latest story, this latest attack and what they say it s going do to their weekend plans? reporter: well, it s definitely what everybody is talking about, come mass. but it depends who you ask, how they are reacting to it. there is on one hand a group of people that know statistically your chances of getting bitten by a shark are less than getting hit by lightning. they re saying they re going to go in the water no matter what. on the other hand you ve got people being much more cautious. you know statistics forget about them. you ve got seven attacks in a month. and people are concerned. now, officials right now gearing up for this holiday weekend. it s going to be one of the biggest tourism weekends here. they want everybody to be safe. they re not planning to close any of the peaches. they re asking people to pay attention, use their best judgment when they re going in the water. don t go swimming between dusk and dawn. avoid area where s people are fishing or you see birds swoopin
next to me. get out of the water. i just got bit by a shark. with the 4th of july weekend quickly approaching we have tips for staying safe. if you are swimming at dusk or dawn be extremely careful or stay out of the water. stay away from the mouths of river and water inlets where the aggressive bull sharks swim up and down. don t go swimming where people will be fishing. that attracts sharks. it is a perfect storm for shark activity. they like sharm salty water. they have been having higher than normal temperature increasing bait fish and sea turtles giving sharks a reason to swim toward shore. the most foolproof way stay away from the water. go to the pool. terror driving ahead of the
aggressive bull sharks. don t go swimming where people will be fishing. that also attracts sharks. the most full proof way to avoid sharks is to stay out of the water completely and enjoy the sand. i will take that advice ainsley. an illinois teacher getting the boot after trampling an american flag in class. teacher fired for his disgraceful act. he did it to demonstrate free speech, but residents and parents think that it is a lesson that should never have been taught. just so much history in that flag. some good some bad. i have no words to describe my aaroning. the teacher says he never meant to disrespect the flag and he regrets his decision.
northeast. a number of states are making preparations, new jersey, rhode island, maine, new york, we haven t been hit by a major hurricane, in 20 years, but with the earthquake last week the odds are not in the city s favor and officials have activated the emergency operations center where they typically handle blizzards and major snowstorms and now are working on evacuation plans for low-lying areas and preparing for worst-case scenarios and prepping more than 100 shelters for evacuees, and people with special needs, just in new york. and one of the biggest concerns, of course, is storm surge and michael bloomberg is telling people to stay out of the water: the most dangerous thing in this city, probably, where you are most likely to have tragedy is people that go swimming. don t go swimming if there is not a lifeguard there. don t go swimming when the beaches get closed. and, i know some people love to go in the rough waves, and it is exciting, but it is dangerous. reporter: th
morning, t. martin has a business in new orleans and things here have been different, very successful. we re on a role. we had a sold out essence festival, jazz fest was fantastic. shortly the tails of the cocktail convention, typical new orleans, a convention for cocktails, it s fabulous you should come. i don t want to make light of the oil spill but so far things are good. last night i m eating seafood in my restaurant. it s amazing. reporter: how do you attribute that success? we ve seen gulf shores, alabama, biloxi, fewer people and they re hurting yet still the people continue to pile into new orleans. reporter: right, there are so many misperceptions, gulf shores, some are right on the coast. that s water but that s not a beach. that would be the mighty mississippi behind us and don t go swimming in there, okay? what s happened to us is things here are not like it. the misperception is that there s oil dripping off the balconies in the french quarter. the only oil is in th