Seal Cap News Today

>> reporter: good morning, drew. these well integrity tests have been delayed by what one source called potential complications but officials are very quick to point out that they are just wanting to be more safe than sorry at this point. as the anticipation for this crucial test builds here in houston at the command center, top administration officials have joined bp executives in the war rooms here. i spoke with admiral allen about the tension. how big is this day? the incident commander says ...

>> reporter: it went very well, wolf. but you can get a sense how anxious a period this is. we do have some late information. the seismic tests that were preparatory, those have been completed and at this hour, the crucial well pressure test was expected to begin after that replacement cap was put on. bp officials and the incident commander admiral allen have gathered here at the war rooming and i spoke with him about it. the commander said these are some of the most critical days in the entire ...

Than general petreaus. new developments unfolding in the oil disaster in the gulf of mexico. the white house sent a letter to bp asking the company to consider this, simultaneously move the giant containment vessel, the helix into place, while also removing the currents containment cap and replacing it with a tighter seal cap. its expected to take four to five days for a new cap to be in place, than means the oil would flow unabated during that time. bp says it now hopes to have the leak stopp...