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Day 90 of the oil disaster in the gulf and bp says it is hopeful the well can remain sealed until relief wells are finally complete. national incident commander admiral thad allen says the testing will last today until 4:00 p.m. and be repeated every 24 hours. hi, phil. >> hi, shannon. underneath the new tight fitting cap the pressure continues to rise although it is not rising as high or rapidly as a lot of scientists expected. it is not dropping and so because of that the bp ceo says that is s...

>> shannon: we are now getting word from national incident commander admiral thad allen that testing on the containment cap in the gulf will continue until 4:00 p.m. eastern time and then extensions in 24 hour increments. president obama is taking political advantage one said about the situation. i sat down with chris wallace for a preview. chris, a lot of news out of the gulf this week. most sounds very good and you got to talk to some of the elected officials out of louisiana right there on th...

If you look closely on the bulletin board, president obamas executive order promising to close the camps by 2010 is still post. >> every single time we release a detainee we take the department of justice notification and post it in arabic on each block so they know some are leave something they see hope. >> with no firm date to close the camps, officials say they are constantly reviewing the conditions of this indefinite confinement. at guantanamo bay cuba, catherine herridge, fox news. >> shan...

>> shannon: the testing on the oil cap was supposed to last for two days but it was extended for 24 hours. no new leaking detected but the cap is a temporary solution to plug the blown-out well permanently. secretary clinton is in pakistan today before travelling to afghanistan for a conference on the war tomorrow. caroline shively has that and other top stories. >> hi to you. she will urge neighboring countries to cooperate in the u.s. fight against al-qaeda. democrats were out on full force ...

>> shannon: here are some of the top stories were following on americas news headquarters. a little bit more information about the testing of thatp cap on b.p.s damaged well in the gulf. you know it was extended an additional 24 hours yesterday, but we are getting word now coming in the news room that apparently theyre going to continue to do that in 24-hour increments so they can continue to test the well, monitor it, and see if there are signs of any leaks. so far, there havent been any leaks ...

B.p.s experimental well cap is holding tight as we await word on the final test. the oil giant says the oil has been spilling to the gulf but its now stopped and it hopes to keep it that way until the erelief wells can permanently do the job. phil keating is live with the latest from louisiana. hi, phil. >> reporter: hi, shannon. possibly, the b.p. mccondo well, the source of the worst environmental disaster, may have spilled the last drop of oil in the gulf of mexico. b.p. ceo wants to keep the...

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Reservoir, until the relief well can ultimately finally kill it for good. third day of pressure testing, as well as monitoring, the pressure continues to rise slightly. down below the cap. that is a good thing. the scenario, by the b.p. ceo contradicts admiral thad allens plan to reopen the cap well. to allow oil on the pipeline to ships on the surface. doing that would eni believe an accurate flow rate to be learned. today we just have estimates of the leak between 35,000 barrels to 60,000 barr...