaps towards some answers. >> i think you're right. brianna, you said the well may have failed two crucial -- i believe you said pressure tests. why is that so important? and take some time to walk us through this. >> reporter: they've been doing a lot of explaining in...

Have failed a negative pressure test hours before the explosion happened. we are working to get more details on that. we want to get down to empire, louisiana where phil keating is. he will update us on what's being done. something called a top hat? phil, can you hear me? it's jane. i can hear him a bit. sounds like we are having audio problems. okay. we are going to try and get that fixed and get back to phil because he has an interesting update for us. the feds are investigating financial he man -- financial shenanigans on wall street. morgan stanley is under investigation over mortgage deri...

Leak, likely before the disaster, that may have knocked it out of commission. and bp told the committee that the well in this case failed a key pressure test, just hours before the explosion. there was a discrepancy between two pressure readings that shouldn't have been there. one reading showed significant pressure in the well bore, the hole being drilled, while no pressure was observed in another line. the head of transocean, the rig owner, was asked about that today -- >> and what significance does that have? >> the significance of the discrepancy between the two pressures, would lead -- le...

Are directly related to the pope's visit. in the gulf of mexico, a pressure test is under way to see if cement pumped into the bottom of the bp well is holding. final authority to declare the well dead rests with thad allen. 11 people were killed in that accident. 33 men buried 2,000 feet underground are a step closer to freedom tonight. ahead, why it still could take weeks to rescue them, though. the new darling of the tea party movement has some explaining to do. how witchcraft has become an issue in a race for the u.s. senate. don't just sit there, make sure you're part of the conve...