order to get a cap. >> that's exactly right. the big picture idea here is that this is a big deal. we're at a crucial point in this juncture, as you've been saying, we're 82 days into this oil spill. with the replacement of the formerly existing cap that they took off earlier today to put on a new cap. this could be the best development we've seen yet. in the entire timeline. now, this could take up to four to seven days from start to finish. again, they began this removal process earlier today. but it could be by the end of next week, we could see this well capped. >> and you've been following the developments all day. you've heard some of the officials at bp and people out there, they're very hopeful about this. this may be their last chance, they said august, but you're saying a couple of days, but they're very hopeful at least? >> it's important to make two distinctions here. while they're hoping to, what they call shut in the well, contain it the best they can, at the same time basically double the containment capacity here,