who is still missing and believed to be in taliban hands. afghan government officials in the province south of kabul, the capital, says the body of one of the sailors has been found, that he was apparently, by all accounts, killed in the fire fight that broke out. the other sailor may be wounded, but at this hour, in fact, they are still searching urgently for him. posters have been put up, rewards have been offered, and they are scouring that region south of the capital looking for any leads they can. barbara starr following this story. barbara, if you get more information, welcome back to you. thank you so much. right now the u.s. and south korea are in the middle of war games. and north korea is furious over it. the north threatened a nuclear response if they went forward, and it was just that threat that led to this show of force. here s more from seoul, south korea. even in the overnight hours here in south korea, the military says the exercises are ongoing and wil
experience. he is the same one who handled the september 11th victims defense fund. amber lyon, cnn, new orleans. up next, the containment cap is working, but will president obama be able to cap his falling poll numbers? our political panel takes the question. also tonight, bp under fire from lawmakers, not just for the oil spill, but over the release of the lockerbie bomber. could a terrorist really have been freed as part of an oil deal? if you re like my patients, you want to hear you ve done a good job caring for your mouth. that s why i recommend a rinse like crest pro-health multi-protection. it helps you get a better dental check-up. because not all rinses provide all these benefits. giving you a clean, healthy mouth. crest rinse makes the difference. so be ready for your next dental check-up. crest pro-health multi-protection rinse. until the combination of three good probiotics
also tonight, questions about the deal that sent the convicted lockerbie bomber free and home to libya. the brits now say that was a mistake, and the u.s. senate wants to investigate. but questions on everyone s mind was bp involved behind the scenes? and later, the big problem with the iphone 4. is antenna-gate a chink in the armor of the mighty steve jobs? we have a lot to get to tonight, but we begin with our number one story, which of course is oil. the watch word today is cautious optimism. day 88. the pressure is on. can the cap hold back the oil? so far so good. but the president says don t forget, there is still a huge cleanup to do. tonight the prognosis is being described as muted optimism. there is still some concern that the pressure levels are not where they should be. just a short time ago, retired a mirell thad allen said the pressure. to the left is trouble. much further to the right would be ideal. so what are those pressure readings telling us? i
covering the story for us with amber lyons. how is it going, amber? well, wolf, out here, i get the feeling among the local fishermen, and shrimpers it is optimistic, and right now feinberg is inside of the town hall giving a speech to standing-room-only group of people and we were able to grab one of the shrimpers out here, and glenn, how are you doing today and what did you think about the first time that since the oil blew that no oil is leaking into the gulf? i feel like i can get back to a little bit of normal and i don t have to roll and no sleep at night. and it is a big relief off of a lot of people and shrimpers, and it is a big relief off of their chest. i see you are wearing a super bowl champion shirt and it feels like the saints won the super bowl. to me, it feels like the night the saints won the super bowl. it is a great feeling. and can you breathe a
the new well cap has been under way for three hours. there s still lots of risk and uncertainty as this test moves forward. we re keeping a very close watch on the live cameras beneath the surface. let s go to cnn s ed lavandera. first, he s in new orleans to tell our viewers what is happening right now. ed? reporter: well, wolf, i really think the news of this moment is just the visual aspect of this. for almost three months we ve seen oil gushing into the gulf of mexico, and even though it s very likely a temporary moment here to be able to see pictures coming from 5,000 feet below the surface of the gulf of mexico and no oil spewing out of that runaway well, it is quite a sight to see, but a lot of cautionary tones being struck at this moment, not only from federal officials but bp officials as well. they say right now we are in the first six-hour window of the integrity test that is being done. experts, dozens of them, scientists monitoring the pressure readings coming