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There, as we come back to the live shot on grand isle. relief workers, clean-up crews have been on the beach basically 24/7, trying to keep the oil at bay. even if they manage to fully contain the leaking oil, as early as monday, there is still all of the residual oil in the gulf expected to continue washing ashore. seems like this one behind me, expected to be with us for months if not years. brian? >> jonathan serrie on the job in louisiana. thank you very much, than. >> sure. >> cheryl: louisiana governor bobby jindal is standing by his push to build more defenses to protect wetlands, thing...

>> this is a fox news alert. want to update you what's going on beneath the gulf of mexico right now. we are now getting word from bp. that this swap of containment caps is underway. they're going to take the old containment cap catching half the oil and replacing one that would get it all and now they're saying that could take as long as four to seven days and a good portion of the four to seven days the well will flow unabated. we'll continue to keep you up on this story as we move forward throughout the day. now, mel gibson is in trouble for another alleged tirade and ex-girlfriend said he ...

Aalso thousands of workers have been fired under the new program, but that's just in the last year. >> thanks for tracking for us, julie kirtz, live in washington. washington. >> it's day 82 of the disaster in the gulf. that's some 12 weeks and today, some encouraging news, right now, robotic submarines are hovering over the spill site. engineers are hoping to remove the loose cap on top of the broken well as you see there, and replace it with a tighter one that could capture the oil gushing out. the federal official leading the cleanup says the leak could be contained as early as by monday. t...

Eastern company. if b.p. can buy time it has large significant assets to sell. might have to downsize a little bit, but sell, pay the claim and go forward. >> brian: we will live it there. great debate. thank you for coming in on a saturday. we appreciate it. >> thank you, brian. >> brian: by the way, as we told you moments ago, work to remove the cap has begun at the bottom of the gulf of mexico at the deepwater rig. this is the live picture from the scene. this is the underwater cam that b.p. provides us and it looks like they are in the process of making the change. it looks like the oil is...

To spot distressed wildlife, detect oil and send clean-up crew and vessels to the hot spots. the federal government claims the shrimp, rupert, tuna and other commonly seafood from the gulf of mexico is safe to eat. 400m samples have been chemically tested and so far none show level of contaminants. the seafood inspectors are trained to smell seafood for oil. only one sample failed the test and still did not show concerns level of contamination. b.p. examining legal options after the partner anadarko refused to pay a hefty bill for part of the gulf clean-up cost. anadarko ceo called the spent...