it's so sad. >> reporter: yeah. yeah. there are a few more people coming out, but that will be the big question today just how hadi many will come out to the beach or the fireworks tonight. >> michelle franzen, thanks for joining us all morning. a massive new weapon in the fight to clean up all of the oil could be put to work in the gulf. the ship called "a whale" is more than 1,000 feet long, and its owners say it can take in and clean up 21 million gallons a day. undergoing tests today and if all goes well, the coast guard and bp may put it to work. volunteers will soon undertake an imbitious plan to save turtle egg as long the gulf coast. some 70,000 eggs will be carefully hand picked and shipped to a storage facility near cape canaveral florida. "the washington post" says crews have spotted four whale sharks swimming alongside oil in search of food.