charlie d'agata, cbs news, aboard the "uss john c. stennisin the persian gulf. >>> a surfer is speaking out after surviving a shark attack off the central california coast. 19-year-old nick wapner said he was bitten by a great white shark tuesday while surfing off san luis obispo. he said the shark came up from behind him as he was paddling and bit down on his ankles. it also took a bite out of his surfboard. wapner said he kicked the shark. >> the amount of foam and fiberglass that he probably got in his mouth, that probably wasn't too tasty either. so i think he figured out that he should just -- he'd be better off just letting go. >> the shark swam away. wapner needed 50 stitches and says despite the close call, he loves the ocean too much to stop surfing. >>> coming up on the "cbs morning news," bathroom assault. two women in north carolina are accused of attacking a transgender woman. >>> amazon's jeff bezos is ending his marriage. who the billionaire is reportedly dating now. this is the "cbs morning news." fact: some of your favorite f

"john c. stennis," you could hear the roar of fighter jets taking off. the "stennis" looks every inch of its 4.5 acres a war ship at war. f-18 fighters launching air strikes at taliban targets in afghanistan to isis positions in iraq and syria, despite president trump's declaration of victory and talk of a troop draw-down of all 2,000 u.s. forces in syria. >> we have won against isis. we have beaten them, and we have beaten them badly. we have taken back the land. and now it's time for our troops to come back home. >> reporter: but the group commander told us, there has been no let-up from here. >> didn't change our tactics at all. so, we are given missions to do, and we fill those missions. >> reporter: it continues at pace? >> well, the pace for us since we arrived has been pretty steady. >> reporter: the "stennis" is more like a floating city, with more than 5,000 sailors servicing 70 tactical aircraft, primarily providing cover for u.s. forces on the battlefield. this is what the fight against isis looks like now. and as long as there are american tr

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. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," charlie d'agata, aboard the uss john c. stennis in the persian gulf. >> very cool. >>> california surfer who was b bitten bring a great white shark. he says the shark clamped down on his ankles and legs tuesday morning. yikes. the 19-year-old needed about 50 stitches. the attack happened off the central california coast at montana de oro state park at a time of year when shark attacks are year. >> i never really thought about this happening. >> reporter: nick believed the surf board likely saved his life. hem says a 15-foot great white shark came up beneath him. >> i just felt this tremendous pressure around my ankle. i was like, whoa, wow, okay, this is new. he nicked this whole part of my ankle. >> reporter: he quickly worked one of his legs free but not before the shark's tooth ripped this hole in one of his booties. >> i was able to get a couple kicks in. it let me go. >> reporter: his friends quickly rushed him to the hospital. he says he felt lucky, no major arteries were damaged. >> normally, most of our incidents, shark bit

been on the aircraft carrier uss john stennis, which is supporting us forces in syria, and he sent us this report. even as we landed aboard the flight deck of the ussjohn cking off. the stennis looks every inch of its 11.5 acres of warship at war. f18 fighters launch in airstrikes on taliban targets from afghanistan to isis positions in iraq and syria, despite president trump's declaration of victory and talk of a troop drawdown of all 2000 us forces in syria. we have won against isis. we have beaten them and we have beaten them badly. we have taken back the land and now it is time for our troops to come back home. but the group commander told us home. but the group commander told us there has been no letup from here. we are given missions to do and we feel those missions. here. we are given missions to do and we feel those missionsm continues at pace? the pace for us since we arrived has been stable. the stennis is more like a floating city, with more than 5000 sailors, servicing 70 tactical aircraft, primarily providing cover for us forces on the battlefield. as long as there are american boots on the ground, there will be us air support overhead. the

john c. stens, we could hear the roar of fighter jets taking off. the stennis looks a war ship at war.-18 fighters launching air strikes from taliban fighters to isis positions in iraq and syria, despite president trump's declaration of a victory and talk of a troop drawdown of all 2000 u.s. forces. >> we've beaten them and beaten them badly. we've taken back the land and now it's time for our troops to come back home. >> reporter: but the troop commander said there's been no letup from here. >> we're given missions to do. >> reporter: it continues at pace? >> the pace for us has been pretty steady. >> reporter: it's more like a floetding city with more than 5,000 sailers servicing tactical aircraft, primarily providing cover for u.s. air forces on the battle field. this is what the fight against isis looks like now and as long as there are american boots on the ground, there will be air support over head. >> reporter: and seen as show of force to nearby iran which deployed vessels in december to shadow the stennis. >> when you put that big chess piece down, it means you're serious. >>