NEW : The president plans to push BP to create a BP-funded escrow account that will pay for damage claims from the oil spill , said David Axelrod , a senior adviser to Obama . President gets briefing from the Oval Office admiral , urges Gulf Coast tourism . Mississippi touring Mississippi , Alabama , Alabama and meeting with local residents . Small-business owner Harry Jemison says everyone is `` afraid to fish '' Following trip , Obama to deliver prime time address .
NEW : President gets briefing from the Oval Office admiral , urges Gulf Coast tourism . Mississippi touring Mississippi , Alabama , Alabama and meeting with local residents . Small-business owner Harry Jemison says everyone is `` afraid to fish '' Following trip , Obama to deliver prime time address .