choppy that day, but bethany had no problem popping right up on her board and then, in my first attempt, i stood up for about a second. but what a thrill that one second was. >> the hamiltons say as painful and traumatic as this shark attack was for bethany, they believe god has a greater purpose in it, and they're hoping this movie will inspire others going through tough times to trust god and never give up. >> life's not about like having all your limbs or, you know, just having everything perfect. like life's not perfect. but through our imperfections is where we can bring beauty and good stuff out of life and glorify god through what we overcome. >> so you didn't know i could surf, george. >> no, i didn't. that was more than a second. >> you think so? maybe two seconds. >> absolutely. >> you're supposed to put your hands like this, not like that. and so i did it wrong, but i still stood up. i love what she said at the end. life is not about having all your limbs. it's not about being perfect. it's about taking what happened to her and she's still one of the top ten women surfers in the world. the movie's great too. we will be right back. >> right after this. >> imagine

up next, the story of bethany hamilton. you recall the shark attack that took off her arm in a moment. tavis: bethany hamilton is a professional surfer that made headlines around the world when she was attacked by a 14 foot tiger shark when she was 13, losing her left arm in the ordeal. she survived the attack, and remarkably has resumed her professional career. in the new film about her story, she is played by actress annasophia robb. here are scenes from "soul surfer." ♪ >> can you believe we get to come out here every day? >> call 911. >> shark attack. >> she is going into shock. ♪ >> and there are things you're going to have to learn to do differently. >> i can't do this anymore. >> what do we do now? >> take it day by day. >> i don't know why terrible things happen to us sometimes, but i have to believe that something good is going to come out of this. >> you resume your career. the obvious question is, why? why get back on the board again? why get back in the water ever again? >> surfing was a huge part of my family a

that is bethany hamilton's story. >> bethany hamilton is holding nothing back. >> looks like she has ture. >> with her heart, her will, she'll go far. >> reporter: but on halloween, 2003, bethany almost died when a 14 foot tiger shark bit off her arm. recreating that gruesome scene was hard on everyone. >> still to this day, i mean, i'm so afraid of sharks. i mean, i have a big fear. but, you know, i figure if bethany can do it, i can do it. >> reporter: jack nicholson's daughter lorraine plays bethany's best friend. >> it was just really emotionally profound, i felt, and at one point i almost lost it a little bit and the hamiltons came over and embraced me. >> reporter: just a few weeks after the accident, bethany was back in the water. she relied on her strong christian faith and perseverance. >> and i think the movie really did capture that. so i'm pretty stoked. >> reporter: that means excited in surfer language. something dennis quaid, who plays bethany's dad, had to learn. >> i understand you were not a surfer before? >> i was not a surfer. i got to where i can at least stand up

as the film shows she fought her way back into the competitive surfing world. >> bethany hamilton holdingothing back nishtion real life bethany took the silver at the world junior championship. >> inspirational bethany hamilton. >>reporter: does it feel so different now or are you so used to being on the surfboard with without your other arm. >> yes i'm pretty used to it. it has been 7 to 8 years. i lake forget what it used to be like. >>reporter: she did her own one arm stunt walk for soul surfer and helped anna learn to surf and get of her fear of sharks. >> figure if she can still get back out there and not worry then i should be able to as well. >>reporter: when we met her near san francisco the water wasn't exactly inviting. >> how do the waves lack today. >> looks a little cold. we are here in northern california. i don't know how i'll do but i'll just get wet. >>reporter: 48 degrees. unlike the locals, she didn't have a hood or bootie. but she still gave it her all. what do you have to say to people who watch your movie and are inspired by what you have been able to accomplish and

to the incredible story of bethany hamilton, the young surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack in 2003spiration to so many people. we'll talk to bethany in a moment. but first, the moment that forever changed her life. when bethany hamilton catches a wave, it's a powerful lesson of a painful loss overcome by faith and determination. a new movie based on her autobiography, tells the story of her courageous comeback from her near fatal shark attack. the film that depicts her early days as a competitive surfer. until that awful morning of october of 2003. bethany was enjoying the waves on her board, her arm trailing in the water when she was attacked by a 14-foot tiger shark. >> call 911. >> the wave came in, the shark came, boom, grabbed and went. and didn't come to the top at all. there was no splash at all. i looked over and she didn't have an arm. >> bethany lost half her blood in the attack. she was only 13. but the surfer from kauai's north shore was determined to ride the waves again. and less than a month after her ordeal, she was back in the water. >> i love surfing. that's one o

yes, chris, i can tell you that the bethany hamilton story is every surfer's worst nightmare. he film. she had a chance to catch some waves and talk about bethany's harrowing ordeal. on halloween morning 2003, bethany hamilton was catching some waves near her home on the north shore of kauai. something she'd done thousands of times before. but her surf session would take a dramatically different turn. just after 7:30 a.m., bethany was brutally attacked by a shark which severed her left arm just below the shoulder. >> it just came and bit me. >> reporter: her surf board showed just how violent the attack was. the bite marks turned out to be a perfect match to this 14 foot tiger shark. >> it kind of like went like this. pulling me back and forth. but, i just hold onto my board. >> reporter: hamilton's terrifying ordeal made national headlines and now unfolds on film in the major motion picture "soul surfer." 17-year-old actress annasophia robb, a veteran of films such as "charlie and the chocolate factory" and "bridge to terabithia" portrays bethany. >> what's going to happen? wh

and to the "700 club" on thursday go behind the scenes for interviews with the real bethany hamilton hink god put that determination in my heart and he knew that i would be able to handle it through him."her parents... actor dennis quaid. and the film's director, "bethany shows that not only can you get back up on the board but you can excel at it." the "700 club" goes on location in hawaii... thursday >> kristen: britain's prince william and kate file the world will be watchi wn ey mry it's notxaggatio eree 7,000 journalists covering the wedding with 60 cameras along the procession route. we're learning new details. queen say the titles will take and press release will send out the exact moment as kate arrives at westminister abby finally revealing the dress. >> i think the reason kate has been so important to keep it under wraps because she generally wants to surprise prince william. she wants him to say, wow. >> we bet he will. the wedding will take place at buckingham palace. >> and we're hoping good weather for the event, too. >> fabulous weather here today. >> you wan

it's a biopic about bethany hamilton, the young girl who had her arm bitten off by a shark but proceeded's ranked amongst one of the top surfers in the world. and it's really awesome because she does all my surfing in it. so it makes me look really good. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: do you have any idea how to surf? >> i mean, they tried to teach me, but i'm really un-athletic. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah, so, it was hard. but, i thought it was really important since i was playing a professional athlete to sort of get off my butt, i guess. >> jimmy: yeah, i went surfing once. it was awful. i took all day just to get up on the board. just standing up, i couldn't understand that. and then i finally got up and i was like, "oh, my gosh." i felt like i was 12 feet off the ground. and i ran, i'm like, "did you see me, i was like 12 --" they were like, "dude, you were this high off the ground." embarrassing. it was so lame. did you play sports growing up? >> well, i played soccer when i was quite young. my dad always says that his biggest disappointment in me was the day that i quit soccer. >> ji

bethany hamilton is a surfi ini phenom who made headlines after she lost her arm in an attack at justng back on her surf board only a month later. her story is headed to a theater near you and dennis quaid stars as her dad. >> how are you? >> fantastic. >> a couple of things drew you to this movie. you were watching the "today show" and she popped up. >> i was sitting on the couch before christmas and bethany just happened to be on and she was telling her story. it was something. showing the clip there. something so heartfelt about her. it hit me right in the chest. it was great when i was asked to play her dad in the movie. only time in my career that i said yes without reading the script. >> it is actually really really good. it's a difficult story to tell physically because a young woman who is a lovely young actress plays in it. but now with digital editing, you can make it look like it. >> they did make it look like -- they painted it green all the way down to the fingers. >> and digitally removed it. >> after the fact. >> and all of you had to learn to surf? >> we didn't have to

a decade after losing her arm to a shark bethany hamilton is back surfing and the subject of a new moviereme surfers look for the biggest waves. look at that. then the countdown to the royal wedding. with each day we learn new details about an event expected to be watched by billions of people. cue al. that and more when we see you this weekend on "today." >> let's get a check of the weather from al. >> as we look ahead to the weekend we have a risk of strong storms through the mississippi river valley and southeast into the ohio river valley. clouds aouds and cool in the pa northwest. showers in the southwest, sunny and mild in the northeast. warmle along the gulf coast. sunday a risk of storms from texas into the great lakes. rain and wind in the pacific northwest. mild through the california coast. mild in the midatlantic states and hot through the southeast. in augusta, the final round of the masterers in 91 degrees on sunday. we're going to warm up for your weekend. little bit of a cold start this morning with our temperatures in the upper 30s across the bay area. ea you're headed o