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Bottom like, earthquakes aren't for californians anymore. let's start with the latest on bp's efforts to seal off the oil leak for good. anne thompson is nbc's chief vimplt environmental affairs correspondent. maybe no longer a permanent resident of venice, louisiana. they will be giving you voting rights by november, and you may get a tax bill. >> you know they're going to make me pay taxes. >> absolutely. okay, ann. where are we? we know they're in a testing phase to see if sealing this off is a permanent solution, i say permanent, the solution until the relief well goes down. where do thi...

Hitler and lenin. tea party activists are behind it. the naacp condemns it. who's right? who's wrong? next. on "larry king live." good evening. what could be a turning point in the gulf oil spill tragedy. let's get the latest from cnn's ed lavandera in new orleans. what's the latest, ed? >> reporter: well, larry, right now, we know that officials with bp and the federal government are entering into the preliminary testing phase, getting ready for what's called the integrity test. based on the readings they get from this test. will determine whether or not this containment cap that they put in ...

Says american agents took him captive in saudi arabia. >> i was abducted in front of my hotel. >> shepard: tonight, his claims and the new report that the cia actually paid this man millions. developing now on fox news channel, it's been 87 days of oil gushing and flowing and ruining lives along the gulf of mexico. now, if for the moment, it's stopped. the experts warn this could be a temporary break and it could cause an even bigger disaster. here's a before and after view from the underwater camera. before obviously on the left. after on the right. you can see the dramatic difference. bp eng...

Anne thompson is nbc's chief environmental affairs correspondent and maybe no longer a permanent resident of venice, louisiana. they will be giving you voting rights by november, and you may get a tax bill. >> you know they're going to make me pay taxes. >> absolutely. okay, ann. where are we? we know they're in this testing phase to see if sealing this off is a permanent solution, i say permanent, the solution and until the relief well goes down. where do things stand? >> well, right now national incident commander retired admiral thad allen just gave a briefing, chuck. and he essentially sai...

The busted well holds. if it does, a short-term fix until engineers finish drilling two relief wells and try to plug that well permanently. reaction this afternoon was cautious. >> all of us have been watching those horrible images for almost three months now. it's the first time in that time period we haven't seen that image. manage our expectations. because depending on what the results are could depend on what happens next. >> i think it is a positive sign. we're still in the testing phase. i'll have more to say about it tomorrow. >> of particular concern in the next two days, what scientis...