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Today, friday, july 16th, but the fix is on. will it hold? that's the question. bp chokes off its runaway well, and does pressure tests. appear 8 calls a news conference today to talk about the signal bug. speculation on a fix ranges from a recall to a corrective rubber case. and you will meet our cnn hero of the week, a woman who rescues stray and abandoned dogs from houston's corridor of cruelty. >> i'm doing what i want to be doing, and it's making me happy, because it's given me a purpose in life. good morning, everyone. i'm tony harris, your comments right here right now in the cnn ...

Has to go through the relief well to get there for the bottom kill. officials said today drilling of the relief well will continue no matter what and they're still analyzing the results of pressure tests to determine whether they will then do that bottom kill or not, wolf. >> the pressure tests are really critical. they're crucial aren't they? that's right. there are risks associated with that bottom kill and those pressure tests will tell them whether doing the bottom kill would put too much pressure on the top of the well. and maybe undo the cement plug that's up here. if they do the bottom ...

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They're all kind of on the same page. but we do know their scientists will be huddling intentionally, monitoring the pressure readings to make sure no damage is done to that well bore that goes deep into the earth. and that's what essentially this disagreement was or the hangup was and why the integrity test was delayed. that is the crucial aspect. they'll be monitoring it closely and want to be sure the pressure tests don't cause any more damage to the well bore that goes deep into the earth. >> ed lavandera staying on top of this for us. as ed noted there are big technical questions. what ar...

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