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>> it could be a turning point in the gulf. crews begin lowering a containment dome over a leaking well. when the next 72 hours, we should know if the underwater experiment should work. they are hoping the dome will be able to capture and funnel the leaking oil to a waiting tanker above. david mattingly is live in venice. we know this dome operation is something they've never tried before. give us an update on how it's going today? >> reporter: so far so good. the dome is in place, they are lowering it away. it is beginning of what could be a two-day journey to the ocean floor. this has never ...

? thank you very much, athena jones from the white house. we'll keep our eye on things at hampton university. developing right now, bp officials say it will be tomorrow at the earliest before they decide on a plan b to contain the massive oil leak in the gulf of mexico. and that is because crews have run into a new problem with the 100-ton steel and concrete box that was supposed to cover the leak and funnel the oil it trapped to a tanker on the surface. nbc's kristen dahlgren is live for us in venice, louisiana. kristen, what is this new roadblock we're talking about? and a good morning to ...

Now fear the dispersants they're spraying on top of the water may actually just be sinking the oil and allowing it to slip through the barrier, the booms they have laid on top of the water. so a lot of concern as they are seeing now more oil wash ashore, people in this area saying they are afraid they are going to lose everything, chuck. >> kristen dahlgren in venice, louisiana, this morning. thank you. president obama is headed to new york today planning to talk up the good news in the economy and talk tough to republicans that he says have been standing in the way of recovery. nbc's athena...

Msnbc will be live all morning tomorrow as the president visits the gulf coast for the upclose view of the worst oil spill in decades. let's get more on the cleanup effort where federal officials are calling on british petroleum to do more to seal the leaking well and contain the oil slick. ann thompson is live for us in venice, louisiana, with the latest. how do things stand? >> reporter: well, i can tell you when the president comes to louisiana tomorrow, he is going to hear a lot of frustration from people here who are saying, why can't bp stop that leak? this is an unprecedented situation....

Are meeting some success there. as i said, there is nothing easy or simple here. president was here yesterday and said look, this has the potential to be a very large economic and environmental disaster. and it is likely to extend for a very long time, he said. >> all right. nbc's lester holt on the scene for us in venice, louisiana. thank you. the white house is looking to convey a sense it is on top of the situation as lester said, president obama traveled to the region this weekend. >> we're dealing with a massive and potentially unprecedented environmental disaster. the oil that is still...