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Since the disaster began 89 days ago. and in a blow to cleanup efforts, the super skimmer dubbed the a whale has been beached. weeks of testing showed it wasn't collecting enough oil. and the upcoming hours will be critical to see if the well cap will hold. charles hadlock joins us live from venice, louisiana. charles, going to what we learned from that technical briefing we got this morning. >> reporter: well, everyone remains cautiously optimistic. no one is ready to say this is a permanent fix for the well because they could have to take this containment cap off if they find that pressure...

The spill has been stopped for now. bp containment cap is holding and pressure tests on the ruptured well are progressing but we aren't out of the woods yet obviously. a live report from new orleans in just a moment. also up for bad press? a thumbs down from "consumer reports" and rumors of a costly recall, there is a new report saying steve jobs was actually warned that iphone 4's wrap-around antenna design could cause problems. apple is expected to break its silence at a press conference later today. what will they say? what should they say? a pr expert will give us his take. one tea par...

Sustainability, how long can this containment cap sustain this situation. that is, being able to work keeping the flow of oil from continuing to flow into the gulf waters. we do know that scientists are monitoring those pressure gauges around the clock, that they have been huddling up in six-hour intervals to kind of compare notes and see how to move forward. the fact that we're still seeing these amazing pictures from the bottom of the gulf waters is a good sign, because they had been telling us that if things had gone wrong or if the pressures started dropping, they could essentially end thi...

Not they can sustain in keeping this containment cap in place, working the way it is. the longer this goes, the better sign that there is no structural damage or -- to that well bore going deep into the earth. >> when are we out of the woods. what happens over the next couple days? >> this is what is going to happen. after 48 hours if they've can go that long, then they need to make the decision about how they're going to move forward. there is a couple different ways of doing that. but, late this afternoon, admiral thad allen put out a statement, saying, the scenario, i think he mentioned thi...

In a bitter battle over charges of racism. many in the grass roots organization are insisting they're not racists but not helping the cause. one tea party leader coming out with a satirical blog that many say is nothing more than a racist rant. getting both sides of that story as well. >> nothing short of incendiary there. and up and running, join the live conversation now. go to cnn.com/amfix, we'll read your comments throughout the morning. kiran? we're not in the clear yet, but there is a sense of hope this morning that perhaps we are turning the page on the disaster in the gulf of mexi...