[Blitzer:] Here's a look at some hot shots coming in from our friends over at the associated press. In Beijing, a young girl runs past a fountain outside a shopping mall. And at Austin, London, a woman admires a life size sculpture of a female Indian elephant. Heart City, Utah, snow falls on a tulip during a late spring snowstorm. And in Ft. Wayne, Louisiana, a 5-year-old, Regina Brooks blows bubbles at the Annual Bubble Festival. Hot shots, pictures worth a thousand words. The basketball fan and chief is gearing up for a big finish to the NBA season and he's defending the right of sports figures to weigh in on politics. President Obama spoke with TNT's Marv Albert for a pre-game interview that airs tomorrow. He was asked about the Phoenix Suns taking a stand against Arizona's controversial new immigration law. Listen to this.
[Barack Obama, President Of The United States:] I think that just because somebody is a sports figure or you've got a sports team doesn't mean that you're not part of the community, and you're not part of our democracy. I think it's terrific that the Suns who obviously feel very strongly about their community recognize that a big part of their community felt threatened by this new law.
[Blitzer:] The president's interview, by the way, airs in its entirety on our sister network, TNT, tomorrow night during the 8 p.m. eastern hour. TNT, it's a good station. To our viewers, you're in the SITUATION ROOM. Happening now, BP gets ready for a critical attempt at plugging the oil leak in the Gulf, but government officials threaten to push the oil giant out of the way even as Louisiana's governor is fighting his own battle with the feds. We have new information for you this hour. They're back from Iran, but without their children. The mothers of those jailed American hikers returned with some happy news. I'll share it with our Mary Snow, even though, the kids are still in jail. And the Duchess of York, better known as Fergie, caught on tape pedaling access to her former husband, Britain's Prince Andrew. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. I'm Wolf Blitzer. You're in the SITUATION ROOM.