Retired Admiral Thad Allen, national incident commander for the Gulf oil spill, speaks to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling about what caused the spill, what was done, and what needs to change. (0:26)
President Barack Obama tells reporters that America won’t be done fighting the Gulf Coast oil disaster until the well is killed and he says Americans should “not get ahead of themselves.” (0:18)
President Barack Obama tells reporters that, even though the new cap will keep a majority of the oil from spweing into the Gulf, the “final solution” relies on the completion of the relief wells being drilled. (0:24)
President Barack Obama tells reporters that the new cap is “good news” and that more research needs to be done before a decision is made whether to use the new cap to “shut in” the oil or to proceed with the completion of the relief wells. (0:28)
President Barack Obama says the new cap that has stopped the flow of oil from the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico will work to contain nearly 80,000 barrels of oil per day, an increase compared to the 25,000 the previous cap was averaging. (0:20)
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