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You were saying that this is light at the end of the tunnel, even though there's a tiny setback right now. >> we could be entering the final chapter in this tragedy. for the first time in 87 days, we actually have a hold on what to do and perhaps maybe even able to choke and cap this leak. so it is the light at the end of the tunnel. it's a minor setback. look at the big picture. for the first time we know what we're doing. we were floundering for almost three months because it's a science experiment in action. >> and a mile down which makes it even harder when you can't get your hands on it. ...

Peaked in march of last year at 651,000. they've been holding steady in the mid 400,000s for much of this year. bp's latest effort to stop the gulf oil leak is back on track. plans for testing a new well cap were put on hold by a leaking piece of equipment. but crews are now ready to move forward. cnn's atlanta reporter joining us where the coast guard's point man spoke to the media last hour. maybe you can remind us of the question you asked admiral thad allen. >> the headline here quickly is that everything is moving ahead on this integrity test. so now we'll await word from bp as to when it...

It may take decades to clean up this disaster and to clean up the disaster in the gulf of mexico so that part of the story will continue, but us a poias y out, there's no guarantee that the test is going to lead to success. it's a very critical several hours now, ed. >> reporter: right now. can i give you a little bit of a time frame here. we're right about halfway through the first six-hour window. the best way to kind of think about this, wolf, is break up the next 48 hours into six-hour blocks, and after each of those blocks all of the experts will huddle back together, compare notes and ki...

That. >> so why the push for change? cuba policy always has a red flag politically in the united states. but public opinion surveys show that cuban americans are beginning to be more supportive of trade with cuba. but it's also about the u.s. economy. supporters of ending the embargo say america needs more jobs and trade, every job it can get in fact. kiran, jim? >> interesting to see if political timing will change any of this. jill dougherty, thanks so much. we're crossing the half hour. time to take a look at the top stories. we're continuing to cover what's going on with bp's containment...

Morning. >> reporter: well, kiran, everything started off well last night. bp was able to close that main valve, the ram they call it and shut off the flow of oil coming out of the top of that cap. but when they did that, they were looking at the two other valves they had to close. and they found a leak in one of those valves called the choke line. we tried to get more details from bp, but this is all we were able to get. and this is on their website. it says "a leak has been detected in the choke line. and it has been isolated and will be repaired." we talked to a spokesman from bp overnight....