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Situation going on there. its sort of hard to assess the damage there. >> right. >> greta: and some of the other areas. are you satisfied that the water came up far on the beach where you are but that its unlikly anyone got hurt where you are? >> yeah. i mean, where i am is in a good location, but southern ocean city got really pounded. i mean, the historic pier was torn down, the bay side flooded. i know right across the street from where i am on the bay side, they evacuated communities there, ...

Ride out the storm and stay in their homes and as we talked earlier today, flood water was coming into those homes and there was no way for local emergency crews to get to them. so they had to mobilize national guard units to get those people out of their homes. things got so dangerous they had to pull the personnel back. so there were a couple hundred people still in their homes on the bay side of the city. the governor said its a situation they will have to monitor and first thing in the morni...

We moved our operations to the bay side and then we invested in a water park for kids which was very popular. so, even having done that, people, when they come here, they want to para sail at the beach. it wasnt difficult, but made them not as mad. >> mike: glenn, your job is helping people who had claims with bp. one of the things i heard from people down there, its tough getting the paper work done and a lot of people are so frustrated they just give up. is there reason to be frustrated with t...

We moved our operations to the bay side and then we invested in a water park for kids which was very popular. so, even having done that, people, when they come here, they want to para sail at the beach. it wasnt difficult, but made them not as mad. >> mike: glenn, your job is helping people who had claims with bp. one of the things i heard from people down there, its tough getting the paper work done and a lot of people are so frustrated they just give up. is there reason to be frustrated with t...

We moved our operations to the bay side and then we invested in a water park for kids which was very popular. so, even having done that, people, when they come here, they want to para sail at the beach. it wasnt difficult, but made them not as mad. >> mike: glenn, your job is helping people who had claims with bp. one of the things i heard from people down there, its tough getting the paper work done and a lot of people are so frustrated they just give up. is there reason to be frustrated with t...

Paramedic, a new york city police cadet and muslim-american. he was one of those brave first responder who is tragically lost his life in 9/11 terrorist attacks almost a decade ago. as "the new york times" eulog e eulogiz eulogized, he wanted to be seen as an all-american kid. he wore number 79 on the high school football team at bay side, queens, where he lived. he was called sal by his friends. he became a research assistant at the rockefeller university and drove an ambulance part-time. one c...

Hotel restaurant owner, charter boat captain as long the coast, continuing to work to rebuild this economy because they have suffered, because tourists have stayed away. to that end, the first family has been out and about, its a metaphor for people. theyve been in the water even. the white house released a photo of the president and 9-year-old sasha on the bay side of the island having a swim late yesterday. the irony here is that the surf has been so rough, though the water and beach are prist...

And up and down these beaches here in the gulf area. and that is because, first of all, it was the perception that the oil was here. then it came a few weeks ago. and now theyre still dealing with the aftermath. the crowds that have not come here like they have in years past. and certainly they have been affected. i mean tourism here in pensacola, beach, is their moneymaker nor the summer. youve got fishing industry in indiana. charter fishing to the north in destin. but here in pensacola beach,...

This is the scene where the fireworks will be held this year. its the gulf side. its usually the bay side. certainly over the last few days, this holiday weekend, we just have not seen the number of tourists that theyre used to seeing and thats because of the oil that has come ashore. crews have done a good job cleaning it up throughout the week but its mixed in with the sand at the edge and theres always the threat of the oil coming back. in the meantime, the businesses in the area certainly fe...

To it, like my mom said, its -- its just now you know its a big deal and its really huge and i just want it to be over with but its going to take decades. >> reporter: theyre hoping that a lot of people who didnt come out yesterday, alex, may come out today and pack this beach in. usually the fireworks take place on the bay side. its going to take place in the gulf here tonight. that could be a new attraction for people who are usually used to seeing them in a certain area. >> were getting stati...