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Just an hour or so ago, we had plenty of sunshine, blue skies, it looked great. but you get out in the water, you hit a bad area where the water is being pushed up against the coastline, the rip currents are going to be enhanced. >> that doesn't look calm to me, and what we know based on your forecast as to what's coming, that's the leading edge. that's a significant chop at least in my eyes receipt now. riding out the storm -- okay. we do. david reed is on the line with us. and david, i understand was a witness to the production platform explosion and fire that we've been telling you about ...

To make a very active case for the steps that the administration is taking. and while we have to continue to move forward on that path. >> he didn't do much during august. why not? >> i will say this, bill. the, the president has been fairly active in both campaigning and in raising money. the, what the president is helping the democratic national committee do is something that the democratic national committee has never done, in supporting senate and congressional candidates. >> let's circle back to the breaking news that we've been following for you here in the cnn news room. and that's the ...

A very busy day in the cnn news room. two big stories we're following for you right now. the left of your screen, it is the story of the production platform. and i think that's what we're referring to it at this point. but a production platform explosion in the gulf of mexico. about 90 miles south of vermilion bay. again, about, let's get back to the white house briefing. because we believe robert gibbs is talking about the rig, the platform explosion. >> this is a, i'm told this is a production platform about 100 miles off the coast, i'm told that the depth of the water is about 340 feet. so ...