it turns out there were 1500 guests in the hotel when they evacuated it. 800 of them were members that were associated with the military. not all member military, but it was a department of defense group that was gathering here. they had to leave with the evacuation, but they left apparently a lot of sensitive material and sensitive equipment behind, which is carefully being guarded at this time until it can be retrieved and returned to those people. that s why the security is so tight, candy. martin savidge in nashville for us. it is really good to see you. thank you so much. thank you, candy. the oil spill in the gulf is bringing back awful memories of the exxon valdez. that disaster is still haunting some coastline communities of alaska more than two decades later. we will take you to alaska for a firsthand look later in the show. but first, tom foreman has tonight s download. tom? hi, candy. once again the new york city bomb squad went into action in times square today.