for that we turn to david valentine, professor of microbiology and geochemistry at the university of california at santa barbara. he's made six research expeditions to the gulf in the past two years. and garret graves, chairman of the coastal protection and restoration authority of louisiana. he's also the state's lead trustee for a collective effort by five gulf states and the federal government to assess the spill's environmental impact. david valentine, i'll start with you, give us an overview, first, of the state of the spill area two years later. >> well, the state of the spill area we know that there is still significant damage that occurred. much of the oil that came out, rough 5 million barrels, much of that went away. it went to the atmosphere. it was degraded by light or degraded by microorganisms. but much of it landed in places like marshes, beaches, the sea floor and the deep ocean. and so there are pockets of damage that are still there. there are areas that are still seeing the impacts, although maybe not as wide spread as had been initially feared. >> brown: garret gr

valentine's day. we are following developments with david collins. he has the latest. >> a recent poll reveals public support for wind power. the issue has been studied, debated, and past year in the house. anthony mews is considered a swing vote but he declined to talk about it. >> carrying closed 6 made to look like turbines, hundreds circled the capitol building. this: the dark rally is in support of the light energy bill. the measure creates a framework for creating -- capturing wind energy. the legislation passed the house and remained stuck in the finance committee which has been sitting on this bill since valentine's day. the boats are not there to send it to the senate floor. the tax is a $50 fee on the bill to subsidize development of an offshore wind farm. industrial user rates will go up by 1.5%. senator kathrin pew wants more protection. >> it cannot guarantee that. that is not $1.50 a month, it is $1.50 per 1,000 kilowatts. >> there are worries farmers on the eastern shore will get socked with enormous bills. the house version put a cap.

david ortiz is gunned down at second base. red sox trail by one after seven. ryan sweeney with the two-out single. knocks in the go-ahead run. bobby valentinehis first win of the season as a red sox manager and gets some breathing room from those columnists at the herald and the globe. >>> the winless yankees taking on the undefeated orioles. derek jeter brings home a run. jeter went 4 for 4 in the game. later it's more power from the yankees' andruw jones. the yankees hand the orioles their first loss of the season, 6-2. i suspect mr. showwalter will have a few her to of those. >>> yu darvish making his eagerly awaited debut for the rangers, but he found trouble early. not even out of the first inning when he walks in a run to make it 4-0, mariners. darvish would get little help from his friends. hamilton hits it deep and gone to center. nice catch by the man who shows off his sprinkler move. rangers come back to win this one, 11-5. >>> marlins' manager ozzie guillen says he'll hold a news conference in miami today to address controversial comments he made about fidel castro to "time" magazine. this continues a string of controversial comm