our kristen dahlgren takes us along with the shark patrol on a mission to protect beach goers from theger in the water. >> reporter: on new york's fire island zachary klein and his friend riley hook something unexpected >> that was probably near 5 footer >> i've never seen this many sharks right in front of me in shallow water. >> reporter: our interviews repeatedly interrupted as sharks swim by. how many sharks did you see? >> dozens, probably 50-plus. >> reporter: have you never seen anything like that here >> i haven't >> reporter: and while these sharks aren't considered dangerous, sightings of others have also increased, captured by drone or washing up on popular beaches. in the past hundred years new york has recorded 13 shark bites. five of those are this year alone. none fatal but prompting new york's governor to increase patrols from land, air, and sea >> i don't see any fins or anything right there >> reporter: they also look for schools of fish sharks feed on, since most bites occur accidently when humans get in the way of feeding if they were to spot a shark out here, that

kristen dahlgren, nbc news >> that's "nightly news" for this monday. thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> right now on nbc bay area news tonight, she disappeared 26 years ago, and the trial for her murder is just now getting underway. it's day one of the kristin smart case. >>> also are we doing enough to stop the outbreak of monkeypox here in the bay area? we're tapping into one of our experts from sanford who explains why there's a vaccine shortage and testing delays. >>> you see it there, monster waves hitting hawaii, flooding homes and even crashing a wedding. >> while we were getting ready we could see the waves kind of building. >> they're still smiling. what's behind these unprecedented swells. >>> and a lot of summer air travel nightmares missing luggag

illinois, a small town clinic has become the only option for many women looking for services kristen dahlgren takes us there >> health clinic, how may i help you >> reporter: at granite city, illinois's hope clinic for women -- us >> reporter: -- calls have tripled since the dobbs decision illinois now surrounded by a growing number of states where the procedure is illegal or restricted. >> we have patients from texas traveling nine, ten hours by car. >> reporter: with missouri just across the river, they were used to treating patients from outside illinois, but in the last three weeks scheduled women from at least 16 different states now the clinic says 86% of its patients come from out of state. >> we've increased the number of nurses, clinical staff, patient educators, and really importantly, front desk staff. >> reporter: they help patients navigate what has become a confusing landscape across state lines. >> they're worried that it's illegal where we are so it's taking a lot of reassurance. we're seeing a lot of relief, kind of this, like, i finally got here >> reporter: there are also o

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chance of becoming law now some doctors who provide abortions are facing difficult dilemmas kristen dahlgrenas more. >> reporter: on capitol hill -- >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: -- applause from democrats as the house passed a bill to preserve and expand on the protections of roe v. wade. not expected to pass in the senate, tonight some doctors and patients still worry the changing landscape is creating confusion. >> we had been trying for so many years. >> reporter: heather martel desperately wanted the baby they named oliver >> he looked healthy here he looked normal >> reporter: but at 19 weeks into her pregnancy, they found oliver had severe abnormalities in his head, heart and spine. >> he was going to die after birth. >> reporter: so she and her husband, a devout catholic who had been anti-abortion, decided to end the pregnancy. >> i couldn't allow him to come into this world to live hours or weeks in excruciating pain >> reporter: she traveled to minnesota to have an abortion and was met by protesters >> to have somebody who is just so ignorant of our situation tell me -- tell

kristen dahlgren takes a look at the history behind july 4th. >> when it comes to holidays, july 4th is hard to miss but if you ever stop to think what the celebration is all about -- >> why are there fireworks on the 4th of july. >> hi. my name is leo why do we have fireworks on the 4th of july? >> reporter: july 4th is how we celebrate our country's birthday and america's founders declaring independence from great britain because they didn't want to live under the british king and laws they fought unfair to them john adams wrote that the day should be celebrated with fireworks, and the first independence day fireworks were set off july 4th 1777 each yea across the country. >> why do we barbecue >> barbecues are just another way people mark the occasion. it is estimated americans will eat 150 million hot dogs on july 4th that's enough to stretch from washington, d.c. to los angeles more than five times here's another funny fact we may be eating all those hot dogs on the wrong day. the continental congress actually voted for independence on july 2nd. the written declaration of indepe

who were exposed to toxic burn pits an emotional protest from stewart and veterans' families kristen dahlgrend he and veterans groups spent the night letting congress know just how they felt. >> overnight military veterans on the steps of a capitol. an emotional jon stewart blasting republican lawmakers who blocked a bill on wednesday to provide health care to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits while serving overseas. >> it makes the gut punch that much more devastating, because these people all came down here so that they could finally tell the men -- >> 42 gop senators voted against the bill 25 of whom had previously voted for a similar version that passed the house with bipartisan sport. pennsylvania senator pat toomey led the pushback saying the bill contained extraneous spending, telling nbc news in a statement, it is wrong to use a veterans bill to hide a $400 billion unrelated slush fund burn pits are fiery trash heaps which the military used to dispose of everything from batteries to human waste in overseas bases over decades of wars in afghanistan and iraq families of veterans suffe