their boats were safe, because if you have been to the gulf, it is beautiful, fairly calm waters. i want you to see what the surf looks like now. winds picking up, another band head this way one thing residents are not used to seeing are miles of empty beaches. not even curiosity seekers or on looks in the horizon you can see the big casinos, big moneymaker here in biloxi. they are having a huge dip in occupancy rates this weekend. something local officials and residents are concerned about. this is labor day weekend, a big money maker, a lot of mom and pop shops along highway 90. hotels typically would see between 95 to 100% occupancy this labor day weekend. some of them down to 30%. >> uma: elizabeth, thank you. >>