productive. whenever the president of the united states comes into an affected area, questions get answered more quickly, assets get deployed more rapidly and there is a greater focus and attention where it needs to be right now and that s the gulf states. reporter: with the oil spill flowing into the gulf, the president will meet on wednesday at the white house with top bp executives and use that meeting to push bp to set up an escrow account, paid for but not controlled by bp to pay out oil damage claims. the president s point man on the spill said today he expects a response sometime today from bp to a government demand that the company speed up and improve the recovery process. we were concerned because if you look at the new numbers ask the amount of oil that will be potentially out there, we wanted them to give us a faster plan with greater redundancy and reliability as we move forward. we hope to get an answer later today. we will get an answer. reporter: on the substanc
reporter: with massive amounts of oil flowing into the gulf, he will meet the day after his trip with top bp executives at the white house. it s his first face to face meeting with bp officials. aides say he ll push an escrow account paid for but not controlled by bp to administer oil damage claims. does the president believe it s important for bp to remain stable and profitable now? his top political advisor answered the question like this. we believe bp has the resources to meet the claims and we want to make sure they do. they are highly profitable company. they ve got lots of assets. they have the prospect of continuing, but they have to meet their obligations here. reporter: today, thad allen said he expects the response some time today for bp to come up with a faster recovery