perfect seal. they say progress is being made. jonathan serrie is live in grand isle with the latest. >> reporter: b.p. officials are pleased with how the operation is going so far but they team size this is only the first -- emphasize this is the first day of the four-day procedure to replace the cap. if it goes according to plan, b.p. officials believe the cap will contain all of the oil leaking out of that well at the bottom of the gulf of mexico. during the procedure while they exchange the cap, oil will leak from the well unchecked. estimated many as 5 million gallons. b.p. says well over 500 skimmers are in the gulf of mexico right now. 46 of the skimmers in the immediate site of the leaking well. later, they hope to have a ship called the helix producer recovering oil in that area. that is capable of recovering up to 25,000 barrels of oil a day. still, that's only a fraction of the entire estimated leak. a lot of hope on the new plan, but they're expressing cautious optimism in the obama administration. listen. >> we're reasonably confident but this is uncharted waters, no pun intended. our scientists, dr. chu and others are spending time with them around the decision to take the cap off. >> reporter: federal officials talk about the cap and enemphasize the term "contain" and not stop. it's a cap that is likely to direct the flow of oil, to ships on the surface, so while no oil may be leaking out of the containment effort, not leaking in the gulf of mexico, the oil is still flowing. as far as permanently stopping the leak, it's the process of drilling in the gulf of mexico deep beneath the ocean floor. the first is not expected to be complete until late this month, possibly the middle of next month. only then will b.p. plug the well once and for all with a combination of mud and cement. you come back to the live shot here on grand isle, you can see all of the extensive booming efforts going on here. panning over here, you can see vehicles on the beach and you crews are taking a break and expected to be here shortly to keep the oil off the beach. even after the b.p. is able to finally plug the well, scenes like this likely to be common sight in months ahead because of the oil that's already leaked in the gulf of mexico. >> maybe for months and years to come. thank you for the update. fishermen in the gulf are angry and they packed a meeting to voice their disapproval of the claims process. the attorney representing the folks says he is trying to figure out why checks from b.p. are being held up. scott mitchell is one of the fishermen and he says it's time for b.p. to pay. >> you look at -- >> talking $60 million for advertisement to talk about how good they are and stuff like that. they certainly ought to be paying us, what we deserve. >> in the meantime, the federal government insists seafood from the gulf is safe to eat. about 400 samples have been chemically tested and officials say so far none show elevated level of contaminants. an air france jet made emergency landing last night after a bomb threat was phoned in authorities. it took off from brazil and was headed to paris but was forced to head back to brazil to land. authorities are still investigating the source of the bomb threat. all 423 people on board were safely evacuated. the plane was on the same route that another air france jet was taking last june when it exploded over the coast of brazil, killing everyone on board. this afternoon, two former underdogs will battle for one of the most coveted titles. either spain or the netherlandses he be crowned at the world cup final in johannesburg, south africa. neither country won the cup before. in the 80-year history of the game, only seven nations lifted the trophy. the oracle has spoken. germany's octopus paul picked spain to beat netherlands. the 2-year-old sea creature accurately picked the outcome of all six of germany world cup matches including the one yesterday when germany beat uraguay and claimed third place. nice job. arizona controversial immigration law set to go into effect july 29. the obama administration filed a lawsuit to stop it. today, the white house officials aren't ruling out even more lawsuits. malini wilkes is live in washington with the latest. >> reporter: on the sunday talk shows top officials defended the lawsuit filed last week against the arizona immigration law and did not rule out second lawsuit if there is evidence of racial profiling in the future. arizona law allows police to question someone's immigration status in enforcement of other laws. they argued that saying that they're allowing federal authority to determine immigration policy. if the law takes place as scheduled july 29, the attorney general says he will be watching for evidence of racial profiling. >> six months from now, year from now, we might not look at the impact of the law to see whether or not there has been racial profiling impact. if that was the case, we would have the tools and we would bring suit on that basis. >> reporter: on "fox news sunday," david axelrod defended the administration's effort to control the border and said no administration has gone after employers of illegal workers more aggressively and there is more manpower on the border, with more drones, helicopters and airplanes. republican senator jon kyl of arizona says it's still not enough. >> there have been improvements. there have been additional people sent to the border. and nobody would deny there is a federal government effort going on here. but it's not enough. because you still have about a half of a million illegal immigrants crossing the border every year. >> reporter: kyl says the federal government failed to control the border and what arizona's law tries to do is lend its law enforcement official to the effort. >> thank you very much. this is a fox news alert. colton harris moore, the so-called barefoot bandit, a u.s. teenager who allegedly stole cars, boat and an airplane. he eludded law enforcement for two years and we're told he is arrested in the bahamas. we're waiting for a press conference to begin there and peter doocy has been following the story all weekend and will update us later in the show as we keep an eye on the press conference for more details. palestinian president mahmoud abbas said there is no point in holding direct talk with israel when it comes to peace. he is refusing to return to the negotiating table until there is a freeze on settlement building in the west bank. for now they're negotiating through the u.s. envoy george mitchell who will meet with abbas later this week. the white house and netanyahu are urging direct peace talks between israelis and palestinians, some are asking is hitting the restart button viable in this particular ongoing conflict? democratic congressman brian baird travelled to gaza more than any other member of congress and joins to us share his insight. thank you for coming in. >> great to be with you. >> tell us what you hear and see on the ground in gaza. >> the immediate situation after the bombing was horrific. hospitals burned, public infrastructure destroyed. commerce has picked up but it's been the black market commerce. meeting legitimate businesses are suffocated while the underground businesses, gift to extremists are prospering. more than that, people are not allowed freedom of movement. say if you have a child with brain cancer and they need to be treated in east jerusalem in the hospital, israelis are not allowing the parents to go with the children. 600,000 children live in gaza and they're virtually imprisoned. >> it's a delicate, sensitive situation, because israel has great concerns about their stated mission to destroy israel. it's tough when we talk about the situations impacting real families and people on the ground. this morning, benjamin netanyahu was on "fox news sunday" with chris wallace and talked about the fact he thinks now is a good time. there is an opportunity to reach out to president abbas. for some talks. but he says the president has to meet him halfway. he likened it to a trapeze artist who flies off but he has to to have somebody to catch him there. it sounds like president abbas at this point doesn't think it's a good time. >> the analogy would be pleasant if it were true. but the challenge is that israel continues to expand its occupation to palestinian territory. every day it does that, it makes viability of two-state solution more difficult. resolving this is in the fundamental national security interest of the united states of america. we have to do so in a way to show we're a fair and just arbiter. ally israel which receives billions of u.s. dollars frankly has not agreed with the fundamental national principles that you don't expand your occupation of another country and then say why don't you talk with us while we continue to expand? it would not be that difficult and israel would lose nothing if they said we'll free the settlements and that would be a sign of good face to allow abbas and the rest of the palestinian authority soto have good ground to negotiate. >> give you a chance to respond to this. benjamin netanyahu also said he put the ten-month moratorium there for the housing start, freeze on that in the west bank and he said it didn't entice in his opinion the palestinian authority to come to the table, so why should he extend it now? >> first, it wasn't real. the settlements continue to expand and in east jerusalem they tear down palestinian homes while allowing israeli settlement and expansion to continue. it's fine to say we put this on the table, but it was not real. the palestinians and the rest of the arab world -- remember, arab world has peace initiative to say we agree, 67 borders, shared capital with jerusalem and some compensation or right to return. everyone knows the latter will be negotiable but the israeli world and islamist world want to move forward with peace but you sant say we're working with you and we're taking your land. not credible. >> it will take many negotiations to solve, if ever. we will continue to watch that. thank you for sharing what you have seen on the ground, congressman. well, chris wallace's all-star line-up we mentioned included the exclusive interview with benjamin netanyahu. the "fox news sunday" anchor also sat down with david axelrod. here is a preview. you started out with one of the president top advisor david axelrod and got in the issue of the government now suing arizona over the immigration law. >> absolutely. it is interesting. he wasn't making a racial profiling case so much and the lawsuit makes no mention of that. they're focussing on the constitutional question, you can't, that the feds have supremacy when it comes to immigration policy, and as he said, and the president and holder has said you can't have a, "patchwork" of state and federal laws around the country. that's really hanging their hat on the narrow constitutional issue. part of the argument you can't argue racial profiling before the law has gone into effect and there hasn't been any real or imagined violation. >> you wanted to talk about the fact in his view the administration has done a lot to help out at the border. your other guest jon kyl may see it differently. >> in doing our research, there are cases to be made. the situation is not good. there are about a half a million illegals believed to be in arizona. and phoenix; particularly, has become the "kidnapping capital of the country," because of a lot of crime associated with the drug smuggling and human trafficking. on the other hand, so that is -- from that point of is a bad situation. no question that seizures of illicit cash, drugs, guns, all up. the number of illegals in arizona down about 22%. i suspect it has more to do with the economy and the fact that there aren't many jobs here, or as many jobs than it does with any efforts. there are two sides to the argument. and it will be fascinating to see. politically, the country by a margin of 2 to 1 overall favors the arizona law, favors the crackdown. but when it's hispanics are taken out, they oppose the law by a margin of 4 to 1. >> looking beyond the domestic issues and the big issues this week, internationally you sat down with prime minister benjamin netanyahu of israel. had a very interesting interview. you talked to him about threats from iran, whether they can be contained and about the nuclear program. he had strong words. >> he did. i asked him first of all about leon panetta, the c.i.a. director who a couple weeks ago asked about the sanctions whether they can make life difficult over the tougher sanctions but whether or not it will stop iran nuclear program, he said probably not. i asked can a nuclear iran, one that gets nuclear weapons be contained like russia was contained in the cold war? he said no, he thinks they're irrational and won't recognize mutually assured destruction, deterrents that worked in the cold war. that leaves one other option, maybe two. the military strike or the threat of a military strike. he talked about the fact that he and obama say that all options are on the table and you have to convince iran we mean it and if they go nuclear we will strike them. failing that, i certainly got the sense -- he didn't say it but he is prepared to take military action or the u.s. will, but he feels diplomacy won't work and detainment won't work. it will come down to a real threat of military action, possibility the reality of it. >> it did seem like he thinks it may be a matter of time. fascinating interview and great panel as well. thank you. >> you bet. >> catch all of "fox news sunday" today after our show at 2:00 and 6:00 right here on the fox news channel. back to the arrest of the barefoot bandit. waiting on a news conference to tell us the details but in the meantime, peter doocy is live with the latest in new york. hi, peter. >> we reported yesterday that the police suspected barefoot bandit on a bohemian island. after keeping an eye on the coastline, authorities off the mainland aluthera arrested the 19-year-old fugitive colton harris moore before 9:00 as he was trying to dock a boat. he broke out of a halfway house two years ago and expected to make his way via stolen cars, boats and five planes from the home state of washington to south dakota and indiana where he allegedly stole a $650,000 aircraft he crash landed on the island in the bahamas. then he stole a power boat from marina and took it 40 miles and that's how the police were able to crack him down early this morning according to anonymous police sources. as soon as they recovered the 44-foot power boat they knew he was nearby. they tracked him down and arrested him and preparing to take him to the capital of the bahamas where he faces possible extradition to the u.s. that's where we are expecting a news conference from from the police force any minute. we did speak to a police superintendent down there who said so far, he has been cooperative and calm. that is all we know now but it should be interesting to hear how the ball caught up to illusive harris-moore. >> something tells me the movie will be made. thank you. >> yep. >> is expelling illegal immigrants the christian thing to do? we talk to conservative religious leader asking congress to support the president immigration plan. 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