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Right now there is no oil spewing into the gulf and the next 30 hours could be critical. when time is up, we should have a much better idea if this new cap is going to hold. bp plugged the leaking well yesterday afternoon at 3:25 eastern time. then the clock started. theyre going to be running tests every six hours. results will show if the cap is going to hold or could possibly cause a new leak. either way, the cap is just a stop gap until bp finishes a relief well that could permanently stop t...

It looks like this drug will be approved, but it will be watched very closely and two more diet drugs coming up and there is a new era of diet drugs and there is a big market for them. >> how quickly could we see them on the, market, bob? >> within six months. the fda will approve it very soon. >> robert bazell, thank you. a new trend called bottle bombs. these are easy to make devices that combine common household cleaners in a plastic bottle. theyre so popular, teens have posted thousands of...

Its actually been a pretty dramatic several days now for this operation has stopped and started a couple of times. heres the deal, bp hopes this new cap would either hold all the oil inside kind of like a stopper or if theres too much pressure the oil will be funneled through lines to big ships. youre seeing this out under water because bp says theyre using dispersants in that area again. bob kapnar has 30 years experience in the oil and gas industry and it could be hard for somebody who is not ...

It opens and it allows them to close the well gradually rather than slamming it shut. >> as they start this process again, is there still a chance that this thing could erupt or explode or that the whole thing could somehow backfire? >> well, there are a number of things that could happen to cause it to backfire. obviously, the down hole damage that we all believe has occurred during the top kill in the blowout itself are certainly risks. also, there are components between the old blowout preven...