pressure readings they do suspect that possibly a leak could occur, so they are watching this very closely. bp has to provide the federal government and admiral thad allen immediate notice on this. as soon as that happens they will immediately open up the pipelines up to the ships. megyn: it s a nice picture to see without the oil gushing. everyone is being cautiously optimistic for the time being. phil, thank you. the obama administration today is taking new heat over the federal healthcare overall. critics of the president s healthcare plan originally attacked it as a new tax, a claim the president tpaeup us lee denied going so far as to argue with an abc news anchor over the dictionary definition of the word tax. now that the justice department is defending against healthcare lawsuits, meaning lawsuits challenging the new law and the individual mandate in it guess what they are using as the cornerstone of their, mean the
into the gulf of mexico before that has been shut off and contained and everything is contained on the ships. bp this morning saying this new seepage discovered, quote, a distance from the cap, the new tight fitting cap could be naturally occurring because that is a natural thing out there in the gulf of mexico and the oceans around the world. as for the underwater cap, the new cap, that is appearing to work very, very well and bp just moments ago releasing new pressure readings, nowis at 6792, almost 6800 psi, pounds per square inch, it was 6745 on saturday. clearly it s steadily rising. but the pace is slower, and not as high as a lot of federal scientists had actually thought. rick: so the relief wells that are being built, this is what we ve heard now for i guess the last month or so as the ultimate fix, it s going to be these relief wells kicking in. how far along are they as far as how quickly they would be able to get them up
it can cost $30 or less per month. headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain are possible side effects of nexium. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. ask your doctor if nexium can help relieve your heartburn symptoms. if you can t afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. from america s news headquarters, i m marianne rafferty. after testing is completed the types at bp will be hooked up to ships on to the surface. that might release crude back into the water temporarily. engineers report the cap is holding but they are still trying to figure out puzzling pressure readings emerging from the bottom of the sea. nato says a new wave of road side bombings killed five troops in afghanistan including two americans. at the same time, nato says a taliban bomb expert is in custody after afghan and
in fact, new york city is opening cooling centers today and tomorrow as the heat wave creates life-threatening conditions. on the 90th day of the oil spill disaster scientists will continue to evaluate whether the new cap has stopped all the leaking oil. there s concern that slower pressure readings may indicate there s oil leaking somewhere else. we have video of dramatic waters flooding homes and destroying individuals. it s killed 15 people. right now 21 others are missing. a national day of mourning in albania after a bus plunged off a cliff there. zsa zsa gabor is recovering from a fall and broke several bones. she fell out of bed and was taken to the hospital. those are your five fast headlines. following the arrest of the
apparently no new oil gushing into the gulf of mexico. and, the pressure readings under the new tight-fitting cap, all are steadily rising and, they haven t seen or detected new oil over the integrity test and the small fleet of remotely operated vehicles and seismic and sonar readings being conducted from the surface, the data indicates the well s integrity appears to be sound. but instead of leaving the well essentially corked and waiting for the bottom kill to happen with the relief well, the plan remains, to open the riser and, let the oil flow to the collection ships on the surface, as it continues the relief well should intercept with the leaky well before the end of the month, the ultimate fix. it may take 7 days, may take a week and they want to go real slow to make sure something does not go wrong. reporter: once the two wells intercept, you can pump down the heavy drilling mud and cements the gusher, shut, once and for all, by the time it happens it