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>> and nick schifrin at the big international conference going on in kabul. thanks, nick. in the gulf of mexico this morning, bps ruptured well is leaking oil and gas. but for now, the containment cap will stay in place. while engineers monitor for any signs that the disaster could get even worse. john hendren is in buras, louisiana, with the latest on the ongoing well watch. hi, john. >> reporter: good morning, vinita and rob. it was supposed to be a two-day test, we are now in day five and b...

Live to the gulf where bp and government officials are struggling with what to do with a temporary containment cap. and send your thoughts, you can find me on twitter@mitchellreports. this is andrea mitchell only on msnbc. to remove oil from these waters. bp has taken full responsibility for the cleanup and that includes keeping you informed. every morning, over 50 spotter planes and helicopters take off and search for the oil. we use satellite images, infrared and thermal photography to map and...

The families, the survivors who died in that terrorist attack would like that if nothing else. shep? >> shepard: all right, major. thanks from the white house tonight. of course this terrorist controversy isnt what david cameron came here to discuss. a big part of his visit was supposed to focus on the war in afghanistan, which is highly unpopular in the united kingdom. he did get a chance to talk some strategy with our president today. well find out how that went when we go live at the pentagon...

Flow freely into the gulf of mexico, millions would have gushed out. then news that perhaps those bubbles indicated only small leaks. too minor to change anything in the containment cap. admiral allen penned a blistering letter, packed with commands like, you must provide, you are required, and i direct you. the admiral wanted more information about the leaks, faster, and he demanded to know whether bp intends to keep the well shut in. >> here we find ourselves at a point which we hope would be ...

To cause them to question or reverse their decision allowing him to leave unhumanitarian grounds. the squatish sa iscottish said months to live. it could be three months or ten years. thats the problem. >> more on the presidents meeting with prime minister cameron. thank you, pete. and we turn now to possible signs of trouble on day 92 of the gulf oil disaster. right now, oil and gas are seeping into the gulf from the bottom of that new containment cap on the blown out well. the leak was first...

Senators from new york and new jersey over the issue as well. this morning the gulf of mexico, the containment cap on bps ruptured well is leaking oil and gas. but for now, the government is allowing that cap to stay in place. matt gutman is in buras, louisiana, now with the latest on the ongoing well watch. >> reporter: it began as a tense day here in the gulf of mexico. at first, we heard that those leaks, those bubbles that appeared before bps cameras underwater, may have signaled a signifi...

The deepwater horizon, but he doesnt know if that report was passed on to federal regulators. meanwhile, the coast guard says leaks in the new containment cap are more like drips, and they are nothing to be concerned about. bp also announced today that it is selling about $7 billion worth of assets to generate cash for cleanup operations. and a federal judge in new york has just approved a deal allowing goldman sachs to pay $550 million to settle charges that it misled investors on risky mortgag...

Great news. to have it go down is a sign, along with the seepage, is that something could be happening. thats all we have. >> whats admiral thad allen telling bp? >> reporter: he can be very direct, as you know, and he sent a tersely worded letter to bp. he wanted bp to report any future seepage within a four-hour span. very quickly, they want the information. second, he wanted detailed instructions for opening the choke valve on top of the containment cap and third wanted a writden update withi...

Monday morning. glad you are with us on this july 19th. welcome to "american morning." im kiran chetry. >> im john roberts. a possible setback on the sea floor in the gulf mexico. the government is ordering bp to investigate a leak near its damaged well. this is not a leak in a pipe, this is a leak in the seafloor. were live in new orleans with new details on what this could all mean for the containment cap which remains in place this morning. also what appears to be a major rift in the rank...

Kiran? >> amazing how they got away with it for so long. john zarrella this morning, thanks. crossing the half-hour right now. time for a look at this mornings top stories. engineers monitoring bps newly capped well have detected a substance seeping from the sea floor near the deepwater horizon. the government is demanding bp monitor the seabed and prepare to re-open the containment cap to relieve pressure on the well. a top-secret intelligence community growing out of control, too big to fi...