around manhattan island here in new york and this morning she's recovering after swimming from catalina islandnia mainland. >> kabc's darsha phillips has more. >> reporter: the final few strokes in charlotte samuels' 20-hour, 22-mile swim from catalina were not easy. cheered on suffering from jellyfish stings, fatigue and mild hypothermia climbed the rocks in rancho palace verdes completing the swim. >> i swam for 21 hours so i'm just like out of it right now. but i haven't slept in like two day fwls incredible. >> just tired like mentally and physically. >> reporter: she left catalina island at midnight followed by a kayaker and boat with her father on board sending pictures along the way. >> he's on the boat and understands the number one thing is safety and i completely trust him so i knew all day she was safe enough and he would have called the race if it was unsafe. >> reporter: charlotte wore a bright bathing suit so sharks wouldn't mistaken her for a sea lion. she was supposed to complete her swim about 11:00 a.m. but several hurdles slowed her down. >> it looked like it would be betwee

waves as high as 20 feet pounded catalina island today. the surf is being stirred up by the storm hundreds of miles out in the pacific. in malibu, lifeguards said they made as many as 60 rescues today of surfers who were lured out too far by those giant waves. here you can see some of the damage left behind on catalina island. the harbor master says a number of boats that were in dry dock were knocked on their sides. there was even a van that was tossed onto the shore. the strong surfed conditions are expected to last through tomorrow. >>> heats up tomorrow. i'm pinpoint the areas where temperatures will reach the 90s. >> a reminder of jim crow racism in one bay area city. >> we're people too. we're humans. we're not going to stand for this. >> the investigation after a noose was found hanging from a worker's truck. >> coming up, a dog dies after being beaten with a golf club. >> he was limp, and wimperring really badly. >> the young teens accused of the brutal attack. (vo) ours is a world of passengers. the red-eyes. (daughter) i'm really

these are from catalina island yesterday. scattered lumber across the area. this as tropical storm marie has been swirling off the california coast causing waves to turn and flooding along beach communities. so far the waves have killed one surfer near malibu. waves will come down after today. >>> meteorologist christina loren has been watching marie and the rest of the weather carefully. let's join her with the forecast, good morning. >> hey good morning to you, scott, vicky, everybody at home. we're expecting waves here in the bay area here today as well. i'm going to focus in on that as we head to the 5:00 hour. six to eight footers in the bay area. 59 degrees in san francisco. 59 in half-moon bay to kick off your thursday. plenty of low clouds this morning, and they are thicker out there. then 24 hours ago, all be it a touch warmer later on this afternoon with strong, high pressure firmly in control. let's show you what we're working with for today. the coastal fog will continue to move inland until about 7:00 a.m. after which time we're going to cut off

catalina island. rationing is already in place. but soon "the new york times" reports hotels may be required to reduce usage by 50% which could force some hotels to close some rooms. they have groundwater wells and a desalination plant. there's also water there in los angeles. >> pretty amazing. they're an island in middle of all that water. >> that's right. >>> meteorologist anthony slaughter is here with our microclimate forecast. >> that's what an island is, right? let's get you to your forecast. this is what we're looking at here across the sierra right now. showers and thunderstorms are firing up. these have been firing since about 3:00 this afternoon, producing about 50 lightning strikes an hour. so now that we're getting into the evening, these showers will start to die down. but tomorrow we're going to do the same thing over. and some of these storms will get close enough to the bay area where we see a few lightning strikes of our own. right now, things looking pretty good. in the south bay, lots of sunshine. 70 degrees the

. >> some new images from catalina island, california. the storm surge lifting boats out of the water and tossing them like toys on the rocky shores. >> even a van is seen partially buried in the sand leaning up against that sailboat. abc's tahman bradley has the details on what is causing it all. >> reporter: dangerous rip currents and high surf on both coasts, treacherous water and sand. overnight marie spinning in the pacific was downgraded to a tropical storm, but large waves, 20 feet in some areas, continue pounding the california coast. for daredevil surfers, bodyboarders and spectators, this is heaven. >> i try to surf all the best waves everywhere and this was the best i've ever had. >> this is amazing. this is huge. this is like nature's show for us. >> reporter: it may be a great show, but it's dangerous with the towering waves expected through friday, lifeguards remain on high alert. >> the people that go in there are definitely risking life and limb, and our guards are very careful about who we let go in the water. >> reporter

last night charlotte samuels swam from california's catalina island to ranchos palos verdes. he swam all around the manhattan island. if she can cross the english channel she will be the youngest person to pull off what's known as the open swimming triple crown. this is the "cbs morning news." (singing) snack time and lunch. (singing) snack time and lunch. gogurt because lunch needs some fun. with roc multi correxion 5 in 1. hydrate dryness, illuminate dullness, lift sagging, diminish the look of dark spots, and smooth the appearance of wrinkles. roc® multi correxion 5 in 1. high performance skincare™. now for a flawless look, roc perfecting cream. the only bb cream with the wrinkle fighting power of roc retinol. new from roc. >>> a former white house press secretary james brady died monday. he was 73. in 2000, the white house press briefing room was renamed after brady. he spent the past 33 years battling back from a near fatal gunshot wound and battling against gun violence. bill plante covered the reagan administration and remembers brady. >> reporter: he was a rotund, greg

the surging surf knocked over yachts on catalina island. the boat yard is a mess, as well, scattered with lumber and rocks. the powerful waves also dragged a historic life guard into the water in ventura county. this building was used in several hollywood shoots, including "baywatch." the swells, produced by a tropical storm off baja, california, are expected to recede throughout the weekend. that's the good news. nbc bay area's chief meteorologist jeff ranieri tracking these dangerous conditions, not only down there, but up here. >> with that tropical storm that's offshore, in some cases we've seen more damage with that than with the land falling tropical storm. it's phenomenal, the waves getting kicked up. you can see right now, waves anywhere from four to six feet. we're going to talk more about this threat at our coastline for the upcoming weekend in just a few minutes. >>> first it was smoke that got people's attention. it turned out to be a dead body on fire. i'm robert handa live near morgan hill where investigators are in the midst

reporter: the massive waves were relentless from newport beach where he was thrown sky high to catalina islandwhere two piers were destroyed to malibu, where water threatened multimillion dollar homes and damaged the pier. it's all because of tropical storm marie. 800 miles west of mexico's baja, california peninsula. even surfers like legend hamilton couldn't resist. caught in this video riding directly under the malibu pier. hamilton not only surfed. he saved. he assisted in a rescue -- >> his eyes were big and he was appreciative he was back on the land. >> reporter: one of hundreds that kept lifeguards busy up and down the coast. lifeguard jacob reed says he rescued one man caught in the powerful currents. >> he was panicked. he was very scared. i came out and i went way too far over my head. >> reporter: bulldozers were called in to beef up the shoreline and protect expensive beach homes. thousands of spectators stayed out of the water but not necessarily out of harm's way. snapping pictures dangerously close to the crashing waves. >> a surge comes up and it wraps around the back of them

huge waves pounded catalina island damaging the pier and boat yard. surfers brave the giant waves in southern california. as bigad shaban reports, there was flooding in low lying beach communities. >> reporter: powerful waves up to 15 feet high slammed the california coast. the largest surf in years from a summer storm is on full display. >> this is part of the floor. it's already been buckled up. >> reporter: hector ram was visiting his aunt's home along seal beach when he heard the waves crash onto the shore. the boardwalk and streets were flooded. he says a foot of water swept through his family's home. >> it moved quickly. not slowly, quickly. you could hear from the sound of the waves that something was going to happen. >> reporter: was any part of the house left dry? >> nothing. not from the garage, nothing. >> reporter: after the initial flooding crews built 6-foot high berms that stretch for a half mile. 6,000 sand bags are being used to act as another barrier. hundreds packed spots like newport beach to watch surfers brave monster breaks. lif

. >> reporter: destructive waves are crashing in the catalina island, these photos show the extensive damage. boats and vehicles stacked on rocks. in malibu the water snapped pillars holding up the famous pier. across the the country beach restrictions are in full force lopping the east coast. hurricane cristobal is whipping up dangerous rip currents. >> there is one in the middle of your picture right now, that is a rip current. >> we anticipate those currents getting stronger, again from south to north, and, you know, right now we are yellow flagged. >> reporter: swimmers on some beaches are being told not to go out in water higher than their knees. in new york, michelle sedonna for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> right new lets get the latest on how conditions are. they said don't go in water higher than your knees. but what should you do. >> is there a couple tips we can pass along. even if there isn't a high risk of rip currents you get stuck in one, it is really important to know how to get out. with our shore points we like to jump in the waves. we get that. great day to hit the b

the pounding serve also caused this damage to a catalina island dry dock and ripped apart a lifeguard building that's a malibu landmark. cbs news correspondent carter evans shared this view of what it was like to ride waves that have attracted thousands of spectators. the national weather service says this is the most significant southerly swell since 1996. forecasters expect the high surf to end tomorrow, but until then, maurice, life guards say inexperienced swimmers should stay out of the water. >> dubois: teri okita, thank you. federal agents tonight are investigating a big bank robbery. cyber thieves broke into america's biggest bank, jpmorgan chase. homeland security correspondent bob orr has the details on that. bob. >> reporter: maurice, sources tell us the cyber attack happened earlier this month, and now the f.b.i. and the u.s. secret service have trying to determine just how much damage has been done. sources say a cyber thief may have gained unauthorized access to the data at jpmorgan chase by hacking into the personal computer of a single bank employee. some private accou

last night 16-year-old charlotte samuels completed the grueling 20-plus-mile swim from catalina island to southern california mainland. it took her just under 20 hours. now she's just one more long swim away from becoming the youngest person to complete what's known as the triple crown of open water swimming. she's already swam around manhattan island. now she just needs to complete a swim across the english channel. >>> well, still ahead, a popular food chain releases new details about a recent credit card breach. >>> and an abc news exclusive, alarming numbers of drones forcing pilots to take evasive action. what the faa is saying about the latest incidents. >>> plus, courtroom drama. emotional statements from the man who admittedly shot a teenager on his porch. why the prosecutor isn't believing his tearful testimony. >>> some bad news for air travelers this morning. ticket prices continue to climb. in the first half of this year, the average round trip ticket cost just over $509. that's up 14 bucks from the same period last year. analysts say the combination of fewer seats and more

surfers but also damage to a lot of piers in southern california and incredible damage across catalina island from this. a lot of boats tossed around. cars have been damaged and such that we're close to the beach. a lot of beaches really taking a beating. this is the california side. there's another storm we're talking about. go back to maps here. this is cristobal bringing big rip currents across the eastern seaboard as well. then we have one other disturbance and that's down across parts of texas. you see this here. if it had more time we would look at tropical development. this energy is going to pull into shore but the coast of texas looking at some very dangerous rip currents and rough seas. the good news in all three of these cases the energy is gone by this weekend. the last official weekend of summer. that means beaches will be safer and still some slight rip currents. be very careful. better conditions. >> a lot of people hitting the beach. thank you. >> looking at that video there, you see the surfboards and they look like match sticks in the water. so tiny. okay. >> crazy waves. >>

. >> the surging surf battling catalina island.a look at this boat it was washed up on the rocks. you can see the bus there as well. >> the sisters of the acus couldn'ted boston bombers arrested for making bomb threats. they charged arlena tsarnaev of harassment after she threatens to break low up her boyfriend's. she called her and said quote i have people who can go up there and put a bomb on you. tsarnaev's brothers planted the homemade bomb which left three people dead and injured 260 others at the boston marathon in 2012. >> rahm emanuel wants to get city funded jobs and internships to illegal immigrants. 23,000 internship volunteers and job opportunities will be available for undocumented citizens. they are not citizens they are not eligible. he wants to eliminate the administrative barriers to let them in. >> chaos along the border leads to chaos in the courtroom. two top federal judges says immigration courts are so backlogged they have 375,000 cases just for 227 judges. this means it would take a minimum of three years jus

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. >> waves battering santa catalina island. take a look at that bus washed up on the rocks. on the east coast hurricane cristobal whipping up the surf there. surf up to eight feet high. those are the headlines. >> good surf but very dangerous. >> be careful. thanks, ainsley. >> for the last 10 years plus as labor day comes to an end, we immediately shift gears and taub about 9/11. we talk about what this means, the change, what it means to world trade center, pentagon and what about the families. now we're hearing jod iihadist using that to attack again. when it comes to benghazi, could more moves, another hit be in the works for this year? >> intelligence agencies have registered similar sprix in the united states ahead of previous 9/11 anniversaries and are asking everyone to remain vigilant during this time. >> so intel is picking up chatter amongst the islamist care networks. not only on the phone but the internet as well. what's scary about this time, once upon a time we just had to worry about al qaeda. now we've got to worry about isis. behind the scenes isis and al q

look at the waves on catalina island. the destruction of the pier.ports of damage. look how powerful the waves were. trucks overturned. a lot of boats reported as overturned. that is the concern, the dangers out there. considering it is just ahead of labor day weekend. the storms are still making their way through the region. cristobal is still a hurricane, still strengthening. 85-mile-per-hour expected. look what it's going to do to the surf. wave height up to 12 feet out in atlantic. with that, we have the strong rip currents. you'll be able to identify those z. the murky waters. not a time to go into the water. a dangerous surf. heavier showers for labor day weekend. seeing scattered showers there and to the south. i could not go to bed last night, looking at all the waves. very, very rare. >> you said it was going to be an issue on both coasts. lesson here, listen to you. >> thanks, indra. >>> let's look at what's coming up on new day. >> great to see you and john. so, we will have much more this morning on that desperate plea from the mother of

there was wave damage on catalina island. >> the rocky island off the coast rocked by powerful waves churned up by tropical storm marie. >> i never seen anything like this. this is crazy. >> the island community used to be close to the waves but nothing like the powerful storm surge that hit tuesday night into wednesday. >> that's it. >> reporter: this cellphone video taken by caesar castro that works at catalina laundry. the only laundry business on the island now completely destroyed. >> the way it started coming through and get all the -- all the way here and water all over. >> the force of the surge sent this 25-foot boat right into the front window here. full size tour buses flipped over like toys. >> a total loss at this point? appears to be. >> he owns a boat next to the laundromat. this was the front office. >> those were our workshop, tools and equipment for repairing boats and hauling them out and storing them. washed everything away. >> the beach destroyed but the spirit here is not. >> got the tools and ambition, it will work. >> everybody is working hard. we'll get it do

. >> the surf also pounded catalina island. this picture posted on twitter tonight by a county supervisor, officials say waves tore through a boat yard on the east end of the island. boats were turned on their sides, and lumber was scattered in abalon harbor where it smashed into moorings and pilings causing considerable damage. >>> very proud to have with us our new meteorologist here at abc 7, drew tuma. he's in for spencer tonight. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> welcome aboard. you're working the weekends, but glad to have you during the week. you're watching the weather down there, i know. >> here, a little bit of wave activity but nothing like there. >> higher than normal here? >> the biggest risk is rip currents. so be prepared for that. much more about it in a second. live doppler shows you we had a quiet and calm day today. generally skies are clear. so not any moisture. you notice city lights here and there, getting filtered through a little bit of cloud cover. we expect a little bit of fog along the coast. san franci

. >>> and 16-year-old charlotte samuels completed a 20-plus-mile swim from catalina island to the californiannel might be next. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, august 5th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good tuesday morning to you. we begin this half hour with the wet and wild weather on both the east coast and west coast. floodwaters filling up a neighborhood across naples, florida, after a storm there dumped more than 6 inches of rain. it washed out roads and rerouted flights. drenching downpours, meanwhile, causing big problems in las vegas, leading to this daring rescue of a group of airmen pulling a couple to safety just before their car was washed away. in california they're struggling to cope with raging wildfires, floodwaters and tons of mud. here's abc's kirk hawkins. >> reporter: flash flooding sending a river of mud and debris through southern california, swallowing cars, campers and vans. >> it's unbelievable. >> reporter: thunderstorms brought flash floods, rain coming down fast and furious. as much as 4 inches fell in just one hour

massive waves were relentless from newport beach where this boogey border was thrown sky high to catalina island where two piers were destroyed and boats and vehicles were tossed ashore to malibu where water threatened multi-million dollar homes and damaged the pier. it's all because of tropical storm marie 800 miles west of mexico's baja, california peninsula. even surfers legends like blair hamilton couldn't resist caught in this video riding directly under the malibu pier. hamilton not only surfed, he saved. he assisted in a rescue. >> his eyes were big and he was appreciative that he was back on land. >> reporter: one of the hundreds that kept lifeguards busy up and down the coast. lifeguard jacob reed said he rescued one man caught in the powerful currents. >> he was panicked. he was very scared. he came out and said i went in way too far over my head. >> reporter: bulldozers were called in to beef up the shore line and protect expensive beach homes. thousands of spectators stayed out of the water but not necessary out of harm's way snapping pictures dangerously close to the crashing waves.

here's a live look at catalina island. waves poured on to a boatyard pushing around 3,000-pound docks and tossing boats. the storm surge halted ferry trips to the island today because boats can't tie up at the docks. thousands of spectators woke up early to catch some record waves at the new wedge in newport beach. the waves could swell up to 30 feet. >> a stranded surfer was rescued today when he lost his board. >>> let's go to paul deanno live in st. helena. you're landlocked so if you don't water there -- wait, are you drinking the wine? [ laughter ] >> no, no. >> reporter: it's amazing how much damage there is and isn't. we are in st. helena. you would think nothing happened here. we are at hall winery. go down the road 20 minutes and downtown napa and you have some significant problems but out here we are looking pretty good. amazing considering how close this area was to a magnitude 6.0 earthquake just three days ago. there have been more than 100 aftershocks. this is a map of the aftershocks from today. i'm thankful

and on catalina island two piers were destroyed.all clear. as for the high surf it's expected to last at least one more day. vinita? >> teri thanks. >>> a mother releases a video pleading to set her son free. sotloff appeared in last week's video showing the murder of another american james foley. in her video shirley sotloff directly addressed the leader of isis. >> as a mother i ask for justice to be merciful and not punish my son for matters he has no control over. i ask you to use your authority to spare his life and to follow the example sets by the prophet muhammed who protected people by the book. i want what every mother wants, to live to see her children's children. i plead with you to grant me this. >> it is the first extended comment by sotloff's family since he disappeared in syria a year ago. >>> this morning jpmorgan chase is saying it's not seen any signs of fraud but the fbi and secret service will looking into the aparnl hacking of chase and other big u.s. banks. reports say russian hackers may have retaliated for w

completed a 20 mile plus swim from catalina island to the mainland. 20 hours start to finish.swim away from being the youngest person to complete what is known as the triple crown of open-water swimming. she already swam around manhattan island. and now she just need to complete a swim across the english channel. >> just need to complete a swim across the english channel. you know, the previous recordholder was 20 years old. if she does this she would beat it by four years. what a feat. >> pretty empreimpressive. >> lot of jelly stings. >> dodged a lot of sharks. >> didn't think about that. listen up, parents. a unique way to remove your baby's tooth. actually painless. >> declaring this taco tuesday. could these tacos, take a look, be the most authentic ones we can find here in new york city. it's spicy stuff from "insomniac kitchen." you are watching "world news now." ♪ tacos on the street tacos on the street ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by lifelock. and so does bill, an identity thief who stole mary's identity, took over her bank accounts, and sto

take a look at the damage in catalina on the island.ls say several boats in dry dock were knocked on their sides, even a van tossed on the shore. the strong surf conditions are expected to last through today. be careful. >> absolutely. >>> 8:20. russian troops reportedly now crossing into ukraine. coming up in 25 minutes, a live report from washington, d.c. more on that invasion today and what ukraine's prime minister is calling for. >>> for 23 years, we've been in existence and never faced this. >> aer is ren memorial park vandalized -- a serene memorial park vandalized again. hey can you fix this? you bet! that's our new interactive speaker wall. 'sup? thinks it's a speak-ing wall. this can even dim your lights. your 3-d--printed girlfriend will love that. real mature. there you go. a laser drone for cats. i wish i had lasers. i don't. pew pew pew... the new radioshack is finally here. the store of your past is now the store of your future. come see one of our remodeled stores and save 50 percent off skullcandy headphones. or get a 20

look at pier out towards catalina island and boats overturned as well as vehicles.still have marie and cristobal out there so both coasts do have the threat for the strong win currents as well as that high surf and now even a tropical disturbance is developing here right in the golf to around corpus christi. still looking for that threat of danger in the water. talking about high surf. there's cristobal. still the surface high is 12 feet in the atlantic. that is the concern as many of you are heading out for this holiday weekend. the rip current, of course, is going to be high as well out there so be watching that. just keep in mind labor day weekend, in the northeast, it's going to look better the first half of the weekend and the second half of the weekend starts to get some showers. midwest, not too good. maybe sunday will be okay and, of course, california is always looking pretty good. the pacific northwest also seeing showers out there. i literally cannot get enough of this video. truly incredible but keep in mind the danger. >> california always looking good

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massive waves were relentless from newport beach, where this boogie border was thrown sky high to catalina island, where two piers were destroyed and boats and vehicles were tossed ashore to malibu where water threatened multimillion dollar homes and damaged the pier. it's all because of tropical storm marie, 800 miles west of mexico's baja california peninsula. even surfers like laird hamilton couldn't resist caught in this video riding directly under the malibu pier. hamilton not only surfed he saved. he assisted in a rescue. >> his eyes were big and he was appreciative that he was back on the land. >> reporter: one of hundreds that kept lifeguards busy up and down the coast. lifeguard jacob reed says he rescued one man caught in a powerful current. >> he was panicked he was very scared. he said i went in way too far over my head. >> reporter: bulldozers were called in to beach up the shoreline and protect expensive beach homes. thousands of spectators stayed out of the water, but not necessarily out of harm's way, snapping pictures dangerously close to the crashing waves. >> the surge comes up

. >>> a boat is missing off southern california near catalina island. the radio equipment not working. >>> and a cease-fire between israel and hamas appears to be holding. fighting continues sunday ahead of the deal. talks are resuming in egypt. a month of war has killed 1900 palestinians and 67 israelis. >>> well, this morning jetblue confirming it was a bird strike that sparked an engine fire, forcing a flight to abort takeoff saturday. one passenger describing screaming and shoving as people rushed to the emergency exits and down the slides. >>> and in utah, a family of three would have been killed after this small plane crash if not for three men who risked their lives to pull them from the wreckage. just moments later, the plane's fuel tank exploded. >>> and another dramatic rescue near albany, new york. strangers pulling a driver from his burning car just before it exploded after a crash. >>> and recoveory mcilroy is th number one golf player in the world. he used clutch shots, like this one, to come from three shots down and win the pga champions