a gallup poll finds 42% questioned identify themselves as conservative. 35% say they re moderate while only 20% call themselves liberal. if those figures are maintained for the rest of this year, it would represent a record high level of conservativism in gallop s 18-year history. vice-president joe biden will make his way to the gulf region next tuesday for a firsthand look at the oil spill relief efforts. while xek tifrs at bp say the company is making some progress. james rosen explains there could be more trouble on the horizon. federal officials said they and bp are on course to capture 53,000 barrels of oil a day by next week. a rate nearly equal to that at which the oil is gushing from the destroyed deepwater horizon well. with forecasters warning about a developing tropical storm that could strike the gulf in coming days, the response team s leader
before 10:00, just two hours after well operations apparently resumed, gas surged from the well, up the riser, and the rig exploded in a fireball. 11 workers on that rig are missing and presumed dead. we called bp to get their reaction to congressman waxman s claim. the oil giant says the matter s being investigated and they won t have any comment until that investigation is complete. also right now, the white house is rolling out a plan to beef up fund for the oil spill relief efforts. among other things, $118 million package would compensate out of work fishermen and provide additional money for the impact on the seafood for the gulf. ed henry is live in the gulf. how would the white house pay for this? reporter: good morning, christine, you know there s already a tax of 8 cents a barrel. the white house wants to increase that tax by 1 penny per