White House: BP's new operation to start within few days

The amount of oil and gas leaking from BP's ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico could increase as much as 20% while efforts are made to cap it, the White House said Sunday.

President Barack Obama was briefed by administration officials and discussed BP's efforts to put machines into place that will be used to cut the well's riser pipe so a containment device can be used to try to siphon off most of the leaking oil and gas up to a tanker ship on the surface. (Reuters)