VIA: WashingtonPost.com President Barack Obama visited New Orleans to get a tour of the city 5 years after Katrina. During his visit he sat down with NBC News’ Brian Williams. President Obama talks to Williams about the role of government in post-Katrina New Orleans, cleaning up the Gulf and his faith. Check out the conversation […]

VIA CNN For the first time in nearly three months, oil stopped flowing in the Gulf as BP tested a cap on the broken well. Officials were cautious about the success. BP is testing the amount of exertion placed on the well. Higher pressure readings mean the well is containing the oil, while lower pressure […]

Darryl Willis, from Louisiana, is vice president for resources at BP America. He is also the head of the BP Claims Process and the face of BP's TV claims commericals.

Federal authorities have given BP 72 hours to come up with contingency plans for collecting gushing oil.