>> he's bleeding from his legs and his torso, his arms. >> mike: >> reporter: kirchbaum and henry will be okay. experts say black bear attacks are extremely rare. if you do come across one, what should you do? >> well, the best thing to do is just give the bear its space. you want to back away slowly and talk in a calm voice so the bear knows you're not a threat and you can both go on your way. >> reporter: and as one hiker recently learned, keep your dog on a leash. mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >>> when we come back, the unlikely opponent who had venus williams on the run at the u.s. open today. you have to see it. >>> an ominous warning on a beach in massachusetts, swimmers rushing out of the water. we'll tell you why. it's our "instant index" next. this is kathleen. setting up the perfect wedding day begins with arthritis pain and two pills. afternoon arrives and feeling good, but her knee pain returns... that's two more pills. the evening's event brings laughter, joy, and more pain... when jamie says... what's that like six pills today? yeah... i can take 2 aleve for all

>> he's bleeding from his legs and his torso, arms. >> reporter: kirchbaum and henry will be okay. experts say black bear attacks are extremely >>> our "instant index" today, a showdown at the u.s. open. a serve against venus williams when a bee sets the stadium abuzz. she bobs and weaves but the unrelenting bee holds court for over two minutes. a team of ball boys and girls come to the rescue sort of, but the b >>> and finally, the mtv video music awards last night, the highs and lows, a flash, shock and spectacle and of course the big moment when the night belonged to one woman. abc's nick watt with the annual awards all his own. >> reporter: sure, beyonce stole the show with a 16-minute marathon medley, but my big winners of the night -- for most ambitious costume change schedule, nicki minaj. one, two, three, four, with an inevitable wardrobe malfunction. but "a" for effort from nicki. classiest moment -- the rationally trashy miley cyrus sending a young homeless man called jesse to collect her award. >> i am accepting this award on behalf of the 1.6 million run aways and homel

it was horrific. >> reporter: in kirchbaum's case his best friend turned out to be his best defense. >> i am happy to be mere and i think henry was a huge part of it not being worse. >> that's a good dog. now experts say one of the most dangerous black bear encounters possible is one with a mother and her cubs. they say if you do have an unexpected run-in, the thing to do is back away slowly and quietly. >> and quickly. >> walk away fast. >> fast but slowly. >> it's a trick but it's possible. >> it'll keep you safe. these attacks are really rare. interactions are pretty common but black bears don't want any trouble. >> i know. >> just saying. henry, a great dog. thank you, mara. >>> ginger, what do you have. >> hail in colorado springs is where we begin, more than 40 severe weather reports covering the ground there, the truck, even some hail damage reported but now we want to also show you the other effect from hurricane marie. that would add some extra moisture up into that monsoonal flow and converge between the high and low and work like two wheels coming together and the moisture

kirchbaum suffered cuts to his arms, legs and torso. expected to be fine and despite troops being set he's still not caught. >>> a high-speed crash ended in an arrest august caught on video. the man driving the black ford seen here sped through city streets on the wrong side of the road merged on to the 101 freeway and exited. his chase ending with a crash or more of a little bit of a bump coming up here. officer has to drag him out of the vehicle, there's the bump. the whole chase was reportedly triggered by police trying to pull him over for what, speeding. >> also from california this morning the story of remarkable bravery. the hero is number 6 there, usc defensive back josh shaw. when he saw his 7-year-old nephew struggling in the pool he jumped from a second story balcony landing on concrete. shaw then crawled into the pool and dragged the child to safety. he injured both ankles. he is now sidelined but obviously a very thankful family indeed. >> heroic move indeed. >>> well, there were no major upsets on the first day of u.s. ope

so i'm on my back and she's biting my leg and i'm kicking like this. >> reporter: kirchbaum says henryantly jumped into action, coming to the rescue attacking the bear back giving kirchbaum the precious time he needed to grab a rock. >> well, i hit her in the head with the rock there kind of like right in this region. didn't want to hurt had you but just wanted her to stop biting me. >> reporter: and she did. the pair both wounded in the attack managing to escape and walk the three-quarters of a mile back to kirchbaum's car driving to this nearby fruit market where owner eddie richards and his wife called 911. >> i saw nothing but blood on his lap, down his chest. it was really horrific. >> reporter: in kirchbaum's case his best friend turned out to be his best defense. >> i am happy to be here, and i think henry was a huge part of it not being worse. >> that's a good dog. now experts say one of the most dangerous black bear encounters possible is one with a mother and her cubs. they say if you do have an unexpected run-in, the thing to do is back away slowly and quietly. but it is ext

. >> steve kirchbaum was walking his dog when the pair spotted two bear cubs. the mother came into view. not me to my side and the ground. i am my back and she is biting my legs. i am kicking like this. >> that does not seem like any fun. escaped by hitting the barrier with a rock. he walked nearly a mile to his car and drove to a fruit stand, where the owner called 911. agents believe the bear is doing fine as well. napa, california experience the largest aftershock since sunday's magnitude 6 earthquake. a tremor measuring 3.9 shook the area before dawn. no reports of additional damage as cleanup continues. the impact on the wine industry is still not known. >> when he opened the cellar door, it felt devastating. there were at least 500 barrels, over. than my head, all >> initial estimates for $1perty damage put it at billion. more than 100 people were hurt. it was the largest earthquake to hit the bay area in 20 years. airlines plane made an unscheduled landing because of a $22 gadget. it is the knee defender, it prevents the seat in front of you from brookli

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