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Initial hydrocarbons, when we can't tell is the current condition of the well board below the sea floor. >> reporter: pressure readings will help determine whether the well is strong enough to hold up against the heavy drilling mud that b.p. wants to bump through a relief well in august to shut down the leaking well once and for all. the pressure tests will also give officials a more accurate estimate of how much oil has already spilled in the gulf, giving coastal residents a better idea how much longer oil continues to disrupt their fisheries, beaches and even mundane aspect of lives they onc...

Gushing into the waters in the gulf of mexico here. what they're doing right now that they have that cap on and they were able to put that new cap in place last night. what they're doing now are tests. they're running some pressure tests and they're going to shut down the valves of this cap and they're also going to temporarily shut down the surface containment systems and measure information. they're looking for high pressure. if they have low pressure, it means there is a leak somewhere else. it could be between 6 and 48 hours. >> mara, i apologize for interrupting you. thad allen is giving ...

>> i'm not able to see it at all so i have to rely on your description. >> shepard: well, the left side appears to be the cap. though i can't confirm that. i'm looking at it like our viewers are and then on the right-hand side a close up. it was our understanding, jonathan, they thought they would put this thing in place but as you said there might be some degree of leaking today and they were hoping by tomorrow they might be able to know exactly what to do. have they come together with any long-term plans for what is clearly going to be an active hurricane center according to ao the national ...

Have learned so far is alarming. we have learned that time after time bp had warning signs that this was as, as one employee put it a nightmare well. bp made choices that set safety aside in exchange for cost cutting and time saving decisions. for example, bp disregarded questionable results from pressure tests after cementing in the well. bp selected the riskier of two options for the well design. and install a tie back on the top of the liner, which would have provided additional barriers to release of hydrocarbons. instead, they lowered a full string of the new casing, which took less time ...

Allegedly knew of safety concerns with another rig in the gulf that had been operating without proper engineering documents. >> joining us now on the phone is mike mason and he worked on an oil rig in alaska for more than a 18 years and mike is now a whistleblower claiming that bp has falsified tests for years and mike, thanks for joining us this morning. >> you're welcome. thank you. first, let's start with what you make of, what bp is now saying, claiming this morning that they're making progress that they didn't know about these problems in the past when all of the documents seemed to point...