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Report it back to you for sure. and of course weather coming up later in the program. >> rob, thanks. a disaster on hold for 15 hours now. all of that leaking oil in the gulf replaced by some tears of joy this morning obviously. take a look at bp's live feed from a mile down. it's eerily quiet, almost see reason. h there is finally hope that the end could be near. >> it is because integrity tests on bp's ruptured well are moving ahead and so far, so good. the spill appears, at least for now, to be completely stopped. but the big question this morning is can the ruptured well withstand the en...

This thing is done. we won't be done until we actually know that we've killed the well and that we have a permanent solution in place. we're moving in that direction but i don't want us to get too far ahead of ourselves. >> as the president said, don't want to get too far ahead of ourselves. but still a lot of people are ot optimistic right now. i want to bring in david mattingly from new orleans. hello to you once again. again, let's reiterate here, we aren't out of the woods yet but it says and means a lot that here we are 20 hours into the integrity testing, not a major problem yet. >> repo...

That ruptured wellhead. it's been that way for 15 hours now. oil giant and the government now conducting integrity testing on the cap to see if the well is holding up under the pressure that's building inside. handling enormous financial pressure has become a way of life for thousands of hard working people on the gulf coast. but help is coming. payouts from bp's $20 billion oil fund will start in early august. they'll include lump sum payments to individuals for up to six months, lost wages. the oil giant will have nothing to do with that process, so we're told, beyond funding it. >> so how...

That. >> so why the push for change? cuba policy always has a red flag politically in the united states. but public opinion surveys show that cuban americans are beginning to be more supportive of trade with cuba. but it's also about the u.s. economy. supporters of ending the embargo say america needs more jobs and trade, every job it can get in fact. kiran, jim? >> interesting to see if political timing will change any of this. jill dougherty, thanks so much. we're crossing the half hour. time to take a look at the top stories. we're continuing to cover what's going on with bp's containment...

Safety standards which could eventually affect every crib in the country. the big focus, though, on getting rid of all of the drop down cribs which can pose a deadly threat to your child. and to dropped calls. apple is planning a big announcement regarding the iphone 4. after days of major criticism over a design flaw in the new super gadget, will apple issue a recall? and we start with our top story this morning. and that is the efforts to cap the oil leak. they've been halted at this hour. it's now day 87 of the disaster. and bp is discovering a leak in the cap it's using to try to stop ...