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Next? >> i would expect sometime in the next several weeks i'll be back down. we're trying to make sure the technical folks on the ground are making the best possible decisions to shut this well down as quickly as possible, we're standing up the funds so that people are compensated quickly. i'm staying in touch each and every day monitoring the progress and getting briefed by the scientists. the key here right now is for us to make decisions based on science, based on what's best for the people in the gulf, not based on pr, not based on politics the. that's part of the reason i wanted to speak...

Inauguration, a "the washington post" poll showed nearly 6 in 10 americans said his presidency would advance cross-racial ties, but by january 2010, only about 4 in 10 believed that. >> anytime we've seen rachelle progress we've also seen backlash. >> reporter: he says even president obama doesn't believe his election will bring about racial harmony. he said so himself. >> i have never been so naive to believe we can get beyond our racial divisions in a single election cycle or particularly with a single candidate. >> reporter: he said that in a major speech about race in america in march of 2...

A very cautious president obama there from the rose garden, talking about this being somewhat good news. he says they are making steady progress to help either stop the flow or perhaps contain more oil. however, he says there are a number of scientific tests that are continuing, and until those ceasements are made, he says, is he willing to celebration, so to speak. our ed henry, senior white house correspondent is there in the rose garden. i heard him asking one of the first questions, so this president is being very, very cautious for good measure. >> absolutely. because of many reasons here...

Can't keep the containment cap on to completely stop the oil, it will allow us to capture much more oil and we'll see less oil flowing into the gulf. in the meantime obviously we still have a big job to do, there's still a lot of oil out there. that's why we've got more skimmers out there. there's better coordination on the ground along the shorelines. there's still an enormous cleanup job to do, and the whole set of issue to make sure people are compensated properly that the fund is set up and is acting expeditiously. so we've got an enormous amount of work to do, and people in the gulf, part...