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Which included the top hat going to the discover enterprise and the q400q4000 connected to the e line represented 25,000 barrels of containment capacity on any given day. sometimes it fluctuates to more or less. the containment capacity in the new structure, the sealing cap, will draw to two different boats and increase the containment capacity from roughly 15,000 to between 20,000 and 30,000. the helix producer which is not related to the sealing cap was coming online separately. we made the se...

Lets hear what he has to say. hes talking about uganda and the terrible attacks there. >> theeaders reassured their shared commitment to working together to combat terrorist organizations that threaten innocent civilians around the world. mr. feller? >> just to follow on that point, is there any specific assistance the u.s. is providing at this point? >> im told that the fbi will assist in the investigation of the bombings yesterday. >> on the oil spill, obviously bp is working on this new cap t...

Order to get a cap. >> thats exactly right. the big picture idea here is that this is a big deal. were at a crucial point in this juncture, as youve been saying, were 82 days into this oil spill. with the replacement of the formerly existing cap that they took off earlier today to put on a new cap. this could be the best development weve seen yet. in the entire timeline. now, this could take up to four to seven days from start to finish. again, they began this removal process earlier today. but ...

Contain it as best they can, at the same time double the containment capacity here. the eventual result will still be to kill the well. >> we shall see. thank you for following this story for us. vivi vivian kuo. nice job. a lot manufacture oil is going to escape into the gulf of mexico before its all over. were joined in waveland, mississippi. and as local officials were worried about oil getting into the marsh and it appears it ee happened now. >> reporter: yeah. it happened with the marsh r...

Black and stayed black for mile after mile with smaller pools of rainbow and metallic colors. it was darker and thicker as we got closer to the site, which is marked by the two giant flames which are burning 9,000 barrels of oil every day. there are a dozen large vessels in the area including the q-4,000 and enterprise to collect the oil from 5,000 feet from the surface. he lix producer is there, the third ship supposed to double the containment capacity hooked up. that wont probably happen to n...

Containment capacity. we through with a incident commander, nathan nap, hes a little hard to hear over the site. >> does it tear you up to see whats happening? >> its -- it does in a personal sense, in a professional sense im encouraged with the effort were giving despite what has been said. we have the largest response to an oil release ever going on right now. >> reporter: the commander is helping oversee 13,000 people in louisiana alone helping to battle and clean up the spill. >> rick, what ...