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If it does, a short-term fix until engineers finish drilling two relief wells. reaction this afternoon was cautious. >> all of us have been watching those horrible images for almost three months now. it's the first time this that time period we haven't seen that image. but i have to stress, we have to manage our expectations. because depending on what the results are could depend on what happens next. >> i think it is a positive sign. we're still in the testing phase. i'll have more to say tomorrow. >> of particular concern in the next two days, what scientists cannot see beneath the seafloor....

But he said took one question and observed an -- offered an oh, on progress so far. >> bret: it's a positive sign. >> we're in the testing phase. i'll have more to say tomorrow. >> reporter: he is contemplated an update tomorrow before he and the family take off for a brief weekend vacation. nothing locked down on that. the overall atmosphere and mood out the white house which felt besieged by the oil spill in 87 days is cautious. they don't want to appear triumphant now and have something go wrong. they will continue to monitor the situation. the president may have something more optimistic t...

Until engineers finish drilling two relief wells and try to plug that well permanently. reaction this afternoon was cautious. >> all of us have been watching those horrible images for almost three months now. it's the first time in that time period we haven't seen that image. but i have to stress, we have to manage our expectations. because depending on what the results are could depend on what happens next. >> i think it is a positive sign. we're still in the testing phase. i'll have more to say about it tomorrow. >> of particular concern in the next two days, what scientists cannot see benea...

Spill. i asked him whether he was hopeful now that maybe this is over. take a listen. >> are you encourage that had the oil has stop flowing in the gulf? >> i think it's a positive sign. we're still in the testing phase. i'll have more to say about it tomorrow. >> reporter: they obviously want to be very cautious here at the white house. getting the same line from some of the senior aides. they don't want to be celebrating, as you not wolf, before they know what's going on. let me quickly take you inside the west wing of what's been going on behind the scenes. a couple days ago the president h...

Pressure fluctuation. one thing i should point out that nobody has been talking about yet is the top kill failed, you know, back in may, the top kill failed and the reason that it failed was that there was too much flow coming up the well bore. now that the well is shut in something like the top kill should be possible even without the relief well. i mean, it should be possible to start it up and kill it very soon. but i haven't heard anybody talking about that option yet. >> an excellent question and we will put it to bp as soon as we get the opportunity. steve wereley, appreciate your time. ...