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>> the man who was swept out to sea trying to save his dog has been identified as 59-year- old charlie quaid of richmond. they were walking their dog at point reyes. all of a sudden, they were hit by a wave and swept out to water. >>> fortunately, both people got out just in time. authorities say a jet skidded off the runway at the north las vegas airport this afternoon. the plane burst into planes. the pilot and passenger got out and ran before flames engulfed the cabin. they weren't hurt. it took about an hour to put out the fire. no word on what caused the accident. >>> the fiscal cliff is over. but congress has another mess to clean up. after the house yanked a vote on super storm sustained relief. late last night, the house put off its vote, leaving it to the next congress. new jersey governor chris christie went ballistic, pointing the finger at house speaker john boehner. >> the house of representatives failed that most basic test of public service. and they did so with callous indifference to the suffering of the people of my state. america deserves better than just another example o

his name charlie quaid from richmond. the family gave thus photograph of him, his skbif dog.n spending new year's day at beach. went for the walk, caught off guard by a powerful wave that this place is known for. lisa went in first, charlie rescued her. the dog went in to greet lisa. charlie was able to of save the dog. another wave pulled charlie out to sea, then he disappeared. four hours later crews from marin county recovered a body. they've seen the waves describing north beach as sneaker waves as moch-treacherous because they come straight in from the gulf of alaska. let's hear from the fire captain who helped with the rescue. >> they're much larger. luld. then, a large set waves come through. maybe five to 10 waves coming through that are much bigger than last 10-15 minutes. >> it appears a series of those waves hit the beach yesterday. a series like the one he described. mrs. quaid provided pictures to abc 7 news. she did not want to be interviewed on camera under bli. charlie's brother, michael described him as a hero. reporting live from marin county, wayne freedman