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Offering some discounts. in fact, i know that for several weeks, if you've been to the beaches before, they're giving a discount to come back this year. and i know they're offering specials. usually, our house rents out for a week at a time, but i think they're offering specials where you can come down for a three-night stay instead of a week. >> do you guys know the occupancy rate right now? what is the normal occupancy rate and what's going on right now? i'm not sure who can answer that many maybe emily is better. >> emily can try that. >> for occupancy for the holiday weekend is down about ...

Completely different story, the environmental and economic forecast here is dismal at best, first thing you notice is, it is sparse on the beach here, on the fourth of july weekend, and, the biggest weekend of the summer, here. other thing you will notice, there is no one in the water. the health department says the gulf water is not safe, and a public from noaa is that the winds will continue to drive more oil ashore, the area of the panhandle, hosts 100,000 visitors typically on this holiday weekend and now, hotels are reporting a 50 to 70% occupancy rate, and restaurants are saying, their b...

In the gulf, this holiday weekend florida's beach would normally be absolutely packed with tourists, celebrating the fourth of july, but, this year, well, much different story. the oil spill is choking the economic life out of the gulf coast and beaches are closed, business owners are struggling to survive. craig boswell joins us live from pensacola beach, florida, with more. >> reporter: good evening to you, gregg, struggling to survive indeed. look, the health department, local health department says the gulf waters are not safe and they are advising people to stay out and, noaa predicts win...

Precedent. your thoughts on that. >> you know, a week and a half ago, we were down at a hearing in louisiana, and we heard from a fellow that runs a hotel down there, and his occupancy rate is near zero, he's taking out loans to keep his business afloat, and i questioned him, at the time, i said has anyone from bp cosigned those notes with you, and he said no, it's just him and his wife. if bp goes prupt he's left holding the bag for the loans he's taking out. i actually think bp should be cosigning those loans. now, on the other hand, you've got the attorney general sitting across the table, ...