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Officials that had some concerns about the process and then by a leaking pipe. but they have dealt with those issues and now they have started this test. and essentially, it's a pressure test to see if this cap can withstand the pressure of the well. they have shut down the surface containment systems. they are going to be shutting down the valves on that cap. and then they're going to be looking at pressure readings. and as you heard thad allen mention in that sound bite, they want to see high pressure, because low pressure would indicate to them that they have a leak somewhere else that they...

We're seeing this oil no longer gushing out does not mean that we are out of the woods because it is possible that this test could make things worse. and so every six hours bp will be evaluating the information that they're getting to insure that they're not making things worse and at the end of this test, they'll have to look at all the information they've gotten and determine what the next best step will be. there are two options here that they hope they'll have as options when all of this is done. they can either use this to shut in the well as essentially they're doing right now or they ca...

Welcome back to the ed show". thanks for watching tonight. oil is no longer gushing into theç gulf of mexico. best news we've had in a long time. it's been 87 days after the daep water horizon oil rig exploded. bp says a new containment cap has successfully stopped the flow of the oil. president obama called it a positive sign, but emphasized the cap was sill in the testing phase. nbc's mara schiavo cam pojoins me live from venice, louisiana. mara, i have to ask right off the top, how are you folks down there responding to this news? >> well, this is certainly a relief, to be sure. just to s...

Tests where they're trying to get information about pressure within that cap to see essentially if it with withstand the pressure of the well. what they're looking for at this point in time is high pressure headings. that's what they want to see. if they're getting low pressure readings, they will tell them there's a leak somewhere else that they have to address. at the end of this time period, they'll determine the next best steps. there are two options. they essentially shut in the well until they get a permanent solution, which would be the relief well, until they get that complete. or they...