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They brought this cap down. this is a new cap. they'll put it in place. if they get a good fit then they will tighten and secure it and then there are a series of valves on this cap. once they get a good fit, they're confident that it is in place they'll start to test the valve and close the valves. you see the different camera feeds here right now. all of the different bp feeds coming in. all the different angles. you watch the undersea robots down here. i'll take a walk across the studio so i can take a closer look at them over here. you see these different feeds coming in. all of these feed...

As it is being called in the gulf is now entering day three. a new form-fitting containment cap could be atop the gushing well by wednesday. next hour the president's oil spill commission will publicly convene for the first time.

>> i accept. let's do it. >> all right. we'll see you soon on the trail. thank you, sir. when we come back, remember we're continuing to watch these dramatic developments in the gulf of mexico. this is the new cap put in place. they hope this cap fits snugly enough and works right to completely shut off the flow of oil. that's a story we'll track in the hours ahead and when we come back, the senate is back in session. congress is back from its july 4th recess. one of the big issues, financial reform. can democrats get enough republican votes to put that bill on the president's desk. we'll brea...

>> unique perspective. amber, thank you. we are just crossing the top of the hour now. and checking our top stories -- day 84 of the gulf oil disaster, day 3 of bp's cap swap operation to plug that leaking oil well. developing right now, we're hearing that that new form-fitting containment cap could be in place as early as today. we'll have a live flort a moment. >> the death toll keeps rising in uganda. last hour, officials confirmed at least 74 people died in yesterday's bombings. the victims were gathered at two separate venues to watch the world cup chaps. one american is dead. more on tha...

Morning. it could take anywhere between 6 and 48 hours. we imagine between now and then it's a matter of securing -- making sure that's where they want it to be, that containment cap, and making sure to what extent they can close those valves if they'll be able to do that. there's a range of things that can unfold here over the course of the next 24 hours. they can begin that testing and really get a sense. what they want is intense pressure. the higher the pressure, the better sign that is. at least when i first heard that it seemed counterintuitive to me but we're told that's what they want ...