from president obama about the gulf oil spill. he now says he will address the nation tuesday night when he returns to washington from his two-day visit to the gulf coast which starts tomorrow. we ve got live team coverage of the oil spill. steve harrigan is live on the latest efforts to contain the spill. we begin with more on what president obama is expected to say. aides say the president will use his address to the nation to lay out the steps he will take going forward to get through this crisis. he ll give the white house speech after he returns from another trip to the gulf. he will talk about regulatory reform, especially in the mineral management service, the time line for his clean-up, and he ll talk about long-term recovery plans for the gulf of mexico region and its economy. the president visits alabama, mississippi and florida on monday and tuesday. here is the governor of florida this morning on what he wants to hear from the president now and why another trip in his vie
weeks. the 64th annual tony awards are tonight. former will and grace star sean hayes hosts the ceremony, honoring the best in live theater. he is nominated for his role in promises, promises and awards will be televised on cbs. those are the top stories. back to you. shannon: i m resisting the urge to break into a show tune. it looks like fun! thank you very much. reporter: okay. shannon: it s been 55 days since oil started leaking in the gulf of mexico. sometime today we expect to hear b.p. s response to the deadline from the white house on collecting the oil but now we are joined by the chairman of house sub committee on energy and environment and long-time advocate for ocean conservation and protection. brian baird of washington. thank you for coming in. great to be with you. shannon: talk about something that you brought up. we are so concerned about what is hitting the shore and
ahead for president obama. he is heading to the gulf on monday for his fourth trip to the region since the spill. he returns to washington tuesday and then will address the nation about containment and restoration efforts that will be tuesday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. the president will also meet with bp executives at the white house the following day. an attempt to break israel s three-year-old blockade of hamas ruled gaza as the arab world top diplomat travels to the area. he will meet with the hamas top official and opening for the opening of gaza s border. it comes two weeks after israel s raid on a flotilla trial to defy the blockade. many have tried to stay out of the dispute, but growing anger over the raid has prompted them to speak out. u.s. soccer fans are celebrating yesterday s game against heavily favored england. the u.s. was eliminated in the world cup four years ago. next, friday matchup against slovenia. those are your top stories for right now. attorney genera
ordeal, the teen says she won t rule out another solo sailing trip. authorities say they interviewed but not arrested a person of interest in the murder of a maryland state trooper. he was killed early friday at an appleby s restaurant outside washington, d.c he was a customer at the restaurant. and those are your top stories right now. back to you. thank you very much. joran van der sloot and his case for allegedly murdering stephanie flores ramirez caused attention. last night geraldo rivera had an interview with the attorney for the family. the attorney spoke of new video footage that has given investigators and the ramirez family another piece to this puzzling murder case. yesterday another tape appeared. you can see this man with two cups of coffee. he pretends to leave the room. locks the door, so the hotel staff listens to nobody opens the door. after that, he looks for an employee and opens the door. it seems his intention was, in
layoffs to go forward, it will not only mean hundreds of thousands fewer teachers in our classrooms, firefighters on call, and police officers on the beat, it will also mean more cost to helping these americans look for new work. but lawmakers from both parties are seriously worried about the cost. this morning house majority leader hoyer expressed concerns and suggested using stimulus funds. i have asked the white house to look at the package that we passed approximately 800 plus billion dollars. there are clearly funds in there that have not been expended. the fact is the spending spree in washington is continuing to run unabated. the american people are screaming at the top of their lungs, stop. and to move this without finding other offsets in spending i think is irresponsible. reporter: minority leader boehner says this additional spending, which put more debts on the back of future