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But more shocking are the beaches with drift piles of rotting, dead fish stretching to the horizon. a visit to the marine biologist at florida gulf coast university is like a visit to the morgue. and these are just two of more than 400 sea turtles found in this area alone. >> this one is able to breathe. and this one here, the juvenile. >> makes your heart hurt, doesn't it? >> you go through stages. hurts, then you're angry. >> this is the villain right here. this is the red tide? >> yep. and this one down here on the bottom. >> yeah. >> the algae that causes red tide occurs naturally in saltw...

>> this is the villain right here. this is the red tide. >> yeah. and this one down here on the bottom. >> reporter: the algae that cause red tides occurs naturally in saltwater, but human activity on land can make the situation much, much worse. >> while they love nitrogen and phosphorus -- >> which are fertilizers. >> yeah. >> that's burning sugar? >> processing. >> processing sugar. >> reporter: generations of sugarcane farming has altered the chemistry of lake okeechobee and the health of the everglades. in wet season florida dumps a massive amount of water into the most delicate ecosystem...

Always too wet or too dry just right huge challenge because in wet season the corps is forced to dump massive amounts of water into the most delicate environments, in dry season precious water is diverted to farms and cities when the glades go thirsty. >> until we fix the system that's the way the system is designed to work. >> burning sugar. >> processing sugar. that's what you were seeing. the smoke to the right i'm pretty sure that's a field that's burning right now. >> yes, it is. >> sugarca in, e, all great for the economy. the fertilizers used to grow them, horrible for the everglades. >...

Getting this place that is always too wet or too dry just right huge challenge because in wet season the corps is forced to dump massive amounts of water into the most delicate environments, in dry season precious water is diverted to farms and cities when the glades go thirsty. >> until we fix the system that's the way the system is designed to work. >> burning sugar. >> processing sugar. that's what you were seeing. the smoke to the right i'm pretty sure that's a field that's burning right now. >> yes, it is. >> sugarcane, all great for the economy. the fertilizers used to grow them, horribl...

>> shep: one of every 12 americans now has diabetes. that is according to a new estimate by cdc. they report almost 26 million people have the disease which the body has trouble processing sugar. that is up from 9% two years ago. they say two reasons, one that more people are developing the type of diabetes that is related to obesity and the people who have diabetes are living longer. >> next presidential race is still nearly two years off, it appears the campaign has begun. hours after the state of the union address last night, president obama traveled to the battleground state of wisconsin. ...