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Today. visiting three states. he did sound more optimistic than that sound bite in other statements today, saying the region will bounce back. and that he and the administration are doing everything they can. this before a speech to the nation from the oval office tuesday night. and then he will meet with b.p. executives wednesday. what about all of this? what is said, what is being done? let's bring in the panel. stephen hayes, senior writer for "weekly standard." mara liasson, political correspondent of national public radio. syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. steve, if you are living...

Our top story at the bottom of the hour, president obama is back in the gulf region to survey the damage and talk about containment effort for the oil disaster. he will address the nation tuesday night. he meets with b.p. executives wednesday. residents of the gulf states continue to criticize b.p. for its inability to stop the spill and the delay in processing claims for damages to businesses and livelihoods. correspondent steve harrigan reports now there is another reason people are upset. >> b.p. clean-up crews came under scrutiny for the schedules, with some working 20 minutes each hour, r...

Plenty to say in that speech tuesday night. >> eric: the president also, julie, will meet with the top b.p. executives wednesday, including tony hayward. what do we expect him to say, what can he say to the man that has been vilified because of this? >> reporter: as you know, the president is under enormous pressure to show he can solve the problem. this meeting has been scheduled for a while. so the president wants to show leadership on this. one key point the president is going to tell the b.p. executives on wednesday, when he leaves the white house is he wants the oil company to set up an e...

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