and bruce in philadelphia has a really dim view. jack, it's here, we've entered a depression and no one will admit it. i don't know if it's that bad yet. if you want to read more, grow to my blog, cnn.com/caffertyfile. wolf? >> jack cafferty, thank you. and to our viewers, you're in "the situation room." happening now -- the amount of oil gushing into the gulf is believed to be much higher -- much higher -- than previously thought. researchers have now doubled their estimate on the oil flow. but i'll speak with a member of that government-backed team who fears the leak may even be worse. a whole lot worse. is it time for the obama administration to get tough with the oil giant, bp? i'll ask some tough questions to the government's point man in the gulf, coast guard admiral thad allen. and an urgent airlift to defend the louisiana coast. helicopters dropping tons of sand to build up the barriers against the oil. we're on the scene. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com