>> welcome back, everyone. with the u.s. coping with the worst environmental disaster in its history, did president obama's address last night reassure a worried nation that he is in control of the gulf oil crisis? >> make no mistake, we will fight this spill with everything we've got for as long as it takes. >> joining us now, white house senior advisor david axelrod. good morning to you. thanks so much for sharing your time with us today. >> thanks for having me. >> there was a lot of reference last night from your boss, the president about war. he talked about the battle and the siege and one headline says this this morning, obama declared war on gulf oil. too bad so of his troops are waiting for a clear battle plan. many people this morning in analysis, mr. axelrod is saying it was short on details. how do you respond? >> well, i think it was