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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 supported by all of the seismic and sonar and underwater camera evidence that there is no hydrocarbon...

>> 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 the frontlines. >> senator david vitter, republican of louisiana and the president of plaquemines pari...

If you look closely on the bulletin board, president obama's 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. >> shannon: the cap on the gulf of mexico oil well could stay in place indefinitely as bp engineers contin...

>> 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 on the sunday show to send a message that the white house and democrats in congress are on the same ...

>> shannon: here are some of the top stories we're following on america's 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 they're 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 haven't been any leaks to show up. they will continue to test to make sure that is the case going forward. ten people ...