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Saying, you told me there was going to be more skimmers, why arent there more skimmers, you get more skimmers. thats what leaders do. weve seen it in florida with leaders like governor bush during our-s. i was in those meetings with him when we had all our hurricanes. hed press people for results. governor crist is doing that now in florida, governor jindal in louisiana. we need the president to remain active. the claims thing is great, but weve got to be vigilant about stopping the oil from lea...

Situation. account president do other things? can he get beyond energy and beyond bp? what about all of the foreign policy challenges? what about all of the other problems? this does threaten to overtake the white house. >> well, it could. i think theres perhaps this potential. i dont think necessarily it will be the case. i think the way the president can kind of escape the potential trap that is laid for him here is to clearly demonstrate to the american people and to the world that every poss...

No, seriously, where are you guys going? ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! [ female announcer ] the new classroom. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. how will the presidents showdown with bp play in the gulf? will it help residents with whether the president is on their side. the bottom line here, john, is the president gives an oval office speech with the stakes as high as it was. and it didnt go over well with...

News. in fact this issue is still very much being negotiated. weve seen reports now confirmed by nbc that bp has agreed to this $20 billion fund for claims that the fund would be administered by ken feinberg who is known for administering the 9/11 compensation fund. we do know that. but you put your finger on one of the key outstanding issues here -- is this fund all-in for bp, or is it just a down payment as the white house says it wants? thats the real issue for bp. because $20 billion, as you...

Okay? bp has stepped up and said $20 billion in escrow. bp needs to pay. but why is the speaker, just as the president, focused on blame gaming right now instead of fixing the problem. >> because they caused the problem, congressman. i mean you told the "financial times" last week, "that they should stop -- that the president, administration, should stop blame andvillification instead of focusing on stopping the oil. president and the administration cant stop the oil. bp has to stop the oil. >> ...

Way that his company has handled it, for the way he has handled it. how much contrition will he give. my guess is a significant amount. is there any back and forth. does he simply take it? take the attacks from the members of congress that are sure to come? or does he try to fight back? it will be an interesting strategy. bp is fighting if their public relations life in this as well. >> what im looking for is the outcome of the congressional womens softball game tonight versus the press corps. >...

Ago. tell me about what the real impact is for the oystermen whom you represent. >> the real impact is our livelihoods is gone and the fact that we dont know what tomorrows going to bring. we have so many questions, no answers. of course, with bp, weve talked to them, weve tried to give them a plan for payment to sustain our families and yet it seems to be just being thrown off all the time. >> what is the response you get? and whom do you meet with? >> well, claims adjusters. i meet with the gu...

Association, hes asking bp wheres the money. hes here in washington to talk to people on capitol hill. tonight on 7:00 eastern on msnbc, "rice of the new right." chris matthews takes a look at whats the cause of all that political anger on the right. 7:00 eastern right here only on msnbc. its the fusion proglide challenge.

And chuck todd weekdays at 9:00 eastern for "the daily rundown" only right here on msnbc. bp has already paid $70 million in claims and is now, as weve been reporting, committing to hand over another $20 billion to a third party. republican senator george lemieux met with the president yesterday in florida and joins us now from capitol hill. senator, thanks for standing by with us as we await the president. are you satisfied with what is being reported so far and confirmed by all of our corres...

David boyce. teaming up, they were adversaries in front of the supreme court in the land mark bush v. gore case. wilson won that one. the judges decision could come in weeks. we continue to await the presidents at the same time from the white house about his meeting with bp executives which has been going on for several hours now. at the white house we will bring that to you live as soon as it begins. in his speech last night, president obama described fighting the oil spill in military term...