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Mexico. we'll take a live look at the sea floor where b.p. is doing pressure tests on that new containment cap, as you can see. oil is gushing as it has for so many. the results could be crucial to finding out -- finally capturing all the oil. update is coming just ahead. and oh, to be a fly on the wall in the oval office tonight, the president meeting with house democratic leaders after the white house said democrats could lose the house in november. they fired back reportedly calling the press secretary robert gibbs politically inept. we're live at the white house, top story at the bottom of...

>> developing now on day 86 of our national disaster in the gulf, b.p. finally testing its new containment cap with a this hour delay. the tests began with b.p. shutting off the pipes that were funneling some of the oil into the ships. they report they slowly closed one at a time three openings in the cap that lets the oil pass through. ultimately, the hope is the flow of crude will be blocked entirely. they wanted to make sure it wouldn't do more damage or harm to the blown out well. they tell us the cap could capture all of the oil currently gushing into the gulf but the results could also r...

Before doing that potentially risky maneuver. so, the oil is still spewing, you can see it there. it's not clear exactly when those tests will start. in pensacola while they wait for the results of those tests, officials plan to spend $700,000 on a new tv ad campaign to promote tourism. it will be called "our coast is clear." the new orleans incident p & j oysters is just trying to get by, but the warehouse is empty. no oysters to shuck and the ownser trying to make do with whatever sea food he could find. mara is live in venice, louisiana, with more on what's going on on this new containm...

Decided to ride this 18-footer known as fatso. he was having none of it. he attacked the man who was rushed to the hospital for a laceration to his leg. police are not releasing the identity, saying he has suffered enough pain and embarrassment and i understand the owner of the crocodile park said if you're stupid enough to climb the fence, you get what you deserve. that will do it for me, i'm chris jansing. see you back here at 3:00 p.m. bp plan's to test containment cap are on hold right now. i'll ask bill nye the science guy. tamron, what do you have coming up? >> if you're stupid enough ...

Somebody. >> we all know there is a fingerprint database and there is not a toe print or fingerprint database. they would have to get a court order to take a footprint and do the comparison and is the comparison done the same way as a fingerprint? >> yes. that kind of comparison is done the same. yes, since it's not been used in court that much, it still would be admissible and you would get a known print from his foot and compare it to any prints you find at the crime scene. >> fascinating to follow. gene, thanks for being with us. >> thank you. after all the optimism we heard yesterday tha...