on the far side of california's catalina island is a silent current.ge how it flows up to the swelling coastline of santa barbara. then just before the open sea turns back. to glide again past this storied iland. with one sunny day in may 2006 someone in it. >> i have a saying i would rather be lucky than good. >> ken clark of the l.a. sheriff's department has been at it for a long time. as has robert markindale. but nothing like the case that floated to them on a lonely reach of ocean out by catalina. would never have had the case at all except -- >> we were lucky that we had some boaters leaving newport beach going the catalina island. they came up on a body floating the the water. >> just happened to see it. >> just happened to see it. >> yes. >> that's a big ocean out there. the chances of it being seen are needle in a hay stack. >> very slim. >> the say lloris found a flock of screeching sea gulls perched on top of the body. >> it was in extreme decomposition face. >> barnacles had attached. >> barnacles already? it was labeled a john doe. and tak

us the father and son were in the water off of a quiet part of the island. >> that portion of catalina islandkind of hike in only camping along those portions of beach. >> reporter: boy scott of emerald bay tell us the victim was at a youth camp. in a statement a boy scouts of america spokesperson added, "our onsite doctor and paramedic provided first aid and called in additional medical personnel who transported the individual to a hospital. our thoughts are with this young man and his family, and we will continue to support them in any way we can." chrilowe tells cbs news based on witness descriptions, it was believed to be a great white shark that was about ten feet in length. ooh. "s this morning," more on the ncaa's decision to alow college athletes to profit off their fame. "nfl today" host james brown looks at the impact on athletes and the future of college sports. >>> plus, we'll talk with dax shepard and monica padman, host of "armchair expert." >>> in our series, "a more perfect union," we'll meet the owner of weathered souls brewery, the only black brewery owner in the state of te

>>> a 15-year-old on catalina island off the coast of los angeles has been hospitalized for a shark bite. the boy was canoeing when the shark bit him. he will be okay but he did require surgery. >>> a los angeles judge has denied britney spears' request to remove her father from her conservatorship saying he will stay at least for now. spears' father jamie now oversees just her money and business dealings, along with an estate management firm. in 2019, a court-appointed co conservatorship took over running the pop star's personal life. >>> fans of the royal family are hoping a ceremony today will mend fences between feuding princes william and harry. they're unveiling a statue honoring their mother princess diana. abc has those details. >> reporter: this morning, a tribute to princess diana, on what would have been ler 60th birthday. as her sons william and harry unveil a statue of their mother at kensington palace. all eyes will be on the brothers, after their public falling out, stemming from harry and meghan's move away from royal duties. >> we have a situation where we are rememberin

tom's brother, brought his boat, and they all had this little party. >> okay, here we are on catalina island. this is our last trip to the island because we sold the boat, and we are all having a really good time. >> so, after this last catalina cruise, tom and jackie had told jim hawks and other people that the sale was going to take place in the next few days. >> so, we'll see what happens. hopefully we'll be all right, but you don't know what's going to happen. >> next thing you know is no one could get a hold of them. for them just to shut off their cell phones and drop off the face of the earth is extremely out of character. >> and when ryan and his brother matt tried calling them and they weren't answering, they knew something was really up. >> ryan's in arizona, so ryan puts in a call to his uncle, jim hawks, who lives in san diego. he used to be the chief of police for carlsbad police department. jim hawks jumps in his car and gets down there. >> don treffin and jim hawks are looking for jackie and tom, so they go to newport beach. there, they find the "well deserved," but no couple.

it happened this morning while the 15-year-old was kayaking with his dad off catalina island. >> their boat was bumped by a shark of unknown size and type during the encounter. the patient had placed their hand in the water, their hand was in the water, and they were bitten by the animal. >> teenager was airlifted to the hospital where he underwent hand surgery. doctors say he is now in stable condition. >>> taking a look at your top headlines. in just the past hour, reports of the trump company and its finance chief have been indicted in a new york probe into the former president's business dealings. that's according to the associated press, which cited a source. trump himself not named in the report. more details tonight at 11:00. >>> and emotions running high tonight for one of bill cosby's accusers here in the bay area. the former actor and comedian is now a prix man after pennsylvania's highest court overturned his sex assault conviction. helen hayes says in the '70s at a tennis tournament in pebble beach, cosby stalked her and groped her. >> he deserves to be in there. he's just

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reporter: lifeguard say a 15- year-old boy was bit by a shark while canoeing with his father off of catalina island wednesday morning. >> the patient and father were kayaking offshore and their boat was bumped by a shark of unknown size and type and during the encounter the patient had placed their hand in the water in the hand was in the water and they re bitten. >> reporter: officials say the team suffered a hand injury and was airlifted to undergo surgery. >> due to the injury and the remote location, we decided to transport the patient via air ambulance. >> reporter: lifeguard say the father and son were in the water off of a quiet part of the island. >> that portion is very secluded and kind of a hike and only camping along with portions of the beach. >> reporter: the boy scouts of emerald bay say the victim was at a youth camp and in a statement the boy scouts of america added the on-site doctor and paramedic immediately provided for state and called an additional medical personnel who transported the individual to the hospital. our thoughts are with this young man and his family, and we cont

southern california turned frightening when a boy was bitten by a shark while kayaking off santa catalina island. the boy was kayaking with a family member when a shark bumped into them. the boy put his hand in the water and it was bitten. the boy was taken by helicopter to a hospital where they performed surgery on his hand. >> people just always have to remember, if you're swimming along our coast line, there could be a white shark there. and the safest thing is stay together, stay in a group. >> lifeguards cleared and probed the ocean a mile in each direction for 24 hours to keep other swimmers safe. >>> another price hike for gas. if you filled up today, you probably noticed you paid more. across california, a new half cent gas tax increase kicked in. prices across the bay area are already through the roof. aaa says average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is about $4.35 in oakland and san jose. $4.43 in san francisco. experts believe we won't hit the ceiling, meaning it's going to keep going up, until later this summer. 43 million people are expected to hit the road this holiday weeke

shark attack near los angeles. 15-year-old eddie cahill bitten on the hand while canoeing off catalina islandcout oo ng s and came close to capsizing. >> trying freaking out trying to paddle a lot. my left hand was much farther down in the water and that's when the shark came up. i lost my paddle then i looked down at my hand and, oh, i lost my finger? >> cahill says that he did his best to stay calm. one of the merit badges he was working on, wilderness survival. he definitely earned that. >>> when we come back from the white house to wrigley, swearing in america's newest citizens and just in time for the holiday a familiar tradition returns. hide our skin? not us. because dupixent targets a root cause of eczema, it helps heal your skin from within, keeping you one step ahead of it. and for kids ages 6 and up, that means clearer skin, and noticeably less itch. hide my skin? not me. by helping to control eczema with dupixent, you can change how their skin looks and feels. and that's the kind of change you notice. hide my skin? not me. don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. serious allergic

authorities say a boy was bitten on the hand while canoeing with his father off catalina island. reached into the water and that's when the shark bit him. the victim is currently undergoing surgery. >>> and a passing to note. actor stuart damon has died. he's best known to millions of fans for his role as alan quartermaine on "general hospital," a role he played for more than 30 years on "gh" and "port charles." former costar genie francis posting, "i am so grateful to have had this wonderful man in my life." stuart damon was 84. >>> when we come back, millions of americans trying to beat the heat. with less moderate-to-severe eczema why hide your skin if you can help heal your skin from within. with dupixent adults saw long-lasting, clearer skin and significantly less itch. don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. serious allergic reactions can occur including anaphylaxis, which is severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems, such as eye pain or vision changes, or a parasitic infection. if you take asthma medicines don't change or stop them without talking to y

. >> this happened while a 15- year-old was kayaking with his dad off of catalina island. >> their boatumped by a shark of unknown size and type. the person's hand was in the water and they were bitten. >> the teenager was airlifted to the hospital where he underwent hand surgery. doctors say he is now in stable condition. >>> we want to get a check of our weather and traffic. first we'll go to traffic and see how the roads are looking. good morning, gi. >>> we'll go to nap a county. we have a traffic alert near harraah street. you're seeing a backup. use an alternate. looking at the maps, all that red even purple indicates road closure. highway 12 through that napa county area. metering lights are on. look at that. that backup is building. bumper to bumper traffic pat the pay gates and up the incline. so if you're making that commute out of the east bay into the city, you've got that to deal with. it will take you about 15 minutes. checking the altamont pass, we are status quo at mountain house. the travel time now 49 minutes to go from 25 to 680. once you're on 680 traffic is clear. w

. >>> we're back with that boy scout bitten by a shark at a camp off the coast of catalina island inis hospital bed. our kaylee hartung spoke with him overnight. and, kaylee, what a terrifying experience for this teen. >> reporter: yeah, whit, you would think. but let me tell you, you have never heard someone so calmly describe what sounds like it would have been a terrifying encounter. but in crisis, eddie cahill kept his cool and so did his fellow boy scouts. >> go ahead. >> emerald bay. can you send an air squad to 55 charlie for a traumatic hand injury? >> we'll get you an air squad started. >> reporter: that's 15-year-old eddie cahill being rushed to the hospital after he was bitten by a shark off the coast of southern california. eddie and his dad daniel speaking to "gma" overnight from the hospital. eddie, how are you feeling? >> i'm feeling pretty good all things considered. >> reporter: the father and son returning from an overnight trip to catalina island along with eight other scouts and a scoutfast scoutfaster. the group filled a canoe heading back to the mainland. >> edd

. >>> we're hearing from the boy scout who got bit by a shark across the coast of catalina island.eturning from an overnight trip with their troop on wednesday morning and i piled into a canoe to row back to the mainland and he says they had something and can close to capsizing. >> we were like it is a shark and we started rowing. we were kind of freaking out, trying to paddle. i was much further down in the water and that is when the sharks came out and i was like -- i lost my paddle and it looks down and i was like, oh, i lost a finger. >> you will have surgery ter today. it turns out he did not lose a finger. it was badly cut, so doctors will have to try to fix the bone and ligaments and nerves. >> the nightly fireworks show at walt disney world is back. >> yes, thousands of people braved the rain to watch as the fireworks lit up the sky for the first time since the start of the pandemic. >> i know this sounds stupid but this gives me chills because i just love this show so much. it is so good. this is called happily ever after. they're running this for the end of september and

frightening shark attack off the coast of catalina island.is canoe. here's stacey butler from kcbs. >> something slammed into the bottom of the boat and lifted the canoe up. and then slammed us back down into the water. >> when he and his dad were paddling their canoe filled with boy scouts, at first they thought they hit a rock. seconds later -- >> the shark comes up and hits the boat like this. my hand is maybe here. i'm reaching down. the shark comes up, it slides against the boat, and my hand is there. and then it slides down and submerges. at that moment, i was freaking out. i don't want to capsize, and i didn't want the other scouts in the water. >> reporter: his dad in the back started to pabic. >> it's a shark, row, and we all start rowing, digging. and eddie is like i lost my paddle, and then i hear i think i lost my finger. >> reporter: adrenaline kicked in. eddie saw the blood but didn't feel the pain. his dad and the members of the troop paddled back to shore like their lives defended on it. -- depended on it. >> my finger was han

fbi just lake tahoe jellystone park in lodi catalina island. and we've got all that stuff or you just scan the qr code take you right to our destination. california section of kron 4, you done any of those lodi catalina and swimming with the sharks in the as i know. but i'm kind of interested in the stream swim with sharks as long as i'm in the cage. yeah, don't want to do it unless i i did the cage thing member in a while and it was also like was really fun. as we head to the break, let's take a look at the high temperatures are going want to swim somewhere this weekend. take a look at the heat wave starts today. pick out your neighborhood see how hot it's going to be. >> 6.55. is the time right now and the scripps national spelling be crowned its first african american winner in the whole competition's history 96 years. here is a look at the winning moment. >> you a >> that >> now at 14 years old. the jumping for joy. look at the they get confetti coming down. a lot of an guard is from harvey, louisiana and she spell the winning word. >> maybe

doctors today are operating on the head of a teenage boy scout who was bitten by a shark off catalina islandth and slid along the top of its mouth, so it lasts right at the top of my hands. and to the bone. wow 15 year old edward cahill went canoeing with his father, all part of a youth camp activity there. the shark attacked him after first trying to bite the canoe shark broke his finger toward tendons and nerves and his left hand. i was just like, okay, got stay focused. put pressure on the wound. you know, just gotta make sure i'm you know, stable. don't lose too much blood. edward is expected to make a full recovery. marine life experts well, now try to identify that type and size of that shark. the boy scouts of america say inspectors also check the water before any activities, and they did not find any hazards still to come at noon. we're just about a month away. can you believe it from the start of the new school year up next? we're taking a closer look at how much more. parents will spend on that back to school shopping if there were a button that would help you use less energy, brea

child had to be airlifted to a hospital this morning after being by a shark while kayaking near catalina island> authorities say the victim whose age is still unknown tonight was with was with his dad when their boat was bumped. that's when the little boy reached into the water and was bidding on his hand. >> lifeguard if a patient and a father i want stay right on scene that it found no other but due to the nature of the and the remote location. the the decision was made to transport the patient by air. >> the boy scouts of america in confirming the victim and his dad were taking part in a camp. so far there's no update on that little boy's condition tonight. now to a big cat sighting too close to comfort for some folks in the north bay. a homeowner in petaluma capturing that big cat on camera roaming in his backyard on for so the money is live here in the studio with us tonight with the homeowners reaction, the pictures of that beautiful animal and. >> my that would be scary. >> i can only speaking happy. this was in front of my own home to say the least. but it is important to outline attack

the most significant one is pimu santa catalina island.woman 2: sometimes, on a clear day like this, where you can see catalina, i can imagine my ancestors paddling back and forth from here. it really doesn't look that far. the ti'at was not just a vessel to go out into the water. it kept us in contact with tribes north and south of us, along the coast, and for the groups that also lived on the channel islands. woman everything is a relationship when you're building those boats. it's all a relationship that you establish with that boat. and then to put her in the water,