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Ground, 5500 vessels are out there. they have forced bp to do things that bp doesn't want to do including making sure the escrow account is available. a lot of the media is we want the show and tell. we want him out there talking about feeling our pain, and i do understand that object, brad and i will say that that's where the white house address from the oval office is important. british petroleum chained their name to beyond petroleum. to take it one step further he must have legislation i think to say the united states beyond pa throel yum legislation and take what is a terrible tragedy and...

Two. that hasn't been communicated. i think the president is taking the community to communicate what has gone on during this crisis step and what is going on with the escrow account that they are forcing bp to put aside so they can pay the claims out. shannon: is this too little too late, brad? >> this is overcome pen say theeing for leadership that should have been 50 days ago. this oval office address to the nation -- shannon: live to the president, his remarks now, they are live on the gulf in louisiana. >> we have members of the congressional delegation here in miss mis-- mississippi as w...

... let's bring in our political panel to talk about it. brad blake man form per deputy assistant to george w. bush and nancy skinner a sinned today indicated talk show host. i have to warn you we may hear from the president in a minute. we'll break away if that happens. nancy let me ask you this, he's using the oval house to this. the first time he's doing it to address the nation tomorrow night. what do you make of that significance? >> i think the president has heard the criticism from the media about the show and tell. apparently the media want more show and tell. the substance is there, t...

Shannon: we are awaiting a news conference from north carolina congressman bob etheridge. he was caught on amateur video a few days tea go, he got involved in a physical confrontation with a young man. here is the news conference. >> i want to call this press conference so i could say personally how i apologize for my actions. they were unacceptable. i have served the people of north carolina for a long time. no matter how partisan and no matter how difficult things get

Meeting with locals on the ground. we will hear from him probably in the next hour or so again once he's met with some folks there on the ground. he talked about the issues of coordinating communication there. he also talked again, a very hard line about bp and the fact this he's going to talk to them about why these claims aren't getting handled more expeditiously. let's bring back in our folks, brad blake man i had to interrupt you sorry, for the president. let me get you to finish your thought there. was this talk, and this tough talk and address from the oval office, in your opinion you sa...