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Leaking into the gulf, say the coast guard officials there. as much as 1,000 barrels of oil is escaping from the well head on the ocean floor. british petroleum is investigating how to stop that leak. 11 of the 126 workers on that rig are still missing from the blast and they are presumed dead. this afternoon president obama will attend a memorial service and deliver the eulogy for the 29 west virginia miners killed earlier this month. nbc's athena jones is at the white house for us this sunday morning. good morning, athena. >> reporter: good morning, alex. the president arrived in beckley, ...

Mine run by massey energy. it's the worst mining disaster in the united states in 40 years. and we expect the president during his eulogy to touch on mine safety issues. he'll talk about all the e-mails and letters that have poured into the white house since the explosion, many from miners postmarked from all around the region, talking about how miners are important for america's economy. they keep america's lights on. but please, please, don't let this sort of thing happen again. before the president heads to west virginia, though, he'll be meeting with the reverend billy graham in north caro...

Investigating how to stop the leak. 11 of the 126 workers on that rig are still missing interest the blast. they are presumed dead. president obama will travel to west virginia today to pay tribute to the 29 minors killed after an explosion at the upper big branch mine earlier this month. with a good sunday morning to you, what's in store for the rez today? >> reporter: well, good morning, alex. that's right. in a few hours he leaves north carolina for beckley, west virginia, taking part in this service. we know that when the president gets there he and vice president biden will meet private...

>> eric: it was an emotional meeting. president meeting privately with families of the miners that died in the coal into mining disaster. he will offer words of consolation. as soon as it begins we'll carry the service live and we'll look how the president is being received in the community that is often at odds with his political policies. [ wheezing ] i have asthma. and that's what it sounded like when my symptoms came back. i'd get this tightness in my chest.

Racial reform before they tackle the climate change bill. joe lieberman is on the bill. the three were set to unveil the bill tomorrow but the controversy and plans to start with that first has now postponed the climate change announcement indefinitely. >> later today, president obama set to deliver the eulogy just a few hours from now for the workers killed in the terrible mining disaster. the accident at the upper big branch mine in virginia on april 6th was the worst coal mine accident seen in 40 years in this nation. the first lady and vice-president are joining the president and we will h...