dwarf that one. officials say there is a lot more in the wells than there is in a single tanker. what can official dozen now that the disaster is getting out of control? we ll talk to rear admiral sally brice o hara. other stories, president obama whittling down his short list. sources tell cnn elena kagan is considered a front-runner. diane wood out of chicago is also said to be a top choice. the president wants to nominate someone by the end of may. two local coal miners confirmed dead after a roof collapse in western kentucky. officials say that this is a mine that had a history of safety violations. state and federal records show 40 orders to close sections of mine since january of 2009.
now, we are starting to get in and take a look at the books of american banks and try to figure out, how much exposure do american banks have. most people aren t too concerned about american banks being hurt. they focused on exxonmobil earnings. those were very, very good. jobless claims why not as bad as people had feared. 448,000 people filed for first-time jobless benefits. it is not a disaster. that s what people were looking for. we are going to have gdp later today, which is likely to show some growth again. is this for the quarter? this is fort mo the most rec quarter. stocks rise when investors think companies are going to make money. the question is, how many of us are still investors and how many have missed the big, long ride. there are people who swear to me that the dow has got to go to 14,000. there are others who swear it
louisiana, a 600 square mile oil slick has reportedly now reached the coast. so far robots working under water have not been able to stop the leak spewing crude into the go gulf each day. other strategies could take months to set into place. it s hands on deck for the obama administration. the president is promising more military help and barbara starr is live at the pentagon for us. good morning. reporter: good morning. some booming equipment already on the way there, some of the cleanup gear, but also there could be things showing up like c-130 aircraft to drop oil d disbursing chemicals and even the troops could go if it becomes the type of disaster expected. they may need troops to help clean it up.
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more drilling. the white house is holding a press conference promising an all-out response to the growing disaster. what s the latest this morning. reporter: it s quite amazing. we saw a half dozen officials at the briefing, saying that the federal government is doing everything it can. what was striking about this briefing, kiran, was the fact that they knew so little information just when exactly it was coming, how much damage it would do to wildlife, what type of preparations people needed to make. they don t know how bad it s going to be. we heard from janet anapolitano saying this is an emergency. the president has reached out to the five governors of states impacted by this and homeland security and interior and administrator of the epa, all of them heading out to the region