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The leak. breaking news, we just got word from bp that the cap, which was removed after a robot sub bumped into it, is back on and oil now is once again being contained. it's attached again. we don't know whether the vents are open or shut. there's no way of knowing how much oil is being collected if any, in fact. the statement does say that oil is -- i'm just reading it right now, actually -- is being sent up to the top, to the ship. the statement -- what's annoying is that the statement that cnn received from bp at 9:00 pm eastern time, an hour before we went on the air, said that the operat...

Looking at the live feed of the leak. breaking news, we just got word from bp that the cap, which was removed after a robot sub bumped into it, is back on and oil now is once again being contained. it's attached again. we don't know whether the vents are open or shut. there's no way of knowing how much oil is being collected if any, in fact. the statement does say that oil is -- i'm just reading it right now, actually -- is being sent up to the top, to the ship. the statement -- what's annoying is that the statement that cnn received from bp at 9:00 pm eastern time, an hour before we went on t...

Crews up above as we speak maneuvering that giant containment vessel into position. they have almost got it there. trying to cap the gusher that's been poisoning land and sea for the last two weeks. now the slick from it is now drifting westward toward the mississippi delta. federal authorities today expanding the area off limit to fishing and closing the national wildlife refuge to speed cleanup operations there. another view of the oil here from just beneath the surface. this is what it looks like under water. all those dots are actually oil. crews have now dumped more than a quarter million...

Federal authorities today expanding the area off limits to fishing and closing the national wildlife refuge to speed cleanup operations there. another view of the oil here from just beneath the surface. this is what it looks like underwater. all those dots are oil. crews have now dumped more than a quarter million gallons of dispersant to try to break up the oil. they've laid out nearly 800,000 feet of containment booms. 256 vessels are involved in the effort, but none is more important as the vessels now on scene, directly above the leaking well head and deep under water. one of them controll...

Retirements because as charlie cook likes to say, 53 incumbents are holding parties compared to four years ago. tough to keep the house if those flip. >> the passing. h of representative john murtha, eric massa in new york, a lot of open democratic seats. >> reporter: indeed. a lot of places where the gop is going to pump a lot of money and really try and, i guess you could say, launch their first offensive into getting all the democratic seats. >> luke russert on the ground at the capitol. thanks 37 we appreciate it. >> nice suit, my friend. keep it rockin'. it's been more than two weeks si...