realizing the full impact of this oil spill will take far longer than the three months it took to cap the leaking well. when measuring the marine life, it will be at least six months before we get a handle on numbers when the oil generation of fish tries to spawn again. as far as beaches, that layer of tar was thrown up by hurricane alex in the summer. the best way to clean it up is for another hurricane to come up and scrape that off the beach. that probably won't happen. at least in alabama, they are going to try to go as deep as two feet to get the tar off the beach before the next tourist season. we have a lot to get to in the program today. when we come back, we'll talk about the holidays. start saving now so you can spend later. christine romans has your top tips. back in a moment. let's look at the markets right now. let's see where we are for a monday. we're in positive territory. you're eyes don't lie. up 36 points. the nasdaq i believe is in