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Middle of a crowded expo. police say eight people were shot in indianapolis at the indiana black expo. police say none of the injuries appear life-threatening. no arrests have been made. cautious optimism from the gulf of mexico f. for the fourth day bp's well cap appears to prevent the oil from escaping. now 90 days into the disaster, the government is weighing its next move. they evaluated the cap. it seems to be holding, but oil pressure is still lower than experts had predicted or hoped for. bp wants to make sure it doesn't indicate a hidden leak somewhere else. they say an evaluation of...

Believe how stifling it was, too hot. >> remember you had the huge snowstorms this winter too. a lot of extremes. >> a lot of extremes, bill karins, great to see you, thanks so much. a technical briefing this past hour, a bp executive said it will continue to test the well cap which currently appears to have stopped the flow of oil into the gulf. while the cap seems to have choked, hoe pressure readings suggest it could be leaking elsewhere on the seafloor. meanwhile, the oil spill is taking an emotional toll on gul coast residents, michelle franzen is live in pensacola beach. there's a lo...

Since the disaster began 89 days ago. and in a blow to cleanup efforts, the super skimmer dubbed the a whale has been beached. weeks of testing showed it wasn't collecting enough oil. and the upcoming hours will be critical to see if the well cap will hold. charles hadlock joins us live from venice, louisiana. charles, going to what we learned from that technical briefing we got this morning. >> reporter: well, everyone remains cautiously optimistic. no one is ready to say this is a permanent fix for the well because they could have to take this containment cap off if they find that pressure...

An amazing story of survival in california after a woman spent five days at the bottom of a ravine. she plunged 300 yards when her car went off the road. she's safe this morning but can't remember anything about the accident. and this morning scientists in the gulf are closely monitoring the well cap which appears to be preventing oil from escaping. while the cap seems to have choked the damage well head, low pressure readings suggest the oil could be leaking elsewhere on the ocean floor. earlier we spoke with former oil executive bob cavener about the impacts of the cap. >> i was concerned ...

Back to the top story this hour. the gulf of mexico oil disaster, there are now new questions about the pressure levels inside of that new well cap. let's bring in don van niewen who is from the university of houston, and he has been helping us understand what is going on. we heard thad allen say that the pressure is at 6700 and he would like it to be higher than that, and this is sort of an ambiguous reading. explain what is going on. >> well, as they shut in the flow of the oil, the pressure would start to build back up, because when you have 20 to 40,000 or maybe even 50,000 barrels of oil ...