tackling rising gas prices and the budget stalemate on capitol hill and what steps the nation will take with the unrest and up rising in libya. mike viquiera is at the white house this morning. a lot on the president's plate today he will address the situation and the condolences being expressed. >> reporter: this press conference was supposed to start about now, but they pushed it back about an hour and 15 minutes. the president wants to see the impact as we see the pictures out of japan and also as the tsunami makes its way past hawaii and the american west coast. the first reaches of the wave are reaching the maybeland in oregon. the president scheduled the conference yesterday before anybody knew anything about the earthquake. the president has been under criticism on a number of places. from republicans and democrats