i felt was the center was the pier. >> the ntsb found koda did not disclose to the u.s. coastguard all his medical conditions and that one probable cause of the accident was the pilot's degraded performance from using impairing prescription medication. he wound up serving ten months in prison for violating the rules. more than 55,000 gallons of fuel oil spilled from the cosco busan. pilot took over on for him told him how bad it was. >> the spill killed thousands of birds, affected marine animals and halted crabbing and fishing. >> company that owns the cosco busan pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and falsifying documents. they paid a $10 million fine and $44 million toward the cleanup. i called john koda for an interview and reached his wife and he last not returned my phone call. >> eric: federal budget action is falling on nasa but ames is being spared. >> nasa's budget has been cut by $59 million but the leaders are accentuate go the positive. >> this year will man curiosity the rover ever on mars and continue to develop critical tests on the james ware space

the lawsuit claims that prescription pills dispensed to pilot john koda were given recklessly and negligently at a drugsto drugstore. they say the drugs in turn clouded his judgment. you may recall the marine pilot pled guilty in 2009 to federal charges of water pollution and ten months in jail. the ship's owners and operators paid out nearly $20 million in damages and fines and now are looking to recoup some of that money. biologists say the 50,000 gallon spill is to blame for the deaths of more than 2,000 birds. >>> months of hard work destroyed as thousands of plants were uprooted at a community garden in san francisco's bayview neighborhood. here are some of the pictures. h e earth day. vandals reportedly broke into a restoration nursery near candlestick park and destroyed about $15,000 worth of plants and gardening equipment late sunday night. the nonprofit that runs the garden says the plants were part of a project to restore wetlands in the san francisco area and they say it will take months to regrow. a youth kayak program is in danger of sinking after a trailer carrying a dozen kayak