nbc's miguel almaguer has our report from newport beach, california. >> reporter: in newport beach, at the world famous surf spot called the wedge, wicked waves like few have ever seen before. today, mother nature is southern california's biggest tourist attraction. thousands are flocking here, some ditching work to witness raw power, beauty and these surfers. >> things go bad in split seconds. people who get in trouble, you know, they usually panic. >> reporter: drone video capturing surfing legend lairdhamilton shooting the pier in malibu. >> when you spend your life in the ocean, you know, the priority is that everybody's okay. great surfers drown, great surfers get hurt all the time. >> reporter: this afternoon, more rescues, more close calls. smashing surf has hammered the region. sailboats grounded, piers ripped apart in catalina. a lifeguard station that survived many storms, smashed to pieces. tropical storm marie has hammered western shores for three days. on the east coast, rough surf and rip tides from hurricane cristobal has claimed at least seven lives. at jones beach on l

people sit on shore and take in the power of mother nature. >> water here. >> in newport beach, these young boys are cashing in on the crowds with a sidewalk stand they've raised $600 >> just decided maybe we would make money when there are people here. >> life guards expect crowds to soon dwindle as the high surf advisory ends early friday afternoon the young boy plans to donate a percentage in memory of ben carlson. the life guard who died while rescuing a swimmer last month. >> go for those kids going towards a good cause >> yes. >> we have we're going to have changes to the sky tomorrow. nice-looking holiday weekend forecast. live doppler 7 hd, clear skies, for the time being. we're giving way to a little bit of moisture. a unique shot showing you different slices in our atmosphere. clouds in the background and mid level clouds out there. those clouds are pushing in as we speak. gilroy, 76. a gorgeous shot showing alcatras. cloud cover during top of the bridge. fairfield, warm at this hour. sfo, quiet out there. clouds you can see from the background are starting to move in. the c

people sit on shore and take in the power of mother nature. >> water here. >> in newport beach, these young boys are cashing in on the crowds with a sidewalk stand they've raised $600 >> just decided maybe we would make money when there are people here. >> life guards expect crowds to soon dwindle as the high surf advisory ends early friday afternoon the young boy plans to donate a percentage in memory of ben carlson. the life guard who died while rescuing a swimmer last month. >> go for those kids going towards a good cause >> yes. >> we have we're going to have changes to the sky tomorrow. nice-looking holiday weekend forecast. live doppler 7 hd, clear skies, for the time being. we're giving way to a little bit of moisture. a unique shot showing you different slices in our atmosphere. clouds in the background and mid level clouds out there. those clouds are pushing in as we speak. gilroy, 76. a gorgeous shot showing alcatras. cloud cover during top of the bridge. fairfield, warm at this hour. sfo, quiet out there. clouds you can see from the background are starting to move in. the c

. >> reporter: at the infamous wedge in newport beach, california, 20-foot waves are crashing in. the water is treacherous. so is the sand. >> i don't think we've ever seen such a thing like this ever. >> reporter: tropical storm marie 800 miles from shore is making waves, throwing thousands of spectators. >> it's been since 1987 that i've seen a surf like that. >> will you be glad when this is over? >> it will be a little bit of weight off the shoulders. >> >> reporter: there was flooding in seal beach. a surf died after he was rescued from a swell. >> laird grabbed his fins and swam out and brought him back in. >> reporter: hurricane kris toebal is whipping up surfers. a 18-year-old was killed off ocean city, maryland. had are in newport beach, they know the risks. >> this is what we live for. >> a bit frightening? >> yes. but fear is good for you. >> the people that go in there are definitely risking life and limb, and our guards are very careful about who we let go in the water. >> reporter: diane, i brought my wet suit, but there's no way i'm going in there with the currents,

newport beach. bill gross, people, management in newport beach is worried about bringing infected people to newport beach. bill gross is notorious germaphobe, right? >> we'll read about it in his monthly newsletter. melissa: that is horrible. >> help them at the homes. not just the office. >> that's where it gets to be huge costs. you have to go in people's offices, homes. in the cars. they're in cars of some of these employees. melissa: i'm done. i'm done. i'm done. i can't take night you know why red bugs are red? it is blood. melissa: come on. moving on, president obama takes the podium to address the tragic death of journalist jim foley. then he hits the golf course just minutes later. what does this say about his reaction to the situation. we may not be able to actually do the downward dog but we definitely look the part. comfy yoga pants are taking over the clothing industry. more "money" coming up. ♪ melissa: following horrific execution of american journalist james foley, we are learning tha

here in newport beach, they know the risks. >> this is what we live for. >> a bit frightening? >> yes. but fear is good for you. >> the people that go in there are definitely risking life and limb, and our guards are very careful about who we let go in the water. >> reporter: diane, i brought my wet suit, but there's no way i'm going in there with the currents, the rocks, and the waves. these definitely just for people who really know what they're doing. peak surf hit here today, but southern california will see big waves at least through friday. diane? >> fierce out there and thank you, nick watt. >> now let's find out more about what's next from abc's meteorologist ginger zee. >> diane, marie is still propelling those waves towards southern california. as nick was mentioning, i want to show you the path. what's going to happen here, tropical storm now weakening, yes, still 800 or so miles away, that rough surf pushing into southern california. what you're seeing right here would be wave heights, so close to the center, there's some 25-plus wave height and then you get closer

huge waves were crashing all day in newport beach. beaches that typically see waves in the 8 to 12-foot range were seeing breaks of 15 feet. sometimes higher, in spots that typically see bigger surf, were seeing waves closer to 25 feet. the huge swells were generated by hurricane marie which has been downgraded to a tropical storm hundreds of miles out in the pacific. >>> that swell is really not getting here, because the hurricane, as you look behind me is south. it is now a tropical storm, but it's in a position where when it was down here as a hurricane, and this line, it was generating, you know 130, 140 mile-an-hour winds that in turn generated very large swell. what's happening here in san diego, and southern california, is these areas that are facing south, i'll come a little close bier the wedge, or newport beach. see this nook here? that's kind of a seal beach area here. this is facing south, right? so the swell is coming directly, hitting it. then newport wedge is right here. places like this right here, this swell is going t

our reporter is in newport >>> newport beach is usually popular spot for surfers but today is an exceptione tons of people, spectators would woke up early to look at the huge monday -- monster waves with folks in the water trying to tackle the conditions. obviously, personsed surfers and swimmers because the conditions can be very dangerous. i have a spectator. what are you seeing? how does it look? >> the sun is coming up people are getting in the water and it is looking crazy. >> and the spectators? were you expecting so many people this early? >> yes, i was, i heard this were thousands yesterday. >> we are expecting more folks to come. here is a look at the ways from yesterday that also very big. i expensed surfers catching monster barrel waves all day and hundreds lined the beach to watch. in got hit by a wave that crashed on to the crowd before pushing the folks to the ground and these are strong waves, very power will, and you have to make sure you are not in the water unless you know what you are doing and that is the caution the lifeguards are telling folks right now. our picture s

in newport beach, california, they know the risks. >> the people that go in there are definitely riskingife and limb. >> reporter: a number of nearby beaches and the malibu pier are expected to remain closed until friday. kirk hawkins abc news, los angeles. brandi, dan, back to you. >> all right, kirk, thank you for that. the extreme weather is not limited to the coast. expect heavy rain in the nation's midsection. extending all the way up to the great lakes and down to western texas. but also showers along the gulf coast and in montana. >> 80s along the eastern seaboard. in the 90s in kansas city, memphis, atlanta and dallas. chicago, detroit, you are going to be in the mid-70s. 89 in los angeles. ooh, hot 105 in phoenix. >>> now to a developing story we have been watching overnight which could affect millions of bank customers. the fbi and secret service are investigating possible cyber attacks against at least five major u.s. financial institutions. one of the hack victims is jpmorgan chase. the nation's largest bank. this morning's "the new york times" says huge amounts of data were

check out this video from newport beach in orange county. several surfers have had to be rescued. lifeguards are putting out warnings but a lot can't resist riding those big waves. this morning surfing legend hamilton reportedly helped l.a. county lifeguards bring a swimmer to shore. no word on that swimmer's condition. officials answered dozens of distress calls. reporter matt keller spoke with local surfers today enjoying unseasonably high waves in santa cruz. >> reporter: this isn't the norm for sumner santa cruz. fog often covers the coast and the ocean could look like a lake. but not today. surf's up under blue skies. hurricane marie churning off the coast of mexico in a southwest swell from new zealand are putting a little extra umph into the end of summer surf. overhead sets brought 5 to 7 foot waves to the surf shop challenge. >> it's the best. all the surfers are waiting for and when it all comes together like this, it's a lot of fun. >> here we are. 2014 oakley surf shop challenge. >> reporter: this morning's contest fits four surfers from five different local surf shops

coast of california now, waves top 20 feet and there are several water rescues, like this one at newport beach, you can keep track of the accuweather forecast any time by downloading the free 6 abc storm tracker app, if gives you hourly forecasts and weather alefts posted for your area. >>> the body of a new jersey student is found in the same area where he went missing in israel. aaron sofer disappeared last week while hiking in the jerusalem forest, he is from lakewood, ocean county, with all the unrest, several politicians gathered to draw attention to his disappearance. >> when they spoke from the scene, they are pretty sure the body they found was that of aaron sofer. the police were waiting for a family member to come to do an identification. >> sofer is one of 10 children his parents have flown to israel to do that. nora muchanic will have much more coming up at 6:00. >>> now to a developing story out of north philadelphia, the department of license and inspections were called to a home on north 12th street, once inside they found nothing but trash. chad pradelli is live now were the cl

. >> reporter: surfers catching waves at newport beach. >> only a couple experiences like this and most in hawaii. >> reporter: some people playing hooky to drop in on these epic conditions. >> i'm supposed to be at work. >> reporter: with 12, reaching 20 feet, some surfers out earlier decided to take it easier today. >> like riding a roller coaster and having someone dump cement on your head every way. >> reporter: others risk the big wipeup. dillon snapped his board on this wave. >> i want to make the drop, and it didn't work out that well at all. >> reporter: all the action was welcomed by the crowd of spectators lining the beach, but with the crowds comes traffic. >> it took me to get from approximately pacific coast highway down the peninsula. it took me about an hour and 15 minutes. >> some locals took advantage of the crowded situation. >> we just decided that maybe we'd make some money when there's a lot of people down here you. >> want your change? >> no, sir. >> she is young entrepreneurs are selling doughnuts, coffee and water. yesterday they made 200 bucks and they are not d

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hear that kind of thing and think fantastic. >> reports of 2 1/2 hours of traffic going down to newport beach because of people trying to flock to the beaches. >> that's the issue. all right. thanks, pedram. >> thank you. >>> let's take another short break. but still to come here on cnn, hostages, terrorists, and huge ransom demands. an expert in hostage negotiations tells us the best ways to get these capitalivtive freed. >>> also ahead -- >> hey. back up. back up. back up. put your hands up. put your hands up. drop the knife right now. drop it. >> we're going to take you inside this unique lab aiming to help police better handle life or death decisions. stay with us. tlet's get out of here. road-trip!guys. so esurance is using technology to help them see new york. should of brought a camera. you are a camera. bring cash? kind of like how they use technology to help you make smart choices about your insurance. nice shot, vika! us open, please. it's just how they roll. that was fun man, i'm exhausted. esurance. proud sponsor of the us open. >>> welcome back. you are watching cnn's special cov

surfers are taking advantage of the huge swells in newport beach.e waves were as big as 30 feet. that's the biggest since 19mint 7. the storm brought bigger waves north. surfers in santa cruz enjoyed the waves, but will they be there tomorrow? sandhya patel has a look at the forecast. really unusual. >> those are pretty big waves. no doubt about it in southern california. tomorrow they will see the surf continue, but slowly subsiding. shear a look at live doppler 7hd and watching tropical storm marie. look how far away it is. this is an estimate. 737 miles away, but it still continues to kick up the swell. we have a marine weather statement for our coast. current wave heights are 5 to 9 feet and southerly swell 6 to 8 feet. so unusually stronger than normal currents. it will come down in time to enjoy the beach. just in case you are afraid to go. 24r* is good reason you might not want to go down to southern california at the beaches. ventura and los angeles counties are under a high surf advisory until 6:00 p.m. friday. we will continue with isolate

california coastline and the storm is making its way across the pacific ocean, swells of 30 feet off newport beach. swimmers of surfers about the dangerous waves and strong rip currents. isis continues their deadly fight in iraq and syria. they just released photos from taking over an air base in syria. the soldiers there have been surviving on air dropped supplies, it shows the soldiers captures, lined up and shot, this takeover gives access to more weapons. >> the american journalist freed by militants spoke out today. this morning he spoke to reporters and thanked all of those that helped to bring him home. >> i remember how good the american people are and what kindness they have in their hearts, and to all of those people i say thank you from the bottom of my heart. >> curtis was held for 22 months by fighters believed to be al qaeda, this came days after militants executed fellow journalist, james foley. >>> coming up a new coffee trend has people adding something unexpected to their cup of joe, the unusual mixture helps you lose weight coming up late under health check. david murphy will be

surfers are taking advantage of the huge swells in newport beach.some waves were as big as 30 feet. that's the biggest since 19mint 7. the storm brought bigger waves north. surfers in santa cruz enjoyed the waves, but will they be there tomorrow? sandhya patel has a look at the forecast. really unusual. >> those are pretty big waves. no doubt about it in southern california. tomorrow they will see the surf continue, but slowly subsiding. shear a look at live doppler 7hd and watching tropical storm marie. look how far away it is. this is an estimate. 737 miles away, but it still continues to kick up the swell. we have a marine weather statement for our coast. current wave heights are 5 to 9 feet and southerly swell 6 to 8 feet. so unusually stronger than normal currents. it will come down in time to enjoy the beach. just in case you are afraid to go. 24r* is good reason you might not want to go down to southern california at the beaches. ventura and los angeles counties are under a high surf advisory until 6:00 p.m. friday. we will continue with isol

yesterday, hundreds flocked to watch the surfers at the wedge in newport beach hoping for 30' swells. malibu pier was closed after the supports were damaged by waves. i imagine we have the same concerns here. >> amazing how the weather like that attracts people, big waves, tornadoes. not speaking of anyone in particular... >>> good morning, everyone. tomorrow is the worst of the waves for us. today they are coming from the southeast and that means the worst of the waves are 20 nautical mile off the coast. when they come from the south tomorrow they will come to us. here is the high subadvisory until 6:00 on friday evening for most of the southern california coast from santa barbara to ocean side. here you go, southern flow rip currents and more and south-facing beaches take the bankrupt of -- brunt of it. the water is still in the mid-60's, eight degrees warmer-than-average. live doppler hd is dry. clouds are just now pushing for the may. it is partly cloudy from the exploritorium to the port of oakland. today is the warmest, and tomorrow and friday. the clouds are limited overnight s

residents in newport beach and long beach are stocking up on sandbags for possible flooding. >>> and the pictures coming in from southern california on twitter are pretty incredible. there's some huge waves coming in. we have clear skies except from about point reyes north. there's fog holding on there. but south of that, it's mostly clear. the fog didn't make much of an appearance on the san mateo coast and santa cruz but it burned off pretty fast. now we have clear skies. it looks pretty good. we take a look at the fog. there it is. point reyes north. sonoma coast been dealing with fog. i'm sure there's a patch or two of clearing. the low which brought us a big cooling trend on monday has already wrapped itself into utah, salt lake city and the colorado rockies. speaking of hurricane marie, moving north, it moves into the cooler water. some of the higher clouds might drift to us as we head into friday and the weekend. i don't think we'll see anything out of that. 83 in livermore. 82 in fairfield. 70 in santa rosa. they had a little bit more low clouds up in the north bay here. 68 s

surfers are taking advantage of the huge swells in newport beach. some waves were as big as 30 feet. that's the biggest since 19mint 7. the storm brought bigger waves north. surfers in santa cruz enjoyed the waves, but will they be there tomorrow? sandhya patel has a look at the forecast. really unusual. >> those are pretty big waves. no doubt about it in southern california. tomorrow they will see the surf continue, but slowly subsiding. shear a look at live doppler 7hd and watching tropical storm ie. look how far away it is. this is an estimate. 737 miles away, but it still continues to kick up the swell. we have a marine weather statement for our coast. current wave heights are 5 to 9 feet and southerly swell 6 to 8 feet. so unusually stronger than normal currents. it will come down in time to enjoy the beach. just in case you are afraid to go. 24r* is good reason you might not want to go down to southern california at the beaches. ventura and los angeles counties are under a high surf advisory until 6:00 p.m. friday. we will continue with isolat

teri okita, newport beach, california. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch" now malaysian airlines announces cutsdy. >> good morning, anne-marie. malaysian airlines is cutting about thousand jobs. it follows the shooting down of the jet over ukraine and the disappearance of flight 370 over the ocean. >>> google is building drones for a package delivery system. a fleet of drones is in development at google's project wing to carry merchandise to customers from its online store. test flights in australia recently delivered a first aid kit, candy bars, dog treats, and water to two farmers. that puts google in a race with amazon to use an unmanned aircraft to deliver packages. >>> here on wall street today concerns about international conflict and european inflation before the end of the month holiday weekend could stenld stocks lower. the dow lost 42 points thursday, the nasdaq almost 12. standard & poor's lost 3 points. the company makes police body cameras. since the shooting of michael brown and the protests, they have sold equipment to police departments in missouri and they just got a million-do

at famous surf spot in newport beach people hoped for 30' waves the biggest they have seen since 1997. with big waves come big dangers. lifeguards are on high alater because swimmers can be overwhelmed. in santa cruz, almost perfection taking in the sun, serves enjoying the ride with more speed. >> every suber wants to go faster. when you are on a wave you are not going very fast when it is 1'. >> today and tomorrow will be the big surf days in santa cruz with smaller waves forecasted for labor day weekend. >>> thank you so much. were more ahead, a class action lawsuit over soccer. the legal action aim at keeping players, young and old, safe on the field. >> caught on video, a nine-year-old girl accidentally kills an instructor with an uzi and a mistake that led y can you! that's our new interactive speaker wall. 'sup? thinks it's a speak-ing wall. this can even dim your lights. your 3-d--printed girlfriend will love that. real mature. there you go. a laser drone for cats. i wish i had lasers. i don't. pew pew pew... the new radioshack is finally here. the store of your past is now th

teri okita reports from newport beach. >> reporter: it's been almost 0 years since southern californians have seen waves like these. the once in a lifetime chance to ride these big waves can turn into a near-death experience even for the best swimmers. >> you're fighting rip currents instead of, you know, swimming sideways. there's a lifeguard going out. >> reporter: we were with the lifeguard captain. our cameras captured this rescue. >> this current, you can see the rip current, it's that big foamy water. they are going to swim out of that because like right there the current -- they would just be fighting it. >> reporter: a boat raced to the scene as waves crashed over the lifeguard and struggling swimmer. >> this is not going to be good if they get caught inside on this. oh, no. this is the where it's dangerous for a rescue. they have to hold on to that person. >> reporter: after several minutes 23-year-old body surfer luke busey was brought safely to shore. >> you do the it. >> oh,. >> reporter: despite the danger, there are no plans to close the beach. lifeguards patrolling the wat

hundreds packed spots like newport beach to watch surfers brave monster breaks. life guards rescued a number of swimmers and surfers. >> i have never seen waves this big in seal beach. i swim in the ocean regularly. i swim around the pier regularly. never this big. i wouldn't go out there. >> reporter: it snapped pylons. meteorologists say storm driven waves and rip currents could last through friday. bigad shaban cbs news. seal beach, california. >>> arizona prosecutors say they will not file charges in the death of a firing range instructor. he was killed when a 9-year-old lost control of an automatic machine gun. john blackstone reports. >> reporter: the bullets and burgers shooting range in the arizona desert promotes itself in online videos as a place for family fun firing machine guns. it's one of several las vegas tour stops that offers visitors a chance to tryout exotic weapons. >> rock and roll baby. >> reporter: video released by the mohave county sheriff's office shows the moments before the accidental shooting of bullets and burgers employee charles va

thousands showed up today at the wedge in newport beach. they watched surfers take on epic waves, some reaching 20 feet tall. strong waves are expected from santa barbara county to northern san diego county. and red flags are posted and lifeguards are on alert due to the threat of rip currents. >> as the swell from marie increases, all of the south facing beaches will be heavily impacted. >> the bay area coastline will also be impacted by marie, and jeff ranieri will have more on that coming up. >>> grieving parents lent their support to a gun law in sacramento today. this including two fathers who lost children in that deadly shooting spree near uc santa barbara. this last may. six students were killed and 13 people wounded in a rampage carried out by a young man with a history of mental health issues. today the state senate passed a bill allowing courts to intervene with troubled people who own firearms. >> i want to thank the legislators, that i'm standing with here this morning, and working so hard to pass this legislation. and urge our

hundreds pack popular spots like newport beach to watch surfers brave monster break. lifeguards on high alert rescued a number of surfers and swimme swimmers. >> i have neff seen waves this big in steel beach. i swim in the ocean regularly. i swim around who are regularly much neff this big. i wouldn't go out there. >> reporter: violent swells snapped pylons holding up the malibu pier temporarily closed to the public meteorologists say storm driven waves and rip currents could last through friday. in steel beach, california, with grad is a pan for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> isn't that amaze? it is amazing. those images. those are just guy january tick waves. >> absolutely. we don't have no those kind of issues so off hurricane for the west coast and the east coast we have hurricane cristobal and talking about heavy wave action. the storm storm had been hundreds of miles away. outside we have dry conditions a few spotty showers out there. especially in this and west of the stow bought dry in center city. it looks very pretty tonight life can i exam three. down the shor

times is reporting that are life guards at newport beach and other areas are beefing up their proms. experts predict the surf will peek tomorrow and subside thursday and friday. >>> men time in the atlantic, cristobal strengthened to a hurricane status. over the weekend, the storm pounded puerto rico and other islands in the caribbeans. three people were swept away from rain swollen rivers. the storm is now moving away from the bahamas. >>> back here to the bay area, deadly shooting back stable at mountain view shoreline amp theeter is raising concerns this morning about the security at that popular concert venue. this is thousands of people were leaving shoreline friday night, a promoter was gunned down backstage. we spoke with a man whose been working behind the scenes for many years ashld the bay area and though he didn't to want share his identity, he told us if you have the right path, guest, vip, or working crew pass. the backstage is all yours. >> i would say more often than not, no one is back there to make sure the correct people are back there. somebody looking for trouble,

. >> reporter: the massive waves were relentless from newport beach where he was thrown sky high to catalinaisland where two piers were destroyed to malibu, where water threatened multimillion dollar homes and damaged the pier. it's all because of tropical storm marie. 800 miles west of mexico's baja, california peninsula. even surfers like legend hamilton couldn't resist. caught in this video riding directly under the malibu pier. hamilton not only surfed. he saved. he assisted in a rescue -- >> his eyes were big and he was appreciative he was back on the land. >> reporter: one of hundreds that kept lifeguards busy up and down the coast. lifeguard jacob reed says he rescued one man caught in the powerful currents. >> he was panicked. he was very scared. i came out and i went way too far over my head. >> reporter: bulldozers were called in to beef up the shoreline and protect expensive beach homes. thousands of spectators stayed out of the water but not necessarily out of harm's way. snapping pictures dangerously close to the crashing waves. >> a surge comes up and it wraps around the back o

look at these huge waves in newport beach, california, some of them reaching 2 stories. surfers might dig it, but it's leading to hundreds of rescues along california's coast. tropical storm marie is responsible for the surge in these waves now. the beach around here will be pretty goodweekend. >>> what's futurecast showing? a lot of people are going there for labor day for sure. >> absolutely. it's going to be a great place, not only because cristobal will pull away and it won't be dangerous to get in the ocean, but it's also going to be the cool spot because it's going to swelter again into the weekend. right now we're okay with the michael and son weather cam. we are still mostly clear and at reagan national it's a warm 81 degrees with a dew point of  65, so a little on the muggy side along with that kind of warm temperature. the reason that it's warm now is because the cold front hasn't moved through yet. you can see it on satellite and radar. the streak of cloud cover, the showers and thunderstorms that did not make it over the mountains if you were with us at 5 p.m

teri okita is at newport beach. >> reporter: the 15-foot waves did not scare off swimmers and surfers despite the danger. there have been more than 500 rescues since tuesday across southern california. >> everything's enhanced during this swell. >> reporter: life guard carson hill hospital save 14 people. how difficult is it to rescue people in these conditions. >> it's very difficult. sometimes it can be very treacherous. it's all in the threl, though. i never think of the danger. you kind of jump in for the sphun of it. >> reporter: strong currents, known as rip tides, can stop a swimmer from returning to shore. the pounding serve also caused this damage to a catalina island dry dock and ripped apart a lifeguard building that's a malibu landmark. cbs news correspondent carter evans shared this view of what it was like to ride waves that have attracted thousands of spectators. the national weather service says this is the most significant southerly swell since 1996. forecasters expect the high surf to end tomorrow, but until then, maurice, life guards say inexperienced swimmers shoul

the hot spot known as the wedge in newport beach if you're familiar with that region, 25 rescues donet two hours because of the dangerous waves. a lot of people getting out there. officials saying rip currents are a major threat and the waves are a major threat as well. as we look at the image. by courtesy of the astronaut, reed wiseman, a category 5 hurricane churned up the waves to 35 feet. and the storm here is falling apart. of course it will not impact anybody out over the open waters but it has already put everything in motion here. that is the concern for at least friday, guys, waves being at least ten to 15 feet. >> you have a lovely holiday, pedram, think of us. >> oh, the love is great, pedram, get out of here! >> one photographer going to great lengths to bring authenticity to his picks. his latest series of portraits trying to capture what ouch looks like. >> when you think of stun guns and tasers, you tend to think of them in the hands of police. not photographers. >> this is the taser that i use and this thing, it hurts. >> reporter: charleston photographer patrick hall

. >> newport beach, famous for body surfing, waves are 8 to 12 feet and expected to grow. >> people choosingo go in the water are equipped to do so. and people that aren't equipped to do is we encourage they stay on the beach. >> massive berms erected on the most iconic beaches to combat erosion and flooding from the constant pounding surf. red flags are posted and life guards are on alert. the threat of rip currents are a huge concern. >> as the swell increases all of the south facing beaches will be heavily impacted. rip currents, side currents, uneven bottom and hazardous. >> it is not just the west coast getting hit. hurricane cristobal is churns in the atlantic. it is expected to impact the northeast by t end of the week. >>> so how long will we be dealing with the rough sur and have deadly rip currents. >> that is the question. let's bring inera johnson in the storm center. >> yeah the rough sur, the threat of rip currents stay was throughout the day tomorrow. the swells are at least head high right now and dropping to chest/waist high by late thursday and stay there through the labor

at the wedge in newport beach. the man looked like he was struggling.al minutes they couldn't reach the shore and when to be rescued by boat. you can see images of the big surf by going to www.ktvu.com under hot topics. >>> the napa earthquake hurt a lot of people and damaged a lot of building and served a set back to the music scene. ktvu's john sasaki is in napa tonight where he talked with the owner of the biggest music venue in napa. john? >> this is the uptown theater that is red tagged and you can see a big crack. the owner says it looks much worse than it is. >> reporter: engineers walked around the thete this afternoon assessing the -- theater this afternoon assessing the damage. there is no structural damage. the theater has storied past. it opened in 1937 serving for decades as movie theater, hosting the stars of yesterday years. >> i saw willy wonka here. >> reporter: in 2000 new ownership renovated the theater and returning it to its original glory as a music venue. >> huge. great action. great. music of this type came back. >> reporter: now

some of them occurred over the wedge, which is in newport beach. but look at some of the images coming out of this area of southern california where we know sand berms have been put in place to protect property. we've had reports of flooding, you can see the pier packed with people looking out on the coast. and this is the view would you have in some of those expensive properties. the next couple days, high surf advisories are in effect. this is similar to what we saw in 1997. that was hurricane linda. we had 30-foot waves in southern california. this storm at one point was category 5 marie. you take a look at the perspective as far as what this storm system is doing right now, this is the image that came out about three days ago. nasa sharing this one from the iss. and you see how massive of a storm it was. wave heights were 33 feet at the peak of the storm system. here's what's left of it, really fizzling out, but the winds, the rain, none of that a concern for anybody in that region. but the water's been in motion. and the concern through thursd

a newport beach fans fixed by the -- transfixed by the massive waves, while others were shoring up for potential flooding. on the east coast, hurricane cristobal is the one to watch as it pounded atlantic and caribbean islands. the life of a manassas teenager was taken. jose hernandez drowned just after 6:00 last evening. lifeguards had gone off duty at 5:30. though they had told people not to go in the water deeper than their knees. >> it's a tragic accident. >> that risk of rip currents expected to continue through the holiday weekend. >> you're advised only to go in the water if lifeguards are on duty. in ocean city that is 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. it is also higher risk near jetties, and piers. >> let's get another check of our weather situation right now. doug what's the latest? >> it's beautiful out there. sunshine, warm weather to pick up quickly what greta just reported, this weekend, tomorrow, and%a friday, mid-atlantic beaches rip currents are a very big concern and only slowly thereafter do we expect improvement on saturday sunday and monday. clear skies and a beautiful afte

and orange county with newport beach and all of you guys are seeing bond yields, i think, all of you guys, you gundlach -- what do you guys -- is pot legal out there? >> no, it's not. >> are you going to colorado. >> too much sunshine. >> i think there are people who see more economic weakness than i think some people do on the east coast. >> great to have you with us. we'll have you on before six months is up. >> thank you, great to be here. >>> all right, fighting ebola, it's a big job, can a little biotech get the job done? what it takes to produce and mass produce a cure. >>> and who's the most hated man on wall street right now? you'll find out about him. "street signs" is back after the break. or if light could seek out the dark? what would happen if that happens? anything. >>> happening right now -- the director of the cdc is testifying before congress on ebola, as the worldwide death toll climbs above 900. pharmaceutical companies are scramling to provide drugs to help. how long does it take a drug to get approved by the fda? let's bring in meg and michael yee. what have you

>> newport beach, california, is a prime spot to catch some waves or just spend the day lounging on the sand. but on the afternoon of august 3rd, 2011, a nightmare is unfolding below this idyllic beach. 17-year-old matt meena is trapped underneath six feet of sand when the hole he's digging collapses in on him. alerted by meena's cousins, lifeguards, including captain mike helfide, rush to his aid. witnesses capture the rescue attempt on camera. >> when i first came on scene, we had two lifeguards digging and then four or five matt's cousins and friends that he was with. at that point we started getting more volunteers. >> helfide organizes the group into three concentric circles surrounding the spot where meena was last seen. >> the first rescuers are inside moving sand, trying to locate the patient. the second ring takes the sand from the rescuers and move it further out. the third ring is to take the sand and disperse it further out. >> as word ripples out that a teenager is trapped, bystanders start converging on the scene and the crowd grows. >> i just saw a whole row of moms just

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on the man but he was later pronounced dead and lifeguards saying cabrio feet, 15 feet and in newport beachs saying the traffic so bad a lot of people trying to make their way to the coast, two hours to get out there but the conditions only expected to get worse. the storm system has wave heights ahead of it about 33 feet high over the open waters. some of the east facing slopes could see waves closing in on 20 feet the next couple of days and labor day weekend approaching in the united states, certainly something worth noting that unless you're very experienced swimmer do not go anywhere near the wears and with waves like that you don't want to be in the water in general. as far as the atlantic ocean, hurricane cristobal sitting in place and weakening as it moves over cooler waters and initially going to kind of push away from the coastline and really not going to directly impact anyone bermuda might get lingering showers associated with it but that is the gist of the tropical activity surrounding the united states. down under. the spring season begins, in fact, if you're tuned in from syd

. >> reporter: the massive waves were relentless from newport beach where this boogey border was thrown sky high to catalina island where two piers were destroyed and boats and vehicles were tossed ashore to malibu where water threatened multi-million dollar homes and damaged the pier. it's all because of tropical storm marie 800 miles west of mexico's baja, california peninsula. even surfers legends like blair hamilton couldn't resist caught in this video riding directly under the malibu pier. hamilton not only surfed, he saved. he assisted in a rescue. >> his eyes were big and he was appreciative that he was back on land. >> reporter: one of the hundreds that kept lifeguards busy up and down the coast. lifeguard jacob reed said he rescued one man caught in the powerful currents. >> he was panicked. he was very scared. he came out and said i went in way too far over my head. >> reporter: bulldozers were called in to beef up the shore line and protect expensive beach homes. thousands of spectators stayed out of the water but not necessary out of harm's way snapping pictures dangerously

thousands of spectators woke up early to catch some record waves at the new wedge in newport beach. the waves could swell up to 30 feet. >> a stranded surfer was rescued today when he lost his board. >>> let's go to paul deanno live in st. helena. you're landlocked so if you don't water there -- wait, are you drinking the wine? [ laughter ] >> no, no. >> reporter: it's amazing how much damage there is and isn't. we are in st. helena. you would think nothing happened here. we are at hall winery. go down the road 20 minutes and downtown napa and you have some significant problems but out here we are looking pretty good. amazing considering how close this area was to a magnitude 6.0 earthquake just three days ago. there have been more than 100 aftershocks. this is a map of the aftershocks from today. i'm thankful to report that nothing has been of significance. the most recent aftershock was three hours ago. they will get fewer and farther between but we carry a 12% chance of a 5.0 greater aftershock between now and sunday morning. morgan hill hot day 95 degrees. livermore also 95. as

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serious surfers.and wide-eyed spectators are flocking to malibu, newport beach and other spots to catch what could be once in a-life-time waves. some have exceeded 20 feet.and there's talk of waves as large as 30 feet later tonight. american surfing legend.is right in the middle of the action.puts these waves in perspective. you have to have your respect for the ocean. you have that respect in you must be a really good surfer to. why are these correct ways clint. currents in beach erosion decreasing hurricanes hurricane marie off the coast of baja california. bopp peninsula as well as southern california. the lawyers claim the large beach had this statements. this is the high surf the advisory. it could be stronger than that it to be coastal erosion will keep an eye on this to keep you posted. and we the aftermath of the 6-point-0 magnitude quake that shook the napa area. coming up -- what firefighters are doing after they're shifts to help the community pick up hey can you fix this? you bet! that's our new interactive speaker wall. 'sup? thinks it's a speak-ing wall. this can even dim