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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 youre like my patients, you want to hear youve do...

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 everyones 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 cautiou...

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...

the new well cap has been under way for three hours. theres still lots of risk and uncertainty as this test moves forward. were keeping a very close watch on the live cameras beneath the surface. lets go to cnns ed lavandera. first, hes 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 weve seen oil gushing into the gulf of mexico, and even though...

appears to be done. ten russian agents should be back in moscow about now. they were traded for four russians who had been in prison for spying for the u.s. the whole exchange happened on an airport tarmac in vienna, austr austria. one plane headed east and the other headed west. matthew chance is in moscow with the latest. >> reporter: thats right. the biggest spy swap since the end of the cold war has taken place on the tarmac of the airports in the austrian capital of view any. the ...

So all eyes are on the gulf tonight, watching and waiting for the well to finally be shut down once and for all. but that will not be the end of the story. sheer what president obama said earlier today. >> there is still going to be an enormous cleanup job to do. and there is still going to be the whole set of issues surrounding making sure people are compensated properly, that the $20 billion fund is set up and is acting expeditiously. >> the task of handing out compensation to the victims of t...