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Finish cleaning up the oil. >> reporter: to the white house. >> i think it is a positive sign. we're still in the testing phase. i'll have more to say about it tomorrow. >> reporter: what comes next are those crucial readings, measuring the pressure of the oil pushing up against that cap, engineers hoping for 8,000 to 9,000 psi, pounds per square inch. anything 6,000 psi or lower is trouble. in fact, the coast guard signaling that siphoning the oil is still a real possibility, even if the cap continues to work. it looks like this one, three of these stacked on one another down on the sea. they...

Oil disaster in the gulf, b.p. engineers are optimistic that the replacement containment cap they are installing will form a new perfect seal and collect even more oil than the last one. the replacement process essentially involves removing the current containment cap that is off now. then you have robot cut the pipe, doing it today. after that a new cap will be lowered on the well head which should form a near perfect seal. of course, the ultimate solution is still the relief wells. the first of which b.p. hopes to have done by the end of this month or sometime early in august. b.p. is hoping...

Reconnect it that's how much they would likely miss. even without the cap they're still getting some oil out using the hookups to other pipes which send the oil to the second vessel the q 4000. yesterday they got more than 10,000 barrels recovered that way. >> has this happened before during the recovery effort, an accident under water that has been this costly? >> they did have another accident last month because of a bump similar to what happened today. the insertion tube they had in there came out and had to be reinserted. still, admiral allen described that as, quote, a pretty good record,...

I've met with fisherman, business owners and families. i understand what they're going through, and i promise them as i'm promising you that we will make this right. after yesterday's announcement, i hope that they feel we're on the rights track. i'm here today because i have a responsibility to the american people to do my best to explain what bp has done, is doing, and will do in the future to respond to this terrible accident. first, we're doing everything we can to secure the well, and, in the meantime, contain the flow of oil. we're currently drilling two relief wells. we believe they rep...

Make this right. after yesterday's announcement, i hope that they feel we're on the right track. i'm here today because i have a responsibility to the american people to do my best to explain what bp has done, is doing, and will do in the future to respond to this terrible accident. first, we're doing everything we can to secure the well, and in the meantime, contain the flow of oil. we're currently drilling two relief wells, we believe they represent the ultimate solution. we expect this to be complete in august. simultaneously, we've been working on parallel strategies to minimize or stop th...