of this operation and according to doug suttles, there were some days where their request to use the dispersants were accepted and there were some days when their requests were denied. so he essentially punted and left it right in the lapse of the federal officials who essentially took all the responsibility earlier today. thad allen took all the responsibility earlier today for the use of those dispersants, don. >> jim acosta, thank you very much down in the gulf of mexico. also down in the gulf, down in gulf shores, alabama, the swimming advisory has finally been lifted at the beaches and that's welcome news for local businesses. more tourists are showing up to play in the waves there. that's good news, but it's probably too late to save the season, though. >> you're not going to salvage our season, but we appreciate all the business that we will get from it. >> unfortunately, you know, i think a lot of people are just not here, made their plans a long time ago, didn't show up. you know, we're hoping that the closer people in our surrounding areas will come down and enjoy. it's been a while since everybody en joyed the beach