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Im kiran chetry. >> im drew griffin in for john roberts. day 85 of this bp oil spill in the gulf. the company though successfully put a new containment cap on the leak yesterday. still unclear if it will stop the oil flow. theyre testing right now as we speak. we are live in the gulf ahead. also former cuban dictator fidel castro making a rare appearance with words of warning to the u.s. castro says any u.s. military action against iran would likely turn nuclear and hes also blaming the u.s....

Country so they can be better targeted. back to you. >> dan lothian this morning outside of the white house, thanks so much. 30 minutes past the hour. time for our top stories. this morning, new hope as bp begins testing its new tighter fitting containment cap. if it works and vents can be shut, the oil giant says it should contain most, if not all, of the oil thats gushing from the well. todays tests could last from a few hours to two days or even longer. a group of lawmakers want to know i...

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The flow topping out right now at about 60,000 barrels a day. of course, if indeed this process of containing all of this oil does indeed work in the coming weeks, that would essentially give us perhaps what federal officials believe would be the most accurate sense of just how much oil is spewing into the gulf of mexico. but right now, as you mentioned, it is freely flowing essentially. a great deal of work still needs to be happening. a lot of testing still needs to be completed to make sure t...

That on saying when we might expect to see that and specifically what that might entail. tamron? >> whats the latest on this tighter fitting containment cap thatted a thirl th ed admiral t mentioned? >> reporter: what bp is trying to do is increase the amount of oil containment to mitigate the damage to the environment. they have this cap in place right now that is successful in capturing some oil. they want to replace wit a skap with a better seal so that less oil leaks out and escapes into the...

Industry away. >> ed lavendera, thanks for the update. talking more about this new cap, the work began on saturday. the old one was removed and that allowed the oil which is about 60,000 barrels a day as a best estimate to flow freely into the gulf again. >> but now that 18-foot high, 150,000-pound metal cap is in place. our chad meyers will explain to us just how this is working. >> they took a big machine, any dropped it on here, unscrewed the bolts, then took that piece away. then they took...

At least controlling or containing this oil disaster while those relief wells have been drilled simultaneously. so officials here say that they hope that -- and perhaps this test something already under way. well get an update in a couple of hours but officials hope this cap can either work by itself and theyll do a series of tests which involving closing the valves and that sort of thing on top of this new cap and then it will either work by itself or they hope at the very least they can use th...

Obtained. we talked about it with admiral allen yesterday. first thing though this morning, bp will start testing the pressure of this well to make sure there are no leaks. >> during those tests the oil flow will decree as the valves on the cap are closed. the cap is still a temporary fix until relief drills are drilled into the blown-out well. ed lavendera is live in new orleans. if this cap works, this would be major accomplishment. essentially if the pressure is right, this could mean that th...