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Well area. >> eric: so they took the old cap off, and then they're going to put the new cap on, but that means that oil is still gushing out before they get the new cap on. what are they trying to do to contain that? >> reporter: that's right. potentially 5 million gallons could be leaked as a result of the operation. federal officials, though, signed off on it believing that the long-term gain will outweigh the short-term risk. b.p. says that there are more than 500 skimmer vessels in the gulf of mexico, conducting oil recovery operations. 46 of those skimmers in the immediate site of the lea...

Spilling freely because yesterday, bp took off the ill-fitting containment cap and they had estimated that they be would be able to put on a better fitting one today, but that has not happened and now bp is saying it could be four days, seven days, may not happen until nks week, if it's even possible. >> right, you're looking at the process, it's a complicated one as they take the cap off they have to make a new cut, more adjustments before putting a heavier, tighter sealed cap on. a four to seven day process which we hope will seal or contain the oil. the problem is the interim there. the int...

Is exactly giving us a play by play. but clearly something is going on right now. and we're not seeing the picture anymore of the actual gusher. so bp is apparently moved the cameras around and showing now us, showing the world and something there i'm sure using as well to be able to do whatever work they are doing. but again, they said robotically this weekend, these robotic arms are going to have to take the cap off and begin to process of putting another cap on. now, again, we are just showing you the picture as we're seeing it when it changed. again, we'll try to get someone on the line fr...

William morris endeavor no longer represents gibson. longer represents gibson. brooke anderson, cnn, hollywood. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com now day 82 and we're almost three months into the gulf oil crisis and new today, bp says it has removed a leaking containment cap and work is under way to replace it with a tighter fitting cap. bp says this new cap once installed could stop most of the oil that is now gushing like an underwater geyser. we still have a whole lot of questions about this. let's bring in terry anderson, structural engineer, coming to us from santa rosa beach, flori...

Will collect as much as 80,000 barrels of oil, far more than officials think is coming out now. >> until we're in a position to put the new cap on, could be three to four days. >> reporter: most of the oil will flow into the gulf unimpeding, further tainting the waters. >> this is what i feel what's helping me right now. psych logally and pocketbook. >> reporter: this is your lifeline? >> right. >> reporter: shaffer bought 600 new traps and worked lake pontchartrain. when you heard there was oil, what did you think? >> my heart fell. has how we've been surviving with the crab. prices are up al...