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Asked about the drilling incident back on april 22nd, that was two days after the initial explosion. the oil slick started to spread over the next two days and the issue came up again on april 26th. the white house was mostly focused on off-shore drilling. the presidents first comment came april 29th nine days after the original incident. today we expect it to be topic number one at the white house press briefing in moments. major garrett will be there. he is live get ready for it. what can we e...

Going to be bp ceo thats having the meeting today? >> the ceo an the american chair. >> can you tell me, i have two questions. one, another on bp, which is can you tell me who the president has spoken with at bp and also any reaction on ahminedjads comments. >> i can check, i dont believe the president has spoken with anybody at bp. obviously -- they have -- secretary salazar convened a meeting with the ceos of the oil companies last week. i think we put that list of folks out. secretary salazar...

Of the spill on their way to the coast guard command center down in venice on the gulf coast where hell be having a closed briefing, really an update on the situation there. as weve been seeing in the days, in the past as well as today, there are so many moving parts and this is such a complex problem. it seems to be changing by the minute at least in the severity and magnitude theyre dealing with down there. after the president gives the update on the situation down there, after he gits his own...

Eric, about using some of the new technology that we didnt have when i was up there, for instance, the global hawk which is an unmanned aerial surveillance aircraft that flies at 60,000 feet but has infrared and electrooptical tv and radar. it can fly upwards of 36 hours. and could give that kind of electronic picture to admirald that allen who is down in houston, i believe, at the command center down there. that is very important. it will also help bp. >> bottom line in the valdez that was a sh...

The story from new yorks times square where things are starting to get back to normal, david lee. lots of police activity. some we can see, some we cant, right? >> reporter: indeed. the area to most observers has returned to normal. traffic is now flowing, pedestrians are walking down times square. take a look over my shoulder, off in the distance, down 45th street. you might be able to see an r.v. that is a command center. thats where there are dozens and dozens of police. it was down here that...

One. and lets not forget that the response actually began as a search and rescue mission. the coast guard responded immediately following the april 20 explosion in an effort to save lives. our visit is also helping to inform our investigation into the causes of the explosion which left 11 workers presumed dead and three critically injured in addition to the ongoing oil spill. following the explosion, we also immediately began responding to the environmental implications of this spill. and began ...

They cant do controlled burns. mother nature is letting herself be known. >> shepard: chris gutierrez, thank you. >> bp executives say the company is doing everything in its power to contain the spill but that may not be enough. bp brands itself as a friend of the environment, a energy company that goes beyond petroleum but the stock value is taking a hit. jonathan hunt is live here in new york. first, what exactly is bp doing? >> theyre scrambling to keep up with this unfolding disaster. they h...

Diversion to prevent oil from pen penetrating the marshes. theyre trying to anchor booms in place to preserve the ecosystem. today the office of homeland security is reaching out to other states through the emergency management assistance compact. the office of homeland security is deploying staff to help emergency responders. we set a command center here in robert, we are sending a mobile command is center to homa. the department of wildlife and fisheries is closed to slumpers. they -- shrimper...

>> well, because thats all of coastal louisiana. >> reporter: this is the command center here in plaquemines parish where theyre coordinating a lot of the response. right now the main effort is to try to contain the oil coming into some of the coastal wetlands in plaquemines parish. they are starting to lay out booms soon but its a frantic effort. and he admits he should have mobilized sooner. but i press him on an often-raised question. was the federal government too slow to respond to this acc...

Pentagon ordered the military to lend a hand. the air force will fly cargo planes to dump disbursements on the slick. as you know, civilian planes have been dropping the same type of chemicals for a few days but how much of a role will the u.s. military play in the disaster? with us, the pentagon press secretary, geoff morrell. thank you for waiting. >> no problem. >> what is the militarys role in this tsa disaster? >> the department heard the president as call and were heeding it, leaning far f...