but you're happy, laughing an smiling. >> couric: day 88. the pressure's on. can the cap hold back the oil? so far so good. but the president says don't forget, there's still a huge cleanup to do. i'm katie couric. also tonight, the british ambassador says it was a mistake to release the pan am 103 bomber. now congress wants to know whether he was freed under pressure from b.p. an i-fix for an iphone. this is apple's solution for its faulty antennas. and, it's not your father's old spice ad. the familiar face is gone and the new one's gone viral. >> should your men smell like an old spice man? captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening.

for a second day, no oil is gushing into the gulf of mexico and that new cap seems to be doing its job. but the tests are not over. admiral thad allen said so far it's generally good news, no oil leaking up from the sea floor but the pressure readings under the cap are not as good as the experts were hoping for. president obama said today the job won't be done until the well is completely killed and he reminded americans there is still an enormous cleanup job. with the oil that's already spilled spreading and a lot of the gulf closed to fishing, b.p.'s damaged payments reached $201 million today, a quarter of that going to fishermen and shrimpers. kelly cobiella is in grand aisle, louisiana tonight. kelly, some good news but not all good news. >> reporter: that's right, katie. engineers were hoping for answers, instead they got uncertainty, and now the clock is ticking on this test. later tonight, the government will have to decide whether to keep going or reopen the valve.

after 24 hours of watching and testing, engineers and scientists are not sure if b.p.'s well is in good shape and the man in charge warned we may see oil flowing into the gulf again soon. >> the well is shut in, but if there's any indication that there's a problem moving forward, we will first of all vent the oil and then move to production and we'll try to produce as much as we can to limit the amount of oil going into the environment. >> reporter: they were hoping to see high pressure readings after the cap was closed, 8,000 to 9,000 pounds per square inch. that would mean the well is strong. anything below 6,000 p.s.i. would mean the well is leaking. the tests showed pressure just over 6,700 and slowly rising. remotely operated cameras on the sea floor have not found any leaks and there's no sign of them hidden deep in the rock, but they're still testing. >> the course of action we have taken thus far is to continue to closely monitor, continue to do testing, look for any deviations

in the pressure readings that would cause us to believe there might be a further breach. >> reporter: another possibility: because so much oil has already escaped, the pressure has dropped. >> 6,700 p.s.i. may be all the reservoir can put out and that's the most likely explanation. >> reporter: no matter what condition the well is in, b.p. may soon begin collecting oil again. it's been put on hold for the test. we're about a mile from this floating city right now, 65 ships in a six-mile radius and by next week all combined they should be able to capture 80,000 barrels of oil a day. that's well above the government's worst case estimate of 65,000 barrels a day coming out of the well. even so, some oil would still leak into the sea and 5.2 million barrels have already flowed into the gulf. in louisiana, charter fishermen proudly showed off a morning's catch from newly opened waters, but behind the smiles, there's a sense of caution about b.p.'s

latest effort to hold back the oil. >> i'd rather they be safe rather than sorry because the reality is the stakes are so high. >> reporter: and this is the concern, if there is a leak in that well and you hold back the oil, the leak could get worse and that, then, could cause problems with the relief wells. and those, of course, are the best hope for finally stopping this oil. katie? >> couric: kelly cobiella in grand aisle, louisiana. kelly, thank you so much. now we have a twitter question from one of our viewers. >> couric: well, there's still a lot of oil in the gulf and in that 87-day window as much as 200 million gallons could have gushed from that well. now that it's capped, nearly 600 skimmers will continue to collect the oil in the water and control burns are still taking place. this week admiral thad allen told me clean will you please continue until the fall, but

many experts say it will take far longer than that. when the mexican oil well spill occurred in 1979, 138 million gallons of oil flowed into the gulf. within two to three years, biologists said the ecosystem was back to normal but, unlike this spill, that one didn't get into wetlands and marshes which are much harder to clean. so the real answer, no one really knows. in fact, one environmental toxicologist told me it could take decades. now to another growing controversy involving b.p. did the oil company push to have the convicted bomber of pan am flight 103 released from prison as part of a deal with libya? b.p. insists it did not, but members of congress aren't so sure. here's our justice correspondent bob orr. >> reporter: when he arrived home in libya last august, abdelbaset al megrahi was met with a hero's welcome. the only man convicted in the lockerbie bombing of pan am 103 was released by authorities in scotland after doctors said he was dying of prostate cancer. the u.s. and british governments now agree megrahi's release was

a mistake and in a phone call today, secretary of state hillary clinton urged british foreign secretary william hague to cooperate with the congressional investigation into charges that b.p. brokered megrahi's release in exchange for drilling rights off the libyan coast. >> they release al-megrahi and presto, automatically the negotiations speed up and the contract is finalized and drilling is now about to start. >> reporter: b.p. admits it pressured the british government in 2007 to speed up a prisoner release that libya sought in order to protect its drilling deal. but in a statement, the oil company says it never specifically sought freedom for the lockerbie bomber. b.p. was not involved in any discussions about the release of mr. al-megrahi. the british government says there's no evidence b.p. pushed far blood money trade. megrahi was released solely on compassionate grounds after scottish authorities were convinced he had just three months to live. dr. karol sikora who were hired by libya helped push the grim diagnosis. >> there was a greater than 50%

chance in my opinion that he would have died within the first three months. the chances of living ten years, was less than 1%. >> reporter: the b.p. controversy opens old wounds for the families of the 189 americans killed in the lockerbie bombing. bert ammerman's brother tom was among the victims. >> this is ugly. this is immoral, it's unethical, it's illegal. the fingerprints and the blood is on the hands of the united kingdom government, the scottish government, the american government as well as big business. >> reporter: now, even if b.p. broke no laws at all, the new controversy is certainly more bad p.r. for the embattled oil giant. meanwhile, megrahi will remain free since at this point no one can do anything about that. katie? >> couric: and, bob, how will u.s. officials get to the bottom of all this? >> reporter: well, mostly they'll have to use public outrage to pressure officials in the u.k. for better answers about potential links between b.p. and the terrorists and there will be plenty of political noise, congress has a hearing later this month. also, the british p.m. is in

town to meet president obama next week and b.p. will certainly be on the agenda. >> couric: in other news tonight, one way the government plans to pay for health care reform is by cracking down on medicare fraud. tonight, elaine quijano tells us dozens of people have been arrested including doctors, patients, and clinic owners accused of scamming medicare out of hundreds of millions of dollars. >> reporter: federal agents pounded on doors across the country before dawn this morning, arresting dozens of people in the largest medicare fraud bust ever. 94 people accused of swindling the government out of $251 million. the operation spanned five cities, including miami, baton rouge, new york, detroit, and houston. all those involved accused of various schemes to steal medicare money. >> if you choose to engage in health care fraud, you will be found. you will be stopped. and you will be brought to justice. >> reporter: prosecutors say the

scams varied, for example, more than 3,700 claims submitted for one woman in a six-year period. and $790,000 in bogus charges to medicare for orthopedic shoe inserts. in this building in brooklyn, prosecutors alleged there was a kickback room where people lined up to get cash in exchange for lying on medicare claims. this soviet-era poster written in russian hung inside, prosecutors say, warning even the walls are listening. don't talk. each year, medicare fraud costs american taxpayers an estimated $60 to $90 billion and experts say criminals see the system as an easy target. >> i think it's generally regarded as more lucrative than the drug trade now. i think it's regarded as much safer, you're not going to be shot by your competitors. >> reporter: still, with today's arrests, the feds hope to send a clear message that in the end medicare fraud does not pay. elaine quijano, cbs news, new york.

>> couric: apple's c.e.o. steve jobs had a clear message to iphone customers today-- "we're not perfect." he apologized for trouble with dropped calls on the latest model and he offered a free temporary fix, a protective cover that should help the phones keep a strong signal. but bill whitaker reports the reception today wasn't all that good. >> iphone 4. >> reporter: the iphone 4 was the most anticipated apple product in years, sleek glossy. >> this is part of some brilliant engineering. >> reporter: early adapters lined up for hours to get their hands on one and almost immediately started complaining. >> it's worthless. it's worthless. >> reporter: jonathan benroach called apple to tell them... >> the phone doesn't work. >> reporter: it frequently drops calls, he complains. >> hello? >> he had to call his mother back. >> you hear me? >> i hear you. >> reporter: after testing the

iphone 4, "consumer reports" found the problem is with the antenna. with this uniquely designed built-in antenna wrapping around the edge of the phone, it's easy to block reception just by holding it. what mocking consumers call the death grip. >> knowing that there's a problem like of this severity, we couldn't really recommend it. >> reporter: today, apple's steve jobs struck back. he said apple was aware of the problem but called it much ado about nothing. of the three million phones sold, only one half of one percent of buyers have complained. >> what the data says leads you to the conclusion that this has been blown so out of proportion that it's... it's incredible. >> reporter: but with apple's stock taking a hit since they rolled out the phone 22 days ago and the phone the butt of jokes... >> to make a call you have to insert a quarter. >> reporter: ...apple had to act. today jobs offered a fix: bumpers, rubber casings to keep fingers off the antenna free to iphone 4 owners, rebates to

those who've already bought one. so, jonathan, are you satisfied? >> i still feel that the phone is defective. again, the bumper is like a band-aid. >> reporter: which apple hopes will help heal its self- inflicted wound. bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >> couric: and still ahead here on the "cbs evening news," old spice meets new media. how a classic brand became a web sensation. but up next, we continue our investigation of a threat to our health, the use of antibiotics in healthy farm animals. ññññ [ man ] i'm a filthy rich executive.

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>> you give it to them because you want them to be healthy. >> we must really rely on the science behind the issue. >> couric: but this week on capitol hill, critics worried giving antibiotics to livestock- - unless medically necessary-- may be creating dangerous drug- resistant bacteria that can be passed on to humans. >> we would be shocked if a pediatrician ever ordered antibiotics for an entire nursery school class to keep the children from being infected. >> couric: the f.d.a., c.d.c., and the department of agriculture are now urging farmers to stop feeding antibiotics to healthy animals. but the industry is fighting back. >> our position is that these products have been approved as safe and effective by the f.d.a. >> i am stuart levy. >> couric: this scientists documented the problem more than 30 years ago after feeding 150 healthy chickens low levels of tetracycline for months.

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that was oh my god" it's freedom of speech so i have no problem with them actually making a rally. >> my first reaction when i heard that was, oh, my god. preparations under way for a rally to support johannes mehserle. a bay area community braces for whatever might happen. >> the heat is on in our inland areas. right here the fog has moved back into the city by the bay. the effect that will have on your weekend forecast. ♪ [ music ] >> not a bad apple says steve jobs. he defends the new iphone but he admits it's not perfect. and he has a fix. good evening, i'm juliette goodrich in for dana king. >> i'm allen martin. the news starts now. your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com well, there has been no