weekend. he says that combination could collect all the leaking oil, 60 to 80,000 barrels a day by government estimation. so, for the first time in almost three months, oil will gush but not into the gulf. or that s the hope. phil keating live at the port of new orleans tonight. phil, how is this supposed to work. got a window of good weather over the next week and ten days. hopefully with that and a lot of good fortune finally have long overdue great news. this the existing cap that s on the leaking pipe is going to be removed. that means for three or four days, oil and methane gas will be spewing into the gulf with no cap on top of that pipe. then, the pipeline is going to be recut so that the new cap, called the top hat 10 will actually fit much more snuggly unlike the current cap and that in theory, will mean no more oil and gas spilling out underneath it into the waters. but that will just contain all of the oil, actually killing this leak and plugging it for good. it s still go