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If this containment cap isn't able to completely mitigate the flow, they do have those pipes, if will you, connected to the -- to this equipment and vessels on the surface of the water and it would return to the way it was before saturday where had you that one containment cap over it and the oil that was getting sucked into that would be brought up to the vessels on the surface of the water. those vessels -- there are a few in place. a couple of others coming online. that that is a little more fluid out here over the next couple of weeks. they can switch over to that if this tighter seal does...

Fitting cap onto its leaking oil well in the gulf of mexico. look at these pictures as you see them unfold. i'll turn around to show you. that's the new cap they dropped it on top. that's above. you see pictures from the side. the remote operated vehicle is down there undersea a mile under the water trying tosea, a mile underwater, try to attach the new cap get, on snug. once they have a good fit, they will be closing and testing the valves and by this time tomorrow, we will know if this cap will not actually contain the oil but slow and shut down the oil flow. there was a new ban on deep wate...

Nra overwhelmingly supports republican members but eric shouldn't begrudge a democrat now and then. >> this is the structure going over the base. you can see the robots putting it into place. lowered a moment ago and they pulled it up a bit. a sensitive fit. the hope is -- you see the cap over the top. they can get a good mount and get it tightened on there and they'll close the valves over the next 12 hours or so and test it. well testing to be done in the morning. if the pressure holds, the hope is that this device you're watching installed right now will actually shut off the flow of oil. t...

Happening. i want to reiterate that. you're putting on this containment cap and this containment cap is not necessarily just another hose to bring the oil up. you're saying you can actually seal this well potentially right now with what's being done today. >> that is correct. if we get the right pressure readings. i don't want to overpromise on this because we don't know what the condition of the well bore is and pressure readings inside that cap once we close all the valves will tell us that. that's part of this well integrity test. >> commander, will that then stop the two relief wells that ...

Gushing well later today, and once that containment cap is on, scientists will test it to make sure is can sustain the pressure. it is legal to own a gun in chicago. are allowed one gun per house hold. this comes after the supreme court ruled against the city's gun ban. fidel castro is expected to make a public appearance today. the former cuban president will appear on a government tv show to discuss the middle east. castro has made very few public appearances since undergoing emergency intestinal surgery in 2006.