back on her board, bethany hamilton is doing what she loves.ing the waves again. >> bethany's son, tobias, has his first birthday tomorrow. mom finishing in the finals of a surfing competition. trying to get the surfing language right, matt. that's an awesome birthday present. >> it is, keir. thank you very much. i have a friend wired into the surfing world. he was texting me all weekend, saying you won't believe what's happening here in fiji. >> she's at the top of her profession, for sure. >> it's great. >>> al? >> we've got some tornadoes to talk about. where we normally don't see them. this is in colorado. look at this, in logan county. pete's colorado, about 150 miles from denver. we are talking about -- they had three tornadoes touch down. luckily, little damage. my gosh, that was awesome looking video, to use keir's phrase there. the remnants of bonnie. over the weekend, our second tropical storm of the season. it is just meandering. it's going nowhere fast. slowly making its way up the coast, as it creeps along the carolinas. for a whil

. >>> a shark attack almost cut her career and life short, but 13 years later, bethany hamilton has beatenhe world's top surfers in fiji. she placed third in the competition, a career best. hamilton was just 13 years old when she lost her arm to a huge tiger shark. but now she is staging quite the amazing comeback. >>> now to the unbelievable sight on a florida golf course. not a hole in one, but something else. actually someone else that has people stopping in their tracks. it's florida. so you might expect to see an alligator here or there, just not quite like this gator as nbc's anne thompson shows us. >> reporter: talk about a hazard. a 15-foot-long alligator lumbered across the third hole at the buffalo creek golf club just north of sarasota. charlie who shot the video said the gator is kind of a mascot at the course. >> you kind of learn very early on that, you know, people really aren't on the menu. just don't bother it. don't annoy it. certainly don't corner it, right? just let it go. >> reporter: with swamps and water hazards, gators are such common sights, videos have captured it

bethany hamilton was a top amateur surfer, just 13 years old, when she was 14-foot tiger shark in kauaie lost her left arm. perhaps you'll remember the image of that surf board. and it was only a month after the attack that bethany returned to the water. it's been quite a journey since then. starting a family. a husband, their baby boy born just last june. and just this weekend, the young mom with a lesson for us all. on what it's like to persevere and become a champion again. she was in fiji at a world surfing competition, where she beat the number run-ranked surfer, finishing third place oversaul. the announcers were stunned. >> everyone is completely blown away. >> even after losing my arm, i'm still doing everything i've hoped i could do and my future and even more and i think i'm just a reminder for the young girls that, like, hey, you can do it if you set your mind to it. >> way to go bethany. i'm david muir. i hope to see you right back ♪ it's time to get out and explore. look beyond the expected. hidden among the trees. there's a special place.

told you about earlier. 13 years after nearly killed by a shark, the so-called soul surfer, bethany hamiltonrned in an impressive performance at a major competition in fiji. keir simmons has more, hi, keir. >> reporter: matt, good morning. what an exert beth competitor by hamilton is in surfing and her life. her performance incredible and unexpected. the soul surfer stunning everyone in fiji. the 26-year-old eliminating some of the world's best surfers, taking on wave after monster wave, making it all the way to the semifinals, after entering the competition as a wild card. her breathtaking run, the latest triumph in a career that was nearly cut short. in 2003, at the age of 13, she went surfing off the coast of hawaii. a massive tiger shark attacked, biting down on her left arm. at the time she described the experience on "today." >> there was time to scream at the moment. after that i was focused on getting to the beach. >> reporter: her arm was completely severed. but the horrific attack didn't stop her fromt helping conquer her fears. >> all of us have passion for different things, it ma

. >>> the honolulu star advertiser says surfer and shark attack survivor bethany hamilton delivered ashe lost her left arm 13 years ago in a shark attack. her impressive run yesterday took down the number-one surfer. hamilton now moves to the quarterfinals. >> need instant replay for this. the "washington post" found a mistake on the nba's facebook page. golden state beat oklahoma city to force a game seven in the series. tonight's winner will go to the finals. the nba jumped the gun on facebook saying, "the warriors will play cleveland starting on thursday." a rematch from last year. no shock here, suspicious fan says that's what the league and the networks want. the mistake reported she blamed on a computer glitch that posted a tentative schedule. >> it was a great game. oklahoma city game. one more to go. >>> party unity is an open question on both sides of the 2016 presidential race. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is thinking about the big picture. the kentuck won a u.s. senate seat in 1984. mcconnell has played a pivotal role in some of the hardest fought moments in moder

this is bethany hamilton who lost an arm in a shark attack when she was 13 years old and she's puttingn a stunning performance at the world surf league fi the 26-year-old mom knocked out some of the best pros in the world and finished in third place and a happy hamilton tweeted she's beyond stoked at her finish and she's looking forward to more adventures and what an inspirational story and person and we're looking forward to your future adventures, as well, bethany. you know what, now we'll go over to ginger with some heavy rain in the southeast. what you got, ginger? >> so many people have been seeing this, the remnants of bonnie still sitting there. very slow to go, this leftover low that's going to sit around. not only today but tomorrow and it's going to leech behind up to 3, even 4 inches of rain. especially right there just south of cape hatteras. all right. local weather in 30 seconds. ♪ let it go >> protesting the killing of that endangered gorilla after a 3-year-old fell into the exhibit. could the little boy's family be held responsible? >>> and adele sends her love to her f

this is bethany hamilton who lost an arm in a shark attack when she was 13 years old and she's puttingn a stunning performance at the world surf league fiji women's pro. the 26-year-old mom knocked out some of the best pros in the world and finished in third place and a happy hamilton tweeted she's beyond stoked at her finish and she's looking forward to more adventures and what an inspirational story and person and we're looking forward to your future adventures, as well, bethany. you know what, now we'll go over to ginger with some heavy rain in the southeast. what you got, ginger? >> so many people have been seeing this, the remnants of bonnie still sitting there. very slow to go, this leftover low that's going to sit around. >> good morning everyone. rain from yesterday is gone. some fog down along the coast and cloud cover starting to break up and we are going to transition to lots of sun. let's take a look outside, see what we got in center city. well, it does look like those early clouds really have done a nice job of evaporating. sun is on the way full force today. your seven d