guard personnel who are leading the response to this crisis. and they gave me an update on our efforts to stop the bp oil spill and mitigate the damages. by the way, i just want to point out i was told it was drizzling out here. is this louisiana drizzle right here? they gave me a sense of how this spill is moving. it is now about nine miles off the coast of southeastern louisiana. and, by the way, we had the governor of louisiana, bobby jindal, as well as parish presidents who are taking part in this meeting because we want to emphasize the importance of coordinating between local, state and federal officials throughout this process. now, i think the american people are now aware, certainly the folks down in the gulf are aware, that we re dealing with a massive and potentially unprecedented environmental
out here. is this louisiana drizzle right here? they gave me a sense of how this spill is moving. it is now about nine miles off the coast of southeastern louisiana. by the way, we had the governor of louisiana bobby jindall and parish president who is taking part of this meeting. we want to emphasize of coordinating between local, state and federal officials throughout this process. now, i think the american people are now aware that we re dealing with the massive and potentially unprecedented environmental disaster. the oil that is still leaking from the well could seriously damage the economy and environment of our gulf states. it could extend for a long time. it could jeopardize the