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Leak in a critical safety device before the explosion on board 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. what do you think is the big question that looms here about the role that bp played as a

Good evening, phil. >> reporter: good evening, bret. despite the discovery of five weeks of oil and methane gas bubbles in and around the well, this afternoon, incident commander thad allen granting b.p. yet another 24-hour extension of the ongoing cap and well integrity test. b.p. and admiral allen determined that the new leaks are truly inconsequencial. >> let me classify the leaks. we have five very small leaks in and around the preventer and the stack itself. these are leaks through flanges ...

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...

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...

Very, very sketchy information at this point. >> >> shepard: but so that our viewers understand we are getting this in drips and drabs through different correspondents. its not that any of this contradicts. major garrett spoke the same one whom you speak had contacts phone calls or some sort of contact with people in pakistan. >> yeah. >> thats not to say that he was directed by people there but clearly according to the reporting of major garrett there was contact, maybe a heads up, yo, im about...

Bondage-themed nightclub. a high profile consultant and committee member have left the committee. thats putting added strains on the gops political machine and its chairman michael steele after a spending scandal that erupted last week. politico.com writes on what to watch in the coming days, including are there any more drips to drop. meaning are others headed to the exit door. there seems to be a, quote, deafening silence from rnc members. could that change from an organization effort to -- or...

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Though. >> well, i think they do. i think they have decided theyre going to fight this battle. its a political battle. and they understand that eventually this will come down to impeachment. so theyre fighting this war in this battle in a political way, not a legal way, as much. i think in the end, this is going to come back to bite them. because right now there is an absence of information from the special counsel. we dont know what they know or not. thats the way it should be. we get drips and...

>> and to be fair, theres a lot of blame to go around, phil. nobody is saying that the obama administration is getting a gold star for the way they treated russian interference back then. theres a lot of folks in that old administration who say they could have done a lot more, a lot sooner. >> thats exactly right. >> a reminder to our viewers that robert muellers investigation is ongoing and we get news about it through drips and drabs, but today there was another charge. that lawyer that is ass...

Thought he gathered, based on what we know publicly, he gathered a lot of factual, reportable information on this story over many man months. eight women on the record. the pushback that he got internally from nbc is shocking and weve seen the drips and drabs coming out from within the building. people angry at nbc, at their own network are basically giving up the scoop and chasing him off to the new yorker which has very high editorial standards. they iran the piece. i think this looks terrible...