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26 minutes after the hour. we're back with the most news in the morning. it is a war against the shores. president obama says the gulf coast is under assault from the oil spill and on that point, louisiana governor bobby jindal would agree. but jindal and other local officials say the clean-up effort isn't near what it needs to be and they're putting their own ideas to work. our ed lavendera is following that for us live in new orleans this morning. this is an interesting idea that they've been testing out. now they're putting it to broader use, ed. >> reporter: it is, john. it is an interesti...

A long way, ed. >> reporter: a lot of this is inspired because so many people along the gulf coast especially here in the areas of the louisiana marshland feel like they're up against the clock that the waves of oil will only continue and continue to come over the months ahead. they feel they've got to do whatever they can to fight back the oil. on the edge of this oil-stained marsh grass, vacuum trucks sit on barges. crews using a plastic hose suck oil out of the water. but this isn't an idea brought to you by bp or the federal government. it is what governor bobby jindal likes to call cajun ...

That wasn't in the speech, details on the escrow account but there were other things peopled wanted to hear. >> the president did not mention those new flow rate numbers that you mention at the top, now up to 60,000 barrels a day, much and much different than what bp said at the beginning when the range was 1,000 to 5,000 barrels. maybe that was not mentioned because it doesn't really fit into the president's narrative about how the federal government really does have a handle on this now. he didn't get into details about that escrow account. he didn't give a dollar figure. he also didn't say ...

Revisited the flow estimates again. up 50% now. as much as 60,000 barrels of oil now believed to be gushing into the sea every single day. president obama insirsing he'll make everyone impacted by the spill whole again. >> but make no mistake, we will fight this spill with everything we've got for as long as it takes. we will make bp pay for the damage their company has caused, and we will do whatever is necessary to help the gulf coast and its people recover from this tragedy. >> how did the president's speech play? chris lawrence is live in new orleans. he's going to have that part of the st...

He also said he expects bp to pay the full tab for this disaster. in just a few hours, president obama will come face to face with the bosses at bp for the first time since this disaster started 58 days ago. in his speech to the nation last night, the president made some big promises. he also admitted that there will be more problems ahead. but did he deliver for people listening along the gulf coast? joining us this morning from the white house, the president's senior advisor, david axelrod. great to talk to you this morning. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> we've had gues...