regarding this. we're not sure of the long-term effects, what it might mean to the ecology of the gulf of mexico. i can tell you this, though, the statement of the epa raeds they believe the dispersant would have mitigatigated them from do more damage to the beaches and the economy overall on the gulf coast. ran randi? >> we understand the ceo of bp is there. what's his plan today? >> he wants to see things up close and personal. one of the dig things was to define some of that oil. where it was so easy to find a few weeks, a month ago, it's difficult to find. he wi he will see firsthand where there are many marshes have been damaged. sdplz how close are the crews to actually sealing off the