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BP keeping cap on hours of oil leak video
(CNN) – More than three weeks after the oil rig exploded about 50 miles off the southeast coast of Louisiana, we are getting our very first look at the actual source of the leak – 5,000 feet underwater.
Critics are blasting BP for being able to contain the flow of information much better than the leak. Our Ed Lavandera takes a closer look at the criticism.
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BP keeping cap on hours of oil leak video
(CNN) – A wind shift could push more oil from BP's Deepwater Horizon gusher into the Mississippi Delta and areas west of the river, which is "bad news for Louisiana," Gov. Bobby Jindal said Monday afternoon.
Louisiana has been mostly spared since the oil rig exploded April 20 and sank two days later about 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the southeast coast of Louisiana. The catastrophe is sending 210,000 gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico each day. Most of the slick has been centered in an area east of the environmentally sensitive delta.
Three weeks after the explosion, BP is releasing video of the first up close look at the underwater oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. This morning, we'll take a look at why the company's been so good at controlling the flow of information, but not the oil. Read more
Teen's battle & recovery from drug addiction
The White House today is set to release a new strategy to battle America's drug problem, shifting the focus from law enforcement to prevention and treatment. But that can be tricky, because the problem isn't always illegal drugs.
Across the nation, more and more teens are using prescription pills and over-the-counter medicines to get high. In our ongoing series, "Addicted," we're following the story of one teen, named Melissa. She nearly lost her life, and everything she used to get high could be right inside your medicine cabinet. Our Kiran Chetry has the report this morning.
Sound off: We want to hear from you this morning. Add your comments to the LIVE blog below and we'll read some of them on the show.
CNN investigates America's threat from within
(CNN) – Faisal Shahzad is not the first U.S. citizen linked to a home-grown terror plot. Others have pleaded guilty in similar cases. But how do everyday Americans become radicalized and turn against their country?
Senior international correspondent Nic Robertson joined us on Monday's American Morning with a preview of an in-depth CNN investigation, "American al Qaeda."
Program Note: You can catch more of Nic's report and our in-depth investigation "American al Qaeda" tonight on AC360 at 10 P.M. ET, only on CNN.
Crude cleanup stymied, what next?
(CNN) – BP is moving on to plan "B" today to try to contain a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A 40-foot high containment dome lowered into the water over the weekend failed to work.
The company is scrambling to figure out how to clog a leak that's spewing more than 200,000 gallons of oil into the sea every day. Doug Suttles is BP's chief operating officer for exploration and production and he joined us on Monday's American Morning.
Read more: Efforts to stop leak continue
Betty White shines on 'SNL'
(CNN) – It's what a lot of people will be talking about at work today – Betty White's hilarious stint as host of Saturday Night Live. A lot of the show's funniest female alumnae came back, including Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Molly Shannon.
White thanked her fans who took to Facebook to demand that SNL give her the gig while keeping her tongue firmly in cheek.
Obama nominates Kagan for Supreme Court
Washington (CNN) – President Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court on Monday, picking her to fill the seat being vacated by retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.
If confirmed, Kagan would be the third woman on the nine-justice bench and the fourth in the history of the high court. Her confirmation also would mean that the Supreme Court would have no Protestant justices for the first time in its history. Kagan, who is Jewish, would join six Catholic and two Jewish justices.
CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin has been a friend of Kagan's since college. He joined us on Monday's American Morning to discuss her nomination.
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