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welcome to this cnn "cnn sunday morning" for this july 11th. >> i am kate bolduan. it's 8:00 a.m. in atlanta, and we are keeping a close watch on the gulf this morning. nearly a mile under the water, robots you can see. the cameras have been moving around all morning. they are working to replace the cap in the gushing oil well. it's a lot of oil spewing into the gulf. we have a live update straight ahead. today is a day you will not see again in four years. world cup happening today. do you know who is in it? yes, the orange crush. the netherlands taking on spain today. let's give alook right now at some of the stories making headlines. and it's a deadly month in afghanistan, this following june being the deadliest months so far for troops there. in june we saw 102 soldiers killed, and now yesterday we saw six american soldiers killed. one of them was in an accidental explosion. hatie, it has been six months that killed 230,000 people. 1.5 million left homeless. billions and billions of dollars pledged here, but only a fraction has been delivered so far. john kerry has reported that there is a lack of leadership. and then a total solar ae collapse happening around 2:15 eastern time, but you cannot see it in the states. the moon will completely cover the sun, and you will not be able to see it here, but folks on cook island can see it. and then now to the oil. things could get worse before they get better. rate now oil is pouring out at a fast rate. now, why did they take the cap off? because they want to put a better cap on, and it should be in place for the next several days that can capture more oil. the cap designed for the tight seal could siphon the oil. >> and bp said it is making the most of the good weather and have views making around the clock to help get the new cap in place. reynolds wolf is there to look at today's game plan. how are things going? >> reporter: you mention the weather. we have been handed a bit of good luck, good fortune, whatever you want to call it. for the next ten days, it should be pretty calm. it should be free of tropical systems. the endeavor we are talking about, the placement of the new containment dome, it's not just something small, it's enormous. we're talking about something that ways 150,000 pounds that will be put in place and left in position sometime today and tomorrow, and then in the next four days, once it's over it and it is supposed to have a perfect seal, but then it will be bringing the oil up to the service where it will be collected by four different ships. the riser in place was never perfect. it was bringing a million gallons per day. the amount of oil that the government believes that was actually coming up out of the well was anywhere from 1.5 to . 2.5 million gallons per day. and this should take care of the 500 gallons that were seeping out. that should be just picture perfect for this situation. but, still, even this is temporary. this is not going to be the perfect fix, even if all goes as planned. what they need are the two relief wells, which they do think will be completed by the middle of august. it looks like the relief wells will be the final solution to the seemingly never-ending problem. >> we know august is the guestment of when the final solution will be had. but do you think everything will be going as planned? so things have not been going as planned, so if you look at the replacement cap, it should go as they hoped. >> reporter: yeah, you are right. on paper it looks like it's fail proof. sure enough, it looks like this hopefully will be the thing. it's hard to believe, but a month ago we were talking about a junk shot, and we were talking about pieces of rope and golf balls being fired at this, and hopefully that would have solved the problems, but again that was one of the many things that they tried and it failed. we were saying earlier, think about something like a fire hose going off full blast and then taking a bottle ceilisealing it. >> thank you so much, reynolds. >> reporter: you bet. president obama, he will be monitoring the situation in the gulf as he attends other meet thgz week. here is what is on his schedule that we know so far. tomorrow, he host the president of dominican republic, and on thursday he is in holland, michigan. he will be at a ceremony for a compact power plant. >> the first lady has her own schedule. a busy one as well. she will kick off the week in kansas city. she will make a speech. a big issue for her has been childhood obesity. yesterday i spoke to the n krchc naacp president. >> would you say it's not the focus of the senate or the congress or the white house? >> congress went home, and the senate went home and let unemployment insurance expire. they took a hot dog approach, as if a family that was surviving on $300 could afford to buy a firecracker when they cut them off because they don't have the will to debate it. >> naacp not the only group meeting this weekend. a group of the largest spanish civil rights country in the country are meeting this weekend also. reconstruction has come to a standstill in haiti. >> we will look at that story today. but also, the sun and the moon, they have a date. we'll explain something that will happen in the sky that we don't get to see that often. it's 10 minutes past the hour. ♪ of course, winning's not bad either. the subaru forester. the most award-winning small suv. isn't it nice when honest virtues win ? for you to get a home loan. we've got a way for you to check the status of your loan online. securely, any time, anywhere. our e signature technology lets you sign... your documents from home, at your convenience. we've helped over three-quarters of a million families... refinance or purchase their home. it's how we've done things at quicken loans for 25 years now. - that's why i love... - i love... i love being a home loan expert. ♪ can be unsettling. but what if there were a different story? of one financial company that grew 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expect to go out in your backyard and watch. you have inbound in cook island or tahiti to see it. >> from los angeles, to new zealand, that's about 17 hours. i don't know. >> what she is saying, you will not make it, but we will give video tomorrow. but it's amazing when it happens. >> yeah, and now, easter island has seen an eclipse for 14 years, and they are this big. but some other places that might see it, southern chile, and argentina, you will be able to see it here. there is the path they are anticipating. let's go ahead and see you what is happening across the midwest. big thunderstorms rumbling around. minneapolis to des moines to omaha and kansas city, you are right in line for some of the storms just off to the northwest. as we look a little bit further towards the east, what we are anticipating is pretty nice, with temperatures mostly in the 80s coming up. so that's a nice change from those temperatures that had been into the triple digits for a better part of the week or so. the big problem as we go in the afternoon, this is the firing line. the funnel system is just about here. another one down here. so sandwiched in between, that's where we will see most of the volatility in today's weather picture. along the gulf coast, reynolds wolf was telling us all about the place there and the situation there in regards the oil situation. they do have a heat advisory. even though the outside temperatures are supposed to be in the 90s, it's going to be sweltering out extending to the coastal sections of mississippi as well. in the forecast, here is what is going on. as i mention, the frontal system that finally brought slightly cooler temperatures into the northeast, that is going to push offshore. we will see brisk winds and there will be a heavy surf advisory, and rip currents along the coast. there is thunderstorms coming. yesterday, we want to show you what happened in boston. they saw two to four inches of rainfall. they had car rescues in places like cambridge and summerville, a number of rescued reported there. no reports of any fatalities. you can imagine once the rain moved through, now we get the rain from the temperatures. isolated thunderstorms also expected in the desert southwest, and strong temperatures in the midwest, and the most dramatic thing we will see today with the thunderstorms in the southeast, but mainly in the midwest and the sweltering heat along the gulf coast. t. j. and kate, back to you. >> we appreciate you. thank you so much. we will talk to you again soon. a lot of people not worried about the outside weather, because they will be inside glued to the television set here and around the world. >> yeah, spain gets ready for the top spot. that's just ahead. they come to us for help. at ge capital, we've been financing taylor guitars for over eight years, helping them build a strong dealer network. bringing music to people... i like that. ♪ ♪ [ bob ] i didn't know you could play. i didn't either. ♪ 18 minutes past the hour. we are looking at some of the stories making headlines. the rate of the crude oil spilling from the gulf increased dramatically when bp removed a cap to replace it. they are replacing it with another cap, a new heavy duty formfitting seal. and then another face-off. israeli foreign minister said it expect the latest ship to be diverted. that's what happened back in may when the israel commando rated the ship, the israeli government was criticized in the aftermath of that. take a look. new photographers taken of the former cuban leader fidel castro. they were snapped sometime earlier last week. they are believed to be the first photos taken of castro in a public setting since he gave up power four years ago because of his declining health. a fthere was almost $3 billion has been raised for haiti, but it has not been spent. about 60% of the country's hospitals collapsed in the cake. thousands of people are still homeless lifting in makeshift tents and tarp shelters. anderson cooper goes one-on-one with former u.s. president, bill clinton. that's tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern. at 16 years young, i would say, she calls it the swim of a lifetime. but admits she was scared to death. next month, diane nyad will try to swim from cuba to miami. we are told she just finished a practice swim. she -- i guess she is just getting out of the water or just got out of the water? what is the status? how is diana feeling? >> reporter: as we speak, she is about to climb on to the latter. she just yelled out we made it. yesterday morning she went in and 8:19 she is coming out. her handlers are going to help her get back on the boat. last night it was pitch black and there was no moon, and it was been incredible to watch her go and go, they have been feeding her over the side and it's an incredible sight to see. >> this may be silly to ask, but is there any way we can speak to her? >> well, we are not on the same boat. but when we get her back to shore, you can speak to her. she is in good spirits, especially after swimming 24 hours. i could barely stay awake. >> why is she doing this swim? clearly she is practicing for the big swim next month. why is she doing this? >> reporter: she attempted to swim in 1978 at a key west swim. she is about 50 miles from key west then. she was not the type of person to look back and try to do anything, but this is one thing she can go back and do. she did not swim one stroke in 30 years. last year she turned 60 and she looked at herself in the mirror and said you know, i can do this. she is a little slower, she admits. >> amazing. what she just did is a feat enough. >> thank you so much, matt. the world cup kicking off this afternoon. the last kickoff we see in the world cup, because this is the final, spain and the netherlands going at it. and i am sorry to do it, but i will put you on the spot right now. for the americans who may not be huge soccer fans -- >> reporter: like you? >> no. give them the story line in this game, even if you are not into soccer or the world cup, give them the story lines happening that could have them interested in the game? >> reporter: you want me to sell this to you. here are why people on the edge should care about this today. this is the first world cup coming to a close. here is what they should bear in mind. two sides that have made it to the finals are considered two of the best sides that never won the world cup. what you will have here today, a brand new world cup winner when that final ends a couple hours from now. that in itself is historic. it's definitely going to be a european champion, and it's the first time the european side has won the cup outside of the european continent. and let me sell the atmosphere to you, t. j. the atmosphere is building up nicely outside. so give t. j. a look at the scene outside the gates of soccer city stadium. you see the crowd in the orange? those are the netherlands supporters there. there are a few spain supporters here, but the dutch out number them i would say about 10 to 1. don't take my word for it. i have karen and john. i am sure you can make it out, those are spain colors. see the sign? welcome to the bull ring said the spanish to the dutch. there you have it. and john, hup, hup, holland. describe the atmosphere for our t. j. holmes back in atlanta? >> well, we have been waiting for this the last six years. it doesn't matter who wins today, we just welcome everybody to our country and hope you come back soon. >> reporter: fantastic stuff. john, how are you feeling? do you care who wins? you are head to toe in orange. i think you should care. >> well, i must agree with karen. i am very excited, and this is the focal point of the world. >> reporter: i want to say, the dutch have out numbered the spanish at least at this point 10 to 1. the dutch are ready to party, t. j. >> i guess that says it all. that describes it when you see a guy in a hard hat and orange, that should describe the 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