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Well and robot subs will be the last to leave the area, watching it just as long as they can. dr. reece halter is a conservation biologist. thank you very much for joining us. now, we know that this tropical storm is going to set this operation back, but how worried are you about the potential impact? >> good morning, chris. you know, the conservation biologist we're charged with trying to maintain the genetic tapestry on earth and here this morning we're looking at three critters in particular. these plumes are going to be pushed and pulled all around the gulf. there's the giant squid and the...

Clear cut danger sign. bp executive kent wells says pressure keeps building but slowly and with no indication the well is in trouble and no leaking oil anywhere they can see. they've got four robot subs down there checking on it. so two possibilities now. a hidden leak could be keeping the pressure somewhat low, or it could just be that so much oil has already leaked out, it's taking longer for that pressure to build up. in any case, bp and federal officials are expected to reassess throughout the night whether to keep those valves shut, or open them up again and start collecting oil on tanker...

Strain. an evening and a day since they shut off the oil, pressure readings are somewhat lower than optimal, but not apparently a clear cut danger sign. bp executive kent wells says pressure keeps building but slowly and with no indication the well is in trouble and no leaking oil anywhere they can see. they've got four robot subs down there checking on it. so two possibilities now. a hidden leak could be keeping the pressure somewhat low, or it could just be that so much oil has already leaked out, it's taking longer for that pressure to build up. in any case, bp and federal officials are exp...

Means when they say safe. when they keep assuring us that offshore drilling in deep water is so safe now. the big blowout preventer that didn't work in 2001, a transocean report showed there could be as many as 260 failure possibilities in that piece of equipment. that's supposed to be the failsafe if all else fails, remember, and it's got 260 different possible fail points. the blowout preventer's hydraulic system did fail, meaning it was physically incapable of doing its job, which was crimping off the pipe spewing oil. it also has a deadman switch if other systems fail. that deadman switch ...

The oil disaster showed us exactly what the oil industry means when they say safe. when they keep assuring us that offshore drilling in deep water is so safe now. the big blowout preventer that didn't work in 2001, a trance ocean report shows there could be as many as 260 failure possibilities in that piece of gimt. that's supposed to be the failsafe if all else fails, remember, and it's got 260 different possible fail points. the blowout preventer's hydraulic system did fail, meaning it was inkaleabcapable doing its job. it also has a deadman switch if other systems fail. that switch was hook...