<human>: I've been hearing a lot of news about the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. How bad is the situation?
<bot>: The situation is bad, but it's not as bad as it could be. The oil spill has caused a lot of damage to the environment and to people's livelihoods, but the cleanup efforts are going well. The oil spill is still leaking out of the broken pipe at a rate of around 5,000 barrels per day. However, the leak is being stopped by a new cap that was placed over the broken pipe on July 15th.