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Seemed to indicate well, maybe this thing is done, we won't be done until we actually know that we have killed the well, and that we have a permanent solution in place. we're moving in that direction. but i don't want us to get too far ahead of ourselves. >> the president maintained that entire tone during the event this morning. every time he mentioned the early good news on the test, he followed up with a reminder of the potential drawbacks. senior white house correspondent major garrett is live with more now. major, why is the white house so hesitant to embrace what looks like good news? >>...

Plug that gushing well. but bp thinks it could be turning a corner. >> reporter: bp sees blue sky in the gulf, its relief well could be finished three weeks early. bob dudley, bp's point man in the gulf told "the wall street journal" it's possible to be ready to stop the well between july 20th. adding that is the perfect case. admiral thad allen said the capping procedure is not expected to be complete under till mid august. >> our target date remains middle of august. there are certain things that could move the date up. for right now my official position is it will be middle of august before...

It is day 80 of the oil disaster, i never thought i'd be saying that. day 80 of the oil disaster. the deepwater horizon well has been leaking oil into the gulf for that long, 3,579,000 barrels of oil has spilled into the gulf. to good news into the disaster, the government's point man on the bp oil disaster said the first relief well could intercept the leaking well in seven to ten days. fingers crossed. but admiraled that allen says the capping procedure is not expected to be completed until mid august. >> we're down to the final days and weeks of closing in to a point where we could interc...

Late details now on the gulf oil disaster day 80. the government's point man on the bp oil disaster says the first relief well could intercept the leaking deepwater horizon well in seven to ten days but admiral thad allen says the capping procedure is not expected to be completed until mid-august. police in northern india say a newborn is in critical condition today after the mother delivered the baby in an airline toilet and left it there. the toilet had to be removed from the plane and taken to the hospital with the baby inside. are you kidding me? surgeons used a saw to free the child. ...

While. to jonathan serrie with the latest. >> reporter: it appears no oil is -- no additional oil is leaking into the gulf of mexico. certainly good news for residents waiting for weeks to hear any good news after numerous setbacks. at the same time the news is tempered by the realization it there may be well over 176 million gallons of oil already in the gulf of mexico. you can see the beach behind me, the fences and boom behind me. this will likely be a scene in the upcoming months, possibly even years as crews continue to battle tarballs that wash upon the beach. depending on the various we...