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But with the new cap on now, bp hopes the oil will be fully contained eventually. in the time it takes to secure the new cap, bp told me today, the oil flow will decrease, but it won't be fully stopped until all of those vents are closed, anderson. >> why is it going to take so long before we know if this works or not? >> well, with the cap on, bp now will spend the next 48 hours testing the pressure of the well. and that will start first thing tomorrow morning, they say. bp calls it an integrity test. in this case, high pressure is a good thing if the well maintains its high pressure with the...

>> why is it going to take so long before we know if this works or not? >> well, with the cap on, bp now will spend the next 48 hours testing the pressure of the well. and that will start first thing tomorrow morning, they say. bp calls it an integrity test. in this case, high pressure is a good thing if the well maintains its high pressure with the cap on, then that actually means oil and gas aren't leaking out in other areas of the well casing. low pressure would mean that there are other leaks, the hope is, the high pressure will continue, will stick, and within the week the cap would be ti...

The man leading the federal government's response to the gulf oil disaster. still in the middle of an updated briefing from houston. retired ghost kaurd admiral thad allen thld describing what you would have to say is a pretty deliberate procedure being taken this afternoon to close five openings allowing oil to pour out of the wellbore. several lines have to be sealed off, the stacking cap line, the kill line, the choke line, the bore line. i think there was one other. all of these lines have to be closed off at each step along the way while integrity will be tested. the wellbore integrity te...

The integrity test today? >> we will take the pressure readings when we close the choke valve, and that will be done slowly to see if there are pressure changes as we start to restrict the flow and we don't do anything prematurely. it will also tell us something about the flow, empirical data we haven't had to date. let's not get wrapped up in the six hours. that's a horizon we look at for the pressure readings. >> could you close down that vent today? >> no. the capping stack -- all three ways for the hydrocarbons to exit will be closed, but the last one will be the choke line because it's go...

The united states as iran alleges? and the details of the passport dispute that has a lacrosse team stranded in new york. we want to welcome in the viewers of the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blilts tzer, and you an i'm wolf blilts tzer, and you an "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com the next few hours are among the most critical in the gulf oil disaster as the crews begin an integrity test of the new cap now in place on top of the gushing oil well. possible outcomes range from complete containment of the oil to more damage to the well casing, potentia...