sammy, i will start with you. the president said in one paragraph here, make no mistake, we will fight this spill with everything we have got for as long as it takes and we will make bp pay for the damage their company has caused. we'll do whatever is necessary to help people recover. was that strong enough for you? >> well, you know, i also heard him say that -- he was going to work together with bp. but i hope that don't just mean they're going to make bp pay not only that, but they need to work together to plug this hole. that's what we need. we need the hole plugged. there is a lot of folks down there hurting really bad. a lot of fishermen, shrimpers, crabbers. and you know, we have a -- a coastline.org, protectourcoastline.org. no government red tape or bp paperwork. it's something we have put together to help the fishermen and all the folks down there on the gulf. and you know i hear a lot of people keep talking about trickle down effect and certain things and all that. if you think about it. here we are in

future, he's as busy as ever choreographing new works for the stage, including one on the life of sammyis jr. for now, though, he's happy to star in a show that continues to pack the house and has been extended several times. >> i love the way i'm accepted here. and their rarmz open to me. "what have you got now, maurice? let's see it." that's what a performer wants to do. >> brown: the hope is when "sophisticated ladies" finishes its washington, d.c. run, it will begin a two-year tour. ( applause ) >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day. b.p. agreed to set up a $20 billion fund to pay damage claims from the gulf of mexico oil spill. the chairman of the oil giant publicly apologized after a white house meeting. on the newshour, b.p.'s managing director called the encounter with the president a good meeting of the minds. he said a stream of cash flows into the new fund will help settle things down in the gulf and on the financial markets. and he said it was too early to reach conclusions about b.p.'s safety record in building and operating the deepwater horizon rig. the newsh