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we headed northeast over the islands past the tip of the mississippi coast where it meets alabama. finally landing in gulf shores. our travels took us to many of the same stops on the president's itinerary. with his poll numbers dropping and worry rising, president obama rolled up his sleeves and repeated his resolve. >> we're going to continue to work hand in hand with state and local authorities on every front from containing as much oil as possible to protecting our coast until we put this tragic ordeal behind us. >> reporter: with some two million gallons of oil spewing into thes...

battleground in the war against the oil. unless it's stopped here, it will continue up the waterway separating alabama and florida and head inland, covering everything in its path. booms have been set up to try to contain the oil. meanwhile, the president is trying to contain the damage in the region and any political fallout from this disaster. he's back on the gulf coast and putting pressure on b.p. to speed up the operation. in response, b.p. said it will try to trip it will amount it's collecting to two million gallons a day by the end of june. and when the president returns to w...