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Knowledge about the numbers. i do that because everybody gets nervous if i make a comment, somehow i knew the number. >> there's an oil production platform in the gulf that's on fire. does it present any of the same problems of the bp rig? it's, obviously, not under a moratorium. do you know anything more about the accident? >> well, let me just say here's what i know before we came out here. this is, i'm told this is a production platform about 100 miles off the coast. i am told the depth of water is about 340 feet. so this is not a, this is not a deepwater facility. as i understand it, the w...

Rates have been falling since spring, and this is the lowest 30-year rate since freddie mac started tracking. president obama when he was speaking on tuesday night mainly on iraq, but he talked also about the economy, it's clearly on his mind, and he said, quote, our most urgent task is to restore our economy and put the millions of americans who have lost their jobs back to work. jenna, jon, back to you. jenna: we'll get back to you in the briefing room when robert gibbs steps up to the microphone. but you heard molly, she mentioned that rig explosion. it's off of the coast of louisiana, and ...

Point, and we're still working to see whether there were actually workers on board or if these were people who were responding to this and got into harm's way. we're not sure yet. but this is a very serious situation, playing out in the gulf of mexico. i've got the calls into the u.s. coast guard and they're expected to put out a statement hopefully short reform as i get fresh information, i'll bring it to you. jenna: harris, one of the things we're seeing as it's coming in from the coast guard, from petty officer k.c.rannow, talking to the local press. >> and all of us. jenna: and you as well...

Newsroom. let's just talk a little about what we actually know at this time. >> reporter: all right, let's concentrate on the elements that the coast guard is putting together right now. they are responding basically with everything they have. i just got off the phone with them, they say they're working on putting out a statement because they want to make sure they get some things right here. there are reports that some 13 or 14 people were on that rig, so they want to make sure they have all their duck necessary a row when they tell us exactly what they're dealing with here. seven helicopters...

Jon: a fox news alert, and breaking news from the gulf of mexico, where there's another incident, we don't know exactly how to characterize it just yet on an oil rig, about 80 miles south of vermillion bay off grand isle, coast guard commander sherry benita is on the phone with us now. what can you tell us? have your units gotten to the explosion yet? >> reporter: good morning, jon. yes, they have. we've launched seven helicopters and 26-wing aircraft from a number of different air stations and we have a number of helicopters on scene now pulling people out of the water. jon onand we understan...