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Since the disaster began 89 days ago. and in a blow to cleanup efforts, the super skimmer dubbed the a whale has been beached. weeks of testing showed it wasnt collecting enough oil. and the upcoming hours will be critical to see if the well cap will hold. charles hadlock joins us live from venice, louisiana. charles, going to what we learned from that technical briefing we got this morning. >> reporter: well, everyone remains cautiously optimistic. no one is ready to say this is a permanent f...

The spill has been stopped for now. bp containment cap is holding and pressure tests on the ruptured well are progressing but we arent out of the woods yet obviously. a live report from new orleans in just a moment. also up for bad press? a thumbs down from "consumer reports" and rumors of a costly recall, there is a new report saying steve jobs was actually warned that iphone 4s wrap-around antenna design could cause problems. apple is expected to break its silence at a press conference later...

Sustainability, how long can this containment cap sustain this situation. that is, being able to work keeping the flow of oil from continuing to flow into the gulf waters. we do know that scientists are monitoring those pressure gauges around the clock, that they have been huddling up in six-hour intervals to kind of compare notes and see how to move forward. the fact that were still seeing these amazing pictures from the bottom of the gulf waters is a good sign, because they had been telling us...

Not they can sustain in keeping this containment cap in place, working the way it is. the longer this goes, the better sign that there is no structural damage or -- to that well bore going deep into the earth. >> when are we out of the woods. what happens over the next couple days? >> this is what is going to happen. after 48 hours if theyve can go that long, then they need to make the decision about how theyre going to move forward. there is a couple different ways of doing that. but, late this...

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So they like the way things are moving at this point. but as you heard the president mention, so far no decisions made as to exactly what will happen after this integrity test is over. but the longer it goes, the better news that is. it is clear that that gives the scientists, the experts many more options in their decision making as they move forward. they are doing a series of seismic testing, sonar testing to kind of gauge the integrity of all that ground around where that blowout preventer i...

Bp also faces fines for the spill, fines that will be determined by how much oil has actually been released over these past three months. experts should be able to get a more accurate measure of that with the new containment cap now in place. our congressional correspondent is taking a closer look at this part of the story. what are you finding out? >> reporter: big call right now, wolf, from democrats who are pushing for an exact number of how much oil has been spilling into the gulf over the 8...

Good morning, everybody. its friday, july 16th. im jim acosta in for john roberts. good to see you. >> good to have you with us this morning. a lot to talk about. kiran chetry, by the way. lets get right to it. tears replaced by joy in the gulf. for now, at least, the oil spill has stopped. bps containment cap is working still. this now 15, 16 hours and counting, and theyre doing tests to see how well the ruptured well is holding up under all of that pressure. so were going to get a live report ...

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An integrity tests on the well is now under way. we should know by this weekend whether it can handle all of the pressure thats now building up inside of it and whether or not the well itself was damaged underground. >> even if the containment cap holds and the oil well successfully killed, there is still a lot of work left to do. that observation coming from bps chief operating officer, doug suttles. he told cnns wolf blitzer hes heartened by these positive developments but now is not the time ...