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I'm kiran chetry. >> i'm drew griffin in for john roberts. day 85 of this bp oil spill in the gulf. the company though successfully put a new containment cap on the leak yesterday. still unclear if it will stop the oil flow. they're testing right now as we speak. we are live in the gulf ahead. also former cuban dictator fidel castro making a rare appearance with words of warning to the u.s. castro says any u.s. military action against iran would likely turn nuclear and he's also blaming the u.s. for sinking the south korean ship in order to provoke war with north korea. we're getting a liv...

Country so they can be better targeted. back to you. >> dan lothian this morning outside of the white house, thanks so much. 30 minutes past the hour. time for our top stories. this morning, new hope as bp begins testing its new tighter fitting containment cap. if it works and vents can be shut, the oil giant says it should contain most, if not all, of the oil that's gushing from the well. today's tests could last from a few hours to two days or even longer. a group of lawmakers want to know if bp lobbied for the convicted lockerbie terrorist bomber abdul al megrahi's release so that bp co...

So how does he stack up against some other potential republican candidates in karl rove weighs in. jenna: in the bottom box, fresh information on a story we reported to you yesterday, the alligators that attacked a swimmer in naples, florida, biting off the teenager's hand this hour. we're going to talk to the man who got the gator. jon: we are here in the fox newsroom, breaking news is coming in around the world, the domestic desk covering the u.s., the foreign desk watching events around the world and our media desk, bringing in all the video and live pictures to you around the clock, here i...

The flow topping out right now at about 60,000 barrels a day. of course, if indeed this process of containing all of this oil does indeed work in the coming weeks, that would essentially give us perhaps what federal officials believe would be the most accurate sense of just how much oil is spewing into the gulf of mexico. but right now, as you mentioned, it is freely flowing essentially. a great deal of work still needs to be happening. a lot of testing still needs to be completed to make sure that this new tighter fitting containment cap does work properly. in the meantime, there are a number...

That on saying when we might expect to see that and specifically what that might entail. tamron? >> what's the latest on this tighter fitting containment cap thatted a thirl th ed admiral t mentioned? >> reporter: what bp is trying to do is increase the amount of oil containment to mitigate the damage to the environment. they have this cap in place right now that is successful in capturing some oil. they want to replace wit a skap with a better seal so that less oil leaks out and escapes into the water. what the white house has asked them for before giving them the go ahead to do that, is more...