she was never here on 15th street in newport beach. car, the briefcase, or the boat. and, she never met tom or jackie hawks. all of that was a lie skylar gave her to tell police. it was a huge break. the pieces were falling into place. the cops found records of skylar purchasing stun guns, and that his friend alonso buying handcuffs in the weeks before tom and jackie disappeared. and they found phone records. showing skylar's cell phone signal bouncing off a tower on catalina island, 30 miles out at sea on the night the purchase was supposedly taking place on dry land. all of it pointed to something terrible. but the picture was still fuzzy, until alonso machain, skylar's friend who had claimed to have witnessed the sale of the boat, turned himself in, asking for leniency for his role in a story more horrifying than anyone imagined. >> for the record, i'm at the d.a.'s office i just want to tell you a couple things at the outset. >> not surprisingly, skylar's con began with a lie. >> he said he had done very well in real estate, his pa

. >>> this comes to us from newport beach, california, where tun teen's day at the beach nearly ended with him digging his own grave. a frantic surreal rescue scene played out after a huge hole collapsed on the teen as he was digging. scores of beach goers, lifeguards, firefighters, all spring into action using shovels, buckets, even surf boards. it took them almost 30 minutes, but the makeshift rescue squad finally located the boy and pulled him out of several feet of sand to save his life. amazing. >> i don't have experience with this, but there are pockets that are empty and they collapse. when you fall in the sand falls on top of you. >> 30 minutes buried under all that sand? >> luckily, there's oxygen still available. >> absolutely amazing. i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today" just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> for florists in the bridal business, it's a wonder no one thought of this sooner. inspired by exotic shoes he saw on vacation, a serbian florist combined his two areas of expertise. he decorates wedding footwear with floral petals that

this one happened at newport beach yesterday. the boy dug about five feet down in the sand when the hole collapsed on him. he was in the hole for nearly 30 minutes while dozens of people work hard to get him out. they worked frantically. he says he thought he was going to die. >> helplessness you feel when you're underground. it's like you think you could just pull yourself out but you can't it's so heavy. nobody realized how heavy six feet of sand is. >> that's a close one. the boy is in good condition after he was taken to the hospital. look at all those people trying to work together. >> talk about a group effort. >> it worked. amazing. >>> two sea lions recently rescued are now going back home out to sea. they will be released on a beach in marin county this afternoon. one of the sea lions had a bacterial infection when he was rescued in santa cruz last month. he has been named milestone because he is the 10,000th california sea lion the marine mammal center in sausalito has rescued in its 36-year history. >> looks happy and

. >> the suits were field tested in costa rica, there's an orange county company based in newport beach, all the suits are made in the u.s. with the u.s. open of surfing right here in orange county, they're getting a lot of attention. >> all right. thats with jennifer bjorkland from our nbc station in los angeles reporting on that for us. >>> henry, you just want to keep talking about bikinis and surfing, don't you? >> i never realized women had it so tough for bikinis. >> you have no idea. >> that is so wrong. that obnoxious knot on your back. >> it's terrible. >> that would annoy me. >> what's going on? >>> coming up in sports, we'll take you out to at&t park where the giants and phillies hosted wrestlemania last night. find out if the champs could get some pay back from the guys at the city of brotherly love. we have an oakland a's feature that makes you appreciate how much this baseball player loves our country. stick with us we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area. the giants and phillies probably woke up bruised and sore this morning, just hours after their late nigh

this was the scene late yesterday afternoon on newport beach. 17-year-old matt meno was digging a tonwhel it collapsed and buried him in 6 feet of sand. lifeguards and beach guards grabbed whatever they could and began digging frantically. the rescue squad took over and they pulled him to safety. he was shaken. not hurt. today he thanked everyone who helped save his life. that is our report for tonight. i'm gasia mikaelian. our coverage continues on-line on ktvu.com and on tonight's 10:00 news on channel 2. tmz is up right here on tv36. sis, help me create my oasis. ok, romantic garden? oh, is there a castle nearby? no, but there's a charming farmhouse. right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. get your annual ikea catalog today. montrose, california. in here, anarchy meets order. working with at&t, doctors set up a broadband solution to handle data

. >>> very scary situation in newport beach, california. a 17-year-old was buried in the sand. it started innocently enough with a big hole in the beach, but then it fell in on him, trapping him under almost six feet of sand. lifeguards, beachgoers, first responders all arrived, pitched in, dug in, digging with their hands, and after about a half hour, he was pulled out and revived. he said he was only able to survive by moving his head back and forth and creating an air pocket in the sand. >>> pfizer pharmaceutical, the company that makes lipator, lipitor, reportedly plans to ask the federal government to allow the sale of an over-the-counter version when lipitor's patent expires this fall. experts are skeptical that the fda will let so many people take lipitor to treat themselves in effect, for high cholesterol without the supervision of a doctor. >>> still ahead on our broadcast, our team on the ground has expanded tonight in one of the saddest places on earth. richard engel reports on the race against time to save the children. >>> and later, president obama, after a week t

this is newport beach in orange county. everyone digging to get him out. the 17-year-old says he was alone digging a pit when the sand collapsed. >> become unconscious under the sand. i was surprised i was being pulled out. i thought i was going to die. >> matt you saw is doing fine. he says he's been digging sand out of his ears and hair since yesterday. >> the same cannot be said for an east bay boy who went through a similar ordeal on a watsonville beach. the teen from orinda will likely remain in a vegetative state. ryan buchanan will be moved into a care facility. his family working on renovating the house so they can bring him home. he was digging a sand tunnel with a friend when the sand collapsed leaving him without oxygen for 15 minutes. laura has a look at what's ahead. >> good morning. of course we're following the big story from every angle this morning, everyone waiting to see how the markets will react this morning following yesterday's massive drop and today's jobless numbers are coming out. we'll have a live report from wall street and capi

it happened at newport beach yesterday.oy dug about 5 feet down in the sand and the hole collapsed. he was in the hole for 30 minutes while dozens work to get him out. his rescue you can see here, he said he thought he was going to die. >> helplessness you feel when you're underground. it's like you think you could just pull yourself out but you can't, it's so heavy. nobody realized how heavy six feet of sand is. >> look at all the people working there. >> the boy was in good condition when he was taken to the hospital. >>> well, it's awfully hot out there. it's the dog days of summer all across the u.s. >> extreme heat is still gripping the nation. and it's hitting athletes especially hard. two high school football players and a coach died during summer practices in three separate states. meanwhile texas set new records for electricity demand causing a blackout for thousands of customers. >> i think it's been over 100 for a dozen days there. >>> in haiti tent cities are bracing for tropical storm emily. the storm is expect

the 17-year-old was digging a sand tunnel yesterday at newport beach when the tunnel clamsed on him. people saw what happened and began to dig with wah they could find until the paramedics and firefighters got there. when he was able to talk, he explained how he thought he was going to die. >> the helplessness you feel when you're underground. it's like you think you could pull yourself out but can't, it's so heavy. >> he was buried in the sand for at least 30 minutes. there have been two similar cases in northern california this summer including a danville teenager who remains in a vegetative state. >>> two sea lions are back in the ocean after being nursed back to health at the marine mammal center but the relief was far from ordinary. -- the release was far from ordinary. the sausalito center has treated 10,000 sea lions since 1975. and in honor of this achievement, one of the sea lions was named milestone. >> call him miles. >> now we are going to call her roberta. >> i got to tell you, i have been out in the bay, have you ever been in the bay swimming with those sea lions and on

. >> just two days ago, a 17-year-old almost died in newport beach after being buried in the sand. month, a danville teen was buried alive at a beach near watsonville. he remains in a coma. >>> a savvy 15-year-old foiled a robbery at his friend's home on the peninsula. >> he pointed the gun right at my face, like -- i was like two feet away from him. >> reporter: 15-year-old victor arisa says three men tried to rob his dad as he returned to their apartment in mountain view. victor's buddy, jesus ramiro was inside fiddling with a broken bee-bee gun. when the teens saw the robbers, ma rah mero slid the chamber back, and septembnt the robbers running. >> if he wasn't in there, the guy would probably shoot us. >> reporter: no one was hurt and the robbers didn't get away with anything. police say while ramiro was brave to fend off the robbers, it's usually not a good idea to confront anyone with a handgun. >>> no kids allowed. some airlines, hotels and even movie theaters are considering that idea. now some restaurants are on board. caps restaurant in st. augustine, florida has a no kid

this happened in newport beach in orange county.ly trying to dig a bit and doug five feet below the surface when the sand caved in. life guards, firefighters and volunteers scrambled to save him. look at the people on the beach. he's at a hospital. amazingly he is expected to make a full recovery. >> an east bay youth football team is sacked before they get to play their first down. >> good job. good job. there you go. >> this couple started the oakland program to get students involved. now they are crying foul after two sponsors pulled out leaving them to come up with $18,000 for equipment and uniforms. >> i was looking forward to having a uniform for the team. to hear that is like disappointing. >> the oakland pirates are looking for a hail mary hoping someone will help save their program. they need gear in time for the first game scheduled for the 17th. talking baseball now. the giants are back atop the nl west. they snapped that five-game losing streak, pulling out big hits. beating the diamondbacks 8-1. san francisco now one ga

>>> the 17-year-old who's lucky to be alive when he was trapped underground for 30 minutes in newport beachfornia. it happened wednesday when the tunnel he was digging collapsed. we'll talk to him in a moment. but first, his story. it's controlled chaos as dozen of beachgoers, life guards and fire and rescue personnel dug seriously to try to find matt mina. the 17-year-old had been digging giant tunnels in the sand at newport beach afternoon when the sand collapsed, burying him alive. >> everybody take five steps back. >> many wonders if there was any chance he would be found alive. >> everyone was concerned for him. everybody expected a dead body. 15, 20 minutes, they're still digging. >> after 30 minutes of digging, rescuers got to matt. he was alive and the beach erupted in cheers and applause. paramedics took him to a local hospital where he was checked out, sent home lucky to be alive and telling people you have no idea how heavy six feet of sand feels. joined now by 17-year-old matt mena and skip, the man who videotaped the rescue. good morning to both of you. that's as good alace to

the teen was digging a tunnel at newport beach yesterday when it suddenly collapsed., nearby beach-goers saw what happened and began frantically digging with whatever they can find until paramedics and firefighters arrived. >> helplessness you feel when you're under the ground. it's like you think you could just pull yourself out but you can't it's so heavy. nobody realizes how heavy six feet of sand is. >> it's believed the boy was buried in the sand for at least 30 minutes. >>> how about a rescue milestone today? two young sea lions made their way back to the ocean. the sea lions were nursed back to health at the marine mammal center. they why named milestone and zodiac girl. today's release far from the ordinary because the center has now rescued 10,000 sea lions. >>> roberta has made some sea lion friends. apparently. >> up close and personal. >> when i participated in escape from alcatraz and i remember swinging in the currents and that's awesome and i got bumped and i think one was trying to swim along bay. gusty winds out of the west. our live cbs 5 camera look

it happened in newport beach. amateur video here. s say the teen was playing around in that pit when the walls just gave way. firefighters lifeguards and others at the beach rushed in to help buckets and board and all the rest. after 30 minutes of digging they finally got him out of there. >> helplessness you feel when you are under the ground. it is like you think you can just pull yourself out but you can't it's so heavy. >> shepard: the kid said after the walls caved in he thrashed about to get some breathing room and passed out thinking he was going to die. we're told tonight he is doing just fine. i'm shepard smith. this is "the fox report." it's the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. and wall street is there. stocks plunged today on concerns about the european debt crisis and our own, the dow falling more than 500 points and as analysts focused their attention on europe, we also got some fresh signs that our own economy is sluggish, at best. a trade group reported retail sales went up last month but only after slo

starting with newport beach topping the list in a new home listing report.ncluding pacific palisades, rancho palos verdes, all down in southern california, silicon valley though, they got three, saratoga, los gatos and cupertino. >> the top three cheapest cities to live in niagra falls in new york, riverdale, georgia, and coolidge, arizona. >> where is that. >> i think $50,000, $60,000 could bring you a new home in any of those communities. that's rent here in san francisco for some places. >>> frank gore will call san francisco home and he can afford it for the next few years. >> the 49ers signed the runningback to a new three-year contract extension. the team is expected to make a formal announcement today. >> gore set to make $21 million with $13.5 million guaranteed. no word on whether he will play in tomorrow night's game against san diego. but as long as he's healthy, that's the big thing about frank gore. of course that game is here on cbs 5 tomorrow night down in san diego. >> no need it play for that multi-million dollar contract. >> preseason isn't

. >>> also today, a frantic rescue caught on tape in newport beach, california. did you see this video? a teenage boy was buried alive beneath tons of sand. his name is matt minna. he's 17 years old. he was digging tunnelsn the beach alongside some buddies when the sand simply collapsed right on top of him, trapping him five feet below the surface. that's the moment when they finally got to him. it took 30 minutes for dozens of rescuers to get there. matt told the "today" show that he is just fortunate that he's alive. >> i was kind of fading in and out, because i was kind of unconscious underneath the sand, and then i was just surprised i was actually being pulled out. like, i thought i was going to die. >> the guy at the left of matt, he was joined by that surfing journalist. that's the guy who caught this whole thing on camera as it took place. >>> you've seen this for yourself. it is certainly not letting up. excessive heat warnings now in effect across the south in more than a dozen states. records that have been held for more than a century, literally scorc

car >> take a look at this, a rescue at newport beach, a teenager and buried several feet under the san 17 year-old had been tunneling under the san we keep hearing about this kind of thing the people nearby help to dig him out the rescue workers finish the job he was trapped about half an hour but not seriously hurt. this is at an aquarium in connecticut, is swim around for awhile and then the workers helped lay out using a net and a record. we aquarium workers said that the deer is ok and so are the seals. they kept the seals in a her--in a different part of the tank. and now people in japan are getting special invitations, for this festival is held to pray for her good harvest, the tradition sets back to bundy years. the panel now this is amateur who years are well---up this is amateur video, they said the gray whales have been here since june, they got confused about where to go and workers are trying to make sure they get enough food, they're trying to drive them back out to sea. now this was in atlanta during an early-morning storm and lighting storm. it blew through after about a

. >>> another story about a great parent, a family sight-seeing cruise in newport beach, california, end. passengers say they watched in horror as an angry father flung his 7-year-old son overboard. more from kabc. reporter: it apparently all started as a quiet sunday afternoon boat tour in newport harbor. sheriff's officials say soon things got out of control. >> whether it was a joke or not, it was a sick joke, a dangerous joke, and he was arresesd. >> reporter: they say 35-year-old sloan briles had taken his girlfriend and two sons from a previous marriage on a trip on "theavilion queen." the boat had left the dock only a few minutes earlier when briles allegedly started arguing with his girlfriend. >> the 7-year-old boy was upset regarding the argument between his father and the father's girlfriend. the suspect struck his son several times. >> reporter: police say at one point the father told his son to be quiet or he'll throw him off the boat. when the boy didn't get quiet that's what he did, grabbed him and flung him overboard. >> the 7-year-old's swimming ability was only fair

. >>> and finally, more on that dramatic rescue in newport beach, california, when a teenager became ried alive in sand. he dug a hole on the beach about seven feet deep. and the walls caved in on top of him. lifeguards frantically started to dig. but took 27 minutes for firefighters to finally free him. the 17-year-old described the ordeal, saying he just passed out. >> i thought i was going to die. wondering how i lived through that because i can't even tell if anybody heard me screaming help. the helplessness you feel when you're under the ground, it's like you think you could just pull yourself out. but you can't because it's so heavy. >> again, the young man is okay. but, guys, firefighters say they do train for these sorts of incidents. >> i remember when dr. richard besser had that report and cautioned people about doing that, burying yourself in the sand. >> thank goodness he is okay, though. >>> we'll turn to that standoff in washingtotothat's having an impact on every airport in the country. for weeks the faa has been partially shut down because congress couldn't agree on it

we hope to talk to maeb of the newport beach fire department about that rescue next hour. >>> tiger woods four hours. he has his boyhood friend caddying for him at the bridgestone invitational. can that help tiger break his losing streak and get his head back in the game? we will ask "golf" magazine's mike walker. >>> another badly behaving sports star. a-rod about reported illegal poker games. that story in ten minutes. t stav and get a 4-week trial plus $100 in extras including a scale and free postage to use during your trial. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. >>> okay, allison kosik at the new york stock exchange, the trading day just getting started and not looking so good? >> some comments from the head of the european central bank, one factor that's unsettling the markets today, risks to economic growth in europe, they may be growing more intense, so you add that to the troubles here at home, this sort of constant litany of bad news on the economic front here in the u.s. about our own economic growth, that's what's got wall street selling right now. also we

newport beach, a teenager buried alive after the walls of a giant hole he dug caved in on him.ife guards and firefighters using buckets and boards, anything the dig him out. an hour later he was free, and he thought he was going the die. >> wondering how i lived through that because i couldn't even tell if anybody heard me screaming, help. it collapsed on my feet, and then the rest of it collapsed. i started frolicking and shaking my be head everywhere. and i passed out. the helplessness you feel when you're underground, it's, like, you think you can just pull yourself out, but you can't it's so heavy. nobody realizes how heavy six feet of sand is. bill: he was take on the a hospital and a backhoe was brought in to fill in that gaping hole in the beach of california. alisyn: you probably know the beaches off cape cod are, apparently, very attractive to sharks. sharks are swimming in the waters off chatham, massachusetts, located right at the cape's elbow. molly line is live for us from cape cod. you know, sharks live in the ocean, what can authorities do about this? >> reporter

this comes just two days after a similar incident at a newport beach where a teenager was buried in shand for 30 minutes before being rescued. >>> finally google is up to some funny business this morning. the search engine giant is honoring lucille ball on her birthday with a google doodle. you'll vicinity a vintage tv set playing classic "i love lucy" moments. the tv icon and comedienne would have turned 100 today. now back to lester, jenna and bill who all have some explaining to do. >> very good. >> well done. >> one of my favorites. >> bill karins is here again with a check of your weekend forecast. >> good morning. i know it's going to shock everyone but i'm going to talk about the heat. very, very old. around the country, everyone wants to know when is the relief? who is going to get it? no relief this week, if anything the heat gets worse in areas like kansas city and st. louis. all through texas, nothing is going to change any time soon. after we get past this weekend we get a little bit of a break. i know around indianapolis cc1: you've been incredibly hot. you're going to get a

and newport has southern-facing beaches. the storm is coming from the south.ble to flooding, and there's a lot of concern here as they are just beginning the exploits of what we've seen south of us. >> they're bracing for the worst. hoping for the best as we say. all right, thank you very much. we'll take another break. when we come back, we'll go to a condominium, a whole condo buildings where people are simply refusing an evacuation order. our national correspondent jason carroll will join us live from atlantic city, new jersey. new jersey getting ready to take a hit. if something is simply the color of gold, is it really worth more? we don't think so. chase sapphire preferred is a card of a different color. unlike others, you get twice the points on travel, and twice the points on dining, and no foreign transaction fees. call now or apply at chasesapphire.com/preferred. my son and i never missed opening day. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung

lanikai beach, hawaii, newport, rhode island, point reyes, california, sedona, arizona, and sleepinghen thousands more of you told us which was your favorite. your most beautiful place of 2011 is the sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore. "gma" viewer jim nominated it saying it is peaceful and serene where gazing out into the world and realizing that the universe is truly a majestical and magic history and humans are just a very small part of it all. a remarkable landscape crafted by ancient glaciers, 64 miles of sand, 26 inland lakes, 2 islands, countless shipwrecks and, of course those monumental sand dunes, but the beauty of this area doesn't stop with the sensational scenery. the small town surrounding the park are full of the makings for a perfect vacation. charming architecture, cozy inns and especially lots of good food. >> mm-mm. >> good? >> really good. >> reporter: one of the biggest fans of upper michigan just happens to be one fof our favorite chefs, mario batali and his go to place for a bite a special place called "heart and vine." >> i spend my entire summer here on l

there was significant flooding in newport which is a very vumenerable city because the beaches face to the south. and this hurricane at the time irene was coming up and there was a lot of concern this place could be under water and there would be a whole lot of damage. and the worst thought among the politicians there would be fatalities and injuries. so far there are no if a talts and no serious injuries. there are 100,000 customers without power but right now they consider themselves very lucky. so do the people who are collecting my boats. >> you were talking yesterday to the captain of the one of the boats there who said he and his son were going to sleep in that boat. >> reporter: he's still here in the harbor here and he says as a matter of fact you can see that's his son. bob, do you want to pan over there? there he is. how are you doing, fin? give a way. that's fin. good timing actually. that's the son sitting there. they are waiting for fin and his father, dan, they live in connecticut. they are hoping to get that beautiful 50-foot sport fishing boat back to connecticut shortl

beach, maryland, looking very different. almost sunny today. gary tuchman in newport, rhode island, where the winds have died down quite a bit. kate bolduan in providence, rhode island. we're going to check in with all of our crews there giving us a different perspective of things. let's begin with kate bolduan in providence. >> kate, what are you seeing? >> reporter: hey there, brooke. similar to what we've been seeing throughout the day, kind of a general trend of the rain dissipating as well as we're still getting some pretty strong gusts. the wind does seem to be dying down quite a bit. it seems the focus now and the challenge now is to try to get people back online, get the power back online. we're hearing that about 50% of the state of rhode island is without power at this time. we know the company, national grid, are working very hard to get people out there to fix the problem and start getting people back online. some of the trouble they'll deal with is that there's a lot of debris in the roads. we've seen it ourselves. as well as some here in providence and n

newport, rhode island and cape cod to give us a stunning vistas interest there and josh took us to sleeping dunes and point reyes, california. sam swung into sedona, arizona, aspen, colorado and emeril hit the beacha and now "gma" special contributor cameron mathison is here with our last two. i got shut out of the best boondoggle in "gma" history. >> i'm listening to you and thinking, wow, those are beautiful places but i got lucky too. thanks to you at home i got to enjoy the trip of a lifetime combining sky and sea. skiing and surfing. i'm a lucky guy. lanikai beach, wyoming and wyoming. across the great plains of america where the buffalo roam rises the nation's mountain rank grand tetons. dolly sent us this, inspiring choice for one of "gma's" most beautiful places in america and says "i have that view engraved in my mind and i close my eyes and i see it." the largest peak in the range rises to nearly 14,000 feet. and either summer or winter this is a aplayground for everyone. even hollywood royalty like harrison ford and sandra bullock take advantage of this american wonderland all year long. >> it's like a human magnet. just draws you in and it's unbelievable here. >> reporter: from winter