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Bp has inflicted catastrophic harm. the state of alabama saying that they will be suing for the amount it will take to make alabama whole again. we have reached out to bp, and they tell us they will be sending us a reply to this lawsuit, jon, via e-mail. wet expect to hear from thad allen about the results of those pressure tests at the well's site. jon: any update on how the water is? >> reporter: well, everything we've heard from scientists, government scientists, from bp and from the coast guard are that, so far, test results on the water show that it is safe to fish in most areas, and most...

Haven't had before and that's we have i wouldn't call it the luxury but we have the trade space to really consider alternatives under less than a high pressure situation. >> so to clarify, as it stands now they're analyzing data from the pressure tests to see if they should undertake that bottom kill of the relief of the well and inject that mud and cement down here. they're planning to proceed with the drilling of the relief wells to give them that option if they need it. the relief well drilling has been delayed by a storm system which moved through the region. they hope to resume that relie...

And they say so far there has been no leaks. there has been no seepage. and if the well is permanently sealed already, they obviously don't need that relief well which they suspended the drilling of yesterday because of the storm. they were back out there today. bp tells us they removed the temporary plug and are prepared to drill the final 30 feet. they should know in a few hours, shepard, whether or not those pressure tests show that the top kill worked and if it did they won't need the relief well. >> shepard: scam artists and scum bags seem to follow every national disaster that we have. t...

Rick leventhal has been in that region all week, he joins us live from new orleans. what's the latest on the storm? things looking pretty good, rick? >> reporter: well, they are right here, jon. we have been told yesterday that this area might be hit with a tropical depression, tropical storm, the winds could reach 40 miles an hour or more and we'd be getting dumped on but as you can see on the edge of lake pontchartrain, there's no rain falling and light winds blowing. some areas in the gulf are seeing heavy rains, 3-5 inches fallen already, winds, 25, 30 miles an hour with gusts over 30 but ...

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