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Next? >> i would expect sometime in the next several weeks ill be back down. were trying to make sure the technical folks on the ground are making the best possible decisions to shut this well down as quickly as possible, were standing up the funds so that people are compensated quickly. im staying in touch each and every day monitoring the progress and getting briefed by the scientists. the key here right now is for us to make decisions based on science, based on whats best for the people in th...

Inauguration, a "the washington post" poll showed nearly 6 in 10 americans said his presidency would advance cross-racial ties, but by january 2010, only about 4 in 10 believed that. >> anytime weve seen rachelle progress weve also seen backlash. >> reporter: he says even president obama doesnt believe his election will bring about racial harmony. he said so himself. >> i have never been so naive to believe we can get beyond our racial divisions in a single election cycle or particularly with a ...

A very cautious president obama there from the rose garden, talking about this being somewhat good news. he says they are making steady progress to help either stop the flow or perhaps contain more oil. however, he says there are a number of scientific tests that are continuing, and until those ceasements are made, he says, is he willing to celebration, so to speak. our ed henry, senior white house correspondent is there in the rose garden. i heard him asking one of the first questions, so this ...

Cant keep the containment cap on to completely stop the oil, it will allow us to capture much more oil and well see less oil flowing into the gulf. in the meantime obviously we still have a big job to do, theres still a lot of oil out there. thats why weve got more skimmers out there. theres better coordination on the ground along the shorelines. theres still an enormous cleanup job to do, and the whole set of issue to make sure people are compensated properly that the fund is set up and is acti...