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That is a cause of concern on the gulf, because there are skimmers available elsewhere in the united states, but the administration is hesitant to move those because they're part of a built in reaction if there is another leak somewhere else. the folks from the gulf say get them in the fray now. don't worry about another leak. we have one going on at the moment. >> bret: major garrett line at the north lawn. thank you. as major indicated, president obama's effort to showcase positive result of the stimulus package took him to ohio today. ohio is one of 37 states where unemployment fell in may....

The president on the job hunt today in the buckeye state, departing as we speak in route to columbus, ohio but city workers at the largest building project there, this children's hospital, now furious because they're off the job, no pay. to secure the site for president obama. steve brown, live in columbus, ohio. steve, what do the workers have to say about this? >> reporter: jobs are hard to come by in the state of ohio, unemployment figures are at 10.7%. when nationwide children's hospital announced they're going to do a huge expansion over there that certainly perked spirits of those workin...

Podium right now, he is in ohio, he has visited ohio more than any other state, and some are wondering if this visit is more about just the economy. steve brown is live in columbus, ohio. steve, the unemployment rate there is so high and the president wants to make the point that there are some of these shovel-ready projects we heard about being funded by stimulus caps and going on. are the people there satisfied that that is happening? what do you expect to hear from him today? >> reporter: well, we do expect to hear the president talking about how there will be more of the kinds of projects ...

Talking about these numbers that are mind boggling. they don't see growth at all. >> certainly, jobs have been saved though, but they're government jobs. and a wonder -- >> why is that hard to believe that jobs have been saved or at least even possibly -- >> because it's apples and oranges, mika. we're talking about 10.7% of the country unemployed. those jobs have not been replaced. those jobs are gone. so, yeah, we've seen stimulus temporary jobs put in place as a result of the stimulus money. that's not long lasting. that's not job creation. the kind of job creation is president is hoping to...

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